RAINBOW IN THE DARK As recorded by Dio (from the 1983 Album "Holy Diver")
Transcribed by Westcoat Words by Dio Music by Dio
A Intro P = 115 G A F F G G5/D A F F G c V 1 4 V I 4 U V V V V V c V V V V U V V V V V V V V V V V U V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I 3 T 3 2 2 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
8va 8va 4 k V V V V V V V k V V V I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr III 8 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 8 T 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 8 A 10 10 B
G5/D A F F G G5/D A F F G V V 5 c V c V I V c V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 T 3 3 2 2 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 3 2 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
8va 8va 8va V V V V k V V V V V V V k V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
8 8 8 8 8 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 8 T 8 8 8 8 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 8 A 10 10 B
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B Verse A F F G G5/D A F F G V 9 c c V I W V V V V V V V c V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 T 3 2 2 A 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 5 12 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 12 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 sl.
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I V V V V V V V V 8 8 8 8 T 8 8 8 8 A B
G5/D G G5/D A F F G G5/D A F F G V W V 13 c V c W c V I V V V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 T 3 3 3 2 2 A 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 5 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
G5/D A F F G G5/D A F F G V V 17 c V c V I V c V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 T 3 3 2 2 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
G5/D G G5/D G A F F G G5/D A F F G V V V 21 c V c V c V I V V V V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 T 3 3 3 2 2 A 5 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 5 5 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
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C Pre-Chorus G5/D G G5/D E E5 E5 F F5 E E5 F
c V c V 25 V V V V c V V V c I V V V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 T 3 3 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 A 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 B 5 5 2 0 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1
D Chorus G A F F G G5/D A F F G V 29 c V I V V W V V V V V c V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 T 3 2 2 A 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 3 5 5 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
8va 8va k V V V V V V V k V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr III 8 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 8 T 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 8 A 10 10 B
E Verse A F F G G5/D A F F G V 33 c V I U V V V V V c V V V V U V V V V V V V V V V V U V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 T 3 2 2 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
8va
I V V V V V V V V Gtr III 8 8 8 8 T 8 8 8 8 A B
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G5/D G G5/D A F F G G5/D A F F G V W V 37 c V c W c V I V V V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 T 3 3 3 2 2 A 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 5 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
G5/D A F F G G5/D A F F G V V 41 c V c V I V c V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 T 3 3 2 2 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
G5/D G G5/D G A F F G G5/D A F F G V V V 45 c V c V c V I V V V V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 T 3 3 3 2 2 A 5 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 5 5 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
F Pre-Chorus G5/D G G5/D E E5 E5 F F5 E E5 F
c V c V 49 V V V V c V V V c I V V V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 T 3 3 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 A 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 B 5 5 2 0 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1
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G Chorus G A F F G G5/D A F F G V 53 c V I V V W V V V V V c V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 T 3 2 2 A 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 3 5 5 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
H Guitar Solo A F F G G5/D A F F G V 57 c V I U V V V V V c V V V V U V V V V V V V V V V V U V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 T 3 2 2 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 k V W V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V W 3 Gtr II Full M ||||||||||||||||||| T 5 7 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 A 5 O 5 7 B 5 3 3 2 5 7 H P sl. H P
F G G5/D A F F G V W 61 c V c W V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 T 3 3 2 A 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 5 0 3 3 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 V V V V V j l V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 T 5 8 8 10 12 13 12 10 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 7 10 9 10 12 A 7 B P H P H P H P H sl.
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G5/D A F F G G5/D V V 63 c V c V I V c V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 T 3 3 2 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 B 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V I 3 u 3 3 u FullM FullM 0 T 10 12 10 12 10 10 10 12 12 13 12 10 12 12 12 12 14 12 9 14 9 A 12 12O 12 10 9 B H P H P T P P H T P sl.
