Handful of Rain Lyrics

As recorded by Savatage
(From the 1991 Album HANDFUL OF RAIN)
Words and Music by Savatage
E5/D(type 2)
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar I'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar II'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead'
Q=80
Gtr I
E. S E E +S S E S S S S E. S E E +S S E S S S S 4x
||o--------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o------5---------5-----3h5-|------5---------5-----3h5-o||
E. S +S S E +S S S S E E E. E. E E. E. E
||o-3--3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|----3----------3-|
||o-1--1-(1)-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
E. S E E +S S E S S S S E. S E E +S S E S S S S
E. S E E +S S E S S S S E. S E E +S S E S S S S
|--------------------------|--------------------------o||
|------5---------5-----3h5-|------5---------5-----3h5-o||
E. S +S S E +S S S S E E W
E. S E E +S S E S S S S E. S E E +S S E S S S S
E. S +S S E +S S S S E E W
E. S +S S E +S S S S E E E. S +S S E +S S S S E E
Gtrs I, II
E. S +S S E +S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S E Q
$
Gtr II
E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S S E. S S S E +S S E Q
||o--------------------------------|------------------------|
||--0--0---x-0-(0)-0---x-3s5-------|-0--0---x-0-(0)-x-/7-5--|
||o-0--0---x-0-(0)-0---x-3s5-------|-0--0---x-0-(0)-x-/7-5--|
||--0--0---x-0-(0)-0---x-3s5-0h2h3-|-0--0---x-0-(0)-x-/7-5--|
E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S S E. S S S E +S S E Q
|-0--0---x-0-(0)-0---x-3s5-------|-0--0---x-0-(0)-x-/7-5--|
|-0--0---x-0-(0)-0---x-3s5-------|-0--0---x-0-(0)-x-/7-5--|
|-0--0---x-0-(0)-0---x-3s5-0h2h3-|-0--0---x-0-(0)-x-/7-5--|
E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-1--1---x-1-(1)-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-1--1---x-1-(1)-1-5---3-2--------o||
E E E E E E E E H. S S E
Gtr III
H. S S S S +Q S S Q Q.
|-12b13====================12p10------10---|-(10)---10h12-10--------------|
| Gtr II
| E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S S E. S S S E +S S E Q
|--0-----0---x-0-(0)-0---x--3s=5-----------|---0--0-----x--0-(0)-x-/7--5--|
|--0-----0---x-0-(0)-0---x--3s=5-----------|---0--0-----x--0-(0)-x-/7--5--|
|--0-----0---x-0-(0)-0---x--3s=5--0h2h===3-|---0--0-----x--0-(0)-x-/7--5--|
To Coda
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E W
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
H Q Q +E S S S S Q. Q
|-13b15==========13b15========13b15==========|=(13)r----13-----------------------------|
| Gtr II
| E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S S E. S S S E +S S E Q
|--0-----0---x-0-(0)----0---x--3s====5-------|---0-------0---------x--0--(0)-x-/7--5---|
|--0-----0---x-0-(0)----0---x--3s====5-------|---0-------0---------x--0--(0)-x-/7--5---|
|--0-----0---x-0-(0)----0---x--3s====5-0h2h3-|---0-------0---------x--0--(0)-x-/7--5---|
S S S S +S S Q Q.
| E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S S
|--0---------0-------x--0-(0)-0-----x-3s5--------|
|--0---------0-------x--0-(0)-0-----x-3s5--------|
|--0---------0-------x--0-(0)-0-----x-3s5-0h2h3--|
D.S. al Coda
S S S S T T S S S S S S S Q
| E. S S S E +S S E Q
&
Gtr I
E. S +E E +S E. E E E. S +E E +S E. E E
||o-3--5-(5)-3-(3)-5--3-5-|-3--5-(5)-3-(3)-5--3-5-o||
||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
| Gtr II
| H +Q. E H +Q. E
||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
||o-0----------(0)------0-|-0----------(0)------0-o||
m/ m/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---3-----1-----0-----1---0---1---|---3-----1-----0-----1---0---1----|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
m/ m/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gtrs I, II
HHHHHHHH
|-----------|-----------o||-----------|-----------|
|-0----5----|-0----5----o||-0----5----|-0----5----|
H.=H
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
Q=80
Gtr I
E. S E E +S S E S S S S E. S E E +S S E S S S S 4x
||o--------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o------5---------5-----3h5-|------5---------5-----3h5-o||
E. S +S S E +S S S S E E E. E. E E. E. E E. S E E +S S E S S S S
|-3--3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|----3----------3-||o--------------------------|
|-1--1-(1)-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------||o------5---------5-----3h5-|
E. S E E +S S E S S S S E. S +S S E +S S S S E E W 3x
|--------------------------|-6--6-(6)-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-|-5----o||
|------5---------5-----3h5-|----------------------------|------o||
Gtr III
W +W E a S T T S S S S S S S S S S S S +H H
|-5--------|-(5)--------|---(8)h9-8S6---8-6---6---------------|-------------*|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths