Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tuning Standard

e---------------------|
B---------------------|Just keep repeating until Joe
G---------------------|starts to sing
D---9-9------11--9----|
A---7-7-------7--7----|
E---0-0---------------|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|Solo to intro
G--9--9--7---7---7---7---7h9--/12\(9)--|
D----------9---------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

e-------------------|
B-------------------|And just keep on repeating
G----2--------------|
D----2-------2------|
A----0-------2------|
E--0---3b(4)-0------|

Solo

e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G--9--9/--9-9-9/--7h9-7-------------|
D-----------------------9-7---------|
A---------------------------10-7~/--|
E-----------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G--9--9/--9-9-9/--7h9-7-------------|
D-----------------------9-7---------|
A---------------------------10-7~/--|
E-----------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------|
B----------------------8-10-8-------|
G----9-7~~~~6--------9--------9-----|
D--9----------9---------------------|
A---------------7-------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

e------10-----10-----10-----10--|
B--10b----10b----10b----10b-----|just keep repeating
G-------------------------------|then go back to the
D-------------------------------|blues riff again
A-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|

That's it.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
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Written by: Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Ken Passarelli, Rocke Grace
Album: The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
Year: 1973
Tabbed by: Richard Iliff (9/8/05)
Email: iliffr@charter.net

Joe Walsh: Guitars and vocals
Joe Vitale: Drums and synthesizer
Kenny Passarelli: Bass
Rocke Grace: Keyboards


Tuning: Standard EADGBe


[Intro]

Guitar 1 (0:00): (x2) (x7)
e|-------|------------|----------------|
B|-------|------------|----------------|
G|---9-9-|--------9-9-|------------9-9-|
D|---9-9-|-11-9---9-9-|---11--9----9-9-|
A|---7-7-|-7--7---7-7-|---7---7----7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-|--------0-0-|-0---0---(0)0-0-|
| # |
Guitar 2 (0:00): (x2) | (x7) |
B|-------|------------|----------------|
G|-------|--------9-9-|------------9-9-|
D|-------|--------9-9-|--(11)(9)---9-9-|
A|-------|--------7-7-|--(7)-(7)---7-7-|
E|-------|------------|----------------|
*

# Note in parentheses starts on the 2nd repeat (of 7)
* Notes in parentheses starts on the 5th repeat (of 7)

(The riff is played four times, it syncs with the four bars of the first solo)


[Riff 1] (0:23):

Guitar 1 & 2: (End: 1,2,3) (End: 4)
e|--------------------------|-----------| |-------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------| |-------------|
G|------------------------9-|-----------| |---2---------|
D|---11--11--11--11--11---9-|--11--9----| |---2---------|
A|---7---7---7---7---7----7-|--7---7----| |---0-----2---|
E|--0---0---0---0---0-----0-|-0---0-----| |-0---3b4-0---|
< < < < < < (x4) > > > > > >


[First solo] (0:23):

Guitar 3:
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------7b9~------|-------------------9b10r9-8----------------|
G|--9-9\8\7--9~~~~~--------------|---9-9\8\7--9~~~~-----------9~-------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------10b11-10\-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|-7b8---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------5~---7b9r7-|-----7b8-5~--------------5~--9b11r9\-|
G|-9-9\8\7-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-------------|------------6b7-6b7-6b7--------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


[Verse 1] (0:48):

Spent the last year, Rocky Mountain Way [Fill 1]
Couldn't get much higher [Fill 1]
Out to pasture, think it's safe to say [Fill 1]
Time to open fire [Fill 2]

Guitar 1:
Fill 1: Fill 2:

e|------------| e|----------------|
B|------------| B|----------------|
G|---2--------| G|----------------|
D|---2--------| D|----------------|
A|---0-----2--| A|----------------|
E|-0---3b4-0--| E|-0-3---4---5~~--|


[Chorus 1] (1:09):

A7 E7
And we don't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's sad. [Fill 3]
A7 B7
Cause the Rocky Mountain Way, is better then the way we had.

Guitar 3:

[Fill 3]

e|--------------------------------7-------------|
B|--------------------9b11-9-9b11---------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-----------------9\8\7-9\7\---|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3:
(Guitar 1 plays Riff 1)


[Solo 2] (1:31):

e|-----------------------------12~~-------------------------------------|
B|---/-/-12~~~~~--13b14-13\9-9------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12b13-10~~\-------7--7--7--7/9----|
D|------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7/9----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------12~---------------------|
B|-------7----------------------------12b14-12--------------------------|
G|--9b11---11r9--9\---/7-/7-/7-/7-/9------------------/7-/7-/7-/7/9\\---|
D|--------------------/7-/7-/7-/7-/9------------------/7-/7-/7-/7/9\\---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 2] (1:52):

Well he's telling us this and telling us that, changes it everyday [Fill 1]
Says it doesn't matter [Fill 1]
Bases are loaded and Casey's at bat, playing it play by play [Fill 1]
Time to change the batter [Fill 2]


[Chorus 2] (2:14):

A7 E7
And we don't need the ladies, crying 'cause the story's sad. [Fill 4]
A7 B7
Rocky Mountain Way is better than the way we had.

Guitar 3:

[Fill 4]

e|--------------------------9---------------------------|
B|--------------------11b13---13r11-11------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\---------------------9----9b12r9\-----|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3:
(Guitar 1 plays Riff 1)

[Solo 3] (2:35):

e|----------9-11b12-------9-11b12-(12)~-12\9--9/15~~b16-|
B|--/-11b13---------11b13------------------------*------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
* - hold note for a bit, then bend.

