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Genesis: The Return of the Giant Hogweed
From: Nursery Cryme
Copyright 1971 Yellow Dog Music
Written by Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford
Transcribed by Macahan (the_unifaun@hotmail.com) and Nick Rose
(Edited by Travis Lausch, 2016-10-17)
...as played on Genesis Live
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Play each [bracket] 4 times
Notation: + = tap, p = pull off from tap, h = hammer on
Intro:
GUITAR:
Looks more difficult on paper than it really is. It's just "Eruption-style" tapped
arpeggios on the low E.
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|--t15p8h11t16p8h11t15p8h11t16p8h11-|-t15p8h11t16p8h11t15p8h11t16p8h11-|-t15p7h10t16p7h10t15p7h10t16p7h10--| e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|--t15p7h10t16p7h10t15p7h10t16p7h10-|-t15p6h9t16p6h9t15p6h9t16p6h9-|-t15p6h9t16p6h9t15p6h9t16p6h9--| e|-------------------------------|------------------------------||----------------------------------|| B|-------------------------------|------------------------------||----------------------------------|| G|-------------------------------|------------------------------||o--------------------------------o|| D|-------------------------------|------------------------------||o--------------------------------o|| A|-------------------------------|------------------------------||----------------------------------|| E|--t15p5h8t15p5h8t15p5h8t15p5h8-|-t15p4h8t15p4h8t15p4h8t15p4h8-||--t15p3t15p3t15p3t15p3t15p3t15p3--||
SYNTH: the synth plays the exact same thing but one octave higher
Verse:
GUITAR:
x4
e||-----------------------------||-------------------|| B||-----------------------------||--7----------------|| G||o---------------------------o||o-7---------6-6-6-o|| D||o-5-------3h5-----8----7----o||o-7---------7-7-7-o|| A||-----3h5------------------8--||--5---------7-7-7--|| E||-----------------------------||------------5-5-5--||
BASS: (With lyrics matched up)
0:39
G|-----------------------------------------7-7-7--------7\--7---------11-11-11-14\| D|-5---3h5-8-7-3-3-3h5----3h5-8-7-3--12\-----------4h5h7------4h5h7-7\------------| A|--3h5----------------3h5----------5/--5-5-----5----------5----------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Turn and run!
Nothing can stop them!
Around every river and canal their power is growing.
G|------------------------------------------7-7-7--------7\--7-----------| D|--5---3h5-8-7-3-3-3h5----3h5-8-7-3--12\-----------4h5h7------4h5h7-7\--| A|---3h5----------------3h5----------5/--5-5-----5----------5------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Stamp them out!
We must destroy them!
They infiltrate each city with their thick dark warning odour.
1:04
e|--9-9-9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--9-9-9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
They are invincible. They are immune to all our
e|--6tr9-9-8-8-5tr8-8-5tr8-8-------------------------------| B|----------------------------6-4---6-4--------------------| G|--------------------------------6-----6-5--------5h8p5h7-| D|--------------------------------------------3h5h6--------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|
herbicidal battering.
Gm Cm F Bb Dm C
Long ago in the Russian hills,
Dm Gm Cm C F
A Victorian explorer found the regal Hogweed by a marsh.
1:40
e|-------------------------7---7---7---7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| B|--10p7-10p7-10p7-10p7---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| G|------7----7----7----7-7---7---7---7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| D|---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| A|---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|---------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
He captured it and brought it home.
e|----------------------12\\--------7///------12///--| B|--7-8-5-7-3-5-1~---------2~---------------7//------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge.
e|--------------| B|--9-8---7-6---| G|-----8-----6--| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------|
Royal beast did not forget.
Dm Gm Cm
He came home to London
C F G GGGGGGGGGGGG
And made a present of the Hogweed to the Royal Gardens at Kew.
2nd Verse:
GUITAR:
x4
e||-----------------------------||-------------------|| B||-----------------------------||--7----------------|| G||o---------------------------o||o-7---------6-6-6-o|| D||o-5-------3h5-----8----7----o||o-7---------7-7-7-o|| A||-----3h5------------------8--||--5---------7-7-7--|| E||-----------------------------||------------5-5-5--||
BASS: (With lyrics matched up)
G|----------------------------------------7-7-7--------7\--7---------11-11-11-14\| D|-5---3h5-8-7-3-3-3h5----3h5-8-7-3--12\----------4h5h7------4h5h7-7\------------| A|--3h5---------------3h5----------5/--5-5-----5----------5----------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Waste no time!
