'Raven Skies' by Tea Party - Guitar Tutorial

            Raven Skies - Tea Party

This song uses droped D tuning.

Riff 1                                                  Play 2 1/2 times
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------8----------8--6-----------------------------------------------|
G----------7----------7--5------------2--4--4/6--4--4h6p4-2-------------.|
D-------5---------------(3)-------------------------------------1h3p1p0--.|
A----5------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
D-5------------5----------------0*----------------------------------------|
                                        *let ring

Riff 2
------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-2--4--4/6--4--4h6p4-2--------------|--2--5--5/7--5---5h7p5-3----3h5p3-2---.|
------------------------1h3p1p0-----|--------------(0)--------(0)----------.|
------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------0--|------------------------------------0--|

Rhythm fig.1
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----|
|.12-14---12-14---12-14-16-14-12-14-.|.12-14--12-14-17-15-15h17p15-14-.|-15-|
|.-0--0----0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0-.|.-0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-.|--0-|
|--0--0----0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0-|
|--0--0----0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0-|

Chorus
 guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.---13r12----13r12---13r12--14-15-12-15-----13r12----13r12--14--15--12--15.|
|.0-0------0-0------0---------------------0-0------0-0-----00--00--00--00--.|
|-0-0------0-0------0---------------------0-0------0-0-----00--00--00--00---|
|-0-0*-----0-0------0---------------------0-0------0-0-----00--00--00--00---|
|       *All the open stings in this bit are Palm Muted                     |                              
                    |
|guitar 2                                                                   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.(14)~~~~-------------------14-15-12-15-15--14~~~~~~--------14--15--12--15.|
|.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo
~ vibrato                                                       Repeat once
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
10h12-12~~~10h12-14~~~10h12/14-16-17-16~~~14h16p14-12~~~12h14p12-10-12/14-12|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----15-15~~~---15-13~~~12h13p12-10-12-12h13p12----------------------------|
|.-12---------12---------------------------------10~~~10p9p7-9~~~-----------|
|.--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------8p7p5-7~~~-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------|
-----------------------|
--10p9p7-9~~~---------.|
----------------------.|
-------------8p7p5-7~~~|
-----------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10h12-12~~~10h12-14~~~10h12/14-16-17-16~~~14h16p14-12~~~12h14p12|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------|
|--------------|
|.10-12/14-12~.|
|.------------.|
|--------------|
|--------------|


Interlude
  guitar or bass plays this while...
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|.--0-2--0-2--0-2-4-2-0-2----0-2--0-2--0-2-4-2-0-2--.|
D|.--------------------------------------------------.|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
 |steel-string acoustic plays this                    |
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3------------------------3---------------------|
G|.----2------------------------2--------------------.|
D|.----0------------------------1--------------------.|
A|-----0------------------------1---------------------|
D|-----0------------------------1---------------------|


This last bit was done in a hurry without the CD.  You'll have
to work out the repeats yourself.

Outro
Sitar like instrument arranged for guitar:
E-------------------------|
B-----15---16---13---15---|
G-----14---15---12---12--.|
D---0----0----0----0-----.|
A---0----0----0----0------|
D---0----0----0----0------|


E-------------------------------------------|
B------15-15-15/16-15----15-18-16-15-16-----|
G------14-14-14/15-14----14-17-15-14-15-----|
D--0-0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A--0-0--------------0--0-----------------0--|
D--0-0--------------0--0-----------------0--|


Song Layout

Intro
(Riff 1)
Verse 1
(Riff 2)
                I am walking up
                To the place in the light
                And the things I see
                With the starlight sight
                In the dance of the fires
                In the flames I see
                Under raven skies
                She will sleep with me.
Pre-Chorus
(Rhythm fig.1)
                And I need her know
                And I need you...
Chorus
                Welcome to my Garden
                And what do ya see?
                Welcome to my Garden
                Do ya still see me?
(Riff 1)
Verse 2
(Riff 2)
                I am looking through
                Through the dance of the trees
                I experience
                What a sure man(?) sees
                And I return within
                I return with sight
                Under raven skies
                I will sleep tonight
Pre-Chorus
(Rhythm fig.1)
                And I need her now
                And I need you
Chorus
(same as before)
Riff 1
Guitar Solo
Interlude
Strong Pre-chorus
Chorus
Outro