Back In The Saddle - Aerosmith
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
BACK IN THE SADDLE
As recorded by Aerosmith
(From the 1977 Album ROCKS)


Transcribed by tonedeafidiot

Words and Music by Tyler/Perry



Esus4/A
x 0 2 2 0 0 Am
x 0 2 2 1 0 D
x x 0 2 3 2 A5
x 0 2 2 x x


Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Distortion'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Fuzz Guitar'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Distortion 2'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Acoustic'


Intro
Moderate Rock Q=116
4/4
Gtr III
-[2]p0-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------2-2-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------0---------------0---------------0--------------0------|------------0-----------------0----------------0---------------------|
|
| E E E E Q +E S S +E S S S E. S S S S +Q
|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------5-------------5---5-4---------------|
|----------3--0---------------3------------0-------------(0)-2-3-|-----------(3)-0-2------------3-------------------------5--(5)-------|


a +H +Q Q W
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|-15b17-(15)-------(15)\----------|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q a +Q. +E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|--------------15b18-(15)r==========(15)----||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|---------0----0-----0-----0------|--0------0---------------------------------||
|
| E E E E Q +E S S +E S S S E. S S S S +Q
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------5----------5--5-4---------------||
|---------3--0---3---0----(0)-2-3-|-(3)-0-2-3-------------------5-(5)---------||


Outro
Gtr III
~~~~~~
W a +E +E E E +Q. +E
|----------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------|
|-2--------------|-7b7.5-(7)r(7)s5s9-(9)-----(9)s|
|-2--------------|-------------------------------|
|-0--------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| Q Q +E Q. E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------|
|-7--6--(6)-6----|--------9---8----4-(4)-4-4-----|
|-7--7--(7)-7----|--------9---9--x-5-(5)-5-5-----|
|----------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------|


Q E E Q. E +Q E a +E +Q +E E
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-11p====9h11s12------/14-|-(14)s===12-14b17-(14)-(14)r=(14)---|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| S S E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------2------------------2----------|
|-------------------------|------2------------------2----------|
|------5-4--2-------3---2-|---0--------------------------------|
|--5h7---------5--2-------|------------------------------------|


~~~~~~~ ~~~
E. +S +H. +Q +E. S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------|-------------------5-------------|
|------------------------|----------------5----8p5---------|
|-7b9==(7)-(7)-----------|-(7)r==(7)p==5-----------8p7p5-7-|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Q Q +E Q. E E E E +E E E E
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---------6---(6)-6----|--9--8-----4---(4)---4---4-------|
|-7---------7---(7)-7----|--9--9--x--5---(5)---5---5-------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|


~~~~~ ~
|-3-| |-3-|
+H S S S S S S E +Q +E S S S a +E S S S Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------5b7-|-(5)----(5)------------------------|
|-(7)--------5---5-----------|--------------7p5-7b9-(7)-5h7p5----|
|--------------7---7-5-------|------------7-------------------7--|
|----------------------7-----|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| S S E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----2-----------------2-----------|
|----------------------------|-----2-----------------2-----------|
|------5-4-2---------3---2---|--0--------------------------------|
|--5h7-------5---2-----------|-----------------------------------|


~~~~~
E Q. E Q. +E S S E +E +E. +S Q
|---------------------|------------------------------------12---|
|----8----------10----|-(10)-13p10-13b16==(13)-(13)r==(13)------|
|-/9-------/11--------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q +E Q. E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--7----6---(6)--6----|---9---8-------------4---(4)-4-------4---|
|--7----7---(7)--7----|---9---9-----x-------5---(5)-5-------5---|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|


\1____/
~~~~~~
+E S S S S E S E. Q E +Q. +E +E E E
|-(12)-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------10h12p10----12----10---------|-----------------------------|
|----------------11----11-------11---|-11---(11)---(11)-(11)---5---|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| S S E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------2------2-------------|
|------------------------------------|--------2------2-------------|
|--------5-----4-----2-----------3-2-|--0--------------------------|
|---5h7-----------------5-----2------|-----------------------------|


~
+E +E E E +Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)b7-(5)---7b9-(7)----x-5-|-(5)h7p5-5p=4p=2-4p2-|
|-----------7----------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| Q Q +E Q. E E E E +E E E E
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|--7--------6-----(6)-6------|--9--8---4-(4)-4-4---|
|--7--------7-----(7)-7------|--9--9-x-5-(5)-5-5---|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|


\1/ \1/ \1/
E E E E E E Q +E Q. +E E +Q
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-4---2-5-4-2-4-------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------3b4---|-(3)-0----(0)--0---(0)---|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|
| S S E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-----2-----2-------------|
|---------------------|-----2-----2-------------|
|-----5-4-2-----3---2-|--0----------------------|
|-5h7-------5-2-------|-------------------------|


~~~~~~~ ~~~
E E E a +E +Q E e Q a +Q E e Q
|---5---------------------5-|--------------------5-----|
|-5-5---8b10-(8)-(8)----x-5-|-----8b10-(8)-------5-----|
|-----------------------x---|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Q Q +E Q. E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-7---6----------(6)-6------|-9-8----------4-(4)-4-4---|
|-7---7----------(7)-7------|-9-9-------x--5-(5)-5-5---|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|


a +Q E e Q a +Q E e Q a +Q E e
|---------------5----------------|---5-----------------5---|
|-8b10-(8)------5-----8b10-(8)---|---5-----8b10-(8)----5---|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| S S E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---2-----------2---------|
|--------------------------------|---2-----------2---------|
|-----------5-4-2-----------3--2-|-0-----------------------|
|-------5h7-------5-2------------|-------------------------|


~~~
Q a +Q E E a +Q E a +E E E Q E a +E
|---------------5-----7b8-(7)--|-5----------5--------------------|
|----8b10-(8)---5--5-----------|---8b10-(8)---x------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------5------7b9==(7)-|
|------------------------------|----------------------7----------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Q Q +E Q. E E E E +E E E E
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7--------6---(6)-6-----------|-9-------8----4-(4)-4-4----------|
|-7--------7---(7)-7-----------|-9-------9--x-5-(5)-5-5----------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|


