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Song: Rapture
Album: Control
Corrections: beenwashed@yahoo.com
Standard tuning
I plugged in my cute little Danelectro Pastrami, used about mid level and about
a quad's worth of overdrive. I would not doubt it if he used something else,
this is just what sounded like it, that I could get my hands on.
Cb5-89xxxx
C5 -810xxxx
G5 -355000
G -355433
Intro:
G|---4-----4-----------------|
D|----------------9-----9----|
A|---------------------------|
E|33---333---3s88---888---8--| repeat 4 times
Verse:
(turn overdrive down, make sound brighter, possibly use channel switch
that has a higher treble)
D|------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-|
A|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--9--9--9--9-|
E|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------|
(Start on 8th strum)v1: This is how we multiply,
v2: Gideon is in the drawer,
D|11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------|
A|-9--9--9--9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
(start on 1)Pity that it's not my wife
Clothes scattered on the floor
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7-|
The friction and skin The trembling
She's arching her back She screams
D|10-10-10-10-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-14-14-14-14|
E|------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-12-12-12-12|
Sigh. (at 8)This is how our bodies move
for more. (chorus)
D|-------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14|
A|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12|
E|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------|
with everything that we could lose pushing us
D|14-14-14-14------------------------------------------------|
A|12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E|-------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7|
deeper still The sheets and the
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
sweat The seed and the spill the
E|----------------------------------------------------------------0|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------0|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------0|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------2|
A|7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-2|
E|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7-0|
b--i--t-t--e--r pill yet un-----------discovered.
Repeat intro 4 times
go into verse 2
Chorus:
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10|
Oh, my sweet rapture I
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E|-8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8|
hear Jesus calling
D|----------------5|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3|
me home.
G|----4-------4-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------9-------9------9--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|3-3---3-3-3---3-8-8---8-8-8---8-9-9---9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Finally
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--5--5--5--5|
E|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--3--3--3--3|
a chance to breath reaching for
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|5--5--5--5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E|3--3--3--3--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7|
the fallen sheets, collapsing in
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7|
a glowing heap.
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
we've gone too far we've
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
E|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
done too much we
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13|
E|11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11|
have to quit it. Just one more
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
E|11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
kiss just one more
D|------------------------------------------------5|
A|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-5|
E|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-3|
touch please ten more minutes.
G5(let it sustain)
This feels so good
Cb5 C5 Cb5 C5
Just barley moving
G5
The tension building
Cb5 C5 Cb5 C5
Our bodies work
C5 Em
To reach the goal...
final chorus:
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10|
Oh, my sweet rapture I
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E|-8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8|
hear Jesus and the
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7|
angels singing hal--------le--------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7|
lu----------jah call-------------ing me to
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
en---------------ter-----------------------the promise
G (let sustain)
land.
What a great song. It took some patience to come up with this.
I watched David play this song, and most of the stuff he played was high on the
fret board (power chord like), so I figured this would be the best representation
of it that I could give, hope you enjoy. Please send corrections, comments,
concerns, Christmas wishes: beenwashed@yahoo.com
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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jimmy Lead Player |
#1 by jimmy matthews at Jan 19, 1971 at 5:44 PM EST |
| Specifically to "bpuppy" above... I think the line "replaceable" was mentioning has nothing to do with Christian hoops. He/she was probably talking about those boundaries God set up for us in the Bible (you should check it out, Bazan wrote a song about those boundaries given to "save you from certain death" in the song "Of Minor Prophets and Their Prostitute Wives." My question to you is, why can't a Christian (say, me or "replaceable") be concerned about another Christian, which Bazan is by his own declaration. and God DOES care whether we condone certain immoralities, otherwise he wouldn't have set up the boundaries in the first place. i personally think the album is brilliant, but there's no reason for anyone to think he is condoning the practices sung about in his songs... the album was created to show this world's sicknesses. at least that's what Bazan is saying in interviews. at any rate, i didn't write this to tear you down, just thought i'd clear the air between you and old "replaceable" and protect Pedro's good name. | |
