All fills and the solo goes on the E blues-scale. They look hard, but they're really easy, 'cos I've been playing guitar for just 6 months, and I got all these (except the main riff) just by listening to the record ! The chords in the verse goes like: E, C, D and C, D. There's also an A, B, C, and D part, but it's marked on the lyrics.
Fill 1: |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15b--15b--15b--15b---------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------12-14-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b^12-12-----| |----------------------------------12-14----------------------------------14-| |----------------------------12-14-------------------------------------------| |----------------------12-15-------------------------------------------------|
Lines form on my face and hands Lines form from the ups and downs I'm in the middle without any plans I'm a boy and I'm a man
Main Riff I'm Eighteen and I don't know what I want - Eighteen I just don't know what I want - Eighteen I gotta get away
A5 B5 C5 D5 I've got to get out of this place - I'll go running in outer space again !
Fill 2: |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--14b---14^12----14b--14b-14--12-----| |-------------^14-----------------14--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
I've got an baby's brain and an old man's heart Took 18 years to get this far Don't always know what I'm talkin' about Feels like I'm living in a middle of doubt - 'Cos I'm
Main Riff Eighteen I get confuzed every day - Eighteen I just don't know what to say Eighteen I got to get away !
Lines form on my face and my hands Lines form on the left and right
Fill 3: Fill 4: |--------------------| |-------------| |--------------------| I've been in the middle, |-------------| |--14b^14--12--------| the middle of life |--14^14b-----| |--------------14----| |-------------| |--------------------| |-------------| |--------------------| |-------------|
Main Riff I'm a boy and I'm a man - I'm Eighteen and I like it ! Yes I like it !
Fill 5: Fill 6: |----------------| |---------------------------| |-15b-15b-15b----| Oh, I like it, |-15^12---------------------| |----------------| I love it, I like it, |------^14--14-12-14~~~~~---| |----------------| |---------------------------| |----------------| |---------------------------| |----------------| |---------------------------| I love it, Eighteen, Eighteen,
Fill 7: |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-14~~~-12------------------| I'm not sure about the last note... |----------14-12------------| |----------------14-(12)----| |---------------------------| Eighteen, Eighteen and I like it !
|---------------------------| |---------------------------| These are the last three chords |---5----7--------9---------| |---5----7--------9---------| |---3----5--------7---------| |---------------------------|
ups and downs. I'm in the middle without any plans.
E-|------------------------------|--------------0------------------------2--3-|
B-|-----------------------3--0---|-----------1-----1-----1------------3-------|
G-|--------0-----------2---------|--------0-----------0------------2----------|
D-|-----2-----------0------------|-----2------------------------0-------------|
A-|--3-----------3---------------|--3-----------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Chorus w/Rhythm fig. one
I'm a boy and I'm a man. I'm eighteen...
E-|--2--0-------0----------------------------------------2--------------------|
B-|--------3-------3--0-------------------------------3-----------------------|
G-|----------------------0----------------0--------2--------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------2--------0-----------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------3--------3--------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
W/Rhythm figure two W/Fill one
I've gotta get out of this place. I'll go running in outer space again.
Fill one:
E-|----------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------|
G-|--14b--rb--12--14b--rb--12--14--|
D-|----------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------|
I'm eighteen and I... (Finish with Rhythm figure one.)
