This is an awesome Aerosmith song, one of my favorites. Angel As perfromed on "Permenant Vacation" Words and music by Steven Tyler and Desmond Child Standard tuning h hammer on p pull off b bend r return ~ vibrating / slide up Joe Guitar 1 Brad Guitar 2 Both D'uh Intro/GUITAR SOLO 1 (Joe, w/ distortion)
e[-------------------------------------------------------
B[-16~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------------
G[-----------------------------13-15-17--17p15p13-15~~~--
D[-----------------------13-15---------------------------
A[-----------------13-15---------------------------------
E[-------------------------------------------------------
e[---------------------------------------------
B[-------------------------------16------------
G[-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15b17----17-17r15---
D[---------------------------------------------
A[---------------------------------------------
E[---------------------------------------------
e[-15~~~~~~~~~~-15-16p15-16p15-16p15------------
B[-----------------------------------16~~~------
G[----------------------------------------------
D[----------------------------------------------
A[----------------------------------------------
E[----------------------------------------------
e[-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B[-15--16-15-16--15--13p11-------------------------------------------------
G[-------------------------12----------------------------------------------
D[----------------------------15-13----------------------------------------
A[----------------------------------15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15b18r15-13-11-
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro (Brad, w/ distortion, x2, plays under Joe's solo)
e[--------------------------------------
B[--------------------------------------
G[--------------------------------------
D[-8------------------------------------
A[-6------8--6------10------8--4--------
E[--------6--4------8-------6--6--------
Verse (Both, w/ clean tone)
e[--------------------------------------------------------------------
B[--------------------------------------------------------------------
G[-----8---8-------------8-----8-------------5-------6---6---5--------
D[---8---8---8---------8---8-----8-------6-----6-------6---6---6------
A[-6-----------6--6--6-------6-----6---6---6-----6---------------6----
E[-----------------------------------4-------------4---------------4--
e[---------------------------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------------------------
G[-----8---8----------------5---5--------------------------------
D[---8---8---8------------5---5---5-------5---5---------6---6----
A[-6-----------6--6--6--3-----------3---5---5---5-----6---6---6--
E[------------------------------------3-----------3-4------------
Pre-chorus (Both, w/ distortion) This part x3 End with this
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B[-------------------]------------------------------
G[-------------------]------------------------------
D[-------------------]------------------------------
A[-8--8--10-10----6--]-8----------------------------
E[-6--6--8--8-----4--]-6----------------------------
Chorus (Both, w/ distortion, x2)
e[------------------------------------
B[------------------------------------
G[------------------------------------
D[-8----------------------------------
A[-6------8--6------10------8--6------
E[--------6--4------8-------6--4------
Verse Pre-chorus Chorus GUITAR SOLO 2 (Joe, w/ clean tone)
e[-----------------------------------------------------------
B[-----------------------------------------------------------
G[-------13--------------------------------------------------
D[-13-17----15-15h17p15-13~~~~~---13-------------------------
A[------------------------------13--15~~~~--15-13-11-10~~~---
E[-----------------------------------------------------------
e[-----------------------------------------------------------
B[----------------------11b13r11-----------------------------
G[-------------8-10-8--------------10-10b12--10b12r10--8-8---
D[--------8-10-----------------------------------------------
A[-6h8/10----------------------------------------------------
E[-----------------------------------------------------------
e[----------------------------------------------------
B[----------------------------------------------------
G[-----8-8---------------8-10--10b12-10b12r10-8-10----
D[-8h10---------8-8--8h10-----------------------------
A[----------8h10--------------------------------------
E[----------------------------------------------------
e[-------------------------------------------------
B[-(Bend 9s slowly to 11)-9-9-9-9-9-9-9b11~~~~~~~--
G[-------------------------------------------------
D[-------------------------------------------------
A[-------------------------------------------------
E[-------------------------------------------------
Bridge (Both, w/ distortion)
e[-------------------------------------------
B[-------------------------------------------
G[-------------------------------------------
D[-8-------------8------5--------------------
A[-6------6------6------3------6------8------
E[--------4--------------------4------6------
Repeat the chorus a bunch more. Eventually, Joe throws in this last solo thingy (w/ distortion)
e[-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B[-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G[---------------------------------------------15b17-15-13-15-15b17r15---
D[----------------13-15-17--17p15p13-17p15p13----------------------------
A[----------13-15--------------------------------------------------------
E[-11h13/15--------------------------------------------------------------
And that's it. Song structure Intro/GUITAR SOLO 1 Verse Pre-chorus Chorus Verse Pre-chorus Chorus GUITAR SOLO 2 Bridge Chorus Ending solo thingy Peace.
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/aerosmith/angel_tab_ver_2.html