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Rock The Nation by Montrose

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Title: Rock the Nation
Album: Montrose

Composed by Ronnie Montrose
Lyrics at Sammy Hagar's official site:
http://www.redrocker.com/montrose.html
Tabbed by Chris Clark

Use a little vibrato on the chords in the main riff as indicated.

Comments and crits to: [email protected]


Tab: Guitar

Tuning: Standard
Intro riff

e -------------------------------I
Chord diagramBB -----5--7v----------7--9v------I
Chord diagramG+G -----5--7v----------7--9v------I
Chord diagramD MajorD --7--5--7v-------9--7--9v------I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --7---------(0)--9--------(0)--I
Chord diagramE MajorE -------------------------------I
    Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE MajorE


Main riff/verse

e -----------------------------------------------I
Chord diagramBB -----5--7v------7--9v---9--7--9--7--9--7--9-9--I
Chord diagramG+G -----5--7v------7--9v---9--7--9--7--9--7--9-9--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --7--5--7v---9--7--9v---9--7--9--7--9--7--9-9--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --7----------9----------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7--I
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------------(0)---------------------I
    Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramD/ED/E Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramD/ED/E Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramD/ED/E Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE


Chorus

"Been a long..."

e --------------------I
Chord diagramBB --5--7--2----0---2--I
Chord diagramG+G --5--7--2----0---2--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --5--7--2----0---2--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --------------------I
Chord diagramE MajorE --------------------I
    Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA augmentedA

"But my homework..."

e ---------------------I
Chord diagramBB --5--7--2----0-0-----I
Chord diagramG+G --5--7--2----0-0--1--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --5--7--2----0-0--2--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA ------------------2--I
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------I
    Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramE MajorE

"I'm gonna..."

e ---------------------I
Chord diagramBB --5--7--2----0-0--2--I
Chord diagramG+G --5--7--2----0-0--2--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --5--7--2----0-0--2--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA ---------------------I
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------I
    Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramA augmentedA

"Just a-wanna..."

e ----------------I
Chord diagramBB --5--2--0-------I
Chord diagramG+G --5--2--0----1--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --5--2--0----2--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA -------------2--I
Chord diagramE MajorE -------------0--I
    Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramE MajorE

(On second chorus, play Chord diagramE MajorE chord four times before bridge)
Bridge (ride the Eh4 for the solo)

e ---------------------------------------------------0--I
Chord diagramBB ---------------------------------------------------0--I
Chord diagramG+G -----------------------2--------2------------------1--I
Chord diagramD MajorD -----------------0--4--------2--------2---------------I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --2--h4----2--4-----------4--------4-----4------------I
Chord diagramE MajorE --0------------------------------------------3--0-----I
    Chord diagramE MajorE              Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramA augmentedA                     Chord diagramE MajorE


Ending

"Rock the nation..." (x3)

e ------------I
Chord diagramBB --0--0--2---I
Chord diagramG+G --0--0--2---I
Chord diagramD MajorD --0--0--2---I
Chord diagramA augmentedA ------------I
Chord diagramE MajorE ------------I
    Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramA augmentedA

"Rock the..." (x4)

e --------I
Chord diagramBB --0--0--I
Chord diagramG+G --0--0--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --0--0--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --------I
Chord diagramE MajorE --------I
    Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramG+G

"Nation"

e -----I
Chord diagramBB --2--I
Chord diagramG+G --2--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --2--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --0--I
Chord diagramE MajorE -----I
    Chord diagramA augmentedA

Symbols:
v = vibratro
h = hammer-on

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