Genesis - Blood On The Rooftops Chords & Tabs

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

1. Dark and gray,         an English film the wednesday play

2. Hypnotised             by Batman, Tarzan, still surprised!


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------------------------------------------------------
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G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------2----/7-------------------------------------
E|----0------2---------0--------0---------------------------------------------

1. We always watch the queen on christmas day

2. You've won the West in time to be our guest


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

2. Name your prize!


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----------------------------------------------------------------
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G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------3------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------3--------------------------
   D     C#  E       D     A         C
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/genesis/blood_on_the_rooftops_tab_ver_2.html ]
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------------
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G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------0------------------
A|------------------------------2---0-----------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------3------------
                                        D
1.  Though your eyes        see shipwrecked sailors you're still dry

2.  Drop of wine,           a glass of beer dear what's the time?


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------------------------------------------------------
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G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------2----/7-------------------------------------
E|----0------2---------0--------0---------------------------------------------

1. The outlook's fine though wales might have some rain

2. The grime on the Tyne is mine all mine all mine


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

2. Five past nine.


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

   1.  Let's skip the news boy      (I'll go and make some tea)
   1.  Arabs and Jews boy           (too much for me)
   1.  They get me confused boy     (puts me off to sleep)

   2.  Blood on the rooftops        Venice in the Spring
   2.  The Streets of San Francisco a word from Peking
   2.  The trouble was started      by a young Errol Flynn

   2.  So let's skip the news boy   (I'll go and make some tea)
   2.  Blood on the rooftops        (too much for me)
   2.  When old Mother Goose stops  and they're out for 23


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 I hate--Oh Lord!

   2.  Better in my day--Oh Lord!

   2.  Then the rain at Lords stopped play


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 watch some debate on some nation's fate.

   2.  For when we got bored, we'd have a world war, happy but poor

   2.  Seems Helen of Troy has found a new face again.


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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