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The Return Of The Giant Hogweed by Genesis

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Song: The Return Of The Giant Hogweed
Artist: Genesis
Album: Nursery Cryme

Standard Tuning

Intro: (repeat each of these tapping sequences 4 times)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-t10p3h6t11p3h6--t10p2h5t11p2h5--t10p1h4t11p1h4-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------t15p5h8--t15p4h8--|

Repeat this 12 times:
e|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---t15p3---|

Verse (0:34)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------7-----7-----7-----7--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---3-5---------------3-5-------------5--7--5--7--5--7--5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-----1-3---6-5-1-3-----1-3---6-5-1----5-----5-----5-----|

(1:01)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13---|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-11-13-11-13-13--6-4--6-4-6-4------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------6--------6-5--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------4---3---|
Chord diagramG+G|-----3h5---5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-3h5-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|

(1:25)- hold last chord

e|-1---1---3---3---1---5--|
Chord diagramBB|-3---3---4---5---1---7--|
Chord diagramG+G|-2---3---5---5---2---7--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------3------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|

(1:46) (Botanical creature stirs...)
e|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-11--12--9--11-----9-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------12---10--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|

(1:55) (Royal beast did not forget)
e|--------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-13--12--------12--11-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------13--13--------11--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------|

(2:00)
e|-1--1--3--3--1--5--|
Chord diagramBB|-3--3--4--5--1--7--|
Chord diagramG+G|-2--3--5--5--2--7--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------3-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------|
Chord diagramE 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-|
Chord diagramBB|-----11---11--10-11----10-----------11-10----------11-10-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---12---------------12----10-12---11---------------------9---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-12-----------------------------12-------------------------12------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This part is only played at the end of the first repeat

e|-10p9p7-------|
Chord diagramBB|--------10-8--|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------|

Guitar solo

(5:22) (Hackett uses a volume pedal on this part)

e|-11--8-10----11--8-10----11--8-10------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------11----------11----------8--9-9/11--|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------|

(5:35) (Palm mute, repeat the next 3 sequences 4 times)

e|---8-8-8---8----8-8-8----8---|
Chord diagramBB|-9-------9-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------10-------10-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------|
e|---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6--|
Chord diagramBB|-8-------8----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------8-------8----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------|

e|---8-8-8----8----8-8-8-----8-|
Chord diagramBB|-9-------9-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------10-------10----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-15-16-16-16-16-16-18-16-16-16-16-16-15-16-16-16-16-16-18-16-16-16-16-16-|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-15-16-16-16-16-15-16-13-16-11-16----16--15-16-13-16-11-16-11-|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------13--------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|

(6:02)
e|----------------------------18------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8--9--11--13----/18--18b20----20r18------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------17-------10---------10-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------/8---------/8----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----|

e|--------------------------------------------18------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----11-----13----11-----13--/11--/16--18b20----20r18----18b20---|
Chord diagramG+G|-/8----/10----/8----/10------------------------------17---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----18----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--18----18b20b21r20----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------17\10-------10-------------10----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------------3-------------3----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------/8--------------/8-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------1--------------1-------|

e|-/11--8-10------/11--8-10-----------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------11-------------8---8-11----11-13---8-11---|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|

(6:30) (Mighty Hogweed is avenged...)
e|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-6-5-6---5-----5--6-5-6---5-----5-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------8---6-8----------8---6-8---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------|

Repeat this part 5 times
e|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-5-3-5---3-----3--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------6---5-6----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|

e|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4-3-4---3-----3--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------6---5-6----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|

Outro (6:56)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7--6-------4-6-3---6--11--7--9-11-13------3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--3-5---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-6--6--6----4-6-3---6--11--6--9-11-13---5--3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--3-5---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5--4--6----2-4-1---4--9---5--7-9--11---5--1--6--1-3-5---4-6-8---1-3---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-4-----4-------------------4------------3------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7--6-------4-6-3---6--11--7--9-11-13------3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--6-8-10--|
Chord diagramD 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--|
Chord diagramA 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---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-4-----4-------------------4------------3--------------------------------|

Let that last chord ring out!
e|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-6-8-10------10---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-6-8-10------10---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-4-6-8-------8----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|

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