• Song:

    Workmanship

  • Artist:

    Royal Rumble

WORKMANSHIP - ROYAL RUMBLE
Words and Music by Rimu Tahu
Tabbed by Benny Dodd

Guitar Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Bass Tuning: Bass Standard (EADG)

Instruments: Guitar 1 (Clean)       G
             Guitar 1 (Distorted)   G
             Guitar 2 (Clean)       G
             Guitar 2 (Distorted)   G
             Trombone               T
             Fretless Bass          B

I have written this tab by showing all the different figures with the instrument's abbreviation above it. At the end of the tab are the lyrics and structure. I have only included the strings that have any notes on them to save space. The figures are in order of appearance except the bass figures.
This song is in the key of A major (A B C# D E F# G#) and usually has a chord progression E-A-D-A. The chords the figures correspond to the root note, not the actual chord name.

==TREBLE FIGURES==

(alot of the chords are swung)

[G1]
   A   D   A   D            E     A   D
G|-----7-7-----7--7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-----7---------------
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-7-7-7---------------
A|-5-7-5-5-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-5-5/\/\---------
E|-5-5-----5-5--------------------5-5---(tremolo bar)-

[G2]
   A                      D
G|------------------------7---------------------------
D|-7----------------------7---------------------------
A|-7----------------------5---------------------------
E|-5--------------------------------------------------

[G3]
   A    D   A   D              E  A  D
G|------7-7-----7-------7-7-7--9-----7---------------
D|-7-xx-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7--9--7--7---------------
A|-5-xx-5-5-7-7-5-------5-5-5--7--7--5-5/\/\---------
E|-5--------5-5-------------------5----(tremolo bar)-

[G4]
   E               A               D               A
G|-9-------------------------------7---------------------------------
D|-9---------------7---------------7---------------7-----------------
A|-7---------------7---------------5---------------7-----------------
E|-----------------5-------------------------------5-----------------

[G5]
   E               A               D               A
G|-9---9---9---9-xx----------------7---7---7---7-xx------------------
D|-9---9---9---9-xx7---7---7---7-xx7---7---7---7-xx7---7---7---7-xx--
A|-7---7---7---7-xx7---7---7---7-xx5---5---5---5-xx7---7---7---7-xx--
E|-----------------5---5---5---5-xx----------------5---5---5---5-xx--

[T1]
(Trombone arranged for guitar)
   E               A               D               A
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------7h9p7---------------------------7h9p7-------------
A|-----------------------9-----------------------9-------9---7-------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------

[G6]
(Ska-style staccato upstrokes, ghost notes can also be muted strings, rests, or any other note in the chord, rather than the note indicated. This figure is played very quietly by guitar one and the bass and drums ride over it. When guitar two plays it, it is a lot louder.)
   E               A               D               A
e|-x-7---7---7---------------------x-5---5---5-----------------------
B|-x-9---9---9-----x-5---5---5-----x-7---7---7-----x-5---5---5-------
G|-x-9---9---9-----x-6---6---6-----x-7---7---7-----x-6---6---6-------
D|--------------(9)x-7---7---7--(7)-------------(7)x-7---7---7--(7)--

[G7]
   E               A               D               A
e|-x-7---7---7---------------------x-5---5---5-----------------------
B|-x-9---9---9-----x-5---5---5-----x-7---7---7-----x-5---------------
G|-x-9---9---9-----x-6---6---6-----x-7---7---7-----x-6---------------
D|--------------(9)x-7---7---7--(7)-------------(7)x-7---------------

[T2]
(Trombone arranged for guitar. The notes are played on the offbeat, with rests in front of each one.)
   E               A               D               A
G|---9---9---9---9--------------------5---5---5---5-------------------
D|--------------------7---7---7---7-------------------7---7---7-------

[T3]
(Trombone arranged for guitar)
   E               A               D               A
G|---9-------9------------------------7------7------------------------
D|--------------------7-7---7-------------------------7-7---7---------

