Street Lethal Racer X
As recorded by Racer X
(From the 1986 Album STREET LETHAL)
Transcribed by Joe Spiro
Words by Jeff Martin Music by Paul Gilbert
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lead'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Harmony'
Intro
Q=140
[(A)] [(E)]
[4/4] Gtr II
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0--| |---------------------------------|-------------------------0--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-|-0-4-4-4-0-4-4-4-0-4-4-4----|
N.C. F#5 A5 B5 A5 D5 N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--------------|
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------3-|-(3)----------------------------| |-------------2-----4-----2--2-|-(2)-7p6p4----------------------| |-------4-----2-----4-----2--0-|-(0)-------7-6-4----------------| |-------4----------------------|-----------------7-5-4----------| |-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-----------------------7-5-4-0--|
N.C. F#5 A5 B5 A5N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------7h10p7-| |-------------2-----4-----2-------|-------------6-----------6-7-9-6-7-9--------| |-------4-----2-----4-----2-------|-6-7-9-6-7-9---9-7-6-7-9--------------------| |-------4-------------------5-7-9-|--------------------------------------------| |-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---------|--------------------------------------------|
F#5 A5 B5 A5 D5 N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--------------| ~~
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------3-|-(3)----------------------------| |-------------2-----4-----2--2-|-(2)-9p7p6----------------------| |-------4-----2-----4-----2--0-|-(0)-------9-7-6----------------| |-------4----------------------|-----------------9-7-5----------| |-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-----------------------9-7-5-4--|
[F#5] [A5] [B5] [A5] [(A)] [(E)]
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------2-----4-----2----|----------------------------| |-------4-----2-----4-----2----|----------------------------| |-------4----------------------|----------------------------| |-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-4-4-4-0--|
F#5 A5 B5 A5 D5 N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--------------|
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------3-|-(3)----------------------------| |-------------2-----4-----2--2-|-(2)-7p6p4----------------------| |-------4-----2-----4-----2--0-|-(0)-------7-6-4----------------| |-------4----------------------|-----------------7-5-4----------| |-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-----------------------7-5-4-0--|
F#5 A5 B5 A5N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM|
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------3-5-7-| |-------------2-----4-----2-------| |-------4-----2-----4-----2-------| |-------4-------------------------| |-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---------|
~
|----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-4-5-7S9-7-5----------------------------------| |-------------9-7-5----------------------------| |-------------------7-6-4----------------------| |-------------------------7-6-4----------------| |-------------------------------7-5-4----------| |-------------------------------------7-5-4S2--|
F#5 A5 B5 A5 D5 N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--------------| ~~
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------3-|-(3)----------------------------| |-------------2-----4-----2--2-|-(2)-9p7p6----------------------| |-------4-----2-----4-----2--0-|-(0)-------9-7-6----------------| |-------4----------------------|-----------------9-7-5----------| |-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-----------------------9-7-5-4--|
[F#5] [A5] [B5] [A5] [(A)] [(E)]
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------2-----4-----2----|----------------------------| |-------4-----2-----4-----2----|----------------------------| |-------4----------------------|----------------------------| |-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-4-4-4-0--|
Verse
$
[A5] [B5A5] [B5] [A5E] [A5E] [A5]
PM----------------| PM------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S E E E E. S S S S S S
||--------------------------------|--------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|--------------------------| ||--2---------------------4p2---4-|-(4)-2-1-2-1------------2-| ||--2---------------------4p2---4-|-(4)-2-2-2-2------------2-| ||o-------------------------------|--------------------------| ||----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|--------------2-2-2-2-2---|
[B5A5] [B5]
PM----------------|
+E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-(2)---------------------4p2---4---| |-(2)---------------------4p2---4---| |-----------------------------------| |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
[A5E] [A5E] [B5]
PM------|
+S E E E E. S S S S S S
|--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-(4)-2-1-2-1------------4-| |-(4)-2-2-2-2------------4-| |--------------------------| |--------------2-2-2-2-2---|
[C#B5] [C#5] [B5F#B5F#]
PM------------------| PM--------|
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S E E E E. S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-(4)-----------------------6p4---6-|-(6)-4-3-4-3--------------| |-(4)-----------------------6p4---6-|-(6)-4-4-4-4--------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-|
1.
