Band: Towers Of London
Song: I'm a Rat
Album: Blood, Sweat & Towers
Year: 2006
Tuning: Standard
Pretty cool song, this is. Some of the leads were kind of hard to hear, but their pretty
on.
Just make sure you know the chorus, bridge, and verse chords and then focus on the leads.
Tabbed by grouch593
Intro riff
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-4~--4--2---2~----------------------|
----------4----4-2-4-2-0---0-2-0----| x10
-------------------------2----------|
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Played behind riff
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-------------7-------------------------------------|
-9-----------7------------7-------------9----------|
-9-----------5------------7-------------9----------|
-7------------------------5-------------7----------|
Then play this lick
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------17b~~-----|
-16~--16--14----14~-------------------------------------14----14-16-14-----------|
-------------16-----16-14-16-14-----------14-----14b-16----16--------------------|
--------------------------------17-14-17-----17----------------------------------|
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Pre verse riff
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-7-7--7--9-9--------|
-7-7--7--9-9--------|
-5-5--5--7-7--------|
Verse 1
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-------------7-------------------------------------|
-9-----------7------------7-------------9----------|
-9-----------5------------7-------------9----------|
-7------------------------5-------------7----------|
*Pickslide into bridge*
Bridge
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---------------------7--7-7-7-7\---------9--9-9-9-9\------------------|
-9--9-9-9-9\---------7--7-7-7-7\---------9--9-9-9-9\-----------9------|
-9--9-9-9-9\---------5--5-5-5-5\---------7--7-7-7-7\-----------9------|
-7--7-7-7-7\---------------------------------------------------7------|
Chorus
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----------7---------9-------------------------|
-9--------7---------9-------9--------9\-------|
-9--------5---------7-------9--------9\-------|
-7--------------------------7--------7\-------|
Lick after first chorus
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-16~--16--14----14~------------------------------|
-------------16-----16-14-16-14-----------14-----| x3
--------------------------------17-14-17-----17--|
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--------------------------17brb--------------|
-16~--16--14----14----14---------------------|
-------------16----16------------------------|
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Verse 2
(Listen to song. Bass most of the verse with the guitar just punching in these
chords in their respective spots)
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-9-----------------7----------------|
-9-----------------7----------------|
-7-----------------5----------------|
*Pickslide into bridge*
Bridge
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---------------------7--7-7-7-7\---------9--9-9-9-9\------------------|
-9--9-9-9-9\---------7--7-7-7-7\---------9--9-9-9-9\-----------9------|
-9--9-9-9-9\---------5--5-5-5-5\---------7--7-7-7-7\-----------9------|
-7--7-7-7-7\---------------------------------------------------7------|
Played behind second bridge
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/towers_of_london/im_a_rat_tab.html ]
-7-7----------------7-7-7----------------7-7-----7-7--------7-------7---------------|
-7-7--7-------------7-7-7----------------7-7--7--7-7--7---7-------7-7--7--10b~------|
------9b------------------9b--7~--------------9b------9b--------9-------------------|
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*Chorus*
Solo
(Play chorus chords behind this)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------7------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
-4~--4--2---2~--------------------------------7---7-9-7^-------7-9-7^---7--9b------------|
----------4----4-2-4-2-0---0-2-0-------/9~--9---9--------9---9--------9------------------|
-------------------------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
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--------7---------7h10p7-----7h10p7-----7h10p7-----------------7-----7-10-7----12b--10--------|
-----7---------7---------10---------10---------10--10--10b-------10b--------------------------|
-9b---------9b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Wait a few seconds then play this lick as bass plays chorus
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-12--15------12~~----------------------------|
---------14----------------------------------|
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Wait a few seconds after that and then play this lick
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---------------7------------10b~~--------------------|
----7^---------9b--9br7------------------------------|
-9~----9----------------9----------------------------|
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*Now chorus chords to end*
This is played behind the last chorus. Kind of hard to hear but I tried my best. Basically
just mess around with the B penatonic.
-7------7-7------7-7----7-7-----7h10p7-------------------------7-----------------------|
-7------7-7------7-7----7-7------------10p7-------------7---7-----10--7--9br--7b-------|
----9b-------9b------9b----------------------9b--7~-----9b-----------------------9-----|
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Outro solo
-------------------------------------------------------------------7h10p7-------7h10p7--------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------10-----------10-----|
-7b~-------------7b~--------------7~--7~--7--7--7--7~-----------------------------------------|
------9-7-9-7-9------9-7-9-7-9------------------------9-7-9-7-9-------------------------------|
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-7h10p7------7h10--7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------10-----------------------------------------------------10b----------------------------|
-----------------------7--9br7--9-----7^--------------7^--------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------9-7-9---9-7-----9-7----------------------------------|
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