Ace Frehley - Trouble Walkinâ??

      
 
 TROUBLE WALKIN' (from the Ace Frehley Album "TROUBLE WALKIN'"- 1989)
 
 Transcribed by : Breno Jendell Guitar (jendellguitar@uol.com.br)
 
 Coments: This song screams Ace Frehley. As well as many other songs from him, the
 riffs follow the lead vocal, mainly in the chorus. The song is very simple and the
 main riff (Rhythm Fig. 1A & B) changes the licks each time, never repating the same
 line. The solo is very creative, with pentatonic licks in Am, then in Em. After the
 solo, Ace uses a bridge which leaves a different touch to the song (Rhythm Fig. 4),
 very well done. The music ends with another solo, which reminds us of the other
 licks used in the song.
 
 Key:
 / = slide up
 \ = slide down
 b = bend (whole step)
 b^ = bend (1/2 step)
 b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
 pb = pre-bend
 r = release-bend
 t = tap with righthand finger
 h = hammer-on
 p = pull-off
 ~ = Vibrato
 * = Natural Harmonic
 #(#) = Trill
 ** = Artificial Harmonic
 x = Dead notes (no pitch)
 P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
 (\) = Dive w\bar
 (/) = Release w\bar
 Tp = Tap w\plectrum
 
 
 Rhythm Fig. 1a

 Eb|----------------------------------3-3--2--0------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------------3-3--3--2------------------|
 Gb|--2------2--0--2--5--2------------0-0--2--2------------------|
 Db|--2------2--0--2--5--2------------0-0--0--2------------------|
 Ab|--0------0-----------0------------x-x--0--0------------------|
 Eb|----------------------------------3-3------------------------|
 

 
 Rhythm Fig. 1b

 Eb|----------------------------------3-3--2--0------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------------3-3--3--2------------------|
 Gb|--2------2--0--2--5--2-0-2--------0-0--2--2------------------|
 Db|--2------2--0--2--5--2-0-2--------0-0--0--2------------------|
 Ab|--0------0-----------0------------x-x--0--0------------------|
 Eb|----------------------------------3-3------------------------|
 

 
 Rhythm Fig. 2

 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|--2--------2---5--7-----7~-----7--5-----7--5-------7-------0-|
 Db|--2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----7--5--7--7--5--7----7--5----0-|
 Ab|--0--0--0--0---------7---------------7--------7----5--5----x-|
 Eb|------------------------------------------------------3----3-|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-2---2--------2---5--7-----7~---7--5-----7--5-------7--7-----|
 Db|-2---2--------2---5--7--7--7~---7--5--7--7--5--7----5--7-----|
 Ab|-0---0--0--0--0---------7-------------7--------7-------5-----|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Rhythm Fig. 3

 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|--2--------2---5--7-----7~-----7--5-----7--5-------7------0--|
 Db|--2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----7--5--7--7--5--7----7--5---0--|
 Ab|--0--0--0--0---------7---------------7--------7----5--5---x--|
 Eb|------------------------------------------------------3---3--|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|--2---2--------2---5--7-----7~---7-5-----7-5------7---7------|
 Db|--2---2--------2---5--7--7--7~---7-5--7--7-5--7---5---7------|
 Ab|--0---0--0--0--0---------7------------7-------7-------5------|
 Eb|---------------------------------------------------------0--0|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|----------------9--------9---12--14------14~--14--12------14-|
 Db|----------------9--------9---12--14--14--14~--14--12--14--14-|
 Ab|----------------7--7--7--7-----------14---------------14-----|
 Eb|--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------3-------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-12------14------2--9--9--------9---12--14------14~--14--12--|
 Db|-12--14--14--12--0--9--9--------9---12--14--14--14~--14--12--|
 Ab|-----14--12--12-----7--7--7--7--7-----------14---------------|
 Eb|-------------10----------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-----14--12-------14--14-------------------------------------|
 Db|-14--14--12--14---12--14-------------------------------------|
 Ab|-14----------14-------12-------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Rhythm Fig. 4

 Eb|-----2~-----3--2--0--2--0-~----------------------------------|
 Bb|---3-----------------------------4~-----5--4--2--4--2~-------|
 Gb|---2---------------------------4-----------------------------|
 Db|---0---------------------------4-----------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------2-----------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-----2~-----3--2--0--2--0-~----------------------------------|
 Bb|---3---------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|---2-------------------------9--9--9----12--12--12-12-12--12-|
 Db|---0-------------------------9--9--9----12--12--12-12-12--12-|
 Ab|-----------------------------7--7--7----10--10--10-10-10--10-|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Rhythm Fig. 5

 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|--2--------2---5--7-----7~-----7--5-----7--5------------7--7-|
 Db|--2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----7--5--7--7--5--7---5--5--7--7-|
 Ab|--0--0--0--0---------7---------------7--------7---5--5--5--5-|
 Eb|--------------------------------------------------3--3-------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------------------3--3-----------------|
 Gb|---2--------2---5--7-----7~-----0--0----2--2-------2--x--2---|
 Db|---2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----0--0----0--0-------2--x--2---|
 Ab|---0--0--0--0---------7---------x--x---------------0--x--0---|
 Eb|--------------------------------3--3-------------------------|
 Eb|--3--3---2--2----------------3---3---2--2-------------0------|
 Bb|--3--3---3--3----------------3---3---3--3-------------2------|
 Gb|--0--0---2--2----2--x--2-----0---0---2--2-------2--0--2------|
 Db|--0--0---0--0----2--x--2-----0---0---0--0-------2--0--2------|
 Ab|--x--x-----------0--x--0-----x---x---0--0-------0-----0------|
 Eb|--3--3-----------------------3---3---------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|---------------0---------------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------2---------------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------2---------------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------2---------------------------------------------|
 Ab|---------------0---------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Solo

