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Raven Skies

The Tea Party
Tab

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

Song

Raven Skies - Tea Party

This song uses droped D tuning.

Riff 1 Play 2 1/2 times

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------8----------8--6\-----------------------------------------------|
G----------7----------7--5\------------2--4--4/6--4--4h6p4-2-------------.|
D-------5---------------(3)-------------------------------------1h3p1p0--.|
A----5------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
D-5------------5----------------0*----------------------------------------|

*let ring

Riff 2

------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-2--4--4/6--4--4h6p4-2--------------|--2--5--5/7--5---5h7p5-3----3h5p3-2---.|
------------------------1h3p1p0-----|--------------(0)--------(0)----------.|
------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------0--|------------------------------------0--|

Rhythm fig.1

|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----|
|.12-14---12-14---12-14-16-14-12-14-.|.12-14--12-14-17-15-15h17p15-14-.|-15-|
|.-0--0----0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0-.|.-0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-.|--0-|
|--0--0----0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0-|
|--0--0----0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0-|

Chorus

guitar 1

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.---13r12----13r12---13r12--14-15-12-15-----13r12----13r12--14--15--12--15.|
|.0-0------0-0------0---------------------0-0------0-0-----00--00--00--00--.|
|-0-0------0-0------0---------------------0-0------0-0-----00--00--00--00---|
|-0-0*-----0-0------0---------------------0-0------0-0-----00--00--00--00---|

| *All the open stings in this bit are Palm Muted |

|

|guitar 2 |

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.(14)~~~~-------------------14-15-12-15-15--14~~~~~~--------14--15--12--15.|
|.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo

~ vibrato Repeat once

----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

10h12-12~~~10h12-14~~~10h12/14-16-17-16~~~14h16p14-12~~~12h14p12-10-12/14-12|

----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----15-15~~~---15-13~~~12h13p12-10-12-12h13p12----------------------------|
|.-12---------12---------------------------------10~~~10p9p7-9~~~-----------|
|.--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------8p7p5-7~~~-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------|
-----------------------|
--10p9p7-9~~~---------.|
----------------------.|
-------------8p7p5-7~~~|
-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-10h12-12~~~10h12-14~~~10h12/14-16-17-16~~~14h16p14-12~~~12h14p12|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|

|.10-12/14-12~.|

|.------------.|
|--------------|
|--------------|

Interlude

guitar or bass plays this while...

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|.--0-2--0-2--0-2-4-2-0-2----0-2--0-2--0-2-4-2-0-2--.|
D|.--------------------------------------------------.|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

|steel-string acoustic plays this |

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3------------------------3---------------------|
G|.----2------------------------2--------------------.|
D|.----0------------------------1--------------------.|
A|-----0------------------------1---------------------|
D|-----0------------------------1---------------------|

This last bit was done in a hurry without the CD. You'll have

to work out the repeats yourself.

Outro

Sitar like instrument arranged for guitar:

E-------------------------|
B-----15---16---13---15---|
G-----14---15---12---12--.|
D---0----0----0----0-----.|
A---0----0----0----0------|
D---0----0----0----0------|
E-------------------------------------------|
B------15-15-15/16-15----15-18-16-15-16-----|
G------14-14-14/15-14----14-17-15-14-15-----|
D--0-0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A--0-0--------------0--0-----------------0--|
D--0-0--------------0--0-----------------0--|

Song Layout

Intro

(Riff 1)

Verse 1

(Riff 2)

I am walking up

To the place in the light

And the things I see

With the starlight sight

In the dance of the fires

In the flames I see

Under raven skies

She will sleep with me.

Pre-Chorus

(Rhythm fig.1)

And I need her know

And I need you...

Chorus

Welcome to my Garden

And what do ya see?

Welcome to my Garden

Do ya still see me?

(Riff 1)

Verse 2

(Riff 2)

I am looking through

Through the dance of the trees

I experience

What a sure man(?) sees

And I return within

I return with sight

Under raven skies

I will sleep tonight

Pre-Chorus

(Rhythm fig.1)

And I need her now

And I need you

Chorus

(same as before)

Riff 1

Guitar Solo

Interlude

Strong Pre-chorus

Chorus

Outro

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