The Stroke - Billy Squier
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tuning: Standard


[Intro]
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---10/12--12-12-------------|----------------------------.|
D|---10/12--12-12-------------|----10/12--12-12------------.|
A|----8/10--10-10-------------|----10/12--12-12-------------|
E|----------------------------|-----8/10--10-10-------------|

e|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------|-----6--6p5-------6--6p5-------6--6p5------------|
G|------------------|--7--5--5------7--5--5------7--5--5-------5------|
D|--7---5---3---2---|--7------------7------------7-------------5---5--|
A|--7---5---3---2---|--5------------5------------5-------------3---5--|
E|--5---3---1---0---|----------------------------------------------3--|

e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|--5---3-----|
A|--5---3-----|
E|--3---1-----|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|------7-------------7-------------7---------------------|-------------------|
D|------7-------------7-------------7------------5----3---|------------3------|
A|------5-------------5-------------5------------5----3---|--3-5-3-5-3---5~~~-|
E|-----------------------------------------------3----1---|-------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5/7--7-7---------|
D|--3/5--5-5------------------5/7--7-7---------|
A|--3/5--5-5------------------3/5--5-5---------|
E|--1/3--3-3-----------------------------------|

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--7---5---3---2---|
A|--7---5---3---2---|
E|--5---3---1---0---|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---5---7--------7-----------------|
D|---5---7--------7-----------------|
A|---3---5--------5-----------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--------------------.|
D|---5-----3----------.|
A|---5-----3-----------|
E|---3-----1-----------|

Little Solo
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--8---5----------------------|
E|---------8-5-8-5---1b--------|

Then repeat all riffs



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| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend
| . repeat

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tabbed by: Eric Cartman
Tuning: Standard

[Intro]
e|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-10/-12-12-12--|--------------|-10/-12-12-12-|--------------|
A|--8/-10-10-10--|-10/-12-12-12-|--8/-10-10-10-|--7--5--3--2--|
E|---------------|--8/-10-10-10-|--------------|--5--3--1--0--|

[ACTUAL SONG]
e|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
B|------6-6-5-----6-6-5-----6-6-5----------|------6-6-5-------|
G|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
D|---7---------7---------7-----------5-----|---7--------------|
A|---5---------5---------5-----------3--5--|---5--------------|
E|--------------------------------------3--|------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----6-6-5-----6-6-5-------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--7---------7----------5---------------|--7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----------|
A|--5---------5----------3--5------------|--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---3-|
E|--------------------------3------------|--------------------------3---1-|

e|----------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------|------Palm Muted--|-------------------------------|
G|----------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--7-7-----7-7-----7-7-|-------------3----|------------5/-7-7-7---5/-7-7-7|
A|--5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|---3-5-3-5-3---5--|-3/-5-5-5---3/-5-5-5---3/-5-5-5|
E|----------------------|------------------|-1/-3-3-3----------------------|

e|--------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------|--5----7----10-7-----------|---5----7----10-7-------------|
A|--7--5--3--2--|--3----5----8--5-----5--3--|---3----5----8--5------5--3---|
E|--5--3--1--0--|---------------------3--1--|-----------------------3--1---|

e|----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
D|--5----7----10-7------------|--5----7----10-7---|------------------------|
A|--3----5----8--5------5--3--|--3----5----8--5---|---8--5-----------------|
E|----------------------3--1--|-------------------|---------8--5--8--5--1^-|
play the ACTUAL SONG x 3?

