Rebel Yell tab by Billy Idol
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Rebel Yell by Billy Idol: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights
"Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol features a distinctive guitar riff played by Steve Stevens, utilizing heavy distortion and palm muting for a gritty sound. The song's bassline, played by Phil Feit, provides a driving foundation with a prominent use of slides and octaves. Released in 1983, the track was produced by Keith Forsey and Keith Olsen, achieving commercial success and becoming a staple of 80s rock.Key:
a.h = artificial harmonic
fbk = feedback + wangbar
Z = pick slide
Intro.
a.h
E +-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--+--10-10-10-10-10-10------+--------------------
B |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10-10-10-10-10-10------|--------------------
G |--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------
D |-------------------7--9---|-------------------------|--------------------
A |----------9---------------|-----------9-------------|-------------5-5~---
E +-7------------------------+--7------------------0-2-+-3-3-3-3-3-3--------
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Play x 3 |<--- play twice
a.h 1st time 2nd time
E ------------------------------------------+--------+----------(fbk)------
B ------------------------------------------|--------|----------(fbk)------
G ------------4--4--------------------------|---4--4-|--7-------(fbk)------
D ------------2--2--------------------------|---2--2-|--7--7--9--------Z--
A -----------------------------5-5~---------|--------|--5--7--9--------Z--
E -2-2-2-2-2-------0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-+-0------+-----5--7------------
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Verse.
(Bm) (Dmaj) (D or G???) (E???)
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B --7---7-----7------|---7---7-----7------|--7---7-----7------|--7--7--
G --7---7-----7------|---7---7-----7------|--7---7-----7------|--7--7--
D ----9---9-9---9-9--|-----7---7-7---7-7--|----5---5-5---5-5--|--5--5--
A -------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--7--7--
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
(play x 4) (play x 2) (play once)
. .
Last night a . Last night ....
little angel came . little ...
Chorus.
D5 A5 B5 Bmin
E ----------------------------7---7--------------------------7---7----------
B --------------------x--x-x--7---7------------------x--x-x--7---7----------
G --7-7---------------x--x-x--7---7------------------x--x-x--7---7----------
D --7-7--7-7---9--9---x--x-x------------------9--9---x--x-x-----------------
A --5-5--7-7---9--9---------------------------9--9--------------------------
E -------5-5---7--7------------------5-7-5----7--7-------------------5-7-5--
Because... In the midnight ...
E -------------------------------------------------
B --7---x--x-x--7-----------7--7---x--x-x----7--7--
G --7---x--x-x--7-----------7--7---x--x-x----7--7-- (play again)
D --7---x--x-x--7-----------5--5---x--x-x----5--5--
A -------------------------------------------7--7--
E ------------------5-7-5--------------------------
With a rebel yell, she ...
The rest just re-hashes these parts. Last updated:
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