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From: Jeffrey Lo 
Subject: TAB: "Blood On the Rooftops" - Genesis

Blood on the Rooftops - Genesis (Guitar intro by Steve Hackett)

Tabbed by Paul Meekin (PMEEKIN@ESOC.BITNET) and Jeff Lo (JEFFREYLO@delphi.com).

The intro up until the vocals was done by Paul Meekin.  I have made a
few minor changes to Paul's intro.  The rest is my fault.  :)

During the verses, I have added a bass staff and some pedal notes below
that.  I don't play bass or bass pedals so I probably _really_ screwed
things up there.  I just liked the way the bass part sounded.

During the choruses, I just added my best approximation of some guitar
chords to substitue for the synth.  

Right after the choruses, there are a couple of measures with two or
three guitars, bass and keyboards weaving a pattern that I haven't
figured out yet.

Please send me any comments, corrections, etc.  so that I may continue
to improve upon this.

Hope you enjoy it!

                  +          +  A
e|----------------5-----10-9-7--7---0--------0---------5--------2--0------|
B|-5--3--2--3--5----------------7-------0---------0----------3----------0-|
G|------------------------------7-------------------------2---------------|
D|------------------------------7-----2---2-----2---2-----------0-----2---|
A|----0-----2-----4--0----------0-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------4--------4---------2-----------4------|
 
                  A   AH H     A  A        A
-|----4-----------5---4^5^4----5--5--7--9--7--12--10--10--9---------------|
-|----------2--0--7---7-----7--7--7--------9-----------------0--3--3--2---|
-|-------1--------6---6--------6--6--------9------------------------------|
-|-0--------------4---4--------0--0--------0------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------0-----------0------|
-|----1-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
         +               A
-|-------5-----10--9--7--7-----0----------0--------0--------0------3--2-0-|
-|-3--5------------------7----------0-----------0--------0----------------|
-|-----------------------7--------------------------------------3---------|
-|-----------------------7--------2----------2--------2-------------------|
-|-2-----4--0------------0--------------------------------------------1---|
-|--------------------------4----------4-----------3------------2---------|
 

-|-2-----------2---------------3--3-5-3--------------3--3-5-3-------------|
-|----0--1--0-----0--1--0-----------------4/7-7-5----------------4/7-7-5--|
-|-----------------------------4--4-5-4--------------4--4-5-4-------------|
-|-1--------------------------------------4/7-7------------------4/7-7----|
-|-------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------2------0-----------0----------0-----------0----------|
 
 
-|-0-----2-0--0-----2-0--0-----2-0--0-----2-0--0----2-0--0----2-0--0------|
-|----0----------0----------0----------0----------------------------------|
-|------------0---------------------0------------0-------0--0--------0----|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------3-------------------3------|
-|-0---------------------0------------------------------------------------|

                   +
              *    *         |Faster now...   H H H   H H H
-|-2-0--0-----2-0------7------12-----7-----3--2^3^2^0-2^3^2^0-2-----------|
-|---------0-------0------0--------0--------------------------------------|
-|------0-----2----1---0---------0------0-------------0---------0---------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------0-----0--------0---------------0-----------|
 
                      H H H   H H H           H H H   H H H
-|-0-12------7-----3--2^3^2^0-2^3^2^0-2-----0-5^7^5^0-5^7^5^0-5-----------|
-|---------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------0------0-------------0----------0------------0----------0--------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------0---------------0-----------|
-|----0------0--------0---------------0-----------------------------------|
 
      H H H   H H H           H  H    H H H H H           H  H    H H H H
-|-0-5^7^5^0-5^7^5^0-5----0-10^12^10-7^9^7^9^7^10-------10^12^10-7^9^7^9^-|
-|----------------------------------------------------0-------------------|
-|-----------0---------0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|---0---------------0----------------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------0------------------0--------0----------------|
 
  H H          |Slower...
-|^7^10---------3------2------2------2------------------------------------|
-|-------------------3------3------3--------------------------------------|
-|-------0---------0------0------0-----0----------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|----0---------0---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
-|-3--------2---------2-----2---3---3------------------(2)------2---------|
-|--------3---------3-----3---3/--5-----5-------------------3-------3-----|
-|------0---------0-----0-------------5-------------------2---2---2-------|
-|----------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-0------------------0---------------------------------3-----------------|
 |
 |
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------2-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------2-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-0----------------------------------------------------3---------------------

1. Dark and gray,         an English ...

2. Hypnotised             by Batman, ...


E|------4----------2---4--------9-----------9---------------------------------
B|------5--------4---------4--------9-----9-----------------------------------
G|------4------4---------4------------9---------------------------------------
D|------6------------------------11-------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------0-------0-------------------------------------
E|----0------2---------0------------------------------------------------------
 |
 |
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------2----/7-------------------------------------
E|----0------2---------0--------0---------------------------------------------

1. We always watch ...

2. You've won the ...


E|-9-----5---2-------2--------------------------------------------------------
B|-9-----7-------3-------3----------------------------------------------------
G|-9-----6-----2---2---2------------------------------------------------------
D|11-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------3----------------------------------------------------------------
 |
 |
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------0--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------3----------------------------------------------------------------
   D
1. Won't you ...

