As recorded by Racer X (From the 1986 Album STREET LETHAL) Transcribed by Joe Spiro Words by Jeff Martin Music by Paul Gilbert Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lead' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Harmony' Intro Q=140 (A) (E) 4/4 Gtr II
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0--|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-|-0-4-4-4-0-4-4-4-0-4-4-4----|
N.C. F#5 A5 B5 A5 D5 N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--------------|
|-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------3-|-(3)----------------------------|
|-------------2-----4-----2--2-|-(2)-7p6p4----------------------|
|-------4-----2-----4-----2--0-|-(0)-------7-6-4----------------|
|-------4----------------------|-----------------7-5-4----------|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-----------------------7-5-4-0--|
N.C. F#5 A5 B5 A5N.C. PM--| PM| PM| PM|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------7h10p7-|
|-------------2-----4-----2-------|-------------6-----------6-7-9-6-7-9--------|
|-------4-----2-----4-----2-------|-6-7-9-6-7-9---9-7-6-7-9--------------------|
|-------4-------------------5-7-9-|--------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---------|--------------------------------------------|
F#5 A5 B5 A5 D5 N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--------------| ~~
|-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------3-|-(3)----------------------------|
|-------------2-----4-----2--2-|-(2)-9p7p6----------------------|
|-------4-----2-----4-----2--0-|-(0)-------9-7-6----------------|
|-------4----------------------|-----------------9-7-5----------|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-----------------------9-7-5-4--|
F#5 A5 B5 A5 (A) (E)
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------2-----4-----2----|----------------------------|
|-------4-----2-----4-----2----|----------------------------|
|-------4----------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-4-4-4-0--|
F#5 A5 B5 A5 D5 N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--------------|
|-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------3-|-(3)----------------------------|
|-------------2-----4-----2--2-|-(2)-7p6p4----------------------|
|-------4-----2-----4-----2--0-|-(0)-------7-6-4----------------|
|-------4----------------------|-----------------7-5-4----------|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-----------------------7-5-4-0--|
F#5 A5 B5 A5N.C. PM--| PM| PM| PM| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------3-5-7-|
|-------------2-----4-----2-------|
|-------4-----2-----4-----2-------|
|-------4-------------------------|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---------|
~
|----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-4-5-7S9-7-5----------------------------------|
|-------------9-7-5----------------------------|
|-------------------7-6-4----------------------|
|-------------------------7-6-4----------------|
|-------------------------------7-5-4----------|
|-------------------------------------7-5-4S2--|
F#5 A5 B5 A5 D5 N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--------------| ~~
|-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------3-|-(3)----------------------------|
|-------------2-----4-----2--2-|-(2)-9p7p6----------------------|
|-------4-----2-----4-----2--0-|-(0)-------9-7-6----------------|
|-------4----------------------|-----------------9-7-5----------|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-----------------------9-7-5-4--|
F#5 A5 B5 A5 (A) (E)
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------2-----4-----2----|----------------------------|
|-------4-----2-----4-----2----|----------------------------|
|-------4----------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-4-4-4-0--|
Verse $ A5 B5A5 B5 A5E A5E A5
PM----------------| PM------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S E E E E. S S S S S S
||--------------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------|
||--2---------------------4p2---4-|-(4)-2-1-2-1------------2-|
||--2---------------------4p2---4-|-(4)-2-2-2-2------------2-|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------|
||----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|--------------2-2-2-2-2---|
B5A5 B5
PM----------------|
+E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-(2)---------------------4p2---4---|
|-(2)---------------------4p2---4---|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
A5E A5E B5
PM------|
+S E E E E. S S S S S S
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-(4)-2-1-2-1------------4-|
|-(4)-2-2-2-2------------4-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------2-2-2-2-2---|
C#B5 C#5 B5F#B5F#
PM------------------| PM--------|
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S E E E E. S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-(4)-----------------------6p4---6-|-(6)-4-3-4-3--------------|
|-(4)-----------------------6p4---6-|-(6)-4-4-4-4--------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-|
1. F# B5 F# B5
PM----------------| PM-------------------
E. E. S S S S S S S S S S E. E. S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-3--4----------------------|-3--4----------------------|
|-4--4----------------------|-4--4----------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
N.C.
