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Song
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.
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e|---------------|-----------| B|-----5---------|-----5-----| G|-4/6---4-----2-|-4/6----/4-| D|---------------|-----------| A|---------------|-----------| E|---------------|-----------|
Keep repeating those two measures like on the recording (about 4X)
Then
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e|---------------------|-----------------|-----4--------|--------4-----| B|---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------| G|-6b-------4-------2--|-6b------4-------|-2------------|-2------------| D|---------------------|-----------------|-2------------|-2------------| A|---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------| E|---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
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
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e|--------------------------9-------------|---------------------------------| B|-12b14---------------------12-9---------|---------9----9--------------9-9-| G|--------------------------------12-11-9-|---------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------|11-11-11---11---11---------------| A|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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e|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------| B|-9h10p9----9-------------------------------|----------------------------| G|--------11---11---------------9------------|-11-9/11---------------(11)\| D|--------------------------------11------11-|----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
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e|-------------7----------------|-------7-----------------------------| B|-10b12---------10-7-10b12-----|---------10-7------------------------| G|------------------------------|--------------9-7-------------7-9b11p|9 D|------------------------------|------------------9-9----------------| A|------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|------------------------------|-------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------|-0---------| B|--------------------------------|-----------| G|(9)-----------------7p6-------7-|-----7-----| D|------------------------9-------|-----------| A|--------------------------7-----|-----------| E|----------------------------0---|-----------|
Then the third verse is sung
And the final solo
e|-12-9----------9------------------------------------------| B|------9-12B14-----12-9------------------------------------| G|-----------------------11b13-11-9-----11----9-11-11b13b11h| D|-----------------------------------------11---------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------|----7/9-------------------------9---------| B|-------------9------------------10-|-12-----12-10-12b14b10------------10----14| G|9----11----9---9-------------11----|-----------------------11-11-11-----11----| D|--11----11-------11----------------|------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
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e|-14-------------14----------------------------10b12----| B|----17b19----------17-14----------------------10b12-10-| G|------------------------16-14-------------14-----------| D|------------------------------16-16--------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
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e|--------------7------------------|--7-----------------------------------------| B|-10b12----------10-7-10b12-------|----10p7-10b12----10-7----------------------| G|---------------------------------|-----------------------10p9p7-10p9p7---7----| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------9---9--| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
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e|-12--------------------------------12------------------| B|---14b12h10-----------10-----12-------14B12H10---12P10-| G|------------11-9-11-11------------------------11-------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-----------9------(9)H11|-----------------5----------| B|---10-12B14-------------|-8B10-8------------5--------| G|-11---------------------|---------------------5B7-7--| D|------------------------|----------------------------| A|------------------------|----------------------------| E|------------------------|----------------------------|
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e|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| B|--------------------|-------------------------|-------10-------10--12-10-12b14| G|----5b----------6---|------------9-11p9-11----|---9-11--11-9-11---------------| D|------7-7-----7-----|-11-11p9-11--------------|-------------------------------| A|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| E|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
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e|-12--------------------------------|-12--------------------------------| B|----14b12------10--10-----10-12b14-|---12b13--12b14---12--(12)-----10--| G|-----------------11----------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
<-this measure repeats once->
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e|---------12-----------------5-|-5---------8b-----------| B|-12b14-----(12)------(12)\5---|------------------------| G|------------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------------|------------------------| A|------------------------------|----------------7\--0-0-| E|------------------------------|------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
e|------------5-----5--5-----|-2------------------2---------| B|-7b9---------9b7-5--5--5---|----2--5b7-------------5----2-| G|-------------------------6-|------------------------4b5---| D|---------------------------|------------------------------| A|---------------------------|------------------------------| E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------5---5------------|------------------------| G|-4-2-4---2-4b6-----4b6b4--2-4--2-4-|-4b6b4---2----------2-4-| D|-------4---------------------------|-----------------2h4----| A|-----------------------------------|------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-5-----------------------------| G|-4b6p2-----4-2-------2-4-4b6-|--4--------------------2-4---2-| D|-------4-2-----4-------------|-------------------2-4-----4---| A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
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e|----------------------------------|-------------------------| B|------5-------------------/5--5-5-|-/5--5-5-5---5---5---5---| G|-4b6----4-(4)-------------/6--6-6-|-/6--6-6-6-6---6---6---6-| D|----------------------------------|-------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
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e|---------------------------|-------------------------| B|-5-5-----5---5---5---5-5-5-|-5H7---------------------| G|-----6-6---6---6---6-------|-----6---------4-2-4--4b6| D|---------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------------------------|-------------------------| E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|--------------------------| G|------2-2----------------------2h4-|-4-4-4---2h4-4---2--------| D|-------------------------4-4-4-----|-----4---------4---4-4----| A|---------------------/4-4----------|--------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
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e|-------------------------------|------------------|-------------------| B|-------------------------------|------------------|-------------------| G|-2-4-4-4-2-2-------------------|------------------|-----------------0-| D|-----4-------4---------4---2h4-|-4p2------0-2-2p0-|-2/4-2--(2)/-------| A|-------------------------4-----|------------------|-------------------| E|-------------------------------|------------------|-------------0-----|
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e|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----4-------4--4--------| B|-/2-------2-5-5----5\0-|-/2-----------5-5---5---5---|----------------------7--| G|-/2--------------------|-/2-------------------------|-4/6-----------6-------6-| D|-----------------------|-----------/6-----6---6---6-|-------------------------| A|-----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------| E|-----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
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e|-4/5-5--------------0-|/2------0------------|-2---------------------| B|--------7-------------|----------0-3--------|-----5---3---2---2p0-0-| G|----------------------|/4---------------4-4-|---4----4---4---4------| D|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| A|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| E|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| e|-0----------2------4-----5-----7-|-----5-----4----2------0-| B|---0-0---0----0------0-0---0-0---|---0---0-----0-0---0-0---| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
fade...
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| P Pop
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