Artist: The Rapture
Song: "House of Jealous Lovers"
Album: Echoes (2003)
The tuning used for Echoes and Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks
is "standard", but with each string tuned sharp a 1/2 step:
F A# D# G# C F
Riff I (slight delay effect):f ----------------------------------------------------------------|C ----------------------------------------------------------------|G#-7-----5-----10--7-----5-----10--7-----5-----10--7-----5-----10-|D#-5-----3-----8---5-----3-----8---5-----3-----8---5-----3-----8--|A#-7-----5-----10--7-----5-----10--7-----5-----10--7-----5-----10-|F ----------------------------------------------------------------|
+ (final measure of riff during Intro)f ------------|C ------------|G#-7-----5----|D#-5-----3----|A#-7-----5----|F ------------|
Riff II (Verse):f ----------------------------------------------------------------|C ----------------------------------------------------------------|G#-9---7---------------------------9---7--------------------------|D#----------------------------------------------------------------|A#-----------------7---5---------------------------7---5----------|F ----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff III (Shakedown!):f ----------------------------------------------------------------|C ----------------------------------------------------------------|G#-----55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555|D#----------------------------------------------------------------|A#----------------------------------------------------------------|F ----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff IV (Melody):f ----------------------------------------------------------------|C ----------------------------------------------------------------|G#-----------7~--------------7~--------------7~--------------7~---|D#--------5---------3-----5---------3-----5---------3-----5-------|A#----/7---------5----/7---------5----/7---------5----/7----------|F ----------------------------------------------------------------|
Anti-Solo:f -----0---0--8--7--9b10r-8---/11------11-11----(11)--------------|C -----0---0---------------x-----x-------x-x----------x---0~------|G#-----0---0---------------x-----xx------x-x-x(0)--x-xx--0~-------|D#--------------------------x----xx------x-x-x(0)xx-xxx-0~--------|A#--------------------------x-----0-0----x-x-0-0-x-x-0-0~---------|F ----------------------------------------------------------------|
+f -----8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7-|C -----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|G#----------------------------------------------------------------|D#----------------------------------------------------------------|A#----------------------------------------------------------------|F ----------------------------------------------------------------|
+f -8--7--8x\0x-|C -6--6--6x\0x-|G#-------------|D#-------------|A#-------------|F -------------|
Outro/Riff IV (alt)f ----------------------------------------------------------------|C ----------------------------------------------------------------|G#-------7~--------------7~--------------7~--------------7~-------|D#----5---------3-----5---------3-----5---------3-----5---------3-|A#/7---------5----/7---------5----/7---------5----/7---------5----|F ----------------------------------------------------------------|
+f (0)--(0)--(0)---(0)--(0)--(0)---(0)--(0)--(0)---(0)--(0)--(0)---|C ----------------------------------------------------------------|G#-9--7-9--7-9--7--9--7-9--7-9--7--9--7-9--7-9--7--9--7-9--7-9--7-|D#----------------------------------------------------------------|A#----------------------------------------------------------------|F ----------------------------------------------------------------|
+Final note:f (0)|C ---|G#-9-|D#---|A#---|F ---|
Song Structure:
Riff I x3
Riff II x2
Riff III x1
Riff IV x1
Riff II x2
Riff III x1
Riff IV x1
Riff II x2 (only play 3/4 of the 2nd measure)
percussion break*
Riff III x1
Anti-Solo x1
drop out/break*
Riff I x9
Outro/Riff IV (alt) x3
That's it. It's actually pretty simple and repetitive once you have the sharp tuning.
I learned about The Rapture's tuning because I toured and played with them in 2001.
Please feel free to post comments, questions, requests, etc.
Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-
