WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Aerosmith - Chip Away The Stone Bass | Ver. 2
CHIP AWAY AT THE STONE (Bassline)
As recorded by Aerosmith
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff'
Q=128
4/4
Gtr I
H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-----2-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----2-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|---------------2-|
|-----------------|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-----2-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----2-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|---------------2-|
|-----------------|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-------------3-----|-------------------|-------------3-4-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---|-----------5---5---|-------------------|-----------5-------|
|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-0-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3---------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-(5)-5-3---5---3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------|
|---------5---------|-----------------|-----------3-0-1-|-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
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+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-(5)-5-3---5---3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------|
|---------5---------|-----------------|-----------3-0-1-|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----2-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|---------------2-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-----2-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|---------------2-|
|-----------------|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-------------3-----|-------------------|-------------3---5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---|-----------5---5---|-------------------|-----------5---5---|
|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-0-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3---------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-(5)-5-3---3---3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------|
|---------5---5-----|-----------------|-----------3-0-1-|-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|---------5---5---|-------------------|-----------5---5---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-0-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3---------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-(5)-5-3---3---3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------|
|---------5---5-----|-----------------|-----------3-0-1-|-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
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|-----------3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------5---5---|-------------------|-----------5-------|
|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-0-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3---------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-(5)-5-3---5-5-3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
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+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E H +Q E E W W
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|-------5-3-1-----|-3----(3)--3---|----------|------|
|-3-----------3-3-|---------------|----------|------|
W W W W
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S S E S S E E E E E +E E Q H
|-7-7-7-10-10-12-12-12-----|---------------*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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