Band: Towers Of London Song: I'm a Rat Album: Blood, Sweat & Towers Year: 2006 Tuning: Standard Pretty cool song, this is. Some of the leads were kind of hard to hear, but their pretty on. Just make sure you know the chorus, bridge, and verse chords and then focus on the leads. Tabbed by grouch593 Intro riff ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| -4~--4--2---2~----------------------| ----------4----4-2-4-2-0---0-2-0----| x10 -------------------------2----------| ------------------------------------| Played behind riff ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| -------------7-------------------------------------| -9-----------7------------7-------------9----------| -9-----------5------------7-------------9----------| -7------------------------5-------------7----------| Then play this lick ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------17b~~-----| -16~--16--14----14~-------------------------------------14----14-16-14-----------| -------------16-----16-14-16-14-----------14-----14b-16----16--------------------| --------------------------------17-14-17-----17----------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pre verse riff --------------------| --------------------| --------------------| -7-7--7--9-9--------| -7-7--7--9-9--------| -5-5--5--7-7--------| Verse 1 ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| -------------7-------------------------------------| -9-----------7------------7-------------9----------| -9-----------5------------7-------------9----------| -7------------------------5-------------7----------| *Pickslide into bridge* Bridge ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------7--7-7-7-7\---------9--9-9-9-9\------------------| -9--9-9-9-9\---------7--7-7-7-7\---------9--9-9-9-9\-----------9------| -9--9-9-9-9\---------5--5-5-5-5\---------7--7-7-7-7\-----------9------| -7--7-7-7-7\---------------------------------------------------7------| Chorus ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------7---------9-------------------------| -9--------7---------9-------9--------9\-------| -9--------5---------7-------9--------9\-------| -7--------------------------7--------7\-------| Lick after first chorus -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -16~--16--14----14~------------------------------| -------------16-----16-14-16-14-----------14-----| x3 --------------------------------17-14-17-----17--| -------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| --------------------------17brb--------------| -16~--16--14----14----14---------------------| -------------16----16------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| Verse 2 (Listen to song. Bass most of the verse with the guitar just punching in these chords in their respective spots) ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| -9-----------------7----------------| -9-----------------7----------------| -7-----------------5----------------| *Pickslide into bridge* Bridge ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------7--7-7-7-7\---------9--9-9-9-9\------------------| -9--9-9-9-9\---------7--7-7-7-7\---------9--9-9-9-9\-----------9------| -9--9-9-9-9\---------5--5-5-5-5\---------7--7-7-7-7\-----------9------| -7--7-7-7-7\---------------------------------------------------7------| Played behind second bridge -7-7----------------7-7-7----------------7-7-----7-7--------7-------7---------------| -7-7--7-------------7-7-7----------------7-7--7--7-7--7---7-------7-7--7--10b~------| ------9b------------------9b--7~--------------9b------9b--------9-------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| *Chorus* Solo (Play chorus chords behind this) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------7------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---------| -4~--4--2---2~--------------------------------7---7-9-7^-------7-9-7^---7--9b------------| ----------4----4-2-4-2-0---0-2-0-------/9~--9---9--------9---9--------9------------------| -------------------------2---------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------7---------7h10p7-----7h10p7-----7h10p7-----------------7-----7-10-7----12b--10--------| -----7---------7---------10---------10---------10--10--10b-------10b--------------------------| -9b---------9b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Wait a few seconds then play this lick as bass plays chorus ---------------------------------------------| -12--15------12~~----------------------------| ---------14----------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| Wait a few seconds after that and then play this lick -----------------------------------------------------| ---------------7------------10b~~--------------------| ----7^---------9b--9br7------------------------------| -9~----9----------------9----------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| *Now chorus chords to end* This is played behind the last chorus. Kind of hard to hear but I tried my best. Basically just mess around with the B penatonic. -7------7-7------7-7----7-7-----7h10p7-------------------------7-----------------------| -7------7-7------7-7----7-7------------10p7-------------7---7-----10--7--9br--7b-------| ----9b-------9b------9b----------------------9b--7~-----9b-----------------------9-----| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro solo -------------------------------------------------------------------7h10p7-------7h10p7--------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------10-----------10-----| -7b~-------------7b~--------------7~--7~--7--7--7--7~-----------------------------------------| ------9-7-9-7-9------9-7-9-7-9------------------------9-7-9-7-9-------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -7h10p7------7h10--7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------10-----------------------------------------------------10b----------------------------| -----------------------7--9br7--9-----7^--------------7^--------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------9-7-9---9-7-----9-7----------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|