Ray Ray Rain

Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1995 18:05:53 
-0500 (CDT)
From: Jonathan Gilana

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--
D------2----------------2---------
A---3----------------3------------
E---------------------------------

e|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|0------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
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--
D------2----------------2---------
A---3----------------3------------
E---------------------------------

e|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|0------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 

Gtr. 1
     G           Cadd9   G


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

Solo:

Gtr.2                             
e-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G---/11--9--11/12----12/14--12--
D-------------------------------
A-------------------------------
E-------------------------------

e|------------------------------
B|------------------------------
G|14/16----12h14/16-------------
D|-------------------10---------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------

---------------| 
---------------| 
12h14/16-------| 
----------9\---| 
---------------| 
---------------| 

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

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

Continues after the ad
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
                C          Cmaj7  C
  We're running out of time


Gtr. 2                              
                             (let 
ring)
                                    
                       
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
e---x--0--2--3--2--0--x--0--2-----
B---3--------3--------3-----3-----
G---2--------2--------2-----2-----
D---0--------0--------0-----0-----
A---0-----------------0-----------
E---------------------------------

e|-x--0--2--3--2--0--3--0--2------| 
B|-3--------3--------3-----3------| 
G|-2--------2--------2-----2------| 
D|-0--------0--------0-----0------| 
A|-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

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

Chorus:

Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords)

Gtr. 1
  D
  Ray, ray, rain
         C
  If you feel the same
            G        F
            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              
  Now no one ever said that life 
   C    Cmaj7   C
was fair

     G(barre)       C
  At six times in a row
      G(barre)         C
  The winner starts to go
  G              F                
  Walking up and down the 
  C         Cmaj7   C
builder's square(?)
  G(barre)            C
  Right down from the start
      G(barre)            C
  And right down from the heart
  G                  F            
  Finding words that no one 
       C     Cmaj7   C
thought were there

Chorus:

Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords)

Gtr. 1
  D
  Ray, ray, rain
         C
  If you feel the same
            G        F
            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-----
B---3--------3--------3-----3-----
G---2--------2--------2-----2-----
D---0--------0--------0-----0-----
A---0-----------------0-----------
E---------------------------------

e|-x--0--2--------------------------
B|-3--------------------------------
G|-2--------------------------------
D|-0--------------------2----0----0-
A|-0--------0--3--2--0--------------
E|----------------------------------

Gtr. 1
D

Chords Used:

     G         Cadd9       Cmaj7 
    oo        x  o        x  ooo
     G(barre)

  IIIIII      IIIIII      IIIIII    
   *III** - 3
  I*IIII      II*III      II*III    
   III*II
  *III**      I*II**      I*IIII    
   I**III


    F5          G5             D 
     xxx         xxx         xxo 
          C           F
        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---
D--------------------------------
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------

G|9---11--------| 
D|--------------| 
A|--------------| 
E|--------------| 

Verses:

    Moving on a pale moonlight
G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A---3--2--0--0--3--3--2--0---0----
E---------------------------------

G|-------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 


    Staring at the tail lights of the
G---------------------------------
D---5---5---5/12---12---10---9\---
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------

G|-------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 


    Truck that rips the road apart
G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A---2--2--0--0--3--3--2--0---0----
E---------------------------------

G|-------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 


    In front of me
G---------------------------------
D---5---5---5--0--5---5--0--------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------

G|-------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 


Chorus:

    Ray, ray, rain,   if  you feel the same
G---7----9----11--12--11--9---12--
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------

G|-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--
E---------------------------------

G|------------------| 
D|------------------| 
A|2--0-----0--2-----| 
E|------3-----------| 


The rest basically follows the root 
note of the chord


*sorry, these lyrics may not be 
totally correct

*