Transcribed by : Breno Jendell Guitar (*)
riffs follow the lead vocal, mainly in the chorus. The song is very simple and the
main riff (Rhythm Fig. 1A & B) changes the licks each time, never repating the same
line. The solo is very creative, with pentatonic licks in Am, then in Em. After the
solo, Ace uses a bridge which leaves a different touch to the song (Rhythm Fig. 4),
very well done. The music ends with another solo, which reminds us of the other
licks used in the song.
Key:
/ = slide up
= slide down
b = bend (whole step)
b^ = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb = pre-bend
r = release-bend
t = tap with righthand finger
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
** = Artificial Harmonic
x = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
() = Dive war
(/) = Release war
Tp = Tap wplectrum
Rhythm Fig. 1a
Eb|3320|
Bb|3332|
Gb|2202520022|
Db|2202520002|
Ab|000xx00|
Eb|33|
Rhythm Fig. 1b
Eb|3320|
Bb|3332|
Gb|220252020022|
Db|220252020002|
Ab|000xx00|
Eb|33|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Eb||
Bb||
Gb|22577~757570|
Db|225777~757757750|
Ab|000077755x|
Eb|33|
Eb||
Bb||
Gb|222577~757577|
Db|2225777~75775757|
Ab|000007775|
Eb||
Rhythm Fig. 3
Eb||
Bb||
Gb|22577~757570|
Db|225777~757757750|
Ab|000077755x|
Eb|33|
Eb||
Bb||
Gb|222577~757577|
Db|2225777~75775757|
Ab|000007775|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------00|
Eb||
Bb||
Gb|----------------99121414~141214|
Db|----------------9912141414~14121414|
Ab|----------------77771414|
Eb|00000----------------------------------------------|
Eb||
Bb|-----------------3-------------------------------------------|
Gb|12142999121414~1412|
Db|12141412099912141414~1412|
Ab|1412127777714|
Eb|10----------------------------------------------|
Eb||
Bb||
Gb|14121414-------------------------------------|
Db|141412141214-------------------------------------|
Ab|14----------1412-------------------------------------|
Eb||
Rhythm Fig. 4
Eb|2~32020~|
Bb|3-----------------------------4~54242~|
Gb|2---------------------------4-----------------------------|
Db|0---------------------------4-----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------2-----------------------------|
Eb||
Eb|2~32020~|
Bb|3---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|2-------------------------999121212121212|
Db|0-------------------------999121212121212|
Ab|-----------------------------777101010101010|
Eb||
Rhythm Fig. 5
Eb||
Bb||
Gb|22577~757577|
Db|225777~7577575577|
Ab|00007775555|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------33|
Eb||
Bb|----------------------------------------33-----------------|
Gb|22577~00222x2|
Db|225777~00002x2|
Ab|00007xx0x0|
Eb|--------------------------------33-------------------------|
Eb|3322----------------33220|
Bb|3333----------------33332|
Gb|00222x20022202|
Db|00002x20000202|
Ab|xx0x0xx0000|
Eb|33-----------------------33---------------------------|
Eb||
Bb||
Gb||
Db||
Ab||
Eb||
Eb|0---------------------------------------------|
Bb|2---------------------------------------------|
Gb|2---------------------------------------------|
Db|2---------------------------------------------|
Ab|0---------------------------------------------|
Eb||
Solo
Eb||
Bb|10101010101010/11b13b/151513151310|
Gb|7/999999------------------------------------------|
Db||
Ab||
Eb||
Eb||
Bb|1310-------------------------1010101010101011b11b|
Gb|1291297/999999--------------|
Db|---------------------1210|
Ab||
Eb||
Eb|-----------------151515151515--------------------15b~|
Bb|15b15b15b----------15b----------15br1512|
Gb|14|
Db||
Ab||
Eb||
Eb||
Bb|888815------------------------------------|
Gb|777714b14**br1412~|
Db|6666-------------------------------------------|
Ab||
Eb|0000---------------------------------------------|
Eb|12-------------------------15p1215b~~|
Bb|1215p1215b~12----------15p12|
Gb|14b--------------------------------------------------------|
Db||
Ab||
Eb||
Riff 1
Eb||
Bb||
Gb||
Db|---------------------------------------\\\\\|
Ab|----------------------------------------\\\\\|
Eb||
Riff 2
Eb||
Bb||
Gb||
Db||
Ab|-------------------------------------00000000|