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| / Slide up
| Palm Muted

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
this song is in drop d, please rate. order of song at the bottom. listen to the song to
the timing right.

slide /
hammer h
vibrato ~
pulloff p

riff 1

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--10/12-12-12-12-(5/7-7-7-7)-10/12-12-12-12--2------------------------------|
d--10/12-12-12-12-(5/7-7-7-7)-10/12-12-12-12--2-5-3-2------------------------|
a---8/10-10-10-10-(3/5-5-5-5)--8/10-10-10-10--0-5-3-2------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------5-3-2------------------------|
()=1st time only

riff 2

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----10-10/9-----10-10/9------10-10/9---------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------5------------------------------------|
a--0---8--8/7--0---8--8/7---0---8--8/7--3------------------------------------|
d--0-----------0------------0-------------5----------------------------------|

riff 3

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----10-10/9-----10-10/9------10-10/9---------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--0---8--8/7--0---8--8/7---0---8--8/7----5--3-------------------------------|
d--0-----------0------------0-------------5--3-------------------------------|

vocals

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----7--7---7----------7--7---7---------------------------------------------|
d--0--7--7---7----------7--5---7---------3-----------------------------------|
a--0--5--5---5--5-3--0--5--5---5---5--3---5~~--------------------------------|
d--0------------5-3--0------------0--0--0------------------------------------|

vocals part 2

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------5/7-7-7-7-------------2----------------------------------------|
d-------------5/7-7-7-7-------------2-5-3-2----------------------------------|
a--3/5-5-5-5--3/5-5-5-5--3/5-5-5-5--0-5-3-2----------------------------------|
d--3/5-5-5-5-------------3/5-5-5-5----5-3-2----------------------------------|

chorus

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--3-5--0-0--------------5-3-------------------------------------------------|
d-------0-0--------------5-3-------------------------------------------------|

ending

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--5-7-------3-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
a--3-5--0-0------3p0-3p0-----------------------------------------------------|
d-------0-0--------------3~~-------------------------------------------------|

riff 1
riff 2
riff 3
vocals
vocals part 2
chorus x3
ending
riff 2
riff 3
vocals
vocals part 2
chorus x3
ending
riff 2
riff 3
vocals
vocals part 2
chorus-it is a little different timing x3
ending
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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The Stroke By Billy Squier
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Tabbed by ledzeppelin0094

Intro

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
G|-5/7-7-7-7-|-----------|-5/7-7-7-7-|-------------|
D|-3/5-5-5-5-|-5/7-7-7-7-|-3/5-5-5-5-|-2-----------|
A|-----------|-3/5-5-5-5-|-----------|-0-5-3-2-----|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|---3-1-0-----|

Song

e|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---6-6p5---6-6p5---6-6p5------|---6-6p5---6-6p5---6-6p5---------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-------7--------5---|-7-------7-------7--------5------|
A|-5-------5-------5--------3-5-|-5-------5-------5--------3-5----|
E|----------------------------3-|----------------------------3----|


e|-----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
A|-12-12---12-12---12-12---5-3-|-12-12---12-12---12-12-|-----------3---|
E|-10-10---10-10---10-10---3-1-|-10-10---10-10---10-10-|-3-5-3-5-3---5-|


e|---------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------------------10/12-12-12-12-|-2---------------|
A|-3/5-5-5-5---10/12-12-12-12----8/10-10-10-10-|-0-5-3-2---------|
E|-1/3-3-3-3----8/10-10-10-10------------------|---3-1-0---------|


e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| x4
D|-5-7-10-7------------------------|
A|-3-5-8--5---12-12---5-3----------|
E|------------10-10---3-1----------|


e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-8-5------------|
E|-----8-5-8-5-1--|

Play the whole thing other than the intro 3 times



Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
OK now theres a handful of billy squier's the stoke tabs and theyre all
pretty close but not completely correct. This is very very close. Enjoy playin
one of the greatest
classic rock songs of the 80's.

Thanks,
T-Struck1065

p= pulloff
/=slide up
x=play muted strings

Vocal and drum intro (0:00-0:15)

Guitar Intro (0:16-0:26)
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G--10/12-12-12-12-------------------10/12-12-12-12----------|
D--10/12-12-12-12---10/12-12-12-12--10/12-12-12-12--7-5-3-2-|
A---8/10-10-10-10---10/12-12-12-12---8/10-10-10-12--7-5-3-2-|
E--------------------8/10-10-10-10------------------5-3-1-0-|

