Desert Rain

Intro

Guitar 1           x2                                        x2
E|-0--0--0--0--0-0-|-7-10-8-8-8-8-
B|-----------------|--------------
G|-----------------|--------------
D|-----------------|--------------
A|-----------------|--------------
E|-----------------|--------------

E|-7-8-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-0-0-0-0-| 
B|-------------|-------------| 
G|-------------|-------------| 
D|-------------|-------------| 
A|-------------|-------------| 
E|-------------|-------------| 

Guitar 2 (listen for timing)
eb|-9h10h12-9h10h12-|
B|-----------------| 
G|-----------------| 
D|-----------------| 
A|-----------------| 
E|-----------------| 

Repeat the above, then play:
                            x2
E|--2-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 

E|--7-8-7-7-7-7--5-7-5-5-5-5--3-5-
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

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


Riff 1
E|------------------------------
B|------------------------------
G|------------------------------
D|-----9-----12-----10----9-----
A|-----7-----10------8----7-----
E|-0-0---0-0----0-0---------0-0-
    * *   * *    * *         * *

E|-
B|-
G|-
D|1
A|-
E|-
 

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|0-----9--| 
A|8-----7--| 
E|--0-0----| 
   * *     

E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|-7-----9----------7-----9-------
A|-5-----7-----2----5-----7-----2-
E|---0-0---0-0-0------0-0---0-0-0-
      * *   * *        * *   * *  


Riff 2                                                                     
E|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
G|----------------------------
D|-9-----12-----10-----10-----
A|-7-----10------8------8-----
E|---0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-
      * *    * *    * *    * *

E|---
B|---
G|---
D|101
A|-8-
E|---
   

E|------| 
B|------| 
G|------| 
D|01010-| 
A|8-8-8-| 
E|------| 
        

E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|-9-----10-----9-----9-----9-9-9-
A|-7------8-----7-----7-----7-7-7-
E|---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0-------

E|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|9-| 
A|7-| 
E|--| 


      * *    * *   * *   * *       x2     
E|-----------------------------
B|-----------------------------
G|-----------------------------
D|-7-----9---------------------
A|-5-----7-----2---------------
E|---0-0---0-0-0-000-0-000-000-
      * *   * *   *** * *** ***

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

E|---| 
B|---| 
G|---| 
D|---| 
A|---| 
E|00-| 
***  


Ending to riff 2:
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-4-----5-----7-----5-----4---5-
A|-2-----3-----5-----3-----2---3-
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---
      * *   * *   * *   * *   *  

E|----|  
B|----|  
G|----|  
D|--4-|  
A|--2-|  
E|0---|  
 *     


E| 
B| 
G| 
D| 
A| 

Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    * *   * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 3
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-9-10-9-------12-12-12--10-10-| 
A|-7--8-7-7-777-10-10-10---8--8-| 
E|------------------------------| 
           * ***                  


   "The sympathy..."
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-9-10-9----------999-777-101010
A|-7--8-7-7-777-7----------------
E|-------------------------------
           * *** *  *** ***  * * 

E|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|-888-| 
E|-----| 
* ***  


   "...is growing cold..."
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-9-10-9-------12-12-12--10-10-| 
A|-7--8-7-7-777-10-10-10---8--8-| 
E|------------------------------| 
           * ***                  


   "Life is like..."
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-9-10-9----------999-777-------
A|-7--8-7-7-777-7----------101010
E|-------------------------------
           * *** *  *** ***  * * 

E|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|-888-| 
E|-----| 
* ***  

   "...so I'm told..."


Riff 4
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|----------------8--------------
D|-----999-7-9-10---10-9~-9\-----
A|-------------------------------
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-
    * *                       * *

E|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|999-7-9-10-9-7-------| 
A|---------------8~-8\-| 
E|---------------------| 
                       


Play Riff 3   "Through the sands..."


Play Riff 4   the second time, guitar 2 plays this:
E|-------------------------------
B|----------------8--------------
G|-----999----8-9---9-8~-8\------
D|---------10--------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-
    * *                       * *

E|---------------7~--| 
B|-----------7-8-----| 
G|999----8-9---------| 
D|----10-------------| 
A|-------------------| 
E|-------------------| 
                     

Riff 5
Guitar 1 (listen to song for timing)
E|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|---------------| 


Ab|-7777777777...-|
Eb|---------------|   
    **********        

E|-------------------
B|-------------------
G|-------------------
D|-------------------
A|-555555555555-8888-
E|-------------------
    ************ ****

E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|101010101010
E|------------
  * * * * * 

E|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|---------------| 
A|1010-88888888--| 
E|---------------| 
* * * ********   


Guitar 2                          x2
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-13-12-10h12p10-9~--------------
D|-------------------7-9-7h9-7-6~-
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E||---------------------------------
B||---------------------------------
G||------/12-10--9h10-9~--9-9h10-9~-
D||-7--9---------a----------a-------
A||---------------------------------
E||---------------------------------


Last time
E|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
G|-9------/12-10--9h10-9~---9-
D|---7--9---------a-----------
A|----------------------------
E|----------------------------

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|9h10-9~\-| 
D|a----a---| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


Continues after the ad
Riff 6
Guitar 1                            
   x2
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-------------------------------
A|-2-------2-------2-------------
E|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-1-3-
      * ***   * ***   * *** * * *

E|------|  
B|------|  
G|------|  
D|------|  
A|0-----|  
E|--3-1-|  
 * * *   


    "Desert rain..."
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-7-------7-------7-------5-8-7-
A|-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555-------
E|-------------------------------
      * ***   * ***   * ***      

E|------|  
B|------|  
G|------|  
D|5-----|  
A|--8-5-|  
E|------|  
 * * *   

    "It's calling me..."

