Thin Lizzy - The Rocker
This is the full version, apart from the drawn out solo on the album version.
Most people usually improvise the solo.
The notes are right, maybe the rhythm's not exact, I'm doing this from work
without my guitar.
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer on
p pull off
x dampen string
Intro:
| E |
| B 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| G /12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| D /12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| E |
| E |
| B 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| D 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| E |
2nd intro:
| E |
| B 5x 5 5 5 x 3 |
| G 6x 7p6 5 5 x 4 |
| D 7x 7 7 5 x 5 |
| A 7x 7\ 3 x 5 |
| E 3 |
| E 5 |
| B 5 5 5 5 5 x 5 x 3 |
| G 6 6 7 5h6 6 x 5 x 4 |
| D 7 7 7 x 5 x 5 |
| A 7 7 x 3 x 5 |
| E 3 |
Repeat
Verses:
Power chord
G A
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 5 5/ 7\ |
| A 5 5 5/ 7\ |
| E 3 3 3/ 5\ |
Repeat through verse
Break:
| E |
| B 5 5 5 5 5 5 x x |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 5 x x |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 7\ x x |
| A 3 3 3 3 3 3 7\ x x |
| E 5\ 3 5 |
I'll be your........rock n roll
| E x |
| B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 x |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 x |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 x |
| A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 0 x |
| E 3 5 x |
| E |
| B 5 5 5 5 5 5 x x |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 5 x x |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 7\ x x |
| A 3 3 3 3 3 3 7\ x x |
| E 5\ 3 5 |
| E |
| B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x 6 x 7 x 8 |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x 6 x 7 x 8 |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x 6 x 7 x 8 |
| A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 0 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 |
| E |
Solo intro: (listen to record, you'll get the idea)
With majar Flange on the guitar.
| E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x 3 |
| B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x 5 3 |
| G 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 x 5 4 |
| D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 x 5 x x 5 |
| A x 3 x x 5 |
| E x x 3 |
That's about it, listen to the song to put all these pieces together,
it should sound spot on if you get the rhythm right.
Transcribed by: Steven Legowski