Jailhouse Rock
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jailhouse rock (live)
motley crue
D tuning- DGCFAD
h- hammer on
p- pull off
b- bend
- slide down
/- slide up
~- let ring
(#)- let ring
/- bend bar down
^- bend bar up
ah- artificial harmonics
PM- palm mute
x- palm mute
/^- bar in both directions
nh- natural harmonics
ill fix the timing and structure later. but its all there
intro
d------------------------|
g------------------------|
c------------------------|
f------------------------|
a--4--5-(5)----4--5-(5)--|
d--2--3-(3)----2--3-(3)--|
verse 2&3rd time only
d-----------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------18b^-----|
c-----------------------------------------------------|
f-----------------------------------------------------|
a--4--5-(5)----4--5-(5)----4--5-(5)----4--5-----------|
d--2--3-(3)----2--3-(3)----2--3-(3)----2--3-----------|
chorus
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------|
c----------------------------------------------------------------3--3-|
f--5-5-7-5-8-5-7-5-(5)--5-7-5-8-5-7------------------------------3--3-|
a--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7-5--5-5-5-------|
d-----------------------------------3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------|
| first time only |
d-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------|
c-------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7---------------------------------|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--4-|
d-----------------------------------3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-|
d---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
c------------------------------x/-|
f---------------------------------|
a--(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-----|
d--(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
1st solo
d------18p15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-18p15------15-15-15-----15-15-----15-15-|
g--18b-------------------------------------------18b-----------18b-------18b-------|
c----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-18p15----15-----------------15-18-18-|
g--18b-------18b-------18b-------18b-------------18----18p15--15-18-18----------|
c-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------15----------------------15-18^(18)--------------------------|
g--15-18-18----18-15-15-18-18-18-18-------------------------------------|
c-----------------------------------------------0h3p0h3p0h3-0h5p0h5p0h5-|
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------18b-18b-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-------------------|
c--0h3p0h3p0h3--0h5p0h5p0-------------------------------------------x--x---|
f--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------15-15-15-----15-15-15-15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-|
g--18b----------18b----------------18b-------18b-------18b-------18b-------|
c--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------15-18-18-18-------15-15-17-18-------15-15----------------------|
g--15-17-------------15-17-------------15-18-------18b-/^/^-18-18-18----|
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------15-15-15-15-----15-15-15-----15-15-----15-15-15-15-15-18^^--|
g--18b-------------18b----------18b-------18b----------------------|
c------------------------------------------------------------------|
f------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------ah-----------------|
d--15--------------------------|
g------18-17-15----------------|
c----------------17-15---------|
f-----------------------17-15--|
a------------------------------|
d------------------------------|
interlude
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c----------------------------------------------------------------------------5-|
f------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a----2--3--4--5--4--3--2-----2--3--4--5-----2--3--4--5--4--3--2-----2--3--4----|
d--3----------------------3--------------3-----------------------3-------------|
nh
d---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
c--------------5--/-/-/-/-/-------|
f---------------------------------|
a-----2--3--4---------------------|
d--3------------------------------|
2nd solo
d-------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-|
g--18b------------------------------18b-------18b-------18b-------18b-------|
c---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------15-17-18------------15-17-18------------15--------------|
g--15-15-17-18------------15-17-18------------15-17-18------18b-/^/^----|
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------ah-----------------------------------|
d--15----------------------------------------------|
g-----18-17-15-------------------------------------|
c---------------17-15------------------------------|
f----------------------17-15----------------17-----|
a-----------------------------17-16-15----------4--|
d---------------------------------------18------2--|
chorus
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7---------------------------------------|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|
d-----------------------------------3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7---------------------------------------|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|
d-----------------------------------3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
d---------------------|
g---------------------|
c---------------------|
f--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7--5-|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-|
d---------------------|
--BREAK--
sloppy free time
d----------------------------------------------3--------3--------3-------|
g-------------------------------------3/4--6b----6--6b----6--6b----6--5--|
c-------------------------------------2/3--------------------------------|
f----------------------------------0--3/4--------------------------------|
a------------2---2--3---3-4---4--5--2/3----------------------------------|
