Rats In The Cellar

Aerosmith

key:

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 =20
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#                                                      =20
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.

9/2/08

A|----------------2p0-------|
E|--0h2222-2-0-4p0---4p0-2--|

Variation of main riff.

Transcribed by Bryson Meunier
mailto:meunier.1@osu.edu

Symbols used in transcription:
h =3D hammer-on
p =3D pull-off
b =3D bend
r =3D release
\ =3D slide
~ =3D vibrato