Rain Wizard by Black Stone Cherry
Tabbed by nick dupont (sikk_nick)
AWESOME SONG, AWESOME BAND
The chorus took forever to figure out, but I think I nailed it.
So if you like Black Stone Cherry, check for more tabs every once in a while.
if you are in a one-guitar band, see the bottom
ARRANGED FOR TWO GUITARS
tuning: drop D ½ step down {Db,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb}
--drop-Db ?
^=bend
r=release bend
v=vibrato
p=pull off
h=hammer on
/=slide up
\=slide down
P.H.=pinch harmonic
INTRO
Guitar 1 Guitar 2
intro riff A x1 guitar 2 doesn’t play
intro riff B x1
intro riff B x3 } start intro lead
intro riff C x1 }
intro riff B x3 } start intro lead
intro riff D x1 }
guitar 1 plays the “intro riffs”
|------------------|------------------| intro riff A
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-0-0—000--0-0-0-0-|-000—000--0-0-0-0-|
|------------------|------------------| intro riff B
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-000—000--0-0-0-0-|-000—000--0-0-0-0-|
|------------------|------------------| intro riff C
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-000—000--0-0-0-0-|-000—000-000-0----|
|---------------------|------------------| intro riff D
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|-0000-0000-0000-0000-|-0----------------|
Guitar 2 plays the “intro lead”
start slides at 7th fret
|---intro lead--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5h7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------/8---7-----------/8---7--------------5---4--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF-play TWICE
{Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7---8-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5----------7--3----------3--5-----------5-------------------|
|---0-3-5-0-------0-3-5-0-------0-3-5-0-----------------------|
{Guitar 2 (play w/ guitar one)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----------9--5----------5--7------------7------------------|
|-7----------9—-5----------5—-7------------7------8---9-------|
|-5----------7--3----------3--5------------5------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
(guitar 1 doesn’t play)
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-------6-6-6----------5-5-5----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-------7-7-7----------5-5-5------------3-0-3-----------|
|-5-5-5-------4-4-4----------3-3-3------------3-0-3-----------|
|---------------------------------------------3-0-3-----------|
{Guitar 1
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------------5----|
{Guitar 2 (play w/ guitar one)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------5--------|
|-7-7-7-------6-6-6----------5-5-5--------------------5--------|
|-7-7-7-------7-7-7----------5-5-5-----------5-3-5----5---5----|
|-5-5-5-------4-4-4----------3-3-3-----------5-3-5---(3)--5----|
|--------------------------------------------5-3-5--------5----|
Both guitars
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-------6-6-6----------5-5-5----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-------7-7-7----------5-5-5------------3-0-3-----------|
|-5-5-5-------4-4-4----------3-3-3------------3-0-3-----------|
|---------------------------------------------3-0-3-----------|
{Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------------P.H.----|
|------------------------------------------------------*-------|
|-7-7-7-------6-6-6----------5-5-5--------------------5^r^r(5)-|
|-7-7-7-------7-7-7----------5-5-5-----------5-3-5-------------|
|-5-5-5-------4-4-4----------3-3-3-----------5-3-5-------------|
|--------------------------------------------5-3-5-------------|
Bend^(7)
{Guitar 2 (play w/ guitar one)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-------6-6-6----------5-5-5-----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-------7-7-7----------5-5-5-----------5-3-5---(5)-------|
|-5-5-5-------4-4-4----------3-3-3-----------5-3-5----3^r^r(3)-|
|--------------------------------------------5-3-5-------------|
Bend^(5)
CHORUS--words aren’t exactly aligned with the guitars. I put ‘em there ‘cuz the chorus
hard to follow. They’re just guidelines……
Rain wizard…. wash hands.. bring magic.. to our land
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2----3------------5-5---7-----------------------5-5---7-----|
|-0-0----3------------5-5---7---------7-7----3------5-5---7-----|
|-0-0----1------------3-3---5---------7-7----3------3-3---5-----|
|-0-0---------------------------------7-7----3------------------|
Guitar 2 (play with guitar 1)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7------3------------5-----7---------7------3-------5----7---|
|-x------x------------x-----x--(10)---x------x-------x----x---|
|-5------1------------3-----5--(10)---5------1-------3----5---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
tremello pick or just play fast. Or figure out the rhythm for yourself. I don’t care, it
really matter
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2----3------------5-5---7-----------------------5-5-----7---|
|-0-0----3------------5-5---7---------7-7----3------5-5-----7---|
|-0-0----1------------3-3---5---------7-7----3------3-3-----5---|
|-0-0---------------------------------7-7----3------------------|
Guitar 2 (with guitar 1)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7------3-----------/17----14--------14-----12-----9/10\9\-7-|
|-x------x------------x-----x---------x------x------x-------x-|
|-5------1-----------/15----12--------12-----10-----7/-8\7\-5-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
same thing goes here..play notes, maybe tremolo pick..whatever
