Rats Return Intro Tab
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My transcription of the riff based on how it feels to play and how it sounds.Was this info helpful?
Tuning: | E A D G B E |
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Capo: | no capo |
Author Ornitologi_ [a] 30. Last edit on Jun 17, 2022
[Intro]
(Same riff throughout the song)
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------|------6-------------------------|
A|2-----------7h8-5h7---------7h8-|5h7h8---------------1-----1-----|
E|0-------------------------------|--------------------0-----0-----|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|9-9-9-9-------------------------|
D|------------7h8-5h7-8-----------|8-8-8-8---------6----10---9-----|
A|1-1-1-1-------------7-----------|--------------------------------|
E|0-0-0-0-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------|
3
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------|------6-------------------------|
A|2-----------7h8-5h7---------7h8-|5h7h8---------------1-----1-----|
E|0-------------------------------|--------------------0-----0-----|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|9-9-9-9---------6----10---------|
D|------------7h8-5h7-8-----------|8-8-8-8-------------------9-----|
A|1-1-1-1-------------7-----------|--------------------------------|
E|0-0-0-0-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------|
3
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------|------6-------------------------|
A|2-----------7h8-5h7---------7h8-|5h7h8---------------1-----1-----|
E|0-------------------------------|--------------------0-----0-----|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|9-9-9-9-------------------------|
D|------------7h8-5h7-8-----------|8-8-8-8---------6----10---9-----|
A|1-1-1-1-------------7-----------|--------------------------------|
E|0-0-0-0-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------|
3
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------|------6-------------------------|
A|2-----------7h8-5h7---------7h8-|5h7h8---------------1-----1-----|
E|0-------------------------------|--------------------0-----0-----|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------7h8-5h7-8-----------|--------------------------------|
A|1-1-1-1-------------7-----------|--------------------------------|
E|0-0-0-0-------------------------|--------------------------------|
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3 comments

Based on the timbre of the strings that are being played, I'm pretty sure it's played on the higher strings. It also allows for the let-ring over the final 3 notes and the clashing dissonances in the last two measure, it's not just a normal tritone, there's deffo a Bb AND a B in there.
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
D|2-----------2-3-0-2---------2-3-|0-2-3---------------------------|
A|2-------------------------------|--------------------1-----1-----|
E|0-------------------------------|--------------------0-----0-----|
e|--------------------0-----------|0-0-0-0-------------------------|
B|--------------------0-----------|0-0-0-0-------------------0-----|
G|------------2-3-0-2-3-----------|3-3-3-3--------------5----------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------6---------------|
A|1-----1-------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-----0-------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------1-------------------------|
D|2-----------2-3-0-2---------2-3-|0-2-3---------------------------|
A|2-------------------------------|--------------------1-----1-----|
E|0-------------------------------|--------------------0-----0-----|
e|--------------------0-----------|0-0-0-0-------------------------|
B|--------------------0-----------|0-0-0-0-------------------0-----|
G|------------2-3-0-2-3-----------|3-3-3-3--------------10---------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------10--------------|
A|1-----1-------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-----0-------------------------|--------------------------------|
+5

Easier when done with open frets
+1
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