Main Riff (0:27-0:36)
e--------------------------------|
B----6-6p5----6-6p5---6-6p5------|
G--7-5-5----7-5-5---7-5-5----5---| 2x
D--7--------7-------7--------5-5-|
A--5--------5-------5--------3-5-|
E------------------------------3-|

Verse 1 (0:37-0:55)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7--77--7-------7--77--7--------------------------5/7-7-7-7-10/12-12-12-12-|
D--7--77--7--5-3--7--77--7------------3---3/5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-10/12-12-12-12-|
A--5--55--5--5-3--5--55--5--3-5-3-5-3---5-3/5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5--8/10-10-10-10-|
E------------3-1--------------------------1/3-3-3-3--------------------------|
[palm mute---]

Chorus 1 (0:55-1:18)
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------5-7--77------5-7--77-7-x---------5-7--77------5-7--77---|
D--7-5-3-2-5-7--77--5-3-5-7--77-7-x-5/7-5-3-5-7--77--5-3-5-7--77---|
A--7-5-3-2-3-5--55--5-3-3-5--55-5-x-5/7-5-3-3-5--55--5-3-3-5--55---|
E--5-3-1-0----------3-1-------------3/5-3-1----------3-1-----------|

Main Riff (1:19-1:28)
e--------------- [-------------------------------|
B--------------- [---6-6p5----6-6p5---6-6p5------|
G--------------- [-7-5-5----7-5-5---7-5-5----5---| 2x
D--3-0---------- [-7--------7-------7--------5-5-|
A------3p0-3p0-- [-5--------5-------5--------3-5-|
E--------------1 [-----------------------------3-|

Verse 2 (1:29-1:47)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7--77--7-------7--77--7--------------------------5/7-7-7-7-10/12-12-12-12-|
D--7--77--7--5-3--7--77--7------------3---3/5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-10/12-12-12-12-|
A--5--55--5--5-3--5--55--5--3-5-3-5-3---5-3/5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5--8/10-10-10-10-|
E------------3-1--------------------------1/3-3-3-3--------------------------|
[palm mute---]

chorus 2 (1:48-2:12)
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------5-7--77------5-7--77-7-x---------5-7--77------5-7--77---|
D--7-5-3-2-5-7--77--5-3-5-7--77-7-x-5/7-5-3-5-7--77--5-3-5-7--77---|
A--7-5-3-2-3-5--55--5-3-3-5--55-5-x-5/7-5-3-3-5--55--5-3-3-5--55---|
E--5-3-1-0----------3-1-------------3/5-3-1----------3-1-----------|

Main Riff (2:22-2:32)
e------------------ [-------------------------------|
B------------------ [---6-6p5----6-6p5---6-6p5------|
G----------------5- [-7-5-5----7-5-5---7-5-5----5---| 2x
D--3-0-----------5- [-7--------7-------7--------5-5-|
A------3p0-3p0---3- [-5--------5-------5--------3-5-|
E--------------1--- [-----------------------------3-|

Verse 3 (2:33-2:56)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7--77--7-------7--77--7--------------------------5/7-7-7-7-10/12-12-12-12-|
D--7--77--7--5-3--7--77--7------------3---3/5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-10/12-12-12-12-|
A--5--55--5--5-3--5--55--5--3-5-3-5-3---5-3/5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5--8/10-10-10-10-|
E------------3-1--------------------------1/3-3-3-3--------------------------|
[palm mute---]
chorus 3 (3:13-3:30)
e-------------- -----[---------------------|
B-------------- -----[---------------------|
G----------5-7- -5---[-5-7--77-7-x---------|
D--7-5-3-2-5-7- -5-5-[-5-7--77-7-x-5/7-5-3-| 3x
A--7-5-3-2-3-5- -3-5-[-3-5--55-5-x-5/7-5-3-|
E--5-3-1-0----- ---3-[-------------3/5-3-1-|

(3:31-end of the song
e-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G--5-7--77----------------|
D--5-7--77--3-0-----------|
A--3-5--55------3p0-3p0---|
E-----------------------1-|
Song info
The Stroke
Billy Squier
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
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