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
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