Song:Mr.Rainmaker
Written By:J.Lane
Artist:Warrant
Album:Cherry Pie
Tuning:1/2 Step Down
TO GET THE RIGHT TONE FOR THIS SONG, YOU MIGHT WANT
TO CHECK OUT MYERIK TURNER PAGE, THERE S A LINK TO IT ON THE MAIN PAGE.
IF IT STILL DOESN T SOUND RIGHT, TRY TUNING IT TO Eb,BECAUSE IN MY TAB BOOK
IT SAYS Eb, BUT ERIK TURNER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS STANDARD TUNING.
(5)/
(5)/-SLIDE
(3)/
5*-PICK HARMONIC
-WHAMMY DIVE
b-BEND
h-HAMMER-ON
p-PULL-OFF
v-VIBRATO
INTRO: GUITAR1-JOEY
(PALM-MUTED)-DISTORTION, DELAY(100Ms,1-3 repeats), CHORUS
EI-7-7-7-------------------------------7-7-7------------------------------I
BI-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--5-5--7-7-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-7--I
GI--------5-5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--------5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--I
DI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
AI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
RHY.FILL1-GUITAR2-ERIK
CHORDS:E5,C5
EI------------------------------------I-----------------------------------I
BI------------------------------------I-----------------------------------I
GI-------5--(5)/----------------------I-----5--(5)/-----------------------I
DI---2---5--(5)/----------------------I--2--5--(5)/-----------------------I
AI---2---3--(3)/-------5--------0-5*--I--2--3--(3)/------5-------0--------I
EI---0--------------3-----0-2---------I--0-------------3-----0-2----3*----I
LEAD GUITAR-GUITAR1-JOEY(UNISON BENDS)
EI----12----12----12----14----15--14p12----12-----------------------------I
BI-15b---15b---15b---17b---18b----------15b---15-12---------15-13-12------I
GI--------------------------------------------------15p14-12---------15-14I
DI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
AI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
___YEAH!!
LEAD GUITAR-GUITAR1-JOEY
EI--------------------------------------------------I
BI--------------------------------------------------I
GI--12----------------------------------------------I
DI-------14-12--------------------------------------I
AI-----------------14-13-12/10b--10v----------------I
EI--------------------------------------------14/---I
FILL1-JOEY
EI------------------------------------I
BI--------15--------------------------I
GI--14b------12-----------------------I
DI------------------14v---------------I
AI------------------------------------I
EI------------------------------------I
PLAY BEFORE VERSE1
VERSE1:
RHY.FILL1)
IT COULD HAVE RAINED FOR FORTY WEEKS DEAR
AND I D NEVER KNOW THE DIFF RENCE
(RHY.FILL1)
WHEN YOUR LIFE IS ONE LONG DOWNPOUR
YOUR NOT SURE YOU LL GO THE DISTANCE
PRE-CHORUS RIFF:E5,C5,G5,D5
EI------------------------------------------------------I
BI------------------------------------------------------I
GI----------5-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7---------------I
DI--2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7-7-7---------------I
AI--2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5---5-5-5---------------I
EI--0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-----------------------I
YOU CAME ALONG WITH A PATCH OF BLUE SKY
PRE-CHORUS:E5,C5,G5,D5,C5,A
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
BI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
GI--------5--5-5-5-5--5-------------7-7-7---5-5---5-5--5---5-5---5-5---2-2-I
DI-2-2-2--5--5-5-5-5--5-------------7-7-7---5-5---5-5--5---5-5---5-5---2-2-I
AI-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3--3--5--5--5-5--5-5-5---3-3---3-3--3---3-3---3-3---0-0-I
EI-0-0-0-----------------3--3--3-3-----------------------------------------I
INSIDE YOUR ARMS, I FOUND A PLACE THAT S WARM AND DRY
CHORUS:CHORDS-E5,C,G,D
EI---------------------------------3--------------------2------------------I
BI---------------------------------3--------------------3------------------I
GI---------------------5--5--------0--------------------2------------------I
DI--2------------------5--5--------0--------------------0------------------I
AI--2------------------3--3--------2----5*--4--3--2------------------------I
EI--0------------------------------3---------------------------------------I
CAUSE I FOUND A GIRL WHO IS PERMANENT SUNSHINE
CHORUS:CHORDS-G5,E5,C5,G,D5,G,D5
EI-----------------3--------3--3-------------------------------------------I
BI-----------------3--------3--3-------------------------------------------I
GI----------5--5---0--7--7--0--0---7--7------------------------------------I
