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Rift

Phish
Tab
★4.5(11)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

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From: Kevin Gardner <code@wam.umd.edu>

Subject: /p/phish/riff.tab

Rift

by Phish

from the CD, Rift

transcribed by Kevin Gardner

code@wam.umd.edu

transcribed on April 18,1995

tab version 1.0

Notes on version 1.0

IUve tried my hardest, but without ever seeing Phish

in concert the fingering is based on what I feel is

confortable to play.

notation ledgend

xBy = bend note x untill it sounds like note y

/ = slide

\ = slide

main riff

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-----0-0-0-0------0-0--0-0-----------|
-4\5----------4\5--------------------|
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chords

Eb/G F/A C E D G F C#

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

-4-  -6- -5- -9- -7- -3- -1- -6-
-3-  -5- -5- -9- -7- -4- -2- -6-
-5-  -7- -5- -9- -7- -5- -3- -6-

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

verse one

(main riff) Eb/G

(main riff) Eb/G F/A

Eb/G F/A

Eb/G

(main riff)

verse two

(main riff) Eb/G

(main riff) Eb/G F/A

Eb/G F/A

Eb/G

(main riff)

first guitar solo (chords indicate overall tonality)

G

-15-----------------------------------|
-18b----------------------------------|
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-----\5--------7/9--7-5-----7/9--7-5--|
------------5-------------5-----------|
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finger 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1

Eb/G

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-----5-5-5-----5-7-(7)\8-7-5-----8-7-5--|
-6-6---------6----------------6---------|
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finger 2 1 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 2

G

------15-----------------------------|
------18b----------------------------|
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-\5-----------7/9--7-5-----7/9--7-5--|
------------5-----------5------------|
-------------------------------------|

Eb/G

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-----5-5-5-----5-7-(7)\8-7-5-----8-7-5----|
-6-6---------6----------------6---------6-|
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F/A

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---7-7-7-----8\10-8-7---8\10-8-7-------|
-8---------8----------8----------8-----|
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finger 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2

Eb/G

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-----5-5-5-----5-7-(7)\8-7-5-----8-7-5----|
-6-6---------6----------------6---------6-|
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F/A

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---7-7-7-----8\10-8-7---8\10-8-7-------|
-8---------8----------8----------8-----|
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Bb

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-\3----5\7-5-3-----5\7-3------------|
-----3---------3----------3---------|
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Eb

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-8--8-8-8-----8-7-5----8-7-5--------|
-----------8--------8--------8------|
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------------------------------------|

Bb

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-\3----5\7-5-3-----5B-5-3-------------|
----3---------3----------3------------|
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Eb

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-8--8-8-8-----8-7-5----8-7-5--------|
-----------8--------8--------8------|
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Ab

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----\10-8--8-7-5----8-7-5-----------|
-6---------------6------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|

G

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-12--12-14/16-14-12-----14\16-14-12---|
--------------------12----------------|
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--------------------------------------|

Eb/G

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----12-12-12-----12-14-15-14-12-----|
-13-----------13----------------13--|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|

G

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-12--12-14/16-14-12-----14/16-14-12--|
-------------------12----------------|
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Eb/G

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----12-12-12-----12-14-15-14-12-----|
-13-----------13----------------13--|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|

F/A

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----14-14-14-----14-15-17-15-14-----|
-15-----------15----------------15--|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|

Eb/G

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----12-12-12-----12-14-15-14-12-----|
-13-----------13----------------13--|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|

F/A

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----14-14-14-----14-15-17-15-14-----|
-15-----------15----------------15--|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|

Bb

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-\15--15-17/18-17-15-------17/18-17-15-----|
-----------------------15--------------15--|
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Eb

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-20--20-20-20-----20-19-17----20-19-17----|
--------------20-----------20----------20-|
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Bb

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-\15--15-17/19-17-15------17/19-17-15---|
----------------------15-------------15-|
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Eb

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-20--20-20-20-----20-19-17----20-19-17----|
--------------20-----------20----------20-|
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Ab

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----\22-20--20-19-17----20-19-17----|
-18------------------18-------------|
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----19-18-16-----19-18-16-----------|
-17-----------17--------------------|
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----19-18-16-----19-18-16-----------|
-17-----------17--------------------|
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-17---17-15-14-----17-15-14-15------|
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-14--14--14-12-11--16-14-12---16-14-12-|
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-17-16-14---19-17-16---21-19-17---22-21-19----|
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-------------------------------------------\9-|
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Piano solo

C E C D C D G C G C F

at this point the piano plays the bridge to the

second guitar solo Trey plays some initeresting

chords that are almost compleatly burried in the

background, sorry i donUt know what they are

second guitar solo

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------- comming soon ---------------|

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verse three

(these chords are strummed unlike the first two verses)

C#-->G

G Eb/G

G Eb/G F/A--> tacet

Eb/g

F/A

Eb/g

G Eb/G 8x

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ending solo comming soon

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