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"STRANGLEHOLD"
As recorded by Ted Nugent
(From the 1975 Album TED NUGENT)
Words and Music by Ted Nugent
Intro
Moderately Slow Rock Q=74
N.C. A5 C5 D5 C5 A5 G5A5
4/4
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM PM| PM PM--| PM| PM PM
S S S 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 S S E E
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------10-----10-------------------|-------------------------------| |----------9------9---9-----5---5-7-7-|-7p5-------------9---9---------| |-5h7------7------7---7-----5---5-7-7-|-7p5-------7-----7---7---0-----| |-0---0-0----0-0----0---0-0---0-------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-5-7-| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------3-5-|

N.C. A5 C5 D5
PM| PM| PM PM| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T
|----------------------------------------| |---------10-----10---10-----------------| |----------9------9----9-----5---5-7-7---| |-5h7------7------7----7-----5---5-7-7---| |-0---0-0----0-0----0----0-0---0---------| |----------------------------------------|

C5 A5 Asus4 A5 G A
PM--| PM| PM PM|
T T S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|------------------(10)-----------------| |-----------10------10----10-----12s14\-| |-7p5--------9-------9-----9-----12s14\-| |-7p5--------7-------7-----7-----12s14\-| |-----0-0-0----0-0------0----0----------| |------------------------------0--------|

|
| Gtr II
| W
|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|

N.C. A5 C5 D5 D C A5 G5A5
PM| PM| PM PM| PM PM--| PM| PM| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S T T S S S E E
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-7p5-----------------------------| |---------------9---9-----5---5-7-7-|-7p5-------------9-----9---------| |-5h7-----7-----7---7-----5---5-7-7-|-7p5-----5-7-----7-----7---0-----| |-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0---0-------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-5-7-| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------3-5-|

|
| W H Q E E
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------4-6-| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------5-7-| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------5-7-| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------3-5-|

N.C. C5A5C5D5
PM PM--| PM------|

S S S S S T T S S T T S S S S S S T T
|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------5---5-7-7-| |-5h7-7-5-7-------7-----------5-7-5-7-7-| |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---7-------| |---------------------------------------|

|
| W
|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|

C5N.C. G5 N.C. C5D5N.C.
PM----| PM|
T T S S T T S T T S S S S S S E E S E S S S S S S S S S E S T T
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-7p5-------------------------------|------0-------------------5-7------| |-7p5-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-0-----|-5h7-----7------7---5h7---5-7-7p5--| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-7-|-0-------0--0-0-0-0-0---0----------| |-------------------------------3-5-|-----------------------------------|

|
| H Q E E S E. +H E E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------5-7------| |-------------------------------4-6-|--------------------------5-7------| |-------------------------------5-7-|-5h7----------------------5-7------| |-------------------------------5-7-|-0------(0)------------------------| |-------------------------------3-5-|-----------------------------------|

G5A5 N.C. C5D5N.C.
T T E S E S S +S S S S E E S E S E S S S S S S E S T T
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------5-7-----| |-7p5----5--7--5-7-(7)-5-7-0-----|-5h7-----7--5-7---5-7---5-7-7-7-| |-----0-----0--0-0-(0)-0---0-5-7-|-0----0--0--0---0-----0---------| |----------------------------3-5-|--------------------------------|

|
| S E. +H E E S E. +H E E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------5-7-----| |----------------------------4-6-|------------------------5-7-----| |-5h==7----------------------5-7-|-5h7--------------------5-7-----| |-0--------(0)---------------5-7-|-0------(0)---------------------| |----------------------------3-5-|--------------------------------|

|
| Gtr III
| W W
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G5 A5
T T E S E S S +S S S S E E
|----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |-7p5----5--7--5--7---(7)-5-7-0----------|| |-----0-----0--0--0---(0)-0---0--5--7----|| |--------------------------------3--5----||

|
| S E. +H E E
|----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------4--6----|| |-5h==7--------------------------5--7----|| |-0--------(0)-------------------5--7----|| |--------------------------------3--5----||

|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q E S. T Q +E. S
|----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |-------------------7s=9--------(9)---x\-|| |-------------------------------------x\-|| |----------------------------------------||