d--x--3--3---3------3-----3----------------------------------------------|
PM
d-----------------------------------------------------------|
g--3------3-------------------------------------------------|
c----6--5---6--5--3--3--5--3--4-----------------------------|
f--------------------------------5--3-----------------------|
a--------------------------------------5--4--3p2------------|
d-------------------------------------------------3--2--1/3-|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--5-3h5p3h5p3--/------(3)-/----(3)-/----(3)-/-----------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------x--x--x--x--x--------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
interlude
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----2--3--4--5--4--3--2-----2--3--4--5-----2--3--4--5--4--3--2-----2--3--4--5-|
d--3-----------------------3--------------3-----------------------3-------------|
d-----------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------|
c-----------------------------------------|
f-----------------------------------------|
a-----2--3--4--5--4--3--2-----2--3--4--5--|
d--3-----------------------3--------------|
d---------------------|
g---------------------|
c---------------------|
f--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7--5-|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-|
d---------------------|
outro- sloppy free time
d---------------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------4--6b----6--5--3--------3--------3-------|
c--------------------------------------3-----------------6--5-----6--5----6--5--|
f--------------------------------------4----------------------------------------|
a--x-------2---2--3---3--4---4--5--3--------------------------------------------|
d-------3--3---3------3------3--------------------------------------------------|
d------------15-15----15----15-15-15-15-15-15-----15-----15-----15-15-|
g--3--6/18b--------18----18-------------------18b----18b----18b-------|
c---------------------------------------------------------------------|
f---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--15-17-----18-----18-----18----15---------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------18----18b-/^---6b--6-5-3--------------------------|
c---------0------0------0--------------------------------5--4--3----------------|
f----------------------------------------------------------------5--4--3--------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------5-4-3--|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f------------5~--3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5-p-3--(3)-/--(3)-/-/-/--(3)-/-/-~~--------|
a--2------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d----3--1/3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------|
g---------|
c---------|
f---------|
a--4--5---|
d--2--3---|
this is a great tab, i found it off another web site
-Clay
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Jailhouse Rock
by Mötley Crüe
jailhouse rock (live)
motley crue
D tuning- DGCFAD
h- hammer on
p- pull off
b- bend
- slide down
/- slide up
~- let ring
(#)- let ring
/- bend bar down
^- bend bar up
ah- artificial harmonics
PM- palm mute
x- palm mute
/^- bar in both directions
nh- natural harmonics
ill fix the timing and structure later. but its all there
intro
d------------------------|
g------------------------|
c------------------------|
f------------------------|
a--4--5-(5)----4--5-(5)--|
d--2--3-(3)----2--3-(3)--|
verse 2&3rd time only
d-----------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------18b^-----|
c-----------------------------------------------------|
f-----------------------------------------------------|
a--4--5-(5)----4--5-(5)----4--5-(5)----4--5-----------|
d--2--3-(3)----2--3-(3)----2--3-(3)----2--3-----------|
chorus
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------|
c----------------------------------------------------------------3--3-|
f--5-5-7-5-8-5-7-5-(5)--5-7-5-8-5-7------------------------------3--3-|
a--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7-5--5-5-5-------|
d-----------------------------------3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------|
| first time only |
d-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------|
c-------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7---------------------------------|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--4-|
d-----------------------------------3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-|
d---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
c------------------------------x/-|
f---------------------------------|
a--(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-----|
d--(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
1st solo
d------18p15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-18p15------15-15-15-----15-15-----15-15-|
g--18b-------------------------------------------18b-----------18b-------18b-------|
c----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-18p15----15-----------------15-18-18-|
g--18b-------18b-------18b-------18b-------------18----18p15--15-18-18----------|
c-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------15----------------------15-18^(18)--------------------------|
g--15-18-18----18-15-15-18-18-18-18-------------------------------------|
c-----------------------------------------------0h3p0h3p0h3-0h5p0h5p0h5-|
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------18b-18b-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-------------------|
c--0h3p0h3p0h3--0h5p0h5p0-------------------------------------------x--x---|
f--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------15-15-15-----15-15-15-15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-|
g--18b----------18b----------------18b-------18b-------18b-------18b-------|
c--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------15-18-18-18-------15-15-17-18-------15-15----------------------|
g--15-17-------------15-17-------------15-18-------18b-/^/^-18-18-18----|
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------15-15-15-15-----15-15-15-----15-15-----15-15-15-15-15-18^^--|
g--18b-------------18b----------18b-------18b----------------------|
c------------------------------------------------------------------|
f------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------ah-----------------|
d--15--------------------------|
g------18-17-15----------------|
c----------------17-15---------|
f-----------------------17-15--|
a------------------------------|
d------------------------------|
interlude
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c----------------------------------------------------------------------------5-|
f------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a----2--3--4--5--4--3--2-----2--3--4--5-----2--3--4--5--4--3--2-----2--3--4----|
d--3----------------------3--------------3-----------------------3-------------|
nh
d---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
c--------------5--/-/-/-/-/-------|
f---------------------------------|
a-----2--3--4---------------------|
d--3------------------------------|
2nd solo
d-------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-|
g--18b------------------------------18b-------18b-------18b-------18b-------|
c---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------15-17-18------------15-17-18------------15--------------|
g--15-15-17-18------------15-17-18------------15-17-18------18b-/^/^----|
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------ah-----------------------------------|
d--15----------------------------------------------|
g-----18-17-15-------------------------------------|
c---------------17-15------------------------------|
f----------------------17-15----------------17-----|
a-----------------------------17-16-15----------4--|
d---------------------------------------18------2--|
chorus
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7---------------------------------------|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|
d-----------------------------------3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7---------------------------------------|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)--5-7-5-5-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|
d-----------------------------------3-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
d---------------------|
g---------------------|
c---------------------|
f--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7--5-|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-|
d---------------------|
--BREAK--
sloppy free time
d----------------------------------------------3--------3--------3-------|
g-------------------------------------3/4--6b----6--6b----6--6b----6--5--|
c-------------------------------------2/3--------------------------------|
f----------------------------------0--3/4--------------------------------|
a------------2---2--3---3-4---4--5--2/3----------------------------------|
d--x--3--3---3------3-----3----------------------------------------------|
PM
d-----------------------------------------------------------|
g--3------3-------------------------------------------------|
c----6--5---6--5--3--3--5--3--4-----------------------------|
f--------------------------------5--3-----------------------|
a--------------------------------------5--4--3p2------------|
d-------------------------------------------------3--2--1/3-|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f--5-3h5p3h5p3--/------(3)-/----(3)-/----(3)-/-----------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------x--x--x--x--x--------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
interlude
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----2--3--4--5--4--3--2-----2--3--4--5-----2--3--4--5--4--3--2-----2--3--4--5-|
d--3-----------------------3--------------3-----------------------3-------------|
d-----------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------|
c-----------------------------------------|
f-----------------------------------------|
a-----2--3--4--5--4--3--2-----2--3--4--5--|
d--3-----------------------3--------------|
d---------------------|
g---------------------|
c---------------------|
f--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7--5-|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-|
d---------------------|
outro- sloppy free time
d---------------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------4--6b----6--5--3--------3--------3-------|
c--------------------------------------3-----------------6--5-----6--5----6--5--|
f--------------------------------------4----------------------------------------|
a--x-------2---2--3---3--4---4--5--3--------------------------------------------|
d-------3--3---3------3------3--------------------------------------------------|
d------------15-15----15----15-15-15-15-15-15-----15-----15-----15-15-|
g--3--6/18b--------18----18-------------------18b----18b----18b-------|
c---------------------------------------------------------------------|
f---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--15-17-----18-----18-----18----15---------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------18----18b-/^---6b--6-5-3--------------------------|
c---------0------0------0--------------------------------5--4--3----------------|
f----------------------------------------------------------------5--4--3--------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------5-4-3--|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f------------5~--3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5-p-3--(3)-/--(3)-/-/-/--(3)-/-/-~~--------|
a--2------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d----3--1/3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------|
g---------|
c---------|
f---------|
a--4--5---|
d--2--3---|
this is a great tab, i found it off another web site
-Clay
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