Slash – Rocket Man (Guitar Live Tab)

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Chords

Slash & The Conspirators - Rocket Man (cover) tabbed by jjhand [Verse 1 Riff]
    play softly and Slash alternates between strums and hybrid picking on repeats
Eb|---------0-------0-------|-2---------0---------------|
Bb|-----1-----1-------1-----|-3---3---------3---3-------|
Gb|-0-----------0-------0---|-2-------2-------2-----2---|
Db|-2-----------------------|-0-------------------------| repeat similarly
Ab|-0-----------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
    G#m7                      C#
[Verse End]
    Two parts together - Slash strums the chord, Frank arpeggiates the notes
Eb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
Bb|-6---------6-5-----5---|-3-----3-----3-----------|
Gb|-5-----5-----5-----5---|-2---2---2---0-----------|
Db|-7-------7-------5---5-|-0-----------2-----------|
Ab|-8---8-----------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
    E           B/D#        C#m         Bsus

Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------3---------|-8-----------------------|
Gb|-4-----------4---------|-7-----------------------|
Db|-5-----------5---------|-9-----------------------|
Ab|-5---------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
    F#
Repeat Verse 1 Riff and Verse End [Prechorus]
    Rhythm part (strummed chords):
Eb|-----------------------|-1------------------------|
Bb|-5---------------------|-1------------------------|
Gb|-5---------------------|-2------------------------|
Db|-5---------------------|-3------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------------|-3------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-1------------------------|
|
  | Slide part
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~----10----10-------|
Gb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~-------10----------|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
  "And I think is gonna be a long, long time..."

Eb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5---------------------|-1-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
Gb|-5---------------------|-2-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
Db|-5---------------------|-3-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
Ab|-3---------------------|-3-----------3-----------|--5----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
  | Slide part
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-/5~~~-----------------|-------------------------|-/7~---------------------|
Gb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~-------9\-----2/---|-/7~------------7----9---|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Chorus 1]
Eb|-1---------------------|-----------------------|-1---------------------|
Bb|-1---------------------|-5---------------------|-1---------------------|
Gb|-2---------------------|-5---------------------|-2---------------------|
Db|-3---------------------|-5---------------------|-3---------------------|
Ab|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|
Eb|-1---------------------|-----------------------|-1---------------------|
| |
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-/10~~-----------------|-/5--------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-/10~~-----------------|-----5~~---------------|/12~~--/13-12-9--7--5--|
Db|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
   "Rocket Man, burning out his fuse up here alone"
[PreVerse]
    Slide
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|----------------7p5-7p5--|-7~~~~------------------7--|
Db|-7~~~~~\5----------------|--------------------5/7----|
Ab|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
| |
Eb|-0-----------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-1-------------------1---|-3----------------------3--|
Gb|-0-------------------0---|-2--------------------2----|
Db|-2----------------2------|-4------------------4------|
Ab|-0----------------0------|---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|

    Slide
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-5~--------4~~\p0--------|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------5---|-4~------/10---/12---------|
Ab|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|
  | Rhythm
Eb|-0-------------------0---|-2-------------------------|
Bb|-1-------------------1---|-3-------------------------|
Gb|-0-------------------0---|-2------------------2------|
Db|-2----------------2------|-4------------------4------|
Ab|-0----------------0------|---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
[Verse 2 Riff]
    play softly 
Eb|---------0-------0-------|-2---------0---------------|
Bb|-----1-----1-------1-----|-3---3---------3---3-------|
Gb|-0-----------0-------0---|-2-------2-------2-----2---|
Db|-2-----------------------|-0-------------------------| repeat similarly
Ab|-0-----------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------------|
[Verse End 2]
    Two parts together - Slash strums the chord, Frank arpeggiates the notes
Eb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
Bb|-6---------6-5-----5---|-3-----3-----3-----------|
Gb|-5-----5-----5-----5---|-2---2---2---0-----------|
Db|-7-------7-------5---5-|-0-----------2-----------|
Ab|-8---8-----------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
    E           B/D#        C#m         Bsus

Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------3---------|-8-----------------------|
Gb|-4-----------4---------|-7-----------------------|
Db|-5-----------5---------|-9-----------------------|
Ab|-5---------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
    F#
[Funky Verse]
Eb|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|--------8-8-8-8---------8-8-----|--------7-7-7-7----------7-7-----|
Gb|--------5-5-5-5---------5-5-----|--------5-5-5-5----------5-5-----| play
Db|--------5-5-5-5---------5-5-----|--------7-7-7-7----------7-7-----| 2x
Ab|--------------------------------|-5-----------------5-5-5---------|
Eb|-5----------------5-5-5---------|---------------------------------|
Repeat Verse End 2 [Prechorus 2]
    Rhythm part (strummed chords):
Eb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
Bb|-5---------------------|-1-----------------------|
Gb|-5---------------------|-2-----------------------|
Db|-5---------------------|-3-----------------------|
Ab|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
|
  | Slide part
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~----10----10-------|
Gb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~-------10----------|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
  "And I think is gonna be a long, long time..."

