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Rough Boy by Zz Top
Rough Boy
Tempo: 80
INTRO
Guitar 1
A E F#m7 C#m7 A E F#m7 C#m7
Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------9----------|------9----------|------9----------|------9----------|
D|-9/11---11\9---7-|-9/11---11\9-----|-9/11---11\9---7-|-9/11---11\9-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Guitar 1 (Palm Mute)
A5 F#5
Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------9----------|------9----------|------9----------|------9----------|
D|-9/11---11\9--9--|-9/11---11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9--9\-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Guitar 1 (Palm Mute)
B5 E5
Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-5----(5)/-------|-5----(5)/-------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-5----(5)/-9-(9)-|-5----(5)/-9-(9)-|
G|-6b--(6)-4-------|-6-7-----6-4-----|-2----(2)/-------|-2----(2)/-------|
D|--------------7--|-----------------|-2----(2)/-------|-2----(2)/-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
VERSE 1 - Guitar 1
A5
What in the world's come all over me?
F#5
I ain't got a chance in one in three
B5
Ain't got no rap, ain't got no line
E5
But if you'll give me just a minute I'll be feeling fine
Guitar 2
e|-------0---------|
B|-----3-----------|
G|-1/2-------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
VERSE 2 - Guitar 1
A5
I am the one who can fade the heat
F#5
The one they all say, “You just can't be beatâ€
E5
I'll shoot it to you straight, and look you in the eye
B5
So give me just a minute and I'll tell you why
CHORUS
A5
I'm a rough boy … I'm a rough boy
Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------9---------|------9----------|------9----------|-----------------|
D|-14/11--11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9\2-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
SOLO - Guitar 2
Guitar 1 chord progression (muted) - C#5 / F#5 / B5 / E5
VERSE 3 - Guitar 1
A5
I don't care how you look at me
F#5
Because I'm the one and you will see
E5
We can make it work, we can make it by
B5
So give me one more minute and I'll tell you why
CHORUS
A5
I'm a rough boy … I'm a rough boy
Guitar 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|
G|-------9---------|------9----------|------9----------|-1/2-------------|
D|-14/11--11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9-7-|-9/11---11\9-9\2-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
OUTRO SOLO - Guitar 2
Note - This outro chord progression is VERY long and complicated … these
are the correct chords for the rhythm guitar and the majority of them are
one chord per 2 bars … you'll have to listen to the solo to get the chord
changes
OUTRO Chord Progression - Guitar 1 (palm mute)
C#5/F#5/B5/E5
A5/F#5/B5/E5
A5/F#5/B5/E5
A5/F#5/B5/E5/A
A/E-A/F#m7/E-F#
F#m7/E-F#/Bm7
E/E7sus4
A F#m
What in the world'zz come all over me?
A F#m
I ain't got a chance of one in three.
D
Ain't got no rap, ain't got no line
E
but if you'll give me juzzt a minute I'll be feelin' fine.
I am the one who can fade the heat,
the one they all zzay juzzt can't be beat.
I'll zzhoot it to you zztraight and look you in the eye.
So gimme juzzt a minute and I'll tell you why
A F#m
I'm a rough boy, I'm a rough boy.
I don't care how you look at me
becauzze I'm the one and you will zzee
we can make it work, we can make it by.
