Toto – Rockmaker (Guitar Solo Tab)
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"Rockmaker" by Toto from Toto (1978)
I've noticed that the other tab messed up on when the chords come in, and that the solos are missing some
hammer ons, pull offs, slides, etc. This tab was transcribed especially for electric guitar... it sounds good
with the neck pick up on, some distortion (70-80% with middle overdrive), and the guitar tone knob set to 6-8.
Anyways, this is my interpretation of the song! I hope you like it. Cheers!
[Drum Intro]
[Intro]
Bm Bm F F Bm Bm Bm Bm e|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| G|---7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| D|---9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---| A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---| E|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---|
[Verse 1]
Don't know quite what to sa -y Haven't seen you in se -ven a -ges
Bm Bm F F Bm Bm Bm Bm
e|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---|
B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---|
G|---7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---|
D|---9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---|
A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---|
E|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---|
Can you tell that it's m -e Or is my picture in torn out pa -ges?
Bm Bm F F Bm Bm
e|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7------------------------------|
B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7------------------------------|
G|---7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7------------------------------|
D|---9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9------------------------------|
A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9------------------------------|
E|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7------------------------------|[Chorus]
And you think It's Real But it's just another future deal
Bm Bm F F Bm Bm
e|----------------7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7-----------------|
B|----------------7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7-----------------|
G|----------------7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7-----------------|
D|----------------9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9-----------------|
A|----------------9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9-----------------|
E|----------------7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7-----------------|
And you know You're right 'Cause you've waited for it all night
Bm Bm Bm Bm F F Bm Bm
e|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7---|
B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---|
G|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7---|
D|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9---|
A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---|
E|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7---|
Then you find Yourself Sitting on a little
Bm Bm Bm Bm F F
e|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------x---------x------------------------------|
B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7------------------------------|
G|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------9---------9------------------------------|
D|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------8---------8------------------------------|
A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9------------------------------|
E|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------x---------x------------------------------|Shelf Oh Oh Oh
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
[Solo 1]
(Guitar 1)
e|-----------------------------------------------8---10h11------11--10--11-----8-----------8--------| B|-------------------------------------6--8--11------------------------------------11----------11~--| G|------------/5h7--5h7p5-------5--7----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------8----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar 2)
e|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| G|---7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| D|---9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---| A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---| E|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---|
[Verse 2]
Don't know quite what to d -o I've been acting my life in phases
e|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| G|---7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| D|---9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---| A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---| E|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---|
Is it really Tru -e That they're keeping us locked in cages?
e|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7----------------7-------------| B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7-------------| G|---7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7----------------7-------------| D|---9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9----------------9-------------| A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9-------------| E|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7----------------7-------------|
[Chorus]
And you think It's Real But it's just another future deal
Bm Bm F F Bm Bm
e|----------------7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7-----------------|
B|----------------7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7-----------------|
G|----------------7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7-----------------|
D|----------------9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9-----------------|
A|----------------9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9-----------------|
E|----------------7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7-----------------|
And you know You're right 'Cause you've waited for it all night
Bm Bm Bm Bm F F Bm Bm
e|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7---|
B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---|
G|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7---|
D|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9---|
A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---|
E|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7---|
Then you find Yourself Sitting on a little
Bm Bm Bm Bm F F
e|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------x---------x------------------------------|
B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7------------------------------|
G|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------9---------9------------------------------|
D|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------8---------8------------------------------|
A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9------------------------------|
E|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------x---------x------------------------------|Shelf Oh Oh Oh
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
[Solo 2]
(Guitar 1)
Rockmaker
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------6---8~------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------5---7---------------5h7p5-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------8-------------------------------8-----------------/7---7---7---5---7---8----8----7----5---| A|---/8---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar 2)
Bm Bm F F Bm Bm Bm Bm e|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| G|---7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| D|---9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---| A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---| E|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------6---8~------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------5---7---------------5h7p5------------------/7---7---7---5---7---8--8--7--8--7--5------| D|--------8-------------------------------8-----------------------------------------------------8~--| A|---/8---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bm Bm F F Bm Bm e|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7------------------------------| B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7------------------------------| G|---7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7------------------------------| D|---9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9------------------------------| A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9------------------------------| E|---7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7------------------------------|
[Chorus]
And you think It's Real But it's just another future deal
Bm Bm F F Bm Bm
e|----------------7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7-----------------|
B|----------------7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7-----------------|
G|----------------7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7-----------------|
D|----------------9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9-----------------|
A|----------------9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9-----------------|
E|----------------7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7-----------------|
And you know You're right 'Cause you've waited for it all night
Bm Bm Bm Bm F F Bm Bm
e|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7---|
B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7---|
G|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------9---------9----------------7---------7---|
D|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------8---------8----------------9---------9---|
A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9---|
E|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------x---------x----------------7---------7---|
Then you find Yourself Sitting on a little
Bm Bm Bm Bm F F
e|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------x---------x------------------------------|
B|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------7---------7------------------------------|
G|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------9---------9------------------------------|
D|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------8---------8------------------------------|
A|---9---------9----------------9---------9----------------9---------9------------------------------|
E|---7---------7----------------7---------7----------------x---------x------------------------------|Shelf Oh Oh Oh
e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Solo 3]
(Rhythm guitar is the same)
(2:33)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------6/13--15---13---------| G|------7~------5---7---5-----------5---7---5---7-------------------------------15-----| D|--------------------------8~------------------------8~-8h5p8-------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:43)
e|-------------------------------------------------15--15------15--18~--| B|---13--15--13--16--15---13-------------------13----------18-----------| G|----------------------------15------12---15---------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:49)
e|------18--18--18--15--18--18--15--18--15-----------------------------| B|------------------------------------------18--20--18--15--16--15-----| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:53)
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----13--15------------------------------------| G|------------15~----------------17--h19--po17--| D|------------------------17--20----------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------20----------------------| B|--17h19p20----17h19p20------20--18p17h18p17-----------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|----17h19p17------------------------------------| D|----------------17h20p17--------------17--20~---| A|----------------------------20p17h20------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
(2:58)
{You can pick these notes or use a whammy bar}
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--19--19--19--19--19--19--19---| D|--20--20--20--20--20--20--20---| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
(3:01)
e|--------------------------18--20--22--22--20--22--18| B|------------------18--20----------------------------| G|----------17--19------------------------------------| D|--17--20--------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
End at 3:19
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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