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/ Def Leppard / On Through the Night (1980) / Rock Brigade guitar tab

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Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 01:05:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Gary and Teresa Vander Ploeg
Subject: TAB Rock Brigade, Def Leppard

Rock Brigade was Leppards first song to receive extensive radio play in
North America.  I have always liked the opening riff.  Actually I had
always played this in 'D' but just recently discovered that it should be
in 'E'.  Live and learn...  The second guitar part plays the power chords
as listed in the chord chart at the beginning.  If there are no chords
writted above the tab, play a solo (I don't know it) or play the first
guitar part with both guitars.

                          "ROCK BRIGADE" - Def Leppard
                      From the album "ON THROUGH THE NIGHT"
            words and music by: Clark, Willis, Elliot, Savage, Allen

V = Palm mute
/ = Slide up
\\ = Slide down
/B\\ = Bend
~ = Vibrato
^ = Hammer on/off

     E             C            G            A            D
0X---------X 0X---------X 0X-X-------X  0------X-X-X 0X---------X
 | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
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 -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
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*-----------**--1--------**1----------**-----------**-----------*
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 -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
 | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
*-----------**----3-3-3--**----1------**1----------**--1--------*
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 -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
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*--1--------**-----------**------3----**--3-3------**----3-3-3--*
 | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 -----------  -----------  --------4--  -----------  -----------
 | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
*----3-3-3--*       B           E5
 | | | | | |  0X---------X 00-------0-0
               | | | | | |  | | | | | |
               -----------  ------1----
               | | | | | |  | | | | | |
               --1--------  --2-3------
               | | | | | |  | | | | | |
              *-----------**-----------*
               | | | | | |  | | | | | |
               ----3-3-3--  -----------
               | | | | | |  | | | | | |

RIFF 'A'
E|------------------5--5-5-------------------------------------
B|-5----5-------5---5--5-5-5--4------5---5------7---7--------5-
G|-4----4-------4---4--4-4-4--4------5---5------7---7--------4-
D|-2----2-------2---2--2-2-2--4------5---5------7---7--------2-
A|---------5-2----------------2------3---3------5---5----------
E|-----------------------------------------5--3---------3--5---

RIFF 'B'
   A   G E   G D   G E   G A   G E   G A    B C    D
E|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---------------
B|-2---3-5---3-3---3-5---3-2---3-5---3-------------3-
G|-2---0-4---0-2---0-4---0-2---0-4---0-2----4-5----2-
D|-2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2----4-5----0-
A|-0-----------------------0-----------0----2-3------
E|---------------------------------------------------

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

RIFF 'D'
(THIS LINE 2 TIMES)
E|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|-8/9-9-7-8-9-9-7-8-9-9--7-----8/9-9-7-8-9-9-7-8-9-9--7----
D|-8/9-9-7-8-9-9-7-8-9-9--7--7--8/9-9-7-8-9-9-7-8-9-9--7--7-
A|-6/7-7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7-7--5--7--6/7-7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7-7--6--7-
E|---------------------------6----------------------------6-
(THIS LINE 2 TIMES)
E|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------7-------------------------7----
D|-8/9-9-7-8-9-9-7-8-9-9--7--7--8/9-9-7-8-9-9-7-8-9-9--7--7-
A|-8/9-9-7-8-9-9-7-8-9-9--7--5--8/9-9-7-8-9-9-7-8-9-9--5--7-
E|-6/7-7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7-7--5-----6/7-7-5-6-7-7-5-6-7-7-----5-

E|------------222-------
B|-555--------222-------
G|-444------------------
D|-222--------444-------
A|------------444-------
E|------------222-------

RIFF 'E'
   A   G E   G D   G E   G A   G E   G D   G E   G A   G E   G D   G E   G
E|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-
B|-2---3-5---3-3---3-5---3-2---3-5---3-3---3-5---3-2---3-5---3-2---3-5---3-
G|-2---0-4---0-2---0-4---0-2---0-4---0-2---0-4---0-2---0-4---0-3---0-4---0-
D|-2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----2-----0-----2-----
A|-0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

   A   G E   G A    B C      D      E    D    A    G    E    E5
E|-----3-----3-----------------------------------------------0----
B|-2---3-5---3-2----4-5------7------9----7----2----0----5----5----
G|-2---0-4---0-2----4-5------7------9----7----2----0----4----4----
D|-2-----2-----2----4-5------7------9----7----2----0----2----2----
A|-0-----------0----2-3------5------7----5----0--------------2----
E|-------------------------------------------------3---------0----

(Riff 'A' 2 times)
(Riff 'A')
Well in the middle of the night
And the early morning light
You can hear them a million miles away
(Riff 'A')
They'll be banging on their drums
Banging on your door
Waving their flags telling you the score

          (Riff 'B')
CHORUS:   Watch out for the Rock Brigade
          Oh no it's the Rock Brigade
          Look out for the Rock Brigade
          Leading you away, away

(Riff 'A')
So when they hit your town
You'd better get down I'm telling no lies to you mister
(Riff 'A')
'cause they live for rock 'n' roll
They'll try to steal your soul
Might even try to steal your sister

(Riff 'C')
CHORUS

(Riff 'D')
SOLO

(Riff 'A')
So in the middle of the night
Or the early morning light
If you hear them coming your way
(Riff 'A')
Well you'd better watch you step
Don't step out of line
'cause here they come one more time

(Riff 'E')
CHORUS
CHORUS


Def Leppard albums
2002 X
1999 Euphoria
1996 Slang
1995 Vault: Def Leppard's Greatest Hits
1993 Retro Active
1992 Adrenalize
1987 Hysteria
1983 Pyromania
1981 High 'N' Dry
1980 On Through the Night
On Through the Night tabs
01Rock Brigade tabbass tab
02Hello America tabbass tab
07Wasted tabbass tab
09It Don't Matter tabbass tab

 

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