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Milk Cow Blues

Aerosmith
Tab
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Song

Artist: Arrangement by Aerosmith

Song: "Milk Cow Blues" (K. Arnold)

Album: "Draw The Line"(1977)

Tabbed By: indie nation

Tunning: standard

Symbols used in transcription:

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

PM = palm mute

b = bend

r = release

~ = let ring

1tr(3) = trill(between 1 and 3)

\\ = slide up

harm. = harmonics

intro/verse riff(guitar 1)-

       |----------PM------------------|
   E----------------------------------|
   B----------------------------------|
   G-----------------------3----------|
   D-----5----5p3----------3----------|
   A-----------------5----------------|
   E----------------------------------|

lyrics:

Yeah I've tried ev'ry thing just to get along with you

But now I'm gonna tell ya just what I'm gonna do

Well I'm sick of all your cryin' when you should be leavin me alone

(fill 1)

If you don't believe me, you pack my bags I'm gone!

fill 1:

C5 Bb5

   E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   G-----------------------------5----5--3------5----5--3------------|
   D----5----3-------------------5----5--3------5----5--3------------|
   A-------------5----3---1------3----3--1------3----3--1------------|
   E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

C5 Bb5

Won't you please...

Don't act so no good goin down(2x)

D

You almost lost your love girl

C

When your old man ain't around

Guitar solo 1:

   E--6---6---6---------------------6--6---------------------3--3----------|
   B--6---6---6---------------------6--6--5-----5------------3--3----------|
   G-------------5b--r-5b--r-5-3----------5b--r-5b--rp3-3----------5b--rp3-|
   D-----------------------------5------------------------5----------------|
   A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E-----3--3--------------3--3--------------3--3-3-3-----3----6--6--------|
   B-----3--3--------------3--3--------------3--3-3-3-----3----6--6--------|
   G-----------5b---rp3----------5b---rp3-------------5b----r---------5p3--|
   D--5-----------------5-----------------5--------------------------------|
   A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E--3--------3----------------------------------------------------|
   B----6b--r----6p5p3-3---------------3-6p5p3----------------------|
   G---------------------5p3---3-5b--r---------5--3--3---5-3b---r---|
   D-------------------------5-------------------------5------------|
   A----------------------------------------------------------------|
   E----------------------------------------------------------------|

G - A - Bb - B

(Guitar solo 2)

   E----------8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8------|
   B----------8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8------|
   G---10b--r---10b--r---10b--r---10b--r---10b--r---10b--r---10b--r---10b-r|
   D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E-8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8------|
   B-8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------8------|
   G---10b--r---10b--r---10b--r---10b--r---10b--r---10b--r---10b--r---10b-r|
   D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   G-/-5b-r-0-5b-r-0-5b-r-0-5b-r-0-5b-r-0-5b-r-0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5b--r-3---|
   D---------------------------------------------------------------------5-|
   A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E--------------------------------------------------------3--------------|
   B--------------------5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--3------(3)-----|
   G-3-5b--rp3-5-3-3----5b--r-5--5b--r-5--5b--r-5--5b--r-5----5b--r----5b-r|
   D-----------------5-----------------------------------------------------|
   A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

full

   E--3--------------------------------5b---------r------------------------|
   B----6p3-5p3------------------------------------------------------------|
   G------------5-3-3---3-5b--rp3-5p3--------------------------------------|
   D------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
   A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Harmonica solo

During the harmonica solo, the rhythm guitar plays this:

F5 G5

   E--------------------------------------------|
   B--------------------------------------------|
   G--------------------------------------------|
   D---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
   A---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
   E---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|

(1:00) Won't you please...Don't act so no good goin' down(2x)

(full) (etc...)

   E----------------------------- ----------------------------------------|
   B------7b---------r------7b---r----------------------------------------|
   G------------------(0)----------5b----5r--3-----3b--r---------3b--r----|
   D-------------------------------------------5p3-------5-5p3-5----------|
   A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E----------------------------------------|
   B----------------------------------------|
   G--------------3---3--5b----r-3h5p3------|
   D--5p0--3-5------5-----------------------|
   A----------------------------------------|
   E----------------------------------------|

D

Well you best believe I love you baby

C

when your old man ain't around

ain't around ain't around...(lead vocal ad lib)

~feedback~ |-harm.-|

   E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   B------------------------------------------------------------12----------|
   G---5b(hold)----5r~~~~~~------------------------------\---12----12-------|
   D---------------------------5---3---------------------\---------------5/-|
   A-----------------------------------5--4--3--1tr(3)-------------------5/-|
   E---------------------------------------------------------------------3/-|

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