Burning Rope

Genesis

(intro) (keyboard + Electric Guitar) |--10-12-13-12-10-10-7-7--7-10--10-11-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10---| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--13-15-16-15-13--11-13-14-13-11---13-15-16-15-13--11-13-14-13-11---| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--11-8-8-11-11-8-8-10-10-7-7-10-10-7-7---10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-10--| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-12-11-11-11--11-10-10-10--10-9-9-9--9-8-8-8--8-7-7-7--7-6-6-10-10-6-6--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7-7-6-6-13-13-------------------13-13-------------------13-13-15-16-17~---| |----------------11-11-13-13-11-11-------11-11-13-13-11-11-------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________ ________________ | 1. | 2. |--19~--19-17-17~---17-17-15-15/17-15----15-14-15-17~--17-17/-|---15-/17-17--| |-------------------------------------17----------------------|--------------| |*-----------------------------------------------------------*|--------------| |*-----------------------------------------------------------*|--------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| |--17-17-15-18--15-13-17--13-13-13-12-13-12-10~---| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| The warming sun, the cooling rain, (x5755x) The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze, The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you Yet only eagles seem to pass on through. The words of love, the cries of hate, And the man in the moon who seduced you Then finally loosed you. |--10-12-13-12-10-10-7-7--7-10--| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| ( 12-string Guitar) |-------------0-3~----------3~--------------------------------------| |-----------1-------------0-----------------1----------------3-0----| |---------0-------------0---------------0-----0--------0---------0--| |-------2-------------0---------------2---2-----2----2-----2--------| |-----3-------------2---------------3--------------------2----------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| You climbed upon a burning rope to escape the mob below, |----------3~--0---------------3~------------------------------4-5--| |----------------1--------------------------5-5-5~--3-5~---5--------| |--------2---------2---------2--------------4-4-4~--2-4~-----4------| |------2---2---------------0----------------------------------------| |----0--------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------3--------------0---------------------------| But you had put the flaming out so that others could not follow, |----------------------------------------------------------------------0-----| |-9-----10-----12---12------10------10---------------9---12--------2-----2---| |---9------9------9----9-------9-------------------9---9----9--------2-----2-| |-----9------9-----------11------11-------11----11---------------2-----------| |--------------------------------------------11----------------0-------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| To be out of the bounds and the barks of those who do not wish you well. |------------2---------------------------------------------------------------| |----------2---2-------------------------------------------------------------| |--------4-------4-----------------------------------------------------------| |------4---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |----2----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| You must blaze a trail of your own, unknown, alone, Keyboard + Electric Guitar |---7--8--10--7-8-10--| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| But keep in mind |--10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-14-15-17---| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Don't live to-day for tomorrow like you were immortal. The only survivors on this world of ours are The warming sun, the cooling rain, The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze, The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you Yet only eagles seem to pass on through. The words of love, the cries of hate, And the man in the moon who seduced you Then finally loosed you. (keyboard + Electric Guitar) |--10-12-13-12-10-10-7-7--7-10--10-11-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10---| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--13-15-16-15-13--11-13-14-13-11---13-15-16-15-13--11-13-14-13-11---| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| ( ) ( 12-string Guitar) |--2-----2-----2-------2-----------------------------2~------1~------0-------| |------2-----2---2---2-------2-----------7~----0---2-------2-------2---2---2-| |----3-----3-------3-----3-4---3-------6-----6---3-------3-------3-------3---| |--4---------------------------------4---------------------------------------| |----------------------------------6-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------0-4~------0-4~------0---------2-----| |----5---------5---------5---------2-------| |--6---------6---------6-----6~--3---------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| ( ) (electric Guitar Solo | 1. |-----------------------------------------------| |---14--12p9-12---------------------------------| |*---------------13\11-13-11-8h11-8---11h13h16-*| |*---------------------------------------------*| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| | 2. |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------(17-17-17)16----16----16-16(17~)16----16(17)16--| |--8/9-12-12-12---------------------16----16--------------16-----------| |---------------13(14)-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| (whole solo part so far twice) |-------17-16-16--16-14-14--14-13-13--13-11-11--11-9-9--9-8-8--8-6-6--| |-14~-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |6-8-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-13--11p8-11--8h11-8\4--4--4--13--11p8-11-8h11-8\4--4--4-| |------------------------------------------6--6------------------------6--6--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---6~--6h8h9~-6-6--------12-14---------12-14-17-19--17-19-20~---| |-------------------12h14---------12h14--------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| (piano) |--1-1-1-5-5-5-1-1-1---------------0-0-0-----| |--1-1-1-6-6-6-1-1-1-1~------0-0-0-0-0-0-3~--| |--2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-2~----0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2~--| |--------------------3~--3---------------0~--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| (12-string Guitar) |-------------0-3~----------3---------------0-------------------------| |-----------1-------------0---0-----------1---1------------3-0--------| |---------0-------------0-------0-------0-------0--------------0------| |-------2-------------0---------------2------------------2-------2----| |-----3-------------2---------------3------------------2-----------2--| |----------------------------------------------------0----------------| You're old and disillusioned now as you realise at last, |----------0-3-0-------------3---3~----------------------------4-5--| |----------------1---------3---3------------5-5-5~--3-5~---5--------| |--------0---------0------------------------4-4-4~--2-4~-----4------| |------2-----------------5------------------------------------------| |----3--------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------0---------------------------| That all you have accomplished here will have soon all turned to dust. |----------------------------------------------------------------------0-----| |-9-----10-----12---12------10------10---------------9---12----------2---2---| |---9------9------9----9-------9-------------------9---9----9------2-------2-| |-----9------9-----------11------11-------11----11---------------2-----------| |--------------------------------------------11----------------0-------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| You dream of a future after life, well that's a maybe, I don't know. |------------2---------------------------------------------------------------| |----------2---2-------------------------------------------------------------| |--------4-------4-----------------------------------------------------------| |------4---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |----2----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| But you cant take what you left behind, you're all alone. (Keyboard + Electric Guitar) |---7--8--10--7-8-10--| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| So keep in mind |--10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-12-14-15-17---| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Don't live to-day for tomorrow like you were immortal. The only survivors on this world of ours are The warming sun, the cooling rain, The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze, The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you Yet only eagles seem to pass on through. The words of love, the cries of hate, And the man in the moon... |--18-17-17--17-15-15--15-14-14--14-12-12--12-10-10--10-9-9--9-7-7--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7-9-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-14-12-12------------------12-----| |--------------------------------------12-14-15-14-15----15--| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------12--------------14-16-------14-16-19-21--19-21-23~--| |--14-15-14-15----15-14--14h16-------14h16-------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 < swelled note, with volume knob or pedal * marks beat

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