Guitar tabs
STARING AT THE RAIN
HANKER
Tabbed by Steve Begin
E MajorE |-------------|-------------|-----1-3-1-0--|------------------------|
BB |--1-----1----|--1-----1----|----3-------3-|--0---0-1-3--1-0-1-0----|
G+G |----2-----2--|----0-----0--|--2-----------|----0-----------\/\/--0-|
D MajorD |-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-|-0------------|----------------H-P-----|
A augmentedA |-0-----0-----|-------------|--------------|------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------|-3-----3-----|--------------|-0----------------------|
E MajorE |--------------|-----------------------|------------------|
BB |--1------0----|--0---0-1-3--1-0-1-0---|-0-1-1------------|
G+G |----2------0--|----0-----------\/\/-0-|-2\/-2------------|
D MajorD |-----2------0-|-----------------H-P---|-2-H-2------------|
A augmentedA |-0------------|-----------------------|-0---0----....----|
E MajorE |-------3------|-0---------------------|----------------3-|
VERSES:
A minorAm E MajorE A minorAm
1. Staring at the rain, ...
2. Staring at the rain, ...
3. Staring at the rain, ...
E MajorE 
E7E7
I keep on wondering ...
I keep on wondering ...
I keep on ...
DmDm E7E7 A minorAm
Like the tears I had to ...
Like a ship left on the sea, ...
Like a bird lost in the sky, ...
G+G E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm G+G
You're still hangin' in my brain ...(To Verse 2)
With the waves that run so high it's ...(To Chorus 1)
You're still soaring in my brain ...(To Chorus 2)
CHORUS:
C majorC G+G E7E7
1.2. I don't wanna keep ....
A minorAm G+G 
FF //// /// G+G
I Seem to ...
C majorC G+G E7E7
I don't wanna keep on ...
A minorAm G+G FF DmDm E7E7
I Need someone to find my way...
1. (To SOLO 1)
2. (To RIFF A augmentedA)
SOLO 1:
E MajorE |-------------|-----------5------------|---------H-P----|
BB |-------------|------------------------|--------/\/\----|
G+G |---------5-7-|-7(BB)--------7(BB)-7-7(BB)|-7(BB)---5-7-5-4-|
D MajorD |-7-----7-----|------------------------|----------------|
A augmentedA |-------------|------------------------|----------------|
E MajorE |-------------|------------------------|----------------|
E MajorE |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
BB |---5-6-8-6-5-6-5---|---------------------|-------sl.--------|
G+G |4----------\/-\/-4-|-5---4-5-7--5-4--2-2-|-2-4-2-5/7--5-7-5-|
D MajorD |------------H--P---|---------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------H-P---|---------|-----A.H.-|
BB |----------------/\/\---|---------|-----10---|
G+G |-4---4-5-7--5--4-5-4---|-sl.-----|----------| To 3rd Verse.
D MajorD |---------------------5-|-5/7-----|----------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------|---------|----------|
E MajorE |-----------------------|---------|----------|
Rhythm for Solo 1 : 5 first bars of first rhythm (the arpeggios at the
beginning of the song)
plus
H P H
E MajorE |---1--------1-----|-0------------/\/\---|--/\--------------------|
BB |-----1--------3---|-0---0-1-3-1-0-1-0---|-0-1-1------------------|
G+G |-------2--------2-|-1-----------------0-|-2---2------------------|
D MajorD |----------0-------|-2-------------------|-2---2------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------|-2-------------------|-0---0-....-....-....---|
E MajorE |-1----------------|-0-------------------|----------------------3-|
RIFF A: 2 times
E MajorE |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G |-2------2-------------------------|-5(*)---5(*)----------4------|
D MajorD |-2------2------2-3----2-3----2-3--|-5------5------6------4------|
A augmentedA |-0--0-0-0--0-0--\/--0--\/--0--\/--|-3--3-3-3--3-3-6------2--2-2-|
E MajorE |----------------H------H------H---|---------------4--4-4--------|
(*) The 2nd gtr plays a 3rd chord instead of a power chord ( 2 )
3
2 times
E MajorE |----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB |----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G |-2------2-------------------------|-5(*)---5(*)-----------4--4--4-|
D MajorD |-2------2------2-3----2-3----2-3--|-5------5------6--6--6-4--4--4-|
A augmentedA |-0--0-0-0--0-0--\/--0--\/--0--\/--|-3--3-3-3--3-3-6--6--6-2--2--2-|
E MajorE |----------------H------H------H---|---------------4--4--4---------|
(*) Same as above.
