Chord/Tab song: 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]New [C#5]York [A5]Ci-[F#]ty [B]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----------|

Catch me if you [C#]can

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

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

[C#]tear-[B]in [C#]me [B]a - [A]par - [Em]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