Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
Intro = Riff #1 2x's
Verse #1 Riff #1
Am
Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night
F
And wouldn't you love to love her?
Am
Takes to the sky like a bird in flight
F
And who will be her lover?
Pre-Chorus
C
All your life you've never seen
F
A woman, taken by the wind.
C
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
F
Will you ever win?
Verse 2 Riff #1
Am
She is like a cat in the dark
F
And then she is the darkness
Am
She comes alive like a flying skylark
F
And when the sky is starless
PRE-CHORUS
C
All your life you've never seen
F
A woman, taken by the wind.
C
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
F
Will you ever win?
F
Will you ever win?
Chorus Riff #1
Am F Am F Am F Am F Am
Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon
Riff #2
Verse 3 Riff #1
Am
She rings like a bell through the night
F
And wouldn't you love to love her?
Am
She rules her life like a bird in flight
F
And who will be her lover?
Pre-Chorus
C
All your life you've never seen
F
A woman, taken by the wind.
Am
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
F
Will you ever win?
F
Will you ever win?
Chorus Riff #1
Am F Am F Am F Am
Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon
F Am
Taken by, taken by the sky
F Am
Taken by, taken by the sky
F Am F
Taken by, taken by the sky
Am F
Dreams unwind, love's a state of mind
Am F
Dreams unwind, love's a state of mind
Riff #1
Am (F) F Fmaj7
|-0--0--0--0--0--0---------0--1--0--0--0--|
|-1--3--1--3--1--0--1---0--0--1--0--0--1--|
|-2--2--2--2--2--0--2---2--0--2--0--0--2--|
|-2--2--------2-----2---3-----3--------3--|
|-0--0--------0---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Riff #2
(Am) Am
|-1--0--0-----0--0--0--|
|-1--0--1--3--1--0--1--|
|-2--0--2--2--2--0--2--|
|-2-----2--2--2-----2--|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
Notes:
This song can be played either strumming the 3 chords in the song: Am, F, and C, or you can spice it up a little to sound like the original by using riff #1 during the verses, and the little fill riff #2 where noted.
To play riff #1, play an Am chord: 5th string open, 4th string 2nd fret middle finger, 3rd string 2nd fret ring finger, 2nd string 1st fret index finger, 1st string open. Then add your pinky finger to the 2nd string 3rd fret & strum, lift your pinky back off & up strum the first 3 strings, add the pinky again & strum just the first 3 strings again, then lift the pinky off again & play the whole Am chord. Up strum the first 3 strings open, then play an Am chord again. Now play a partial F chord by placing your ring finger on the 4th string 3rd fret, middle finger 3rd string 2nd fret, and 2nd string open. Then strum the first 3 strings open, play an F chord, first 3 strings open twice, and end on the Fmaj7 chord. When playing this riff during the chorus, I play the Am part the same, but just strum the F chord part.
To play riff #2, fret an Am chord, (see above), but also grab the 1st string 1st fret with your index finger by barring the 1st 2 strings. Then play the first 3 strings open, Am chord, add pinky to 2nd string 3rd fret, Am chord again, open strings again, and end on Am chord.
"The only way I know that guarantees no mistakes is not to play and that's simply not an option". David Hodge
Good to see you back Dan T!! Great song and a great tab . . . can't wait to give these riffs a try!! Thanks for the tab and for the information on how to play the riffs! Shug
"Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
Thanks Shug, hope you enjoy it. :D
Dan
"The only way I know that guarantees no mistakes is not to play and that's simply not an option". David Hodge
Looks good. Thanks very much!