1st. 2nd. and 3rd Verses
$
N.C. C5D5
S E S S S S S S S S S E S T T
||-----------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------| ||---------------------------5-7-----| ||--5h7--5--7------7---5h7---5-7-7p5-| ||o-0-------0--0-0-0-0-0---0---------| ||-----------------------------------|

|
| S E. +H E E
||-----------------------------------| ||o--------------------------5-7-----| ||---------------------------5-7-----| ||--5h7----------------------5-7-----| ||o-0------(0)-----------------------| ||-----------------------------------|

G5A5 N.C. C5D5N.C.
T T E S E S S +S S S S E E S E S E S S S S S S E S T T
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------5-7-------| |-7p5----5--7--5-7-(7)-5-7-0-----|-5h7-----7--5-7---5-7---5-7-7-7---| |-----0-----0--0-0-(0)-0---0-5-7-|-0----0--0--0---0-----0-----------| |----------------------------3-5-|----------------------------------|

|
| S E. +H E E S E. +H E E
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------5-7-------| |----------------------------4-6-|------------------------5-7-------| |-5h==7----------------------5-7-|-5h7--------------------5-7-------| |-0--------(0)---------------5-7-|-0------(0)-----------------------| |----------------------------3-5-|----------------------------------|

G5A5
T T E S E S S +S S S S E E
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-7p5----5--7--5-7-(7)-5-7-0-----| |-----0-----0--0-0-(0)-0---0-5-7-| |----------------------------3-5-|

|
| S E. +H E E
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |----------------------------4-6-| |-5h==7----------------------5-7-| |-0--------(0)---------------5-7-| |----------------------------3-5-|

N.C. C5D5N.C. G5A5
S E S S S S S S S S S E S T T T T E S E S S +S S S S E E
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------5-7-----|---------------------------------| |-5h7--5--7------7---5h7---5-7-7p5-|-7p5----5--7--5-7-(7)-5-7-0------| |-0-------0--0-0-0-0-0---0---------|-----0-----0--0-0-(0)-0---0-5-7--| |----------------------------------|----------------------------3-5--|

|
| S E. +H E E S E. +H E E
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------5-7-----|---------------------------------| |--------------------------5-7-----|----------------------------4-6--| |-5h7----------------------5-7-----|-5h==7----------------------5-7--| |-0------(0)-----------------------|-0--------(0)---------------5-7--| |----------------------------------|----------------------------3-5--|

To Coda
N.C. C5D5N.C. G5A5
S E S E S S S S S S E S T T T T E S E S S +S S S S E E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------------5-7-----|--------------------------------|| |-5h7-----7--5-7---5-7---5-7-7-7-|-7p5----5--7--5-7-(7)-5-7-0-----|| |-0----0--0--0---0-----0---------|-----0-----0--0-0-(0)-0---0-5-7-|| |--------------------------------|----------------------------3-5-||

|
| S E. +H E E S E. +H E E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |------------------------5-7-----|--------------------------------|| |------------------------5-7-----|----------------------------4-6-|| |-5h7--------------------5-7-----|-5h==7----------------------5-7-|| |-0------(0)---------------------|-0--------(0)---------------5-7-|| |--------------------------------|----------------------------3-5-||

1.
N.C. C5 D5 N.C.
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~
Q E S S +S S E +E E
|--------------------------------------------------| |-5---------------5-5----(5)--5---5---(5)-7--------| |-7b9-------7b9-----7b9==(7)r-7b9---------9b11-----| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|

|
| Gtr I
| S E S S S S S S S S S E S T T
|--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------0-----------------------------5--7--------| |-5h==7-----7-------7---------5h==7----5--7----7p5-| |-0---------0---0-0-0-----0---0-----0--------------| |--------------------------------------------------|

|
| Gtr II
| S E. +H E E
|--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------5--7--------| |--------------------------------------5--7--------| |-5h==7--------------------------------5--7--------| |-0--------(0)-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|