Eb||
Riff 3
Eb||
Bb||
Gb|------------------------------------------------2p0----------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------2p0|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------3p0|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------3b|
Riff 4
Eb||
Bb|---------------------------------------------------7b757|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------7b757|
Db||
Ab||
Eb||
Riff 5
Eb||
Bb|7b7b5h7----------------------------|
Gb|7b7b5h7----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------\\\|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------\\\|
Eb||
Riff 6
Eb||
Bb|---------------------------7br7~~~--------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------7br7~~~--------------------------|
Db||
Ab||
Eb||
Riff 7
Eb||
Bb||
Gb|-----------------------2p02p0----------------7**b^^r7~|
Db|------------------------------2p0----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------3p0-------------------------|
Eb||
Riff 8
Eb|----------------------------------------------876|
Bb|-------------------------------------------5/857565~|
Gb||
Db||
Ab||
Eb||
Riff 9
Eb|--------------------4*---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------4*5*---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------4*5*7*75|
Db|-----------------------------5*7*--------------75----------|
Ab|7*765|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------875|
Outro Solo
Eb|0h5t8p0h5t8p0h5t8p0h5t8p0h5t8p0h5t8p0h5t8p0h5t8|
Bb||
Gb||
Db||
Ab||
Eb||
Eb||
Bb|10101010101010101010-------------------2017|
Gb|7/999999999919b19b-----------------|
Db||
Ab||
Eb||
Eb||
Bb|20b~~~20br20201720---------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------19171010107b7575|
Db|-------------------------------------999-----------------|
Ab||
Eb||
Eb||
Bb|7p5p07p5p0------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------7b575**~7b--------------5**~~2h5p2|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------52|
Ab||
Eb||
Eb|5h8p5h8p5-----------------------1720p1714p1618p15|
Bb|851720p1714p1618p15|
Gb|75~--------------------------------|
Db||
Ab|53~--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb||
Eb|17p1416p1315p1214p1113p1012p911p810p79p68p57p46p3|
Bb|17p1416p1315p1214p1113p1012p911p810p79p68p57p46p3|
Gb||
Db||
Ab||
Eb||
Eb|55~~|
Bb|55~~|
Gb||
Db||
Ab||
Eb||
TROUBLE WALKIN
(Bill Wray, Phil Brown)
[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 1]
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 3]
[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 4]
I am trouble walkin
I am every mother s nightmare
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2]
I am trouble walkin aha
Woooo , woooooo
[Rhythm Fig. 2 ]
Out on the street there s a lesson learned
You play with and you ll get burned
On the newsstand there s another book
Out on the street what count is the way you look
[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 5]
I am trouble walkin
I am every mother s nightmare
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2] & [Riff 6]
I am trouble walkin aha
Woooo , woooooo
[Rhythm Fig. 2]
There aint no doubt I got what you need
You ll be beggin baby please, please, please
With every switch sharper than a blade
I got you in my sights you can t escape
[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 7]
I am trouble walkin
I am every mother s nightmare
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2] & [Riff 8]
I am trouble walkin aha
Woooo , woooooo
Take It easy
[Solo] & [Rhythm Fig. 3]
[Rhythm Fig. 4]
No matter where you run
No matter where you hide
Out here there s a rule you ll find
Only the strong survive
[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 9]
I am trouble walkin
I am every mother s nightmare
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2]
I am trouble walkin aha
Woooo , woooooo
[Outro solo & Rhythm Fig. 5]
I am trouble walkin
I am every mother s nightmare
I am trouble walkin aha
Woooo , woooooo
I am trouble walkin
I am every mother s nightmare
I am trouble walkin
Woooo , woooooo
Woooo , woooooo , Woooo , woooooo Fade.