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"KISS THE RAIN" by Billie Myers
Transcribed by Oliver Lea ([email protected])
I'me a bit suprised no-one's had a crack at tabbing this one yet,
as it's a great guitar track and dead simple too. I've tabbed it
out 'coz I'm sure there are a lot of people who'd like to try at
playing it. What I've got here probably isn't perfect, and the
whole thing will probably sound better if you vary the riffs a
little anyway, because the guitar is only supplemental to the whole
piece (unlike Mark Knofler's solos that I normally transcribe, which
are usually pretty central). The main backing is provided by a
keyboard playing the chords and a bass guitar keeping time along
with the drums.
SPECIAL NOTATION:-
I've used my usual notation with an added extra :
e:-0}-----| This basically means a slow downstroke
B:-0}-----| (in this case an E chord)
G:-1}-----|
D:-2}-----|
A:-2}-----|
E:-0}-----|
Also, wherever there's a A/G#, the G# is provided by the bass
guitar or keyboard, so if you're using a rythm guitar, just play A.
Here's how the intro goes:-
(Moderate distortion)
A A/G# F#m D
e:-0}------------|------------------|-0}-----------|
B:-2}--------0---|------------------|-2}-----------|
G:-2}----------2-|------------------|-2}-----------|
D:-2}------------|--------2---0-----|-2}-----------|
A:-0}------------|----------0-------|-0}-----------|
E:---------------|-2----------------|--------------|
After the last A chord there is no guitar, the piano/synth takes
over.
Verse :-
A A/G# F#m D
Hello, can you hear me, am I gettin' through to you
A A/G# F#m D
Hello, is it late there, is that laughter on the line, are you sure
you're there alone
(Fuzz/distortion)
E F#m E F#m
e:------------------|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----0-------0---|
B:-----0-------0----|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
G:-----1-------1----|-----2-------2---|-----1-------1---|-----2-------2---|
D:-----2-------2----|-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---|
A:---2---2---2---2--|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2---2-|---4---4---4---4-|
E:-0-------0--------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|
'Coz I'm, tryin' to explain, somethin's wrong, sound the same,
you just don't
(Continue this riff with the chords below)
E E7
Why don't you, why don't you, go outside, go outside, Kiss the rain...
(This next riff begins and repeats until the end of the chorus)
A E D E
e:-0---0-----------|----------------|-5---------------|-0---0-----------|
B:-2-----2---2-----|-5--5-----------|-6---6-----------|-0-----0---0-----|
G:-2-------2-------|-4----4---4-----|-7-----7---7-----|-1---------------|
D:-2-----------2---|-6------6-------|-7-------7-------|-2-------2-------|
A:-0---------------|-7----------7---|-5---------5-----|-2-----------2---|
E:-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
...rain, whenever need me, kiss rain, whenever too long, if your
you the I'm gone
A E D E
lips, feel lonely and thirsty, kiss the rain, and wait for the dawn, keep in
A E D E
--mind, we're under the same sky, and tthe night's - as empty for me as for you, if you
A E D (Keep playing D riff) A--
feel, you can't wait 'till morning, kiss the rain, kiss the rain, kiss the rain.
Then we go back to the verse pattern, but keep an ear out for the little 'ching'
just a little while after the chorus ends. It's just an F#m harmonic (pinch the
strings just after playing - it's quite tricky).
Here's the second verse (the chords are, unsuprisingly, exactly the same):-
Hello, do you miss me, I hear you say you do, but not the way I'm missin' you,
What's new, how's the weather, is it stormy where you are, 'coz you're so close but
(^1) it feels like you're so far
(^1) = e:-0}--
B:-2}-- (Then continue these progressions, just like the chorus, but with the
G:-2}-- verse chords)
D:-2}--
A:-0}--
E:-----
(Then it's the interlude bit again (E and F#m))
Oh would it mean anything, if you knew, what I'm left imagining,
In my mind, in my mind, would you go, would you go, kiss the rain!
(Here's the bit you've been looking forward to)
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:------------10-12-10-x-x-|------------10-12-10-x-x-|------------10-12-10-x-x-|
G:--------9---9--9--9--x-x-|--------9---9--9--9--x-x-|--------9---9--9--9--x-x-|
D:-11-/12------------------|-11-/12------------------|-11-/12------------------|
A:-----^-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E:-----^-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
(^slide + pick)
e:-9-9-9--------------12-12-12------------------|
B:-------10-10-10--------------10-10-10---10-10-|
G:----------------------------------------------| Then repeat this.
D:----------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------|
The rest of the song comprises of riffs already covered, it's juts a case of working
out which one goes where, which should be no problem.
Then I shall leave you with that!
Submitted: February 23, 1999 by Oli Lea <[email protected]>.