Song: The Return Of The Giant Hogweed
Artist: Genesis
Album: Nursery Cryme
Standard Tuning
Intro: (repeat each of these tapping sequences 4 times)e|------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-t10p3h6t11p3h6--t10p2h5t11p2h5--t10p1h4t11p1h4-------------------|E|------------------------------------------------t15p5h8--t15p4h8--|
Repeat this 12 times:e|-----------|B|-----------|G|-----------|D|-----------|A|-----------|E|---t15p3---|
Verse (0:34)e|----------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------7-----7-----7-----7--|D|-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|A|---3-5---------------3-5-------------5--7--5--7--5--7--5--|E|-3-----1-3---6-5-1-3-----1-3---6-5-1----5-----5-----5-----|
(1:01)e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13---|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-11-13-11-13-13--6-4--6-4-6-4------|G|------------------------------------------------------6--------6-5--|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------|B|---------4---3---|G|-----3h5---5-----|D|-3h5-------------|A|-----------------|E|-----------------|
(1:25)- hold last chord
e|-1---1---3---3---1---5--|B|-3---3---4---5---1---7--|G|-2---3---5---5---2---7--|D|-----------------3------|A|------------------------|E|------------------------|
(1:46) (Botanical creature stirs...)e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-11--12--9--11-----9-----|D|----------------12---10--|A|-------------------------|E|-------------------------|
(1:55) (Royal beast did not forget)e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|-13--12--------12--11-----|D|--------13--13--------11--|A|--------------------------|E|--------------------------|
(2:00) e|-1--1--3--3--1--5--|B|-3--3--4--5--1--7--|G|-2--3--5--5--2--7--|D|-------------3-----|A|-------------------|E|-------------------|
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-|B|-----11---11--10-11----10-----------11-10----------11-10-----------------|G|---12---------------12----10-12---11---------------------9---------------|D|-12-----------------------------12-------------------------12------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This part is only played at the end of the first repeat
e|-10p9p7-------|B|--------10-8--|G|--------------|D|--------------|A|--------------|E|--------------|
Guitar solo
(5:22) (Hackett uses a volume pedal on this part)
e|-11--8-10----11--8-10----11--8-10------------|B|----------11----------11----------8--9-9/11--|G|---------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|
(5:35) (Palm mute, repeat the next 3 sequences 4 times)
e|---8-8-8---8----8-8-8----8---|B|-9-------9-------------------|G|-------------10-------10-----|D|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
e|---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6--|B|-8-------8----------------|G|-------------8-------8----|D|--------------------------|A|--------------------------|E|--------------------------|
e|---8-8-8----8----8-8-8-----8-|B|-9-------9-------------------|G|--------------10-------10----|D|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-15-16-16-16-16-16-18-16-16-16-16-16-15-16-16-16-16-16-18-16-16-16-16-16-|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|B|-15-16-16-16-16-15-16-13-16-11-16----16--15-16-13-16-11-16-11-|G|----------------------------------13--------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
(6:02) e|----------------------------18------------------------------------|B|-8--9--11--13----/18--18b20----20r18------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------17-------10---------10-------|D|---------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|A|-------------------------------------------/8---------/8----------|E|------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----|
e|--------------------------------------------18------------------|B|----11-----13----11-----13--/11--/16--18b20----20r18----18b20---|G|-/8----/10----/8----/10------------------------------17---------|D|----------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----18----------------------------------------------------|B|--18----18b20b21r20----------------------------------------|G|--------------------17\10-------10-------------10----------|D|----------------------------------------3-------------3----|A|----------------------------/8--------------/8-------------|E|------------------------------------1--------------1-------|
e|-/11--8-10------/11--8-10-----------------------------|B|------------11-------------8---8-11----11-13---8-11---|G|------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------|
(6:30) (Mighty Hogweed is avenged...)e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-6-5-6---5-----5--6-5-6---5-----5-|A|-------8---6-8----------8---6-8---|E|----------------------------------|
Repeat this part 5 timese|------------------|B|------------------|G|-5-3-5---3-----3--|D|-------6---5-6----|A|------------------|E|------------------|
e|------------------|B|------------------|G|-4-3-4---3-----3--|D|-------6---5-6----|A|------------------|E|------------------|
Outro (6:56)e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-7--6-------4-6-3---6--11--7--9-11-13------3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--3-5---|D|-6--6--6----4-6-3---6--11--6--9-11-13---5--3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--3-5---|A|-5--4--6----2-4-1---4--9---5--7-9--11---5--1--6--1-3-5---4-6-8---1-3---|E|-4-----4-------------------4------------3------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-7--6-------4-6-3---6--11--7--9-11-13------3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--6-8-10--|D|-6--6--6----4-6-3---6--11--6--9-11-13---5--3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--6-8-10--|A|-5--4--6----2-4-1---4--9---5--7-9--11---5--1--6--1-3-5---4-6-8---4-6-8---|E|-4-----4-------------------4------------3--------------------------------|
Let that last chord ring out!e|------------------|B|------------------|G|-6-8-10------10---|D|-6-8-10------10---|A|-4-6-8-------8----|E|------------------|
And that's it. If you have any questions/comments feel free to email me (kbyrnes618@gmail.com).
