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Retreat

The Rakes

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latest single from the best guys around!!
intro
e------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------|
e--(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-------------|play this for the sound at the start 
, i.e hold your finger lightly over the desegnated fret)

e-------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------|
e-3-3---(3)-(3)---3-3---(3)-(3)---3-3---(3)-(3)----1-1-1|

play the above twice when the drums come in then go into this main riff  below


e-----------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------|
g-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5---------|
d-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---------|
a-----------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------|
pm.....................

(22 seconds)play the bridge
    F           C
e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g--------------------------|
d-3-3-3-3----10-10-10-10---|
a-3-3-3-3----10-10-10-10---|
e-1-1-1-1----8--8--8---8---|

then this little twiddle  below

e------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------|
g-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-0-0-3-3-3------------------|
d-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-5-5-5------------------|
a------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------|

then repeat all the above twice and in for the chorus below


e-------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------|
g-15-x7---17-x7----18-x7-----17-x7----|
d-15------17-------18--------17-------|
a-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------| play the chorus twice then back into the main song

all the above is repeated then it goes into the "walk home, retreat, to sleep" bit. On 
he plays some lead thing but live he just plays chords. below is the chords

  A#        C        C#       C
e-6---------8--------9--------8-----|
b-6---------8--------9--------8-----|
g-7-x7------9-x7-----10-x7----9-x7--|
d-8---------10-------11-------10----|
a-8---------10-------11-------10----|
E-6---------8--------9--------8-----|


  A#        C        C#       D#
e-6---------8--------9--------11-----|
b-6---------8--------9--------11-----|
g-7-x7------9-x7-----10-x7----12-x7--|
d-8---------10-------11-------13-----|
a-8---------10-------11-------13-----|
E-6---------8--------9--------11-----|


then its just the bass play those cords and then then the solo below (which is roughish)

e-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---9-9-9-9--7---|
b-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---9-9-9-9--7---|
g-------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

e-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---9-9-9-9--7---|
b-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---9-9-9-9--7---|
g-------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------| play about with these 4 times
E-------------------------------------|

thats the song

tabbed by stu

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