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Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
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Written by: Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Ken Passarelli, Rocke Grace
Album: The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
Year: 1973
Tabbed by: Richard Iliff (9/8/05)
Email: iliffr@charter.net
Joe Walsh: Guitars and vocals
Joe Vitale: Drums and synthesizer
Kenny Passarelli: Bass
Rocke Grace: Keyboards
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro:
Guitar 1 (0:00): (x2) (x7)
e|-------|------------|----------------|
B|-------|------------|----------------|
G|---9-9-|--------9-9-|------------9-9-|
D|---9-9-|-11-9---9-9-|---11--9----9-9-|
A|---7-7-|-7--7---7-7-|---7---7----7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-|--------0-0-|-0---0---(0)0-0-|
| # |
Guitar 2 (0:00): (x2) | (x7) |
B|-------|------------|----------------|
G|-------|--------9-9-|------------9-9-|
D|-------|--------9-9-|--(11)(9)---9-9-|
A|-------|--------7-7-|--(7)-(7)---7-7-|
E|-------|------------|----------------|
*
# Note in parentheses starts on the 2nd repeat (of 7)
* Notes in parentheses starts on the 5th repeat (of 7)
(The riff is played four times, it syncs with the four bars of the first solo)
Riff 1 (0:23):
Guitar 1 & 2: (End: 1,2,3) (End: 4)
e|--------------------------|-----------| |-------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------| |-------------|
G|------------------------9-|-----------| |---2---------|
D|---11--11--11--11--11---9-|--11--9----| |---2---------|
A|---7---7---7---7---7----7-|--7---7----| |---0-----2---|
E|--0---0---0---0---0-----0-|-0---0-----| |-0---3b4-0---|
< < < < < < (x4) > > > > > >
First solo (0:23):
Guitar 3:
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------7b9~------|-------------------9b10r9-8----------------|
G|--9-9\8\7--9~~~~~--------------|---9-9\8\7--9~~~~-----------9~-------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------10b11-10\-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|-7b8---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------5~---7b9r7-|-----7b8-5~--------------5~--9b11r9\-|
G|-9-9\8\7-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-------------|------------6b7-6b7-6b7--------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (0:48):
Spent the last year, Rocky Mountain Way [Fill 1]
Couldn't get much higher [Fill 1]
Out to pasture, think it's safe to say [Fill 1]
Time to open fire [Fill 2]
Guitar 1:
Fill 1: Fill 2:
e|------------| e|----------------|
B|------------| B|----------------|
G|---2--------| G|----------------|
D|---2--------| D|----------------|
A|---0-----2--| A|----------------|
E|-0---3b4-0--| E|-0-3---4---5~~--|
Chorus 1 (1:09):
A7 E7
And we don't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's sad. [Fill 3]
A7 B7
Cause the Rocky Mountain Way, is better then the way we had.
Guitar 3:
Fill 3:
e|--------------------------------7-------------|
B|--------------------9b11-9-9b11---------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-----------------9\8\7-9\7\---|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3:
(Guitar 1 plays Riff 1)
Solo 2 (1:31):
e|-----------------------------12~~-------------------------------------|
B|---/-/-12~~~~~--13b14-13\9-9------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12b13-10~~\-------7--7--7--7/9----|
D|------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7/9----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------12~---------------------|
B|-------7----------------------------12b14-12--------------------------|
G|--9b11---11r9--9\---/7-/7-/7-/7-/9------------------/7-/7-/7-/7/9\\---|
D|--------------------/7-/7-/7-/7-/9------------------/7-/7-/7-/7/9\\---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (1:52):
Well he's telling us this and telling us that, changes it everyday [Fill 1]
Says it doesn't matter [Fill 1]
Bases are loaded and Casey's at bat, playing it play by play [Fill 1]
Time to change the batter [Fill 2]
Chorus 2 (2:14):
A7 E7
And we don't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's sad. [Fill 4]
A7 B7
Rocky Mountain Way is better than the way we had.
