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TROUBLE WALKIN' (from the Ace Frehley Album "TROUBLE WALKIN'"- 1989)
Transcribed by : Breno Jendell Guitar (jendellguitar@uol.com.br)
Coments: This song screams Ace Frehley. As well as many other songs from him, the
riffs follow the lead vocal, mainly in the chorus. The song is very simple and the
main riff (Rhythm Fig. 1A & B) changes the licks each time, never repating the same
line. The solo is very creative, with pentatonic licks in Am, then in Em. After the
solo, Ace uses a bridge which leaves a different touch to the song (Rhythm Fig. 4),
very well done. The music ends with another solo, which reminds us of the other
licks used in the song.
Key:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend (whole step)
b^ = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb = pre-bend
r = release-bend
t = tap with righthand finger
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
** = Artificial Harmonic
x = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
(\) = Dive w\bar
(/) = Release w\bar
Tp = Tap w\plectrum
Rhythm Fig. 1a
Eb|----------------------------------3-3--2--0------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------3-3--3--2------------------|
Gb|--2------2--0--2--5--2------------0-0--2--2------------------|
Db|--2------2--0--2--5--2------------0-0--0--2------------------|
Ab|--0------0-----------0------------x-x--0--0------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------3-3------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 1b
Eb|----------------------------------3-3--2--0------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------3-3--3--2------------------|
Gb|--2------2--0--2--5--2-0-2--------0-0--2--2------------------|
Db|--2------2--0--2--5--2-0-2--------0-0--0--2------------------|
Ab|--0------0-----------0------------x-x--0--0------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------3-3------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2--------2---5--7-----7~-----7--5-----7--5-------7-------0-|
Db|--2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----7--5--7--7--5--7----7--5----0-|
Ab|--0--0--0--0---------7---------------7--------7----5--5----x-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------3----3-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-2---2--------2---5--7-----7~---7--5-----7--5-------7--7-----|
Db|-2---2--------2---5--7--7--7~---7--5--7--7--5--7----5--7-----|
Ab|-0---0--0--0--0---------7-------------7--------7-------5-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2--------2---5--7-----7~-----7--5-----7--5-------7------0--|
Db|--2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----7--5--7--7--5--7----7--5---0--|
Ab|--0--0--0--0---------7---------------7--------7----5--5---x--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------3---3--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2---2--------2---5--7-----7~---7-5-----7-5------7---7------|
Db|--2---2--------2---5--7--7--7~---7-5--7--7-5--7---5---7------|
Ab|--0---0--0--0--0---------7------------7-------7-------5------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------0--0|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------9--------9---12--14------14~--14--12------14-|
Db|----------------9--------9---12--14--14--14~--14--12--14--14-|
Ab|----------------7--7--7--7-----------14---------------14-----|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------3-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12------14------2--9--9--------9---12--14------14~--14--12--|
Db|-12--14--14--12--0--9--9--------9---12--14--14--14~--14--12--|
Ab|-----14--12--12-----7--7--7--7--7-----------14---------------|
Eb|-------------10----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----14--12-------14--14-------------------------------------|
Db|-14--14--12--14---12--14-------------------------------------|
Ab|-14----------14-------12-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
Eb|-----2~-----3--2--0--2--0-~----------------------------------|
Bb|---3-----------------------------4~-----5--4--2--4--2~-------|
Gb|---2---------------------------4-----------------------------|
Db|---0---------------------------4-----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------2-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----2~-----3--2--0--2--0-~----------------------------------|
Bb|---3---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---2-------------------------9--9--9----12--12--12-12-12--12-|
Db|---0-------------------------9--9--9----12--12--12-12-12--12-|
Ab|-----------------------------7--7--7----10--10--10-10-10--10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2--------2---5--7-----7~-----7--5-----7--5------------7--7-|
Db|--2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----7--5--7--7--5--7---5--5--7--7-|
Ab|--0--0--0--0---------7---------------7--------7---5--5--5--5-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------3--3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------3--3-----------------|
Gb|---2--------2---5--7-----7~-----0--0----2--2-------2--x--2---|
Db|---2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----0--0----0--0-------2--x--2---|
Ab|---0--0--0--0---------7---------x--x---------------0--x--0---|
Eb|--------------------------------3--3-------------------------|
Eb|--3--3---2--2----------------3---3---2--2-------------0------|
Bb|--3--3---3--3----------------3---3---3--3-------------2------|
Gb|--0--0---2--2----2--x--2-----0---0---2--2-------2--0--2------|
Db|--0--0---0--0----2--x--2-----0---0---0--0-------2--0--2------|
Ab|--x--x-----------0--x--0-----x---x---0--0-------0-----0------|
Eb|--3--3-----------------------3---3---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------0---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------2---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------2---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------2---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------0---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10/11b----13b/15--15--13---15--13--10--|