So give me one more minute and I'll tell you why
I'm a rough boy, I'm a rough boy.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
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-----5---------|-----5-----|
-4/6---4-----2-|-4/6----/4-|
---------------|-----------|
---------------|-----------|
Keep repeating those two measures like on the recording (about 4X)
Then
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
---------------------|-----------------|-----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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--------------------------9-------------|---------------------------------|
-12b14---------------------12-9---------|---------9----9--------------9-9-|
--------------------------------12-11-9-|---------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|11-11-11---11---11---------------|
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-9h10p9----9-------------------------------|----------------------------|
--------11---11---------------9------------|-11-9/11---------------(11)\|
--------------------------------11------11-|----------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
-------------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---------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
-----------------------------------|----7/9-------------------------9---------|
-------------9------------------10-|-12-----12-10-12b14b10------------10----14|
9----11----9---9-------------11----|-----------------------11-11-11-----11----|
--11----11-------11----------------|------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
-14-------------14----------------------------10b12----|
----17b19----------17-14----------------------10b12-10-|
------------------------16-14-------------14-----------|
------------------------------16-16--------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
--------------7------------------|--7-----------------------------------------|
-10b12----------10-7-10b12-------|----10p7-10b12----10-7----------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------10p9p7-10p9p7---7----|
---------------------------------|-------------------------------------9---9--|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~
-12--------------------------------12------------------|
---14b12h10-----------10-----12-------14B12H10---12P10-|
------------11-9-11-11------------------------11-------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
-----------9------(9)H11|-----------------5----------|
---10-12B14-------------|-8B10-8------------5--------|
-11---------------------|---------------------5B7-7--|
------------------------|----------------------------|
------------------------|----------------------------|
------------------------|----------------------------|
~~~~~~~~
--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
--------------------|-------------------------|-------10-------10--12-10-12b14|
----5b----------6---|------------9-11p9-11----|---9-11--11-9-11---------------|
------7-7-----7-----|-11-11p9-11--------------|-------------------------------|
--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
-12--------------------------------|-12--------------------------------|
----14b12------10--10-----10-12b14-|---12b13--12b14---12--(12)-----10--|
-----------------11----------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
<-this measure repeats once->
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
---------12-----------------5-|-5---------8b-----------|
-12b14-----(12)------(12)\5---|------------------------|
------------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------------|----------------7\--0-0-|
------------------------------|------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
------------5-----5--5-----|-2------------------2---------|
-7b9---------9b7-5--5--5---|----2--5b7-------------5----2-|
-------------------------6-|------------------------4b5---|
---------------------------|------------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~
-----------------------------------|------------------------|
------------------5---5------------|------------------------|
-4-2-4---2-4b6-----4b6b4--2-4--2-4-|-4b6b4---2----------2-4-|
-------4---------------------------|-----------------2h4----|
-----------------------------------|------------------------|
-----------------------------------|------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
-4b6p2-----4-2-------2-4-4b6-|--4--------------------2-4---2-|
-------4-2-----4-------------|-------------------2-4-----4---|
-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------------------------|-------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----------------------------------|-------------------------|
------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-|
----------------------------------|-------------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
---------------------------|-------------------------|
-5-5-----5---5---5---5-5-5-|-5H7---------------------|
-----6-6---6---6---6-------|-----6---------4-2-4--4b6|
---------------------------|-------------------------|
---------------------------|-------------------------|
---------------------------|-------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
------2-2----------------------2h4-|-4-4-4---2h4-4---2--------|
-------------------------4-4-4-----|-----4---------4---4-4----|
---------------------/4-4----------|--------------------------|
-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
-------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
-------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
-2-4-4-4-2-2-------------------|------------------|-----------------0-|
-----4-------4---------4---2h4-|-4p2------0-2-2p0-|-2/4-2--(2)/-------|
-------------------------4-----|------------------|-------------------|
-------------------------------|------------------|-------------0-----| ~~~~~~~~~
-----------------------|----------------------------|-----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-|-------------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
-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---|
---------------------------------|-------------------------|
---------------------------------|-------------------------|
---------------------------------|-------------------------|
---------------------------------|-------------------------|
fade...
Intro: A F#m Bm E
A
What in the world'zz come all over me?
F#m
I ain't got a chance of one in three.
Bm
Ain't got no rap, ain't got no line
E
but if you'll give me juzzt a minute I'll be feelin' fine.
A
I am the one who can fade the heat,
F#m
the one they all zzay juzzt can't be beat.
Bm
I'll zzhoot it to you zztraight and look you in the eye.
E
So gimme juzzt a minute and I'll tell you why
A F#m
I'm a rough boy, I'm a rough boy.
C#7 F#m Bm E
A
I don't care how you look at me
F#m
becauzze I'm the one and you will zzee
Bm
we can make it work, we can make it by.
E
So give me one more minute and I'll tell you why
A
I'm a rough boy, I'm a rough boy.
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