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Survivor - Eye of the Tiger

      
AwokenDEMON
Changed Email 4/12/10
This song is probably one of the most searched songs on U.G. because it is very
easy to learn, and very easy to play. It is a good starter song for beginners.
Legend
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^ |Accentuated note (Pick Slightly Harder)
* |Palm Muted
/ |Slide up to
\ |Slide down to
h |Hammer on to
p |Pull off to
~ |Hold
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Guitar one: Standard Tuning (E,A,D,G,B,e)
Guitar two: Standard Tuning (E,A,D,G,B,e)
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Intro
Guitar one: (Palm Muted) X4
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^
Intro Part B: Guitar 1 Palm Muted
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|Guitar 1 D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|Guitar 2 D|-5---------------5--3--5---------| A|-3---------------3--1--3---------| E|---------------------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------5--3--5-----------------| A|---------3--1--3-----------------| E|---------------------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-------------------------------| A|-3-x-5-x-6~----------------------| E|---x-3-x-4~----------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------5---------------5--3--5-| A|---------3---------------3--1--3-| E|---------------------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5--3--5---------| A|-----------------3--1--3---------| E|---------------------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-------------------------------| A|-3-x-5-x-6~----------------------| E|---x-3-x-4~----------------------|

2:
Intro Part C: Guitar 1 Palm Muted, X2
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5---------------| A|-----------------3---------------| E|---------------------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|------------8---6---4~-----------| G|---------xx-8-x-7-x-5~-----------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---8---6---4~--------------------| G|---8-x-7-x-5~--------------------| D|-------------------------5-------| A|-------------------------3-x-5-x-| E|---------------------------x-3-x-|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-6~--------------------------6\--| E|-4~------------------------xx4\--|

2:
Pre-Verse: Guitar 1 Palm Muted
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^
Verse:
Play the above two bars throughout the verse
I included The Piano Parts transposed to guitar chords:
(C5) (G5) (Ab5) (Bb5)
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-5-----------------3------| D|-5-----5-----6-----3------| A|-3-----5-----6-----1------| E|-------3-----4------------|

(C5) (Ab5) (Bb5)
...Risin' up, back on the street
(C5)
did my time took my chances
(C5) (Ab5)
...went the distance, now i'm back on my feet
(Bb5) (C5)
just a man and and his will to survive
(C5) (Ab5) (Bb5)
...so many times, it happens too fast
(C5)
you trade your passion for glory
(C5) (Ab5)
...don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
(Bb5) (C5)
you must fight just to keep them alive
(Bb5)(C5)
It's The...
Chorus: Both Guitars
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|----------8~---7~----------------| D|-3~-------x----x-----------------| A|-3~----xx-6~---5~----------------| E|-1~------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3~-------5~-3~------------------| A|-3~----xx-3~-1~------------------| E|-1~------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|----------8~---7~----------------| D|-3~-------x----x-----------------| A|-3~----xx-6~---5~----------------| E|-1~------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3-2-3-5-3-5-6~---6--------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|

Pre-Verse: Guitar 1 Palm Muted
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^
Verse 2: Guitar one plays the above riff,
While guitar 2 plays the following:
e|---------------------------------| B|-8~-----6~-6h8p6-4---------------| G|-8~-----7~-7~~~~-5---------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-8~-----6~-6h8p6-4---------------| G|-8~-----7~-7~~~~-5---------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|

Chorus: Both Guitars
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|----------8~---7~----------------| D|-3~-------x----x-----------------| A|-3~----xx-6~---5~----------------| E|-1~------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3~-------5~-3~------------------| A|-3~----xx-3~-1~------------------| E|-1~------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|----------8~---7~----------------| D|-3~-------x----x-----------------| A|-3~----xx-6~---5~----------------| E|-1~------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3-2-3-5-3-5-6~---6--------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|

Interlude:
Guitar one (Palm Muted) X4
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^
Verse 3: Guitar one plays the above riff (as always)
And I transposed the piano to guitar
(C5) (Ab5) (Bb5)
...risin up, straight to the top
(C5)
had the guts, got the glory
(C5)
...went the distance
(Ab5)
now i'm not gonna stop
(Bb5) (C5)
just a man and his will to survive
Chorus: Both Guitars
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|----------8~---7~----------------| D|-3~-------x----x-----------------| A|-3~----xx-6~---5~----------------| E|-1~------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3~-------5~-3~------------------| A|-3~----xx-3~-1~------------------| E|-1~------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|----------8~---7~----------------| D|-3~-------x----x-----------------| A|-3~----xx-6~---5~----------------| E|-1~------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3-2-3-5-3-5-6~---6 6-66---------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|

Outro: Guitar 1 Muted
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5---------------5--3--5---------| A|-3---------------3--1--3---------| E|---------------------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------5--3--5-----------------| A|---------3--1--3-----------------| E|---------------------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-------------------------------| A|-3-x-5-x-6~----------------------| E|---x-3-x-4~----------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------5---------------5--3--5-| A|---------3---------------3--1--3-| E|---------------------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5--3--5---------| A|-----------------3--1--3---------| E|---------------------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-------------------------------| A|-3-x-5-x-6~----------------------| E|---x-3-x-4~----------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------5--3--5-----------------| A|---------3--1--3-----------------| E|---------------------------------|

2:
Play the following over and over again until fading out
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5---------------| A|-----------------3---------------| E|---------------------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|------------8---6---4~-----------| G|---------xx-8-x-7-x-5~-----------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---8---6---4~--------------------| G|---8-x-7-x-5~--------------------| D|-------------------------5-------| A|-------------------------3-x-5-x-| E|---------------------------x-3-x-|

2:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|

1: ^ ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-6~------------------------------| A|-4~------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|

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Thank you very much and enjoy the tab

Source: http://www.azchords.com/s/survivor-tabs-3915/eyeofthetiger-tabs-41175.html

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