1st ending
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|-9-----------------------5--7-9-
A|-7-------2-------2-------3--5-7-
E|---0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000--------
      * ***   * ***   * ***       

    "...rise..."
2nd ending
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-9-----------------------5--7-| 
A|-7-------2-------2-------3--5-| 
E|---0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000------| 
      * ***   * ***   * ***       

    "...rise..."


Guitar 2   
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-----------------------------4-
D|-6-------6-------6-------6-7---
A|-------------------------------
E|---0-000---0-000---0-000-------
      * ***   * ***   * ***      

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|6-4------| 
D|----7-6~-| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 
           

E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|---------------------------4-6-
D|-------6-------6-------6-7-----
A|-------------------------------
E|---000-0-0-000---0-000---------
    * ***   * ***   * ***        

E|----| 
B|----| 
G|4---| 
D|--7-| 
A|----| 
E|----| 
      


1st ending
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-----------4----7----4--------4-
D|-6----7-------------------6-7---
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|6-4------| 
D|----7-6~-| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


2nd ending
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-----------4----7----4~--------
D|-6----7------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------0-000-
                            * ***

E|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|6-------6-------5--7-| 
A|----------------3--5-| 
E|--0-000---0-000------| 
   * ***   * ***       


Riff 7
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------3-----5-----6-----6-5-|
A|---------3-----5-----6-----6-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
    * * * *   * *   * *   * *     


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm, pedal notes vary from three notes to two)
E|-----------------------------
B|-----------------------------
G|-----------------------------
D|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7---

E|----| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|8\7-| 


Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-5-0-6\5-|
Eb|-------------------------------
      ***   ***   * *   ***       

E|--| 
 |    

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8-8-| 


Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-|
Eb|-----------------------------| 
      ***   ***   * *   ***       


Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm, pedal notes vary from three notes to two)
E|-----------------------------
B|-----------------------------
G|-----------------------------
D|-9-----9-----9-----9-----9---
A|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-7-777-7-0-
E|-----------------------------
      ***   ***   * *   ***    

E|-
B|-
G|-
D|1
A|-
E|-
 

E|----| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|0\9-| 
A|8\7-| 
E|----| 
      

E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9-----9-----9-----9-----10-10-|
A|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-7-777--8--8-|
E|-------------------------------|
      ***   ***   * *   ***       


Play Riff 8  Solo Rhythm



Riff 9 (The C P version doesn't have
 the triplet)
Guitar 1
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|----------7---------------------
A|-7-9910-9---10-9-7--10-9-7-6-7~-
E|--------------------------------

E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|----------7--------10-9-7-------
A|-7-9910-9---10-9-7--------10-9~-
E|--------------------------------


Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|---------5-------------------| 
D|-5-779-7---9-7-5--9-7-5-4-5~-| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 
    * *** * * * * *  * * * *     

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|---------5--------9-7-5------| 
D|-5-779-7---9-7-5--------9-7~-| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 
    * *** * * * * *  * * * *     


Riff 10
(Guitar 2 plays top notes after 
awhile)  1,3,4 time  2nd time
E|--------------------------------
B|-----10-8-7-8~---8-7-5-7~---7-5-
G|------9-7-6-7~---7-6-4-6~---6-4-
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|-0------------------------------

E|------|-----------|--------| 
B|3-5~--|-----------|--------| 
G|2-4~--|-----------|--------| 
D|------|-----------|--------| 
A|------|-----------|-----5--| 
E|------|---0-3-3---|--0--3--| 
           * * *      *      


Riff 11 (Clean)
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|----------5---4--4--444-5-4-----
A|----------7---5--5----------5---
E|-0--0-0-0---0-----------------0-
       * * *   *                  

E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|-------5---4--4-444-5-7-| 
A|-------7---5--5---------| 
E|-0-0-0---0--------------| 
  * * *   *               

   "A world of hate..."

Riff 11a (distortion)
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|---------5---5-4----444-5-4----
A|---------7---7-5------------5--
E|-0-000-0---0------------------0
    * *** *   *                  

E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|-------5---5-4----444-5-7-| 
A|-------7---7-5------------| 
E|-000-0---0----------------| 
* *** *   *                 

   "We shall rise and conquer..."

Guitar 2 (during 'the serpent rides with me')
E|------------------------------
B|------10-10/12----12-------10-
G|-11-12----------9----11--12---
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|11--9----| 
D|------12-| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 

E|--------------------------------
B|-------10-10/12----12--------10-
G|-11-12-----------9----11--12----
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|11------| 
D|---12-9-| 
A|--------| 
E|--------| 

E|------------------------------
B|------10-10/12----12-------10-
G|-11-12----------9----11--12---
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|11--9----| 
D|------12-| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 

E|--------------------------------
B|-------10-10/12----12-/15----15-
G|-11-12----------9---------14----
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|---------------| 
B|---15~-15~-15~-| 
G|14-14~-14~-14~-| 
D|---------------| 
A|---------------| 
E|---------------| 


Lead into next section:
E|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|-------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------0-----| 
E|-0-1-3---3-1-| 
    * * * * * *  

Play Riff 6   "Desert rain..."

End solo
E|--------------------------------
B|-12--/17-17~--17~--17~--/21-21--
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|------------------| 
B|\12-12~--12~--12~-| 
G|------------------| 
D|------------------| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| 

E|-/14-14~--17~--19~--21~--19~--
B|------------------------------
G|------------------------------
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------

E|19~--| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|-----| 
E|-----| 

E|-21-19-17---------------17----
B|---------21-19-17-19-21----21-
G|------------------------------
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------

E|------| 
B|19-17-| 
G|------| 
D|------| 
A|------| 
E|------| 


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, 
then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, 
then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 
10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret 
from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 
10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret 
while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from 
the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from 
the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h   =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill