Rocket Man tab by Slash

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Half-step down

Key: BB

Verse 1 Riff:

  play softly and Slash alternates between strums and hybrid picking on repeats
Eb MajorEb|---------0-------0-------|-2---------0---------------|
Bb majorBb|-----1-----1-------1-----|-3---3---------3---3-------|
GbGb|-0-----------0-------0---|-2-------2-------2-----2---|
DbDb|-2-----------------------|-0-------------------------| repeat similarly
AbAb|-0-----------------------|---------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
  G#m7G#m7           C#C#

Verse End:

  Two parts together - Slash strums the chord
Frank arpeggiates the notes
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
Bb majorBb|-6---------6-5-----5---|-3-----3-----3-----------|
GbGb|-5-----5-----5-----5---|-2---2---2---0-----------|
DbDb|-7-------7-------5---5-|-0-----------2-----------|
AbAb|-8---8-----------------|-------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
  E MajorE      B/D#B/D#    C# minorC#m     BsusBsus

Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------3---------|-8-----------------------|
GbGb|-4-----------4---------|-7-----------------------|
DbDb|-5-----------5---------|-9-----------------------|
AbAb|-5---------------------|-------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
  F#F#

Repeat

Verse 1 Riff and Verse End


Pre🤘 Chorus:

  Rhythm part (strummed chords):
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-5---------------------|-1------------------------|
GbGb|-5---------------------|-2------------------------|
DbDb|-5---------------------|-3------------------------|
AbAb|-3---------------------|-3------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1------------------------|
 |
 | Slide part
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~----10----10-------|
GbGb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~-------10----------|
DbDb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
 "And I think is gonna be a long, long time "

Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-5---------------------|-1-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
GbGb|-5---------------------|-2-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
DbDb|-5---------------------|-3-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
AbAb|-3---------------------|-3-----------3-----------|--5----------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
 |
 | Slide part
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-/5~~~-----------------|-------------------------|-/7~---------------------|
GbGb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~-------9\-----2/---|-/7~------------7----9---|
DbDb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


🤘 Chorus 1:

Eb MajorEb|-1---------------------|-----------------------|-1---------------------|
Bb majorBb|-1---------------------|-5---------------------|-1---------------------|
GbGb|-2---------------------|-5---------------------|-2---------------------|
DbDb|-3---------------------|-5---------------------|-3---------------------|
AbAb|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-1---------------------|-----------------------|-1---------------------|
 |
 |
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb majorBb|-/10~~-----------------|-/5--------------------|-----------------------|
GbGb|-/10~~-----------------|-----5~~---------------|/12~~--/13-12-9--7--5--|
DbDb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  "Rocket Man, burning out his fuse up here alone"


Pre

🤘 Verse :

  Slide
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
GbGb|----------------7p5-7p5--|-7~~~~------------------7--|
DbDb|-7~~~~~\5----------------|--------------------5/7----|
AbAb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 |
 |
Eb MajorEb|-0-----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-1-------------------1---|-3----------------------3--|
GbGb|-0-------------------0---|-2--------------------2----|
DbDb|-2----------------2------|-4------------------4------|
AbAb|-0----------------0------|---------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|---------------------------|


  Slide
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
GbGb|-5~--------4~~\p0--------|---------------------------|
DbDb|---------------------5---|-4~------/10---/12---------|
AbAb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|-0-------------------0---|-2-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-1-------------------1---|-3-------------------------|
GbGb|-0-------------------0---|-2------------------2------|
DbDb|-2----------------2------|-4------------------4------|
AbAb|-0----------------0------|---------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|---------------------------|


Verse 2 Riff:

  play softly
Eb MajorEb|---------0-------0-------|-2---------0---------------|
Bb majorBb|-----1-----1-------1-----|-3---3---------3---3-------|
GbGb|-0-----------0-------0---|-2-------2-------2-----2---|
DbDb|-2-----------------------|-0-------------------------| repeat similarly
AbAb|-0-----------------------|---------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|---------------------------|


Verse End 2:

  Two parts together - Slash strums the chord
Frank arpeggiates the notes
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
Bb majorBb|-6---------6-5-----5---|-3-----3-----3-----------|
GbGb|-5-----5-----5-----5---|-2---2---2---0-----------|
DbDb|-7-------7-------5---5-|-0-----------2-----------|
AbAb|-8---8-----------------|-------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
  E MajorE      B/D#B/D#    C# minorC#m     BsusBsus

Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------3---------|-8-----------------------|
GbGb|-4-----------4---------|-7-----------------------|
DbDb|-5-----------5---------|-9-----------------------|
AbAb|-5---------------------|-------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
  F#F#


Funky

🤘 Verse :

Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|--------8-8-8-8---------8-8-----|--------7-7-7-7----------7-7-----|
GbGb|--------5-5-5-5---------5-5-----|--------5-5-5-5----------5-5-----| play
DbDb|--------5-5-5-5---------5-5-----|--------7-7-7-7----------7-7-----| 2x
AbAb|--------------------------------|-5-----------------5-5-5---------|
Eb MajorEb|-5----------------5-5-5---------|---------------------------------|


Repeat Verse End 2


Pre🤘 Chorus 2:

