Aerosmith – What It Takes (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by Aerosmith
(From the 1990 Album PUMP)
Transcribed by tonedeafidiot
Words and Music by Tyler/Perry/Child
D
x x 0 2 3 2
C
x 3 2 0 1 0
F
1 3 3 2 1 1
Dm
x x 0 2 3 1
Bb
x 1 3 3 3 x
G
3 2 0 0 0 3
Fm
x 8 10 10 9 8
Eb
x 6 8 8 8 x
C#
x 4 6 6 6 x
G#
4 6 6 5 4 4
C(type 2)
x 3 5 5 5 x
A
x 0 2 2 2 0
Dm(type 2)
x 5 7 7 6 5
Dm/B
x 2 3 2 3 x
D/Ab
x x x 1 3 2
Bbm
x 1 3 3 2 1
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Nylon'
Intro Moderately Slow Rock Q=76 2/4 4/4 Gtr I H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---| |------|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-| |------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| |------|-----------------|-----------------| |------|-----------------|-----------------| |------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----3-------3---|-----3-------3----|| |---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3--|| |-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| Verse H H Wx7 H. S S S S |-----------|------------|------------------| |-----------|------------|-3----------------| |-0---------|------------|-2-------2--------| |-----------|------------|-0-------0---0----| |-----------|------------|-----------0---0--| |-----------|------------|------------------| H. E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E S S E |-------------|----------------|------------------|| |-3-----------|---------0---0--|---------5--------|| |-0-----------|-------0---0----|-5--5--5-5---5-5\-|| |-0-----------|-----2----------|-5--5--5---5-5-5\-|| |-x-------0---|---2------------|-3--3--3---3---5\-|| |-3---------3-|-0--------------|------------------|| Chorus H Q E E Q E. S E E S S E H E E Q Q E. S E E S S E |-------------|-------1-----------|-------------|-------1-------------| |-------------|----1--1-----------|-------------|----1--1-------------| |-3-------3---|----2----3-3-3p2---|-3----3---3--|----2----3-3-3-2-----| |-3----3--3---|-3--3----3-3-3---3-|-3----3-3-3--|-3--3----3-3-3-3-3---| |-1----1--1p0-|-3---------------3-|-1----1---1--|-3---------------3---| |-------------|-1-----------------|-------------|-1-------------------| Q E E Q Q H Q. E W +H E E E E |--------------|-------------|----------|----------------| |----3------2--|-6----5------|-3--------|-(3)----------3-| |-3--3------2--|-7----5------|-2--------|-(2)--------2---| |-3----3-2-----|-7----5------|-3--------|-(3)------3-----| |-1----1-0-----|-5----3------|-2--------|-(2)----2-------| |--------------|-------------|----------|----------------|
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| Gtr II | W W W H E E E E |--------------|-------------|----------|----------------| |--------------|-------------|----------|--------------3-| |--------------|-------------|----------|------------2---| |--------------|-------------|----------|----------3-----| |--------------|-------------|----------|--------2-------| |--------------|-------------|----------|----------------|
Verse
G
Gtr III
W W E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q E S S E E S s E Q e Q. e E |---------------|----1-1-----1---1---||-----3--------3---| |---------------|----1-1-1---1---1---||-----3--------3---| |---------------|----2---------------||-----4--------4---| |-3--3--/6--6\--|----------3---3---3-||------------------| |-1--1--/4--4\--|--------------------||------------------| |---------------|-1------------------||------------------|
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| H H W W |-1-------------|--------------------||------------------| |---------------|--------------------||------------------| |---------------|--------------------||------------------| |---------------|--------------------||------------------| |---------------|--------------------||------------------| |---------------|--------------------||------------------|
D Em D C
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q e Q. e E Q e Q. e E Q e Q. e E |-----10--------10-----|-----12--------10---|-----8--------8---| |-----10--------10-----|-----12--------10---|-----8--------8---| |-----11--------11-----|-----12--------11---|-----9--------9---| |----------------------|--------------------|------------------| |----------------------|--------------------|------------------| |----------------------|--------------------|------------------|
G D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q e Q. e E Q e Q. e E
|-----3--------3---|-----10--------10-----|
|-----3--------3---|-----10--------10-----|
|-----4--------4---|-----11--------11-----|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|Em D C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q e Q. e E Q e Q. e E |-----12--------10---|-----8--------8---|| |-----12--------10---|-----8--------8---|| |-----12--------11---|-----9--------9---|| |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| Chorus H Q E E Q E. S E E S S E H E E Q Q E. S E E S S E |-------------|-------1-----------|-------------|-------1-------------| |-------------|----1--1-----------|-------------|----1--1-------------| |-3-------3---|----2----3-3-3p2---|-3----3---3--|----2----3-3-3-2-----| |-3----3--3---|-3--3----3-3-3---3-|-3----3-3-3--|-3--3----3-3-3-3-3---| |-1----1--1p0-|-3---------------3-|-1----1---1--|-3---------------3---| |-------------|-1-----------------|-------------|-1-------------------| Q E E Q Q H Q. E E E H. +H E E E E Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|---------------| |----3------2--|-6----5------|-----3-------|-(3)----------3-|---------------| |-3--3------2--|-7----5------|---2---------|------------2---|---------------| |-3----3-2-----|-7----5------|-3-----------|----------3-----|-3--3--/6--6\--| |-1----1-0-----|-5----3------|-1-----------|--------2-------|-1--1--/4--4\--| |--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|---------------|
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| Gtr II | W W W H E E E E H H |--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|-1-------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------3-|---------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|------------2---|---------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|----------3-----|---------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|--------2-------|---------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|---------------|
Guitar Solo
F C
Gtr III
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q E E +E +Q. +E S S S S +E |----1---------------||----------------------------------------| |----1--1-----13b15==||=(13)r(13)-----(13)-10-13-10------------| |----2--2------------||-----------------------------12b14-(12)-| |-------3------------||----------------------------------------| |--------------------||----------------------------------------| |-1------------------||----------------------------------------|
Dm C Bb
E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / /
S S S S a +S +S E +E E S S S S |-10------------------------------------------------| |----10-13p10---------------------------------------| |-------------12b14==(12)r(12)-10-(10)-----------5--| |--------------------------------------12\---5s7----| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
Bb
E E E E E E E S S
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/ / / / / / / / /
E S S S a +E S +E S S a +S S S S |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-(5)-----------------------------------------| |--7--6-5-3-5b6-(5)---5-(5)-3-5-5b7-(5)-3-5-3-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
G
E E E E E E E S S
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/ / / / / / / / /
+E. S S S S S S S S S +S E.