[F#] [B5] [F#] [B5]
PM----------------| PM-------------------
E. E. S S S S S S S S S S E. E. S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-3--4----------------------|-3--4----------------------| |-4--4----------------------|-4--4----------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
N.C.
-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------|| |---------------0-----2-0---0-4-2---|| |-2-0---0-4-2-0---4-2-----4--------o|| |-----4-----------------------------||
Chorus
2.
F# B5 B N.C. C#5 C#7sus4 C#5
\6
E. E. H +E H +H H. E E W
|----------------|-------------||---------------|------| |-------4----(4)-|-------------||---------------|------| |-3--4--4----(4)-|-------------||-6-------4h=6--|-6----| |-4--4-----------|-------------||-6-------4h=6--|-6----| |----------------|-------------||-4-------4-(4)-|-4----| |----------------|-0----(0)----||---------------|------|
[Bsus4B/F#]H H [C#5]W [C#5]H. [C#7sus4]E E [C#5]W [Bsus4B/F#]H H
|-----------|----------|---------------|----------|-----------| |-5----4----|----------|---------------|----------|-5----4----| |-4----4----|-6--------|-6-------4h=6--|-6--------|-4----4----| |-4----4----|-6--------|-6-------4h=6--|-6--------|-4----4----| |-2----2----|-4--------|-4-------4-(4)-|-4--------|-2----2----| |-----------|----------|---------------|----------|-----------|
D.S.
[F#5] [E5] [F5]
PM------------|
S S S S S S S S q Q W W
|-----------------------|----------|------| |-----------------------|----------|------| |-----------------------|----------|------| |-6-5-4-2---------4-----|-2--------|-3----| |---------4-3-2-0-4-----|-2--------|-3----| |-----------------2-----|-0--------|-1----|
Harmony Lead-In
[(F#m)]Gtr I
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------14----------------14----------------14-15-17S19-17-15----------| |-14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17-------------------19-17-15S| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------10----------------10----------------10-12-14S15-14-12----------| |-10-12-14----14-12-10-12-14----14-12-10-12-14-------------------15-14-12S| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------14----------------14----------------14-15-17S19-17-15----------| |-14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17-------------------19-17-15-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------10----------------10----------------10-12-14S15-14-12----------| |-10-12-14----14-12-10-12-14----14-12-10-12-14-------------------15-14-12-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
[(G#m)] ~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--|
H. S S S S S S
|------------------------12h14h| |-19b21------14p12h14h16-------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S
|-16p14p12h14p12s11h12p11-----11--------------------------------11-16p11s9h11---| |-------------------------h14----14p12h14p12p11h12p11--------12-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------h12-13--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[(E)]
|-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p11p9h11p9---------------9-11-9----------------------------| |--------------12p11p9h11h12--------12-11-9--------------------| |-------------------------------------------11-9-8-------------| |--------------------------------------------------11-9-8-9-11-| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| PM----------------~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S H
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-8h9p8s6------------------------| |---------9-8-6------------------| |---------------9-7-6------------| |---------------------9-7-6S4----|
[(C#m)] ~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------9h11h12p11p9-----9---------------| |---------9h11h12--------------h12---12p11p9h11h12-| |-11b13--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
~
|--3--| |-3--| |-3--| |---5----|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-9h11h12p11p9------------------------------------| |--------------12-11-9----------------------------| |----------------------11-9-8-------------8h9p8---| |-----------------------------11-9-8-9-11---------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
[(D#)]
PM------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------13----------------13-14-16-| |----------13----------------13-14-16-13-14-16----16-14-13-14-16----------| |-12-14-16----16-14-12-14-16----------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------13----------------13-15-16-15h16p15p13-15p13--------------15-16-18---| |-13-14-16----16-14-13-14-16----------------------------h16-14-16-18------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[(G#m)] ~~~~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------16----------------16-18-19-18-16----16-19b21===| |-16-17-19----19-17-16-17-19----------------19------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
+Q T T T T S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S
|-(19)r--------18-21p18s16h18h19p18p16h18p16---------------------------| |-----------19-------------------------------19p17h19p17p16s15h16h18p==| |--------20------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[(E)]
|--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-16p15-----15-----------------------15h16h19p16p15-----15----------------| |-------h18----18p16h18p16p15-----15----------------h18----18p16h18p16p15-| |-----------------------------h18-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~