-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------||
|---------------0-----2-0---0-4-2---||
|-2-0---0-4-2-0---4-2-----4--------o||
|-----4-----------------------------||
Chorus 2. F# B5 B N.C. C#5 C#7sus4 C#5 \6 E. E. H +E H +H H. E E W
|----------------|-------------||---------------|------|
|-------4----(4)-|-------------||---------------|------|
|-3--4--4----(4)-|-------------||-6-------4h=6--|-6----|
|-4--4-----------|-------------||-6-------4h=6--|-6----|
|----------------|-------------||-4-------4-(4)-|-4----|
|----------------|-0----(0)----||---------------|------|
Bsus4B/F# C#5 C#5 C#7sus4 C#5 Bsus4B/F# H H W H. E E W H H
|-----------|----------|---------------|----------|-----------|
|-5----4----|----------|---------------|----------|-5----4----|
|-4----4----|-6--------|-6-------4h=6--|-6--------|-4----4----|
|-4----4----|-6--------|-6-------4h=6--|-6--------|-4----4----|
|-2----2----|-4--------|-4-------4-(4)-|-4--------|-2----2----|
|-----------|----------|---------------|----------|-----------|
D.S. F#5 E5 F5
PM------------|
S S S S S S S S q Q W W
|-----------------------|----------|------|
|-----------------------|----------|------|
|-----------------------|----------|------|
|-6-5-4-2---------4-----|-2--------|-3----|
|---------4-3-2-0-4-----|-2--------|-3----|
|-----------------2-----|-0--------|-1----|
Harmony Lead-In (F#m) Gtr I
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------14----------------14----------------14-15-17S19-17-15----------|
|-14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17-------------------19-17-15S|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | Gtr II
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------10----------------10----------------10-12-14S15-14-12----------|
|-10-12-14----14-12-10-12-14----14-12-10-12-14-------------------15-14-12S|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------14----------------14----------------14-15-17S19-17-15----------|
|-14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17-------------------19-17-15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------10----------------10----------------10-12-14S15-14-12----------|
|-10-12-14----14-12-10-12-14----14-12-10-12-14-------------------15-14-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo (G#m) ~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--|
H. S S S S S S
|------------------------12h14h|
|-19b21------14p12h14h16-------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S
|-16p14p12h14p12s11h12p11-----11--------------------------------11-16p11s9h11---|
|-------------------------h14----14p12h14p12p11h12p11--------12-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------h12-13--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(E)
|-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p11p9h11p9---------------9-11-9----------------------------|
|--------------12p11p9h11h12--------12-11-9--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------11-9-8-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------11-9-8-9-11-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
PM----------------~
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S H
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-8h9p8s6------------------------|
|---------9-8-6------------------|
|---------------9-7-6------------|
|---------------------9-7-6S4----|
(C#m) ~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------9h11h12p11p9-----9---------------|
|---------9h11h12--------------h12---12p11p9h11h12-|
|-11b13--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
~
|--3--| |-3--| |-3--| |---5----|
T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-9h11h12p11p9------------------------------------|
|--------------12-11-9----------------------------|
|----------------------11-9-8-------------8h9p8---|
|-----------------------------11-9-8-9-11---------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
(D#)
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------13----------------13-14-16-|
|----------13----------------13-14-16-13-14-16----16-14-13-14-16----------|
|-12-14-16----16-14-12-14-16----------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------13----------------13-15-16-15h16p15p13-15p13--------------15-16-18---|
|-13-14-16----16-14-13-14-16----------------------------h16-14-16-18------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(G#m) ~~~~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------16----------------16-18-19-18-16----16-19b21===|
|-16-17-19----19-17-16-17-19----------------19------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
+Q T T T T S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S
|-(19)r--------18-21p18s16h18h19p18p16h18p16---------------------------|
|-----------19-------------------------------19p17h19p17p16s15h16h18p==|
|--------20------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(E)
|--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16p15-----15-----------------------15h16h19p16p15-----15----------------|
|-------h18----18p16h18p16p15-----15----------------h18----18p16h18p16p15-|
|-----------------------------h18-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~
