#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Genesis: The Return of the Giant Hogweed From: Nursery Cryme Copyright 1971 Yellow Dog Music Written by Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford Transcribed by Macahan ([email protected]) and Nick Rose (Edited by Travis Lausch, 2016-10-17) ...as played on Genesis Live ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play each [bracket] 4 times Notation: + = tap, p = pull off from tap, h = hammer on Intro: GUITAR: Looks more difficult on paper than it really is. It's just "Eruption-style" tapped arpeggios on the low E. e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|--t15p8h11t16p8h11t15p8h11t16p8h11-|-t15p8h11t16p8h11t15p8h11t16p8h11-|-t15p7h10t16p7h10t15p7h10t16p7h10--| e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|--t15p7h10t16p7h10t15p7h10t16p7h10-|-t15p6h9t16p6h9t15p6h9t16p6h9-|-t15p6h9t16p6h9t15p6h9t16p6h9--| e|-------------------------------|------------------------------||----------------------------------|| B|-------------------------------|------------------------------||----------------------------------|| G|-------------------------------|------------------------------||o--------------------------------o|| D|-------------------------------|------------------------------||o--------------------------------o|| A|-------------------------------|------------------------------||----------------------------------|| E|--t15p5h8t15p5h8t15p5h8t15p5h8-|-t15p4h8t15p4h8t15p4h8t15p4h8-||--t15p3t15p3t15p3t15p3t15p3t15p3--|| SYNTH: the synth plays the exact same thing but one octave higher Verse: GUITAR: x4 e||-----------------------------||-------------------|| B||-----------------------------||--7----------------|| G||o---------------------------o||o-7---------6-6-6-o|| D||o-5-------3h5-----8----7----o||o-7---------7-7-7-o|| A||-----3h5------------------8--||--5---------7-7-7--|| E||-----------------------------||------------5-5-5--|| BASS: (With lyrics matched up) 0:39 G|-----------------------------------------7-7-7--------7\--7---------11-11-11-14\| D|-5---3h5-8-7-3-3-3h5----3h5-8-7-3--12\-----------4h5h7------4h5h7-7\------------| A|--3h5----------------3h5----------5/--5-5-----5----------5----------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Turn and run! Nothing can stop them! Around every river and canal their power is growing. G|------------------------------------------7-7-7--------7\--7-----------| D|--5---3h5-8-7-3-3-3h5----3h5-8-7-3--12\-----------4h5h7------4h5h7-7\--| A|---3h5----------------3h5----------5/--5-5-----5----------5------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Stamp them out! We must destroy them! They infiltrate each city with their thick dark warning odour. 1:04 e|--9-9-9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--9-9-9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| They are invincible. They are immune to all our e|--6tr9-9-8-8-5tr8-8-5tr8-8-------------------------------| B|----------------------------6-4---6-4--------------------| G|--------------------------------6-----6-5--------5h8p5h7-| D|--------------------------------------------3h5h6--------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| herbicidal battering. Gm Cm F Bb Dm C Long ago in the Russian hills, Dm Gm Cm C F A Victorian explorer found the regal Hogweed by a marsh. 1:40 e|-------------------------7---7---7---7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| B|--10p7-10p7-10p7-10p7---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| G|------7----7----7----7-7---7---7---7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| D|---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| A|---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|---------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| He captured it and brought it home. e|----------------------12\\--------7///------12///--| B|--7-8-5-7-3-5-1~---------2~---------------7//------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge. e|--------------| B|--9-8---7-6---| G|-----8-----6--| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| Royal beast did not forget. Dm Gm Cm He came home to London C F G GGGGGGGGGGGG And made a present of the Hogweed to the Royal Gardens at Kew. 2nd Verse: GUITAR: x4 e||-----------------------------||-------------------|| B||-----------------------------||--7----------------|| G||o---------------------------o||o-7---------6-6-6-o|| D||o-5-------3h5-----8----7----o||o-7---------7-7-7-o|| A||-----3h5------------------8--||--5---------7-7-7--|| E||-----------------------------||------------5-5-5--|| BASS: (With lyrics matched up) G|----------------------------------------7-7-7--------7\--7---------11-11-11-14\| D|-5---3h5-8-7-3-3-3h5----3h5-8-7-3--12\----------4h5h7------4h5h7-7\------------| A|--3h5---------------3h5----------5/--5-5-----5----------5----------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Waste no time! They are approaching! Hurry now, we must protect ourselves and find some