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Ride a White Swan - T.Rex
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Tabbed by: Kyle M
Email: Legolas19211@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard (All Gtrs. Capo 4th Fret.)
Chords in brackets are chord shapes being held relative to capo, chords above those
are the actual sounding chords.
Use Thumb to pluck bass notes (palm mute them as well) to the 4/4 beat while using
the other fingers to pluck the melody.
Both Gtrs. electric/w. distortion and slight slapback delay to get the right sound.
Intro:
Gtr.1
e|----|----0------------0--|-----------0--------------0--|------0---------0|B|----|-----------0h2------|-----0h2-----------0h2-------|------------0h2--|G|----|--------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|D|---0h2-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|A|----|--------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|E|----|----0---0----0------|--0----0-------0-----0-------|--0---0---0---0--|
Verse 1: 'Ride it on out like a bird in the sky-way,ride it on out
*Ab *Db
(E) (A)
e|-(0)---------------------|----------------------|------0-----------------|B|-------------------------|--------------------0-|--2---2------------0----|G|---------1-------1------0h1---1-------1---------|-------------2----------|D|---------2-------2-------|----2-------2---------|------------------------|A|-------------------------|----------------------|--0---0----0---0--------|E|--0---0------0-------0---|0---0----0------0-----|------------------------|
like you were a bird Fly it on out
*Ab *Eb7
(E) (B7)
e|------0------------------|------5-------------0-|B|------0-------0-------0--|--------------4-------|G|-------------------------|----------------------|D|-------------------------|--4-------------------|A|-------------------------|--2---2----2-----2----|E|--0---0----0------0------|----------------------|
like an eagle in a sun-beam,ride it on out like-a you were a bird'.
*Ab *Db *Ab *Eb7
(E) (A) (E) (B7)
e|------0---------------|----0-------------------|------0---------5--------|B|------0-------0------0h2-----------2--------0--|----------0--------=-4---|G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------|0---0----0-----0--------|-------------2----2------|E|--0---0----0-----0----|------------------------|--0---0------------------|
e|------0------------0--|---------0---------0----|------0-------------0----|B|--------------0h2-----|----0h2-------0h2-------|--------------0h2--------|G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|E|--0---0----0----0-----|--0---0----0----0-------|--0---0----0----0--------|
Verse 2:'Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days,wear a tall hat
*Ab *Db
(E) (A)
e|-(0)---------------------|----------------------|------0----------------|B|-------------------------|--------------------0-|--2---2------------0---|G|---------1-------1------0h1---1-------1---------|-------------2---------|D|---------2-------2-------|----2-------2---------|-----------------------|A|-------------------------|----------------------|--0---0----0---0-------|E|--0---0------0-------0---|0---0----0------0-----|-----------------------|
and a tattooed gown Ride a white swan
*Ab *Eb7
(E) (B7)
e|------0------------------|------5-------------0-|B|------0-------0-------0--|--------------4-------|G|-------------------------|----------------------|D|-------------------------|--4-------------------|A|-------------------------|--2---2----2-----2----|E|--0---0----0------0------|----------------------|
like the people of the Beltane,wear your hair long babe,you can't go wrong'.
*Ab *Db *Ab *Eb7
(E) (A) (E) (B7)
e|------0---------------|----0-------------------|------0---------5--------|B|------0-------0------0h2-----------2--------0--|----------0----------4---|G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------|0---0----0-----0--------|-------------2----2------|E|--0---0----0-----0----|------------------------|--0---0------------------|
*Ab
(E)
e|------0------------0--|---------0---------0----|------0-------------0----|B|--------------0h2-----|----0h2-------0h2-------|--------------0h2--------|G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|E|--0---0----0----0-----|--0---0----0----0-------|--0---0----0----0--------|
Verse 3:'Catch a bright star and place it on your forehead,say a few spells
*Ab *Db
(E) (A)
e|-(0)---------------------|----------------------|------0-----------------|B|-------------------------|--------------------0-|--2---2------------0----|G|---------1-------1------0h1---1-------1---------|-------------2----------|D|---------2-------2-------|----2-------2---------|------------------------|A|-------------------------|----------------------|--0---0----0---0--------|E|--0---0------0-------0---|0---0----0------0-----|------------------------|
and baby there you go Take a black cat
*Ab *Eb7
(E) (B7)
e|------0------------------|------5-------------0-|B|------0-------0-------0--|--------------4-------|G|-------------------------|----------------------|D|-------------------------|--4-------------------|A|-------------------------|--2---2----2-----2----|E|--0---0----0------0------|----------------------|
sit it on your shoulder,and in the morning you'll know all you know'.
*Ab *Db *Ab *Eb7
(E) (A) (E) (B7)
e|------0---------------|----0-------------------|------0---------5--------|B|------0-------0------0h2-----------2--------0--|----------0----------4---|G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------|0---0----0-----0--------|-------------2----2------|E|--0---0----0-----0----|------------------------|--0---0------------------|
e|------0------------0--|---------0---------0----|------0-------------0----|B|--------------0h2-----|----0h2-------0h2-------|--------------0h2--------|G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|E|--0---0----0----0-----|--0---0----0----0-------|--0---0----0----0--------|
Solo: (Gtr. 1)
*Ab *Db
(E) (A)
e|-(0)---------------------|----------------------|------0-----------------|B|-------------------------|--------------------0-|--2---2------------0----|G|---------1-------1------0h1---1-------1---------|-------------2----------|D|---------2-------2-------|----2-------2---------|------------------------|A|-------------------------|----------------------|--0---0----0---0--------|E|--0---0------0-------0---|0---0----0------0-----|------------------------|
Gtr. 2
e|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|B|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|G|-------------------------|--2b4---------------2qb4r2---0-----------------|D|-------------------------|----------------------|---------2~~~~----------|A|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|E|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
Gtr.1
*Ab *Eb7 *Ab
(E) (B7) (E)
e|------0------------------|------5-------------0-|------0-----------------|B|------0-------0-------0--|--------------4-------|------0-------0--------0h2G|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|D|-------------------------|--4-------------------|------------------------|A|-------------------------|--2---2----2-----2----|------------------------|E|--0---0----0------0------|----------------------|--0---0----0-----0------|
Gtr.2
e|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|B|-------------------------|-----3----------------|------------------------|G|--2qb4---2pb4r2--0---0--2/4-------4~~~~-----2 b 4---2pb4r2---0-------0---|D|------------------2------|----------------------|-----------------2------|A|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|E|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
Gtr.1
*Db *Db *Eb7
(A) (E) (B7)
e|------0------------------|------0---------5-----|B|(2)-----------2-------0--|----------0---------4-|G|-------------------------|----------------------|D|-------------------------|----------------------|A|-0----0----0-----0-------|-------------2----2---|E|-------------------------|--0---0---------------|
Gtr.2
e|-------------------------|---------------------|B|--------3---3qb5---3-----|---------------------|G|--2--4-----------------4-|-2--0----------------|D|-------------------------|--------2--0------0--|A|-------------------------|---------------2-----|E|-------------------------|---------------------|
Gtr.1
*Ab
(E)
e|------0------------0--|---------0---------0----|------0-------------0----|B|--------------0h2-----|----0h2-------0h2-------|--------------0h2--------|G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|E|--0---0----0----0-----|--0---0----0----0-------|--0---0----0----0--------|
Verse 4:'Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days,wear a tall hat
*Ab *Db
(E) (A)
e|-(0)---------------------|----------------------|------0-----------------|B|-------------------------|--------------------0-|--2---2------------0----|G|---------1-------1------0h1---1-------1---------|-------------2----------|D|---------2-------2-------|----2-------2---------|------------------------|A|-------------------------|----------------------|--0---0----0---0--------|E|--0---0------0-------0---|0---0----0------0-----|------------------------|
and a tattooed gown Ride a white swan
*Ab *Eb7
(E) (B7)
e|------0------------------|------5-------------0-|B|------0-------0-------0--|--------------4-------|G|-------------------------|----------------------|D|-------------------------|--4-------------------|A|-------------------------|--2---2----2-----2----|E|--0---0----0------0------|----------------------|
like the people of the Beltane,wear your hair long babe,you can't go wrong'.
*Ab *Db *Ab *Eb7
(E) (A) (E) (B7)
e|------0---------------|----0-------------------|------0---------5--------|B|------0-------0------0h2-----------2--------0--|----------0----------4---|G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------|0---0----0-----0--------|-------------2----2------|E|--0---0----0-----0----|------------------------|--0---0------------------|
*Ab
(E)
e|------0------------0--|---------0---------0----|------0-------------0----|B|--------------0h2-----|----0h2-------0h2-------|--------------0h2--------|G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|E|--0---0----0----0-----|--0---0----0----0-------|--0---0----0----0--------|
Outro:
*Ab
(E)
e|---------0---------0----|------0-------------0------|---------0---------0|B|----0h2-------0h2-------|--------------0h2----------|----0h2-------0h2---|G|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|D|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|A|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|E|--0---0----0----0-------|--0---0----0----0----------|--0---0----0----0---|
'Da da dee dee da____
e|------0------------0--|---------0---------0----|------0-------------0----|B|--------------0h2-----|----0h2-------0h2-------|--------------0h2--------|G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|E|--0---0----0----0-----|--0---0----0----0-------|--0---0----0----0--------|
Da da dee dee da____ Da da dee dee da_
e|---------0---------0----|------0-------------0------|---------0--------0-|B|----0h2-------0h2-------|--------------0h2----------|----0h2-------0h2---|G|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|D|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|A|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|E|--0---0----0----0-------|--0---0----0----0----------|--0---0----0----0---|
Da da dee dee da__ da da dee de da______ Da da dee de da_____
e|------0------------0--|---------0---------0----|------0-------------0----|B|--------------0h2-----|----0h2-------0h2-------|--------------0h2--------|G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|E|--0---0----0----0-----|--0---0----0----0-------|--0---0----0----0--------|
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Da da dee dee da__ da da dee de da______ Da da dee de da_____
e|---------0---------0----|------0-------------0------|---------0---------0|B|----0h2-------0h2-------|--------------0h2----------|----0h2-------0h2---|G|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|D|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|A|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|E|--0---0----0----0-------|--0---0----0----0----------|--0---0----0----0---|
Gtr.2 |--------------------
e|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|B|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|G|------------------------|---------------------------|--2qb4r2---0--------|D|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------2---1-|A|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|E|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
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Gtr.1
Da da dee dee da__ da da dee de da______ Da da dee de da____
e|------0------------0--|---------0---------0----|------0-------------0----|B|--------------0h2-----|----0h2-------0h2-------|--------------0h2--------|G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|A|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|E|--0---0----0----0-----|--0---0----0----0-------|--0---0----0----0--------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Repeat
to fade)
Gtr.2
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|G|----------------------|--2qb4r2---0------------|----------------------|D|-2~(Hold for 2 beats)-|--------------2---1-----|-2~(Hold for 2 beats)|A|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|E|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
One of my favourite songs of all time by one of my favourite artists of all time,
Enjoy!
(Please Rate)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| qb Quick-bend
| qbr Quick-bend, then release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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