Artist: The Rapture
Song: "Echoes"
Album: Echoes (2003)
The tuning used for Echoes and Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks
is "standard", but with each string tuned sharp a 1/2 step:
F A# D# G# C F
Any chords listed take this tuning into account, so a D#m is in the
traditional Dm shape (xx0231), and so on.
Intro:
D#m A#m F
f |-1~----------------0~----------------0~---------------------------------|
C |-2~----------------1~----------------0~---------------------------------|
G#|-3~----------------2~----------------1~---------------------------------|
D#|-0~----------------2~----------------2~---------------------------------|
A#|------------------(0)~---------------2~---------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------0~---------------------------------|
Interlude I:
f |------------------------------------|
C |--(5)------(5)------(5)------(5)----|
G#|---557755---557755---557755---557755|
D#|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Interlude II:
f |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-5--5--5-----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5-\1~------|
Chorus:
f |-------------5----------------------|
C |-------------5----------------------|
G#|-------------5----------------------|
D#|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|
F |-5--5--5-----------5--5--5-\1~------|
Interlude III (percussion break):
f |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-5--5--5-----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5----------|
Bridge (alt Intro):
D#m A#m F
f |-1~----------------0~----------------0~---------------------------------|
C |-2~----------------1~----------------0~---------------------------------|
G#|-3~----------------2~----------------1~---------------------------------|
D#|-0~----------------2~----------------2~---------------------------------|
A#|------------------(0)~---------------2~---------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------0~---------------------------------|
+ D#m A#m F
f |-1~----------------0~------------------------0~-------------------------|
C |-2~----------------1~----------------0---0----------0~------------------|
G#|-3~----------------2~----------------1------------------x-x-0~----------|
D#|-0~----------------2~----------------2------------------x-x-------------|
A#|------------------(0)~------------------------------------x-------------|
F |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro:
f |-5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5-|
C |-5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5-|
G#|-5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5--5--55-5-|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ *improvised anti-solo noise with muting, random harmonics, pick scrapes,
string strangling, etc.
f |-------0x-11-0x-0x-0x-5x/7x/10-x--0--0x/5x-5x--------------5x0~---------|
C |-0--0--0x----0x-0x-0x-5x/7x/10-x--0--0x/5x-5x--x/<5>-7/----5x0~---------|
G#|-0--0--0x----0x-0x-0x-5x/7x/10-x--0--0x/5x-5x\^--<5>----x\-5x0~---------|
D#|-0--0--0x---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* the above is just an example of one pass
Song Structure:
Intro
Interlude I x 3
Interlude II
Chorus x 4
First Verse (no guitar)
Chorus x 4
Second Verse (no guitar)
Chorus x 4
Interlude II x 2
Interlude III (percussion break) x 2
Third Verse (no guitar)
Chorus x 4
Bridge
Chorus x 4
Break into Outro (no guitar)
Outro x 2.5
That's it. It's actually pretty simple and repetitive once you have the sharp tuning.
I learned about The Rapture's tuning from them in 2001.
Use a Fender Strat + Bassman amp in order to get that insane tone.
Please feel free to post comments, questions, requests, etc.
Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-
