KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD - RATTLESNAKE Worked out by ear on a non-microtonal electric guitar. Not 100% but pretty close. (For the sake of having to type out loads of 0's, keep the lowest string (F#) constantly droning in between all lead notes), like so: INTRO: Riff 1: E :--------------------------------------------------------------------- B :---------------------------------------------------------------------- G :---------------------------------------------------------------------- D :-4--6--7--9--11--9--7--6--4-7--6-9--7-11--9-13--11-14--9-13--7-11--6-9 A :----------------------------------------------------------------------- F# :--00-00-00-00-00-00-00--00---00---00----00----00----00-----00---00----- Riff 2a: "Rattlesnake, rattlesnake, rattlesnake, rattles me" E :------------------------------- B :------------------------------ G :-11--9---11--9---11--9---8-8-6 x2 D :---11------11------11--------- A :------------------------------ F# :----------------------------- Riff 2b: E :------------------------- B :-------------------------- G :-4--6---4--6--4--6--8-8-6- D :---4-----4-----4---------- Play once, then repeat Riff 2a once more. A :-------------------------- F# :-------------------------- Riff 3: E :------------------------------- B :------------------------------- G :------------------------------- D :------------------------------- A :-4---------------4-------------- F# :--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Repeat riff 1: "Isolation, trepidation.." Repeat riff 2a & 2b: "Rattlesnake, rattlesnake.." Riff 4: E :----------------------------- B :------------------------------ G :--11-14--13-16---14-18-------- D :------------------------------- Play x2 - This part is played on keys but it's fun to play anyway. A :-------------------------4------- F# :-0----0-0-----0-0----0-0--0-0-0-0- Repeat riff 1: "Vegetation, aggravation.." Repeat riff 2a & 2b: "Rattlesnake, rattlesnake.." Riff 5: "Rattle, rattle, rattle.." E :----------------------------------------------------- B :----------------------------------------------------- G :------------------------------------------------------ D :-------------------------11-11-9-7-6--4-7---6-9---7-11 Play x4 A :-4---------------4------------------------------------ F# :--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0---0-0---- Repeat riff 1: "Hibernation, altercation.." Repeat riff 2a and 2b: "Rattlesnake, rattlesnake.." Repeat riff 5*: "Rattle, rattle, rattle.." *End riff 5 like this E :------------------------------------------ B :------------------------------------------ G :------------------------------------------ D :--------------------------11-11-9-7-6-4-4~ (let ring) A :-4---------------4------------------------ F# :--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0- Bass part: (Just play constant F#) Riff 6: This is where I like to turn my distortion pedal on for a more gritty rock sound E :----------------------------------------------- B :------------------------------------------------ G :------------------------------------------------ D :-4--------------4----------------4--------------4 A :------------------------------------------------- F# :--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Riff 7: "I'm the serpent, devil servant.." E :---------------------------------- B :---------------------------------- G :----------------------------------- D :---------------4--4--7---7--9--11--9 A :-2--4--2--4--6---6-----9------------ F# :------------------------------------ Riff 8a: "Fangs are ready for the strike.." E :------------------------------------------------------ B :------------------------------------------------------ G :-9-8-9-8-9-8-9---9-8-9-8-9---9-8-9-8-9-8-9---9-8-9-8-9- D :------------------------------------------------------- A :------------------------------------------------------- F# :------------------------------------------------------- Riff 8b: "Screaming like a maniac.." E :----------------------------------------------------------------------- B :------------------------------------------------------------------------ G :-11-12-11-12-11-12-11---11-12-11-12-11---11-12-11-12-11-12-11---11-12-11 D :------------------------------------------------------------------------- A :------------------------------------------------------------------------- F# :------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riff 8c: "Sweat drips out of every pore as I bite you more and more and more and.." E :--------------------------------------------------- B :--------------------------------------------------- G :-16-15-16-15-16-16-15-16---15-16-15-16-15-16-16-15-16 D :----------------------------------------------------- A :----------------------------------------------------- F# :----------------------------------------------------- Riff 8d: "Take one last look at your captor.." E :--------------------------------------- B :---------------------------------------- G :-20-18-20-18-20-20-18-20---18-20-18-20-18 D :----------------------------------------- A :----------------------------------------- F# :----------------------------------------- Riff 8e: "And hear my tail rattling til you're dead/Rattling til you're dead.." E :--------------------- B :-17-17-17-17-17-19-19 G :--------------------- D :--------------------- Play x2 A :---------------------- F# :---------------------- Weird horn/Wah guitar part (Constant F#) Repeat Riff 4: "Rattle, rattle, rattle.." x2 Riff 9: E :-------------------------------------- B :--------------------------------------- G :-6---4----------------6---4------------ x2 D :---7---4-4-5-7-5-2-4----7---4-4-5-7-5-4 A :--------------------------------------- F# :---------------------------------------- Repeat riff 6 Riff 10: E :------------------------------------------ B :------------------------------------------ G :-2-1--2-1-2-1-2-4-2--9-8-6-4-2-1-2-1-2-1-- D :-----------------------------------------4 x2 A :------------------------------------------ F# :------------------------------------------ Riff 11: E :----------------------------------------------- B :------------------------------------------------ G :---------------------------------------2--0----- x2 D :-2--4--5--2--4--2--5--2--4--2--5--2--4------4--- A :------------------------------------------------- F# :----------------------------------------------- Repeat riff 4: "Rattle, rattle, rattle.." x4 Repeat riff 7 and all of 8 a-e: "I'm the serpent, Devil servant.." Repeat riff 5: "Rattle, rattle, rattle.." Repeat riff 1: "Isolation, trepidation.." Repeat riff 2a and 2b: "Rattlesnake, rattlesnake, rattlesnake, rattles me.." *Fade-out outro*