4th VERSE :
E MajorE |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G |-2------2------2------2------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD |-2------2------2------2------|-2------2------2------2------|
A augmentedA |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-2------2------2------2------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
Staring at the ...
E MajorE |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G |-2------2------2------2------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD |-2------2------2------2------|-2------2------2------2------|
A augmentedA |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-2------2------2------2------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
window I keep on wondering ...
E MajorE |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G |-7---------------------------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD |-7---------------------------|-2------2------2------2------|
A augmentedA |-5---------------------------|-2------2------2------2------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
Like a prisoner with no cell ...
E MajorE |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G |-2------2--------------------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD |-2------2------5------5------|-2------2------2------2------|
A augmentedA |-0--0-0-0--0-0-5------5------|-2------2------2------2------|
E MajorE |---------------3--3-3-3--3-3-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
while I can't see it, I'm out of ...
E MajorE |--------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
BB |--------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
G+G |-2------2------2----------|-5--------------------|----------------|
D MajorD |-2------2------2------5---|-5--------------------|-5--------2-----|
A augmentedA |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-5---|-3--------------------|-5--------2-----|
E MajorE |----------------------3---|----------------------|-3--------0-----|
fight. I don't wanna ...
E MajorE |-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
BB |-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G+G |-2-----------------------|----------------------|-5----------------------|
D MajorD |-2-----------5-----------|-3--------3--------5--|-5----------------------|
A augmentedA |-0-----------5-----------|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-5--|-3----------------------|
E MajorE |-------------3-----------|-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-3--|------------------------|
I seem to live in ...
E MajorE |------------------|--------------------------|------------------|--------|
BB |------------------|--------------------------|------------------|--------|
G+G |------------------|-2------------------------|--------7---------|-9------|
D MajorD |-5----------2-----|-2---------------5--------|-3------7---7-7-8-|-9------|
A augmentedA |-5----------2-----|-0---------------5--------|-3------5---5-5-6-|-7------|
E MajorE |-3----------0-----|-----------------3--------|-1----------------|--------|
dragging myself I need someone to ...
Redo Riff A augmentedA
Riff Solo
E MajorE |--------------|----------|------------------------------|
BB |--------------|----------|------------------------------|
G+G |-5-----5------|----------|------------------------------|
D MajorD |-5-----5------|-5---2----|--2------2--------------------|
A augmentedA |-3-----3------|-5---2----|--0--0-0-0--0-0-5------5------|
E MajorE |--------------|-3---0----|----------------3--3-3-3--3-3-|
E MajorE |-------------------------|
BB |-------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------|
D MajorD |-------------------------|
A augmentedA |-3------3------3-------5-|
E MajorE |-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1--3-|
E MajorE |--------------|----------|------------------------------|
BB |--------------|----------|------------------------------|
G+G |-5-----5------|----------|------------------------------|
D MajorD |-5-----5------|-5---2----|--2------2--------------------|
A augmentedA |-3-----3------|-5---2----|--0--0-0-0--0-0-5------5------|
E MajorE |--------------|-3---0----|----------------3--3-3-3--3-3-|
E MajorE |------------------------|-------------|
BB |------------------------|-------------|
G+G |------------------------|-9-----------|
D MajorD |---------------7--7-7-8-|-9-----------|
A augmentedA |-3------3------5--5-5-6-|-7-----------|
E MajorE |-1--1-1-1--1-1----------|-------------|
Solo
E MajorE |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G |---------11-12--11-12--11-14-11|12-11-12-11------------------|
D MajorD |--10~-10-----------------------|------------12(BB)-12(BB)-10-12|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |------------|------------------|---|-----------------------------------|
BB |------------|---P--P--------P--|---|10-13--10-11----10------------10---|
G+G |---14-------|--/\-/\-------/\--|---|--\/----\/---12-------9-10-12----12|
D MajorD |14----14----|-15-14-12-10-12-10|---|---H-----H---------12--------------|
A augmentedA |------------|------------------|12-|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE |------------|------------------|---|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----H--P--P---|-------|------P-----------------P----|
BB |----/\-/\-/\---|-------|-----/\----------------/\----|
G+G |10-10-12-10-9--|----7-9|9-10-9-7-9----7-9-9-10-9-7-9-|
D MajorD |---------------|-10----|-----------10----------------|
A augmentedA |---------------|-------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------|-------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------------------------13-/17-|-16-------|
BB |--------------13--13-15-13-15-17-15-17-------|----------|
G+G |13-14-16-14-16--16---------------------------|----------|
D MajorD |--(*) This bar is harmonized in 3rds---------|----------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------|----------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------|----------|
Harmony guitars
A5A5 
E5E5 A5A5
E MajorE |------------|---------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
BB |------------|---------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
G+G |-2----------|---------|2---9--9-7-------|----9-7----7-9-|----9--9-7-------|
D MajorD |-2----------|---------|2--10-10-9-10-9--|---10-9-10-9-10|---10-10-9-10-9--|
A augmentedA |-0----------|---------|0----------12-11-|--------12-----|-----------12-11-|
E MajorE |------------|------3--|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E5E5 
D5D5 E5E5
E MajorE |---------|-----------------------|--------------------|
BB |---------|-----------------------|--------------------|
G+G |---------|---10-10-10-9--7-------|-----7-9--7----7-9--|
D MajorD |---7-6/--|---12-12-12-10-9-10-9--|---9-9-10-9-10-9-10-|
A augmentedA |---9-7---|-----------------12-11-|--11--------12------|
E MajorE |---------|-----------------------|--------------------|
A5A5 
G5G5 E5E5 A5A5
E MajorE |-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
BB |----H------------------|----H--------------|-----------------|
G+G |---/\---7--------------|---/\--------------|--sl.------------|
D MajorD |---9-10-9--10-9---7-9--|---7--9-10--9-7-9--|--9/10-----------|
A augmentedA |--11-12----12-11--9-11-|---9-11-12-11-9-11-|-11/12-----------|
E MajorE |-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Chorus 3:
E MajorE |----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
BB |----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
G+G |-5--------------------------|-------------------|-2----------------------|
D MajorD |-5--------------------------|-5---------2-------|-2--------------5-------|
A augmentedA |-3--------------------------|-5---------2-------|-0--------------5-------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|-3---------0-------|----------------3-------|
I don't wanna keep on dra--gging ....
E MajorE |-----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
BB |-----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
G+G |-----------------------|-5--------------------------|--------------------|
D MajorD |-3---------------------|-5--------------------------|-5--------2---------|
A augmentedA |-333333333333-3-5---5--|-3--------------------------|-5--------2---------|
E MajorE |-111111111111-1-3---3--|----------------------------|-3--------0---------|
is I don't wanna keep ....
E MajorE |-----------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
G+G |-2---------------------------|---------7--------|-9----------------------|
D MajorD |-2-------------5-------------|-3-------7--7-7-8-|-9----------------------|
A augmentedA |-0-------------5-------------|-3-------5--5-5-6-|-7----------------------|
E MajorE |---------------3-------------|-1----------------|------------------------|
You're the one who knows my ....
E MajorE |-------------|-------------|-----1-3-1-0--|-0----------------------|
BB |--1-----1----|--1-----1----|----3-------3-|-0----0-1-3--1-0-1-0----|
G+G |----2-----2--|----0-----0--|--2-----------|-1--------------\/\/--0-|
D MajorD |-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-|-0------------|-2--------------H-P-----|
A augmentedA |-0-----0-----|-------------|--------------|-2----------------------|
E MajorE |-------------|-3-----3-----|--------------|-0----------------------|
Yeah..
E MajorE |-Let ring----|
BB |----1--------|
G+G |---2---------|
D MajorD |--2----------|
A augmentedA |-0-----------|
E MajorE |-------------|
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Last updated : October 10th, 1997
Please e-mail us any corrections or extras.
Tabbed : Steve Begin (sbegin@videotron.ca)
Long Solo : Gilles Labbe (glabbe@videotron.ca)
ⓘ Guitar tab for 'Staring At The Rain' by, a female blues artist from Tennessee, United States. was born in 1957.
