Rats in the Cellar Aerosmith
by Aerosmith
from "Rocks"(1976)
Intro-
rhythm:
[A] [-] [B] [A] [-] [B] [A] [-] [B]
lead:
E----------------------------7-(7)--------7-------10p9p7------10b---r-7-| B------7-9p7-9-----7---------------10b--r----------------10p7-----------| G------7-9p7-9b--r-7----------------------------------------------------| D--------------------9--------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A - B (start main riff)
E-----------9-9\----14-12b~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| B-------9p7-9-9\------------------------------------| G-------9p7-9-9\------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------|
main riff-
E---------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------| G--------------------2p0--4p0--2--------| D-------2-----4-4--4--------------4-----| A--2\4----(4)---------------------------| E---------------------------------------|
[E5]New [C#5]York [A5]Ci-[F#]ty [B]blues
East side West side news
Throw me in the slam
[E5] [C#5] [A5] [F#] [B]
E--------------------------| B--------------------------| G--9----------------4------| D--9---11---7---4---4------| A--7---11---7---4---2------| E-------9---5---2----------|
Catch me if you [C#]can
(Ab) D(maybe another C#, I can't really tell)
be - lieve
[(Ab)]that you're [C#]wear - [B]in'
[C#]tear-[B]in [C#]me [B]a - [A]par - [Em]t
[C#] [D] [B] [A] [Em]
E--------------------------------------| B----------------------------2---------| G--6--------7--------6---4---2---------| D--6--------7--------6---4---2---2-----| A--4--------5--------4---2---0---2-----| E------4-0------4-0--------------0-----|
some tab and chords for rhythm guitar in outro-
[C#] [Bm] trill (etc...)
E-----------------------| B-----------------------| G-----------------------| D--6p4h6p4h6p4----------| A-----------------------| E-----------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--6----6-6--4----4-4--6-----------------------------------------| G--6----6-6--4----4-4--6-----------------------------------------| D---(6)-------(4)------6-----6----6-4--3h4---3h4---3h4---3-4--4--| A----------------------0-4h6--(6)----------4-----4-----4---------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
continue with similar pattern until:
[Ab] [B] [C#]
E--4-----7-----9-------12-----------------9-------------| B--4-----7-----9-------12-------10--------9-------------| G--5-----8----10-------11-------11-------10-------------| D--6-----9----11----------------11-------11------6------| A--6-----9----11-----------------9-------11------6------| E--4-----7-----9--------------------------9------4------|
Comments, corrections, questions and additions welcome.
Transcribed by Bryson Meunier
mailto:meunier.1@osu.edu
http://www.angelfire.com/oh/bryson/
Symbols used in transcription:
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide
~ = vibrato
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