• Song:

    The Price

  • Artist:

    Twisted Sister

  • Album:

    2003-04-12: Come Back O...

THE PRICE
Twisted Sister
(From the 1984 Album STAY HUNGRY)
Words and Music by Dee Schneider

          F#5                  C#5                  F5                   Eb5
      2 4 4 x x x          x 4 6 6 x x          1 3 3 x x x          x 6 8 8 x x

          B5
      x 2 4 4 x x

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distrotion guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distrotion guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Distrotion guitar'

 b   - bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 S   - shift slide
 ~   - vibrato
 PM  - palm muting
n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 ()  - still ringing the previous note


 Intro
  
Rhythm to the Intro is indicated above the Intro tab:

  F#5           C#5                     F#5              F5 <<---- Guitar II
 

  Gtr I
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---17b19-------14--------14----|-14b16------14------------17b19-------|
|-------------------13-15----15-|---------------15-13-15---------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


  F#5             C#5         Eb5<<---- Guitar II
  Gtr I 
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-14--------14----16--16-19-|-16----------17b19---------|
|-----13-15----15-----------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|


  F#5   C#5                   F#5              F5<<---- Guitar II
   Gtr I
|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-14------------14----|-14b16------14------------17b19-------|
|---------13-15----15-|---------------15-13-15---------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------|


  F#5       C#5               Eb5<<---- Guitar II
   
  Gtr I                         ~~~~
|---------------------|---------------||
|-14-----14-16--16-19-|-21b23---21----||
|-----15--------------|---------------||
|---------------------|---------------||
|---------------------|---------------||
|---------------------|---------------||


 1st Verse
Use acoustic guitar(Gtr III)


  B       C#        Eb                  B       C#        Eb
  Gtr III
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----7---9-7-6-----|-----------------|-----7---9-7-6-----|
|-----4-------6---|---------------8-6-|-----4-------6---|---------------8-6-|
|---4---4---6---6-|---8---8-----------|---4---4---6---6-|---8---8-----------|
|-2-------4-------|-6-----------------|-2-------4-------|-6-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|


  B       C#        Eb                  B       C#        Eb
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----7---9-7-6-----|-----------------|-----7---9-7-6-----||
|-----4-------6---|---------------8-6-|-----4-------6---|---------------8-6-||
|---4---4---6---6-|---8---8-----------|---4---4---6---6-|---8---8-----------||
|-2-------4-------|-6-----------------|-2-------4-------|-6-----------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||


 Pre-Chorus

(Here Gtr I & Gtr II plays the same chord)

  F#5  C#5         Eb5    B5   F#5C#5  Eb5
  Gtrs I, II
|-----------|-----------|------------|------||
|-----------|-----------|------------|------||
|------6----|-6----8----|-4-------6--|-8----||
|-4----6----|-6----8----|-4----4--6--|-8----||
|-4----4----|-4----6----|-2----4--4--|-6----||
|-2---------|-----------|------2-----|------||


 Chorus
  F#5  C#5    F#5  F5     F#5  C#5    F#5  F5
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|------6----|-----------|------6----|-----------|
|-4----6----|-4----3----|-4----6----|-4----3----|
|-4----4----|-4----3----|-4----4----|-4----3----|
|-2---------|-2----1----|-2---------|-2----1----|


                         2nd Verse --Use acoustic guitar(Gtr III)

  F#5  C#5    Eb5         B       C#        Eb
                          Gtr III
|-----------|----------||-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------|----------||-----------------|-----7---9-7-6------|
|------6----|-8--------||-----4-------6---|---------------8-6--|
|-4----6----|-8--------||---4---4---6---6-|---8---8------------|
|-4----4----|-6--------||-2-------4-------|-6------------------|
|-2---------|----------||-----------------|--------------------|


  B       C#        Eb                  B       C#        Eb
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----7---9-7-6-----|-----------------|-----7---9-7-6-----|
|-----4-------6---|---------------8-6-|-----4-------6---|---------------8-6-|
|---4---4---6---6-|---8---8-----------|---4---4---6---6-|---8---8-----------|
|-2-------4-------|-6-----------------|-2-------4-------|-6-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|


                                        Pre-Chorus

  B       C#        Eb                   F#5  C#5         Eb5
                                         Gtrs I, II(Here Gtr I & Gtr II plays the same chord)
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----7---9-7-6-----||-----------|-----------|
|-----4-------6---|---------------8-6-||------6----|-6----8----|
|---4---4---6---6-|---8---8-----------||-4----6----|-6----8----|
|-2-------4-------|-6-----------------||-4----4----|-4----6----|
|-----------------|-------------------||-2---------|-----------|