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/black-stone-cherry/76930.html ]
AFTER CHORUS RIFF (see bottom)
{Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7---8-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5----------7--3----------3--5------------5------------------|
|---0-3-5-0-------0-3-5-0-------0-3-5-0-----------------------|
{Guitar 2 (play w/ guitar one)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------5--7------------7------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------8---9-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
----------
VERSE # 2
----------
CHORUS # 2
----------
AFTER CHORUS #2
Both guitars
|----| |---------------------------------|
|----| |---------------------------------|
|----| |---------------------------------|
|----| |---------------------------------|
|----| |---------3-------5p3---5p3---5p3-|
|-\--| |-3p0-3-5---5-3p0-----5-----5-----|
only
Guitar 1
does slide
both guitars both guitars
|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------------3p0-------||---------------------------------|
|---------3-------5p3-------3-5---||---------3-------5p3---5p3---5p3-|
|-3p0-3-5---5-3-0-----5-----------||-3p0-3-5---5-3p0-----5-----5-----|
Guitar 1 (lead) solo-intro
|--------------------------------------|
|------------13------------------------|
|-10---10h12----12p10----10\-----------|
|---12----------------12-10\-----------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (rhythm)-play w/ guitar one
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5------|
|-------------------------3-----5------|
|-------------3-----------3-----3------|
|-3--0--3--5-----5--3--0--3------------|
SOLO
Rhythm (guitar 2)
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2----3------------5-5---7------------------------------------|
|-0-0----3------------5-5---7---------7-7----8----0-0-3--0-3-0---|
|-0-0----1------------3-3---5---------7-7----8----0-0-3--0-3-0---|
|-0-0---------------------------------7-7----8----0-0-3--0-3-0---|
LEAD FOR SOLO (guitar 1)
|-----------------|
|-(13)^15vvvv-----|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---(12)^14r(12)p10-12-10(12)*-----10h12p10----12-10h12p10---------|
|------------------(12)*--12----12---------12-------------12--12vv-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
*Notes in
parenthesis are
Accidental harmonics
(natural harmonics)
FAST—--use hammer-ons and pull-offs
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------10-13-10--10--|
|---------------------------------10-12-10--10-12--------12----|
|---0-------10-12--10-12-10--10-12--------12-------------------|
|----8-10/12-----12--------12----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10-13-10------10-13-10--------------------------------|
|-13--------13--13--------13--13-15-13^(15)—15vvvvv-------|
|-------------10------------10----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Slow bend |--hold bend (pitch:18,Eb)----------------------------------|release
|-----------------------^---^---^-------------------------------------|
|---15^^18-------------15--15---15---r--------r(15)--15p13-15vvv------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------pick-bent-note------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------15--^----------------------------------|
|-(12)^14-----12r(12)p10---12—12^14r12—10vvvv-----|
|-------|hold|----------12------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
---------
CHORUS #3
---------
OUTRO
{Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7---8-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5----------7--3----------3--5-----------5-------------------|
|---0-3-5-0-------0-3-5-0-------0-3-5-0-----------------------|
{Guitar 2 (play w/ guitar one)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----------9--5----------5--7------------7------------------|
|-7----------9—-5----------5—-7------------7------8---9-------|
|-5----------7--3----------3--5------------5------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
{Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------7-7-7---9--9--9--10-10-10-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---------7--3---------3--5---------5----------------------------|
|---0-3-5-0------0-3-5-0------0-3-5-0------------------------------|
{Guitar 2 (play w/ guitar one)
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---------9--5---------5--7---------7----------------------------|
|-7---------9—-5---------5—-7---------7--8-8-8--10-10-10--12-12-12-|
|-5---------7--3---------3--5---------5----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Ending)
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-7-7-7---9--9--9--10-10-10-| =guitar1
|-8-8-8--10-10-10--12-12-12-| =guitar2
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
***************************PERFORMANCE NOTES***************************
**if you only have one guitarist and wanna play it live, just make the bass play the
riffs”, and the guitar can play the “lead intro”
Most of the riffs can be combined for one guitar very easily, not hard to figure out.
for the chorus, if you only have one guitarist try this:
|----------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------|------------------|---------13-13-10--8---6-5--5-6-5-7-|
|-7-7--3--5-5--7-|-7-7--3---5-5--7--|-7-7--3---x--x--7--0---x-x--5-5-5-7-|
|-7-7--3--5-5—-7-|-7-7--3-—-5-5--7--|-7-7--3--10-10--7--7-7-3-3--5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5--1--3-3--5-|-7-7--3---3-3--5--|-5-5--1--10-10--5--7-7---3--3-3-3---|
|----------------|-7-7--3-----------|---------10-10-----7-7---3----------|