They are approaching!
Hurry now, we must protect ourselves and find some shelter.
G|------------------------------------------7-7-7--------7\--7-----------| D|--5---3h5-8-7-3-3-3h5----3h5-8-7-3--12\-----------4h5h7------4h5h7-7\--| A|---3h5----------------3h5----------5/--5-5-----5----------5------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Strike by night!
They are defenseless!
They all need the sun to photosensitize their venom.
e|--9-9-9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--9-9-9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
Still they're invincible. Still they're immune to all our
e|--6tr9-9-8-8-5tr8-8-5tr8-8-------------------------------| B|----------------------------6-4---6-4--------------------| G|--------------------------------6-----6-5--------5h8p5h7-| D|--------------------------------------------3h5h6--------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|
herbicidal battering.
Gm Cm F Bb Dm C Dm Gm Cm
Fashionable country gentlemen had some cultivated wild gardens
C F
In which they innocently planted
e|-------------------------7---7---7---7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| B|--10p7-10p7-10p7-10p7---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| G|------7----7----7----7-7---7---7---7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| D|---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| A|---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|---------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
the Giant Hogweed throughout the land.
e|---------------------------------------14\\//-//--| B|--7-8-5-7-3-5-1~------1010-----2///---------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|
Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge.
e|--------------| B|--9-8---7-6---| G|-----8-----6--| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------|
Royal beast did not forget.
Dm Gm Cm C F
Soon they escaped, spreading their seed, preparing for an onslaught,
G GGGGGGGGGGGG
Threatening the human race.
Instrumental section:
4:17 _____________
Flute+guitar solo/THE DANCE OF THE GIANT HOGWEED | 1.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|.------3--3---------------------------2-2-2-3~--3p0------3--2-2-2-3~--3p1-------.| G|--0h2h3--3---2-3--0-2------------3-2~--------------2p0--------------------3p2p0--| D|.---------------------3-5---0h3h5---------------------2p0-----------------------.| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:41
___________
| 2.
e|--9-9-9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--9-9-9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|--6tr9-9-8-8-6h8-6h8-8--6tr9-9-8-8---------------| B|-----------------------------------10p8--10p8----| G|---------------------------------------10----10--| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
4:58
e|----8~-----11-----------------8~-----11---------| B|---8---------13--------------8---------13-------| G|--9------------13-----------9------------13-----| D|-----------------13~------10---------------13~--| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo:
5:22
e|--11--8-10-------/11--8-10--------/11--8-10---------------| B|----------11~-------------11~--------------8~-9-9/11-11~--| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
6:03
e|-------------------20------------------------------| B|----------13/18-/20--20\13-------------------------| G|--12-13-15------------------10---------10----------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8--| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------18--------------18----16-13\8----------------| B|-----11-------11-----11/16--/18/20--18----18/20-18---20------------------------| G|--/8---10--/8---10---------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--11~\8/10\6~---11~\8/10--------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------8--------| D|----------------------------6-----10--| A|---------------------------------8----| E|--------------------------------------|
Outro:
6:31
e|------------------|-------------------------| B|--9-8-9-6-8---6-8-|-13-11-13----11------11--| G|------------8-----|----------13----12-13----| D|------------------|-------------------------| A|--------x2--------|-----------x2------------| E|------------------|-------------------------|
Mighty Hogweed is avenged.
Human bodies soon will know our anger.
e|------------------|--------------------------------------------------| B|--9-8-9-6-8---6-8-|-13-11-13----11------11---12-11-12----11------11--| G|------------8-----|----------13----12-13--------------13----12-13----| D|------------------|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------x2--------|--------------------------------------------------| E|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Kill them with your Hogweed hairs.
HERACLEUM MANTEGAZZIANI.
Outro instrumental:
(Play all chords here as root/fifth power chords)
D C# G#m
F# G#m Bb C# F# D E F#m G# G Bb Eb
Bb C D C# D# F Bb C D C# G#m
F# G#m Bb C# F# D E F#m G# G Bb Eb
Bb C D C# D# F C# D# F C# D# F F~~~
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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
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