Trouble (Guitar)
Other versions:
Quiet Riot II Version
(To Play Randy Rhoads Years Version Transpose to F and omit Fig. 2 verse)
There's a lot going on in this song so i did my best to get everything laid out well.
[Intro]
Guitar I Distorted
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----9---9-------------------------------|
G|----9---9-------------------------------|
D|----9---9-------------------------------| x12
A|----7---7-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Guitar II Clean
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------10-9-----------------|
G|------------------------9---9-----------|
D|--------------9-----------9-------------|
A|----9---9-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
[Intro Solo]
Rhythm
e|------------------------|
B|----5-------------------|
G|----6-let ring----7-----|
D|----6-------------7-----|
A|----4-------------7-----|
E|------------------5-----|
Lead
e|----------------11b12----14b16br14--12-----------------|
B|----12b14------------------------------16b17-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------9--11b13--11b13--11b13br11-p9--9~~~--|
D|----9-h-11---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Main Rhythm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----9------9--9----------9----9----9--9--------------------------------------|
G|----9------9--9----------9----9----9--9--------------------------------------| x3
D|----9------9--9----------9----9----9--9--------------------------------------|
A|----7------7--7----------7----7----7--7------------------9-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------7----9-----------------------|
"someone's got an axe lookin' out for me..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5------5--5---------------------------------------------|
G|---6------6--6----------------4---2------------------------|
D|---6------6--6----------------4---2-----4----2-------------| x1
A|---4------4--4--------------------------2----2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
*pinch harmonic
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2*-----------------2*---------------2*-------------| x1
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------0-------------------0-------------3-b----|
"you got nothin' that i need... stay away from me"
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------2-----2-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------2-----2-------| x3
D|------------------2*------------------------------2-----2-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------0-----0-------|
E|-0---3b---0---------------------0---3b---0----------------------|
"gonna tell the devil about you"
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------2-----4-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------2-----4-------| x1
D|------------------2*------------------------------2-----4-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------0-----2-------|
E|-0---3b---0---------------------0---3b---0----------------------|
[Chorus]
-Guitar 1 Distorted
"You're getting me in trouble..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--5-----------------------------------|
G|--6----------------------6------------| x3
D|--6----------------------7------------|
A|--4----------------------7------------|
E|-------------------------5------------|
-Guitar 2 Clean
e|-------------------------0---0-----------0--------|
B|--5--5----5-5------------0------0-----------0-----|
G|--6--6----6-6------------2---------2----------2---|
D|--6--6----6-6------------2------------2-----------|
A|--4--4----4-4------------0------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-----9--9------------------------------------|
G|--9-----9--9-------9--7----7--7-/-9--9----------|
D|--9-----9--9-------9--7----7--7-/-9--9----------| x2
A|--7-----7--7-------9--7----7--7-/-9--9----------|
E|-------------------7--5----5--5-/-7--7----------|
[Verse 2]
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----9------9--9----------9----9----9--9--------------------------------------|
G|----9------9--9----------9----9----9--9--------------------------------------| x3
D|----9------9--9----------9----9----9--9--------------------------------------|
A|----7------7--7----------7----7----7--7------------------9-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------7----9-----------------------|
Guitar 2 Lead
e|---------------------------------9-h-12-p-9----9--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------9-h-12-------------12---12-p-9-----9-------------------------------|
G|------------------9-h-11---------------------------------11----11-p-9------9-----------9~~~-|
D|----------9-h-11-------------------------------------------------------11----11-p-9---------|
A|---9-h-11---------------------------------------------------------------------------11------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5------5--5---------------------------------------------|
G|---6------6--6----------------4---2------------------------|
D|---6------6--6----------------4---2-----4----2-------------| x1
A|---4------4--4--------------------------2----2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
**Lick during Verse
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12--12---------------------------9-------10/12----12----|
G|----13--11---------------------------9-------11/13----13----|
D|------------14---11---------------9-----11------------------|
A|---------------------14-------11----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
*pinch harmonic
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2*-----------------2*---------------2*-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------0-------------------0-------------3-b----|
"I'm gonna get you back....stab you in the fat"
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------2-----2-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------2-----2-------| x3
D|------------------2*------------------------------2-----2-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------0-----0-------|
