The Rains Begin (Guitar)
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The Rains Begin (from The Devil's Resolve -album)
Tuning: 1 step down
Tabbed by: plasmareagan

Intro:
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|-9----6----5-------------9----6----5----------9----|
C|-9----6----5----9--7--5--9----6----5----9--7--9----|
G|-7----4----3----9--7--5--7----4----3----9--7--7----|
D|----------------7--5--3-----------------7--5-------|

Main riff:
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-9--7--9----9--7--9-----7----6----7-----9----9--7--9----9--7--9-----7----6----7-----9----|
C|-9--7--9----9--7--9--7--7----7----7--7--9----9--7--9----9--7--9--7--7----7----7--7--9----|
G|-7--5--7----7--5--7--7--5----4----5--7--7----7--5--7----7--5--7--7--5----4----5--7--7----|
D|---------------------5---------------5---------------------------5---------------5-------|

This lead guitar-part is played 2 times along the main riff (h=hammer-on, p=pull-off):
                    h  p                              h  p                        h  p
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12--14-15--14--12-14-12----12-----12--14-15--14--12-14-12-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------14--------------------------------14--12--14-16--14--12-14-12----------14---------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-16---------14----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      h
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|--14-16-12---16--12-14----|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|

Verse 1:
This part is played before the first three lines of the verse (played with keyboards):
D|------10---12-10---------9------|
A|-12---------------10-10-----12--|
F|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
Against the sky a silent choice
D|------10---12-10---------9------|
A|-12---------------10-10-----12--|
F|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
She takes me in her pulse within
D|------10---12-10---------9------|
A|-12---------------10-10-----12--|
F|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
                          
Beyond the deep the green
   voice calls touching my skin
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|-9-----7-----5---4----2--9----|
C|-9-----7-----5---4----2--9----|
G|-7-----5-----3---2----0--7----|
D|------------------------------|

Chorus:
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|--------------7--|
C|-7--9--10--5--7--|
G|-7--9--10--5--5--|
D|-5--7--8---3-----|
Her touch is cold yet suddenly

D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|--------------7--|
C|-7--9--10--5--7--|
G|-7--9--10--5--5--|
D|-5--7--8---3-----|
I feel the heat that's feeding me
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------7-----|
C|-2--4--5--7--7--|
G|-2--4--5--5--7--|
D|-0--2--3-----5--|
She rules the waves inside
   Alien and again takes my hand
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------4--|
C|-9-----5---------3-----3--4--4--|
G|-9-----5---------3-----3--4--2--|
D|-7-----3---------1-----1--2-----|


Then comes the main riff again once:
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
F|-9--7--9----9--7--9-----7----6----7-----9----|
C|-9--7--9----9--7--9--7--7----7----7--7--9----|
G|-7--5--7----7--5--7--7--5----4----5--7--7----|
D|---------------------5---------------5-------|

This lead guitar-part is played 1 time along the main riff -part:
                    h  p                              h  p                        h  p
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12--14-15--14--12-14-12----12-----12--14-15--14--12-14-12-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------14--------------------------------14--12--14-16--14--12-14-12----------14---------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-16---------14----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      h
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|--14-16-12---16--12-14----|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|

Verse 2:

And again, this part is played before the first three lines of the verse (played with keyboards):
D|------10---12-10---------9------|
A|-12---------------10-10-----12--|
F|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
I move myself towards her eyes
D|------10---12-10---------9------|
A|-12---------------10-10-----12--|
F|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
She lets me in, the rains begin
D|------10---12-10---------9------|
A|-12---------------10-10-----12--|
F|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
About to break the holy
   ties  strange, freezing and thin
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|-9-----7--------5---4----2---9----|
C|-9-----7--------5---4----2---9----|
G|-7-----5--------3---2----0---7----|
D|----------------------------------|

Chorus:
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|--------------7--|
C|-7--9--10--5--7--|
G|-7--9--10--5--5--|
D|-5--7--8---3-----|
Her touch is cold yet suddenly
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|--------------7--|
C|-7--9--10--5--7--|
G|-7--9--10--5--5--|
D|-5--7--8---3-----|
I feel the heat that's feeding me
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------7-----|
C|-2--4--5--7--7--|
G|-2--4--5--5--7--|
D|-0--2--3-----5--|
She rules the waves inside
   Alien and again takes my hand
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------4--|
C|-9-----5---------3-----3--4--4--|
G|-9-----5---------3-----3--4--2--|
D|-7-----3---------1-----1--2-----|

D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|-9----6----5-------------9----6----5----------9----|
C|-9----6----5----9--7--5--9----6----5----9--7--9----|
G|-7----4----3----9--7--5--7----4----3----9--7--7----|
D|----------------7--5--3-----------------7--5-------|

Bridge:
F#5
Inside the storm
Madness is born
Love-like
F#5
Immersed by her
Ocean waves burn,
Love-like
F#5
Closing her eyes
Shutting the skies,
Love-like
   As they reclaim their kin
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
F|-11-9----7-6-----4-----11---|
C|-11-9----7-6-----4-----11---|
G|-9--7----5-4-----2-----9----|
D|----------------------------|


Chorus:
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|---------------9---|
C|-9--11--12--7--9---|
G|-9--11--12--7--7---|
D|-7--9---10--5------|
Her touch is cold yet suddenly
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
F|---------------9---|
C|-9--11--12--7--9---|
G|-9--11--12--7--7---|
D|-7--9---10--5------|
I feel the heat that's feeding me
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
F|----------9-------|
C|-4--6--7--9--9----|
G|-4--6--7--7--9----|
D|-2--4--5-----7----|
She rules the waves inside
   Alien and again takes my hand
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------6--|
C|-11----7---------5-----5--6--6--|
G|-11----7---------5-----5--6--4--|
D|-9-----5---------3-----3--4-----|


Outro:

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-11-9--11---11-9--11-----9--8----9-----11----11-9--11---11-9--11-----9--8----9-----11----|
C|-11-9--11---11-9--11--9--9--9----9--9--11----11-9--11---11-9--11--9--9--9----9--9--11----|
G|-9--7--9----9--7--9---9--7--6----7--9--9-----9--7--9----9--7--9---9--7--6----7--9--9-----|
D|----------------------7-------------7-----------------------------7-------------7--------|

This lead guitar-part is played 2 times along the main riff:
                    h  p                              h  p                        h  p
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14--16-17--16--14-16-14----14-----14--16-17--16--14-16-14-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------16--------------------------------16--14--16-18--16--14-16-14----------16---------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16-18---------16----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      h
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|--16-18-14---18--14-16----|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|

The a short bass-brake and then this:

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------11----|
F|-11-9--11---11-9--11-----9--8----9-----11----11-9--11---11-9--11-----9--8----9-----11----|
C|-11-9--11---11-9--11--9--9--9----9--9--11----11-9--11---11-9--11--9--9--9----9--9--11----|
G|-9--7--9----9--7--9---9--7--6----7--9--9-----9--7--9----9--7--9---9--7--6----7--9--9-----|
D|----------------------7-------------7-----------------------------7-------------7--------|

This lead guitar-part is played 2 times along the main riff):
                    h  p                              h  p                        h  p
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14--16-17--16--14-16-14----14-----14--16-17--16--14-16-14-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------16--------------------------------16--14--16-18--16--14-16-14----------16---------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16-18---------16----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      h
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|--16-18-14---18--14-16----|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|

Truly amazing song, feel free to rate!