Song:Mr.Rainmaker Written By:J.Lane Artist:Warrant Album:Cherry Pie Tuning:1/2 Step Down Transcribed By Chris McLarty TO GET THE RIGHT TONE FOR THIS SONG, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT MYERIK TURNER PAGE, THERE'S A LINK TO IT ON THE MAIN PAGE. IF IT STILL DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT, TRY TUNING IT TO Eb,BECAUSE IN MY TAB BOOK IT SAYS Eb, BUT ERIK TURNER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS STANDARD TUNING. (5)/ (5)/-SLIDE (3)/ 5*-PICK HARMONIC \-WHAMMY DIVE b-BEND h-HAMMER-ON p-PULL-OFF v-VIBRATO INTRO: GUITAR1-JOEY (PALM-MUTED)-DISTORTION, DELAY(100Ms,1-3 repeats), CHORUS EI-7-7-7-------------------------------7-7-7------------------------------I BI-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--5-5--7-7-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-7--I GI--------5-5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--------5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--I DI------------------------------------------------------------------------I AI------------------------------------------------------------------------I EI------------------------------------------------------------------------I RHY.FILL1-GUITAR2-ERIK CHORDS:E5,C5 EI------------------------------------I-----------------------------------I BI------------------------------------I-----------------------------------I GI-------5--(5)/----------------------I-----5--(5)/-----------------------I DI---2---5--(5)/----------------------I--2--5--(5)/-----------------------I AI---2---3--(3)/-------5--------0-5*--I--2--3--(3)/------5-------0--------I EI---0--------------3-----0-2---------I--0-------------3-----0-2----3*----I LEAD GUITAR-GUITAR1-JOEY(UNISON BENDS) EI----12----12----12----14----15--14p12----12-----------------------------I BI-15b---15b---15b---17b---18b----------15b---15-12---------15-13-12------I GI--------------------------------------------------15p14-12---------15-14I DI------------------------------------------------------------------------I AI------------------------------------------------------------------------I EI------------------------------------------------------------------------I ___YEAH!! LEAD GUITAR-GUITAR1-JOEY EI--------------------------------------------------I BI--------------------------------------------------I GI--12----------------------------------------------I DI-------14-12--------------------------------------I AI-----------------14-13-12/10b--10v----------------I EI--------------------------------------------14/---I FILL1-JOEY EI------------------------------------I BI--------15--------------------------I GI--14b------12-----------------------I DI------------------14v---------------I AI------------------------------------I EI------------------------------------I PLAY BEFORE VERSE1 VERSE1: RHY.FILL1) IT COULD HAVE RAINED FOR FORTY WEEKS DEAR AND I'D NEVER KNOW THE DIFF'RENCE (RHY.FILL1) WHEN YOUR LIFE IS ONE LONG DOWNPOUR YOUR NOT SURE YOU'LL GO THE DISTANCE PRE-CHORUS RIFF:E5,C5,G5,D5 EI------------------------------------------------------I BI------------------------------------------------------I GI----------5-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7---------------I DI--2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7-7-7---------------I AI--2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5---5-5-5---------------I EI--0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-----------------------I YOU CAME ALONG WITH A PATCH OF BLUE SKY PRE-CHORUS:E5,C5,G5,D5,C5,A EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I BI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I GI--------5--5-5-5-5--5-------------7-7-7---5-5---5-5--5---5-5---5-5---2-2-I DI-2-2-2--5--5-5-5-5--5-------------7-7-7---5-5---5-5--5---5-5---5-5---2-2-I AI-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3--3--5--5--5-5--5-5-5---3-3---3-3--3---3-3---3-3---0-0-I EI-0-0-0-----------------3--3--3-3-----------------------------------------I INSIDE YOUR ARMS, I FOUND A PLACE THAT'S WARM AND DRY CHORUS:CHORDS-E5,C,G,D EI---------------------------------3--------------------2------------------I BI---------------------------------3--------------------3------------------I GI---------------------5--5--------0--------------------2------------------I DI--2------------------5--5--------0--------------------0------------------I AI--2------------------3--3--------2----5*--4--3--2------------------------I EI--0------------------------------3---------------------------------------I CAUSE I FOUND A GIRL WHO IS PERMANENT SUNSHINE CHORUS:CHORDS-G5,E5,C5,G,D5,G,D5 EI-----------------3--------3--3-------------------------------------------I