The National - The Rains Of Castamere

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the rains of castamere – the national
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tabbed by : lachlan
email : sleiglac@gmail . com

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 :
( Dm ) ( C ) ( Dm ) ( C )
and who are you , the proud lord said ,
( Dm ) ( C )
that i must bow so low?
( F ) ( C ) ( F ) ( C )
only a cat of a different coat ,
( Gm ) ( Am )
that’s all the truth i know .

verse 2 :
Dm ( C ) ( Dm ) ( C )
in a coat of gold or a coat of red ,
( Dm ) C
a lion still has claws ,
F ( C ) ( F ) C
and mine are long and sharp , my lord ,
Gm Am D
as long and sharp as yours .

chorus 1 :
Dm C
and so he spoke , and so he spoke ,
Dm C
that lord of castamere ,
A# Gm
but now the rains weep o’er his hall ,
A# Am Dm
with no one there to hear .
A# Gm
yes now the rains weep o’er his hall ,
A# Am Dm
and not a soul to hear .

instrumental section :

Dm C Dm C Dm C
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 – – – – – |

F C F C Gm Am Dm
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 :
Dm C
and so he spoke , and so he spoke ,
Dm C
that lord of castamere ,
A# Gm
but now the rains weep o’er his hall ,
A# Am Dm
with no one there to hear .
A# Gm
yes now the rains weep o’er his hall ,
A# Am Dm
and not a soul to hear .

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| / slide up
| slide down
| h 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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