• Song:

    Were Not Gonna Take It

  • Artist:

    Twisted Sister

Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
Tabbed By urgey_rock

Standard EADGBE Tuning

Hey guys. I've seen this tabbed millions of times, but noone gets it right, mainly
the solo. To make the solo sound just right, you'll need a "Whammy Bar. " Let's begin...

Drum Intro

|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|---14--14-13--13-11--11-9--9---
|---14--14-13--13-11--11-9--9---
|---12--12-11--11-9---9--7--7---

^Repeat Once (without last chord added)^

Verse
    
    P.M.----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
   
     P.M.----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

    P.M.----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

    P.M.------------------|
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
                            ^No Palm Mutin^

Verse

Chorus

|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|---14----9----14----7----14----9----14--14-13--13-11--11-9
|---14----9----14----7----14----9----14--14-13--13-11--11-9
|---12----7----12----5----12----7----12--12-11--11-9---9--7

Verse

Alternate Verse

    P.M.----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
   
     P.M.----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

    P.M.----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

    P.M.------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--14--14-13--13-11--11-9
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--14--14-13--13-11--11-9
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--12-11--11-9---9--7
                              ^No Palm Muting^

Bridge

    P.M.--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9
|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9
|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7
^Repeat Once More^

Bridge 2

|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|---14-14--15-15--16-16--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---14-14--15-15--16-16--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---12-12--13-13--14-14--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

Alternate Chorus

|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---14----9----14----7----14----9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---14----9----14----7----14----9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---12----7----12----5----12----7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

Chorus

Solo

v=vibrato V=whammy bar vibrato

|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------9-----9-10VV-9----9-----------9-------------12VVVVV
|---9-9-11vv--11-----11----------11-----11-9-11---9-9-9VVVVVV--------
|----9-------9-------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------

|---------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------9----9-9-10---------------9-9---------9------
|---9-9---9-11-------11--------9(Whammy Dive)----11-9-11---9-9-9
|-------9------9VV----------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------

Bridge

Bridge 2

Drums+Vocals only.

|------------------
|------------------
|------------------
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7

Now just play the alternate chorus the rest of the song and you're done!

Peace Out!

~urgey_rock~
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