"Rain" From the Album "Love" Released 1985 As Performed by The Cult Written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy Transcribed by Derek Wilkie (derekwilkie@home.com) Guitar is tuned normally e B G D A E Legend: / - slide up \ - slide down X - strings muted with "pick" hand ~ - vibrato * - do not let string ring ) - bend ---> if a Q appears to the right of this, indicates a 1/4 bend. Hence, 4)Q means a string om the 4th fret is bending by 1/4; 4)H means a string on the 4th fret is bending by 1/2; 9)F means a Full bend on a string on the 9th fret. ( - bring back -->bring the string back to original tone. For example, if you see 4)H( this means bend the string on the 4th fret by 1/2 then bring the string back to original tone. h - hammer the string p - pull the string D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |------3---------------1------------------------------------------| |---2---------------2------------------0--------------------------| |0---------------0------------------2------------------0----------| |--------------------------------3------------------2-------------| |------------------------------------------------3----------------| D D C G |---------1--0----------------------------------------------------| |------3---------------1------------------1--0--------------------| |---2---------------2------------------0--------------------------| |0---------------0------------------2------------------0----------| |--------------------------------3------------------2-------------| |------------------------------------------------3----------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------15--------------------F(15---------------13---13/15--15---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| Play 2 times D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----6--5--------------6--5------8--8--6--5--------------5--------| |7---------7---7---7---------5----------------5--5--5--7---7--5--7| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X\5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X------------------| |7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X\5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--| |5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X\3-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--| |------------------------------------------------3-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |15------------------------------13-------------------------------| |14------------------------------12--------------12---------------| |12------------------------------10--------------12---------------| |12------------------------------10--------------10---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "Hot sticky scenes..." D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X\5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X------------------| |7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X\5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--| |5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X\3-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--| |------------------------------------------------3-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |15------------------------------13--------------12---------------| |14------------------------------12--------------12---------------| |12------------------------------10--------------12---------------| |12------------------------------10--------------10---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "Like a Desert..." Play 2 times D F C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7---7---7---7-------------------5---5---5---5--------------------| |7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----| |5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5----| |----------------1---1---1---1-------------------3---3---3---3----| | | | | |2---------------1---------------0---------------3----------------| |3---------------1---------------1---------------3----------------| |2---------------2---------------0---------------0----------------| |0---------------3---------------2---------------0----------------| |----------------3---------------3--------------------------------| |----------------1-------------------------------3----------------| "I've been waiting..." Play 2 times D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----6--5--------------6--5------8--8--6--5--------------5--------| |7---------7---7---7---------5----------------5--5--5--7---7--5--7| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "Here comes the rain..." D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7-X-X-X-X-X-X-5/7-X-X-X-X-X-7\5/7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-7---7---10--5----| |7-X-X-X-X-X-X-5/7-X-X-X-X-X-7\5/7-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-7---7---10--5----| |5-X-X-X-X-X-X-3/5-X-X-X-X-X-7\3/5-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-5---5---8---3----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7X-7X-7---7---7-7X-7X-7---7---7-5X-5X-5---5---5------------------| |7X-7X-7---7---7-7X-7X-7---7---7-5X-5X-5---5---5-------4---4---4--| |7X-7X-7---7---7-7X-7X-7---7---7-5X-5X-5---5---5-5X-5X-5---5---5--| |5X-5X-5---5---5-5X-5X-5---5---5-3X-3X-3---3---3-5X-5X-5---5---5--| |------------------------------------------------3X-3X-3---3---3--| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |15------------------------------13-------------------------------| |14------------------------------12--------------12---------------| |12------------------------------10--------------12---------------| |12------------------------------10--------------10---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "Hot sticky scenes..." D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7X-7X-7---7---7-7X-7X-7---7---7-5X-5X-5---5---5------------------| |7X-7X-7---7---7-7X-7X-7---7---7-5X-5X-5---5---5-------4---4---4--| |7X-7X-7---7---7-7X-7X-7---7---7-5X-5X-5---5---5-5X-5X-5---5---5--| |5X-5X-5---5---5-5X-5X-5---5---5-3X-3X-3---3---3-5X-5X-5---5---5--| |------------------------------------------------3X-3X-3---3---3--| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |15------------------------------13--------------12---------------| |14------------------------------12--------------12---------------| |12------------------------------10--------------12---------------| |12------------------------------10--------------10---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "Like a desert..." Play 2 times D F C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7---7---7---7-------------------5---5---5---5--------------------| |7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----| |5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5----| |----------------1---1---1---1-------------------3---3---3---3----| | | | | |2---------------1---------------0---------------3----------------| |3---------------1---------------1---------------3----------------| |2---------------2---------------0---------------0----------------| |0---------------3---------------2---------------0----------------| |----------------3---------------3--------------------------------| |----------------1-------------------------------3----------------| "I've been waiting..." Play 2 times D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----6--5--------------6--5------8--8--6--5--------------5--------| |7---------7---7---7---------5----------------5--5--5--7---7--5--7| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "Here comes the rain..." Play 2 times D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----6--5--------------6--5------8--8--6--5--------------5--------| |7---------7---7---7---------5----------------5--5--5--7---7--5--7| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "I love the rain..." D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7---\-5---\-4---\-2--2-0-2-4--4/7~--------------5-4-2-2----------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |15---------------------------------------------------------------| |14---------------------------------------------------------------| |12---------------------------------------------------------------| |12---------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |7---\-5---\-4---\-2--2-0-2-4--4/7~--------------7-5-4-4----------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |15---------------------------------------------------------------| |14---------------------------------------------------------------| |12---------------------------------------------------------------| |12---------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "Raaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiin...." |----| |15--| |14--| |12--| |12--| |----| |__| ^---- now start strumming this chord constantly until the solo *SOLO* D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |6-5---6-5-------6-5----------6-/8-8--8--6-5-----6-5--------------| |----7-----7-7~------7-7~--------------------7-------7-7~---7--5--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----6--5--------6-5---------6-/8-8--8--6-5-----6-5--------------| |7--7-------7--7~-----7--7~------------------7-------7-7~---7--5--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "I love the rain.." Play 4 times D D C G |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----6--5--------------6--5------8--8--6--5--------------5--------| |7---------7---7---7---------5----------------5--5--5--7---7--5--7| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| Transcriber's comments: Back in 1991, this song was the reason that I became a full-blooded Cult fan and the album "Love" was the first Cult album I bought.