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CRYIN' - Aerosmith
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Tabbed By : Roberto "Janick Evol" Fiorentini
e-mail: fiore01@libero.it
Tuning: I'm quite sure Tom used a 5-string bass to record this song,
but I preferred to tune some notes (especially the choruses) one octave higher
than tune down one string. As soon as I'll be able to, I'll write the tab for
the 5-strings bass. Enjoy!!!
[Intro]
G|----------------------| |----------------------------------|
D|----------------------| |----------------------------------|
A|1-3-------------------| (3 times, then) |1-3-------------------------------|
E|----1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3x--| |----1-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6\----|
[Verse 1]
mute.
[Verse 2]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7------2----3-4------------------7----7-2---------------------------------|
A|---------------------4----4-5----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
G|------------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----4------4---5--------------------------------------------------2-2-2-|
A|---------5------5-----0-5--5-5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
[Chorus]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-4-6-7---------------4--------------7----5-4-2---2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------4-5-7---2-4------7-5---5-7--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-6-7-------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
A|---------4-5-7---7---7-7-4----4-5---4-7-0----5-6-7---7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5x----|
E|---------------7-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro to Verse 3]
G|----------------------| |-----------------------------|
D|----------------------| |-----------------------------|
A|1-3-------------------| (3 times, then) |1-3--------------------------|
E|----1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3x--| |----1-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6|
[Verse 3]
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------4---------6/7\------------------------------------------|
A|-----4-5-7----6-7---------------4-----5---4-7-0-----7---------------------|
E|-5----------------------------------------------------7-0---------4\0-----|
down on me... yeah tell you girl i gotta say
G|--------------------------------7--------------------------------|
D|--------------------4---4/6-------7------------------------------|
A|--7-0---4-5-7---5-7---------4-------4-5------0-----7---7---------|
E|7------------------------------------------4---------7-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2|
A|2-----------5--5-5---------5---5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
E|--4-3---3-2-----7-3---0-2----------------------3-3-3-3-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
all i want...is someone...
[Chorus 2]
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-4-6-7-----------------4--------4-6-7----7-------------------------------|
A|----------4-5-7-----------7-5---------------7-----/7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|------------------7-0-----------------------------------------------------|
2:43
G|---------------------6-6-6-------7-7-7------------------------------------|
D|-------7-------------------7----------------------------------------------|
A|7-7-0----4-5-7----\4---------4-5-------5-7-0-----7-7-7-7---7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|---------------------------------------------------------7----------------|
G|----------------------| |-----------------------------|
D|----------------------| |-----------------------------|
A|1-3-------------------| (3 times, then) |1-3--------------------------|
E|----1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3x--| |----1-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6|
G|8-8-8-8-8-8----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------8-8-8-8-8-8---1-1-1-1-1-1-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6/8--------------|
A|------------------------1-------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|8/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9...etc 'til the chorus--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------6----------------------------------------------|
D|/7-----------------------7--------------------------------------------|
A|-----4-5-7-------9/4-------4-5---5-7-0-0-0-0-----------/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------7-0-------------------------------3-2-0--------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--------4-5-7----7-7/9x-| STOP! :)
E|3-4-5-------------------|
Now I'm dying...
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5---5-7-0---4-5-7-----7-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-/17-17-17-17-17-17\5-5-5|
E|------------------7-0-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1|
E|------------------|
[Harmonica solo]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7--------------------------------------------------/12-12-12--------------|
A|------4-5-7---7-7\4-4/16\5---5----------------7/5----------------------------|
E|5-----------7--------------5-----5--5-3-2-0----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-7---------7-----4----4-5---------12-12-12-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------------12-12-12-----------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5----------12-9------|
E|-----------------------------12|
[Final chorus]
G|----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----4-5-7----7\4-16-16-16-16-16\5-----------6/7-----------------7\5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|5-----------------------------------------------5---5-4-2-0------------------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|-12-12-12|
E|---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-----7---4-2-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12|
A|--5-7-----------4-----5---5/7------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------17-16-14-10-9-7------|
D|12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------7----|
A|------------------------------------9-7|
E|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7-----4-----4-5-4-5------------/7-/7-5-----5-5-5-5-3-2---------------|
E|5---------------5-----------5-----4--------------------------5.......fading|
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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Cryin’ |
Artist |
Aerosmith |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
qfNmyxV2Ncw |
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b. Numbers:
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In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
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a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
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