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Chinese Rocks Tab by Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers

Chinese Rocks tab by Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers

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Chinese Rocks
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers

No-one's tabbed it with the lead yet, licks are simple enough, but strumming patterns + rhythm are tricky.
I would listen to the record for timing too if I were you.2 guitars, I assume the one on top to be Johnny
and the one under to be Walter Lure, might have got them confused at some point though. I'm pretty damn
sure of the licks, but johnny in the verse is dodgy maybe. All corrections/comments welcome.

Awsome song.

Key:

~ = vibrato
b = bend whole step
/ = slide
(13) = pick note while bent (i.e. the B|-11- on the break)
. = play note staccato
h = hammer on
p = pull off
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

INTRO:


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010-/15~~|
A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010------|
E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-6-/8-8--8-8----6-/8-8-------|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|
D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|
A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|
E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-----------------------------|



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010-/15~~|
A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010------|
E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-6-/8-8--8-8----6-/8-8-------|
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 |
e|-----------------------------|-8----------------------8---------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-11-b-(13)(13)-(13)(13)-11-b-(13)(13)-(13)(13)|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|----------------------------------------------|
A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|----------------------------------------------|
E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|----------------------------------------------|


VERSE 1:


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------0.---|------------------------0.-0-|
G|-----------------3/5-p3-0.---|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5.---|-3--3--3--3--5----------5.-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------------|-3--3--3--3--5---------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-------------|-1--1--1--1--3---------------|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--------3----|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------0.-0-|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|---------------7-7-7h9p7-----|
D|-3--3--3--3--5----------5.-5-|-3--3--3---7/9-----------9p7-|
A|-3--3--3--3--5---------------|-3--3--3---------------------|
E|-1--1--1--1--3---------------|-1--1--1---------------------|
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 |
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|
A|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|
E|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|


CHORUS:


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-7--7------------------------|-7--7------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--5--5--7---------|-7--7--7--7--5--5--7---------|
A|-5--5--7--7--5--5--7-------5-|-5--5--7--7--5--5--7-------5-|
E|-------5--5--3--3--5-5-5h7---|-------5--5--3--3--5-5-5h7---|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---7-7-----------------------|---7-7-----------------------|
D|---7-7---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|---7-7---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|
A|---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|
E|---------5-5---3-3---5-5-----|---------5-5---3-3---5-5-----|



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-7--7------------------------|-7--7------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--5--5--7---------|-7--7--7--7--5--5--7---------|
A|-5--5--7--7--5--5--7-------5-|-5--5--7--7--5--5--7-------5-|
E|-------5--5--3--3--5-5-5h7---|-------5--5--3--3--5-5-5h7---|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---7-7-----------------------|---7-7-----------------------|
D|---7-7---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|---7-7---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|
A|---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|
E|---------5-5---3-3---5-5-----|---------5-5---3-3---5-5-----|


INTRO X1


VERSE 2:

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------0.-0-|------------------------0.-0-|
G|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5.-5-|-3--3--3--3--5----------5.-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------------|-3--3--3--3--5---------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-------------|-1--1--1--1--3---------------|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--------3----|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------0.-0-|-----------8--p6-------------|
G|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|------------------8-p7--/----|
D|-3--3--3--3--5----------5.-5-|-3--3--3---------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3--5---------------|-3--3--3---------------------|
E|-1--1--1--1--3---------------|-1--1--1---------------------|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|
A|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|
E|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|

CHORUS X1


BREAK:


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-2----5------7---------------|-2----5------7---------------|
A|-2----5------7---------------|-2----5------7---------------|
E|-0----3------5---------------|-0----3------5---------------|
 |
 |
e|-----------------12-15~~~~~~~|-----------------------------|
B|-------------15b--r----------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------7b--5-----------|
D|-2----5----------------------|-2----5-------------7~~~~~~~~|
A|-2----5----------------------|-2----5----------------------|
E|-0----3----------------------|-0----3----------------------|



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-7----7------5---------------|-----------------------------|
A|-5----7------5---------------|-----------------------------|
E|------5------3---------------|15/--------------------------|
 |                              (rapidly pick all the way down)
 |
e|-------------3---------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------3---------------|-----------------------------|
G|-7-----------4---------------|-----------------------------|
D|-7----7------5---------------|-----------------------------|
A|-5----7------5---------------|-----------------------------|
E|------5------3---------------|-----------------------------|


INTRO 2:


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010-/15~~|
A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010------|
E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-6-/8-8--8-8----6-/8-8-------|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|
D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|
A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|
E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-----------------------------|



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010-/15~~|
A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010------|
E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-6-/8-8--8-8----6-/8-8-------|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|----------------8---------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------11-b-(13)(13)-(13)(13)|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-3-/5-5--5-5--------------------------|
A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-3-/5-5--5-5--------------------------|
E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-1-/3-3--3-3--------------------------|


VERSE 3:


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------0.-0-|------------------------0.-0-|
G|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5.-5-|-3--3--3--3--5----------5.-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------------|-3--3--3--3--5---------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-------------|-1--1--1--1--3---------------|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--------3----|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------0.-0-|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|---------------7-------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--5----------5.-5-|-3--3--3---7/9---9-7---------|
A|-3--3--3--3--5---------------|-3--3--3-------------9-7---7-|
E|-1--1--1--1--3---------------|-1--1--1-----------------10--|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|
A|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|
E|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|


CHORUS X2


OUTRO:


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-7--7------------------------|-7--7------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--5--5--7---------|-7--7--7--7--5--5--7---------|
A|-5--5--7--7--5--5--7-------5-|-5--5--7--7--5--5--7-------5-|
E|-------5--5--3--3--5-5-5h7---|-------5--5--3--3--5-5-5h7---|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---7-7-----------------------|---7-7-----------------------|
D|---7-7---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|---7-7---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|
A|---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|
E|---------5-5---3-3---5-5-----|---------5-5---3-3---5-5-----|



e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-12------------12------------|-12---------------4-0h2p0h2p0|
D|-12-----7------12-----7------|-12-----7--------------------|
A|-10-----7------10-----7------|-10-----7--------------------|
E|--------5-------------5------|--------5--------------------|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|---------------0-------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------0-------------|
G|-12-----2------12-----2------|-7------2------0-------------|
D|-12-----2------12-----2------|-7------2------2-------------|
A|-10-----0------10-----0------|-5------0------2-------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------0-------------|



e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|h2p0h2p0-2b-r-b--------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
 |
 |
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|


This isn't perfect, so have a go please if you reckon you could improve it.

Cheers.

Tom.

P.S. working on iggy's china girl, nearly done, just end of the solo - aaaaargh!

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