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Rocky Mountain Way  Joe Walsh

 
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Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
 
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Written by: Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Ken Passarelli, Rocke Grace
Album: The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
Year: 1973
Tabbed by: Richard Iliff (9/8/05)
Email: iliffr@charter.net
Joe Walsh: Guitars and vocals
Joe Vitale: Drums and synthesizer
Kenny Passarelli: Bass
Rocke Grace: Keyboards
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro:
Guitar 1 (0:00): (x2) (x7)
 
 e|-------|------------|----------------|
 B|-------|------------|----------------|
 G|---9-9-|--------9-9-|------------9-9-|
 D|---9-9-|-11-9---9-9-|---11--9----9-9-|
 A|---7-7-|-7--7---7-7-|---7---7----7-7-|
 E|-0-0-0-|--------0-0-|-0---0---(0)0-0-|

| # |
Guitar 2 (0:00): (x2) | (x7) |
 
 B|-------|------------|----------------|
 G|-------|--------9-9-|------------9-9-|
 D|-------|--------9-9-|--(11)(9)---9-9-|
 A|-------|--------7-7-|--(7)-(7)---7-7-|
 E|-------|------------|----------------|

*

* Notes in parentheses starts on the 5th repeat (of 7)
(The riff is played four times, it syncs with the four bars of the first solo)
Riff 1 (0:23):
Guitar 1 & 2: (End: 1,2,3) (End: 4)
 
 e|--------------------------|-----------| |-------------|
 B|--------------------------|-----------| |-------------|
 G|------------------------9-|-----------| |---2---------|
 D|---11--11--11--11--11---9-|--11--9----| |---2---------|
 A|---7---7---7---7---7----7-|--7---7----| |---0-----2---|
 E|--0---0---0---0---0-----0-|-0---0-----| |-0---3b4-0---|

< < < < < < (x4) > > > > > >
First solo (0:23):
Guitar 3:
 
 e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------7b9~------|-------------------9b10r9-8----------------|
 G|--9-9\8\7--9~~~~~--------------|---9-9\8\7--9~~~~-----------9~-------------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------10b11-10\-|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------|-7b8---------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------5~---7b9r7-|-----7b8-5~--------------5~--9b11r9\-|
 G|-9-9\8\7-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-------------|------------6b7-6b7-6b7--------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Verse 1 (0:48):
Spent the last year, Rocky Mountain Way [Fill 1]
Couldn't get much higher [Fill 1]
Out to pasture, think it's safe to say [Fill 1]
Time to open fire [Fill 2]
Guitar 1:
Fill 1: Fill 2:
 
 e|------------| e|----------------|
 B|------------| B|----------------|
 G|---2--------| G|----------------|
 D|---2--------| D|----------------|
 A|---0-----2--| A|----------------|
 E|-0---3b4-0--| E|-0-3---4---5~~--|

Chorus 1 (1:09):
And we d[A7]on't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's [E7]sad. [Fill 3]
Cause the R[A7]ocky Mountain Way, is better then the way we [B7]had.
Guitar 3:
Fill 3:
 
 e|--------------------------------7-------------|
 B|--------------------9b11-9-9b11---------------|
 G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-----------------9\8\7-9\7\---|
 D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 3:
(Guitar 1 plays Riff 1)
Solo 2 (1:31):
 
 e|-----------------------------12~~-------------------------------------|
 B|---/-/-12~~~~~--13b14-13\9-9------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------12b13-10~~\-------7--7--7--7/9----|
 D|------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7/9----|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------12~---------------------|
 B|-------7----------------------------12b14-12--------------------------|
 G|--9b11---11r9--9\---/7-/7-/7-/7-/9------------------/7-/7-/7-/7/9\\---|
 D|--------------------/7-/7-/7-/7-/9------------------/7-/7-/7-/7/9\\---|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2 (1:52):
Well he's telling us this and telling us that, changes it everyday [Fill 1]
Says it doesn't matter [Fill 1]
Bases are loaded and Casey's at bat, playing it play by play [Fill 1]
Time to change the batter [Fill 2]
Chorus 2 (2:14):
And we d[A7]on't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's s[E7]ad. [Fill 4]
Ro[A7]cky Mountain Way is better than the way we h[B7]ad.
Guitar 3:
Fill 4:
 
 e|--------------------------9---------------------------|
 B|--------------------11b13---13r11-11------------------|
 G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\---------------------9----9b12r9\-----|
 D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3:
(Guitar 1 plays Riff 1)
Solo 3 (2:35):
 
 e|----------9-11b12-------9-11b12-(12)~-12\9--9/15~~b16-|
 B|--/-11b13---------11b13------------------------*------|
 G|------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|