Guitar two:
E-|------------------------|
B-|---------3--3--3--3-----|
G-|---------2--2--2--2-----|
D-|---------0--0--0--0-----|
A-|------0--0--0--0--0-----|
E-|------------------------|
(Another guitar comes in and )
(plays power chord version of)
(Rhythm figure one. )
...Yes, I like it! Woh, I like it, love it, like it,
Guitar one
E-|----------------------12------12---------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------15b-----15b-----------------------------rb-------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
W/Fill two
love it! Eighteen, eighteen, eighteen, eighteen and I
Gtr I, II, III(E A D G B E) - 'dirty electric'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'clean electric'
Intro
Q=100
4/4
Gtr I
PM
Q E S S E E E E e E Q E E E E
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|--------------3-------|
|------------------|-----0------2---------|
|-9--9-------------|---2----0-------------|
|-7--7-----------0-|-3--------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-2-3---|----------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 1 end Rhy Fig 1-|
|
| Gtr II
| Q E S S E E E E E E Q S S E S S S S
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|------------7-7-7-----|
|------------------|-----5------7-7-7-----|
|-2--2-2-2---------|---5----5s7-7-7-7---0-|
|-2--2-----------0-|-3------3s5-5-5-5-----|
|-0--0-----0-2-3---|------------------0---|
|-Rhy Fig 1A end Rhy Fig 1A-|
Q E. S E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|--------------3-------|
|-----------------|-----0------2---------|
|-9--x------------|---2----0-------------|
|-7--x----------0-|-3--------------------|
|-0--0--0-0-2-3---|----------------------|
|
| Q E. S E E E E E E Q S S E S S S S
|-----------------|----------------------|
|----0------------|----------------------|
|-0--0--0---------|-----5------7-x-x-x-0-|
|-2--2------------|---5----5s7-7---------|
|-2--2----------0-|-3------3s5-5---------|
|-0--0----0-2-3---|----------------------|
A5 B5
Gtr I
W W
| |
/ /
Gtr III
Q +H. Q. +E +Q.. +S
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-15b17===(17)-------------|-15b17=====(17)---(17)r========(15)-|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q E. S E E S E S Q E S S E E S S S S
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--1--------1--1-1-1-1-0---|-------------5--5---5--5-5-4--------|
|--2--------2--2-2-2-2---x-|--4------4---4--4---4--4-4-4-4---4--|
|--2--------2--2-2-2-2-----|--4------4----------4--4-4---4---4--|
|--0--------0--0-0-0-0-----|--2------2----------4--4-4---2---2--|
|--------------------------|--------------------2--2-2----------|
|-Rhy Fig 2
C5 D5
W W
| |
/ /
Q. +E +H Q. +E +Q +E +E
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-15b17=======(17)---(17)-------------|-15b17========(17)-(17)----------(17)r==(15)----|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|
| S E. E S S +E E +S S S S S E. Q S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------5---5--5--(5)-5-(5)-5-5-5-|--5s====7-----------------------------0---0-----|
|--4s====5--5---5--5--(5)-5-(5)-5-5-5-|--5s====7-----------11--11-11-11--11---------0--|
|--4s====5--5---5--5--(5)-5-(5)-5-5-5-|--5s====7--7/-------12--12-12-12--12------------|
|--2s====3--3---3--3--(3)-3-(3)-3-3-3-|--3s====5--7/-------12--12-12-12--12------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------5/-------10--10-10-10--10------------|
end Rhy Fig 2-|
S S S S S S S S E. S +E E
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------12-14-14b16---14b16-(16)---14b16---|
|-------------12--14------------------------------------|
|-------12-14-------------------------------------------|
|-12-15-------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E. S E E S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-----------0---------0--0----0----------------------|
|--0-----------0-----------------0---------------0----0-|
|--2-----------2-----------------2---------x--x---------|
|--2-----------2---------------------------x--x---------|
|--0-----------0----------------------------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 3
~~
a +Q S +E. H
|-----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-14b16==(16)--14r(14)---12---------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|
| Q E E S S E +S S S S
|---------------3-------------------------||
|----------3----3-------------3-(3)-3-0-0-||
|----------0----0-------------2-(2)-2-----||
|----------2--------------0-0-0-(0)-0-----||
|----------3--------------0---------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
end Rhy Fig 3-|
Verse 1 & 2
$
Gtr IV
E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E
|--0--------------|-----------------|-0--------------|-----------------|
|-^0-3-0----------|-------------3-0-|---3-0----------|-------------3-0-|
|-^0-----0-(0)----|-----0-----2-----|-------0-(0)----|-----0-----2-----|
|-^2--------------|---2-----0-------|----------------|---2-----0-------|
|-----------------|-3-----3---------|----------------|-3-----3---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-Rhy Fig 4
To Coda
Gtr IV
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E
|---------0-------|-------2-3-2-0---|-0--------------|-----------------||
|-------1---1---1-|-----3---------3-|---3-0----------|-------------3-0-||
|-----0-------0---|---2-------------|-------0-(0)----|-----0-----2-----||
|---2-------------|-0---------------|----------------|---2-----0-------||
|-3---------------|-----------------|----------------|-3-----3---------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
end Rhy Fig 4-|
Chorus 1
w/Rhy Fig 1A x3
Gtr I
PM
Q E S S E E E E e E Q E E E E 3x
||-------------------|-----------------------||
||o------------------|--------------3-------o||
||-------------------|-----0------2----------||
||--2--2-------------|---2----0--------------||
||o-2--2-----------0-|-3--------------------o||
||--0--0-0-0-0-2-3---|-----------------------||
