Genesis: Burning Rope

From: ...and then there were three...

Copyright 1978 Anthony Banks Music Ltd/hit&run music (publishing) Ltd
Written by Tony Banks
Transcribed by Macahan (the_unifaun@hotmail.com)

This album has a lot less guitar than the previous one for obvious reasons.
Mike does the intro, the solo and a few other things on guitar besides his
bass duties on this very beatiful Banks composition though.

Where there is no guitar I've tried to figure out the chords with varying
results.

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Intro:
Keyboard + Electric Guitar
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___________________ ________________
| 1. | 2.
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D G Em A
The warming sun, the cooling rain,
F G C D9 (x5755x)
The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze,
D G Em A
The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you
F G C D9
Yet only eagles seem to pass on through.
F Bb C F
The words of love, the cries of hate,
Bb Am Bb F
And the man in the moon who seduced you
Bb F
Then finally loosed you.

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12-string Guitar
C G/B C Em7
|-------------0-3~----------3~--------------------------------------|
|-----------1-------------0-----------------1----------------3-0----|
|---------0-------------0---------------0-----0--------0---------0--|
|-------2-------------0---------------2---2-----2----2-----2--------|
|-----3-------------2---------------3--------------------2----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
You climbed upon a burning rope to escape the mob below,

Am G E
|----------3~--0---------------3~------------------------------4-5--|
|----------------1--------------------------5-5-5~--3-5~---5--------|
|--------2---------2---------2--------------4-4-4~--2-4~-----4------|
|------2---2---------------0----------------------------------------|
|----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------3--------------0---------------------------|
But you had put the flaming out so that others could not follow,

E A C#m A
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|-9-----10-----12---12------10------10---------------9---12--------2-----2---|
|---9------9------9----9-------9-------------------9---9----9--------2-----2-|
|-----9------9-----------11------11-------11----11---------------2-----------|
|--------------------------------------------11----------------0-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
To be out of the bounds and the barks of those who do not wish you well.

F#sus4 G
|------------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------4-------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----2----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
You must blaze a trail of your own, unknown, alone,

Keyboard + Electric Guitar

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But keep in mind

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Don't live to-day for tomorrow like you were immortal.
The only survivors on this world of ours are

D G Em A
The warming sun, the cooling rain,
F G C D9
The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze,
D G Em A
The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you
F G C D9
Yet only eagles seem to pass on through.
F Bb C F
The words of love, the cries of hate,
Bb Am Bb F
And the man in the moon who seduced you
Bb F
Then finally loosed you.

Keyboard + Electric Guitar

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F#m G#m F#m G#m C#m C# F#

12-string Guitar
|--2-----2-----2-------2-----------------------------2~------1~------0-------|
|------2-----2---2---2-------2-----------7~----0---2-------2-------2---2---2-|
|----3-----3-------3-----3-4---3-------6-----6---3-------3-------3-------3---|
|--4---------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------6-----------------------------------------|
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|------0-4~------0-4~------0---------2-----|
|----5---------5---------5---------2-------|
|--6---------6---------6-----6~--3---------|
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F#m G#m F#m G#m C#m B

Electric Guitar Solo

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whole solo part so far twice

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|-------------------12h14---------12h14--------------------------|
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Piano
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|--1-1-1-6-6-6-1-1-1-1~------0-0-0-0-0-0-3~--|
|--2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-2~----0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2~--|
|--------------------3~--3---------------0~--|
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12-string Guitar
C G/B C Em7
|-------------0-3~----------3---------------0-------------------------|
|-----------1-------------0---0-----------1---1------------3-0--------|
|---------0-------------0-------0-------0-------0--------------0------|
|-------2-------------0---------------2------------------2-------2----|
|-----3-------------2---------------3------------------2-----------2--|
|----------------------------------------------------0----------------|
You're old and disillusioned now as you realise at last,

C G E
|----------0-3-0-------------3---3~----------------------------4-5--|
|----------------1---------3---3------------5-5-5~--3-5~---5--------|
|--------0---------0------------------------4-4-4~--2-4~-----4------|
|------2-----------------5------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------------------------------------------|
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That all you have accomplished here will have soon all turned to dust.

E A C#m A
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|-9-----10-----12---12------10------10---------------9---12----------2---2---|
|---9------9------9----9-------9-------------------9---9----9------2-------2-|
|-----9------9-----------11------11-------11----11---------------2-----------|
|--------------------------------------------11----------------0-------------|
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You dream of a future after life, well that's a maybe, I don't know.

F#sus4 G
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|----------2---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------4-------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----2----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
But you cant take what you left behind, you're all alone.

Keyboard + Electric Guitar

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So keep in mind

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Don't live to-day for tomorrow like you were immortal.
The only survivors on this world of ours are

D G Em A
The warming sun, the cooling rain,
F G C D9
The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze,
D G Em A
The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you
F G C D9
Yet only eagles seem to pass on through.
F Bb C F
The words of love, the cries of hate,
Bb Am
And the man in the moon...

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7~ hold (longer than other notes)

7h9 hammer-on
9p7 pull-off
7(9) bend
(9)7 release
(9)r release
7/9 slide up
9\7 slide down
<7> natural harmonics
7tr9 trill
< swelled note, with volume knob or pedal
* marks beat