 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10/11b----13b/15--15--13---15--13--10--|
 Gb|-7/9--9--9--9--9--9------------------------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-13--10-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10\11b-11b-|
 Gb|--------12--9--12--9---------7/9--9--9--9--9--9--------------|
 Db|---------------------12--10----------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-----------------15-15-15----15-15-15--------------------15b~|
 Bb|---15b-15b----15b----------15b----------15b-r15---12---------|
 Gb|------------------------------------------------------14-----|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-----8---8---8---8-----15------------------------------------|
 Gb|-----7---7---7---7-----14b---------------14**b--r14--12~-----|
 Db|-----6---6---6---6-------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|---0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
 Eb|--------12-------------------------15p12---------15b~~-------|
 Bb|-----12----15-p12-----15b~---12----------15p12---------------|
 Gb|--14b--------------------------------------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 
 Riff 1

 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
 Ab|----------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Riff 2

 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 
 Riff 3

 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|------------------------------------------------2p0----------|
 Db|---------------------------------------------------2p0-------|
 Ab|-----------------------------------------------------3p0-----|
 Eb|--------------------------------------------------------3b---|
 

 
 Riff 4

 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------------------7b-7-5-7--|
 Gb|---------------------------------------------------7b-7-5-7--|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Riff 5

 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|------------------------7b-7b-5h7----------------------------|
 Gb|------------------------7b-7b-5h7----------------------------|
 Db|----------------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
 Ab|-----------------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Riff 6

 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------7b-r7~~~--------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------7b-r7~~~--------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Riff 7

 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------2p0-2p0----------------7**b^^--r7~----|
 Db|------------------------------2p0----------------------------|
 Ab|---------------------------------3p0-------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Riff 8

 Eb|----------------------------------------------8----7----6----|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------5/8--5\7--5\6--5~-|
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Riff 9

 Eb|--------------------4*---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------4*---5*---------------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------4*--5*--7*------------7-5-------------|
 Db|-----------------------------5*-7*--------------7-5----------|
 Ab|----------------------------------7*---------------7-6-5-----|
 Eb|--------------------------------------------------------8-7-5|
 

 
 Outro Solo

 Eb|--0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-----|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------20---17-|
 Gb|--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----19b-19b-----------------|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-20b~~~--20b-r20--20--17--20---------------------------------|
 Gb|------------------------------19-17---10-10-10--7b--7-5-7-5--|
 Db|-------------------------------------9--9--9-----------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|--7p5p0-7p5p0------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|--------------7b-5-7-5**~-----7b--------------5**~~-2h5p2----|
 Db|---------------------------------------------------------5-2-|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|--------5h8p5h8p5-----------------------17-20p17-14p16-18p15-|
 Bb|------------------8--5------------------17-20p17-14p16-18p15-|
 Gb|------------------------7--5~--------------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-5-3~--------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-17p14-16p13-15p12-14p11-13p10-12p9-11p8-10p7-9p6-8p5-7p4-6p3|
 Bb|-17p14-16p13-15p12-14p11-13p10-12p9-11p8-10p7-9p6-8p5-7p4-6p3|
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-5--5~~------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-5--5~~------------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 TROUBLE WALKIN'
 (Bill Wray, Phil Brown)
 
 Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 1 
 
 Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 3 
 
 Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 4 
 
 I am trouble walkin'
 I am every mother's nightmare
 Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2 
 
 I am trouble walkin' aha
 Woooo , woooooo
 
 Rhythm Fig. 2  
 
 Out on the street there's a lesson learned
 You play with and you'll get burned
 On the newsstand there's another book
 Out on the street what count is the way you look
 
 Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 5 
 
 I am trouble walkin'
 I am every mother's nightmare
 Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2 Riff 6 
  & 
 I am trouble walkin' aha
 Woooo , woooooo
 
 Rhythm Fig. 2 
 
 There aint no doubt I got what you need
 You'll be beggin' baby please, please, please
 With every switch sharper than a blade
 I got you in my sights you can't escape
 
 Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 7 
 
 I am trouble walkin'
 I am every mother's nightmare
 Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2 Riff 8 
  & 
 I am trouble walkin' aha
 Woooo , woooooo
 
 Take It easy
 Solo Rhythm Fig. 3 
  & 
 
 Rhythm Fig. 4 
 
 No matter where you run
 No matter where you hide
 Out here there's a rule you'll find
 Only the strong survive
 
 Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 9 
 
 I am trouble walkin'
 I am every mother's nightmare
 Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2 
 
 I am trouble walkin' aha
 Woooo , woooooo
 
 Outro solo & Rhythm Fig. 5 
 
 I am trouble walkin'
 I am every mother's nightmare
 I am trouble walkin' aha
 Woooo , woooooo
 
 I am trouble walkin'
 I am every mother's nightmare
 I am trouble walkin'
 Woooo , woooooo
 Woooo , woooooo , Woooo , woooooo Fade.