|--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |-----5------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------------------------------------| |--------15h16h19p16p15-----15---------------------------| |-----15----------------h18----18p16h18p16p15-----15h16--| |-h18-----------------------------------------h18--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
[(C#m)]
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-----5-----| |--3--| |--3--|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------13-15-16-15-13----15-13-------------------13-------| |---/13-14-16----------------16-------16-14-16-13-14-16----16-14-| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S +E H
|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-13----------13-------------------------| |----16-14-13----16-14-13----------------| |-------------------------16-(16)-16\----|
[(A)]
PM------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------14-16-17S19-17-16-| |----------------------------13----------------13-15-16-------------------| |-------------------13-14-16----16-14-13-14-16----------------------------| |----------13-14-16-------------------------------------------------------| |-12-14-16----------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S E H
|----------16-18-19-18-16-18-19b21-21b23----| |-16-17-19----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|
Post-Solo Wind Down
N.C. F#5 A5 B5 A5 D5 N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--------------|
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------3-|-(3)----------------------------| |-------------2-----4-----2--2-|-(2)-7p6p4----------------------| |-------4-----2-----4-----2--0-|-(0)-------7-6-4----------------| |-------4----------------------|-----------------7-5-4----------| |-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-----------------------7-5-4-0--|
F#5 A5 B5 A5N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------7h10p7-| |-------------2-----4-----2-------|-------------6-----------6-7-9-6-7-9--------| |-------4-----2-----4-----2-------|-6-7-9-6-7-9---9-7-6-7-9--------------------| |-------4-------------------5-7-9-|--------------------------------------------| |-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---------|--------------------------------------------|
F#5 A5 B5 A5 D5 N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--------------| ~~
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------3-|-(3)----------------------------| |-------------2-----4-----2--2-|-(2)-9p7p6----------------------| |-------4-----2-----4-----2--0-|-(0)-------9-7-6----------------| |-------4----------------------|-----------------9-7-5----------| |-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-----------------------9-7-5-4--|
PM--| [F#5] PM| [A5] PM| [B5] PM|[A5]
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-------------2-----4-----2----| |-------4-----2-----4-----2----| |-------4----------------------| |-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|
[(A)] [(E)]
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0--| |---------------------------------|-------------------------0--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-|-0-4-4-4-0-4-4-4-0-4-4-4----|
Bridge
[C#5]W [Bsus2/C#]W [A/C#]W [B5]W
||-----------|----------|----------|-------|| ||o----------|----------|----------|------o|| ||--6--------|-4--------|-2--------|-4-----|| ||--6--------|-4--------|-2--------|-4-----|| ||o-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-2----o|| ||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
Chorus
[C#5]H. [C#7sus4]E E [C#5]W [Bsus4B/F#]H H [C#5]W
||----------------|----------|-----------|-------|| ||o---------------|----------|-5----4----|------o|| ||--6-------4h=6--|-6--------|-4----4----|-6-----|| ||--6-------4h=6--|-6--------|-4----4----|-6-----|| ||o-4-------4-(4)-|-4--------|-----------|-4----o|| ||----------------|----------|-----------|-------||
Chorus Up 1 Whole Step
[D#5]H. [D#7sus4]E E [D#5]W [C#susC#]H H [D#5]W
|---------------|----------|-----------|------| |---------------|----------|-7----6----|------| |-8-------6h=8--|-8--------|-6----6----|-8----| |-8-------6h=8--|-8--------|-6----6----|-8----| |-6-------6-(6)-|-6--------|-4----4----|-6----| |---------------|----------|-----------|------|
[D#5]H. [D#7sus4]E E [D#5]W [C#susC#]H H
|---------------|----------|-----------| |---------------|----------|-7----6----| |-8-------6h=8--|-8--------|-6----6----| |-8-------6h=8--|-8--------|-6----6----| |-6-------6-(6)-|-6--------|-4----4----| |---------------|----------|-----------|
[(G#m)] [(F#)]
PM---------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |------13-11-9--------------11-9-8--------| |-9-13---------13-11-9-8-11--------11-9-8-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
[(E)] [(B+)] [G#5]
---------------| ~~
S S S S S S S S E. E. E q H.
|-------------------------|----------*| |-------------------------|----------*| |-----9-8-6---------------|----------*| |-6-9-------9-8-6-5-------|-6--------*| |--------------------6----|-6--------*| |-----------------------7-|-4--------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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