Artist: The Rapture
Song: "Echoes"
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

Any chords listed take this tuning into account, so a D#m is in the 
traditional Dm shape (xx0231), and so on.


Part I:
   D#m               A#m               F
f -1~----------------0~----------------0~---------------------------------|
C -2~----------------1~----------------0~---------------------------------|
G#-3~----------------2~----------------1~---------------------------------|
D#-0~----------------2~----------------2~---------------------------------|
A#------------------(0)~---------------2~---------------------------------|
F -------------------------------------0~---------------------------------|


Part II:
f ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C --(5)------(5)------(5)------(5)------(5)------(5)------(5)------(5)----|
G#---557755---557755---557755---557755---557755---557755---557755---557755|
D#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Part III:
f ------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------|
G#------------------------------------|
D#------------------------------------|
A#------------------------------------|
F -5--5--5-----------5--5--5----------|
+
f ------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------|
G#------------------------------------|
D#------------------------------------|
A#------------------------------------|
F -5--5--5-----------5--5--5-\1~------|


Part IV (main riff):
f -------------5----------------------|
C -------------5----------------------|
G#-------------5----------------------|
D#------------------------------------|
A#------------------------------------|
F -5--5--5-----------5--5--5-\1~------|


Part III alt (percussion break)
f ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F -5--5--5-----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5----------|


Part I alt (after 3rd verse/chorus at 2:05):
   D#m               A#m               F
f -1~----------------0~----------------0~---------------------------------|
C -2~----------------1~----------------0~---------------------------------|
G#-3~----------------2~----------------1~---------------------------------|
D#-0~----------------2~----------------2~---------------------------------|
A#------------------(0)~---------------2~---------------------------------|
F -------------------------------------0~---------------------------------|
+  D#m               A#m               F
f -1~----------------0~------------------------0~-------------------------|
C -2~----------------1~----------------0---0----------0~------------------|
G#-3~----------------2~----------------1------------------x-x-0~----------|
D#-0~----------------2~----------------2------------------x-x-------------|
A#------------------(0)~------------------------------------x-------------|
F ------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Part V
f -5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x0x0|
C -5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x0x0|
G#-5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x5-5x5--x0x0|
D#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+  an equal measure of improvised anti-solo noise with muting,
   random harmonics, pick scrapes, string strangling, etc.


Song Structure:
Part I x1
Part II x1.5
Part III x1
Part IV x4
verse 1 break*
Part IV x4
verse 2 break*
Part IV x4 (chorus)
Part II x1
Part III alt (percussion break) x2
verse 3 break*
Part IV x4 (chorus)
Part I alt x1
Part IV x4 (chorus)
outro break*
Part V x2.5


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.
Use a Fender Strat + Bassman amp in order to get that insane tone. 
Please feel free to post comments, questions, requests, etc.
Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-
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