I'm Down Aerosmith
I'm Down(Lennon/McCartney)
As performed by Aerosmith on "Permanent Vacation"
It sounds like one guitar plays straight barre chords
and the other plays them in this fashion:
E----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D--------------------------5--7--5--7--5-| A--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--3--3--3--3--3-| E--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------| etc... E--3----------| B--3----------| G--4---5---7--| D--5---5---7--| A--5---3---5--| E--3----------|
[G] [C5] [D5]
You tellin lies thinking I can't see [G]
You can't cry 'cos you're laughing at me
I'm [C5]down(I'm really down)
I'm [G5]down(down on the ground)
I'm [C5]down(I'm really down)
[C5]How c[/]an y[/]ou l[G5]augh when you know I'm down
How can you laugh when you know I'm down
solo-
E----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D--------3-----------------------3----3--| A----3\5---5---1-1---1-3-----3\5---5-----| E--3---------------3-------3-------------| E----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G---------------------3----3-5b-5-5rp3-3-| D-5b--5-5rp3-3----3h5---5----------------| A--------------3-------------------------| E----------------------------------------|
(alternate bends from full to half)
E----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G------3-----5b-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5b-5r-3| D-5--5---5-------------------------------| A----------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------|
else
E--------------------------|-------------| B--------------------------|-------------| G--------------------------|-------------| D-5--------------3---------|-----------5-| A-------1-3--3\5---5-3-1---|-----------5-| E-----3------------------3-|-----1b-r--3-|
The chord progression for the next verse is the same as
above. During the piano solo the chord progression is
G-C-G-D-C-G(etc...)
I transcribed this directly from the cd without using
the Beatles version as a reference. The Beatles version
sounds very similar, though, and there's a professional
transcription for it. If you want to check it out
it's included in "The Beatles Complete Scores" from Hal
Leonard(By the way, if you're a big Beatles fan like I
am, this book is a "must have" anyway). You can get it
from Music Dispatch(the number is in the "professional
transcription" section of this page) for about $60.
Transcribed by Bryson Meunier(meunier.1@osu.edu)
Symbols used in transcription:
\ = slide
b = bend
r = release
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
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