Tabs with lyrics
Words and Music by Steven Tyler and Jim Vallance
G5G5
3 x 0 0 3 3
D MajorD
x x 0 2 3 2
C majorC
x 3 2 0 1 0
G+G
3 2 0 0 0 3
Fadd9Fadd9
x 8 5 5 6 5
F5F5
1 3 3 x 1 1
C5C5
x 3 x 0 1 x
Bb5Bb5
x 1 3 3 x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - '12 String Acoustic'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion '
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Dobro'
Intro
Moderately Slow Q=76
G5G5
4/4
Gtr III
W +W
| |
/ /
Gtr I
E. S +S 
E MajorE S E. S +S E MajorE S E. S +S E MajorE S E. S +S S E MajorE
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------3------------------3-----|---------------3------------------3---|
|-0------------------0------------------|--0------------------0----------------|
|--------0-(0)-----0--------0-(0)-----0-|---------0-(0)-----0--------0-(0)---0-|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-3----3----3----3---3----3----3----3---|--3----3----3----3---3----3----3------|
| E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q
|
| Gtr II
| 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 MajorE
|-----------3----3-------------3----3---|------------3----3-------------3----3-|
|--------3-----3---3--------3-----3---3-|---------3-----3---3--------3-----3---|
|------0------------------0-------------|-------0------------------0-----------|
|----0------------------0---------------|-----0------------------0-------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-3------------------3------------------|--3------------------3----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------3-(3)--------------------3-(3)-------|
|--------------0-----------0-----------0----------0---|
|------------0---------0------0--(0)-0----------0---0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------3-------------3----------3--------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------3------3-----------------3----3---|
|----------------3-----3------3-----------3-----3---3-|
|--------------0-----------------------0--------------|
|------------0-----------------------0----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------3-----------------------3-------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| a +Q. +E MajorE +E MajorE Q.
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12-(10)-------------(10)r==(10)------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------3---(3)-----------------3-(3)--------|
|-----------0---------------0----------0---------0----|
|-------0----------------0-----0-(0)-0---------0---0--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--3------------------3-----------3---------3---------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE
|---------------------3-----3---------------3----3----|
|----------------3-------3-----3---------3-----3------|
|-----------0--------------------------0--------------|
|-------0----------------------------0----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--3------------------------------3-------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E MajorE +S +S +E MajorE Q. Q
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-12b14---(12)r(12)-(12)------------------------------|
|--------------------------12-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)-------------3-(3)-------|
|-----0---------0-------0---------0---|
|---0---------0---0---0---------0---0-|
|-3--------3--------3--------3--------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE
|----------3----3------------3----3---|
|-------3-----3---3-------3-----3-----|
|-----0-----------------0-------------|
|---0-----------------0---------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------3-----------------|
|
| W
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------||
|----------3--(3)-----------------3-(3)------||
|-------0------------0----------0--------0---||
|----2------------2-----2-(2)-2--------2---2-||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--0-----------0-----------0---------0-------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|----0---------0-----0--------0------0---0---||
|-------2---------2-----2-------2------2-----||
|----------5----------------------5----------||
|--0-----------------------0-----------------||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| E MajorE S S +E MajorE Q. S S E MajorE
|--------------------------------------------||
|-12s==13s12-(12)----------------------------||
|-------------------12---------------7s9s7---||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
Verse
G5G5
Gtr III
W
|
/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------------|
||o-------3-(3)---------------3-(3)-------|
||------0---------0---------0---------0---|
||----0---------0---0-(0)-0---------0---0-|
||o---------------------------------------|
||--3--------3---------3---------3--------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||-----------3----3--------------3----3---|
||o-------3-----3---3---------3-----3---3-|
||------0-------------------0-------------|
||----0-------------------0---------------|
||o---------------------------------------|
||--3------------------3------------------|
+W
|
/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|--------3-(3)---------------3-(3)--------|
|------0---------0---------0---------0----|
|----0---------0---0-(0)-0---------0---0--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--3--------3---------3---------3---------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE
|-----------3----3--------------3----3----|
|--------3-----3---3---------3-----3------|
|------0-------------------0--------------|
|----0-------------------0----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--3------------------3-------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)-------------3-(3)-------|
|-----0---------0-------0---------0---|
|---0---------0---0---0---------0---0-|
|-3--------3--------3--------3--------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE
|----------3----3------------3----3---|
|-------3-----3---3-------3-----3-----|
|-----0-----------------0-------------|
|---0-----------------0---------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------3-----------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------3--(3)-----------------3-(3)------|
|-------0------------0----------0--------0---|
|----2------------2-----2-(2)-2--------2---2-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--0-----------0-----------0---------0-------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----0---------0-----0--------0------0---0---|
|-------2---------2-----2-------2------2-----|
|----------5----------------------5----------|
|--0-----------------------0-----------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| E MajorE S S +E MajorE Q. S S E MajorE
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12s==13s12-(12)----------------------------|
|-------------------12---------------7s9s7---|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
G5G5
Gtr III
W
|
/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|-------3-(3)---------------3-(3)-------|
|-----0---------0---------0---------0---|
|---0---------0---0-(0)-0---------0---0-|
|---------------------------------------|
|-3--------3---------3---------3--------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------3----3--------------3----3---|
|-------3-----3---3---------3-----3---3-|
|-----0-------------------0-------------|
|---0-------------------0---------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-3------------------3------------------|
|
| W
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
+W
|
/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------3---(3)-----------------3-(3)-------|
|-----------0---------------0----------0---------0---|
|-------0----------------0-----0-(0)-0---------0---0-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--3------------------3-----------3---------3--------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE
|---------------------3-----3---------------3----3---|
|----------------3-------3-----3---------3-----3-----|
|-----------0--------------------------0-------------|
|-------0----------------------------0---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--3------------------------------3------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E MajorE +S +S +E MajorE Q. Q
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-12b14---(12)r(12)-(12)-----------------------------|
|--------------------------12------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)-------------3-(3)-------|
|-----0---------0-------0---------0---|
|---0---------0---0---0---------0---0-|
|-3--------3--------3--------3--------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE
|----------3----3------------3----3---|
|-------3-----3---3-------3-----3-----|
|-----0-----------------0-------------|
|---0-----------------0---------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------3-----------------|
|
| W
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------||
|----------3--(3)-----------------3-(3)------||
|-------0------------0----------0--------0---||
|----2------------2-----2-(2)-2--------2---2-||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--0-----------0-----------0---------0-------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|----0---------0-----0--------0------0---0---||
|-------2---------2-----2-------2------2-----||
|----------5----------------------5----------||
|--0-----------------------0-----------------||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| E MajorE S S +E MajorE Q. S S E MajorE
|--------------------------------------------||
|-12s==13s12-(12)----------------------------||
|-------------------12---------------7s9s7---||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
Pre-Chorus
D MajorD
Gtr III
H. +E MajorE S S
| | | |
/ / x x
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------2----------------2--------|
|------3-----3---3-----3-------3---3-|
|----2---2-----2-----2---2-------2---|
|-0----------------0-----------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| H. S E MajorE S
|-----------------------------10s==8-|
|-7---------------------------10s==8-|
|-7----------------------------------|
|-7----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
C majorC G+G
H Q. E MajorE
| | |
/ / /
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------3---------------------3---------|
|--------------3-----3--------------3----3-|
|-----0------------0--------0----------0---|
|---0---0-----------------0---0------------|
|-3----------------------------------------|
|----------------------3-------------------|
|
| Q +S +E. Q +S E.
|-8-------(8)-(8)\-----3--------(3)-3------|
|-8-------(8)-(8)\-----3--------(3)-3/-----|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD Fadd9Fadd9
H. +E MajorE E MajorE W
| | | |
/ / / /
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
|----------2----------------2-------|------------1----------------1-------|
|------3-----3---3-----3------3---3-|--------1------1---1-----1-----1---1-|
|----2---2-----2-----2---2------2---|-----0----0------0-----0---0-----0---|
|-0----------------0----------------|--3------------------3---------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| H. S E MajorE S +S E. H.
|-----------------------------5s==3-|-(3)-3-------------------------------|
|-7---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-7---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-7---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chorus
G5G5 F5F5 C5C5
+H. Q Q S E.Q Q
| | | | | | |
/ x / x / / /
S S S S +S S E MajorE S S S S E MajorE S S W
|---------1-(1)-------------------||----------------|
|-------1-------1---1-------1-----||----------------|
|-----0-----------0---0---0---0---||----------------|
|--3--------------------3-------3-||----------------|
|---------------------------------||----------------|
|---------------------------------||----------------|
|
| ~
| W Q S E.H
|---------------------------------||----------------|
|---------------------------------||-12--x-10s5-----|
|---------------------------------||-12--x-10s5-----|
|---------------------------------||-12--x-10s5-----|
|---------------------------------||----------------|
|---------------------------------||----------------|
1.
