The Return Of The Giant Hogweed tab

The Return Of The Giant Hogweed

Song: The Return Of The Giant Hogweed
Artist: Genesis
Album: Nursery Cryme

Standard Tuning

Intro: (repeat each of these tapping sequences 4 times)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-t10p3h6t11p3h6--t10p2h5t11p2h5--t10p1h4t11p1h4-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------t15p5h8--t15p4h8--|

Repeat this 12 times:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|---t15p3---|

Verse (0:34)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------7-----7-----7-----7--|
D|-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|---3-5---------------3-5-------------5--7--5--7--5--7--5--|
E|-3-----1-3---6-5-1-3-----1-3---6-5-1----5-----5-----5-----|

(1:01)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-14-14-14-13-13-11-13-11-13-13-11-13-11-13-13--6-4--6-4-6-4------|
G|------------------------------------------------------6--------6-5--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------|
B|---------4---3---|
G|-----3h5---5-----|
D|-3h5-------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

(1:25)- hold last chord

e|-1---1---3---3---1---5--|
B|-3---3---4---5---1---7--|
G|-2---3---5---5---2---7--|
D|-----------------3------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

(1:46) (Botanical creature stirs...)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-11--12--9--11-----9-----|
D|----------------12---10--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

(1:55) (Royal beast did not forget)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-13--12--------12--11-----|
D|--------13--13--------11--|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

(2:00) 
e|-1--1--3--3--1--5--|
B|-3--3--4--5--1--7--|
G|-2--3--5--5--2--7--|
D|-------------3-----|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

Repeat all of these sections, then we have the 3rd verse with a flute/guitar solo, which is played twice.

(4:15)
e|-------10---10----------------------------9-9-9-10-----------10-9-9-9-10-|
B|-----11---11--10-11----10-----------11-10----------11-10-----------------|
G|---12---------------12----10-12---11---------------------9---------------|
D|-12-----------------------------12-------------------------12------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This part is only played at the end of the first repeat

e|-10p9p7-------|
B|--------10-8--|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

Guitar solo

(5:22) (Hackett uses a volume pedal on this part)

e|-11--8-10----11--8-10----11--8-10------------|
B|----------11----------11----------8--9-9/11--|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

(5:35) (Palm mute, repeat the next 3 sequences 4 times)

e|---8-8-8---8----8-8-8----8---|
B|-9-------9-------------------|
G|-------------10-------10-----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6--|
B|-8-------8----------------|
G|-------------8-------8----|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|---8-8-8----8----8-8-8-----8-|
B|-9-------9-------------------|
G|--------------10-------10----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-16-16-16-16-16-18-16-16-16-16-16-15-16-16-16-16-16-18-16-16-16-16-16-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-16-16-16-16-15-16-13-16-11-16----16--15-16-13-16-11-16-11-|
G|----------------------------------13--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

(6:02) 
e|----------------------------18------------------------------------|
B|-8--9--11--13----/18--18b20----20r18------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------17-------10---------10-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------3-----------3--|
A|-------------------------------------------/8---------/8----------|
E|------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----|

e|--------------------------------------------18------------------|
B|----11-----13----11-----13--/11--/16--18b20----20r18----18b20---|
G|-/8----/10----/8----/10------------------------------17---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----18----------------------------------------------------|
B|--18----18b20b21r20----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------17\10-------10-------------10----------|
D|----------------------------------------3-------------3----|
A|----------------------------/8--------------/8-------------|
E|------------------------------------1--------------1-------|

e|-/11--8-10------/11--8-10-----------------------------|
B|------------11-------------8---8-11----11-13---8-11---|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

(6:30) (Mighty Hogweed is avenged...)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-6-5-6---5-----5--6-5-6---5-----5-|
A|-------8---6-8----------8---6-8---|
E|----------------------------------|

Repeat this part 5 times
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-5-3-5---3-----3--|
D|-------6---5-6----|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-4-3-4---3-----3--|
D|-------6---5-6----|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Outro (6:56)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--6-------4-6-3---6--11--7--9-11-13------3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--3-5---|
D|-6--6--6----4-6-3---6--11--6--9-11-13---5--3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--3-5---|
A|-5--4--6----2-4-1---4--9---5--7-9--11---5--1--6--1-3-5---4-6-8---1-3---|
E|-4-----4-------------------4------------3------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--6-------4-6-3---6--11--7--9-11-13------3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--6-8-10--|
D|-6--6--6----4-6-3---6--11--6--9-11-13---5--3--8--3-5-7---6-8-10--6-8-10--|
A|-5--4--6----2-4-1---4--9---5--7-9--11---5--1--6--1-3-5---4-6-8---4-6-8---|
E|-4-----4-------------------4------------3--------------------------------|

Let that last chord ring out!
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-6-8-10------10---|
D|-6-8-10------10---|
A|-4-6-8-------8----|
E|------------------|

And that's it. If you have any questions/comments feel free to email me ([email protected]). 

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