Black Stone Cherry - Rain Wizard Chords & Tabs

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------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_stone_cherry/rain_wizard_tab.html ]
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


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----------|