* - hold note for a bit, then bend.
[ Tab from: bttp://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/joe_walsb/rocky_mountain_way_tab_ver_4.btml ] 
 
 e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-14\10-10----10-10----------------------------------------------|
 G|----------12----12b14r12----------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------12-10\8----14~-14\12----14b16-14b16r14-|
 A|---------------------------------10-----------14----------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----15~~~-15~~~--15~~--15~~-----15~~~--------------------------|
 G|-14-16-16-16--16-16----16----16-16-16--14b16r14-13-14b16r14----|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-13~-----------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------12\10-12\10—12b14~~~----------------------------14\\-----|
 A|------------------------------------12-10--12b14------14\\-----|
 E|-------------------------------------------------12~~-12\\-----|

(This really wasn't easy, I'm not even sure if it's right to classify
this as guitar although I think it's distorted with one of those Frampton
wind pipe thingys. This is the best I could get so you have something to
play at this part.)
Synthesizer/guitar (3:09):
 
 e|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------2-2-----------|
 A|---3/5-5\0-----3/5-5\0---5------2--------|
 E|-----------------------------------5-0---|
 e|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------2-2-----------|
 A|---3/5-5\0---3/5-5-5\0---5------2--------|
 E|-----------------------------------5-0---|

(x2)
 
 e|----------------------------|------------|
 B|----------------------------|------------|
 G|----------------------------|------------|
 D|-----2--------2-2-----------|---2--------|
 A|-3/5------3/5------5--2-----|-0---5--4-2-|
 E|------------------------0-0-|------------|
 e|--------------------------------------------7-----7-----7--|
 B|----------------------------------------9b11--9b11--9b11---|
 G|-----/4-4-4-4\---------------------------------------------|
 D|---2-------------2------------0-2-0-2-0--------------------|
 A|-0-----------------5--4-2---0------------------------------|
 E|---------------0-------------------------------------------|
 e|-----7---------------/12---12--12-----12--12-----------------|
 B|-9b11--11r9-------------15b17--15--15b17-----15-12\10--10----|
 G|------------9-7--7-7---------------------------------12--12--|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

(x4) (x2)
 
 e|----|----------------|----------12--------------------------|-------------|
 B|-10-|----12--12--12--|-15-12-15b17--15-12-------------------|-------------|
 G|----|-14b16-(16)(16)-|--------------------14b16r14-12-------|-/7-7-7-7/9\-|
 D|----|----------------|--------------------------------15-12-|-/7-7-7-7/9\-|
 A|----|----------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|
 E|----|----------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|

Outro Guitar Solo (4:04):
 
 e|----10-12~-10\7-7-12~-10\7-------8-11-9b11-15b17-15--12\---|
 B|-12------------------------10b12---------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 e|-----15--b16----------*12~~~~/16-17-|-----10-12~-10\7-7-12~|
 B|-/12----------12\10-----------------|-/12------------------|
 G|--------------------12--------------|----------------------|
 D|------------------------------------|----------------------|
 A|------------------------------------|----------------------|
 E|------------------------------------|----------------------|

* - hold note then slide near end.
 
 e|-10\-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------10b11-8-10b11-8-10b11-8-10b11-10/12~~-12~~12~~12~~\--|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

(x10)
 
 e|-------------|*------------------|-----------------|
 B|-10-12-13b15-|---15--15--15--15--|--------12-10\5--|
 G|-------------|14b16-(16)(16)(16)-|--16r14----------|
 D|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 A|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 E|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|

* - There may be variation here, it's very hard to tell.
(At (4:25): Guitar 1 goes back into Riff 1)
 
 e|-------------------5--------------12~-10\7-7-12~-----------|
 B|---5--7b9-7b9-5\-----8~------10\8----------------9-9b10----|
 G|-7---------------7-----------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------10\--------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------8\--------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-9b10-9b11--9b10r9----------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------9b10--9p7----9~------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------9----7--7--7b9r7------X\-X-/X-----|
 A|------------------------------------9--9-------7~~--X\-X-/X-----|
 E|----------------------------------------------------X\-X-/X-----|
 e|-----------------------7----------|-----------------12---------|
 B|--------------*---8b10---8b10r8---|--------------/12---12\8----|
 G|-/7-/7-/7-7/9-------------------9-|-------------------------9--|
 D|-/7-/7-/7-7/9---------------------|----------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|----------------------------|

*Start to fade out
 
 e|---------------------|
 B|--/5--5---5--5---5---|
 G|--------7------7-----|
 D|---------------------|
 A|---------------------|
 E|---------------------|

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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