Learn Music: Adams Apple guitar tab - Aerosmith tabs

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  Adam's Apple
  by Aerosmith
  from "Toys in the Attic"(1975)
  
   (Better viewed in ASCII)
  
  intro-
   (1/2 step)
                      B        A            B        A              B       C
   
  E---------5----------------------5---------------------5---------------------|
  B---------5---------4b4-4r---2---5--------4b4-4r---2---5----------4b4-4r--5--|
  G---------2---------4b4-4r---2---2--------4b4-4r---2---2----------4b4-4r--5--|
  D---------2---------4b4-4r---2---2--------4b4-4r---2---2----------4b4-4r--5--|
  A--3b-p0-----3b-p0-----------0------3b-p0----------0------3b-p0--------------|
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  rhy.fig.1-
      A              B
  E------5---------------------|
  B---2--5-----------4b-4-4r---|
  G---2--2-----------4b-4-4r---|
  D---2--2-----------4b-4-4r---|
  A---0------3b-p0-------------|
  E----------------------------|
  
   rhy.fig 2-                                         rhy.fig 3- 
         D5    C#5 C5  B5   B(strum till next move)    E 
  E--------------------2--|-------------------------||-------------------------|
  B--------------------4--|-------------------------||-------------------------|
  G--7---7--6--5--4----4--|-------------------------||-4-4-6--4-6--4-4-6--4-6--|
  D--7---7--6--5--4----4--|-4-4-6--4-6--4-4-6--4-6--||-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--|
  A--5---5--4--3--2----2--|-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--||-------------------------|
  E-----------------------|-------------------------||-------------------------|
  
  
  MUSIC:
  
  (rhy.fig 1) x4
  
      A(palm muted)        
    Back when Cain was able way before the stable
    Lightning struck right down from the sky (rhy.fig 2)
    A mothership with faith said "Let's give it a try" (rhy.fig 1) x2
  
      A(palm muted)
    Conscience was related  Man, he was created
    Lady Luck took him by surprise (rhy.fig 2)
    Her sweet and bitter fruit it surely opened his eyes (rhy.fig 3)
  
  Chorus-
     
  Well,      she ate it     Lordy it was love at first bite (rhy.fig 1) x2
      D                         F
   E--2----------------------|--5-------------------------|
   B--3----------------------|--6-------------------------|
   G--2---2--2--4---2--2--4--|--5---5--5--7---5--5--7-----|
   D--0---0--0--0---0--0--2--|--3---3--3--3---3--3--3-----|
   A-------------------------|----------------------------|
   E-------------------------|----------------------------|
  
    But      she ate it       Never knowin' wrong from  right right right
      D                         G                        F#m          E
   E--2----------------------|--7---------------------|---2-----2------------|
   B--3----------------------|--8---------------------|---2-----2-----0---0--|
   G--2---2--2--4---2--2--4--|--7---7--7--9---7--7--9-|---2-----2-----2---2--|
   D--0---0--0--0---0--0--2--|--5---5--5--5---5--5--5-|---4-----4-----2---2--|
   A-------------------------|------------------------|---4-----4-----1---1--|
   E-------------------------|------------------------|---2-----2-----0---0--|
  
  
   (rhy.fig 1) x4
  
     A(palm muted)
    Even Eve in Eden
    voices tried deceivin' with lies to show the lady the way (rhy.fig 2)
    At first she stopped and turned and tried to walk away (rhy.fig 1) x2
     
     A(palm muted)
    Man, he was believer
    Lady was deceiver so the story goes, but you see (rhy.fig 2)
    The snake was he and she just climbed right up his tree (rhy.fig 3)
    So...(go into chorus)
  (solo)
  (rhy.fig 1) x4 (+3 times into the solo ending)
  
  
     guitar solo: fig. 1-
        left side
     E||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     B||-------------------------11b---11-11-11-11rp9--14b--14-14-14-14-r-p12-----|
     G||--11b---11-11-11-11rp9------------------------------------------------14--|
     D||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     A||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     E||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      ||right side                                                                |
     E||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     B||---7b----7--7--7--7r-5----7b----7--7--7--7r-5---7b---7--7--7--7-r---7--5--|
     G||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     D||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     A||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     E||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
     fig.2-
  
     E------------2------2-------2------------------------------------------------|
     B--6-5-4-----2------2-------2----------------------2h3p2p0-------------------|
     G--6-5-4--3------3b---r--3b---r--3b-rp2--1~~~~(p0)---------0-----------------|
     D------------------------------------------------------------2--------2-4-4b-|
     A-----------------------------------------------------------------24--------|
     E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
     E--------------------|
     B--------------------|
     G--------------------|
     D-r-p2---2-----------|
     A------4---4---------|
     E-------------3b-r-0-|
  
     repeat fig.1
  
     fig.3-
  
     E--12----------------14-------------------------------------------------|
     B--15-----------------------------15-15-15b-r-15------------------------|
     G-----14b-r-12--14b-----14r-12b-r-------------14b--r-12-14-14b-rp12-14--|
     D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
     E------7--------------------------------------------5-------7-----11-10-|
     B---------9-9p7-9p7-----------------------------------------------------|
     G-78----------------7------------------9p7/---35-----57-----7--------|
     D-----------------------9--9p7------9p7---------------------------------|
     A------------------------------911-------------------------------------|
     E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
     E--8--7--6--5--4--3--2-----------------------------------------------5--|
     B--8--7--6--5--4--3--2--------------------------------------------------|
     G--8--7--6--5--4--3--2------------------------------------------46-----|
     D-----------------------------------0--------------------0h2~~~---------|
     A--------------------------------------2b-r-0---------------------------|
     E-----------------------0-----3b-r-------------3b-rp0-------------------|
  
     E-5-7-8p7p5--------10-10-12-12b-12-12-12r---12~~~-----------------------|
     B-5-7-8p7p5--------10------------------------------1012-14p12-14b--14r-|
     G-----------(7)11------------------------------------------------------|
     D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
     E--------------------------------|
     B-p12----1517~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|
     G-----12-------------------------|
     D--------------------------------|
     A--------------------------------|
     E--------------------------------|
  
     back to fig.1
  
     A(palm muted)
    Science was related
    man, he was created when Lady Luck took him by surprise (rhy.fig 2)
    Her sweet and bitter fruit it surely opened his eyes (rhy.fig 1) x2
    
     A(palm muted)
    Evil came like rain an' who knows who's to blame an'
    Somethin' tried to lay her to waste (rhy.fig 2)
    and all she'd want to need was just a little taste (rhy.fig 3)
    Oh...(go into chorus)
  
  End Pattern (Similar to rhy.fig 1)
  
  Rhythm transcribed by Bryson Meunier and Luiz Rocha
  
  Lead transcribed by 
  Bryson Meunier
  mailto:meunier.1@osu.edu
  http://www.angelfire.com/oh/bryson/
  
  Symbols used in transcription:
  h = hammer-on
  p = pull-off
  b = bend
  r = release
   = slide
  ~ = vibrato
  (7) = ghost note (7th fret here)

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