Zz Top

Zz Top - Rough Boy guitar tab

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From: Martin Hermans

This is guitar tablature for "Rough Boy" off the Afterburner album by

ZZ Top

Here is the lead guitar to "Rough Boy"

Wherever I have not indicated where to bend to, bend one half fret.

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-----5---------|-----5-----|

-4/6---4-----2-|-4/6----/4-|

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---------------|-----------|

Keep repeating those two measures like on the recording (about 4X)

Then

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---------------------|-----------------|-----4--------|--------4-----|

---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|

-6b-------4-------2--|-6b------4-------|-2------------|-2------------|

---------------------|-----------------|-2------------|-2------------|

---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|

Then the first verse is sung

Then play those first two measures for "I'm a Rough boy , I 'm a rough boy"

Solo after verse 2 and before verse 3

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--------------------------9-------------|---------------------------------|

-12b14---------------------12-9---------|---------9----9--------------9-9-|

--------------------------------12-11-9-|---------------------------------|

----------------------------------------|11-11-11---11---11---------------|

----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

-9h10p9----9-------------------------------|----------------------------|

--------11---11---------------9------------|-11-9/11---------------(11)\|

--------------------------------11------11-|----------------------------|

-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

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-------------7----------------|-------7-----------------------------|

-10b12---------10-7-10b12-----|---------10-7------------------------|

------------------------------|--------------9-7-------------7-9b11p|9

------------------------------|------------------9-9----------------|

------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

--------------------------------|-0---------

--------------------------------|-----------

(9)-----------------7p6-------7-|-----7-----

------------------------9-------|-----------

--------------------------7-----|-----------

----------------------------0---|-----------

Then the third verse is sung

And the final solo

-12-9----------9------------------------------------------|

------9-12B14-----12-9------------------------------------|

-----------------------11b13-11-9-----11----9-11-11b13b11h|

-----------------------------------------11---------------|

----------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------|

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-----------------------------------|----7/9-------------------------9---------|

-------------9------------------10-|-12-----12-10-12b14b10------------10----14|

9----11----9---9-------------11----|-----------------------11-11-11-----11----|

--11----11-------11----------------|------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

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-14-------------14----------------------------10b12----|

----17b19----------17-14----------------------10b12-10-|

------------------------16-14-------------14-----------|

------------------------------16-16--------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------|

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--------------7------------------|--7-----------------------------------------|

-10b12----------10-7-10b12-------|----10p7-10b12----10-7----------------------|

---------------------------------|-----------------------10p9p7-10p9p7---7----|

---------------------------------|-------------------------------------9---9--|

---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

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-12--------------------------------12------------------|

---14b12h10-----------10-----12-------14B12H10---12P10-|

------------11-9-11-11------------------------11-------|

-------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------|

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-----------9------(9)H11|-----------------5----------|

---10-12B14-------------|-8B10-8------------5--------|

-11---------------------|---------------------5B7-7--|

------------------------|----------------------------|

------------------------|----------------------------|

------------------------|----------------------------|

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--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|

--------------------|-------------------------|-------10-------10--12-10-12b14|

----5b----------6---|------------9-11p9-11----|---9-11--11-9-11---------------|

------7-7-----7-----|-11-11p9-11--------------|-------------------------------|

--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|

--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|

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-12--------------------------------|-12--------------------------------|

----14b12------10--10-----10-12b14-|---12b13--12b14---12--(12)-----10--|

-----------------11----------------|-----------------------------------|

-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~

---------12-----------------5-|-5---------8b-----------|

-12b14-----(12)------(12)\5---|------------------------|

------------------------------|------------------------|

------------------------------|------------------------|

------------------------------|----------------7\--0-0-|

------------------------------|------------------------|

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------------5-----5--5-----|-2------------------2---------|

-7b9---------9b7-5--5--5---|----2--5b7-------------5----2-|

-------------------------6-|------------------------4b5---|

---------------------------|------------------------------|

---------------------------|------------------------------|

---------------------------|------------------------------|

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------------------5---5------------|------------------------|

-4-2-4---2-4b6-----4b6b4--2-4--2-4-|-4b6b4---2----------2-4-|

-------4---------------------------|-----------------2h4----|

-----------------------------------|------------------------|

-----------------------------------|------------------------|

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-----------------------------|-5-----------------------------|

-4b6p2-----4-2-------2-4-4b6-|--4--------------------2-4---2-|

-------4-2-----4-------------|-------------------2-4-----4---|

-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

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------5-------------------/5--5-5-|-/5--5-5-5---5---5---5---|

-4b6----4-(4)-------------/6--6-6-|-/6--6-6-6-6---6---6---6-|

----------------------------------|-------------------------|

----------------------------------|-------------------------|

----------------------------------|-------------------------|

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-5-5-----5---5---5---5-5-5-|-5H7---------------------|

-----6-6---6---6---6-------|-----6---------4-2-4--4b6|

---------------------------|-------------------------|

---------------------------|-------------------------|

---------------------------|-------------------------|

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------2-2----------------------2h4-|-4-4-4---2h4-4---2--------|

-------------------------4-4-4-----|-----4---------4---4-4----|

---------------------/4-4----------|--------------------------|

-----------------------------------|--------------------------|

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-------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|

-------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|

-2-4-4-4-2-2-------------------|------------------|-----------------0-|

-----4-------4---------4---2h4-|-4p2------0-2-2p0-|-2/4-2--(2)/-------|

-------------------------4-----|------------------|-------------------|

-------------------------------|------------------|-------------0-----|

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-----------------------|----------------------------|-----4-------4--4--------|

-/2-------2-5-5----5\0-|-/2-----------5-5---5---5---|----------------------7--|

-/2--------------------|-/2-------------------------|-4/6-----------6-------6-|

-----------------------|-----------/6-----6---6---6-|-------------------------|

-----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|

-----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|

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-4/5-5--------------0-|/2------0------------|-2---------------------|

--------7-------------|----------0-3--------|-----5---3---2---2p0-0-|

----------------------|/4---------------4-4-|---4----4---4---4------|

----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

-0----------2------4-----5-----7-|-----5-----4----2------0-|

---0-0---0----0------0-0---0-0---|---0---0-----0-0---0-0---|

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fade...

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