shelter. G|------------------------------------------7-7-7--------7\--7-----------| D|--5---3h5-8-7-3-3-3h5----3h5-8-7-3--12\-----------4h5h7------4h5h7-7\--| A|---3h5----------------3h5----------5/--5-5-----5----------5------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Strike by night! They are defenseless! They all need the sun to photosensitize their venom. e|--9-9-9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--9-9-9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Still they're invincible. Still they're immune to all our e|--6tr9-9-8-8-5tr8-8-5tr8-8-------------------------------| B|----------------------------6-4---6-4--------------------| G|--------------------------------6-----6-5--------5h8p5h7-| D|--------------------------------------------3h5h6--------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| herbicidal battering. Gm Cm F Bb Dm C Dm Gm Cm Fashionable country gentlemen had some cultivated wild gardens C F In which they innocently planted e|-------------------------7---7---7---7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| B|--10p7-10p7-10p7-10p7---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| G|------7----7----7----7-7---7---7---7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| D|---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| A|---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|---------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| the Giant Hogweed throughout the land. e|---------------------------------------14\\//-//--| B|--7-8-5-7-3-5-1~------1010-----2///---------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge. e|--------------| B|--9-8---7-6---| G|-----8-----6--| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| Royal beast did not forget. Dm Gm Cm C F Soon they escaped, spreading their seed, preparing for an onslaught, G GGGGGGGGGGGG Threatening the human race. Instrumental section: 4:17 _____________ Flute+guitar solo/THE DANCE OF THE GIANT HOGWEED | 1. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|.------3--3---------------------------2-2-2-3~--3p0------3--2-2-2-3~--3p1-------.| G|--0h2h3--3---2-3--0-2------------3-2~--------------2p0--------------------3p2p0--| D|.---------------------3-5---0h3h5---------------------2p0-----------------------.| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4:41 ___________ | 2. e|--9-9-9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--9-9-9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|--6tr9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--6tr9-9-8-8---------------| B|-----------------------------------10p8--10p8----| G|---------------------------------------10----10--| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 4:58 e|----8~-----11-----------------8~-----11---------| B|---8---------13--------------8---------13-------| G|--9------------13-----------9------------13-----| D|-----------------13~------10---------------13~--| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo: 5:22 e|--11--8-10-------/11--8-10--------/11--8-10---------------| B|----------11~-------------11~--------------8~-9-9/11-11~--| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| 6:03 e|-------------------20------------------------------| B|----------13/18-/20--20\13-------------------------| G|--12-13-15------------------10---------10----------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8--| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------18--------------18----16-13\8----------------| B|-----11-------11-----11/16--/18/20--18----18/20-18---20------------------------| G|--/8---10--/8---10---------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--11~\8/10\6~---11~\8/10--------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------8--------| D|----------------------------6-----10--| A|---------------------------------8----| E|--------------------------------------| Outro: 6:31 e|------------------|-------------------------| B|--9-8-9-6-8---6-8-|-13-11-13----11------11--| G|------------8-----|----------13----12-13----| D|------------------|-------------------------| A|--------x2--------|-----------x2------------| E|------------------|-------------------------| Mighty Hogweed is avenged. Human bodies soon will know our anger. e|------------------|--------------------------------------------------| B|--9-8-9-6-8---6-8-|-13-11-13----11------11---12-11-12----11------11--| G|------------8-----|----------13----12-13--------------13----12-13----| D|------------------|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------x2--------|--------------------------------------------------| E|------------------|--------------------------------------------------| Kill them with your Hogweed hairs. HERACLEUM MANTEGAZZIANI. Outro instrumental: (Play all chords here as root/fifth power chords) D C# G#m F# G#m Bb C# F# D E F#m G# G Bb Eb Bb C D C# D# F Bb C D C# G#m F# G#m Bb C# F# D E F#m G# G Bb Eb Bb C D C# D# F C# D# F C# D# F F~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7~ hold (longer than other notes) 7h9 hammer-on 9p7 pull-off 7(9) bend (9)7 release (9)r release 7/9 slide up 9\7 slide down <7> natural harmonics 7tr9 trill