w/Rhy Fig 2
W W
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-2-----------------|-4--------------------|
|-0-----------------|-2--------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
G
W W
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-5--------------------------|-7-----------------------------|
|-3--------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
w/Rhy Fig 3
D.S. al Coda
Gtr III
H +E +E a E E Q +Q +E +E Q
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|-14b16========(16)-(16)-(16)r14--------|-14b16===(16)---(16)r==(14)-12----------||
|----------------------------------17---|----------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
Chorus 2
&
w/Rhy Fig 1A
PM
Q E S S E E E E e E Q E E E E 3x
||-------------------|-----------------||
||o------------------|------------3---o||
||-------------------|-----0----2------||
||--2--2-------------|---2----0--------||
||o-2--2-----------0-|-3--------------o||
||--0--0-0-0-0-2-3---|-----------------||
w/Rhy Fig 2
A5 B5
Gtr I
W W
| |
/ /
Gtr III
~~
H +Q E E a +E +E Q S S E E S S
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-12-----------(12)-----------12------|---------------------------------------------|
|-14b16========(16)---14b16---14b16---|-14b16==(16)r(14)-12--------------12------12-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------14-12-14------14----|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
C5
W
|
/
S S S S S S S S E E E E
|--------------------------------12---------12---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-14p12--14p12-14p12-14-12-14b15----14b16--------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
D5
|
/
Q E. S E E S S S S
|-12-------12----12-15b17----15----12------------||
|-15b17----15b17----------------------15-12------||
|-------------------------------------------14---||
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||
Verse 3
w/Rhy Fig 4
E5VII
W W
|
/
Q +H. W
|-------------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------|
|-14b16====(16)-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------|
|
| Q E E +S S E S E S Q E E E E S S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------3-(3)---3---3-3-|-----3-0---3-3-x-0-|
|--0---------0--------0---0-0-0-|-0---------2-2-----|
|--2---------2--------2---2-----|-2---------0-0-----|
|--2----------------------------|-3-----------------|
|--0----------------------------|-------------------|
W W
~~
W H a +E E Q
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------14b16==(16)---14-12-----|
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E E E Q e E S S E E S S
|-------------------|-----0---------------------------|
|-----0----3--3-3---|-----1------------------3--3-----|
|-------0-----0-0---|-----0---------------2--2--2-2-0-|
|-2-----------2-2---|-2----------------------0--0-----|
|-2---------------0-|-3----------------------0--0-----|
|-0-----------------|---------------------------------|
~~
W H E Q.
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------14------|
|-14---------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
|------0-----0-----|-------------------|
|------1-----1---1-|-----3------3------|
|--0---0-----0-0-0-|-----2------2------|
|--2---------2-----|-0---0------0------|
|--3---------3-----|-0----------0--0---|
|------------------|-------------------|
+Q H. W
|------------------------------|----------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------||
|-(14)b16====14----------------|----------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------||
|
| Q E S S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|-!-0---------0-------0--0-0---|----------------------||
|-!-0---------0----0-----3-3---|-1---1------3-3-3-3---||
|-!-0--------------------0-0---|-0---0------2-2-2-2---||
|-!-2--------------------------|-2---2------0-0-0-0---||
|-!-2------------------------0-|-3---3----0-0-0-0-0---||
|-!-0--------------------------|----------------------||
Chorus 3
Gtr II plays Rhy Fig 1A x3
Gtr I
PM
Q E S S E E E E e E Q E E E E
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|--------------3-------|
|------------------|-----0------2---------|
|-2--2-------------|---2----0-------------|
|-2--2-----------0-|-3--------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-2-3---|----------------------|
w/Rhy Fig 1
H Q Q a W
|----------12------12---|---------12---------------------|
|----------15b17--------|-15b17==(17)--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E5 C5 D5
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
+W +Q +E +E Q E E
|-(12)----------------|-(12)------------------------------|
|-(17)----------------|-(17)---(17)r(15)-12---------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------14---12---|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
E5VII
Q Q Q E E
| | | | |
/ / / / /
a +Q a +Q a +Q a +Q
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14b16==(16)r=(14)b16==(16)r====(14)b16==(16)r==(14)b16==(16)---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C5 D5
Gtr I
Q Q E E E E
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
Gtr III G
Q a +Q a +E E E E
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-14b16---14b16==(16)--(16)r(14)--12-----------|
|------------------------------------14---12---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
W W W
Gtr I
Q H Q H Q Q W
|------------|------------|-0----*|
|------------|------------|-0----*|
|-0--0-------|------------|-0----*|
|-2--2-------|-5----7-----|-2----*|
|-2--2-------|-3----5-----|-2----*|
|-0--0-------|------------|-0----*|
|
|Gtrs II, IV
| Q H Q H Q Q W
|------------|------2-----|-0----*|
|------------|-1----3-----|-0----*|
|-0--0-------|-0----2-----|-0----*|
|-2--2-------|-2----0-----|-2----*|
|-2--2-------|-3----------|-2----*|
|-0--0-------|------------|-0----*|
Song info
Im Eighteen
Alice Cooper
2001
Rock
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