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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 (F#F#) constantly droning
in between all lead notes), like so:
INTRO:
Riff 1:
E MajorE :---------------------------------------------------------------------
BB :----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G :----------------------------------------------------------------------
D 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
A augmentedA :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
F#F# :--00-00-00-00-00-00-00--00---00---00----00----00----00-----00---00-----
Riff 2a: "Rattlesnake, rattlesnake, rattlesnake, rattles me"
E MajorE :-------------------------------
BB :------------------------------
G+G :-11--9---11--9---11--9---8-8-6 x2
D MajorD :---11------11------11---------
A augmentedA :------------------------------
F#F# :-----------------------------
Riff 2b:
E MajorE :-------------------------
BB :--------------------------
G+G :-4--6---4--6--4--6--8-8-6-
D MajorD :---4-----4-----4---------- Play once, then repeat Riff 2a once more.
A augmentedA :--------------------------
F#F# :--------------------------
Riff 3:
E MajorE :-------------------------------
BB :-------------------------------
G+G :-------------------------------
D MajorD :-------------------------------
A augmentedA :-4---------------4--------------
F#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:
E MajorE :-----------------------------
BB :------------------------------
G+G :--11-14--13-16---14-18--------
D MajorD :------------------------------- Play x2 - This part is played on keys but it's fun to play anyway.
A augmentedA :-------------------------4-------
F#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.."
E MajorE :-----------------------------------------------------
BB :-----------------------------------------------------
G+G :------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD :-------------------------11-11-9-7-6--4-7---6-9---7-11 Play x4
A augmentedA :-4---------------4------------------------------------
F#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
E MajorE :------------------------------------------
BB :------------------------------------------
G+G :------------------------------------------
D MajorD :--------------------------11-11-9-7-6-4-4~ (let ring)
A augmentedA :-4---------------4------------------------
F#F# :--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-
Bass part: (Just play constant F#F#)
Riff 6: This is where I like to turn my distortion pedal on for a more gritty rock sound
E MajorE :-----------------------------------------------
BB :------------------------------------------------
G+G :------------------------------------------------
D MajorD :-4--------------4----------------4--------------4
A augmentedA :-------------------------------------------------
F#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.."
E MajorE :----------------------------------
BB :----------------------------------
G+G :-----------------------------------
D MajorD :---------------4--4--7---7--9--11--9
A augmentedA :-2--4--2--4--6---6-----9------------
F#F# :------------------------------------
Riff 8a: "Fangs are ready for the strike.."
E MajorE :------------------------------------------------------
BB :------------------------------------------------------
G+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-
D MajorD :-------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA :-------------------------------------------------------
F#F# :-------------------------------------------------------
Riff 8b: "Screaming like a maniac.."
E MajorE :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB :------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G :-11-12-11-12-11-12-11---11-12-11-12-11---11-12-11-12-11-12-11---11-12-11
D MajorD :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#F# :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 8c: "Sweat drips out of every pore as I bite you more and more and more and.."
E MajorE :---------------------------------------------------
BB :---------------------------------------------------
G+G :-16-15-16-15-16-16-15-16---15-16-15-16-15-16-16-15-16
D MajorD :-----------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA :-----------------------------------------------------
F#F# :-----------------------------------------------------
Riff 8d: "Take one last look at your captor.."
E MajorE :---------------------------------------
BB :----------------------------------------
G+G :-20-18-20-18-20-20-18-20---18-20-18-20-18
D MajorD :-----------------------------------------
A augmentedA :-----------------------------------------
F#F# :-----------------------------------------
Riff 8e: "And hear my tail rattling til you're dead/Rattling til you're dead.."
E MajorE :---------------------
BB :-17-17-17-17-17-19-19
G+G :---------------------
D MajorD :--------------------- Play x2
A augmentedA :----------------------
F#F# :----------------------
Weird horn/Wah guitar part (Constant F#F#)
Repeat Riff 4: "Rattle, rattle, rattle.." x2
Riff 9:
E MajorE :--------------------------------------
BB :---------------------------------------
G+G :-6---4----------------6---4------------ x2
D MajorD :---7---4-4-5-7-5-2-4----7---4-4-5-7-5-4
A augmentedA :---------------------------------------
F#F# :----------------------------------------
Repeat riff 6
Riff 10:
E MajorE :------------------------------------------
BB :------------------------------------------
G+G :-2-1--2-1-2-1-2-4-2--9-8-6-4-2-1-2-1-2-1--
D MajorD :-----------------------------------------4 x2
A augmentedA :------------------------------------------
F#F# :------------------------------------------
Riff 11:
E MajorE :-----------------------------------------------
BB :------------------------------------------------
G+G :---------------------------------------2--0----- x2
D MajorD :-2--4--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4------4---
A augmentedA :-------------------------------------------------
F#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*