G5 A5
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-----3------|

Q E S S +Q +E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |--8------------8----8--8------(8)--------(8)--10------10-----| |-10b12--------10b12---10b12==(10)-------(10)r-12b14---12b14--| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|

|
| T T E S E S S +S S S S E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--7p===5----5--7----5--7------(7)-5-7-0----------------------| |---------0-----0----0--0------(0)-0---0---5---------7--------| |------------------------------------------3---------5--------|

|
| S E. +H E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------4---------6--------| |--5h=====7--------------------------------5---------7--------| |--0-----------(0)-------------------------5---------7--------| |------------------------------------------3---------5--------|

N.C. C5
D5N.C.
|------3------|

E S S E E E E S S T +T +S S T
T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------5p0---| |-10--------8-----------8----10------10------10------5---5-----------------------| |-12b14----10b12-10b12-10b12-12b14---12b14---12b14---7b9-7b9-7b9r(7)b9-(7)-----7-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|
| S E S E S S S S S S E S T
T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------5-------------7-----| |--5h===7---------------7----------5-------7-------5-7-------5-------------7-7-7-| |--0--------------0-----0----------0----------0----------0-----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|
| S E. +H E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------5-------------7-----| |------------------------------------------------------------5-------------7-----| |--5h===7----------------------------------------------------5-------------7-----| |--0-------------------(0)-------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G5 A5
T S T T T S S. T T T T T T T T T T T S S S E
|----------5p0-------------7------7--------------------------------------|| |-5------------5-5-----------8-8-----10-10-10-----------20-----20-20\---o|| |---7b9-------------5--7s9------------------------17-19-19b21==19-19r\---|| |---------------------------------------------/19------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------------------------------------------||

|
| T T E S E S S +S S S S E E
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-7p5------------5--7----5---7---(7)-----5------7-----0------------------|| |-------0-----------0----0---0---(0)-----0------------0--5---------7----o|| |--------------------------------------------------------3---------5-----||

|
| S E. +H E E
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------------------4---------6-----|| |-5h====7------------------------------------------------5---------7-----|| |-0----------------(0)-----------------------------------5---------7----o|| |--------------------------------------------------------3---------5-----||

Bass Solo
2.
F#5 A B F#7 A Bm F# A5
Gtr I
~~~ ~~~
E E +H E E Q. +E +Q Q Q +H E E H Q. S S
|-----------------|-2----(2)-(2)------|-0---(0)--------|---------------|| |-------------2-4-|-2----(2)-(2)------|-2---(2)----2-4-|---------------|| |-------------2-4-|-3----(3)-(3)------|-3---(3)----2-4-|-3----3--------|| |-------------2-4-|-4----(4)-(4)--x\--|-4---(4)----2-4-|-4----4----2-2-|| |-4--4-(4)----0-2-|-4----(4)-(4)--x\--|-4---(4)----0-2-|-4----4----0-0-|| |-2--2-(2)--------|-2----(2)-(2)------|-2---(2)--------|-2----2--------||

|
| Gtr II
| H. E E W H. E E W
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|| |-------------2-4-|-------------------|------------2-4-|---------------|| |-------------2-4-|-------------------|------------2-4-|---------------|| |-------------2-4-|-------------------|------------2-4-|---------------|| |-4-----------0-2-|-4-----------------|-4----------0-2-|-4-------------|| |-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2--------------|-2-------------||

1st Guitar Solo
C5 D5 N.C.
Gtr III
~~~~~
E S T T H E +E
|-----------5-5-----------------------------------| |------8b10------8b10---------------8b10==(8)-----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|

|
| Gtr I
| S E S S S S S S S S S E S T T
|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-----------0-----------------------5------7------| |-5h7------------7--------7---5h7---5------7--7p5-| |-0--------------0----0-0-0-0-0---0---------------| |-------------------------------------------------|

|
| Gtr II
| S E. +H E E
|-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------5------7------| |-----------------------------------5------7------| |-5h7-------------------------------5------7------| |-0-------------(0)-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|