2. Name your ...


E|-2-------------4---1---------------2-------0-------2-------0----------------
B|-3-----4-------6---3-----2---------3---3---1---1---3---3---1---1------------
G|-2-----5-------6---3---------2-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------------
D|-0-----6------(0)--0-------2------------------------------------------------
A|-------4-----------------0--------------------------------------------------
E|------(4)--0----------------------------------------------------------------
 |
 |
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------3------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------3--------------------------
   D     C#  E       D     A         C

E|--3-----------2--------2------2---3---3-----------------------(2)------2----
B|--3------3-----------3------3---3---5-----5------------------------3-------3
G|--0----------------0------0-------------5------------------------2---2---2--
D|-(2)----------------------------------0-------------------------------------
A|-(2)------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-(0)-------------------0---------------------------------------3------------
 |
 |
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------0------------------
A|------------------------------2---0-----------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------3------------
                                        D
1.  Though your eyes        see ...

2.  Drop of wine,           a glass ...


E|------4----------2---4--------9-----------9---------------------------------
B|------5--------4---------4--------9-----9-----------------------------------
G|------4------4---------4------------9---------------------------------------
D|------6------------------------11-------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------0-------0-------------------------------------
E|----0------2---------0------------------------------------------------------
 |
 |
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------2----/7-------------------------------------
E|----0------2---------0--------0---------------------------------------------

1. The outlook's fine ...

2. The grime on the ...


E|-9-----5---2-------2--------------------------------------------------------
B|-9-----7-------3-------3----------------------------------------------------
G|-9-----6-----2---2---2------------------------------------------------------
D|11-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------3----------------------------------------------------------------
 |
 |
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------0--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------3----------------------------------------------------------------
   D
1. Saved ...

2. Five past ...


1st time only...

E|-9-----------9-----------9---8-----------8-----------8----------------------
B|-----9-----9-----9-----9---9-----8-----8-----8-----8---8--------------------
G|-------9-----------9---------------9-----------9----------------------------
D|--11----11----11----11--------10----10----10----10--------------------------
A|-------------0---------------------------0----------------------------------
E|-0---------------------------0----------------------------------------------
 |
 |
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------2----------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------


1st time only...

E|-7-----------7-------------------4-----------4-----------4--------------------
B|-----7-----7-----7-9---7---------------5-----------5--------------------------
G|-------9-----------------9-(9\8)-----8-----8-----8-----8----------------------
D|---9-----9-----9-----9-------------6-----6-----6-----6------------------------
A|-------------0----------------------------------------------------------------
E|-0-------------------------------0-----------0--------------------------------
 |
 |
G|-------------------------------------------------------1--------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------2---4------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------2------------------------------
E|-0-----------------------------------------0--------------------------------


E|-9-----------9-----------9---8-----------8-----------8----------------------
B|-----9-----9-----9-----9---9-----8-----8-----8-----8---8--------------------
G|-------9-----------9---------------9-----------9----------------------------
D|--11----11----11----11--------10----10----10----10--------------------------
A|-0-----------0---------------0-----------0----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |
 |
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------


E|-7-----------7-----------7--------------------------------------------------
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7----------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-----------9--------------------------------------------------------
D|---9-----9-----9-----9------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-0-----------0--------------------------------------------------------------
 |
 |
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------


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

E|-3------------2-------3--------2--------------------------------------------
B|-0------------2-------0--------2--------------------------------------------
G|-0------------2-------0--------2--------------------------------------------
D|-0------------4-------0--------4--------------------------------------------
A|-2------------4-------2--------4--------------------------------------------
E|-3------------2-------3--------2--------------------------------------------

   1.  And the thing ...

   2.  Better in my ...

   2.  Then the rain ...


E|-4-----------------0--------------------4----------------------2------------
B|-4-----------------2--------------------5----------------------3------------
G|-4-----------------1--------------------4----------------------0------------
D|-6-----------------2--------------------6----------------------2------------
A|-6-----------------0--------------------4----------------------2------------
E|-4-----------------0--------------------4----------------------0------------

   1.  Is staying up late to ...

   2.  For when we got bored, ...

   2.  Seems Helen of Troy ...


Repeat and fade...

E|-----2-----2-2h3p2p0h2-----2------------------------------------------------
B|---3-----3---------------3--------------------------------------------------
G|-0-----0---------------0----------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------


Notes:
 
+  -This is meant to be a pause, musically a fermata. Use it to your own effect
 
H  -Hammer on/hammer off
 
A  -A sort of arpeggio but strummed downwards once with the thumb.
 
*  -The lower string is plucked very slightly earlier than the top one. Almost
     like a grace note.

() -An implied note.  Sometimes it is a string that is struck lightly by
    mistake, in other instances, it is the rest of the chord.


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