Its So Hard tab by ZZ Top

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• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: A augmentedA

🎸 Intro:

Fill 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4/6---6/4-2--4-2---2~----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------4-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 2
e|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----4p2---4--2-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------4---2~------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------4---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

🎸 Chorus:
Fill 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4-2--4-2--4-2----2~------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--4-2--4-2--4-2-2h4--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 2
e|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---3\2b--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------2-----------------------------------------------------------------| (For the 2nd chorus Do Not play
D MajorD|------------4--2-----2-----------------------------------------------------| this fill)
A augmentedA|------------------4--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Solo 1}

e|-2h5--2h5p2----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------2--5-5/7--2-5b---------------------------------5--5h7--5b------|
G+G|---------------------------2h4-2--4-4-2-(2)--4b-2-(2)--2--4-/6--------6----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------2h4-------2h4---4-/6--------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------5-5--/5-5-5-----|
BB|------------------------------------------------5/7--5b--6------/6-6-6-----|
G+G|--4h6--2-4b-4b-2b-----2-4-2-----2-4-2--------2-------6---------------------|
D MajorD|------------------2h4-------2h4-----------2-4-2----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------2-4----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-/5-5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-/6-6--4-2---------------------5------3----3-----5--------/5--5-5-5-5--6\4-|
G+G|-----------4-2-4-4-----2-4-2-4/6--4-2---2-4--2-4--4/6-6-4-/6--6-6-6-6------|
D MajorD|-------------------2-4-------------------4---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---2---4p2------------------------------5----------------------------------|
G+G|------4-----2---2-4b--4-2-4-2-4-2----2--4b-2-b-----------------------------| x3
D MajorD|--------------4-------4-2-4-2-4-2--4---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro 🎸 Solo:

e|-/9----5--------2-----2-5-7-7pbr5----2-------------------------------------|
BB|-/10----5-7-5------5--------------5----2-5-----2-2-4b--2----4b-2--------2--|
G+G|------------------------------------------/4----------2-4-------4-2-4------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------2---2b--2b---------------------------5-5---7b---5--------|
G+G|-----4bt2-----4b--4b--4b-------4--2-----------2-4----6-----6----6----------|
G+G|-2-4------4-2-------------------4--2--4-4-2-4------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-5b----5b--7b--5b--5b-5-7b---5--7b--5-5b-5-7b--x-x--5b--5--5-5-5--7br---5--|
BB|----5-----------5----------------------------------------------7------7----|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-5--7b--5b-5-5b-5-7b---x-x-5-7b---5-5-----5--7b----5-5---5-5b--5-5-5--7b---|
BB|---------------------x------x-x------------x---7---------x-----------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-5---5b-5b--5b-5b--5b--5--7b-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------7--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repate and fade
G+G|--4/6--6-4-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (There are slight changes
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| afer the 5th time)

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| x  Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute

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