|--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |-----5------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------15h16h19p16p15-----15---------------------------|
|-----15----------------h18----18p16h18p16p15-----15h16--|
|-h18-----------------------------------------h18--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
(C#m)
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-----5-----| |--3--| |--3--|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------13-15-16-15-13----15-13-------------------13-------|
|---/13-14-16----------------16-------16-14-16-13-14-16----16-14-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S +E H
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-13----------13-------------------------|
|----16-14-13----16-14-13----------------|
|-------------------------16-(16)-16\----|
(A)
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------14-16-17S19-17-16-|
|----------------------------13----------------13-15-16-------------------|
|-------------------13-14-16----16-14-13-14-16----------------------------|
|----------13-14-16-------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-14-16----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S E H
|----------16-18-19-18-16-18-19b21-21b23----|
|-16-17-19----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Post-Solo Wind Down N.C. F#5 A5 B5 A5 D5 N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--------------|
|-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------3-|-(3)----------------------------|
|-------------2-----4-----2--2-|-(2)-7p6p4----------------------|
|-------4-----2-----4-----2--0-|-(0)-------7-6-4----------------|
|-------4----------------------|-----------------7-5-4----------|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-----------------------7-5-4-0--|
F#5 A5 B5 A5N.C. PM--| PM| PM| PM|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------7h10p7-|
|-------------2-----4-----2-------|-------------6-----------6-7-9-6-7-9--------|
|-------4-----2-----4-----2-------|-6-7-9-6-7-9---9-7-6-7-9--------------------|
|-------4-------------------5-7-9-|--------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---------|--------------------------------------------|
F#5 A5 B5 A5 D5 N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM--------------| ~~
|-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------3-|-(3)----------------------------|
|-------------2-----4-----2--2-|-(2)-9p7p6----------------------|
|-------4-----2-----4-----2--0-|-(0)-------9-7-6----------------|
|-------4----------------------|-----------------9-7-5----------|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|-----------------------9-7-5-4--|
F#5 A5 B5 A5 PM--| PM| PM| PM| S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-------------2-----4-----2----|
|-------4-----2-----4-----2----|
|-------4----------------------|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2------|
(A) (E)
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0--|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-|-0-4-4-4-0-4-4-4-0-4-4-4----|
Bridge C#5 Bsus2/C# A/C# B5 W W W W
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||--6--------|-4--------|-2--------|-4-----||
||--6--------|-4--------|-2--------|-4-----||
||o-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-2----o||
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
Chorus C#5 C#7sus4 C#5 Bsus4B/F# C#5 H. E E W H H W
||----------------|----------|-----------|-------||
||o---------------|----------|-5----4----|------o||
||--6-------4h=6--|-6--------|-4----4----|-6-----||
||--6-------4h=6--|-6--------|-4----4----|-6-----||
||o-4-------4-(4)-|-4--------|-----------|-4----o||
||----------------|----------|-----------|-------||
Chorus Up 1 Whole Step D#5 D#7sus4 D#5 C#susC# D#5 H. E E W H H W
|---------------|----------|-----------|------|
|---------------|----------|-7----6----|------|
|-8-------6h=8--|-8--------|-6----6----|-8----|
|-8-------6h=8--|-8--------|-6----6----|-8----|
|-6-------6-(6)-|-6--------|-4----4----|-6----|
|---------------|----------|-----------|------|
D#5 D#7sus4 D#5 C#susC# H. E E W H H
|---------------|----------|-----------|
|---------------|----------|-7----6----|
|-8-------6h=8--|-8--------|-6----6----|
|-8-------6h=8--|-8--------|-6----6----|
|-6-------6-(6)-|-6--------|-4----4----|
|---------------|----------|-----------|
(G#m) (F#)
PM---------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|------13-11-9--------------11-9-8--------|
|-9-13---------13-11-9-8-11--------11-9-8-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
(E) (B+) G#5
---------------| ~~
S S S S S S S S E. E. E q H.
|-------------------------|----------*|
|-------------------------|----------*|
|-----9-8-6---------------|----------*|
|-6-9-------9-8-6-5-------|-6--------*|
|--------------------6----|-6--------*|
|-----------------------7-|-4--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic (n) - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend
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| - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/racer_x/street_lethal_tab_ver_2.html