Rats In The Cellar
by Aerosmith
from "Rocks"(1976)

Intro-

    rhythm:
    A - B                 A - B                A - B

    lead:
   E----------------------------7-(7)--------7-------10p9p7------10b---r-7-|
   B------7-9p7-9-----7---------------10b--r----------------10p7-----------|
   G------7-9p7-9b--r-7----------------------------------------------------|
   D--------------------9--------------------------------------------------|
   A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

    A - B                     (start main riff)
   E-----------9-9\----14-12b~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
   B-------9p7-9-9\------------------------------------|
   G-------9p7-9-9\------------------------------------|
   D---------------------------------------------------|
   A---------------------------------------------------|
   E---------------------------------------------------|
  
   main riff-
   E---------------------------------------|
   B---------------------------------------|
   G--------------------2p0--4p0--2--------|
   D-------2-----4-4--4--------------4-----|
   A--2\4----(4)---------------------------|
   E---------------------------------------|

E5  C#5    A5 F#    B
New York   Ci-ty    blues
East side West side news
Throw me   in the   slam
      E5  C#5 A5  F#  B
   E--------------------------|
   B--------------------------|
   G--9----------------4------|
   D--9---11---7---4---4------|
   A--7---11---7---4---2------|
   E-------9---5---2----------|
                    C#
Catch me   if you   can

(Ab)   D(maybe another C#, I can't really tell)
be -   lieve

(Ab)         C#       B
that you're  wear  -  in'

C#   B  C# B   A      Em
tear-in me a - par -  t

     C#        D            B   A  Em 
   E--------------------------------------|
   B----------------------------2---------|
   G--6--------7--------6---4---2---------|
   D--6--------7--------6---4---2---2-----|
   A--4--------5--------4---2---0---2-----|
   E------4-0------4-0--------------0-----|

some tab and chords for rhythm guitar in outro-

C#   Bm
      trill      (etc...)
   E-----------------------|
   B-----------------------|
   G-----------------------|
   D--6p4h6p4h6p4----------|
   A-----------------------|
   E-----------------------|

   E----------------------------------------------------------------|
   B--6----6-6--4----4-4--6-----------------------------------------|
   G--6----6-6--4----4-4--6-----------------------------------------|
   D---(6)-------(4)------6-----6----6-4--3h4---3h4---3h4---3-4--4--|
   A----------------------0-4h6--(6)----------4-----4-----4---------|
   E----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 continue with similar pattern until:
     Ab     B    C#                                                      
   E--4-----7-----9-------12-----------------9-------------|
   B--4-----7-----9-------12-------10--------9-------------|
   G--5-----8----10-------11-------11-------10-------------|
   D--6-----9----11----------------11-------11------6------|
   A--6-----9----11-----------------9-------11------6------|
   E--4-----7-----9--------------------------9------4------|

Comments, corrections, questions and additions welcome.

Transcribed by Bryson Meunier
mailto:meunier.1@osu.edu
http://www.angelfire.com/oh/bryson/

Symbols used in transcription:
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide
~ = vibrato