Mr. Rainmaker Tabs & Lyrics by Warrant
Mr. Rainmaker
guitar tabs lyrics
Song:Mr.Rainmaker
Written By:J.Lane
Artist:Warrant
Album:Cherry Pie
Tuning:1/2 Step Down
Transcribed By Chris McLarty
TO GET THE RIGHT TONE FOR THIS SONG, YOU MIGHT WANT
TO CHECK OUT MYERIK TURNER PAGE, THERE'S A LINK TO IT ON THE MAIN PAGE.
IF IT STILL DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT, TRY TUNING IT TO Eb,BECAUSE IN MY TAB BOOK
IT SAYS Eb, BUT ERIK TURNER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS STANDARD TUNING.
(5)/
(5)/-SLIDE
(3)/
5*-PICK HARMONIC
\-WHAMMY DIVE
b-BEND
h-HAMMER-ON
p-PULL-OFF
v-VIBRATO
INTRO: GUITAR1-JOEY
(PALM-MUTED)-DISTORTION, DELAY(100Ms,1-3 repeats), CHORUS
EI-7-7-7-------------------------------7-7-7------------------------------I
BI-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--5-5--7-7-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-7--I
GI--------5-5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--------5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--I
DI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
AI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
RHY.FILL1-GUITAR2-ERIK
CHORDS:E5,C5
EI------------------------------------I-----------------------------------I
BI------------------------------------I-----------------------------------I
GI-------5--(5)/----------------------I-----5--(5)/-----------------------I
DI---2---5--(5)/----------------------I--2--5--(5)/-----------------------I
AI---2---3--(3)/-------5--------0-5*--I--2--3--(3)/------5-------0--------I
EI---0--------------3-----0-2---------I--0-------------3-----0-2----3*----I
LEAD GUITAR-GUITAR1-JOEY(UNISON BENDS)
EI----12----12----12----14----15--14p12----12-----------------------------I
BI-15b---15b---15b---17b---18b----------15b---15-12---------15-13-12------I
GI--------------------------------------------------15p14-12---------15-14I
DI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
AI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
___YEAH!!
LEAD GUITAR-GUITAR1-JOEY
EI--------------------------------------------------I
BI--------------------------------------------------I
GI--12----------------------------------------------I
DI-------14-12--------------------------------------I
AI-----------------14-13-12/10b--10v----------------I
EI--------------------------------------------14/---I
FILL1-JOEY
EI------------------------------------I
BI--------15--------------------------I
GI--14b------12-----------------------I
DI------------------14v---------------I
AI------------------------------------I
EI------------------------------------I
PLAY BEFORE VERSE1
VERSE1:
RHY.FILL1)
IT COULD HAVE RAINED FOR FORTY WEEKS DEAR
AND I'D NEVER KNOW THE DIFF'RENCE
(RHY.FILL1)
WHEN YOUR LIFE IS ONE LONG DOWNPOUR
YOUR NOT SURE YOU'LL GO THE DISTANCE
PRE-CHORUS RIFF:E5,C5,G5,D5
EI------------------------------------------------------I
BI------------------------------------------------------I
GI----------5-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7---------------I
DI--2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7-7-7---------------I
AI--2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5---5-5-5---------------I
EI--0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-----------------------I
YOU CAME ALONG WITH A PATCH OF BLUE SKY
PRE-CHORUS:E5,C5,G5,D5,C5,A
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
BI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
GI--------5--5-5-5-5--5-------------7-7-7---5-5---5-5--5---5-5---5-5---2-2-I
DI-2-2-2--5--5-5-5-5--5-------------7-7-7---5-5---5-5--5---5-5---5-5---2-2-I
AI-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3--3--5--5--5-5--5-5-5---3-3---3-3--3---3-3---3-3---0-0-I
EI-0-0-0-----------------3--3--3-3-----------------------------------------I
INSIDE YOUR ARMS, I FOUND A PLACE THAT'S WARM AND DRY
CHORUS:CHORDS-E5,C,G,D
EI---------------------------------3--------------------2------------------I
BI---------------------------------3--------------------3------------------I
GI---------------------5--5--------0--------------------2------------------I
DI--2------------------5--5--------0--------------------0------------------I
AI--2------------------3--3--------2----5*--4--3--2------------------------I
EI--0------------------------------3---------------------------------------I
CAUSE I FOUND A GIRL WHO IS PERMANENT SUNSHINE
CHORUS:CHORDS-G5,E5,C5,G,D5,G,D5
EI-----------------3--------3--3-------------------------------------------I
BI-----------------3--------3--3-------------------------------------------I