  Rhythm part (strummed chords):
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
Bb majorBb|-5---------------------|-1-----------------------|
GbGb|-5---------------------|-2-----------------------|
DbDb|-5---------------------|-3-----------------------|
AbAb|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
 |
 | Slide part
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~----10----10-------|
GbGb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~-------10----------|
DbDb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
 "And I think is gonna be a long, long time "


Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-5---------------------|-1-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
GbGb|-5---------------------|-2-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
DbDb|-5---------------------|-3-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
AbAb|-3---------------------|-3-----------3-----------|--5----------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
 |
 | Slide part- slide on pinky
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-/5~~~-----------------|-------------------------|-/7~------------3---5----|
GbGb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~-------9\-----2/---|-/7~------------5b7-7b9--|
DbDb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


🤘 Chorus 2:

Eb MajorEb|-1---------------------|-----------------------|-1---------------------|
Bb majorBb|-1---------------------|-5---------------------|-1---------------------|
GbGb|-2---------------------|-5---------------------|-2---------------------|
DbDb|-3---------------------|-5---------------------|-3---------------------|
AbAb|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-1---------------------|-----------------------|-1---------------------|
 |
 |
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-/6~~------6\5-6\5-6\5-|-/8--/5-----------/10\8-|-/10~~------10\---10\---10-|
GbGb|-----------------------|--------5~~----5--------|---------------------------|
DbDb|-----------------------|--------5~~------5------|---------10-----10----10---|
AbAb|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
  "Rocket Man, burning out his fuse up here alone"


Pre🤘 Chorus 3:

  Rhythm part (strummed chords):
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
Bb majorBb|-5---------------------|-1-----------------------|
GbGb|-5---------------------|-2-----------------------|
DbDb|-5---------------------|-3-----------------------|
AbAb|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
 |
 | Slide part
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~----/10--8---/6----|
GbGb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~-------------------|
DbDb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
 "And I think is gonna be a long, long time "


Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-5---------------------|-1-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
GbGb|-5---------------------|-2-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
DbDb|-5---------------------|-3-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
AbAb|-3---------------------|-3-----------3-----------|--5----------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
 |
 | Slide part- slide on pinky
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-/5~~~-----------------|-------------------------|-/7~------------3---5----|
GbGb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~-------9\-----2/---|-/7~------------5b7-7b9--|
DbDb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


🤘 Chorus 3:

  Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|-1---------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-1---------------------|-5--------------------------|
GbGb|-2---------------------|-5--------------------------|
DbDb|-3---------------------|-5--------------------------|
AbAb|-3---------------------|-3--------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-1---------------------|----------------------------|
 |
 | Lead- no slide
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-6~~----------------5--|-/8-----6br---------------8-|
GbGb|-----------------------|--------7br--5h7-5~----/9---|
DbDb|-----------------------|----------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------|----------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|----------------------------|
  "Rocket Man, burning out his fuse up here alone"


  Rhythm
Eb MajorEb|-1-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-1-----------------------------------|-5--------------------------|
GbGb|-2-----------------------------------|-5--------------------------|
DbDb|-3-----------------------------------|-5--------------------------|
AbAb|-3-----------------------------------|-3--------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-1-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
Eb MajorEb|----------------8-10b11-b11-b11-8--8-|-10b12_____-12pbr10-8---8-10-8-|
Bb majorBb|-8---------8h10------------------10--|----------------------10-------|
GbGb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
DbDb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
AbAb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


🤘 Outro:

  Rhythm repeats Chorus
Lead plays
Eb MajorEb|--8---7---5---5-8-------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------8br10--6--8-|-----------5-6-8-----5-6-8-----5-6-|
GbGb|------------------------------|-7b9-------------7b9-------7b9-----|
DbDb|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

  Lead continues:
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------------|----------------------8h10-8--13b15-|
Bb majorBb|-8-5-6---5------------------------|------------------8-8---------------|
GbGb|-------7b--7--7br9p5--------------|-----------5-5-/9-------------------|
DbDb|----------------------5-7-5-------|----5-5--7--------------------------|
AbAb|----------------------------7\5-3-|-/7---------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-13b15~~--13br15-11-13-13~b15--13br15--13-12-|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------(13br15)-------|
GbGb|---------------------------------------------|
DbDb|---------------------------------------------|
AbAb|---------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-13-12----------------------------------------15-------|
Bb majorBb|-------13-13-13~------12-13~-13-15br16-13-------15br16-|
GbGb|-----------------12h14-------------------14p12---------|
DbDb|-------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-13h15-13-15--13h15--13h15-13-15--15p13-15-13h15p13-15-|
GbGb|------------14-----14-----------14---------------------|
DbDb|-------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-15b17------15-15-15-15~~--15b17-----------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------------15brbr17-13----13h15-|
GbGb|----------------------------------------------14-------|
DbDb|-------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-13~~----13---15----------------------------|
GbGb|------/14---14---14-12-14-------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------15-14h15p14-14-15-|
AbAb|--------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|------------------------15-15-17\---20\---|
Bb majorBb|-------------13-13~--/17------------------|
GbGb|-12-12~-12h14-----------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------------------------| solo continues
AbAb|------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------------------|
GbGb|------------------------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------------------|


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| x  Dead note
| g  Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| >  Accented note
| t  Tapping
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| s  Slap
| P  Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N  Tremolo

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