Rats In The Cellar

Intro-

    rhythm:
    A - B                 A - B                A - B


    lead:
E|----------------------------7-(7)--------7-------10p9p7------10b---
B|------7-9p7-9-----7---------------10b--r----------------10p7-------
G|------7-9p7-9b--r-7------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------9----------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|r-=| 7-| 
B|--=| --| 
G|--=| --| 
D|--=| --| 
A|--=| --| 
E|--=| --| 

    A - B                     (start main riff)
E|-----------9-9\----14-12b~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| 
B|-------9p7-9-9\------------------------------------| 
G|-------9p7-9-9\------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 

   main riff-
E|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------2p0--4p0--2--------| 
D|-------2-----4-4--4--------------4-----| 
A|--2\4----(4)---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

E5  C#5    A5 F#    B
New York   Ci-ty    blues
East side West side news
Throw me   in the   slam

      E5  C#5 A5  F#  B
E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--9----------------4------| 
D|--9---11---7---4---4------| 
A|--7---11---7---4---2------| 
E|-------9---5---2----------| 

                    C#
Catch me   if you   can

(Ab)   D(maybe another C#, I can't really tell)
be -   lieve

(Ab)         C#       B
that you're  wear  -  in'

C#   B  C# B   A      Em
tear-in me a - par -  t

     C#        D            B   A  Em =20
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------2---------| 
G|--6--------7--------6---4---2---------| 
D|--6--------7--------6---4---2---2-----| 
A|--4--------5--------4---2---0---2-----| 
E|------4-0------4-0--------------0-----| 

some tab and chords for rhythm guitar in outro-

C#   Bm
      trill      (etc...)

E|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------| 
D|--6p4h6p4h6p4----------| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------| 

E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--6----6-6--4----4-4--6-----------------------------------------| 
G|--6----6-6--4----4-4--6-----------------------------------------| 
D|---(6)-------(4)------6-----6----6-4--3h4---3h4---3h4---3-4--4--| 
A|----------------------0-4h6--(6)----------4-----4-----4---------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

 continue with similar pattern until:
     Ab     B    C#                                                     
E|--4-----7-----9-------12-----------------9-------------| 
B|--4-----7-----9-------12-------10--------9-------------| 
G|--5-----8----10-------11-------11-------10-------------| 
D|--6-----9----11----------------11-------11------6------| 
A|--6-----9----11-----------------9-------11------6------| 
E|--4-----7-----9--------------------------9------4------| 

Comments, corrections, questions and additions welcome.

9/2/08

A|----------------2p0-------| 
E|--0h2222-2-0-4p0---4p0-2--| 

Variation of main riff.

Transcribed by Bryson Meunier
mailto:meunier.1@osu.edu

Symbols used in transcription:
h =3D hammer-on
p =3D pull-off
b =3D bend
r =3D release
\ =3D slide
~ =3D vibrato

• A
• A5
• Ab
• B
• Bm
• C#

  4
• C#5

  4
• D
• E5
• Em
• F#