Rocky Mountain Way by Joe Walsh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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|-------|------------|----------------| * # Note in parentheses starts on the 2nd repeat (of 7) * 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): A7 E7 And we don't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's sad. [Fill 3] A7 B7 Cause the Rocky Mountain Way, is better then the way we 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): A7 E7 And we don't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's sad. [Fill 4] A7 B7 Rocky Mountain Way is better than the way we had. 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. 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 =============================================================================== www.TAB6.com