Gb|-7/9--9--9--9--9--9------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-13--10-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10\11b-11b-|
Gb|--------12--9--12--9---------7/9--9--9--9--9--9--------------|
Db|---------------------12--10----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------15-15-15----15-15-15--------------------15b~|
Bb|---15b-15b----15b----------15b----------15b-r15---12---------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------14-----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----8---8---8---8-----15------------------------------------|
Gb|-----7---7---7---7-----14b---------------14**b--r14--12~-----|
Db|-----6---6---6---6-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
<-Gradual Bend->
Eb|--------12-------------------------15p12---------15b~~-------|
Bb|-----12----15-p12-----15b~---12----------15p12---------------|
Gb|--14b--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
<-------4x--------> <-----8x----->
Riff 1
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
Ab|----------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
<----------P.M.---------->
Riff 3
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------2p0----------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------2p0-------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------3p0-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------3b---|
Riff 4
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------7b-7-5-7--|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------7b-7-5-7--|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------7b-7b-5h7----------------------------|
Gb|------------------------7b-7b-5h7----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 6
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------7b-r7~~~--------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------7b-r7~~~--------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 7
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------2p0-2p0----------------7**b^^--r7~----|
Db|------------------------------2p0----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------3p0-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 8
Eb|----------------------------------------------8----7----6----|
Bb|-------------------------------------------5/8--5\7--5\6--5~-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 9
Eb|--------------------4*---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------4*---5*---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------4*--5*--7*------------7-5-------------|
Db|-----------------------------5*-7*--------------7-5----------|
Ab|----------------------------------7*---------------7-6-5-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------8-7-5|
Outro Solo
Eb|--0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-----|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------20---17-|
Gb|--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----19b-19b-----------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20b~~~--20b-r20--20--17--20---------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------19-17---10-10-10--7b--7-5-7-5--|
Db|-------------------------------------9--9--9-----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--7p5p0-7p5p0------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------7b-5-7-5**~-----7b--------------5**~~-2h5p2----|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------5-2-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------5h8p5h8p5-----------------------17-20p17-14p16-18p15-|
Bb|------------------8--5------------------17-20p17-14p16-18p15-|
Gb|------------------------7--5~--------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-3~--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-17p14-16p13-15p12-14p11-13p10-12p9-11p8-10p7-9p6-8p5-7p4-6p3|
Bb|-17p14-16p13-15p12-14p11-13p10-12p9-11p8-10p7-9p6-8p5-7p4-6p3|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-5--5~~------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-5--5~~------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
TROUBLE WALKIN'
(Bill Wray, Phil Brown)
[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 1]
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 3]
[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 4]
I am trouble walkin'
I am every mother's nightmare
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2]
I am trouble walkin' aha
Woooo , woooooo
[Rhythm Fig. 2 ]
Out on the street there's a lesson learned
You play with and you'll get burned
On the newsstand there's another book
Out on the street what count is the way you look
[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 5]
I am trouble walkin'
I am every mother's nightmare
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2] & [Riff 6]
I am trouble walkin' aha
Woooo , woooooo
[Rhythm Fig. 2]
There aint no doubt I got what you need
You'll be beggin' baby please, please, please
With every switch sharper than a blade
I got you in my sights you can't escape
[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 7]
I am trouble walkin'
I am every mother's nightmare
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2] & [Riff 8]
I am trouble walkin' aha
Woooo , woooooo
Take It easy
[Solo] & [Rhythm Fig. 3]
[Rhythm Fig. 4]
No matter where you run
No matter where you hide
Out here there's a rule you'll find
Only the strong survive
[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 9]
I am trouble walkin'
I am every mother's nightmare
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2]
I am trouble walkin' aha
Woooo , woooooo
[Outro solo & Rhythm Fig. 5]
I am trouble walkin'
I am every mother's nightmare
I am trouble walkin' aha
Woooo , woooooo
I am trouble walkin'
I am every mother's nightmare
I am trouble walkin'
Woooo , woooooo
Woooo , woooooo , Woooo , woooooo Fade.
Artist: Ace Frehley
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