Bettie Serveert

Bettie Serveert - Ray Ray Rain guitar tab

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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)

h=hammer-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

G Cadd9 G

In front of m - 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

Cadd9

Cause both our minds

G Cadd9 G

Are occupied by memo - 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

Cadd9

As I picture you

G Cadd9 G

And call it your peroga - 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

Cadd9

And that's the truth

G Cadd9 G

It's in the way we li - ve

Chorus:

Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords-mess with the 1st 3 strings)

Gtr. 1

D

Ray, ray, rain

C

If you feel the same

G F

Give me a si - gn

C Cmaj7 C

We're running out of time

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

Cadd9

And don't you know

G Cadd9 G

In my fanta - sies

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

Cadd9

Insultingly

G Cadd9 G

With your jealous ha - te(?)

Chorus:

Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords)

Gtr. 1

D

Ray, ray, rain

C

If you feel the same

G F

Give me a si - gn

C Cmaj7 C

Give me a sign

D

Ray, ray, rain

C

So you feel the same

G

It's written in that

F C D

I can't wait another day

Gtr. 1 only

G5 F5

And no it's not okay

C Cmaj7 C

Explain yourself and say

G5 F5 C Cmaj7 C

Now no one ever said that life was fair

G(barre) C

At six times in a row

G(barre) C

The winner starts to go

G F C Cmaj7 C

Walking up and down the builder's square(?)

G(barre) C

Right down from the start

G(barre) C

And right down from the heart

G F C Cmaj7 C

Finding words that no one thought were there

Chorus:

Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords)

Gtr. 1

D

Ray, ray, rain

C

If you feel the same

G F

Give me a si - gn

C Cmaj7 C

Give me a sign

D

Ray, ray, rain

C

So you feel the same

G

It's written in that

F C

I can't wait another 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

I*IIII II*III II*III III*II

*III** I*II** I*IIII I**III

F5 G5 D C F

xxx xxx xxo x o o

*IIIII *IIIII - 3 IIIIII IIII*I *III**

IIIIII IIIIII III*I* II*III III*II

I**III I**III IIII*I I*IIII I**III

x=not played

o=open

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

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