Aerosmith – Lay It Down (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by Aerosmith
(From the 2002 Album OH YEAH! ULTIMATE AEROSMITH HITS)
Transcribed by tonedeafidiot
Words and Music by Tyler/Perry/Fredriksen/De Grate
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x 3 5 5 5 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean w/ Heavy Tremolo'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Nylon String Acoustic'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Two Distortion Guitars'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion w/ Slide'
Intro Verse Slowly Q=70 4/4 Gtr I Wx3 Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |------------||-3--3----------|-5--5-----------| |------------||-1--1---1--1---|-6--6---3---3---| |------------||-2--2-2-2--2---|-5--5---4---5---| |------------||-2--2---3--3-3-|-0----0-5-5-5-5-| |------------||-0-------------|----------------| |------------||--------1------|--------3-------| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-3--3----------|-5--5-----------|-3---3---5---5---| |-1--1---1--1---|-6--6---3---3---|-1-1-1-1-6---6---| |-2--2-2-2--2---|-5--5---4---5---|-2---2---5-5---5-| |-2--2---3--3-3-|-0----0-5-5-5-5-|-2-------3-------| |-0-------------|----------------|-0---------------| |--------1------|--------3-------|-----------------| E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E. S E E |-5---5---------------|-3---3---5---5---|-5--5--------3----| |-6---6-----12----9---|-1-1-1-1-6---6---|-6--6---3---------| |-5-5---5-0-12----7-7-|-2---2---5-5-----|-5--5---4---------| |-0---------12-12-9---|-2-------3-----3-|-0----0-5--5---5--| |-----------10----7---|-0---------------|------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|--------3---------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |--8---7---5---3---|-----------------|--8---7---5---3---|------|| |-10---8---6---5---|-6---5---3---3---|-10---8---6---5---|------|| |------------------|-7---5---4---4---|------------------|------|| |------------3---3-|---0---0-5-5---5-|------------3---3-|------|| |----0---0---------|-----------------|----0---0---------|------|| |------------------|---------3-------|------------------|------|| Chorus $ Gtr II E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |-----8--------8----|------8---------10----|-----8--------8----| |---8--------8------|---10--------12----12-|---8--------8------| |-9-------10-----10-|-9------9-12----------|-9-------10-----10-| |-------------------|----------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
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| Gtr III | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------0-|-------------------| |-----1--------1----|------1----1-----1----|-----1--------1----| |---0---0----0------|--------2-----0-------|---0---0----0------| |----------3------3-|----2-----------------|----------3------3-| |-3-----------------|-0--------------------|-3-----------------| |-------------------|----------------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------8---------10----|-----8-------10---|------8----13----12----| |---10--------12----12-|---6---6---8----8-|----8---------11----10-| |-9------9-12----------|-7-------9--------|-10-----10-------------| |----------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------0-|-----------0------|-----------------------| |------1----1-----1----|-----1--------1---|------1----------------| |--------2-----0-------|---2------------0-|----0----0--3-----2----| |----2-----------------|-0-----0-2--------|--3------------3-----3-| |-0--------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-------------------------|-12--------12----------13-|-12--------12----10----|| |----12-13-12----12-13-12-|--------------------13----|--------------13----12-|| |-12----------12----------|----12--------10-12-------|------10---------------|| |-------------------------|-------14-----------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------||
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| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |--------3-----------3----|---------------------1----|-----------------------|| |--------1-----------1----|---------------------1----|-------1---------------|| |-----0--0--------0--0----|--------5\--------0--1----|----0----0-----0-----0-|| |-------------------------|-----5--5\-----3----------|-----------------------|| |-------------------------|--3-----------------------|--3---------3-----2----|| |--3-----------3----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|| Verse Gtr IV E E S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E |-0-----0---1-------3p1-|---------1---3-------3---| |-----1---------1-------|-----3-------------0-----| |-------------0---0-----|---2-------------0-----0-| |---2-----2-3-----------|-0-----0---0---0---------| |-0---------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------3-----------|
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| Gtr II | E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |-----------------------|-------------------3-----| |-----1-----------1-----|-------1-----------3-----| |---2---------2---------|---2-----------0---------| |-2---------3-----------|-0-----------0-----------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E Q Q |-0-------0---1-------1---|-1-----0-1---3---3--| |-----1-------------1-----|-----3-------3---3--| |-------2---------0-------|---2---------5---5--| |---2-------2-3-3---------|-----------0--------| |-0---------------------0-|-0------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------|
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| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |-------------------------|-----------------3--| |-------1-----------1-----|-------1---------3--| |---2-----------2---------|---2-----------0----| |-2-----------3-----------|-0-----------0------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| E S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E |-0-------0-----1-------3p1-|-1-------1---3-------3---| |-----1-----1-------1-------|-----3-------------0-----| |-------2---------0---2-----|---2---2---------0-------| |---2-------2p0-3-----------|-0---------0---0-------0-| |-0-------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------3-----------|
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| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------------------|-------------------3-----| |-------1-------------1-----|-------1-----------3-----| |---2-------------2---------|---2-----------0---------| |-2-------------3-----------|-0-----------0-----------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| E E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E Q Q E S S S S E E S S S S E |-------0---1-------3p1-|-1-----1---3---3--|-0-------0---1-------3p1--| |-1---1-----------1-----|-----3-----3---3--|-------1-----------1------| |---2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-5---5--|-----2-----2-----0--------| |-----------3-3---------|-0----------------|---2---------3-3----------| |-0---------------------|------------------|-0------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
