Rocky Mountain Way

Joe Walsh

Composição de: Joe Walsh / Kenny Passarelli / Joe Vitale / Rocke Grace
Tom:
Afinação: 
Album: The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
Year: 1973
Tabbed by: Richard Iliff (9/8/05)
Email: *

Joe Vitale: Drums and synthesizer
Kenny Passarelli: Bass
Rocke Grace: Keyboards


Tuning: Standard EADGBe


Intro:

 Guitar 1 (0:00):  (x2)          (x7)
   e|-------|------------|----------------| 
   B|-------|------------|----------------| 
   G|---9-9-|--------9-9-|------------9-9-| 
   D|---9-9-|-11-9---9-9-|---11--9----9-9-| 
   A|---7-7-|-7--7---7-7-|---7---7----7-7-| 
   E|-0-0-0-|--------0-0-|-0---0---(0)0-0-| 
                         |          #     | 

 Guitar 2 (0:00):  (x2)  |       (x7)     |
   B|-------|------------|----------------| 
   G|-------|--------9-9-|------------9-9-| 
   D|-------|--------9-9-|--(11)(9)---9-9-| 
   A|-------|--------7-7-|--(7)-(7)---7-7-| 
   E|-------|------------|----------------| 
                               *            

 # Note in parentheses starts on the 2nd repeat (of 7)
 * Notes in parentheses starts on the 5th repeat (of 7)

(The riff is played four times, it syncs with the four bars of the 
first solo)

Riff 1 (0:23):
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 Guitar 1 & 2:        (End: 1,2,3)          (End: 4)
 e|--------------------------|-----------|      |-------------| 
 B|--------------------------|-----------|      |-------------| 
 G|------------------------9-|-----------|      |---2---------| 
 D|---11--11--11--11--11---9-|--11--9----|      |---2---------| 
 A|---7---7---7---7---7----7-|--7---7----|      |---0-----2---| 
 E|--0---0---0---0---0-----0-|-0---0-----|      |-0---3b4-0---| 

   <  <  <  <  <  <  (x4)  >  >  >  >  >  >

First solo (0:23):

 Guitar 3:
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------
B|---------------------7b9~------|-------------------9b10r9-8------
G|--9-9\8\7--9~~~~~--------------|---9-9\8\7--9~~~~-----------9~---
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------
e|----------|  
B|----------|  
G|----------|  
D|----------|  
A|10b11-10\-|  
E|----------|  

e|-------------------------------------|-7b8-------------------------
B|--------------------------5~---7b9r7-|-----7b8-5~--------------5~--
G|-9-9\8\7-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-------------|------------6b7-6b7-6b7------
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------
e|--------|  
B|9b11r9\-|  
G|--------|  
D|--------|  
A|--------|  
E|--------|  

Verse 1 (0:48):

 Couldn't get much higher                 [Fill 1]
 Out to pasture, think it's safe to say   [Fill 1]
 Time to open fire                        [Fill 2]

 Guitar 1:
 Fill 1:            Fill 2:
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  e|------------|    e|----------------|       
  B|------------|    B|----------------|       
  G|---2--------|    G|----------------|       
  D|---2--------|    D|----------------|       
  A|---0-----2--|    A|----------------|       
  E|-0---3b4-0--|    E|-0-3---4---5~~--|       

Chorus 1 (1:09):

         A7                                              E7
 And we don't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's sad. [Fill 3]
            A7                                           B7

 Guitar 3:
 Fill 3:

  e|--------------------------------7-------------|       
  B|--------------------9b11-9-9b11---------------|       
  G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-----------------9\8\7-9\7\---|       
  D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\------------------------------|       
  A|----------------------------------------------|       
  E|----------------------------------------------|       

Guitar 3:
 (Guitar 1 plays Riff 1)
Solo 2 (1:31):

 e|-----------------------------12~~----------------------------------
 B|---/-/-12~~~~~--13b14-13\9-9---------------------------------------
 G|------------------------------------12b13-10~~\-------7--7--7--7/9-
 D|------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7/9-
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------

 e|----------------------------------------------12~------------
 B|-------7----------------------------12b14-12-----------------
 G|--9b11---11r9--9\---/7-/7-/7-/7-/9------------------/7-/7-/7-
 D|--------------------/7-/7-/7-/7-/9------------------/7-/7-/7-
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------
 |---------| 
 |---------| 
 |/7/9\\---| 
 |/7/9\\---| 
 |---------| 
 |---------|
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Verse 2 (1:52):

 Well he's telling us this and telling us that, changes it everyday  

[Fill 1]

 Says it doesn't matter                                              

[Fill 1]

 Bases are loaded and Casey's at bat, playing it play by play        

[Fill 1]

 Time to change the batter                                           

[Fill 2]

Chorus 2 (2:14):

         A7                                               E7
 And we don't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's sad. [Fill 4]
   A7                                          B7

 Guitar 3:
 Fill 4:

 e|--------------------------9---------------------------|       
 B|--------------------11b13---13r11-11------------------|       
 G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\---------------------9----9b12r9\-----|       
 D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--------------------------------------|       
 A|------------------------------------------------------|       
 E|------------------------------------------------------|       

 Guitar 3:
   (Guitar 1 plays Riff 1)
 Solo 3 (2:35):

 e|----------9-11b12-------9-11b12-(12)~-12\9--9/15~~b16-|     
 B|--/-11b13---------11b13------------------------*------|     
 G|------------------------------------------------------|     
 D|------------------------------------------------------|     
 A|------------------------------------------------------|     
 E|------------------------------------------------------|     

   * - hold note for a bit, then bend.
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 e|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
 B|-14\10-10----10-10----------------------------------------------|  
 G|----------12----12b14r12----------------------------------------|  
 D|-------------------------12-10\8----14~-14\12----14b16-14b16r14-|  
 A|---------------------------------10-----------14----------------|  
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  

 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|   
 B|----15~~~-15~~~--15~~--15~~-----15~~~--------------------------|   
 G|-14-16-16-16--16-16----16----16-16-16--14b16r14-13-14b16r14----|   
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------|   
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------|   
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------|   

 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|   
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------|   
 G|-13~-----------------------------------------------------------|   
 D|------12\10-12\10-12b14~~~----------------------------14\\-----|   
 A|------------------------------------12-10--12b14------14\\-----|   
 E|-------------------------------------------------12~~-12\\-----|   

(This really wasn't easy, I'm not even sure if it's right to classify
this as guitar although I think it's distorted with one of those 
Frampton
wind pipe thingys. This is the best I could get so you have something 
to
play at this part.)

Synthesizer/guitar (3:09):

 e|-----------------------------------------|       
 B|-----------------------------------------|       
 G|-----------------------------------------|       
 D|---------------------------2-2-----------|       
 A|---3/5-5\0-----3/5-5\0---5------2--------|       
 E|-----------------------------------5-0---|       

 e|-----------------------------------------|       
 B|-----------------------------------------|       
 G|-----------------------------------------|       
 D|---------------------------2-2-----------|       
 A|---3/5-5\0---3/5-5-5\0---5------2--------|       
 E|-----------------------------------5-0---|
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               (x2)  
 e|----------------------------|------------|       
 B|----------------------------|------------|       
 G|----------------------------|------------|       
 D|-----2--------2-2-----------|---2--------|       
 A|-3/5------3/5------5--2-----|-0---5--4-2-|       
 E|------------------------0-0-|------------|       

 e|--------------------------------------------7-----7-----7--|      
 B|----------------------------------------9b11--9b11--9b11---|      
 G|-----/4-4-4-4\---------------------------------------------|      
 D|---2-------------2------------0-2-0-2-0--------------------|      
 A|-0-----------------5--4-2---0------------------------------|      
 E|---------------0-------------------------------------------|      

 e|-----7---------------/12---12--12-----12--12-----------------|     
 B|-9b11--11r9-------------15b17--15--15b17-----15-12\10--10----|     
 G|------------9-7--7-7---------------------------------12--12--|     
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------|     
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------|     
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------|     

              (x4)                                                    (x2)
 e|----|----------------|----------12--------------------------|------
 B|-10-|----12--12--12--|-15-12-15b17--15-12-------------------|------
 G|----|-14b16-(16)(16)-|--------------------14b16r14-12-------|-/7-7-
 D|----|----------------|--------------------------------15-12-|-/7-7-
 A|----|----------------|--------------------------------------|------
 E|----|----------------|--------------------------------------|------
 |-------| 
 |-------| 
 |7-7/9\-| 
 |7-7/9\-| 
 |-------| 
 |-------| 

Outro Guitar Solo (4:04):

 e|----10-12~-10\7-7-12~-10\7-------8-11-9b11-15b17-15--12\---|      
 B|-12------------------------10b12---------------------------|      
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------|      
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------|      
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------|      
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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 e|-----15--b16----------*12~~~~/16-17-|-----10-12~-10\7-7-12~|       
 B|-/12----------12\10-----------------|-/12------------------|       
 G|--------------------12--------------|----------------------|       
 D|------------------------------------|----------------------|       
 A|------------------------------------|----------------------|       
 E|------------------------------------|----------------------|       

     * - hold note then slide near end.

 e|-10\-------------------------------------------------------|       
 B|------10b11-8-10b11-8-10b11-8-10b11-10/12~~-12~~12~~12~~\--|       
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------|       
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------|       
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------|       
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|       

                         (x10)         
 e|-------------|*------------------|-----------------|      
 B|-10-12-13b15-|---15--15--15--15--|--------12-10\5--|      
 G|-------------|14b16-(16)(16)(16)-|--16r14----------|      
 D|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|      
 A|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|      
 E|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|      

   * - There may be variation here, it's very hard to tell.
   (At (4:25): Guitar 1 goes back into Riff 1)

 e|-------------------5--------------12~-10\7-7-12~-----------|       
 B|---5--7b9-7b9-5\-----8~------10\8----------------9-9b10----|       
 G|-7---------------7-----------------------------------------|       
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------|       
 A|------------------------10\--------------------------------|       
 E|-------------------------8\--------------------------------|       

 e|----------------------------------------------------------------|  
 B|-9b10-9b11--9b10r9----------------------------------------------|  
 G|-------------------9b10--9p7----9~------------------------------|  
 D|------------------------------9----7--7--7b9r7------X\-X-/X-----|  
 A|------------------------------------9--9-------7~~--X\-X-/X-----|  
 E|----------------------------------------------------X\-X-/X-----|  

 e|-----------------------7----------|-----------------12---------|   
 B|--------------*---8b10---8b10r8---|--------------/12---12\8----|   
 G|-/7-/7-/7-7/9-------------------9-|-------------------------9--|   
 D|-/7-/7-/7-7/9---------------------|----------------------------|   
 A|----------------------------------|----------------------------|   
 E|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
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                 *Start to fade out

 e|---------------------|       
 B|--/5--5---5--5---5---|       
 G|--------7------7-----|       
 D|---------------------|       
 A|---------------------|       
 E|---------------------|       

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
===============================================================================
  • A7
  • B7
  • E7
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