Bb5Bb5 F5F5 G5G5 F5F5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 F5F5 G5G5
2/4 4/4
Q S E. Q Q Q S E.Q Q Q S E. W +W
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x / / / / x / / / / x / / /
Gtr V
~~ ~
E MajorE E MajorE S E. H Q S E.H Q E. S W E MajorE E MajorE H.
|-------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|-------------||
|----3-x-10--12-----|-12--x-10s5-----|-3--10-----10s|=12--------|-12---------o||
|-/3-3-x-10--12-----|-12--x-10s5-----|-3--10-----10s|=12--------|-12----------||
|-/3---x-10--12-----|-12--x-10s5-----|-3--10-----10s|=12--------|-12----------||
|-------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|------------o||
|-------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|-------------||
2.
F5F5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 F5F5 G5G5
Q S E.Q Q Q S E. H W W
| | | | | | | | |
/ x / / / / x / /
~ ~~ ~ ~~
Q S E.H E MajorE E MajorE S E. H Q S E.H E MajorE E MajorE S E. H
|----------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-12--x-10s5-----|----3-x-10--12----|-12--x-10s5----|----3-x-10--12----|
|-12--x-10s5-----|-/3-3-x-10--12----|-12--x-10s5----|-/3-3-x-10--12----|
|-12--x-10s5-----|-/3---x-10--12----|-12--x-10s5----|-/3---x-10--12----|
|----------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
Bb5Bb5 F5F5 G5G5
2/4 4/4
W Q S E. W
| | | |
/ x / /
~
Q S E.H Q E. +S W
|---------------|----------------|-------||
|-12--x-10s5----|-3--10-----(10)s|=12----||
|-12--x-10s5----|-3--10-----(10)s|=12----||
|-12--x-10s5----|-3--10-----(10)s|=12----||
|---------------|----------------|-------||
|---------------|----------------|-------||
Interlude
Bb5Bb5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5
W W W
| | |
/ / /
Gtr IV
Q S E. E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H E. S +E MajorE S S S S S S S S E MajorE +Q Q
|------0---1--0----6--5-----|-------3----------3-|-3-----3-----3-(3)-----|
|---------------6-----------|----------6-(6)-5---|---6-----6-------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----3-----3-----------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| H +Q +E. +S H. Q W
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-------(3)-----(3)---(3)s|=5------------------|-3---------------------|
|-3-------(3)-----(3)---(3)s|=5------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
C5C5 Bb5Bb5 C5C5
W W W
| | |
/ / /
W H S S S S +Q W
|----------------|---------0---------|------------------||
|----------------|-------6-----------|------------------||
|----------------|-----------7-------|------------------||
|----------------|-------------8-(8)-|------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|------------------||
|
| E. S Q. E MajorE Q H. Q H E MajorE E MajorE S S S S
|----------------|-------------------|------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-5---------5-5s=|=3--------------3s=|=5----7-7-7s5-3s5-||
|----------------|-------------------|------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|------------------||
Out-Chorus
1.,2.
G5G5 F5F5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 F5F5 G5G5 G5G5 F5F5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 F5F5 G5G5
Q S E.Q Q Q S E. Q Q Q S E.Q Q Q S E. Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ x / / / / x / / / / x / / / / x / / /
~ ~~ ~ ~~
Q S E.H E MajorE E MajorE S E. H Q S E.H E MajorE E MajorE S E. H
||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------||
||o-12--x-10s5-----|----3-x-10--12-----|-12--x-10s5-----|----3-x-10--12------o||
||--12--x-10s5-----|-/3-3-x-10--12-----|-12--x-10s5-----|-/3-3-x-10--12-------||
||--12--x-10s5-----|-/3---x-10--12-----|-12--x-10s5-----|-/3---x-10--12-------||
||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------o||
||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------||
3.
Bb5Bb5 F5F5 G5G5
Q S E. Q Q
| | | | |
/ x / / /
Gtr I
H E. S +S E MajorE S
|------------------------------|
|------------------------3-----|
|-------------3--------------0-|
|------------------0-(0)-------|
|------------------------------|
|-------------3--3----3----3---|
| H E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|
| Gtr V
| E MajorE E MajorE S E. H
|------------------------------|
|----3-x-10--12----------------|
|-/3-3-x-10--12----------------|
|-/3---x-10--12----------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
+W +W
| |
/ /
E. S +S E MajorE S E. S +S E MajorE S W
|------------------3----------------3-|---------*|
|---3----------3-----3----------3-----|---3-----*|
|-------------------------------------|---0-----*|
|--------0-(0)------------0-(0)-------|---------*|
|-------------------------------------|---------*|
|---3--3----3----3---3--3----3----3---|---3-----*|
| E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|
| +W +W
|-------------------------------------|---------*|
|-(12)--------------------------------|-(12)----*|
|-(12)--------------------------------|-(12)----*|
|-(12)--------------------------------|-(12)----*|
|-------------------------------------|---------*|
|-------------------------------------|---------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
