Paul Gilbert

I Like Rock

Tabbed By:
Spankyoplank

INTRO:
This bit is played on one of those American cheerleader things but I play it on the bass with 
the band. I play it like this.

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------5--------------------5---7-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-x-5--------------------5-----
E|--5-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-x----5-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-x--------------------------5-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-x-------

MAIN RIFF:

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------5--------------------------------5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-7-7-7-7-5---------------------------------5----------------------------------------------
E|------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------
Play that riff until the end of the verse play the riff like this on the last line

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------5--------------------------------5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-7-7-7-7-5------------5----5--------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------5----5-5---------------5------------------------------------------------------

CHORUS RIFF:
This is played in exact time with the voacls (therefore easy to sing and play), there is a
slight variation on the "I wanna crank it all the way", Play the notes a little looser before
that part and on that play them harder and play them quickly by taking your finger off 
immediately. The lick at the end is optional cos I think only the guitar does so you can just
ignore that if you want.

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----5--5--------------------------------5--5--------------------------5--5-------------
E|-------------5--5-----0--0-0--0-0--------------5--5-----0--0-0--0-0----------5--5-----0-

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------5--5------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-0-0---------------5--5------0--0h2p0h3p0h4p0--------------------------------------------


SOLO:
Play verse for first half of solo, in second half play nothing until descent at end
G|---9--7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------9--7--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------7--5--3----------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------5--3--0--5~---------------------------------------------------

END/OUTRO:
At end of last verse just play this, hit the last two notes hard
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A|---5--5--5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3--3--3-----0-------0------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------0------------------------------------