DI--12---2--5--5---0--7--7--0--0---7--7------------------------------------I
AI--12---2--3--3---2--5--5--2--2---5--5------------------------------------I
EI--10---0---------3--------3--3-------------------------------------------I
MISTER RAINMAKER, DON T WASTE YOUR TIME
CHORUS:CHORDS-E5,C,G,D,G,D,C5
EI------------3---2--2---3--3----2--2--------------------------------------I
BI------------3---3--3---3--3----3--3--------------------------------------I
GI-----5--5---0---2--2---0--0----2--2----5---------------------------------I
DI--2--5--5---0---0--0---0--0----0--0----5---------------------------------I
AI--2--3--3---2----------2--2------------3---------------------------------I
EI--0---------3----------3--3----------------------------------------------I
SHE IS THE LITTLE QUEEN OF ALL OF MY DREAMS, CARRY ON
CHORUS-CHORDS:D5,E5
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
BI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
GI--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9------------------------------------------------------I
DI--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9------------------------------------------------------I
AI--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO RAIN ON.
VERSE2
SAME AS FIRST VERSE
LOVE NEVER RAINED DOWN ON ME DEAR
ONLY HEARTACHE AND PROBLEMS
NOW THROUGH YOUR ARMS I CAN SEE CLEAR
IT S ONLY BEEN RAINING WATER
PRE-CHORUS:
YOU CAME ALONG WITH A PATCH OF BLUE SKY
INSIDE YOUR ARMS I FOUND A PLACE THAT S WARM
AND DRY
CHORUS:
MR RAINMAKER
DON T WASTE YOUR TIME
CAUSE I FOUND A GIRL WHO IS PERMANENT SUNSHINE
SHE IS MY LITTLE QUEEN OF ALL OF MY DREAMS
CARRY ON, AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO RAIN ON
CHORDS:E5,D5,
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
BI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
GI--9-9-9-9-9-9-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------I
DI--9-9-9-9-9-9-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------I
AI--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO RAIN ON
GUITAR SOLO:JOEY ALLEN
EI--16brp14----------14----------14----------------------------------------I
BI----------15v--17b----17p14----------------------------------------------I
GI----------------------------17----16p14----14-16----14-------------------I
DI----------------------------------------16-------16----16----------------I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
GUITAR SOLO-JOEY ALLEN
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
BI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
GI-----------------14-16b-16v-(16)--14-16-14br--4*b--4brbrb--4*-2----------I
DI--14----14h15h16------------------------------------------------4-2------I
AI-----16------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
*-pick harmonic, brbrb-bend,release,bend,release,bend
GUITAR SOLO-JOEY ALLEN
EI-------------------------------------------------------------16---------I
BI-----------------------5p3p2-7v----------------------15-17-19---19-15--15I
GI---------------4*b-4p2----------15h16p15----14-16-18-----------------18--I
DI-----------------------------------------18------------------------------I
AI-4-3-2-------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------5(DIVE)----------------------------------------------------------I
GUITAR SOLO-JOEY ALLEN
EI----16----16----16----16----16--------16-17-17b-16----16---16-17(bv)-----I
BI-19b---19b---19b---19b---19b----------------------19b---19b---19(bv)-----I
GI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
DI--------------------------------------------------------------------14-14I
AI-------------------------------/x/x/x-----------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
/x/x/x-random slide up and down fretboard,(bv)-bar vibrato
GUITAR SOLO:JOEY ALLEN
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
BI----------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9---I
GI-14-14-------13-13----------------------------------------------9-9-9---I
DI-------14-14-------14-14-16-16-------14-14-----------------9/11-9-9-9---I
AI-------------------------------16-16-------14-14--16-16-12------7-7-7---I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
GUITAR SOLO:JOEY ALLEN
I------------------I
I------------------I
I-4b-4b-2----------I
I---------4-2------I
I-------------4----I
I---------------5-I
THESE CHORDS ARE SOMEWHAT ACCURATE,BUT AGAIN,IT
DOESN T SHOW A CHORD SHAPE FOR THIS RIFF SO JUST
IMPROVISE IF YOU CAN.