GI----------5--5---0--7--7--0--0---7--7------------------------------------I
DI--12---2--5--5---0--7--7--0--0---7--7------------------------------------I
AI--12---2--3--3---2--5--5--2--2---5--5------------------------------------I
EI--10---0---------3--------3--3-------------------------------------------I
MISTER RAINMAKER, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
CHORUS:CHORDS-E5,C,G,D,G,D,C5
EI------------3---2--2---3--3----2--2--------------------------------------I
BI------------3---3--3---3--3----3--3--------------------------------------I
GI-----5--5---0---2--2---0--0----2--2----5---------------------------------I
DI--2--5--5---0---0--0---0--0----0--0----5---------------------------------I
AI--2--3--3---2----------2--2------------3---------------------------------I
EI--0---------3----------3--3----------------------------------------------I
SHE IS THE LITTLE QUEEN OF ALL OF MY DREAMS, CARRY ON
CHORUS-CHORDS:D5,E5
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
BI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
GI--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9------------------------------------------------------I
DI--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9------------------------------------------------------I
AI--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO RAIN ON.
VERSE2
SAME AS FIRST VERSE
LOVE NEVER RAINED DOWN ON ME DEAR
ONLY HEARTACHE AND PROBLEMS
NOW THROUGH YOUR ARMS I CAN SEE CLEAR
IT'S ONLY BEEN RAINING WATER
PRE-CHORUS:
YOU CAME ALONG WITH A PATCH OF BLUE SKY
INSIDE YOUR ARMS I FOUND A PLACE THAT'S WARM
AND DRY
CHORUS:
MR RAINMAKER
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
CAUSE I FOUND A GIRL WHO IS PERMANENT SUNSHINE
SHE IS MY LITTLE QUEEN OF ALL OF MY DREAMS
CARRY ON, AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO RAIN ON
CHORDS:E5,D5,
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
BI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
GI--9-9-9-9-9-9-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------I
DI--9-9-9-9-9-9-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------I
AI--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO RAIN ON
GUITAR SOLO:JOEY ALLEN
EI--16brp14----------14----------14----------------------------------------I
BI----------15v--17b----17p14----------------------------------------------I
GI----------------------------17----16p14----14-16----14-------------------I
DI----------------------------------------16-------16----16----------------I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
GUITAR SOLO-JOEY ALLEN
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
BI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
GI-----------------14-16b-16v-(16)--14-16-14br--4*b--4brbrb--4*-2----------I
DI--14----14h15h16------------------------------------------------4-2------I
AI-----16------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
*-pick harmonic, brbrb-bend,release,bend,release,bend
GUITAR SOLO-JOEY ALLEN
EI-------------------------------------------------------------16\---------I
BI-----------------------5p3p2-7v----------------------15-17-19---19-15--15I
GI---------------4*b-4p2----------15h16p15----14-16-18-----------------18--I
DI-----------------------------------------18------------------------------I
AI-4-3-2-------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------5\(DIVE)----------------------------------------------------------I
GUITAR SOLO-JOEY ALLEN
EI----16----16----16----16----16--------16-17-17b-16----16---16-17(bv)-----I
BI-19b---19b---19b---19b---19b----------------------19b---19b---19(bv)-----I
GI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
DI--------------------------------------------------------------------14-14I
AI-------------------------------/x/x/x\-----------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
/x/x/x\-random slide up and down fretboard,(bv)-bar vibrato
GUITAR SOLO:JOEY ALLEN
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
BI----------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9\---I
GI-14-14-------13-13----------------------------------------------9-9-9\---I
DI-------14-14-------14-14-16-16-------14-14-----------------9/11-9-9-9\---I
AI-------------------------------16-16-------14-14--16-16-12------7-7-7\---I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
GUITAR SOLO:JOEY ALLEN
I------------------I
I------------------I
I-4b-4b-2----------I
I---------4-2------I
I-------------4----I
I---------------5\-I
THESE CHORDS ARE SOMEWHAT ACCURATE,BUT AGAIN,IT
DOESN'T SHOW A CHORD SHAPE FOR THIS RIFF SO JUST
IMPROVISE IF YOU CAN.
