• Song:

    The Rocker

  • Artist:

    Thin Lizzy

  • Album:

    Life (disc 2)

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Tabbed By: Dan-the-man 
Tuning: standard

I Hope you like my first tab. It is one of lizzy's best songs and is so underrated. I 
can't believe no-one has tabbed it. This is for all you rockers and for for PHIL LYNOTT 
a truly dedicated man. God rest his soul. 
ENJOY!!!

INTRO
overdriven guitar
|----|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|----|-14---14--14-14----|-15-15--15-15-14h-15--15-15----|
|-7-/|-14---14--14-14-14-|-14-14--14-14-14-(14)-14-14----|
|-7-/|-14---14--14-14-12-|-12-12--12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-|
|----|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|----|-------------------|-------------------------------|

      |   |    |    |      |         |      |      | 

|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|-14---14--14-14----|-15-15--15-15-14h-15--15-15----|
|-14---14--14-14-14-|-14-14--14-14-14-(14)-14-14----|
|-14---14--14-14-12-|-12-12--12-12-12-(12)-12-12----|       1 time
|-------------------|----------------------------12-|
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
  |  |    |   |       |         |      |      |  

  Next (and CHORUS)
||------------------|--------------------|-------------5---|-------------------||
||o-----------------|--------------------|-----------5-5---|------------------o||
||--6--7-5/6--------|-5------4-(4)-------|-6---7-5/6-6-6-7-|-5-----4-(4)-------||
||--7--7-7-7-7--x-x-|-5--5---5-(5)-------|-7-7-7-7-7-----7-|-5-5---5-(5)-------||     4 times
||o-7--------7-----|-7--5-5-5-(5)-5-5s7-|-7---------------|-7-5-5-5-(5)-5-5s7o||
||------------------|------3-3-(3)-3-3-5-|-----------------|-----3-3-(3)-3-3-5-||
   |   |   |    |    |    |    |     |    |    |   |   |     |   |   |     |
VERSE
E-5-----3--3-3-*-|                             
B-5-----3--3-3-*-|
G-6-----4--4-4-*-|
D-7-----5--5-5-*-| 4 times          last time= Hold 1st chord and go to chorus riff 
A-5-----3--3-3-*-|
E-5-----3--3-3-*-|

CHORUS times 2

VERSE times 8       

CHORUS times 2 

BRIDGE 
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----------------------------------------------|  

INTRO 2nd version with some kind of flange i think. Mess about with some effects and find
out.

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-| times 4
A--------------------------x---3---x-x---5-|
E----------------------------------x-x---3-|

CHORUS Riff 
||------------------|--------------------|
||o-----------------|--------------------|
||--6--7-5/6--------|-5------4-(4)-------|
||--7--7-7-7-7--x-x-|-5--5---5-(5)-------| 1 time
||o-7--------7-----|-7--5-5-5-(5)-5-5s7-|
||------------------|------3-3-(3)-3-3-5-|

BRIDGE 
At the end o f the bridge finish with
E-------------------------------------------------|
B----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------5-x-6-x-7-x-8-x-9|
G----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------5-x-6-x-7-x-8-x-9|     last chord with same effect as used for 2nd
D----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------5-x-6-x-7-x-8-x-9|      intro
A----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5---3---0--3-x-4-x-5-x-6-x-7|
E-------------------------------------------------|  

              
/ = slide
o
  = repeat section between these symbols
0

* = mute strings
numbers in brackets are tied notes

This took me quite a long time, so please rate!

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