Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1995 18:05:53 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jonathan Gilana
Subject: TAB: "Ray Ray Rain" by Bettie Serveert
"Ray Ray Rain" by Bettie Serveert
Transcribed by Jonathan Gilana
June 3, 1995
Gtr. 1 (clean tone)
Gtr. 2 (slightly distorted)
hhammer-on
/slide up
\slide down
/\/\/\vibrato(use whammy bar)
Verse 1:
Gtr. 1 (during Cadd9 chord, periodically go from E to D on the D string)
[Cadd9] Moving on a pale moonlight
Gtr. 2 (riff A)
Gtr. 1 (during G chord, periodically go from B to A on the A string)
[G] Staring at the tail lights of the
Gtr. 2 (riff A-cont'd)
Gtr. 1
[Cadd9] Truck that rips the road apart
Gtr. 2 (riff A-cont'd)
Gtr. 1
In [G]front of m [Cadd9] - [G]e
Gtr. 2 (riff A-cont'd)
Verse 2:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
[Cadd9] I watch your right hand shifting gear
[G] Wondering what I'm doing here
Cause [Cadd9]both our minds
Are occupied by [G]memo [Cadd9] - [G]ries
Solo:
Gtr.2 (let ring)
Gtr. 1:
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G]
Verse 3:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
[Cadd9] Like a forest in my eye
[G] Are the pillars of the sky
As I [Cadd9]picture you
And call it your pe[G]roga [Cadd9] - [G] tive
Verse 4:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
[Cadd9] Time and time again it seems
[G] We're always somewhere in between
And [Cadd9]that's the truth
It's in the [G]way we li [Cadd9] - [G] ve
Chorus:
Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords-mess with the 1st 3 strings)
Gtr. 1
[D]Ray, ray, rain
If you [C]feel the same
Give me a [G]si - [F]gn
We're running [C]out of time[Cmaj7][C]
Gtr. 2 (let ring)
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
Gtr. 1
[D]
Verse 5:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
[Cadd9] Spiders, snakes, and lizard heads
[G] Tell the tale that we'll all be dead
And [Cadd9]don't you know
In my [G]fanta [Cadd9] - sie[G]s
Verse 6:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
[Cadd9] Fading on the tender neath(?)
[G] What we are is what we breathe
In[Cadd9]sultingly
With your [G]jealous [Cadd9]ha - [G]te(?)
Chorus:
Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords)
Gtr. 1
[D]Ray, ray, rain
If you [C]feel the same
Give me a [G]si - [F]gn
Give me a [C]sign[Cmaj7][C]
[D]Ray, ray, rain
So you [C]feel the same
It's [G]written in that
[F]I can't wait an[C]other day[D]
Gtr. 1 only
And no it's [G5]not okay[F5]
Explain your[C]self and say[Cmaj7][C]
[G5]Now no one ever [F5]said that life was [C]fair[Cmaj7][C]
G(barre) C
At six times in a row
G(barre) C
The winner starts to go
[G]Walking up and [F]down the builder's [C]square(?)[Cmaj7][C]
G(barre) C
Right down from the start
G(barre) C
And right down from the heart
[G]Finding words that [F]no one thought were [C]there[Cmaj7][C]
Chorus:
Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords)
Gtr. 1
[D]Ray, ray, rain
If you [C]feel the same
Give me a [G]si - [F]gn
Give me a [C]sign[Cmaj7][C]
[D]Ray, ray, rain
So you [C]feel the same
It's [G]written in that
[F]I can't wait an[C]other day
Gtr. 2 (let ring)
/\/\/\
Gtr. 1
[D]
Chords Used:
G Cadd9 Cmaj7 G(barre)
oo x o x ooo
IIIIII IIIIII IIIIII III - 3
IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII
III III IIIII IIII
[F5] xxx [G5] xxx xx[D]o x [C] o o[F]
IIIII IIIII - 3 IIIIII IIIII III
IIIIII IIIIII IIII IIIII IIIII
IIII IIII IIIII IIIII IIII
xnot played
oopen
Bass Line:
Intro:
Verses:
Moving on a pale moonlight
Staring at the tail lights of the
Truck that rips the road apart
In front of me
Chorus:
Ray, ray, rain, if you feel the same
give me a sign, we're running out of time
The rest basically follows the root note of the chord
sorry, these lyrics may not be totally correct
gilajon@minna.acc.iit.edu
From: Jonathan Gilana
Subject: TAB: "Ray Ray Rain" by Bettie Serveert
"Ray Ray Rain" by Bettie Serveert
Transcribed by Jonathan Gilana
June 3, 1995
Gtr. 1 (clean tone)
Gtr. 2 (slightly distorted)
hhammer-on
/slide up
\slide down
/\/\/\vibrato(use whammy bar)
Verse 1:
Gtr. 1 (during Cadd9 chord, periodically go from E to D on the D string)
[Cadd9] Moving on a pale moonlight
Gtr. 2 (riff A)
e----------------------------------------------
B----------3----------------3------------------
G--------------0--0------------0--0------------
D------2----------------2----------------------
A---3----------------3-------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
Gtr. 1 (during G chord, periodically go from B to A on the A string)
[G] Staring at the tail lights of the
Gtr. 2 (riff A-cont'd)
e----------10--------10----8--7\---------------
B--------------8-------------------------------
G-------9---------9----------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A---10-----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
Gtr. 1
[Cadd9] Truck that rips the road apart
Gtr. 2 (riff A-cont'd)
e----------------------------------------------
B----------3----------------3------------------
G--------------0--0------------0--0------------
D------2----------------2----------------------
A---3----------------3-------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
Gtr. 1
In [G]front of m [Cadd9] - [G]e
Gtr. 2 (riff A-cont'd)
e----------------10----------------------------