BI-----------------3--------3--3-------------------------------------------I GI----------5--5---0--7--7--0--0---7--7------------------------------------I DI--12---2--5--5---0--7--7--0--0---7--7------------------------------------I AI--12---2--3--3---2--5--5--2--2---5--5------------------------------------I EI--10---0---------3--------3--3-------------------------------------------I MISTER RAINMAKER, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME CHORUS:CHORDS-E5,C,G,D,G,D,C5 EI------------3---2--2---3--3----2--2--------------------------------------I BI------------3---3--3---3--3----3--3--------------------------------------I GI-----5--5---0---2--2---0--0----2--2----5---------------------------------I DI--2--5--5---0---0--0---0--0----0--0----5---------------------------------I AI--2--3--3---2----------2--2------------3---------------------------------I EI--0---------3----------3--3----------------------------------------------I SHE IS THE LITTLE QUEEN OF ALL OF MY DREAMS, CARRY ON CHORUS-CHORDS:D5,E5 EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I BI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I GI--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9------------------------------------------------------I DI--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9------------------------------------------------------I AI--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7------------------------------------------------------I EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO RAIN ON. VERSE2 SAME AS FIRST VERSE LOVE NEVER RAINED DOWN ON ME DEAR ONLY HEARTACHE AND PROBLEMS NOW THROUGH YOUR ARMS I CAN SEE CLEAR IT'S ONLY BEEN RAINING WATER PRE-CHORUS: YOU CAME ALONG WITH A PATCH OF BLUE SKY INSIDE YOUR ARMS I FOUND A PLACE THAT'S WARM AND DRY CHORUS: MR RAINMAKER DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME CAUSE I FOUND A GIRL WHO IS PERMANENT SUNSHINE SHE IS MY LITTLE QUEEN OF ALL OF MY DREAMS CARRY ON, AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO RAIN ON CHORDS:E5,D5, EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I BI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I GI--9-9-9-9-9-9-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------I DI--9-9-9-9-9-9-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------I AI--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------I EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO RAIN ON GUITAR SOLO:JOEY ALLEN EI--16brp14----------14----------14----------------------------------------I BI----------15v--17b----17p14----------------------------------------------I GI----------------------------17----16p14----14-16----14-------------------I DI----------------------------------------16-------16----16----------------I AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I GUITAR SOLO-JOEY ALLEN EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I BI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------14-16b-16v-(16)--14-16-14br--4*b--4brbrb--4*-2----------I DI--14----14h15h16------------------------------------------------4-2------I AI-----16------------------------------------------------------------------I EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I *-pick harmonic, brbrb-bend,release,bend,release,bend GUITAR SOLO-JOEY ALLEN EI-------------------------------------------------------------16\---------I BI-----------------------5p3p2-7v----------------------15-17-19---19-15--15I GI---------------4*b-4p2----------15h16p15----14-16-18-----------------18--I DI-----------------------------------------18------------------------------I AI-4-3-2-------------------------------------------------------------------I EI-------5\(DIVE)----------------------------------------------------------I GUITAR SOLO-JOEY ALLEN EI----16----16----16----16----16--------16-17-17b-16----16---16-17(bv)-----I BI-19b---19b---19b---19b---19b----------------------19b---19b---19(bv)-----I GI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I DI--------------------------------------------------------------------14-14I AI-------------------------------/x/x/x\-----------------------------------I EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I /x/x/x\-random slide up and down fretboard,(bv)-bar vibrato GUITAR SOLO:JOEY ALLEN EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I BI----------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9\---I GI-14-14-------13-13----------------------------------------------9-9-9\---I DI-------14-14-------14-14-16-16-------14-14-----------------9/11-9-9-9\---I AI-------------------------------16-16-------14-14--16-16-12------7-7-7\---I EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I GUITAR SOLO:JOEY ALLEN I------------------I I------------------I I-4b-4b-2----------I I---------4-2------I I-------------4----I I---------------5\-I THESE CHORDS ARE SOMEWHAT ACCURATE,BUT AGAIN,IT DOESN'T SHOW A CHORD SHAPE FOR THIS RIFF SO JUST IMPROVISE IF YOU CAN. CHORDS:(UNDER GUITAR SOLO) F#,A,E,D,A,E,E,Esus4,E(4 TIMES) EI----6-------4---2-------7---------------------------I BI----7-------5---3-------7---------------------------I GI----6----2--4---2---1---6---------------------------I DI---------2------0---2-------------------------------I AI---------0----------2-------------------------------I EI--------------------0-------------------------------I CHORDS: G#,B,F#,E,B,F#,F#,F#sus4,F#(2 TIMES) AGAIN,I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE CHORDS ARE. CHORDS:F#,A,E,D,A,E,E,Esus4,E(ONCE) F#,A,E,D,A,E,C#,C,B EI----------------------------------I BI----------------------------------I GI----------------------------------I DI----------------------------------I AI-----5*--4*--3--2-----------------I EI--5-------------------------------I 5*-HARMONIC 4*-SEMI-HARMONIC CHORUS:CHORDS _______E5__________________G____________D MISTER RAINMAKER,___DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME __E5 CAUSE I FOUND A GIRL WHO IS PERMANENT SUNSHINE E5_______________________G____________D_________C5 SHE IS THE LITTLE QUEEN OF ALL OF MY DREAMS,CARRY ON D5__________________________E5 AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO RAIN ON E-xxx454 RHY.FIG.3 EI----------------------------------------------I BI--5-5-5---------------------------------------I GI----------5-5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------I DI----------------------------------------------I AI----------------------------------------------I EI----------------------------------------------I BASS RIFF:(A COUPLE OF TIMES) GI------------------------------------------I DI------------------------------------------I AI------------------5-----------------------I EI--x/--0--2--3-----------------------------I x/-SLIDE CHORDS USED: E5-02xxxx E5(type3)-022XXX F#5-244xxx G5-355xxx D5(type3)-xx02xx D5-x577xx ________________E5(TYPE3),F#5,G5,D5(type3) OOH_______YEAH. ___________E5,F#5________G5,D5(PLAY THIS RHY.FIG.TILL THE END OF THE SONG) MISTER RAIN_______ MAKER (PLAY THIS UNDER THE SOLO) GUITAR SOLO:(JOEY ALLEN) ________ vibrato___________slide_______________bar vibrato EI---------------------------14b-(hold)-r----------------------------------I BI-17-17br---15----17-17(sl)--------------15-------------------------------I GI--------------16---------------------------12v-------14*br-14b-----------I DI-----------------------------------------------14-12---------------------I AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I SOLO: EI---------20b-20b-20b-20b-2br-------------------------I BI-15--------------------------20-17v-----------17-----I GI------------------------------------(sl)16-19----19--I DI-----------------------------------------------------I AI-----------------------------------------------------I EI-----------------------------------------------------I SOLO:_____________________________20\-(1,1/2)dive_________bend-w/bar(2,1/2) EI-----------19--------17/(one-step-pull-up-w/bar)-----7*b-r-v-------------I BI--17-20-17----17-20\-----------------------------20v---------------------I GI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I DI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I SOLO: EI-----14b-14----15---------------------17b-17b-17v(sl)-22b-22b-22b-v-22b-rI BI-12v--------12----15---------------15------------------------------------I GI---------------------14v-12----14b---------------------------------------I DI----------------------------14-------------------------------------------I AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I SOLO: EI-15-17b-17brb(17)v(sl)-------12------------------------------------------I BI----------------------/12-15b--15-12---12--------------------------------I GI------------------------------------14b--15p14p12------------------------I DI-------------------------------------------------14----------------------I AI---------------------------------------------------14--------------------I EI-----------------------------------------------------15p12h15-12-(12)(sl)I SOLO: EI-----------------------------------------15--(15)-(15)--14----14---------I BI--14brb-v-(w/bar)-12h14p12---------------------------------15------------I GI---------------------------14p12h14--14b---------------------------------I DI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------I (15)-bar dive(1/2 step)