Tabs with lyrics
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revolution Calling Queensrÿche ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Wickerman
Tuning: Standard Riff #1 Intro - Gtr. 1 e|-0------------0------------0--------------0-------------|------------------|BB|-0------------0------------0--------------0-------------|-----Repeat-------|
G+G|-9------------7------------10-------------7-------------|-----Riff#1-------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------| Gtr. 2 (electric) -> P.M. open
A augmentedA pedal e|-0------------0------------0--------------0-----------|
BB|-0------------0------------0--------------0-----------|
G+G|-9------------7------------10-------------7-----------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 2 + Gtr. 3 (electric)
FF
C majorC
G/BG/B
C majorC e|-0------------0------------0-------------|---------------------------------|
BB|-0------------0------------0-------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-9------------7------------10------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|---------------5------------5----|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-3-------------3-------2----3----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|-1-------------------------------| Riff #2 (Chorus) Gtr. 4
D5D5 E5/D e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-3--------------------------------------5----------------------------------|
G+G|-2--------------------------------------4----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0--------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Gtr. 2 (Lead Riff
A augmentedA) | e|--------17-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-20b(22)--20b(22)--15b(17)r-13-15b(17)--15b(17)r-13------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------16-14~~~~--------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Gtr. 3 (or harmonized signal from Gtr. 2) | e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------17-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-19b(21)--19b(21)--16b(17)r-14-16b(17)--16b(17)r-14------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------17-14~~~~--------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 4 Fmaj.7
Gsus4Gsus4 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-5------------------------3------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5------------------------5------------------5----5----5----5----4----5----|
D MajorD|-3------------------------5------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Gtr. 2 (Lead Riff
A augmentedA contd.) | e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-/14-12-14-16b(17)r-14-16-12~~~~-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Gtr. 3 | e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-/14-12-14-16b(17)r-14-16-12~~~~-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 4
D5D5 E5/D e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-3-----------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
G+G|-2-----------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------------------------0-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Gtr. 2 | e|--------17-----------------------------15----------------------------------|
BB|-20b(22)--20b(22)--15b(17)r-13-15b(17)(17)-15b(17)r-13---------------12h13-|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------16-14~~~~-----------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Gtr. 3 | e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------17-----------------------------17----------------------------------|
G+G|-19b(21)--19b(21)--16b(17)r-14-16b(17)(17)-16b(17)r-14---------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------17-14~~~~-----14h15-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 4
FF
Gsus4Gsus4 c
G/BG/B
A5A5 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-6-----------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
G+G|-5-----------------------------------5-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-----------------------------------5---------------------------5---5---2-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------3---2---0-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | "For a price..."| | Gtr. 2 | e|----------12----12-13-12-------------15~~~~--------------------------------|
BB|-15-13h15----15----------15-13-12----15~~~~--------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------14---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Gtr. 3 | e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------14----14-15-14---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-17-15h17----17----------17-15-14------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------15-17~~~~--------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff #3 (Verse)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
G5G5 e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------|
G+G|-------4-4-2---------5-5-4----------4-4-2---|-0----------------------------|
D MajorD|-(2)---2-2-3----2----3-3-5----2-----2-2-3---|-0----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-(0)-0--------0-0--0--------0-0--0--------0-|------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------0--3-| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM "...I'd do about anything..." 1st Verse Fill 1 - - - - - - |
FF
G5G5
A5A5
A5A5 e|---------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
BB|---------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
G+G|--Riff---|-------------------2-|-(2)------------------|-7-5---9-8--------9--|
D MajorD|---#3----|-------------------2-|-(2)------------------|-7-5---7-7--------7--|
A augmentedA|---------|-3---------5-----5-0-|-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0------------0--|
E MajorE|---------|-1---------3---0-3---|----------------------|---------------------| PM - - - - - - | PM
FF
G5G5
E5E5 e|---------|---------------------|
BB|---------|---------------------|
G+G|--Riff---|-------------------9-|
D MajorD|---#3----|-------------------9-|
A augmentedA|---------|-3---------5-----5-7-|
E MajorE|---------|-1---------3---0-3-0-| Bridge
E5E5
D5D5 Fsus2/C
Csus2Csus2
C majorC (sus4)
Dsus2Dsus2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------5---|
BB|-------------------------------------6----------------3-------5--6--5--5---|
G+G|-(9)--------------7------------------5----------------5-------5--5--5--7---|
D MajorD|-(9)--------------7------------------3----------------5-------5--------7---|
A augmentedA|-(7)--------------5------------------3----------------3----------------5---|
E MajorE|-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------------------| "I used to trust the media..."