G5 A5
~
+E. +S S S S S Q S T T T T S
|----------------------------------------------| |-(8)r=====(8)-------5-8-----------------8-8-8-| |---------------5--5------5--------5-7s9-------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|

|
| T T E S E S S +S S S S E E
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--7p=5-----5---7----5-7-(7)-5-7-0-------------| |-------0-------0----0-0-(0)-0---0-5-----7-----| |----------------------------------3-----5-----|

|
| S E. +H E E
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------4-----6-----| |--5h===7--------------------------5-----7-----| |--0-----------(0)-----------------5-----7-----| |----------------------------------3-----5-----|

N.C. C5 D5 N.C.
~~~~~~~ ~~
T T S S S +E S T T S S S S E S S
|----------12---------------------------15---------------| |------10-----10-(10)-10-------13-13-13----13-13-15b17---| |-9s11-------------------12s14---------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|

|
| S E S E S S S S S S E S T T
|--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------5--7---------| |-5h====7----------7---5--7--------5--7-----5--7--7----7-| |-0------------0---0---0--------0--------0---------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|

|
| S E. +H E E
|--------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------5--7---------| |-------------------------------------------5--7---------| |-5h====7-----------------------------------5--7---------| |-0---------------(0)------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|

G5 A5
|-----3-----| |----3----| |------3-------|

+E +E E E E E +Q E S +S E
|-----------------15----------15----------------------15----------------| |-(15)-----(15)-------15b17--------15b17====(15)r--------15pb17r(15)-13-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|
| T T E S E S S +S S S S E E
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---7p5---------5--7--------5----7-(7)----5-------7-0-------------------| |-------0----------0--------0----0-(0)----0---------0--5----------7-----| |------------------------------------------------------3----------5-----|

|
| S E. +H E E
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------4----------6-----| |---5h==7----------------------------------------------5----------7-----| |---0-------------(0)----------------------------------5----------7-----| |------------------------------------------------------3----------5-----|

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E +E +H. W
|-/17----(17)-(17)---------|-[17]----------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------|

|
| ~~~~~~~
| S E. H. +S E. +E E Q +Q
|--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |---5-7--------------------|---------------------------------| |---0----------(0)--[0]----|-([0])-[0]-([0])-[7]-[0]--([0])--| |--------------------------|---------------------------------|

| Q +Q H
|
| S E. H. W
|--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |---5-7--------------------|---------------------------------| |---0----------(0)---------|---0-----------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------|

Q +H.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+W +H. E +S. T
|-([17])-------------|-([17])------([17])-([17])----| |--------------------|--------------(17)---(17)--17-| |--------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------|

|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| +Q +H. +W
|--------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------| |--([0])--([0])------|--([0])-----------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------|

|
| +W +W
|--------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------| |---(0)--------------|---(0)------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------|

Gtr I
< >
~~~
Q Q H Q +H. +Q. +E H W
|--17\-----------|-------------|----------------|------|| |-(17)\----------|-------------|----------------|------|| |----------------|-------------|----------------|------|| |----------------|-7--(7)------|-(7)---(7)------|------|| |----------------|-------------|----------------|------|| |----------------|-------------|----------------|------||

2nd Guitar Solo
Gtr III
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
S E. Q H S E. Q H
|-----------------------|-17------17\-----------| |-20------20\-----------|-20b22==(20)r\---------| |-19b21==(19)r\---------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|

~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
S E. Q H S E. Q S T T S S S S E
|-----------------------|-17------17\----------------------------| |-20------20\-----------|-20b22==(20)r\------18p17-------18-17---| |-19b21==(19)r\---------|--------------------------17-16---------| |-----------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------------------|

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~
|---3----| |------3------|

E E E E S S +S S S +S +Q +Q E S +S
E S +S S S +Q
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-20-------20-------20--------------20-------------------|--------20------------20-------------20-20-(20)---| |----19b21----19b21----19b21==(19)r----19b21==(19)-(19)--|-(19)r-----19b21-(19)----19b21==(19)----19-(19)r--| |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

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