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Burning Rope by Genesis

Burning Rope tab by Genesis

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Intro:
 Keyboard + Electric Guitar
|--10-12-13-12-10-10-7-7--7-10--10-11-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|--13-15-16-15-13--11-13-14-13-11---13-15-16-15-13--11-13-14-13-11---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--11-8-8-11-11-8-8-10-10-7-7-10-10-7-7---10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-10--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--9-12-11-11-11--11-10-10-10--10-9-9-9--9-8-8-8--8-7-7-7--7-6-6-10-10-6-6--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--7-7-6-6-13-13-------------------13-13-------------------13-13-15-16-17~---|
|----------------11-11-13-13-11-11-------11-11-13-13-11-11-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     ___________________ ________________
                     | 1.         | 2.
|--19~--19-17-17~---17-17-15-15/17-15----15-14-15-17~--17-17/-|---15-/17-17--|
|-------------------------------------17----------------------|--------------|
|*-----------------------------------------------------------*|--------------|
|*-----------------------------------------------------------*|--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|

|--17-17-15-18--15-13-17--13-13-13-12-13-12-10~---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD      G+G    E minorEm   A augmentedA
The warming sun, the cooling rain,
   FF    G+G        C majorC       D9D9 (x5755x)
The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze,
D MajorD       G+G         E minorEm    A augmentedA
The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you
FF     G+G       C majorC     D9D9
Yet only eagles seem to pass on through.
FF       Bb majorBb     C majorC    FF
The words of love, the cries of hate,
Bb majorBb    A minorAm     Bb majorBb     FF
And the man in the moon who seduced you
   Bb majorBb   FF
Then finally loosed you.

|--10-12-13-12-10-10-7-7--7-10--|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

 12-string Guitar
   C majorC       G/BG/B       C majorC        E minor 7Em7
|-------------0-3~----------3~--------------------------------------|
|-----------1-------------0-----------------1----------------3-0----|
|---------0-------------0---------------0-----0--------0---------0--|
|-------2-------------0---------------2---2-----2----2-----2--------|
|-----3-------------2---------------3--------------------2----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
You climbed upon a burning rope to escape the mob below,

   A minorAm         G+G       E MajorE
|----------3~--0---------------3~------------------------------4-5--|
|----------------1--------------------------5-5-5~--3-5~---5--------|
|--------2---------2---------2--------------4-4-4~--2-4~-----4------|
|------2---2---------------0----------------------------------------|
|----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------3--------------0---------------------------|
But you had put the flaming out so that others could not follow,

  E MajorE            A augmentedA       C# minorC#m         A augmentedA
|----------------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
|-9-----10-----12---12------10------10---------------9---12--------2-----2---|
|---9------9------9----9-------9-------------------9---9----9--------2-----2-|
|-----9------9-----------11------11-------11----11---------------2-----------|
|--------------------------------------------11----------------0-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
To be out of the bounds and the barks of those who do not wish you well.

   F#sus4F#sus4           G+G
|------------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------4-------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----2----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
You must blaze a trail of your own,     unknown,    alone,

 Keyboard + Electric Guitar
|---7--8--10--7-8-10--|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
But keep in mind

|--10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-14-15-17---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Don't live to-day for tomorrow like you were immortal.
The only survivors on this world of ours are

D MajorD      G+G    E minorEm   A augmentedA
The warming sun, the cooling rain,
FF        G+G        C majorC       D9D9
The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze,
D MajorD       G+G         E minorEm    A augmentedA
The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you
FF     G+G       C majorC     D9D9
Yet only eagles seem to pass on through.
FF       Bb majorBb     C majorC    FF
The words of love, the cries of hate,
Bb majorBb    A minorAm     Bb majorBb     FF
And the man in the moon who seduced you
   Bb majorBb   FF
Then finally loosed you.