[G8]
   E               A               D               A
G|-9-------------------------------7-------7---7-7-------------------
D|-9---------------7---------------7-------7---7-7-7---7---7---7-----
A|-7---------------7---------------5-------5---5-5-7---7---7---7-----
E|-----------------5-------------------------------5---5---5---5-----

[G9]
   E               A               D               A
G|-9---9---9---9-xx----------------7---7---7---7-xx------------------
D|-9---9---9---9-xx7---7---7---7-xx7---7---7---7-xx7-----7---x--x--x-
A|-7---7---7---7-xx7---7---7---7-xx5---5---5---5-xx7-----7---x--x--x-
E|-----------------5---5---5---5-xx----------------5-----5---x--x--x-

[G10]
   A
D|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------

[T4]
A|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------

[G11]
D|---7-||
A|---7-||
E|---5-||

==BASS FIGURES==

[B1]
   A   D   A   D     E       A     D
A|-----5-------5---5-7---7---------5-5-
E|-5-------5-5---------------5-5-------

[B2]
   A   D   A   D     E       A   D
A|-----5-------5---5-7---7-----5-7-5-
E|-5-------5-5---------------5-------

[B3]
   E               A               D               A
D|-----7---9---7-----------------------5---7---5-------------------
A|-7-------------------7---5---7---5-------------------7---5---7---
E|-----------------5-------------------------------5---------------

[B4]
   E               A               D               A
D|---------9---7---7---9---9---7---5---7---5-----------------------
A|-7---9---------------------------------------5---5---7-----------
E|---------------------------------------------------------7---5---

[B5]
   E               A               D               A
G|-------------------------------------------------5---------------
D|---------9---7---7---9---9---7---5---7---5-----------7---5-------
A|-7---9---------------------------------------5---------------7---
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------

[B6]
   E               A               D               A
A|-7-------------------------------5-------------------------------
E|-----------------5-------------------------------5---------------

[B7]
E|-5---------------------------------------------------------------

==SONG STRUCTURE==

Guitar 1   Guitar 2    Trombone   Bass
----------------------------------------
G1                                                     INTRO
G1                                B1
G1         G2                     B1
G3         G2                     B2
G4         G5          T1         B3  [this line x4]
G6                                B4                   VERSE 1
G6                                B5
G6                                B4
G7                                B5
G4         G5          T2         B3  [this line x2]   CHORUS 1
G4         G5          T3         B3  [this line x2]
G6         G6                     B4                   VERSE 2
G6         G6                     B5
G6         G6                     B4
G7         G7                     B5
G4         G5          T2         B3  [this line x2]   INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS
G4         G5          T3         B3  [this line x2]
rest for two lines                                     BRIDGE
G4         G4                     B6
G8         G8                     B6
G4         G5          T1         B3  [this line x3]   OUTRO
G4         G9          T1         B3
G10        G10         T4         B7
G11

==LYRICS==
          E               A             D              A
and every footstep that i take has been ordered by the lord 
       E               A               D             A
and he makes the way before me so that i will not be harmed
       E                   A           D             A
and he says that he thinks of me every moment of the day
         E               A                D                A
and even when i stray so far from him his love remains the same because
E          A              D             A
we are his workmanship created for good works in christ
    E            A                 D            A
his plans are to prosper us with a future and a hope because 
E          A              D             A
we are his workmanship created for good works in christ
    E            A                 D            A
his plans are to prosper us with a future and a hope
          E               A             D              A
and every footstep that i take has been ordered by the lord 
       E                A              D             A
and he makes the way before me so that i will not be harmed
       E                   A           D             A
and he says that he thinks of me every moment of the day
         E               A                D                A
and even when i stray so far from him his love remains the same hey hey hey hey

[instrumental chorus] 
(N.C.)
because we are his workmanship created for good works in christ

his plans are to prosper us with a future and a hope
        E          A              D             A
because we are his workmanship created for good works in christ
    E            A                 D            A        E A
his plans are to prosper us with a future and a hope
D                A       E A
we are we are we are
D                A       E A
we are we are we are
D                A       E A
we are we are we are
D                A
we are we are we are

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