~~~
+E +E +E +E a +Q E a +E E Q. Q e E
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)r==(7)b9==(7)r(7)s9b11-(9)---9s12b14-(12)-|-12-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------|----12----12--10----|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|
| S S E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-----2-----2--------|
|----------------------------------------------|-----2-----2--------|
|--------5------4---2-------------3---------2--|--0-----------------|
|--5h=7----------------------5--2--------------|--------------------|


A5
Gtrs II, IV
E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

S E S e S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|------------12---11h12----11h12----11h12----|
|-11h12-----------------11-------11-------11-|
|---------12---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-11h12----11h12----11h12----12------14p12----14p=|
|-------11-------11-------14------14-------14-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

S S S S S a +E. S S S S S S a +E
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12----14p12----16b18-(16)-----14h16p14----16p14-16b17-(16)---|
|----14-------14-------------------------16--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

e E +E a +S +S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-14---(14)-16b18==(16)r(16)-14----16-------------14-|
|----------------------------------16----16-14----------|
|----------------------------------------------15h16----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

/1.5____________________________| /1.5______| /1.5____| /1.5______\5.5
S S S S S S E +H +E a +E a +E a +E +Q E E
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------17-------(17)-----------|-(17)-(17)-(17)------(17)-(17)----(17)-(17)------(17)-------x-----|
|-------14---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------2---|
|-16s17----17s16-x-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------2---|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------0---|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

\1________\1.5
+H. E E +Q +H E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-(2)-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-(2)-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-(0)----------------------|-()-----()-------------0-----|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

+H +S +E. +Q
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-(0)-----------(0)-(0)-----(0)-----|
|-----------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

S S S S S S S S a +Q s S E
|-17p14----------------------------------------------|
|-------17p14----------17----------------16p14-------|
|-------------18p16p14----16b18-(16)-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------16----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

a E S S S S S S S S S S E E
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------14---14-13s==|
|-16h17-16p14h16p14h16p14---------------13s==|
|-------------------------15h16----0---------|
|--------------------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

S E S S S S S S S S S S E S
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12-12------14p12-x-12------14-12----12-----|
|-12------14------------x-14-------14------x-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

S S S S S S E S s E S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-14-12----12------14---12-----------12-------|
|-------14----x-14---------14-----12----14p12-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

/0.5_______\0.5
S E. H +E E +E +Q. +Q Q
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----14\-----5-----------(5)-5-------|-(5)---(5)---------(5)-----------|
|-14---------5-----------(5)---------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

\1.5___/
Q T +S +E +T +H W
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------0-----(0)-(0)-----(0)-(0)-----------|-[0]-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
+E +E +E +E +H +W
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-([0])-([0])---([0])-([0])---([0])-----------|-([0])--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

|--3--| |-------6--------| |-------6--------| |--3--|
W S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-17h20p17------20p17----20p17------20p17----20p17------20p17----20b22==(20)-|
|---2tr7-----------------------|----------19---------19---------19-------19---------19-------19-------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-([0])------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E S S E S S E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

\1.5____/
~~~~
+E +Q +E a +E S S +E E
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-(20)----(20)-----(20)r---20b22-(20)-20-20-(20)-------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


A5
Gtr II
E Q. Q Q e E H. E E E E E E E E E E H.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

Gtr III



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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
/ Aerosmith / Rocks (1976) / Back In The Saddle guitar tab


Back In The Saddle-from Live Bootleg (different key from original on Rocks)

Intro

Guitar 1 - play this 3x on end of third time add this

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--1--0----4--3---7--6----3--3----------6-5---6-5---6-5--6-5--6-5-------|
D--1--0----4--3---7--6----3--3----------6-5---6-5---6-5--6-5--6-5-------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2- plays G maj chord notes here Then Cmaj chord here and build it up

main lick for chorus:
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------5----5-5-4-----------|
D------------3---------------3-----------------------5--------|
A---3--5--5-----5---------------3--4--5-----------------------|
E-------------------3--4--5-----------------------------------|

I'm back

I'm back in the saddle again
I'm back

I'm back in the saddle again

verse:
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------8---5---8--6--6--5-------------------------8--5-5-|
G---3---5--------------7---5---7--7--5--5---7----3---5------------7--5-5-|
D---3---5----3--4--5------------------------8----3---5---3--4--5---------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------|
B--5-6-5-----|
G--5-5-5--7--|
D---------8--|
A------------|
E------------|

They play this part 4x on verse 1, then chorus, then 2x on verse 2 which then goes into
similar riff on a different chord. I'll be working out this part next, so that will be
next installment! Also I'll try to tab out some of the solo licks at the end where Joe goes nuts!

The main lick in the end part goes like this for the rhythm guitar:
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------5--4---2---0------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------2----0-----------------------------------|
E-----3----------------------------------3------------------------------|
^ This note is a G maj chord

Happy playing!


Transcribed by John O'Neil(joneil@gate.net)
Song info
Back In The Saddle
Aerosmith
2001
  • Rock
  • Blues Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Hard Rock
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