CHORDS:(UNDER GUITAR SOLO)
F#,A,E,D,A,E,E,Esus4,E(4 TIMES)
EI----6-------4---2-------7---------------------------I
BI----7-------5---3-------7---------------------------I
GI----6----2--4---2---1---6---------------------------I
DI---------2------0---2-------------------------------I
AI---------0----------2-------------------------------I
EI--------------------0-------------------------------I
CHORDS:
G#,B,F#,E,B,F#,F#,F#sus4,F#(2 TIMES)
AGAIN,I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE CHORDS ARE.
CHORDS:F#,A,E,D,A,E,E,Esus4,E(ONCE)
F#,A,E,D,A,E,C#,C,B
EI----------------------------------I
BI----------------------------------I
GI----------------------------------I
DI----------------------------------I
AI-----5*--4*--3--2-----------------I
EI--5-------------------------------I
5*-HARMONIC
4*-SEMI-HARMONIC
CHORUS:CHORDS
_______E5__________________G____________D
MISTER RAINMAKER,___DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
__E5
CAUSE I FOUND A GIRL WHO IS PERMANENT SUNSHINE
E5_______________________G____________D_________C5
SHE IS THE LITTLE QUEEN OF ALL OF MY DREAMS,CARRY ON
D5__________________________E5
AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO RAIN ON
E-xxx454
RHY.FIG.3
EI----------------------------------------------I
BI--5-5-5---------------------------------------I
GI----------5-5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------I
DI----------------------------------------------I
AI----------------------------------------------I
EI----------------------------------------------I
BASS RIFF:(A COUPLE OF TIMES)
GI------------------------------------------I
DI------------------------------------------I
AI------------------5-----------------------I
EI--x/--0--2--3-----------------------------I
x/-SLIDE
CHORDS USED:
E5-02xxxx
E5(type3)-022XXX
F#5-244xxx
G5-355xxx
D5(type3)-xx02xx
D5-x577xx
________________E5(TYPE3),F#5,G5,D5(type3)
OOH_______YEAH.
___________E5,F#5________G5,D5(PLAY THIS RHY.FIG.TILL THE END OF THE SONG)
MISTER RAIN_______ MAKER
(PLAY THIS UNDER THE SOLO)
GUITAR SOLO:(JOEY ALLEN)
________ vibrato___________slide_______________bar vibrato
EI---------------------------14b-(hold)-r----------------------------------I
BI-17-17br---15----17-17(sl)--------------15-------------------------------I
GI--------------16---------------------------12v-------14*br-14b-----------I
DI-----------------------------------------------14-12---------------------I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
SOLO:
EI---------20b-20b-20b-20b-2br-------------------------I
BI-15--------------------------20-17v-----------17-----I
GI------------------------------------(sl)16-19----19--I
DI-----------------------------------------------------I
AI-----------------------------------------------------I
EI-----------------------------------------------------I
SOLO:_____________________________20\-(1,1/2)dive_________bend-w/bar(2,1/2)
EI-----------19--------17/(one-step-pull-up-w/bar)-----7*b-r-v-------------I
BI--17-20-17----17-20\-----------------------------20v---------------------I
GI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
DI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
SOLO:
EI-----14b-14----15---------------------17b-17b-17v(sl)-22b-22b-22b-v-22b-rI
BI-12v--------12----15---------------15------------------------------------I
GI---------------------14v-12----14b---------------------------------------I
DI----------------------------14-------------------------------------------I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
SOLO:
EI-15-17b-17brb(17)v(sl)-------12------------------------------------------I
BI----------------------/12-15b--15-12---12--------------------------------I
GI------------------------------------14b--15p14p12------------------------I
DI-------------------------------------------------14----------------------I
AI---------------------------------------------------14--------------------I
EI-----------------------------------------------------15p12h15-12-(12)(sl)I
SOLO:
EI-----------------------------------------15--(15)-(15)--14----14---------I
BI--14brb-v-(w/bar)-12h14p12---------------------------------15------------I
GI---------------------------14p12h14--14b---------------------------------I
DI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
(15)-bar dive(1/2 step)