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Len Badass |
#2 by Len cullum at Oct 20, 1977 at 5:29 AM EST |
| All you Christians quiet, you're obviously not understanding that he's not condoning the actions, "pity thats not my wife" theres sarcasm in that. I think its about having impure thoughts and the angels calling him back are calling him back because he has gone astray. I hate Christian music, but Im willing to listen to his message because its real and comes from real problems, the problem with Christians (those which have problems with this song) is that they are too scared of the truth behind adultery to accept music which reflects a problem even with Christian musicians, lust. | |
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IvZ Average |
#3 by IvZ at Nov 4, 1979 at 2:30 AM EST |
| yeah, replaceable, it's talking about sex, but he's drawing analogies, and telling a story... not necessarily condoning the actions of the characters in the story. although i think that some of it could have been less graphic. personal preference. | |
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tim Average |
#4 by tim martin at Oct 1, 1980 at 4:40 PM EST |
| No one should get mad at him, he doesn't do this to his wife. Its just a charactor he has created in his head which happens to be alot of people out in the world. "We've gone too far We've done too much We have to quit it Just one more kiss Just one more touch Please 10 more minutes " Right here the guy knows what hes doing is wrong but he is weak and cant stay faithfull to his wife. "To Reach their goal. . . Oh my sweet rapture I hear Jesus and the angels singing Hallelujah Calling me to enter the promise land." The man in this story things its so great that hes cheating on his wife because he calls her his rapture, which can mean overwhelming joy or extacy. I think that point represents the orgasim at which he feels like he is in heaven at that moment. | |
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MelissA Average |
#5 by MelissA at Dec 14, 1981 at 4:29 PM EST |
| oooooh pedro drum tabs... if you find any let me know | |
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Taylor Lead Player |
#6 by Taylor Dutton at Jun 19, 1986 at 5:48 AM EST |
| bravo, "fading." again, i think it's important to remember it's a story and not something directly from bazan's life, but your point is exactly right. too many christians criticize music and literature that desribes things that aren't "good," even though they are explorations of real life. plus, the use of sarcasm or satire is often unfortunately lost. | |
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Frost Wanna Be |
#7 by Frost Bite at Dec 7, 1990 at 9:50 AM EST |
| i read an interview on decapolis.com and he talks about rapture. it is about how deprived the character is of god and how he thinks that cheating on his wife is as good as it gets and it is his rapture. it makes a point about how starved of god most people are. by the way this is not a pesonal story david almost always writes in fictional characetrs. | |
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Corey Average |
#8 by Corey La Plante at May 31, 1991 at 5:49 AM EST |
| Specifically to "Replaceable" above ... Why does Pedro the Lion have to jump through Christian hoops? What lines are they crossing and who drew those lines? Why does his opinion matter only if he's a Christian and why should he care what any of us think? He's a human, making art for his own reasons ... God forbid he write songs about sex, or that have "bad words" in them (insert sarcasm here). Who the hell cares ... I KNOW God doesn't care about all this petty, "Is he a Christian or not ... Is he condoning pre-marital sex" crap. He's got bigger fish to fry. Let Pedro make their honest, open, brilliant music, and support them in it. Quit trying to force them into boxes people make for them. | |
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Shay Average |
#9 by Shay at Sep 14, 1991 at 7:16 AM EST |
| Use of the word "rapture" is obviously talking about sexual ecstasy and at the same time tying it into the christian concept. | |
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goofy Rhythm Player |
#10 by goofy at Aug 5, 1992 at 5:09 AM EST |
| this song is brilliant. to "replaceable"....i am a christian and i see nothing wrong with this. we all deal with problems, but he is one of the only artists out there to actually "come out" with the problems....but anyways, i love the use of the word rapture. it just shows that god is always watching his actions. amazing. one of my favorite songs | |
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The Mexican Who Average |
#11 by The Mexican Who's Living Under Satan's Wing at Apr 9, 1994 at 2:32 AM EST |
| I just read a review for the new album... I guess it kinda clarified everything, I still think this song crosses a line... I guess it's just too descriptive for me! heh:) anyways, yah sorry about that! I guess I didn't exactly know his reasonings:) | |
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health risk Rhythm Player |
#12 by health risk at Apr 27, 1994 at 4:19 PM EST |
| this song is utterly incredibly. i am in love with David Bazaan's whole concept of the new album. All the infidelity and capitalism analogies are genius. I dont know if hes talking about love or money. Its absolutley brilliant! | |
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NICK Wanna Be |
#13 by NICK COGHLAN at Apr 12, 1995 at 4:23 PM EST |
| it seems the line "to reach our goal....." is meant to be a bit sarcastic...as if to point out that nothing good can really be accomplished by an extra-marital relationship | |
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Mark Wanna Be |
#14 by Mark masta at Sep 10, 1997 at 9:56 AM EST |
| David Bazan has had some pretty s****y experiences in life. Music is an outlet to vent those things a person regrets and I think this song, though unacceptable in a traditional Christian mind, is the epitomy of emotion. I like that it pushes the envelope and I like that Christians don't know what to say about him. He's so talented and I think the song gives an awesome testimony... "pity that it's not my wife" Obvious satire... anyways, go Pedro! | |
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