• Song:

    Rock Science

  • Artist:

    Imperial State Electric

'ROCK SCIENCE' by Imperial State Electric
Album: Rock Science
Submitted by: Victor (vctrklndr[a]hotmail.com)

Tuning: Half step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)

        6  5  4  3  2  1
        E  A  D  G  B  e
Chords:
D:      x  x  0  2  3  x  alt. x  5  7  7  x  x
C:      x  3  5  5  x  x
A:      x  0  2  2  x  x
Bb:     x  1  3  3  x  x
F:      1  3  3  x  x  x
G:      3  5  5  x  x  x


Listen to the song for correct timing etc. Hope my transcription makes sense. Enjoy!


Intro:
                         A C D                     A C
e|----?-----------------------------?----------------------------|
B|---3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-------3-3-----3-3-----3-3---3-----|
G|---2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-------2-2-----2-2-----2-2---2-----|
D|?0-0-0h3p0-0-0h3p0-0-0h3p0-0-----0-0-0h3p0-0-0h3p0-0-0h3p0-----|
A|----?------------------------0h3?--------------------------0h3-|
E|----?-----------------------------?----------------------------|

  D
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----12-10-------12-10-------12-10-------12-10----|
D|----------12----------12----------12----------12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-10----------10----------10----------10----------|


D
I get no kicks from going to school
D
Yeah I flunked but I ain't no fool
C
No testament new or old
D                                   A C D
Sacred writings will leave me cold

D
So join me in agnostic bliss
D
No mantra I've got seventies Kiss
C
No chakra need a guitar tone
D
I wanna hear the Ramones

        Verse riff:
          D
        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------------------------------------------------|
        G|----12-10-------12-10-------12-10-------12-10----|
        D|----------12----------12----------12----------12-|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-10----------10----------10----------10----------|

           C                              D
        e|-------------------------------------------|
        B|-------------------------------------------|
        G|-------10-10-9--------10-10-9-----12-10----|
        D|-------10-10-10-------10-10-10----------12-|
        A|-10-10----------10-10----------------------|
        E|-8--8-----------8--8------------10---------|

Pre-chorus:
  GTR I
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--7-5-----------|
D|-------7-6-5----|
A|--------------8-|
E|----------------|

  GTR II
e|-10-8-----------|
B|------10-9-8----|
G|-------------10-|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|


        D                       Bb     F
        So throw me down to the lions
        C                 G    D
        I put my trust in rock science
        D                  Bb       F
        C'mon and join the alliance
        C
        And put your trust
            D        A C D
        in rock science


D
Don't need Mohammed 'cause I've got Berry
D
Long Tall Sally is my Hail Mary
C
If I can't hear the gospel of S:t Chuck
D
I don't give a fuck

        Verse riff:
          D
        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------------------------------------------------|
        G|----12-10-------12-10-------12-10-------12-10----|
        D|----------12----------12----------12----------12-|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-10----------10----------10----------10----------|

           C                              D
        e|-------------------------------------------|
        B|-------------------------------------------|
        G|-------10-10-9--------10-10-9-----12-10----|
        D|-------10-10-10-------10-10-10----------12-|
        A|-10-10----------10-10----------------------|
        E|-8--8-----------8--8------------10---------|

Pre-chorus:
  GTR I
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--7-5-----------|
D|-------7-6-5----|
A|--------------8-|
E|----------------|

  GTR II
e|-10-8-----------|
B|------10-9-8----|
G|-------------10-|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|


        D                       Bb     F
        So throw me down to the lions
        C                 G    D
        I put my trust in rock science
        D                  Bb       F
        C'mon and join the alliance
        C
        And put your trust
            D
        in rock science


      Rock science...
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3------------------3--------------------------|
G|-------2------------------2--------------------------|
D|-5-3---0------------------0---5-3---5-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-|
A|-5-3---------5-8---7-10-------5-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-1-------6-----8------------3-1--------------------|


Solo:
D Bb F C G D
D Bb F C


Bridge:

A                            F      C G  C G
I get no kicks from going to school
A                              F    C G  C G   A C D
Yeah, I flunked but I ain't no fool


e|----?-----------------------------?-------------|
B|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3--------------------------|
G|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-7-5----------7-5---------|
D|?0-0-0h3p0-0h3p0-0h3p0-----7-6-5--------7-6-5---|
A|----?----------------------------8------------8-|
E|----?-----------------------------?-------------|


        D                       Bb     F
        So throw me down to the lions
        C                 G    D
        I put my trust in rock science
        D                  Bb       F
        C'mon and join the alliance
        C
        And put your trust
            D
        in rock science

  Outro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3----------------3-------3----------------3-------3-----------------3------|
G|------2----------------2-------2----------------2-------2-----------------2------|
D|-5-3--0----------------0--5-3--0----------------0--5-3--0-----------------0--5-3-|
A|-5-3-------5-8---7-10-----5-3-------5-8---7-10-----5-3-------5-8----7-10-----5-3-|
E|-3-1-----6-----8----------3-1-----6-----8----------3-1-----6------8----------3-1-|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------2-|
D|-5-5-7-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-7-5--0-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
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