Rattle That Lock - David Gilmour
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Title: Rattle That Lock
By: David Gilmour
Album: Rattle That Lock (Track 2)
Written: David Gilmour (lyrics Polly Samson)
Key: Cm (4/4 time)
Notes: (Probably) Fender Esquire (with Seymour Duncan neck pickup)

Standard Tuning



e|----8----------|----------------|
B|---8---8--9----|----------------|
G|--8---------8--|----------------|
D|10-------------|----------------| x2 (SNCF jingle)
A|---------------|----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|

Cm (Ab)
e|----8----------|----------------|
B|---8---8--9----|----------------|
G|--8---------8--|----------------| x5 Continues under verses
D|10-------------|----------------|
A|---------------|----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|


[Verse 1]

Cm
Whatever it takes to break,
Gotta do it,
From the burning lake or the Eastern gate,
You'll get through it.


[Chorus 1]

Ab
Rattle that lock and lose those chains,
Fm
Rattle that lock and lose those chains,
Ab
Rattle that lock and lose those chains,
Fm
Rattle that lock,

e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|
D|-------1----0---|---------------|
A|---1----------1-|-(3)-----------|
E|-3---3---(3)----|---------------|


[Verse 2]

Cm
Let's go do it,
Have it all our way,
Go back to where we blew it,
And lose our heads along the way.


[Chorus 2]

Ab
So long sin, au revoir chaos,
Fm
If there's a heaven it can wait,
Ab
So long sin, au revoir chaos,
Fm
If there's a heaven

Cm
e|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------------11/|13~~~~~~~~~\----|----------------|----------------|
G|---------------|----------------|-------10b12--8b|----------------|
D|-----1---0-----|----------------|----------------|-10--10\--------|
A|--1--------1---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-3-3-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

e|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--------11-11--|-13-13--16b20---|----------------|----------------|
G|----/12--------|----------------|------8---------|-x-x-8----------|
D|---------------|----------------|--/10---10--10--|-x-x---10-10p8--|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab
e|--------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------|----13---11--13-|
G|--------8b---x-----(11)pbr10p8--|----------------|-/12--12--------|
D|-----10------x------------------|-10~~~~~~~------|----------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
Fm Ab
e|---------------|-11-13b15----13-|----------------|-10b11r10--8----|
B|------------/13|----------------|----------------|-------------11-|
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Fm Cm
e|---------------|----------------|--------------------|------------|
B|---------------|----------------|11b13r11-8----11--11|-11b13-----\|
G|-10b11b10------|-8\-------------|-----------10-------|------------|
D|---------------|----------------|--------------------|------------|
A|---------------|----------------|--------------------|------------|
E|---------------|----------------|--------------------|------------|

Rattle that lock,
Rattle that lock, lose those chains
Rattle that lock,
Rattle that lock, lose those chains


[Verse 3]

Cm
And all the other travellers,
Become phantoms to our eyes,
Furies and the revellers,
Fallen angels in disguise.


[Chorus 3]

Ab
No discord chance or rumour,
Fm
Is going to interrupt this bliss,
Ab
No discord chance or rumour,
Fm
Is going to interrupt this,

e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|-------1---0---|---------------|
A|---1---------1-|-(3)-----------|
E|-3---3---------|---------------|


[Verse 4]

Cm
So let's get to it,
it's calling like a flame,
Through the darkness and the night,
The world suspended on a golden chain.


[Chorus 4]

Ab
No discord chance or rumour,
Fm
Is going to interrupt this place,
Ab
No discord chance or rumour,
Fm
To interrupt this,

Cm ( hold bend )
e|---------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------11b|13-(11)pb13-----|-11b13-(11)pb13-(11)pb13r11--8---|
G|---------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----1---0-----|----------------|---------------------------------|
A|--1--------1---|----------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3---3-------|----------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-11b13--11b13--|--------13--16--|-16b20----16-13-|
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|

(hold bend) Ab
e|--------------------------------|----------------|--------------8-|
B|-16b18-(16)pb18-16b18\----------|----16b18-16\15-|-13\------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------|--------10b11---|
D|--------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------|----------------|

(hold bend)
e|--------------------11----------|-13-----------11|
B|-11b13-(11)pb13--------13-13----|---13-13---/13--|
G|--------------------------------|----------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------|

Fm
e|-13b15-(13)pb15r13-11-13-13-11b\|----------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------13--16---|
G|--------------------------------|----------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------|

Ab Fm
e|------------------------------|----------------|------------------|
B|-16b20r16-16-13-16-16b18-13---|-13\11-11-13\---|(11)pbr10-8--8-10\|
G|------------------------------|----------------|-----------10-----|
D|------------------------------|----------------|------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------|------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------|------------------|

Cm
e|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--------4---3--|----------------|(11)pbr10-8--/13|-13~13~13~13~~\-|
G|----3---------3|-/5-------------|(11)pbr10-------|----------------|
D|-\5---5--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

e|------------|-13b15r13-11-13b15-|--13b15r13---11--13--11----------|
B|------------|-------------------|--------------------------x------|
G|------------|-------------------|--------------------------x------|
D|------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|

e|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
B|-x---13r11--8--11-11b13-|----------13-15-|-15b16------15-------13\|
G|-x----------------------|----------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|

e|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
B|11-----------------|-------------------|---------------13---15----|
G|----12\10-8--10-8--|-/12-10-8-10-------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------10-10-|--------------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|

e|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
B|--15b16-15--13--11-|-------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------|-8b10r8---10-------|-10b12r10-8---------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|------------10-8--10------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|


The rhythm for this song live is played as just (1-2-3-4-).
However on the record there is a more complex (1&2&3-4-)(1&2&3&4-)
pattern in the verse. In the chorus between the Ab and the Fm you can
play a Gm as a passing chord.

***********************************
| x dead note
| p pull-off
| / slide-up
| \ slide-down
| ~ vibrato
| b bend
| b with no target note is micro-bend (1/4 tone)
|()pb note is pre-bend being held from previous bend from () fret
| pbr pre-bend release
|( ) implied chord (not actually played)
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Song info
Rattle That Lock
David Gilmour
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Pop Rock
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