• Song:

    The Rains Of Castamere

  • Artist:

    The National

Tabbed by: Lachlan



Notes:
  - The bracketed chords don't appear in the recording, but are implied in the 
    harmonies. So they're optional.
  - In the verses, the Dm chords have the top string muted.

Verse 1:
     ( D5 )     ( C5 )       ( D5 )        ( C5 )
And who are you, the proud lord said,
    ( D5 )              ( C5 )
that I must bow so low?
( F5 )      ( C5 )      ( F5 )         ( C5 )
Only a cat of a different coat,
       ( G5 )              ( A5 )
that's all the truth I know.

Verse 2:
     D5       ( C5 )       ( D5 )     ( C5 )
In a coat of gold or a coat of red,
   ( D5 )             C5
a lion still has claws,
    F5        ( C5 )        ( F5 )         C5
And mine are long and sharp, my lord,
    G5       A5       D5
as long and sharp as yours.

Chorus 1:
    D5               C5
And so he spoke, and so he spoke,
      D5           C5
that lord of Castamere,
     Bb5                  G5
But now the rains weep o'er his hall,
     Bb5      A5       D5
with no one there to hear.
     Bb5                  G5
Yes now the rains weep o'er his hall,
    Bb5    A5      D5
and not a soul to hear.


Instrumental Section :

       D5          C5           D5          C5          D5              C5
e | ------1-----------0-----------1-----3-----0----------3---1---0-------0----- | 
B | ------3-----------1-----------3-----------1----------2-----------3---1----- | 
G | --2---2-------2---0-------2---2-----------0------2---3---------------0----- | 
D | ------0-----------2-----------0-----------2----------0---------------2----- | 
A | ------x-----------3-----------x-----------3----------x---------------3----- | 
E | ------x-----------x-----------x-----------x----------x---------------x----- | 

        F5           C5           F5           C5          G5      A5      D5
e | ------5-----------x-----------5-----6-----x----------6---5---3---0---x----- | 
B | ------6-----------8-----------6-----------8----------3-------1-------3----- | 
G | --5---5-------5---5-------5---5-----------5------5---3-------2-------2----- | 
D | ------7-----------5-----------7-----------5----------5-------2-------0----- | 
A | ------8-----------7-----------8-----------7----------5-------0-------0----- | 
E | ------5-----------8-----------5-----------8----------3-------0-------x----- | 


Chorus 2:
    D5               C5
And so he spoke, and so he spoke,
      D5           C5
that lord of Castamere,
     Bb5                  G5
But now the rains weep o'er his hall,
     Bb5      A5       D5
with no one there to hear.
     Bb5                  G5
Yes now the rains weep o'er his hall,
    Bb5    A5      D5
and not a soul to hear.


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 |  /   slide up
 |  \   slide down
 B   hammer-on
 |  p   pull-off
 |  ~   vibrato
 |  +   harmonic
 |  x   Mute note
 B   Bend
 |  pb  Pre-bend
 |  br  Bend release
 |  pbr Pre-bend release
 |  brb Bend release bend

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