Guitar Tab:Rat Patrol

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Rat Patrol

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: A Minor

Year: 1999

Am G/B C Moths beat on the window pane D E F G Am telling me I'm not the same Am G/B C Sounds of nothing, sounds of fear D E F G Am speak to me when no one's here Am - Am - D - D - Am - D - Am - D - Am F Am - Am - D - D - Am - D - Am - D - Am Come on Rat Patrol F Am I'm on Rat Patrol Am - - - F - C - D - E - Now let's learn the tabs! Wilderness of mirrors shine, floorboards creak or footsteps heard flans: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------------------0-----2----- D|-------------------------------0-----------------2--3--------------- A|-0------2-------3--------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------- Headlights turn into the drive & disappear into the night harmony: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------------- G|-------------------------------------------------1--2---4-----5----- D|--------0-------2--------------4------------------------------------ A|-3------------------------------------------------------------------ E|-------------------------------------------------------------------- Am - Am - D - D - Am - D - Am - D - Am F Am - Am - D - D - Am - D - Am - D - Am Come on Rat Patrol F Am I'm on Rat Patrol TWIN QUASARS OF ROCK: lead guitar e|----------------------------5--3--5--8--7--5------------------------- B|-------------------5--3--5--------------------8--6------------------- G|----------5--4--5-------------------------------------5----7----7/9-- D|-7--5--7------------------------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------- thin lizzy style harmony guitar e|----------------------------8--7--8--12-10--------------------------- B|-------------------10-8--10----------------13-12-10---8----7----7/9-- G|----------9--7--9---------------------------------------------------- D|-10-9--10------------------------------------------------------------ A|--------------------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar solo): b - Bend / - Slide up \ - Slide down h - Hammer w - Whammy / Vibrato (Guitar solo riff is currently a work in progress. It's not complete yet. Since it's quite a challenge to achieve a playing technique like Eric. May not be correct, but correct me if I’m mistaken) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------12h14-12-14w------------------------------------------------ D|13b15w-------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------- (Rhythm chords during guitar break): F - C - D - E - x3 Coda: Then this riff happens: Am - Am - D - D - Am - D - Am - D - Am F x2 Yeah then it happens a lot more: Am - Am - D - D - Am - D - Am - D - Am :|| x4 F - - - G - - - Am