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------7s5----5s=3---2-(2)---------|
|-(3)---5s7-----5-(5)s3-3---------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------1-------|C
E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / /
S S S S S S a +S +S +S E. +S T T S S
|-----------------------------------------13----(13)-------10-13b15==|
|-----------10----13---------------------------------10-10-----------|
|--------------10----10b12-(10)-(10)-(10)----------------------------|
|-----10-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/12----12----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|Dm C Bb
E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / /
~~~~
+Q +E. +S a +S +S S S a +E S S
|-(13)---(13)r==(13)-13pb15==(13)r(13)-10----13b14-(13)-10-----|
|-----------------------------------------10---------------10--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|Bb
E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / /
a +S +S S S a +S +S S S a +S +S S S a +S +S S S |-13b15-(13)r(13)-10----13b15-(13)r(13)-10----13b15-(13)r(13)-10----15b17-(15)r(15)-13----|| |--------------------10--------------------10--------------------10--------------------15-|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
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| Gtr II | W |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Bridge
C
E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / /
~~~~ a +H. E a +E |-19b20-(19)---------------19pb20==(19)r==| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E. S |----------------8------------------------| |--------------8---8----------------------| |------------9-------9--------------------| |--------10------------10-----------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
G Bb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~~
+H Q. a +E +H. E a +E
|-(19)---------------18pb19==(18)r|=(18)-------------17pb18==(17)-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
| E E E E +Q. E E E E E E E E E |----------3-(3)------------------|-------------------------------| |--------3------------------------|----------3--------------------| |------4--------------------------|--------3---3------------------| |---5-----------------------------|------3-------3-------------3--| |------------------------------0--|---1------------1--------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
F Fm Eb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
H Q Q H E E Q |-17-------17\---17\---||--------------------| |----------15\---15\---||--------------------| |----------------------||---------------8----| |----------------------||-[3]-------3s8-8----| |----------------------||-[3]-------3---6----| |----------------------||-[1]-------1---6----|
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| E E E E +Q. E W |--------1-(1)---------||--------------------| |------1---------------||--------------------| |----------------------||--------------------| |----3-----------------||--------------------| |----------------------||--------------------| |--1-------------------||--------------------|
C# G# C(type 2)
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-6---6---6---6---|-----------------|-----------------|| |-6---6---6---6---|-6-------6---6---|-5---5---5---5---|| |-4---4---4---4---|-6-------6---6---|-3---3---3---3---|| |-4---4-----------|-4-------4---4---|-----------------||
Chorus
Bb F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q E E H S S E E E |-----------------|-------------5-(5)----| |-------------3---|----------------------| |-3---3---3---3---|---------3s5----5--5\-| |-3---3---3---3-3-|-3--------------------| |-1---1---1-------|-3--------------------| |-----------------|-1--------------------|
Bb F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
H E Q. Q Q E S S E E
|-------------------|-----1---------5------|
|-------------------|-----1---1------------|
|-\3-------3--------|-----2---0-2s5---5\---|
|--3-------3-3------|-----3----------------|
|--1-------1--------|----------------------|
|-------------------|-1--------------------|H.=H
Bb A Dm(type C(type 2) Dm/B
2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W H
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
H H H Q. E W +H |-----------------|------------------|----------|--------| |-----------------|------------------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-3-------2-------|-7-------5--------|-2--------|-(2)----| |-3-------2-------|-7-------5--------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-1-------0-------|-5-------3--------|-2--------|-(2)----| |-----------------|------------------|----------|--------|
A Tempo Q=76
Bb C# F D/Ab
4/4
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+W H Q Q E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|---------4---4----| |-(3)------------|-------------6---|-----1---5---5----| |-(2)------------|-3-------6---6---|---2---2-4-4-4-4--| |-(3)------------|-3-------6---6---|-3----------------| |-(2)------------|-1-------4-------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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| Gtr II | H E E E E W H E E E E |----------------|-1---------------|---------4---4----| |--------------3-|-----------------|---------5---5----| |------------2---|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4--| |----------3-----|-----------------|------------------| |--------2-------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bbm Bb F Dm Bb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----1-----------|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---| |------------------|---1---1---------|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-| |------------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------------| |-3---3/---6---6---|-3-------3---5s3-|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| |-1---1/---4---4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Outro
F Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----1-------1---||------1-------1---| |---1---1---1---1-||o---1---1---1---1-| |-----------------||------------------| |-3-------3-------||--3-------3-------| |-----------------||o-----------------| |-----------------||------------------|
Bb F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 5x W |-----1-------1---|-----1-------1----||------*| |---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-o||------*| |-----------------|------------------||------*| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3--------||------*| |-----------------|-----------------o||------*| |-----------------|------------------||------*|
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