                          Chorus
  B5   F#5C#5  Eb5         F#5  C#5    F#5  F5
|------------|----------||-----------|-----------|
|------------|----------||-----------|-----------|
|-4-------6--|-8--------||------6----|-----------|
|-4----4--6--|-8--------||-4----6----|-4----3----|
|-2----4--4--|-6--------||-4----4----|-4----3----|
|------2-----|----------||-2---------|-2----1----|


  F#5  C#5    Eb5        F#5  C#5    F#5  F5
|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
|------6----|-8--------|------6----|-----------|
|-4----6----|-8--------|-4----6----|-4----3----|
|-4----4----|-6--------|-4----4----|-4----3----|
|-2---------|----------|-2---------|-2----1----|


  F#5  C#5    Eb5<<---- Guitar II( from here Gtr I starts solo while Gtr II plays the Rhythm)
              Gtr I
              
              PM-------------------------------------|
|-----------|--------------------------------------------||
|-----------|--------------------------------------------||
|------6----|----------------------------------------11--||
|-4----6----|-------------6-4-6-8-6-8-9-8-9-12-11-12-----||
|-4----4----|-6-4-6s8-6-8--------------------------------||
|-2---------|--------------------------------------------||


 Guitar Solo

{Play  Gtr II only when indicated (rhythm part)
 while Gtr I plays the solo part and Guitar III do the plucking}


        B                   C#
Gtr I
                             ~~
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-13b15----------13b15------13-----11-10-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
|       Gtr III
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--------------4-----------------6-------|
|------------4-----------4-----6----6----|
|---------2------------------4-----------|
|----------------------------------------|


  Eb
Gtr I
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-11-10------------------------11----|
|-------13-------13-----/13------13-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|Gtr III
|------------------------------------|
|----------7-----9---7-6-------------|
|----------------------------8--6----|
|--------8---8-----------------------|
|--6---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


         B                    C#                      Eb
Gtr I
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------14----------------------------14----|-16---16-19-16---------|
|-13b15===13-------13r-13b15===13-r-----13S15----15-|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|Gtr III
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------7-----9-7-6-----|
|----------------4-----------------------6----------|-------------------8-6-|
|-------------4-----4----------------6---------6----|----8-----8------------|
|----------2--------------------4-------------------|--6--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|


Gtr II Plays the below indicated chords(rhythm) while Gtr I plays the solo part

  F#5           C#5               Eb5<<---- Guitar II
  
  

  Gtr I
                 ~~                ~~
|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------16-14----|-16--16-19-16--16-19-|
|---16-15-------------|---------------------|
|---------16----------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|

  B5       F#5  C#5         Eb5<<---- Guitar II
Gtr I
      ~~~~~~~~~~~                ~~~~
|-18-------21-------|-21b23--21-----||
|-------------------|---------------||
|-------------------|---------------||
|-------------------|---------------||
|-------------------|---------------||
|-------------------|---------------||
|
| Gtr IV
|  PM-------------|
|-------------------|---------------||
|-------------------|---------------||
|------4--------6---|---------8-----||
|----4---4----6---6-|---------8-----||
|--2--------4-------|---------6-----||
|-------------------|---------------||


 Out-Chorus
  F#5  C#5    F#5  F5     F#5  C#5    Eb5<<---- Guitar II( play only this Eb5 only)
                                      |
                                      /

  Gtr I                               Gtr I
                                                   ~~
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------14-19-16----|
|------6----|-----------|------6----|---/15-------------|
|-4----6----|-4----3----|-4----6----|-------------------|
|-4----4----|-4----3----|-4----4----|-------------------|
|-2---------|-2----1----|-2---------|-------------------|


  F#5  C#5    F#5  F5     F#5  C#5    Eb5<<---- Guitar II( play only this Eb5 only)
                                      |
                                      /

                                      Gtr I
                                                                        ~~~~
|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------14-16-19-21b23--21--21b23--21----|
|------6----|-----------|------6----|---/15----------------------------------|
|-4----6----|-4----3----|-4----6----|----------------------------------------|
|-4----4----|-4----3----|-4----4----|----------------------------------------|
|-2---------|-2----1----|-2---------|----------------------------------------|


  F#5  C#5    F#5  F5     F#5  C#5          Eb5 <<---- Guitar II( play only this Eb5 only)
                                              |
                                              /

                                              ~~~~              ~~
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-21b23-(21)---21-19-21-19-16----|
|------6----|-----------|------6----|--------------------------------|
|-4----6----|-4----3----|-4----6----|--------------------------------|
|-4----4----|-4----3----|-4----4----|--------------------------------|
|-2---------|-2----1----|-2---------|--------------------------------|


  F#5  C#5    F#5  F5     F#5  C#5    Eb5
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------*|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------*|
|------6----|-----------|------6----|-8----*|
|-4----6----|-4----3----|-4----6----|-8----*|
|-4----4----|-4----3----|-4----4----|-6----*|
|-2---------|-2----1----|-2---------|------*|
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