B----------8---------8-------------------------
G-------9-----9--------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A---10-----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
Verse 2:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
[Cadd9] I watch your right hand shifting gear
[G] Wondering what I'm doing here
Cause [Cadd9]both our minds
Are occupied by [G]memo [Cadd9] - [G]ries
Solo:
Gtr.2 (let ring)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---/11--9--11/12----12/14--12--14/16----12h14/16-------------12h14/16-------
D--------------------------------------------------10-------------------9\---
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gtr. 1:
[Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G]
Verse 3:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
[Cadd9] Like a forest in my eye
[G] Are the pillars of the sky
As I [Cadd9]picture you
And call it your pe[G]roga [Cadd9] - [G] tive
Verse 4:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
[Cadd9] Time and time again it seems
[G] We're always somewhere in between
And [Cadd9]that's the truth
It's in the [G]way we li [Cadd9] - [G] ve
Chorus:
Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords-mess with the 1st 3 strings)
Gtr. 1
[D]Ray, ray, rain
If you [C]feel the same
Give me a [G]si - [F]gn
We're running [C]out of time[Cmaj7][C]
Gtr. 2 (let ring)
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
e---x--0--2--3--2--0--x--0--2------x--0--2--3--2--0--3--0--2------
B---3--------3--------3-----3------3--------3--------3-----3------
G---2--------2--------2-----2------2--------2--------2-----2------
D---0--------0--------0-----0------0--------0--------0-----0------
A---0-----------------0------------0-----------------0------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
Gtr. 1
[D]
Verse 5:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
[Cadd9] Spiders, snakes, and lizard heads
[G] Tell the tale that we'll all be dead
And [Cadd9]don't you know
In my [G]fanta [Cadd9] - sie[G]s
Verse 6:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
[Cadd9] Fading on the tender neath(?)
[G] What we are is what we breathe
In[Cadd9]sultingly
With your [G]jealous [Cadd9]ha - [G]te(?)
Chorus:
Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords)
Gtr. 1
[D]Ray, ray, rain
If you [C]feel the same
Give me a [G]si - [F]gn
Give me a [C]sign[Cmaj7][C]
[D]Ray, ray, rain
So you [C]feel the same
It's [G]written in that
[F]I can't wait an[C]other day[D]
Gtr. 1 only
And no it's [G5]not okay[F5]
Explain your[C]self and say[Cmaj7][C]
[G5]Now no one ever [F5]said that life was [C]fair[Cmaj7][C]
G(barre) C
At six times in a row
G(barre) C
The winner starts to go
[G]Walking up and [F]down the builder's [C]square(?)[Cmaj7][C]
G(barre) C
Right down from the start
G(barre) C
And right down from the heart
[G]Finding words that [F]no one thought were [C]there[Cmaj7][C]
Chorus:
Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords)
Gtr. 1
[D]Ray, ray, rain
If you [C]feel the same
Give me a [G]si - [F]gn
Give me a [C]sign[Cmaj7][C]
[D]Ray, ray, rain
So you [C]feel the same
It's [G]written in that
[F]I can't wait an[C]other day
Gtr. 2 (let ring)
/\/\/\
e---x--0--2--3--2--0--x--0--x------x--0--2---------------------------------
B---3--------3--------3-----3------3---------------------------------------
G---2--------2--------2-----2------2---------------------------------------
D---0--------0--------0-----0------0--------------------2----0----0--------
A---0-----------------0------------0--------0--3--2--0---------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gtr. 1
[D]
Chords Used:
G Cadd9 Cmaj7 G(barre)
oo x o x ooo
IIIIII IIIIII IIIIII III - 3
IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII
III III IIIII IIII
[F5] xxx [G5] xxx xx[D]o x [C] o o[F]
IIIII IIIII - 3 IIIIII IIIII III
IIIIII IIIIII IIII IIIII IIIII
IIII IIII IIIII IIIII IIII
xnot played
oopen
Bass Line:
Intro:
G---7---9---11---12--11--9---7---9---11--------
D----------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
Verses:
Moving on a pale moonlight
G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A---3--2--0--0--3--3--2--0---0-----------------
E----------------------------------------------
Staring at the tail lights of the
G----------------------------------------------
D---5---5---5/12---12---10---9\----------------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
Truck that rips the road apart
G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A---2--2--0--0--3--3--2--0---0-----------------
E----------------------------------------------
In front of me
G----------------------------------------------
D---5---5---5--0--5---5--0---------------------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
Chorus:
Ray, ray, rain, if you feel the same
G---7----9----11--12--11--9---12---11--9------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
give me a sign, we're running out of time
G---5--7--5--4--2--0--------------------------------
D---------------------3--2--0-----------------------
A------------------------------3--2--0-----0--2-----
E---------------------------------------3-----------
The rest basically follows the root note of the chord
sorry, these lyrics may not be totally correct
gilajon@minna.acc.iit.edu
