AEROSMITH - "rats in the cellar" Tablature

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From: "TJ Pattley" <tjpatt3@msn.com>
Subject: a/aerosmith/rats_in_the_cellar.tab
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 00:35:48 -0500

Rats In The Cellar
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 C#5 A5 F# B
New York Ci-ty 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----------|
C#
Catch me if you can

(Ab) D(maybe another C#, I can't really tell)
be - lieve

(Ab) C# B
that you're wear - in'

C# B C# B A Em
tear-in me a - par - t

C# D B A Em =20
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# =20
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 =3D hammer-on
p =3D pull-off
b =3D bend
r =3D release
\ =3D slide
~ =3D vibrato

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