Tabs
Song: The Return Of The Giant Hogweed
Artist: Genesis
Album: Nursery Cryme
Standard Tuning
Intro: (repeat each of these tapping sequences 4 times)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-t10p3h6t11p3h6--t10p2h5t11p2h5--t10p1h4t11p1h4-------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------t15p5h8--t15p4h8--|
Repeat this 12 times:
e|-----------|
BB|-----------|
G+G|-----------|
D MajorD|-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------|
E MajorE|---t15p3---|
Verse (0:34)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------7-----7-----7-----7--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A augmentedA|---3-5---------------3-5-------------5--7--5--7--5--7--5--|
E MajorE|-3-----1-3---6-5-1-3-----1-3---6-5-1----5-----5-----5-----|
(1:01)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13---|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-11-13-11-13-13--6-4--6-4-6-4------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------6--------6-5--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------|
BB|---------4---3---|
G+G|-----3h5---5-----|
D MajorD|-3h5-------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|
(1:25)- hold last chord
e|-1---1---3---3---1---5--|
BB|-3---3---4---5---1---7--|
G+G|-2---3---5---5---2---7--|
D MajorD|-----------------3------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|
(1:46) (Botanical creature stirs...)
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-11--12--9--11-----9-----|
D MajorD|----------------12---10--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|
(1:55) (Royal beast did not forget)
e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|-13--12--------12--11-----|
D MajorD|--------13--13--------11--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|
(2:00)
e|-1--1--3--3--1--5--|
BB|-3--3--4--5--1--7--|
G+G|-2--3--5--5--2--7--|
D MajorD|-------------3-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|
Repeat all of these sections, then we have the 3rd verse with a flute/guitar solo, which is played twice.
(4:15)
e|-------10---10----------------------------9-9-9-10-----------10-9-9-9-10-|
BB|-----11---11--10-11----10-----------11-10----------11-10-----------------|
G+G|---12---------------12----10-12---11---------------------9---------------|
D MajorD|-12-----------------------------12-------------------------12------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This part is only played at the end of the first repeat
e|-10p9p7-------|
BB|--------10-8--|
G+G|--------------|
D MajorD|--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|
E MajorE|--------------|
Guitar solo
(5:22) (Hackett uses a volume pedal on this part)
e|-11--8-10----11--8-10----11--8-10------------|
BB|----------11----------11----------8--9-9/11--|
G+G|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|
(5:35) (Palm mute, repeat the next 3 sequences 4 times)
e|---8-8-8---8----8-8-8----8---|
BB|-9-------9-------------------|
G+G|-------------10-------10-----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
e|---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6--|
BB|-8-------8----------------|
G+G|-------------8-------8----|
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|
e|---8-8-8----8----8-8-8-----8-|
BB|-9-------9-------------------|
G+G|--------------10-------10----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-15-16-16-16-16-16-18-16-16-16-16-16-15-16-16-16-16-16-18-16-16-16-16-16-|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-15-16-16-16-16-15-16-13-16-11-16----16--15-16-13-16-11-16-11-|
G+G|----------------------------------13--------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
(6:02)
e|----------------------------18------------------------------------|
BB|-8--9--11--13----/18--18b20----20r18------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------17-------10---------10-------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------/8---------/8----------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----|
e|--------------------------------------------18------------------|
BB|----11-----13----11-----13--/11--/16--18b20----20r18----18b20---|
G+G|-/8----/10----/8----/10------------------------------17---------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----18----------------------------------------------------|
BB|--18----18b20b21r20----------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------17\10-------10-------------10----------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------3-------------3----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------/8--------------/8-------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------1--------------1-------|
e|-/11--8-10------/11--8-10-----------------------------|
BB|------------11-------------8---8-11----11-13---8-11---|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
(6:30) (Mighty Hogweed is avenged...)
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6-5-6---5-----5--6-5-6---5-----5-|
A augmentedA|-------8---6-8----------8---6-8---|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
Repeat this part 5 times
e|------------------|
BB|------------------|
G+G|-5-3-5---3-----3--|
D MajorD|-------6---5-6----|
A augmentedA|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|
e|------------------|
BB|------------------|
G+G|-4-3-4---3-----3--|
D MajorD|-------6---5-6----|
A augmentedA|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|
Outro (6:56)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7--6-------4-6-3---6--11--7--9-11-13------3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--3-5---|
D MajorD|-6--6--6----4-6-3---6--11--6--9-11-13---5--3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--3-5---|
A augmentedA|-5--4--6----2-4-1---4--9---5--7-9--11---5--1--6--1-3-5---4-6-8---1-3---|
E MajorE|-4-----4-------------------4------------3------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7--6-------4-6-3---6--11--7--9-11-13------3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--6-8-10--|
D MajorD|-6--6--6----4-6-3---6--11--6--9-11-13---5--3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--6-8-10--|
A augmentedA|-5--4--6----2-4-1---4--9---5--7-9--11---5--1--6--1-3-5---4-6-8---4-6-8---|
E MajorE|-4-----4-------------------4------------3--------------------------------|
Let that last chord ring out!
e|------------------|
BB|------------------|
G+G|-6-8-10------10---|
D MajorD|-6-8-10------10---|
A augmentedA|-4-6-8-------8----|
E MajorE|------------------|