Cifra Club

Howl

Rolo Tomassi

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: D
E|-10------11------|
B|----8-------8----|
G|------8-------8--|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Repeat while bass enters, tempo increases gradually


[Intro 2]

Guitar enters. I think Chris Cayford uses an octave pedal to beef up the sound here.
Playing slow, still in 3/4. 
Each note can be though of as a triplet if that helps, but it's easy to get a feel for.

E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--0--0--0--0--|--5--5--5--5--|--1--1--1--1--|--8--8--8--8--|

Repeat x2


[Riff 1]

Slide from the 1 to the 4. This slide turns up in riff 1, 2 and 3 so it's good to get the hang of!

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-8-----7-----|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|---6-5-------|-------------|-------------|
E|---------6-8-|-4-7-0-1/4-0-|-4-7-0-4-7-0-|

Repeat x3 then

We're now in 4/4

E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-8-----7---------|
D|-----------------|
A|---6-5-----------|
E|---------6-8-4-7-|


[Riff 2]

E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0-1/4-0-4-7-0-0-|-1/4-0-4-7-0-0-1-|

Repeat x4


[Riff 3]

First 3 bars in 7/8, and the 4th in 4/4

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
A|---1-----4-5-7-|---1-----4-5-7-|---1-----4-5-7-|----------1/4-5-7-|
E|-0---4-1-------|-0---4-1-------|-0---4-1-------|-0-1-4-0----------|

Repeat x2

Then pause for a few bars


[Riff 4]


E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-------------5-7-|
A|---------5-8-----|
E|-0-5-8-7---------|

Play just once, then back into:


[Riff 3]

On the second repetition, the final bar changes

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
A|---1-----4-5-7-|---1-----4-5-7-|---1-----4-5-7-|----------1/4-5-7-|
E|-0---4-1-------|-0---4-1-------|-0---4-1-------|-0-1-4-0----------|

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------7--7-|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------6--6-|
A|---1-----4-5-7-|---1-----4-5-7-|---1-----4-5-7-|----------5--5-|
E|-0---4-1-------|-0---4-1-------|-0---4-1-------|-0-1-4-0-------|


[Riff 5]

As with riff 3, the first 3 bars are in 7/8 and the 4th is in 4/4

E|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
B|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
G|-10-------------|-7-------------|-10-------------|-7----------6-7-6--|
D|-9--------------|-6-------------|-9--------------|-6----------5-6-5--|
A|-8--------------|-5-------------|-8--------------|-5----------4-5-4--|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0--------|
E|PM---------| |PM---------|    |PM---------|    |PM-----|

Repeat x4


[Riff 6]



E|--------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|-10-10-10-----|-10-10-10-10-----|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8------|-8--8--8------|-8--8--8--8------|
E|----------------------0-0-|----------0-0-|-------------0-0-|
                       |PM-|          |PM-|             |PM-|

Repeat x 2 then

E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
B|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|----------------------|


Then back to

[Riff 6]

Unusual timings here, it's a bar of 9/8, then 5/8, then 6/8

E|--------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|-10-10-10-----|-10-10-10-10-----|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8------|-8--8--8------|-8--8--8--8------|
E|----------------------0-0-|----------0-0-|-------------0-0-|
                       |PM-|          |PM-|             |PM-|


Repeat x3 then reduce tempo over the next bar

E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
B|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|----------------------|

And let ring for a bar or two

Finally, at a much slower tempo...


[Riff 6]

Exactly the same as before, just slower

E|--------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|-10-10-10-----|-10-10-10-10-----|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9------|-9--9--9------|-9--9--9--9------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8------|-8--8--8------|-8--8--8--8------|
E|----------------------0-0-|----------0-0-|-------------0-0-|
                       |PM-|          |PM-|             |PM-|


Repeat x2 then end on

E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
B|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|----------------------|
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