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Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
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Written by: Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Ken Passarelli, Rocke Grace
Album: The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
Year: 1973
Tabbed by: Richard Iliff (9/8/05)
Email: [email protected]
Joe Walsh: Guitars and vocals
Joe Vitale: Drums and synthesizer
Kenny Passarelli: Bass
Rocke Grace: Keyboards
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro:
Guitar 1 (0:00): (x2) (x7)
e|-------|------------|----------------|
B|-------|------------|----------------|
G|---9-9-|--------9-9-|------------9-9-|
D|---9-9-|-11-9---9-9-|---11--9----9-9-|
A|---7-7-|-7--7---7-7-|---7---7----7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-|--------0-0-|-0---0---(0)0-0-|
| # |
Guitar 2 (0:00): (x2) | (x7) |
B|-------|------------|----------------|
G|-------|--------9-9-|------------9-9-|
D|-------|--------9-9-|--(11)(9)---9-9-|
A|-------|--------7-7-|--(7)-(7)---7-7-|
E|-------|------------|----------------|
*
# Note in parentheses starts on the 2nd repeat (of 7)
* Notes in parentheses starts on the 5th repeat (of 7)
(The riff is played four times, it syncs with the four bars of the first solo)
Riff 1 (0:23):
Guitar 1 & 2: (End: 1,2,3) (End: 4)
e|--------------------------|-----------| |-------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------| |-------------|
G|------------------------9-|-----------| |---2---------|
D|---11--11--11--11--11---9-|--11--9----| |---2---------|
A|---7---7---7---7---7----7-|--7---7----| |---0-----2---|
E|--0---0---0---0---0-----0-|-0---0-----| |-0---3b4-0---|
< < < < < < (x4) > > > > > >
First solo (0:23):
Guitar 3:
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------7b9~------|-------------------9b10r9-8----------------|
G|--9-987--9~~~~~--------------|---9-987--9~~~~-----------9~-------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------10b11-10-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|-7b8---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------5~---7b9r7-|-----7b8-5~--------------5~--9b11r9-|
G|-9-987-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-------------|------------6b7-6b7-6b7--------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (0:48):
Spent the last year, Rocky Mountain Way [Fill 1]
Couldn't get much higher [Fill 1]
Out to pasture, think it's safe to say [Fill 1]
Time to open fire [Fill 2]
Guitar 1:
Fill 1: Fill 2:
e|------------| e|----------------|
B|------------| B|----------------|
G|---2--------| G|----------------|
D|---2--------| D|----------------|
A|---0-----2--| A|----------------|
E|-0---3b4-0--| E|-0-3---4---5~~--|
Chorus 1 (1:09):
A7 E7
And we don't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's sad. [Fill 3]
A7 B7
Cause the Rocky Mountain Way, is better then the way we had.
Guitar 3:
Fill 3:
e|--------------------------------7-------------|
B|--------------------9b11-9-9b11---------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------987-97---|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3:
(Guitar 1 plays Riff 1)
Solo 2 (1:31):
e|-----------------------------12~~-------------------------------------|
B|---/-/-12~~~~~--13b14-139-9------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12b13-10~~-------7--7--7--7/9----|
D|------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7/9----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------12~---------------------|
B|-------7----------------------------12b14-12--------------------------|
G|--9b11---11r9--9---/7-/7-/7-/7-/9------------------/7-/7-/7-/7/9\---|
D|--------------------/7-/7-/7-/7-/9------------------/7-/7-/7-/7/9\---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (1:52):
Well he's telling us this and telling us that, changes it everyday [Fill 1]
Says it doesn't matter [Fill 1]
Bases are loaded and Casey's at bat, playing it play by play [Fill 1]
Time to change the batter [Fill 2]
Chorus 2 (2:14):
A7 E7
And we don't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's sad. [Fill 4]
A7 B7
Rocky Mountain Way is better than the way we had.
Guitar 3:
Fill 4:
e|--------------------------9---------------------------|
B|--------------------11b13---13r11-11------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------9----9b12r9-----|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3:
(Guitar 1 plays Riff 1)
Solo 3 (2:35):
e|----------9-11b12-------9-11b12-(12)~-129--9/15~~b16-|
B|--/-11b13---------11b13------------------------*------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
* - hold note for a bit, then bend.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1410-10----10-10----------------------------------------------|
G|----------12----12b14r12----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------12-108----14~-1412----14b16-14b16r14-|
A|---------------------------------10-----------14----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15~~~-15~~~--15~~--15~~-----15~~~--------------------------|
G|-14-16-16-16--16-16----16----16-16-16--14b16r14-13-14b16r14----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13~-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------1210-121012b14~~~----------------------------14\-----|
A|------------------------------------12-10--12b14------14\-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------12~~-12\-----|
(This really wasn't easy, I'm not even sure if it's right to classify
this as guitar although I think it's distorted with one of those Frampton
wind pipe thingys. This is the best I could get so you have something to
play at this part.)
Synthesizer/guitar (3:09):
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2-2-----------|
A|---3/5-5