Guitar 3:
Fill 4:
e|--------------------------9---------------------------|
B|--------------------11b13---13r11-11------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\---------------------9----9b12r9\-----|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3:
(Guitar 1 plays Riff 1)
Solo 3 (2:35):
e|----------9-11b12-------9-11b12-(12)~-12\9--9/15~~b16-|
B|--/-11b13---------11b13------------------------*------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
* - hold note for a bit, then bend.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14\10-10----10-10----------------------------------------------|
G|----------12----12b14r12----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------12-10\8----14~-14\12----14b16-14b16r14-|
A|---------------------------------10-----------14----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15~~~-15~~~--15~~--15~~-----15~~~--------------------------|
G|-14-16-16-16--16-16----16----16-16-16--14b16r14-13-14b16r14----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13~-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------12\10-12\10—12b14~~~----------------------------14\\-----|
A|------------------------------------12-10--12b14------14\\-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------12~~-12\\-----|
(This really wasn't easy, I'm not even sure if it's right to classify
this as guitar although I think it's distorted with one of those Frampton
wind pipe thingys. This is the best I could get so you have something to
play at this part.)
Synthesizer/guitar (3:09):
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2-2-----------|
A|---3/5-5\0-----3/5-5\0---5------2--------|
E|-----------------------------------5-0---|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2-2-----------|
A|---3/5-5\0---3/5-5-5\0---5------2--------|
E|-----------------------------------5-0---|
(x2)
e|----------------------------|------------|
B|----------------------------|------------|
G|----------------------------|------------|
D|-----2--------2-2-----------|---2--------|
A|-3/5------3/5------5--2-----|-0---5--4-2-|
E|------------------------0-0-|------------|
e|--------------------------------------------7-----7-----7--|
B|----------------------------------------9b11--9b11--9b11---|
G|-----/4-4-4-4\---------------------------------------------|
D|---2-------------2------------0-2-0-2-0--------------------|
A|-0-----------------5--4-2---0------------------------------|
E|---------------0-------------------------------------------|
e|-----7---------------/12---12--12-----12--12-----------------|
B|-9b11--11r9-------------15b17--15--15b17-----15-12\10--10----|
G|------------9-7--7-7---------------------------------12--12--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
(x4) (x2)
e|----|----------------|----------12--------------------------|-------------|
B|-10-|----12--12--12--|-15-12-15b17--15-12-------------------|-------------|
G|----|-14b16-(16)(16)-|--------------------14b16r14-12-------|-/7-7-7-7/9\-|
D|----|----------------|--------------------------------15-12-|-/7-7-7-7/9\-|
A|----|----------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|
E|----|----------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|
Outro Guitar Solo (4:04):
e|----10-12~-10\7-7-12~-10\7-------8-11-9b11-15b17-15--12\---|
B|-12------------------------10b12---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----15--b16----------*12~~~~/16-17-|-----10-12~-10\7-7-12~|
B|-/12----------12\10-----------------|-/12------------------|
G|--------------------12--------------|----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|----------------------|
A|------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------|
* - hold note then slide near end.
e|-10\-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10b11-8-10b11-8-10b11-8-10b11-10/12~~-12~~12~~12~~\--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
(x10)
e|-------------|*------------------|-----------------|
B|-10-12-13b15-|---15--15--15--15--|--------12-10\5--|
G|-------------|14b16-(16)(16)(16)-|--16r14----------|
D|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|
* - There may be variation here, it's very hard to tell.
(At (4:25): Guitar 1 goes back into Riff 1)
e|-------------------5--------------12~-10\7-7-12~-----------|
B|---5--7b9-7b9-5\-----8~------10\8----------------9-9b10----|
G|-7---------------7-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------10\--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------8\--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9b10-9b11--9b10r9----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9b10--9p7----9~------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9----7--7--7b9r7------X\-X-/X-----|
A|------------------------------------9--9-------7~~--X\-X-/X-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------X\-X-/X-----|
e|-----------------------7----------|-----------------12---------|
B|--------------*---8b10---8b10r8---|--------------/12---12\8----|
G|-/7-/7-/7-7/9-------------------9-|-------------------------9--|
D|-/7-/7-/7-7/9---------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
*Start to fade out
e|---------------------|
B|--/5--5---5--5---5---|
G|--------7------7-----|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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