#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Martin Hermans This is guitar tablature for "Rough Boy" off the Afterburner album by ZZ Top Here is the lead guitar to "Rough Boy" Wherever I have not indicated where to bend to, bend one half fret. ~~~~~ ---------------|-----------| -----5---------|-----5-----| -4/6---4-----2-|-4/6----/4-| ---------------|-----------| ---------------|-----------| Keep repeating those two measures like on the recording (about 4X) Then ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ---------------------|-----------------|-----4--------|--------4-----| ---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------| -6b-------4-------2--|-6b------4-------|-2------------|-2------------| ---------------------|-----------------|-2------------|-2------------| ---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------| Then the first verse is sung Then play those first two measures for "I'm a Rough boy , I 'm a rough boy" Solo after verse 2 and before verse 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------9-------------|---------------------------------| -12b14---------------------12-9---------|---------9----9--------------9-9-| --------------------------------12-11-9-|---------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|11-11-11---11---11---------------| ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------|----------------------------| -9h10p9----9-------------------------------|----------------------------| --------11---11---------------9------------|-11-9/11---------------(11)| --------------------------------11------11-|----------------------------| -------------------------------------------|----------------------------| -------------------------------------------|----------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -------------7----------------|-------7-----------------------------| -10b12---------10-7-10b12-----|---------10-7------------------------| ------------------------------|--------------9-7-------------7-9b11p|9 ------------------------------|------------------9-9----------------| ------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ------------------------------|-------------------------------------| --------------------------------|-0--------- --------------------------------|----------- (9)-----------------7p6-------7-|-----7----- ------------------------9-------|----------- --------------------------7-----|----------- ----------------------------0---|----------- Then the third verse is sung And the final solo -12-9----------9------------------------------------------| ------9-12B14-----12-9------------------------------------| -----------------------11b13-11-9-----11----9-11-11b13b11h| -----------------------------------------11---------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ -----------------------------------|----7/9-------------------------9---------| -------------9------------------10-|-12-----12-10-12b14b10------------10----14| 9----11----9---9-------------11----|-----------------------11-11-11-----11----| --11----11-------11----------------|------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -14-------------14----------------------------10b12----| ----17b19----------17-14----------------------10b12-10-| ------------------------16-14-------------14-----------| ------------------------------16-16--------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ --------------7------------------|--7-----------------------------------------| -10b12----------10-7-10b12-------|----10p7-10b12----10-7----------------------| ---------------------------------|-----------------------10p9p7-10p9p7---7----| ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------9---9--| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ -12--------------------------------12------------------| ---14b12h10-----------10-----12-------14B12H10---12P10-| ------------11-9-11-11------------------------11-------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ -----------9------(9)H11|-----------------5----------| ---10-12B14-------------|-8B10-8------------5--------| -11---------------------|---------------------5B7-7--| ------------------------|----------------------------| ------------------------|----------------------------| ------------------------|----------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ --------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| --------------------|-------------------------|-------10-------10--12-10-12b14| ----5b----------6---|------------9-11p9-11----|---9-11--11-9-11---------------| ------7-7-----7-----|-11-11p9-11--------------|-------------------------------| --------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| --------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -12--------------------------------|-12--------------------------------| ----14b12------10--10-----10-12b14-|---12b13--12b14---12--(12)-----10--| -----------------11----------------|-----------------------------------| -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ---------12-----------------5-|-5---------8b-----------| -12b14-----(12)------(12)5---|------------------------| ------------------------------|------------------------| ------------------------------|------------------------| ------------------------------|----------------7--0-0-| ------------------------------|------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ------------5-----5--5-----|-2------------------2---------| -7b9---------9b7-5--5--5---|----2--5b7-------------5----2-| -------------------------6-|------------------------4b5---| ---------------------------|------------------------------| ---------------------------|------------------------------| ---------------------------|------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ -----------------------------------|------------------------| ------------------5---5------------|------------------------| -4-2-4---2-4b6-----4b6b4--2-4--2-4-|-4b6b4---2----------2-4-| -------4---------------------------|-----------------2h4----| -----------------------------------|------------------------| -----------------------------------|------------------------| ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----------------------------|-------------------------------| -----------------------------|-5-----------------------------| -4b6p2-----4-2-------2-4-4b6-|--4--------------------2-4---2-| -------4-2-----4-------------|-------------------2-4-----4---| -----------------------------|-------------------------------| -----------------------------|-------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------|-------------------------| ------5-------------------/5--5-5-|-/5--5-5-5---5---5---5---| -4b6----4-(4)-------------/6--6-6-|-/6--6-6-6-6---6---6---6-| ----------------------------------|-------------------------| ----------------------------------|-------------------------| ----------------------------------|-------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------------|-------------------------| -5-5-----5---5---5---5-5-5-|-5H7---------------------| -----6-6---6---6---6-------|-----6---------4-2-4--4b6| ---------------------------|-------------------------| ---------------------------|-------------------------| ---------------------------|-------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ -----------------------------------|--------------------------| -----------------------------------|--------------------------| ------2-2----------------------2h4-|-4-4-4---2h4-4---2--------| -------------------------4-4-4-----|-----4---------4---4-4----| ---------------------/4-4----------|--------------------------| -----------------------------------|--------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------|------------------|-------------------| -------------------------------|------------------|-------------------| -2-4-4-4-2-2-------------------|------------------|-----------------0-| -----4-------4---------4---2h4-|-4p2------0-2-2p0-|-2/4-2--(2)/-------| -------------------------4-----|------------------|-------------------| -------------------------------|------------------|-------------0-----| ~~~~~~~~~ -----------------------|----------------------------|-----4-------4--4--------| -/2-------2-5-5----5 -|-/2-----------5-5---5---5---|----------------------7--| -/2--------------------|-/2-------------------------|-4/6-----------6-------6-| -----------------------|-----------/6-----6---6---6-|-------------------------| -----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------| -----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -4/5-5--------------0-|/2------0------------|-2---------------------| --------7-------------|----------0-3--------|-----5---3---2---2p0-0-| ----------------------|/4---------------4-4-|---4----4---4---4------| ----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| ----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| ----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| -0----------2------4-----5-----7-|-----5-----4----2------0-| ---0-0---0----0------0-0---0-0---|---0---0-----0-0---0-0---| ---------------------------------|-------------------------| ---------------------------------|-------------------------| ---------------------------------|-------------------------| ---------------------------------|-------------------------| fade...