Eb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5---------------------|-1-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
Gb|-5---------------------|-2-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
Db|-5---------------------|-3-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
Ab|-3---------------------|-3-----------3-----------|--5----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
  | Slide part- slide on pinky
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-/5~~~-----------------|-------------------------|-/7~------------3---5----|
Gb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~-------9\-----2/---|-/7~------------5b7-7b9--|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
Eb|-1---------------------|-----------------------|-1---------------------|
Bb|-1---------------------|-5---------------------|-1---------------------|
Gb|-2---------------------|-5---------------------|-2---------------------|
Db|-3---------------------|-5---------------------|-3---------------------|
Ab|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|
Eb|-1---------------------|-----------------------|-1---------------------|
| |
Eb|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-/6~~------6\5-6\5-6\5-|-/8--/5-----------/10\8-|-/10~~------10\---10\---10-|
Gb|-----------------------|--------5~~----5--------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------|--------5~~------5------|---------10-----10----10---|
Ab|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
   "Rocket Man, burning out his fuse up here alone"
[Prechorus 3]
    Rhythm part (strummed chords):
Eb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
Bb|-5---------------------|-1-----------------------|
Gb|-5---------------------|-2-----------------------|
Db|-5---------------------|-3-----------------------|
Ab|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
|
  | Slide part
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~----/10--8---/6----|
Gb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~-------------------|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
  "And I think is gonna be a long, long time..."

Eb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5---------------------|-1-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
Gb|-5---------------------|-2-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
Db|-5---------------------|-3-----------5-----------|--7----------------------|
Ab|-3---------------------|-3-----------3-----------|--5----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
  | Slide part- slide on pinky
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-/5~~~-----------------|-------------------------|-/7~------------3---5----|
Gb|-/5~~~-----------------|-/10~~-------9\-----2/---|-/7~------------5b7-7b9--|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Chorus 3]
    Rhythm
Eb|-1---------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-1---------------------|-5--------------------------|
Gb|-2---------------------|-5--------------------------|
Db|-3---------------------|-5--------------------------|
Ab|-3---------------------|-3--------------------------|
Eb|-1---------------------|----------------------------|
|
  | Lead- no slide
Eb|-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-6~~----------------5--|-/8-----6br---------------8-|
Gb|-----------------------|--------7br--5h7-5~----/9---|
Db|-----------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|----------------------------|
   "Rocket Man, burning out his fuse up here alone"

    Rhythm
Eb|-1-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-1-----------------------------------|-5--------------------------|
Gb|-2-----------------------------------|-5--------------------------|
Db|-3-----------------------------------|-5--------------------------|
Ab|-3-----------------------------------|-3--------------------------|
Eb|-1-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
  | Lead
Eb|----------------8-10b11-b11-b11-8--8-|-10b12_____-12pbr10-8---8-10-8-|
Bb|-8---------8h10------------------10--|----------------------10-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[Outro]
    Rhythm repeats Chorus, Lead plays
Eb|--8---7---5---5-8-------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|------------------8br10--6--8-|-----------5-6-8-----5-6-8-----5-6-|
Gb|------------------------------|-7b9-------------7b9-------7b9-----|
Db|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

    Lead continues: 
Eb|----------------------------------|----------------------8h10-8--13b15-|
Bb|-8-5-6---5------------------------|------------------8-8---------------|
Gb|-------7b--7--7br9p5--------------|-----------5-5-/9-------------------|
Db|----------------------5-7-5-------|----5-5--7--------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------7\5-3-|-/7---------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Eb|-13b15~~--13br15-11-13-13~b15--13br15--13-12-|
Bb|------------------------------(13br15)-------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

Eb|-13-12----------------------------------------15-------|
Bb|-------13-13-13~------12-13~-13-15br16-13-------15br16-|
Gb|-----------------12h14-------------------14p12---------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-13h15-13-15--13h15--13h15-13-15--15p13-15-13h15p13-15-|
Gb|------------14-----14-----------14---------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-15b17------15-15-15-15~~--15b17-----------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------15brbr17-13----13h15-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------14-------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-13~~----13---15----------------------------|
Gb|------/14---14---14-12-14-------------------|
Db|--------------------------15-14h15p14-14-15-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------15-15-17\---20\---|
Bb|-------------13-13~--/17------------------|
Gb|-12-12~-12h14-----------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------| solo continues
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
************************************ | x Dead note | g Grace note | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | > Accented note | t Tapping | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | s Slap | P Pop | PM Palm mute | TR Trill | N Tremolo ************************************