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Rattlesnake tab by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

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KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD - RATTLESNAKE

Worked out by ear on a non-microtonal electric guitar. Not 100% but pretty close.

(For the sake of having to type out loads of 0's, keep the lowest string (Chord diagramF#F#) constantly droning
in between all lead notes), like so:

INTRO:

Riff 1:

Chord diagramE MajorE  :---------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD  :-4--6--7--9--11--9--7--6--4-7--6-9--7-11--9-13--11-14--9-13--7-11--6-9
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :--00-00-00-00-00-00-00--00---00---00----00----00----00-----00---00-----

Riff 2a: "Rattlesnake, rattlesnake, rattlesnake, rattles me"

Chord diagramE MajorE  :-------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :-11--9---11--9---11--9---8-8-6   x2
Chord diagramD MajorD  :---11------11------11---------
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :------------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :-----------------------------

Riff 2b:

Chord diagramE MajorE  :-------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :--------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :-4--6---4--6--4--6--8-8-6-
Chord diagramD MajorD  :---4-----4-----4----------   Play once, then repeat Riff 2a once more.
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :--------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :--------------------------

Riff 3:

Chord diagramE MajorE  :-------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :-------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :-------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD  :-------------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :-4---------------4--------------
Chord diagramF#F# :--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

Repeat riff 1: "Isolation, trepidation.."

Repeat riff 2a & 2b: "Rattlesnake, rattlesnake.."

Riff 4:

Chord diagramE MajorE  :-----------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :--11-14--13-16---14-18--------
Chord diagramD MajorD  :-------------------------------    Play x2 - This part is played on keys but it's fun to play anyway.
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :-------------------------4-------
Chord diagramF#F# :-0----0-0-----0-0----0-0--0-0-0-0-

Repeat riff 1: "Vegetation, aggravation.."

Repeat riff 2a & 2b: "Rattlesnake, rattlesnake.."

Riff 5:

"Rattle, rattle, rattle.."

Chord diagramE MajorE  :-----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :-----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD  :-------------------------11-11-9-7-6--4-7---6-9---7-11   Play x4
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :-4---------------4------------------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0---0-0----
Repeat riff 1: "Hibernation, altercation.."

Repeat riff 2a and 2b: "Rattlesnake, rattlesnake.."

Repeat riff 5*: "Rattle, rattle, rattle.."

*End riff 5 like this

Chord diagramE MajorE  :------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD  :--------------------------11-11-9-7-6-4-4~ (let ring)
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :-4---------------4------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-


Bass part: (Just play constant Chord diagramF#F#)

Riff 6: This is where I like to turn my distortion pedal on for a more gritty rock sound

Chord diagramE MajorE  :-----------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD  :-4--------------4----------------4--------------4
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :-------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

Riff 7: "I'm the serpent, devil servant.."

Chord diagramE MajorE  :----------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :----------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :-----------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD  :---------------4--4--7---7--9--11--9
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :-2--4--2--4--6---6-----9------------
Chord diagramF#F# :------------------------------------

Riff 8a: "Fangs are ready for the strike.."

Chord diagramE MajorE  :------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :-9-8-9-8-9-8-9---9-8-9-8-9---9-8-9-8-9-8-9---9-8-9-8-9-
Chord diagramD MajorD  :-------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :-------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :-------------------------------------------------------

Riff 8b: "Screaming like a maniac.."

Chord diagramE MajorE  :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :-11-12-11-12-11-12-11---11-12-11-12-11---11-12-11-12-11-12-11---11-12-11
Chord diagramD MajorD  :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 8c: "Sweat drips out of every pore as I bite you more and more and more and.."

Chord diagramE MajorE  :---------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :---------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :-16-15-16-15-16-16-15-16---15-16-15-16-15-16-16-15-16
Chord diagramD MajorD  :-----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :-----------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :-----------------------------------------------------

Riff 8d: "Take one last look at your captor.."

Chord diagramE MajorE  :---------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :----------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :-20-18-20-18-20-20-18-20---18-20-18-20-18
Chord diagramD MajorD  :-----------------------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :-----------------------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :-----------------------------------------

Riff 8e: "And hear my tail rattling til you're dead/Rattling til you're dead.."

Chord diagramE MajorE  :---------------------
Chord diagramBB  :-17-17-17-17-17-19-19
Chord diagramG+G  :---------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD  :---------------------     Play x2
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :----------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :----------------------


Weird horn/Wah guitar part (Constant Chord diagramF#F#)

Repeat Riff 4: "Rattle, rattle, rattle.." x2

Riff 9:

Chord diagramE MajorE  :--------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :---------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :-6---4----------------6---4------------    x2
Chord diagramD MajorD  :---7---4-4-5-7-5-2-4----7---4-4-5-7-5-4
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :---------------------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :----------------------------------------

Repeat riff 6

Riff 10:

Chord diagramE MajorE  :------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :-2-1--2-1-2-1-2-4-2--9-8-6-4-2-1-2-1-2-1--
Chord diagramD MajorD  :-----------------------------------------4  x2
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :------------------------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :------------------------------------------

Riff 11:

Chord diagramE MajorE  :-----------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB  :------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G  :---------------------------------------2--0-----   x2
Chord diagramD MajorD  :-2--4--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4------4---
Chord diagramA augmentedA  :-------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramF#F# :-----------------------------------------------

Repeat riff 4: "Rattle, rattle, rattle.." x4

Repeat riff 7 and all of 8 a-e: "I'm the serpent, Devil servant.."

Repeat riff 5: "Rattle, rattle, rattle.."

Repeat riff 1: "Isolation, trepidation.."

Repeat riff 2a and 2b: "Rattlesnake, rattlesnake, rattlesnake, rattles me.."

*Fade-out outro*

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