 Keyboard + Electric Guitar
|--10-12-13-12-10-10-7-7--7-10--10-11-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|--13-15-16-15-13--11-13-14-13-11---13-15-16-15-13--11-13-14-13-11---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

F# minorF#m G# minorG#m F# minorF#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m C#C# F#F#

 12-string Guitar
|--2-----2-----2-------2-----------------------------2~------1~------0-------|
|------2-----2---2---2-------2-----------7~----0---2-------2-------2---2---2-|
|----3-----3-------3-----3-4---3-------6-----6---3-------3-------3-------3---|
|--4---------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------6-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------0-4~------0-4~------0---------2-----|
|----5---------5---------5---------2-------|
|--6---------6---------6-----6~--3---------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

F# minorF#m G# minorG#m F# minorF#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m  BB

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 Electric Guitar Solo
                   ___________
                   | 1.
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---14--12p9-12---------------------------------|
|*---------------1311-13-11-8h11-8---11h13h16-*|
|*---------------------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
_______________
| 2.
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------(17-17-17)16----16----16-16(17~)16----16(17)16--|
|--8/9-12-12-12---------------------16----16--------------16-----------|
|---------------13(14)-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 whole solo part so far twice

|-------17-16-16--16-14-14--14-13-13--13-11-11--11-9-9--9-8-8--8-6-6--|
|-14~-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|6-8-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-13--11p8-11--8h11-84--4--4--13--11p8-11-8h11-84--4--4-|
|------------------------------------------6--6------------------------6--6--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---6~--6h8h9~-6-6--------12-14---------12-14-17-19--17-19-20~---|
|-------------------12h14---------12h14--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 Piano
|--1-1-1-5-5-5-1-1-1---------------0-0-0-----|
|--1-1-1-6-6-6-1-1-1-1~------0-0-0-0-0-0-3~--|
|--2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-2~----0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2~--|
|--------------------3~--3---------------0~--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

 12-string Guitar
   C majorC       G/BG/B       C majorC        E minor 7Em7
|-------------0-3~----------3---------------0-------------------------|
|-----------1-------------0---0-----------1---1------------3-0--------|
|---------0-------------0-------0-------0-------0--------------0------|
|-------2-------------0---------------2------------------2-------2----|
|-----3-------------2---------------3------------------2-----------2--|
|----------------------------------------------------0----------------|
You're old and disillusioned now as you realise at last,

   C majorC          G+G       E MajorE
|----------0-3-0-------------3---3~----------------------------4-5--|
|----------------1---------3---3------------5-5-5~--3-5~---5--------|
|--------0---------0------------------------4-4-4~--2-4~-----4------|
|------2-----------------5------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------0---------------------------|
That all you have accomplished here will have soon all turned to dust.

  E MajorE            A augmentedA       C# minorC#m         A augmentedA
|----------------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
|-9-----10-----12---12------10------10---------------9---12----------2---2---|
|---9------9------9----9-------9-------------------9---9----9------2-------2-|
|-----9------9-----------11------11-------11----11---------------2-----------|
|--------------------------------------------11----------------0-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You dream of a future after life, well that's a maybe, I don't know.

   F#sus4F#sus4           G+G
|------------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------4-------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----2----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
But you cant take what you left behind, you're all alone.

 Keyboard + Electric Guitar
|---7--8--10--7-8-10--|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
So keep in mind

|--10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-14-15-17---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Don't live to-day for tomorrow like you were immortal.
The only survivors on this world of ours are

D MajorD      G+G    E minorEm   A augmentedA
The warming sun, the cooling rain,
FF        G+G        C majorC       D9D9
The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze,
D MajorD       G+G         E minorEm    A augmentedA
The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you
FF     G+G       C majorC     D9D9
Yet only eagles seem to pass on through.
FF       Bb majorBb     C majorC    FF
The words of love, the cries of hate,
Bb majorBb    A minorAm
And the man in the moon...

|--18-17-17--17-15-15--15-14-14--14-12-12--12-10-10--10-9-9--9-7-7--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--7-9-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-14-12-12------------------12-----|
|--------------------------------------12-14-15-14-15----15--|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------12--------------14-16-------14-16-19-21--19-21-23~--|
|--14-15-14-15----15-14--14h16-------14h16-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7~   hold (longer than other notes)
7h9  hammer-on
9p7  pull-off
7(9)  bend
(9)7  release
(9)r  release
7/9  slide up
97  slide down
  natural harmonics
7tr9  trill
<   swelled note, with volume knob or pedal
*   marks beat

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