Ramble On
View chords used in this chart
changes are E(E5), E7sus4, Esus2 | A, Asus4, A, A9.
Riff.1
E-|---------------0----------|-----0----------------------0-------------------|
B-|--9---------0--0----------|--5--5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------0----------|
G-|--9---9--9--7--9----------|--6--6h7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6----------|
D-|--9---9--9--7--7---0--0---|--7--7----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--7-------|
A-|--7---7--7--7--9---0--0---|--0--0----0-----0--0--0--0--------0-----7-------|
E-|---------0------------0---|----------------------------------------0-------|
Riff.1
E-|--------------0---------0--------------|----0------------------------------|
B-|--------9--9--0---------0--------------|----5----5-5-5---5---5--5--5----5--|
G-|--7/9---9--9--7--7-7----9--9-9-9-------|-6--6h7--7-7-7-7-6h7-7--7--6h7--7--|
D-|--------9--9--7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--0--0-|-7--7----7-7-7-7-7---7--7--7----7--|
A-|--9/11--7--7--7---------9---------0--0-|-0-----------0---0---0--0--0----0--|
E-|-----------0-------------------------0-|-----------------------------------|
Riff.2 (electric) is a clean electric fill during the lyrics, "Ah, sometimes
I grow so tired, but I know one thing I've got to do!" Riff.2 (acoustic) is
the acoustic part played behind Riff.2 (electric). The chord pattern is
E, F#m7, G#m7 | A, F#m7, E.
Riff.2 (electric)
E-|-0---0-----0------------|-------------0---0---------|-0--------0-----------|
B-|-0----0-0--0---0-0----0-|-0----0--0---0-0---0-------|---------0--0--0-0---0|
G-|-11-----9--9-----9h11---|-7p6-----6p4---------------|b11(13)p9---9----9h11-|
D-|------------------------|---------------------7p6---|----------------------|
A-|------------------------|-------------------------7-|----------------------|
E-|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
^play this measure the ^ extra addition to
first time -- goto the measure one to give
end measure after that the bend in the riff
Riff.2 (acoustic)
E-|-4---------------------------|--0----------------0-------------------------|
B-|----------2------7-----------|--5-----------2----0-------------------------|
G-|-1--------2------4--4--4-----|--6-----------2----1-------------------------|
D-|----------2------4--4--4--0--|--7--7--------2----2-------------------------|
A-|-2--2-----4------6--6--------|--0--0-0--7---4----2-------------------------|
E-|-0-----0--2--0---4-----------|----------0---2----0-------------------------|
These two riffs go on top of each other to make the sound more full. These
start at "Ramble on, now's the time, the time is now. Sing my song..."
Riff.3 (electric)
E-|--------------------|-----------------------------2---2--3-----------------|
B-|-9------------------|--3/5-----5--5\3---3--3------3---3--3-----------------|
G-|-9--9--9--7--9\-----|-------------------------0-------2--------------------|
D-|-9--9--9--7--7\-----|--5/7--------7\5------5--0----------------------------|
A-|-7--7--7--7--9\-----|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
Riff.3 (acoustic)
E-|--------------------|-------0----------0---0----------2--3-----------------|
B-|--------------------|----5--5--5--5\3--3---3----------3--3-----------------|
G-|-9--9--9--7--9\-----|-------0--0-------0---0--0-0-----2--0-----------------|
D-|-9--9--9--7--7\-----|----7--------7\5---------0-0-----0--------------------|
A-|-7--------7--9\-----|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
These riffs are for the first solo. They harmonize quite nicely.
Solo.1 (gtr1)
E-|---------|-----------------------------12----------------------------------|
B-|-15------|-15p14h15--15p14h15-15p14h15-----15-14-15------------------------|
G-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo.1 (gtr2)
E-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-12------|-12p10h12--12p10h10-12p10h12-14--12-10-12------------------------|
G-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Here is the second harmonized solo.
Solo.2 (gtr1)
E-|-12-------------12-------------12------|-12--------------------------------|
B-|---15-14-12-------15-14-12-------15-14-|---15-14-12----12-14--12-14--12-14-|
G-|------------14-------------14----------|------------14---------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Solo.2 (gtr2)
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|-14p12---------14p12---------14p12---|-14p12-------------------------------|
G-|------14p11---------14p11---------14-|------14p11----11-14--11-14--11-14---|
D-|-----------14------------14----------|-----------14------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
This riff starts at the end of the second harmonized solo. The first
acoustic riff (Riff.1) is played behind Riff.4.
Riff.4 (electric)
E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G-|--------9--9--9---------------|------9-9--9--7---7-7-7---------------------|
D-|------9-9--9--9-------9-9-----|-9h11-----11--7h9-----9--6-7----------------|
A-|-9h11-----11--9--9p11-----11--|--------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
A- = X 0 2 2 1 0
B- = X 2 4 4 3 2
D- = X X 0 2 3 1
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
E- = 0 2 2 0 0 0
F#m7 = 2 X 2 2 2 X
G#m7 = 4 X 4 4 4 X
G- = 3 5 5 3 3 3
How to play Ramble On
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.