Ray ray rain — Bettie Serveert
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1995 18:05:53 -0500 (CDT) From: Jonathan Gilana <[email protected]> Subject: TAB: "Ray Ray Rain" by Bettie Serveert
"Ray Ray Rain" by Bettie Serveert June 3, 1995
Gtr. 1 (clean tone) Gtr. 2 (slightly distorted)
H=hammer-on /=slide up =slide down ///=vibrato(use whammy bar)
Verse
Gtr. 1 (during Cadd9 chord, periodically go from E to D on the D string) Moving on a pale moonlight
Gtr. 2 (riff A)
Gtr. 1 (during G chord, periodically go from B to A on the A string) Staring at the tail lights of the
Gtr. 2 (riff A-cont'd)
Gtr. 1 Truck that rips the road apart
Gtr. 2 (riff A-cont'd)
Gtr. 1 In front of m - e
Gtr. 2 (riff A-cont'd)
Verse
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1 I watch your right hand shifting gear Wondering what I'm doing here Cause both our minds Are occupied by memo - ries
Solo
Gtr.2 (let ring)
Gtr. 1:
Verse
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1 Like a forest in my eye Are the pillars of the sky As I picture you And call it your peroga - tive
Verse
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1 Time and time again it seems We're always somewhere in between And that's the truth It's in the way we li - ve
Chorus
Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords-mess with the 1st 3 strings)
Gtr. 1 Ray, ray, rain If you feel the same Give me a si - gn We're running out of time
Gtr. 2 (let ring) ////////
Gtr. 1
Verse
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1 Spiders, snakes, and lizard heads Tell the tale that we'll all be dead And don't you know In my fanta - sies
Verse
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1 Fading on the tender neath(?) What we are is what we breathe Insultingly With your jealous ha - te(?)
Chorus
Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords)
Gtr. 1 Ray, ray, rain If you feel the same Give me a si - gn Give me a sign
Ray, ray, rain So you feel the same It's written in that I can't wait another day
Gtr. 1 only And no it's not okay Explain yourself and say Now no one ever said that life was fair
At six times in a row The winner starts to go Walking up and down the builder's square(?) Right down from the start And right down from the heart Finding words that no one thought were there
Chorus
Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords)
Gtr. 1 Ray, ray, rain If you feel the same Give me a si - gn Give me a sign
Ray, ray, rain So you feel the same It's written in that I can't wait another day
Gtr. 2 (let ring) ///
Gtr. 1
Chords Used:
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
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:
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