Avantasia

Rat Race(Tabs)

Avantasia

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| /   slide 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| v   vibrato 
| b   Bend 
| hb  Hold bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| ph  Pinch harmonic  
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Intro 
e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|--7--6--7--6--7-6--7--6--7--6--7-6-6/4--4-----------| 
G|--6--6--6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6--6-6-6/4--4-----------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

  PM. . .     .                 . 
e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------7p6---6-------------------------------------| 
G|------6-----8---8--6--8--/6-4-3-4p3-----------------| 
D|----8-------------------------------6-4-------------| 
A|-10-------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|--7--6--7--6--7-9--7--6--7--6--7-6-6/4--4-----------| 
G|--6--6--6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6--6-6-6/4--4-----------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

  PM. . .     .          v             v 
e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------7p6---6------7/9-7/6-7p6--------------------| 
G|------6-----8---8--6-------------8-6-5--------------| 
D|----8-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-10-------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

Pre verse (starts just after 'everybody's on their knees') 
   Let ring       Let ring Let ring 
e|------3---------------1-------3---------------| 
B|----3-----6--3------1-------1----6--3---------| 
G|--5-------5--2----3--------------5--2---------| 
D|--5-------3--0----3-------3------3--0---------| 
A|--3----------0----1-------1---------0---------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

Verse 
PM  .. .. .. .    ....        Let ring 
e|---------------------------------1----1-----1---------1---------------------| 
B|-------------------------------1------1-----1----3----1---------------------| 
G|--55-55-55-55---5555-|Play |-3--------3-----3----2----3----33--3-3-3-3-33---| 
D|--55-55-55-55---5555-|4    |-3--------3-----3----0----3----33--3-3-3-3-33---| 
A|--33-33-33-33---3333-|times|-1--------1-----1----0----1----11--1-1-1-1-11---| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus   
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------7-6---7-6---------| 
G|-8-8-8-----4-----6-6-6-----6-6-6--------6-------------| 
D|-8-8-8-----4-----6-6-6-----6-6-6----------------------| 
A|-6-6-6-----2-----4-4-4-----4-4-4----------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 

e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------7-6---7-6---------| 
G|-8-8-8-----4-----6-6-6-----6-6-6--------6-------------| 
D|-8-8-8-----4--4--6-6-6-----6-6-6----------------------| 
A|-6-6-6-----2--4--4-4-4-----4-4-4----------------------| 
E|--------------2---------------------------------------| 

Intro 
This time the intro will end without the last note you played 
the first time, like this: (jump straight to the Verse after the intro) 
   
  PM. . .     .                         
e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------7p6---6------7/9-7/6-7p6--------------------| 
G|------6-----8---8--6-------------8-6----------------| 
D|----8-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-10-------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

Verse 

Chorus X2 
The ending of the Chorus for the second time is:  
(jump straight to the solo from there)  

e|----------------| 
B|-7-6---7-6------| 
G|-----6------8---| 
D|----------------| 
A|----------------| 
E|----------------| 

Solo (with wah-wah) 
          v               v             Slow bend 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-9b11-7-------------7-9-7--------11---14b16hb16--11-13b14br13b14br13b14br13--| 
G|--------8-------6-8----------8-6---------------------------------------------| 
D|------------6-8--------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

         v                 v 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-11----------------17-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----13-11-----16b17--16b17---13-15-13h15p13--13-10pb11br10--10-10b11--------| 
D|-------------------------------------------16-------------13--------13-10---| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

   ph ph                           
e|-11----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----13--16-13h16p13--13--------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------15--15-12--12-----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------15---15b16rb15b16rb15r16rb15-----------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------15--------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------15------------------------| 
D|--15b16rb15b16rb15-12---------13--13-15/17-15-17----17---------13h15p13----| 
A|-------------------------13-15--15------------------------13/15------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

                                           v      v 
e|---------------------------------------------18/20-------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------18b20-16----------16-18-(20)pb21br20----| 
G|--------------17-17-15--------15-17----------------------------------------| 
D|---13-15/17-17--------17-15------------------------------------------------| 
A|-15------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

                                                          v      v 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-16-18-20p18p16-18-20p18p16-18p16--16-----16---------16/18-----16----------| 
G|---------------------------------17--17-15--17-15-17-----------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus X2 (the same ending you played just before the solo is the ending of the song)
	        

Written by Tobias Sammet

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