Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild (Guitar Solo Tab)

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This is just my verson of the solo I play in this song. There are many confusing and complex solos tabbed out here but I am a self taught novice so needed something basic that I was confident to play live but good enough to captivate the audience! [Solo]
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-15--14--12-------|-----------15-----|--12--------------|-------------------|
G|------------14--12|-14--14b16---r14-14------14---12---14|-------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

 [1 section                           ] [ 1 section                           ]
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|-------12---------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-14---12--------12|--14--------14----|-14---14p12-------|12--14---14--------|
A|-----------14-----|------------------|--------------14--|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

 [ 1 section                          ] [1 section
                    Full Bend (fb) and strike 15 on B string while at full bend
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|---------------15-|-----15------------|
G|------------------|-------12---------|-----12--14-14fb-r14-14fb-r14-14fb--12|
D|-14---12--------12|--14--------14----|-14---------------|------------slow(r)|
A|-----------14-----|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

                   ] [PM......................................................
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-14--12---14------|-9---9-9-9---9-9--|9-9-\7-7----------|-9---9-9-9---9-9---|
A|------------------|-7---7-7-7---7-7--|7-7-\5-5----------|-7---7-7-7---7-7---|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

  .........]         "Born  to  be  Wi-ild      Born  to  be wi-ild"
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|9-9-\7-7----------|-9---9--\7---7---7|-/9----9---9--\7--|7---7--/9----------|
A|7-7-\5-5----------|-7---7--\5--\4--/5|-/7----7---7--\5--\4--/5--/7----------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-8-/9-9----8-/9-9-|-8-/9-9----8-/9-9-|--8-/9-9----------|-------------------|
A|-6-/7-7----6-/7-7-|-6-/7-7----6-/7-7-|--6-/7-7----------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
***I'll try adding a link to a demo of this solo in due course*** But if you play along to the tempo of the song, it will work! ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | fb Full Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | PM Palm mute ************************************