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| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S E |-----------------------|---------------3--|---0---------------1-3-1--| |-----1-----------1-----|-----1---------3--|-------1------------------| |---2---------2---------|---2---------0----|---------------2----------| |-2---------3-----------|-0---------0------|-2-----------3------------| |-----------------------|------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------|--------------------------| D.S. al Coda E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E Q Q |-1-------1-----3-------3---|-^0-----0-3p0---------1---|-1-----1---3--3---|| |-------3---3---------0---0-|-^1---1-------------1-----|-----3-----3--3---|| |-----2-------------0-------|-^2-2-------------0-----0-|---2-------0--0---|| |-0-0-------------0---------|-^2-----------3-3---------|-0-------0-0--0---|| |---------------------------|-^0-----------------------|------------------|| |---------------3-----------|--------------------------|-----------3--3---||
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| E E S S S S Q Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E H |---------1-----3-----3-----|--------3-3-0-------0-----|-------1---3------|| |-------3---3-3-3-----3-----|----1---------------1-----|-----3---3-3------|| |---2-----------0-----0-----|--2-------------2---------|---2-------0------|| |-0-------------0-----0-----|--------------3-----------|-0----------------|| |---------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|| Bridge & Gtr III Gtr VI E E Q E E Q W |-12--------12--------||-------------| |----13--------13-----||-------------| |-------10--------10--||-------------| |---------------------||-------------| |---------------------||-------------| |---------------------||-------------|
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| Gtr V | E E Q E E Q H H |---------------------||-------------| |--------1---------1--||-11----10----| |-----0---------0-----||-------------| |---------------------||--8-----7----| |--3---------3--------||-------------| |---------------------||--6-----5----| H e e S S S S +H. Q |------8-8-8s10s8-8-|-(8)--------8\--| |-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------|
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| H H H H |-------------------|----------------| |-9----8------------|-11-----10------| |------5------------|----------------| |-6----5------------|--8------7------| |------3------------|----------------| |-4----3------------|--6------5------| H e e S S S S +W |------8-8-8s10s8-8-|-(8)----------| |-------------------|--------------| |-------------------|--------------| |-------------------|--------------| |-------------------|--------------| |-------------------|--------------|
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| H H H H |-------------------|--------------| |-9----8------------|-11-----10----| |------5------------|--------------| |-6----5------------|--8------7----| |------3------------|--------------| |-4----3------------|--6------5----| Gtr III E E Q H W W |-12-------------|-----------------|--------------|| |----13----------|-----------------|--------------|| |-------10-------|-----------------|--------------|| |----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |----------------|-----------------|--------------||
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| Gtr VI Gtr I | Q Q H Q E E E E E E E E E E H |--------8S=3----|--8--7---5---3---|--------------|| |----------------|-10--8---6---5---|-6---5--------|| |----------------|-----------------|-7---5--------|| |----------------|-------7-3-3---3-|---0---0------|| |----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |----------------|-----------------|--------------||
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| Gtr V | W W W |----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |--8-------------|-----------------|--------------|| |----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |--5-------------|-----------------|--------------|| |----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |--3-------------|-----------------|--------------|| Out-Chorus Gtr II E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |-----8--------8----|------8---------10----|-----8--------8----| |---8--------8------|---10--------12----12-|---8--------8------| |-9-------10-----10-|-9------9-12----------|-9-------10-----10-| |-------------------|----------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
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| Gtr III | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------0-|-------------------| |-----1--------1----|------1----1-----1----|-----1--------1----| |---0---0----0------|--------2-----0-------|---0---0----0------| |----------3------3-|----2-----------------|----------3------3-| |-3-----------------|-0--------------------|-3-----------------| |-------------------|----------------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------8---------10----|-----8-------10---|------8----13----12----| |---10--------12----12-|---6---6---8----8-|----8---------11----10-| |-9------9-12----------|-7-------9--------|-10-----10-------------| |----------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------0-|-----------0------|-----------------------| |------1----1-----1----|-----1--------1---|------1----------------| |--------2-----0-------|---2------------0-|----0----0--3-----2----| |----2-----------------|-0-----0-2--------|--3------------3-----3-| |-0--------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
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| Gtr V | W H H H Q Q |----------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-7----------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-7-------2--------|--3---------8-----7----| |----------------------|-5-------2--------|--3---------8-----7----| |----------------------|-5-------0--------|--1---------6-----5----|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-12-------12----------13-| |----12-13-12----12-13-12-|-------------------13----| |-12----------12----------|----12-------10-12-------| |-------------------------|-------14----------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
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| E E Q E E Q W |--------3-----------3----|-------------------------| |--------1-----------1----|-------------------------| |-----0--0--------0--0----|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--3-----------3----------|-------------------------|
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| Gtrs III, V | W H H |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|--5----------------------| |--5----------------------|--5-----------3----------| |--5----------------------|--3-----------3----------| |--3----------------------|--------------1----------|
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Gtr III
W W W
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |-12-------12----------13-|-12-------12----------13-|------*| |-------------------13----|-------------------13----|------*| |----12-------10-12-------|----12-------10-12-------|------*| |-------14----------------|-------14----------------|------*| |-------------------------|-------------------------|------*| |-------------------------|-------------------------|------*|
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| H H H H W |-------------------------|-------------------------|------*| |-------------------------|-------------------------|------*| |--5----------------------|--5----------------------|-5----*| |--5-----------3----------|--5-----------3----------|-5----*| |--3-----------3----------|--3-----------3----------|-3----*| |--------------1----------|--------------1----------|------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths