The main acoustic riff is Riff.1. This is the basic feel
for the riff and you can add your own variations to make it
sound more full. The chord changes are
E (E5) E7sus4 Esus2 | A Asus4 A A9
Riff.1
E-|—————0———-|—–0———————-0————-|
B-|–9———0–0———-|–5–5—-5–5–5–5–5–5–5——–0—-|
G-|–9—9–9–7–9———-|–6–6h7–7–7–7–7–7–7–6–6–6–6—-|
D-|–9—9–9–7–7—0–0—|–7–7—-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–5–7-|
A-|–7—7–7–7–9—0–0—|–0–0—-0—–0–0–0–0——–0—–7-|
E-|———0————0—|—————————————-0-|
Riff.1
E-|————–0———0————–|—-0——————————|
B-|——–9–9–0———0————–|—-5—-5-5-5—5—5–5–5—-5–|
G-|–7/9—9–9–7–7-7—-9–9-9-9——-|-6–6h7–7-7-7-7-6h7-7–7–6h7–7–|
D-|——–9–9–7–7-7-7–7–7-7-7–0–0-|-7–7—-7-7-7-7-7—7–7–7—-7–|
A-|–9/11–7–7–7———9———0–0-|-0———–0—0—0–0–0—-0–|
E-|———–0————————-0-|———————————–|
Riff.2 (electric) is a clean electric fill during the lyrics,
“Ah, sometimes I grow so tired, but I know one thing I`ve got to
do!” Riff.2 (acoustic) is the acoustic part played behind
Riff.2 (electric). The chord pattern is
E F#m7 G#m7 | A F#m7 E
Riff.2 (electric)
E-|-0—0—–0————|————-0—0———|-0——–0———–|
B-|-0—-0-0–0—0-0—-0-|-0—-0–0—0-0—0——-|———0–0–0-0—0|
G-|-11—–9–9—–9h11—|-7p6—–6p4—————|b11(13)p9—9—-9h11-|
D-|————————|———————7p6—|———————-|
A-|————————|————————-7-|———————-|
E-|————————|—————————|———————-|
^play this measure the ^ extra addition to
first time — goto the measure one to give
end measure after that the bend in the riff
Riff.2 (acoustic)
E-|-4—————————|–0—————-0-|
B-|———-2——7———–|–5———–2—-0-|
G-|-1——–2——4–4–4—–|–6———–2—-1-|
D-|———-2——4–4–4–0–|–7–7——–2—-2-|
A-|-2–2—–4——6–6——–|–0–0-0–7—4—-2-|
E-|-0—–0–2–0—4———–|———-0—2—-0-|
These two riffs go on top of each other to make the sound more full. These
start at “Ramble on, now`s the time, the time is now.
Sing my song…”
Riff.3 (electric)
E-|——————–|—————————–2—2–3-|
B-|-9——————|–3/5—–5–53—3–3——3—3–3–|
G-|-9–9–9–7–9—–|————————-0——-2—–|
D-|-9–9–9–7–7—–|–5/7——–75——5–0————–|
A-|-7–7–7–7–9—–|—————————————|
E-|——————–|————————————–|
Riff.3 (acoustic)
E-|——————–|——-0———-0—0———-2–3-|
B-|——————–|—-5–5–5–53–3—3———-3–3–|
G-|-9–9–9–7–9—–|——-0–0——-0—0–0-0—–2–0–|
D-|-9–9–9–7–7—–|—-7——–75———0-0—–0——|
A-|-7——–7–9—–|—————————————|
E-|——————–|————————————–|
These riffs are for the first solo. They harmonize quite nicely.
Solo.1 (gtr1)
E-|———|—————————–12———–|
B-|-15——|-15p14h15–15p14h15-15p14h15—–15-14-15-|
G-|———|——————————————|
D-|———|——————————————|
A-|———|——————————————|
E-|———|——————————————|
Solo.1 (gtr2)
E-|———|——————————————|
B-|-12——|-12p10h12–12p10h10-12p10h12-14–12-10-12-|
G-|———|——————————————|
D-|———|——————————————|
A-|———|——————————————|
E-|———|——————————————|
Here is the second harmonized solo.
Solo.2 (gtr1)
E-|-12————-12————-12——|-12——————————–|
B-|—15-14-12——-15-14-12——-15-14-|—15-14-12—-12-14–12-14–12-14-|
G-|————14————-14———-|————14———————|
D-|—————————————|———————————–|
A-|—————————————|———————————–|
E-|—————————————|———————————–|
Solo.2 (gtr2)
E-|————————————-|———————————–|
B-|-14p12———14p12———14p12—|-14p12—————————–|
G-|——14p11———14p11———14-|——14p11—-11-14–11-14–11-14-|
D-|———–14————14———-|———–14———————-|
A-|————————————-|———————————–|
E-|————————————-|———————————–|
This riff starts at the end of the second harmonized solo.
The first acoustic riff (Riff.1) is played behind Riff.4.
Riff.4 (electric)
E-|——————————|—————————–|
B-|——————————|—————————–|
G-|——–9–9–9—————|——9-9–9–7—7-7-7——|
D-|——9-9–9–9——-9-9—–|-9h11—–11–7h9—–9–6-7-|
A-|-9h11—–11–9–9p11—–11–|—————————–|
E-|——————————|—————————–|
for the riff and you can add your own variations to make it
sound more full. The chord changes are
E (E5) E7sus4 Esus2 | A Asus4 A A9
Riff.1
E-|—————0———-|—–0———————-0————-|
B-|–9———0–0———-|–5–5—-5–5–5–5–5–5–5——–0—-|
G-|–9—9–9–7–9———-|–6–6h7–7–7–7–7–7–7–6–6–6–6—-|
D-|–9—9–9–7–7—0–0—|–7–7—-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–5–7-|
A-|–7—7–7–7–9—0–0—|–0–0—-0—–0–0–0–0——–0—–7-|
E-|———0————0—|—————————————-0-|
Riff.1
E-|————–0———0————–|—-0——————————|
B-|——–9–9–0———0————–|—-5—-5-5-5—5—5–5–5—-5–|
G-|–7/9—9–9–7–7-7—-9–9-9-9——-|-6–6h7–7-7-7-7-6h7-7–7–6h7–7–|
D-|——–9–9–7–7-7-7–7–7-7-7–0–0-|-7–7—-7-7-7-7-7—7–7–7—-7–|
A-|–9/11–7–7–7———9———0–0-|-0———–0—0—0–0–0—-0–|
E-|———–0————————-0-|———————————–|
Riff.2 (electric) is a clean electric fill during the lyrics,
“Ah, sometimes I grow so tired, but I know one thing I`ve got to
do!” Riff.2 (acoustic) is the acoustic part played behind
Riff.2 (electric). The chord pattern is
E F#m7 G#m7 | A F#m7 E
Riff.2 (electric)
E-|-0—0—–0————|————-0—0———|-0——–0———–|
B-|-0—-0-0–0—0-0—-0-|-0—-0–0—0-0—0——-|———0–0–0-0—0|
G-|-11—–9–9—–9h11—|-7p6—–6p4—————|b11(13)p9—9—-9h11-|
D-|————————|———————7p6—|———————-|
A-|————————|————————-7-|———————-|
E-|————————|—————————|———————-|
^play this measure the ^ extra addition to
first time — goto the measure one to give
end measure after that the bend in the riff
Riff.2 (acoustic)
E-|-4—————————|–0—————-0-|
B-|———-2——7———–|–5———–2—-0-|
G-|-1——–2——4–4–4—–|–6———–2—-1-|
D-|———-2——4–4–4–0–|–7–7——–2—-2-|
A-|-2–2—–4——6–6——–|–0–0-0–7—4—-2-|
E-|-0—–0–2–0—4———–|———-0—2—-0-|
These two riffs go on top of each other to make the sound more full. These
start at “Ramble on, now`s the time, the time is now.
Sing my song…”
Riff.3 (electric)
E-|——————–|—————————–2—2–3-|
B-|-9——————|–3/5—–5–53—3–3——3—3–3–|
G-|-9–9–9–7–9—–|————————-0——-2—–|
D-|-9–9–9–7–7—–|–5/7——–75——5–0————–|
A-|-7–7–7–7–9—–|—————————————|
E-|——————–|————————————–|
Riff.3 (acoustic)
E-|——————–|——-0———-0—0———-2–3-|
B-|——————–|—-5–5–5–53–3—3———-3–3–|
G-|-9–9–9–7–9—–|——-0–0——-0—0–0-0—–2–0–|
D-|-9–9–9–7–7—–|—-7——–75———0-0—–0——|
A-|-7——–7–9—–|—————————————|
E-|——————–|————————————–|
These riffs are for the first solo. They harmonize quite nicely.
Solo.1 (gtr1)
E-|———|—————————–12———–|
B-|-15——|-15p14h15–15p14h15-15p14h15—–15-14-15-|
G-|———|——————————————|
D-|———|——————————————|
A-|———|——————————————|
E-|———|——————————————|
Solo.1 (gtr2)
E-|———|——————————————|
B-|-12——|-12p10h12–12p10h10-12p10h12-14–12-10-12-|
G-|———|——————————————|
D-|———|——————————————|
A-|———|——————————————|
E-|———|——————————————|
Here is the second harmonized solo.
Solo.2 (gtr1)
E-|-12————-12————-12——|-12——————————–|
B-|—15-14-12——-15-14-12——-15-14-|—15-14-12—-12-14–12-14–12-14-|
G-|————14————-14———-|————14———————|
D-|—————————————|———————————–|
A-|—————————————|———————————–|
E-|—————————————|———————————–|
Solo.2 (gtr2)
E-|————————————-|———————————–|
B-|-14p12———14p12———14p12—|-14p12—————————–|
G-|——14p11———14p11———14-|——14p11—-11-14–11-14–11-14-|
D-|———–14————14———-|———–14———————-|
A-|————————————-|———————————–|
E-|————————————-|———————————–|
This riff starts at the end of the second harmonized solo.
The first acoustic riff (Riff.1) is played behind Riff.4.
Riff.4 (electric)
E-|——————————|—————————–|
B-|——————————|—————————–|
G-|——–9–9–9—————|——9-9–9–7—7-7-7——|
D-|——9-9–9–9——-9-9—–|-9h11—–11–7h9—–9–6-7-|
A-|-9h11—–11–9–9p11—–11–|—————————–|
E-|——————————|—————————–|