E|-0---3b---0---------------------0---3b---0----------------------|
"show you what you got yourself into"
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------2-----4-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------2-----4-------| x1
D|------------------2*------------------------------2-----4-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------0-----2-------|
E|-0---3b---0---------------------0---3b---0----------------------|
[Chorus]
-Guitar 1 Distorted
"You're getting me in trouble..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--5-----------------------------------|
G|--6----------------------6------------|
D|--6----------------------7------------| x3
A|--4----------------------7------------|
E|-------------------------5------------|
-Guitar 2 Clean
e|-------------------------0---0-----------0--------|
B|--5--5----5-5------------0------0-----------0-----|
G|--6--6----6-6------------2---------2----------2---|
D|--6--6----6-6------------2------------2-----------|
A|--4--4----4-4------------0------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
-Guitar 1 Distorted
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-----9--9------------------------------------|
G|--9-----9--9-------9--7----7--7-/-9--9----------|
D|--9-----9--9-------9--7----7--7-/-9--9----------| x2
A|--7-----7--7-------9--7----7--7-/-9--9----------|
E|-------------------7--5----5--5-/-7--7----------|
[Bridge]
(Alternate pick w/ Phaser effect)
e|-----------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|
E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 1 Rhythm (plays during vocals as well)
"You tried to put the weight of the world on top of my shoulders"
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------9--9------------------------------|
G|---8-------------9--9-------6--~~--------------8---| x6
D|---9-------------9--9-------7--~~--------------9---|
A|---9-------------7--7-------7--~~--------------9---|
E|---7------------------------5--~~--------------7---|
Guitar 2 Lead
e|-------------4---5--4-----------------4-------------------4--5--4--------------4-------7-~~~-|
B|--7-~----5--------------7---5----7---------7---------5--------------7---5---7-----7----------|
G|------------------------------------------------4--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----9------9--9----------9----9----9--9--------------------------------------|
G|----9------9--9----------9----9----9--9--------------------------------------| x1
D|----9------9--9----------9----9----9--9--------------------------------------|
A|----7------7--7----------7----7----7--7------------------9-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------7----9-----------------------|
[Solo]
Rhythm -
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5--5--5------2--2--2--2------------------------------4---~-~---------|
G|--6---6--6--6------2--2--2--2------------------------------4---~-~---------| x 3
D|--6---6--6--6------2--2--2--2---------2--2-----------------4---~-~---------|
A|--4---4--4--4------0--0--0--0---------2--2-----------------2---~-~---------|
E|--------------------------------------0--0---------------------------------|
Lead -
r=rake
pick scrape
e|----------------------------------\\--------|
B|----------------------------------\\----4---|
G|----------------------------------\\----4---|
D|---------------------------4b-----\\----4---|
A|--7--6--4--2--4--4--6--7---r------\\----2---|
E|---------------------------r------\\--------|
e|--4-p-0--------4-p-0--------4-p-0------4-p-0------------9-p-5-----9-p-5----9-p-5----9-p-5---------|
B|---------2-p-0-------2-p-0--------2-p-0------2-p-0------------5-5-------5-5------5-5-------5-5----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--9-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-4-0----------------------------4---7-p-4--5-p-4-5-p-4-------------------|
B|-------------------------------4/5tr---7b---4-4------5---------------------------7-5--------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------6------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----5--9--5--7--5--7--5----5-/-17-----17-17-16---16-19-16-17-16-17-16----16--------------------------19b|
B|--5-----------------------9---------------------17---------------------17----17-16-17-16-17-16-19-16-----|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5----------2------------------------------------4---~-~---------|
G|--6---6----------2------------------------------------4---~-~---------| x 2
D|--6---6----------2---------------2--2-----------------4---~-~---------|
A|--4---4----------0---------------2--2-----------------2---~-~---------|
E|---------------------------------0--0---------------------------------|
[Outro]
"I'm in trouble..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--5-----------------------------------|
G|--6----------------------6------------|
D|--6----------------------7------------| x3
A|--4----------------------7------------|
E|-------------------------5------------|
-Guitar 2 Clean
e|-------------------------0---0-----------0--------|
B|--5--5----5-5------------0------0-----------0-----|
G|--6--6----6-6------------2---------2----------2---|
D|--6--6----6-6------------2------------2-----------|
A|--4--4----4-4------------0------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-----9--9------------------------------------|
G|--9-----9--9-------9--7----7--7-/-9--9----------|
D|--9-----9--9-------9--7----7--7-/-9--9----------| x1
A|--7-----7--7-------9--7----7--7-/-9--9----------|
E|-------------------7--5----5--5-/-7--7----------|
Outro Lead (w/ octave effect)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2/6--9--7---9/11--9--7-------9--7--6--6--6--7--6--4---2--1----|
A|--4--6--7------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| b Bend
| br Bend release
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| * Natural harmonic
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| r Release
| tr Trill
| let ring
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