Rats In The Cellar tab by Aerosmith

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