ST. JOHN
by Aerosmith
from "Permanent Vacation"(1987)

Dropped D tuning: D A D G B E

e-----------------------
B-----------------------
G-----------------------
D--0----3---2--1---0----
A--0----3---2--1---0----
D--0----3---2--1---0----

  Late at night ... the Lord, raise his hands
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------2----------------------------------
D--4---------------------------2----------------------------------
A--4---------------------------0----------------------------------
D--4--------------------------------------------------------------

1st solo (clean electric):

   E----------10-------------10-------------13---10--------------10-|
   B-------------10---10--------10-13---------------10-13-----------|
   G--12b--r----------12b--r----------12b-r----------------12b-r----|
   D----------------------------------------------------------------|
   A----------------------------------------------------------------|
   D----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 "John...
   E------------------10---------|
   B-(10)----------10----13------|
   G--12b--r-10-12----------10---|
   D-----------------------------|
   A-----------------------------|
   D-----------------------------|


                        "Laid down upon the sword...
   E--------------------------------------------------------------|
   B--------------------------------------------------------------|
   G--------------------------------------------------------------|
   D--------------------------------------------------------------|
   A--7-7-9-7--7-7-9-7--5-5-7-5--5-5-7-5--4-4-5-4--4-4-5-4-\-7-7--|
   D--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-\-5-5--|

   E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   A-9-7--7-7-9-7--5-5-7-5--5-5-7-5--4-4-5-4--4-4-5-4--2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-|
   D-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|


   unison bends before solo:  
                            (4x)
   E-------------------------||--------------------------------------------------|
   B--14------12-------------||--16------14-------------16------14---------------|
   G--16b--r--14b--r~~~~~----||--18b--r--16b--r~~~~~----18b--r--16b--r~~~~~------|
   D-------------------------||--------------------------------------------------|
   A-------------------------||--------------------------------------------------|
   D----------------------0--||----------------------0-----------------------0---|

   E--------------------------------------------------|
   B--17-----------------------17------19-------------|
   G--19b--r--17b--r~~~~~------19b--r--21b--r~~~~~----|
   D--------------------------------------------------|
   A--------------------------------------------------|
   D-----------------------0--------------------------|  (...solo...)

   

Transcribed by 
DENIS JACOB  and
BRYSON MEUNIER 


Symbols used in transcription:
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide
~ = vibrato