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Rough Boy - ZZ Top
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Song: Rough Boy
Band: ZZ Top
Album: Greatest Hits
Tabbed by: ShecterMan71
Tempo: 80
This is a great song tabbed from the ZZ Top Anthology book ? once again,
I?ve made this as simple as possible ? on the INTRO, Guitar 1 chords are
Strummed 1x
A lot of synthesizer work is done on this song ? on most of the chords
you can do a continuous palm mute in its place ? just listen to it
INTRO
Guitar 1
Gui[A]tar 2 [E] [F#m7] [C#m7][A][E][F#m7][C#m7]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------9----------|------9----------|------9----------|------9----------|
D|-9/11---11\9---7-|-9/11---11\9-----|-9/11---11\9---7-|-9/11---11\9-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Guitar 1 (Palm Mute)
Gui[A5]tar 2 [F#5]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------9----------|------9----------|------9----------|------9----------|
D|-9/11---11\9--9--|-9/11---11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9--9\-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Guitar 1 (Palm Mute)
Gui[B5]tar 2 [E5]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-5----(5)/-------|-5----(5)/-------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-5----(5)/-9-(9)-|-5----(5)/-9-(9)-|
G|-6b--(6)-4-------|-6-7-----6-4-----|-2----(2)/-------|-2----(2)/-------|
D|--------------7--|-----------------|-2----(2)/-------|-2----(2)/-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
VERSE 1 - Guitar 1
[A5]What in the world?s come all over me?
[F#5]I ain?t got a chance in one in three
Ain?t [B5]got no rap, ain?t got no line
But if you?ll [E5]give me just a minute I?ll be feeling fine
Guitar 2
e|-------0---------|
B|-----3-----------|
G|-1/2-------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
VERSE 2 - Guitar 1
[A5]I am the one who can fade the heat
The [F#5]one they all say, ?You just can?t be beat?
I?ll [E5]shoot it to you straight, and look you in the eye
So [B5]give me just a minute and I?ll tell you why
CHORUS
I?m a [A5]rough boy ? I?m a rough boy
Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------9---------|------9----------|------9----------|-----------------|
D|-14/11--11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9\2-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
SOLO - Guitar 2
Guitar 1 chord progression (muted) - C#5 / F#5 / B5 / E5
VERSE 3 - Guitar 1
[A5]I don?t care how you look at me
Be[F#5]cause I?m the one and you will see
[E5]We can make it work, we can make it by
So [B5]give me one more minute and I?ll tell you why
CHORUS
I?m a [A5]rough boy ? I?m a rough boy
Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|
G|-------9---------|------9----------|------9----------|-1/2-------------|
D|-14/11--11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9\2-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
OUTRO SOLO - Guitar 2
Note - This outro chord progression is VERY long and complicated ? these
are the correct chords for the rhythm guitar and the majority of them are
one chord per 2 bars ? you?ll have to listen to the solo to get the chord
changes
OUTRO Chord Progression - Guitar 1 (palm mute)
[C#5/F#5/B5/E5]
[A5/F#5/B5/E5]
[A5/F#5/B5/E5]
[A5/F#5/B5/E5/A]
[A/E-A/F#m7/E-F#]
[F#m7/E-F#/Bm7]
[E/E7sus4]
That's it! Hope you enjoyed this in all it's simplicity!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note