A F F G G5/D V 66 c V I V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 T 3 2 A 2 3 3 5 5 B 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V 3 I 3 FullM FullM FullM FullM 12 15 15 13 12 10 12 10 10 T 13 12 10 13 12 10 12 13 13 12 13 12 10 17 17 12 14 14O 14 14 14 A 17 17 17 B P P
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A F F G G5/D G G5/D G V V 68 c V c V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 T 3 3 2 A 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 B 0 3 3 5 5 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 6:4 6:4 6:4 I FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM 1/2M 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 19 20 19 17 17 17 20 17 19 17 17 19 17 19 17 T 17 17 20 20 20 14 14 14 14 14 A 17 17 17 17 17 B
A F F G
70 V V I V V V V V V V V V V V T 2 A 2 3 3 5 B 0 3 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 3
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
6:4 6:4 6:4 I 17 20 17 19 17 17 20 17 19 17 17 20 17 19 17 19 17 20 17 19 17 20 17 T 20 20 20 A B
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G5/D V 71 c V I V c V V V V V V 3 T 3 A 5 B 5 3 2 0 3 3 3
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 19 17 20 17 19 17 20 17 19 17 20 17 19 17 19 17 20 17 19 17 T 20 20 20 17 20 A B P
A F F G
72 V V I V V V V V V V V V V V T 2 A 2 3 3 5 B 0 3 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM 17 15 12 15 12 10 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 12 15 12 T 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 A B P P H P P H H P P
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G5/D G G5/D V W 73 c V c W I V V V V 3 3 T 3 3 A 5 5 B 5 5 3 3 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM 1 M1/4 12 12 15 12 12 12 15 12 12 12 15 12 T 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 A B P P P
E E5 E5 F F5 E
74 V V c V I V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V T 5 5 6 4 4 5 A 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 B 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 6:4 3 I 6:4 FullM T 15 13 15 13 12 13 12 10 12 10 8 10 8 12 13 12 13 12 10 12 13 10 12 12 13 12 10 10 A B H P P H P P H P P H P H P P P
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E E5 F
76 V V c I V V V V V V V V V T 5 5 4 4 A 2 2 2 3 B 2 3 0 1 V 6:4 V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V 6:4 6:4 6:4 T A 12 14 12 10 12 10 9 10 9 7 9 7 5 7 5 4 5 4 2 4 2 0 2 0 B H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P
I Verse F G A F F G
77 V W V V I V V W V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V T 2 A 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 3 5 5 0 3 3 5 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 t t t t t V I t V V
A.H. Full N.H. M [7] [7] [5] [7] T [5] [7] O7 5 A 7 B D
G5/D A F F G G5/D A F F G V V 79 c V c V I V c V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 T 3 3 2 2 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
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G5/D A F F G G5/D G G5/D A F F G V V W 83 c V c V c W I V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 T 3 3 3 2 2 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 5 5 0 3 3 5 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
G5/D A F F G G5/D A F F G V V 87 c V c V I V c V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 T 3 3 2 2 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
G5/D A F F G G5/D G G5/D G A F F G V V V 91 c V c V c V I V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 T 3 3 3 2 2 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 5 5 5 0 3 3 5 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
J Pre-Chorus G5/D A F F G G5/D G G5/D E E5 E5 F V V V 95 c V c V c V V V c I V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 T 3 3 3 5 5 2 4 4 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 B 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 5 5 2 0 2 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 0 1
F5 E E5 E5 F F5 E E5 F
99 V V V c V V V c I V V c V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 A 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 B 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1
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K Chorus G A F F G G5/D A F F G V 103 c V I V V W V V V V V c V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 T 3 2 2 A 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 3 5 5 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
8va 8va k V V V V V V V k V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr III 8 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 8 T 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 8 A 10 10 B
G5/D G G5/D A F F G G5/D A F F G V W V 107 c V c W c V I V V V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 T 3 3 3 2 2 A 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 5 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
8va 8va 8va V V V V k V V V V V V V k V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
8 8 8 8 8 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 8 T 8 8 8 8 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 8 A 10 10 B
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L Outro G5/D A F F G G5/D A F F G V V 111 c V c V I V c V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 T 3 3 2 2 A 5 2 3 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 B 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
8va
I V V V V V V V V 8 8 8 8 T 8 8 8 8 A B
G5/D G G5/D A F F G G5/D V W V 115 c V c W c V I V V V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 T 3 3 3 2 A 5 5 2 3 3 5 5 B 5 5 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3
A F F G G5/D V 118 c V I V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 T 3 2 A 2 3 3 5 5 B 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 3
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