Ghost – Rats Guitar Tab or Tabulation
This is the Guitar Tab of Rats by Ghost.
[Intro]
(Slide before playing)
d|———————–|———————–|———————–|——–|
A|———————–|———————–|———————–|——–|
F|———————–|———————–|———————–|——–|
C|——————-10~-|—5—————-7~-|——————-10~-|–5–7–| x2
G|——————–7~-|—x—————-x–|——————–7~-|–5–7–|
D|—0—0–0–0–0——|—3—3–3–3–3—5~-|—0—0–0–0–0——|–3–5–|
PM——-| PM——-| PM——-|
[Verse]
(Repeat two times also those 8h10 are a small touch of mine, you can do instead D)
d|——————————–| d|——–|
A|——————————–| A|——–|
F|——————————–| F|——–|
C|——————————–| x3 C|–5–7–|
G|——————————–| G|–5–7–|
D|–8h10–0–0–8h10–0–0–0–0–| D|–3–5–|
PM-| PM——-|
[Pre-Chorus]
d|—————|—————|————–|————–|—————-|
A|—————|—————|————–|————–|—————-|
F|—————|—————|————–|————–|—————-|
C|–9-9-9–9-9-9-|-5-5-5–7——|-7-7-7–5-5-5-|-5-5-5–7-7-7-|——–7-9-10–|
G|–9-9-9–7-7-7-|-3-3-3–7—–3|-5-5-5–5-5-5-|-3-3-3–7-7-7-|-7-9-10———|
D|–7-7-7——–|——–5-3-5–|——–3-3-3-|——–5-5-5-|—————-|
[Chorus]
d|———————–|———————–|———————–|——–|
A|———————–|———————–|———————–|——–|
F|———————–|———————–|———————–|——–|
C|——————-10~-|—5—————-7~-|——————-10~-|–5–7–| x2
G|——————–7~-|—x—————-x–|——————–7~-|–5–7–|
D|—0—0–0–0–0——|—3—3–3–3–3—5~-|—0—0–0–0–0——|–3–5–|
PM——-| PM——-| PM——-|
d|-7h10h9p7—————|
A|——– 10-9-7———|
F|—————-10-7-9~-|
C|————————|
G|————————|
D|————————|
[Verse]
(Repeat two times)
d|——————————–| d|——–|
A|——————————–| A|——–|
F|——————————–| F|——–|
C|——————————–| x3 C|–5–7–|
G|——————————–| G|–5–7–|
D|–8h10–0–0–8h10–0–0–0–0–| D|–3–5–|
PM-| PM——-|
[Pre-Chorus]
d|—————|—————|————–|————–|—————-|
A|—————|—————|————–|————–|—————-|
F|—————|—————|————–|————–|—————-|
C|–9-9-9–9-9-9-|-5-5-5–7——|-7-7-7–5-5-5-|-5-5-5–7-7-7-|——–7-9-10–|
G|–9-9-9–7-7-7-|-3-3-3–7—–3|-5-5-5–5-5-5-|-3-3-3–7-7-7-|-7-9-10———|
D|–7-7-7——–|——–5-3-5–|——–3-3-3-|——–5-5-5-|—————-|
[Chorus]
d|———————–|——————–|
A|———————–|——————–|
F|———————–|——————–|
C|–2–2–2–10–10–10–|–5–5–5–7–7–7–| x4
G|–2–2–2–10–10–10–|–5–5–5–7–7–7–|
D|–0–0–0—8—8—8–|–3–3–3–5–5–5–|
[Pre-Chorus]
d|—————|—————|————–|————–|—————-|
A|—————|—————|————–|————–|—————-|
F|—————|—————|————–|————–|—————-|
C|–9-9-9–9-9-9-|-5-5-5–7——|-7-7-7–5-5-5-|-5-5-5–7-7-7-|——–7-9-10–|
G|–9-9-9–7-7-7-|-3-3-3–7—–3|-5-5-5–5-5-5-|-3-3-3–7-7-7-|-7-9-10———|
D|–7-7-7——–|——–5-3-5–|——–3-3-3-|——–5-5-5-|—————-|
[Pre-Chorus]
d|—————|—————|————–|————–|—————|——————-|
A|—————|—————|————–|————–|—————|——————-|
F|—————|—————|————–|————–|—————|———14-16-17–|
C|–9-9-9–9-9-9-|-5-5-5–7——|-7-7-7–5-5-5-|-5-5-5–7-7-7-|——–7-9-10-|-14-16-17———-|
G|–9-9-9–7-7-7-|-3-3-3–7—–3|-5-5-5–5-5-5-|-3-3-3–7-7-7-|-7-9-10——–|——————-|
D|–7-7-7——–|——–5-3-5–|——–3-3-3-|——–5-5-5-|—————|——————-|
[Chorus]
d|———————–|——————–|
A|———————–|——————–|
F|———————–|——————–|
C|–2–2–2–10–10–10–|–5–5–5–7–7–7–| x8
G|–2–2–2–10–10–10–|–5–5–5–7–7–7–|
D|–0–0–0—8—8—8–|–3–3–3–5–5–5–|
[Outro]
(Open Ds are PM)
d|—————————-|
A|—————————-|
F|—————————-|
C|———-9-8—————|
G|——9—7-6—–9—10-9–|
D|–0-0-7-0—–0-0-7-0–8-7–|
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
| x Dead note
| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide-up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| PM Palm muting
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How to play Rats: key, chords and progression
Rats by Ghost keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 5 chords: A, F, C, G and D.
The progression the song keeps returning to is A – F – C – G (II – ♭VII – IV – I in G major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes E, C, G, D, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
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Rats chords: questions
What key is Rats in?
Rats by Ghost is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).
What chords are in Rats?
Rats uses 5 chords: A, F, C, G, D.
What is the chord progression of Rats?
The main progression is A – F – C – G (II – ♭VII – IV – I).
Is Rats easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes E, C, G, D, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).