The Return Of The Giant Hogweed

Genesis

Intro: (repeat each of these tapping sequences 4 times) e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-t10p3h6t11p3h6--t10p2h5t11p2h5--t10p1h4t11p1h4-------------------| E|------------------------------------------------t15p5h8--t15p4h8--| Repeat this 12 times: e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|---t15p3---| Verse (0:34) e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------7-----7-----7-----7--| D|-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| A|---3-5---------------3-5-------------5--7--5--7--5--7--5--| E|-3-----1-3---6-5-1-3-----1-3---6-5-1----5-----5-----5-----| (1:01) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13---| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-11-13-11-13-13--6-4--6-4-6-4------| G|------------------------------------------------------6--------6-5--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------| B|---------4---3---| G|-----3h5---5-----| D|-3h5-------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| (1:25)- hold last chord e|-1---1---3---3---1---5--| B|-3---3---4---5---1---7--| G|-2---3---5---5---2---7--| D|-----------------3------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| (1:46) (Botanical creature stirs...) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-11--12--9--11-----9-----| D|----------------12---10--| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| (1:55) (Royal beast did not forget) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-13--12--------12--11-----| D|--------13--13--------11--| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| (2:00) e|-1--1--3--3--1--5--| B|-3--3--4--5--1--7--| G|-2--3--5--5--2--7--| D|-------------3-----| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Repeat all of these sections, then we have the 3rd verse with a flute/guitar solo, which is played twice. (4:15) e|-------10---10----------------------------9-9-9-10-----------10-9-9-9-10-| B|-----11---11--10-11----10-----------11-10----------11-10-----------------| G|---12---------------12----10-12---11---------------------9---------------| D|-12-----------------------------12-------------------------12------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| This part is only played at the end of the first repeat e|-10p9p7-------| B|--------10-8--| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| Guitar solo (5:22) (Hackett uses a volume pedal on this part) e|-11--8-10----11--8-10----11--8-10------------| B|----------11----------11----------8--9-9/11--| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| (5:35) (Palm mute, repeat the next 3 sequences 4 times) e|---8-8-8---8----8-8-8----8---| B|-9-------9-------------------| G|-------------10-------10-----| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6--| B|-8-------8----------------| G|-------------8-------8----| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| e|---8-8-8----8----8-8-8-----8-| B|-9-------9-------------------| G|--------------10-------10----| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-16-16-16-16-16-18-16-16-16-16-16-15-16-16-16-16-16-18-16-16-16-16-16-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-16-16-16-16-15-16-13-16-11-16----16--15-16-13-16-11-16-11-| G|----------------------------------13--------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| (6:02) e|----------------------------18------------------------------------| B|-8--9--11--13----/18--18b20----20r18------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------17-------10---------10-------| D|---------------------------------------------------3-----------3--| A|-------------------------------------------/8---------/8----------| E|------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----| e|--------------------------------------------18------------------| B|----11-----13----11-----13--/11--/16--18b20----20r18----18b20---| G|-/8----/10----/8----/10------------------------------17---------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----18----------------------------------------------------| B|--18----18b20b21r20----------------------------------------| G|--------------------17\10-------10-------------10----------| D|----------------------------------------3-------------3----| A|----------------------------/8--------------/8-------------| E|------------------------------------1--------------1-------| e|-/11--8-10------/11--8-10-----------------------------| B|------------11-------------8---8-11----11-13---8-11---| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| (6:30) (Mighty Hogweed is avenged...) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6-5-6---5-----5--6-5-6---5-----5-| A|-------8---6-8----------8---6-8---| E|----------------------------------| Repeat this part 5 times e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-5-3-5---3-----3--| D|-------6---5-6----| A|------------------| E|------------------| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-4-3-4---3-----3--| D|-------6---5-6----| A|------------------| E|------------------| Outro (6:56) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7--6-------4-6-3---6--11--7--9-11-13------3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--3-5---| D|-6--6--6----4-6-3---6--11--6--9-11-13---5--3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--3-5---| A|-5--4--6----2-4-1---4--9---5--7-9--11---5--1--6--1-3-5---4-6-8---1-3---| E|-4-----4-------------------4------------3------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7--6-------4-6-3---6--11--7--9-11-13------3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--6-8-10--| D|-6--6--6----4-6-3---6--11--6--9-11-13---5--3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--6-8-10--| A|-5--4--6----2-4-1---4--9---5--7-9--11---5--1--6--1-3-5---4-6-8---4-6-8---| E|-4-----4-------------------4------------3--------------------------------| Let that last chord ring out! e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-6-8-10------10---| D|-6-8-10------10---| A|-4-6-8-------8----| E|------------------| And that's it. 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