CHORDS:(UNDER GUITAR SOLO)
F#,A,E,D,A,E,E,Esus4,E(4 TIMES)
EI----6-------4---2-------7---------------------------I
BI----7-------5---3-------7---------------------------I
GI----6----2--4---2---1---6---------------------------I
DI---------2------0---2-------------------------------I
AI---------0----------2-------------------------------I
EI--------------------0-------------------------------I
CHORDS:
G#,B,F#,E,B,F#,F#,F#sus4,F#(2 TIMES)
AGAIN,I M NOT SURE WHAT THE CHORDS ARE.
CHORDS:F#,A,E,D,A,E,E,Esus4,E(ONCE)
,,,,,,,,
EI----------------------------------I
BI----------------------------------I
GI----------------------------------I
DI----------------------------------I
AI-----5*--4*--3--2-----------------I
EI--5-------------------------------I
5*-HARMONIC
4*-SEMI-HARMONIC
CHORUS:CHORDS
_______E5__________________G____________D
MISTER RAINMAKER,___DON T WASTE YOUR TIME
__E5
CAUSE I FOUND A GIRL WHO IS PERMANENT SUNSHINE
E5_______________________G____________D_________C5
SHE IS THE LITTLE QUEEN OF ALL OF MY DREAMS,CARRY ON
D5__________________________E5
AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO RAIN ON
Exxx454
RHY.FIG.3
EI----------------------------------------------I
BI--5-5-5---------------------------------------I
GI----------5-5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------I
DI----------------------------------------------I
AI----------------------------------------------I
EI----------------------------------------------I
BASS RIFF:(A COUPLE OF TIMES)
GI------------------------------------------I
DI------------------------------------------I
AI------------------5-----------------------I
EI--x/--0--2--3-----------------------------I
x/-SLIDE
CHORDS USED:
E5-02xxxx
E5(type3)-022XXX
F#5-244xxx
G5-355xxx
D5(type3)-xx02xx
D5-x577xx
________________E5(TYPE3),F#5,G5,D5(type3)
OOH_______YEAH.
___________E5,F#5________G5,D5(PLAY THIS RHY.FIG.TILL THE END OF THE SONG)
MISTER RAIN_______ MAKER
(PLAY THIS UNDER THE SOLO)
GUITAR SOLO:(JOEY ALLEN)
________ vibrato___________slide_______________bar vibrato
EI---------------------------14b-(hold)-r----------------------------------I
BI-17-17br---15----17-17(sl)--------------15-------------------------------I
GI--------------16---------------------------12v-------14*br-14b-----------I
DI-----------------------------------------------14-12---------------------I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
SOLO:
EI---------20b-20b-20b-20b-2br-------------------------I
BI-15--------------------------20-17v-----------17-----I
GI------------------------------------(sl)16-19----19--I
DI-----------------------------------------------------I
AI-----------------------------------------------------I
EI-----------------------------------------------------I
SOLO:_____________________________20-(1,1/2)dive_________bend-w/bar(2,1/2)
EI-----------19--------17/(one-step-pull-up-w/bar)-----7*b-r-v-------------I
BI--17-20-17----17-20-----------------------------20v---------------------I
GI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
DI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
SOLO:
EI-----14b-14----15---------------------17b-17b-17v(sl)-22b-22b-22b-v-22b-rI
BI-12v--------12----15---------------15------------------------------------I
GI---------------------14v-12----14b---------------------------------------I
DI----------------------------14-------------------------------------------I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
SOLO:
EI-15-17b-17brb(17)v(sl)-------12------------------------------------------I
BI----------------------/12-15b--15-12---12--------------------------------I
GI------------------------------------14b--15p14p12------------------------I
DI-------------------------------------------------14----------------------I
AI---------------------------------------------------14--------------------I
EI-----------------------------------------------------15p12h15-12-(12)(sl)I
SOLO:
EI-----------------------------------------15--(15)-(15)--14----14---------I
BI--14brb-v-(w/bar)-12h14p12---------------------------------15------------I
GI---------------------------14p12h14--14b---------------------------------I
DI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
(15)-bar dive(1/2 step)