Dsus2Dsus2
Csus2Csus2 Fsus2/C
C majorC C (sus4)
D5D5 e|-(5)--------------3------------------3-------------------------------------|
BB|-(5)--------------3------------------6----------------5-------5--6--5------|
G+G|-(7)--------------5------------------5----------------5-------5--5--5--7---|
D MajorD|-(7)--------------5------------------3----------------5-------5--------7---|
A augmentedA|-(5)--------------3------------------3---------------------------------5---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "But now I see the payoffs..." Riff #4 (Chorus)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| D5*
E5E5
F5F5
Gsus4Gsus4
D5D5 e|------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
G+G|-(7)--------------9------------------10---------------5----5-5-5-5------7--|
D MajorD|-(7)--------------9------------------10---------------5----5-5-5-5-7-5--7--|
A augmentedA|-(5)--------------7------------------8-----------------------------7-5--5--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "Revolution calling..." * Rest in 2nd Chorus (Don't let chord ring). Riff #4 (rpt.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
D5D5
E5E5
F5F5
Gsus4Gsus4
A5A5 Pre-Verse
G5G5 e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G|-------4-4-2---------5-5-4----------4-4-2---|----------7-5---9-8--------9--|
D MajorD|-(2)---2-2-3----2----3-3-5----2-----2-2-3---|----------7-5---7-7--------7--|
A augmentedA|-(0)-0--------0-0--0--------0-0--0--------0-|-3------------0------------0--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|-1----------------------------| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM 2nd Verse Play with Lead Riff
A augmentedA ("I guess Warhol wasn't wrong..")
C5C5
G/BG/B
C5C5
FF
G5G5
E MajorE
G5G5
E5E5 e|---------|-----------------|-------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------|-----------------|-------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|--Riff---|---------------2-|----Riff-----|------------------------------9--|
D MajorD|---#3----|-------5---5-5-2-|-----#3------|------------------------------9--|
A augmentedA|---------|-3-----3---2-3-0-|-------------|-3---------------5--------5---7--|
E MajorE|---------|-1---------------|-------------|-1---------------3----0---3---0--| Bridge 2 + Chorus 2 as above. Chorus 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
D5D5
E5E5
F5F5
Gsus4Gsus4
D5D5 Riff #5 (Inst. break)
D5D5 Fill 2.0 e|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
D MajorD|-(7)----0--------------0------0------0--------------0------0------|-0--5-5-|
A augmentedA|-(5)----5--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-3--5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-3--5-5-|-5--3-3-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------| Fill 2.2 Fill 2.3
E5E5 e|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------|------------------------------------9-------|
D MajorD|-0------0----5--5--0-|-0--------------0--------------0----9-------|
A augmentedA|-5--5-5-5-3--3--3--5-|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----7-------|
E MajorE|---------------------|------------------------------------0-------| Rpt. x2 with Fill 2.0 Rpt. x1 with Fill 2.1 Rpt. x2 with Fill 2.2 Solo (w. Riff 5, after playing Fill 2.0 first time) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7b(9)-----------------------(9)rp5-7b(9)---7--5~~~----------4---5-----5~--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------7----------7------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------/8-------------|
G+G|-4~~------------------------------------------------------------10--9--10--|
D MajorD|-----7~~-5~~-3~~-2h3p2---2-------2-3---2-------2---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------5---5-5-5-----5---5-3-5---3-5~~~~-------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------10h13p10----10-------------|
BB|---------10h13p10----10----------10h13p10----10----------13----10h13p10----|
G+G|-12b(14)----------12----12b(14)-----------12----------------------------12-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----10h12p10-12p10------5h7p5-4-5---4-------4------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------12~~-----------7---7-5-7---7-5-3~~--2---2-------2-3-5-7-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------5---5-3-5---------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------5h6~~-8b(10)-8-------------------8b(10)-8------------------10h12p10-|
G+G|-4-5-7----------------10~~--7-10p7h10p7----------10~-7-10p7-10/12----------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5E5 (Chorus 4) e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB|----------12b(13)rp12--14--13--15--|--15b(17)------------------------------|
G+G|-12/14~~~--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Chorus 5 Lead Riff
A augmentedA with Riff 2 Finale:
Gsus4Gsus4 x3 | b bend | r release | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x mute note | PM palm mute
ⓘ Guitar tab for 'Revolution Calling' by Queensrÿche, a heavy metal band formed in 1981 from Washington, USA. Queensrÿche is known for their reflective metal music.