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14\10-10----10-10----------------------------------------------|
G|----------12----12b14r12----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------12-10\8----14~-14\12----14b16-14b16r14-|
A|---------------------------------10-----------14----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15~~~-15~~~--15~~--15~~-----15~~~--------------------------|
G|-14-16-16-16--16-16----16----16-16-16--14b16r14-13-14b16r14----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13~-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------12\10-12\10—12b14~~~----------------------------14\\-----|
A|------------------------------------12-10--12b14------14\\-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------12~~-12\\-----|


(This really wasn't easy, I'm not even sure if it's right to classify
this as guitar although I think it's distorted with one of those Frampton
wind pipe thingys. This is the best I could get so you have something to
play at this part.)


[Synthesizer/guitar] (3:09):

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

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

(x2)
e|----------------------------|------------|
B|----------------------------|------------|
G|----------------------------|------------|
D|-----2--------2-2-----------|---2--------|
A|-3/5------3/5------5--2-----|-0---5--4-2-|
E|------------------------0-0-|------------|

e|--------------------------------------------7-----7-----7--|
B|----------------------------------------9b11--9b11--9b11---|
G|-----/4-4-4-4\---------------------------------------------|
D|---2-------------2------------0-2-0-2-0--------------------|
A|-0-----------------5--4-2---0------------------------------|
E|---------------0-------------------------------------------|

e|-----7---------------/12---12--12-----12--12-----------------|
B|-9b11--11r9-------------15b17--15--15b17-----15-12\10--10----|
G|------------9-7--7-7---------------------------------12--12--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

(x4) (x2)
e|----|----------------|----------12--------------------------|-------------|
B|-10-|----12--12--12--|-15-12-15b17--15-12-------------------|-------------|
G|----|-14b16-(16)(16)-|--------------------14b16r14-12-------|-/7-7-7-7/9\-|
D|----|----------------|--------------------------------15-12-|-/7-7-7-7/9\-|
A|----|----------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|
E|----|----------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|


[Outro Guitar Solo] (4:04):

e|----10-12~-10\7-7-12~-10\7-------8-11-9b11-15b17-15--12\---|
B|-12------------------------10b12---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----15--b16----------*12~~~~/16-17-|-----10-12~-10\7-7-12~|
B|-/12----------12\10-----------------|-/12------------------|
G|--------------------12--------------|----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|----------------------|
A|------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------|
* - hold note then slide near end.

e|-10\-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10b11-8-10b11-8-10b11-8-10b11-10/12~~-12~~12~~12~~\--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

(x10)
e|-------------|*------------------|-----------------|
B|-10-12-13b15-|---15--15--15--15--|--------12-10\5--|
G|-------------|14b16-(16)(16)(16)-|--16r14----------|
D|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------|-------------------|-----------------|
* - There may be variation here, it's very hard to tell.
(At (4:25): Guitar 1 goes back into Riff 1)

e|-------------------5--------------12~-10\7-7-12~-----------|
B|---5--7b9-7b9-5\-----8~------10\8----------------9-9b10----|
G|-7---------------7-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------10\--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------8\--------------------------------|



e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9b10-9b11--9b10r9----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9b10--9p7----9~------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9----7--7--7b9r7------X\-X-/X-----|
A|------------------------------------9--9-------7~~--X\-X-/X-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------X\-X-/X-----|

e|-----------------------7----------|-----------------12---------|
B|--------------*---8b10---8b10r8---|--------------/12---12\8----|
G|-/7-/7-/7-7/9-------------------9-|-------------------------9--|
D|-/7-/7-/7-7/9---------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
*Start to fade out

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

*************************

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY Brickyard50
Joe Walsh FGSSG

Intro
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------| play four times
--9-9-11-9--9-9-11-9-|
--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--7-|
--0---------0--------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------12------|
--------------13-------------14-13-14----------------7-7-7-7-9-13----13-9-|
--14-14-12-14----14-14-12-14----------14----14-14-14----------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

---------------------|
--------------12-----|
--7-7-7-9--------13--|
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|
E
SPENT THE LAST YEAR ROCCKY MOUNITAIN WAY E A G E
E
COUDN'T GET MUCH HIGHER E A G E
E
OUT TO PATURE THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY E A G E
E
TIME TO OPEN FIRE (INTO CHORUSRIFF1)-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
--3-4--|
A A
AND WE DON'T NEED THWE LADIES CRYING CAUSE THE STORY'S SAD
(RIFF2)
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
--7-7-7-7-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
--7-7-7-7-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| E
--7-7-7-7-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
--7-7-7-7-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A A B
CAUSE THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY IS BETTER THAN THE WAY WE HAD

(RIFF2*

---------------------12----------------------------------------------12--|
--12-12-12--15-15-12-------------------------12---------------15-12------|
------------------------14-12-9-7-7-7-7-9--13---13-9-7-7-7-9-------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
--7-7-7-7-9--| E A G E
-------------|
-------------|

E E
WELL HE'S TELLING US THIS TELING US THAT CHANGES IT EVERYDAY E A G E
E
SAYS IT DOESN'T MATTER E A G E
E E
BASES ARE LOADED AND KASSIE'S AT BAT PLAYIN IT PLAY BY PLAY E A G E
E
TIME TO CHANGE THE BATTER(RIFF1)

CHORUS

(RIFF2)

SOLO


SOLO WITH MOUTH THINGY
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
----5---5----5---5----5-7-----------5---5----5-5-5----5-7--------|
--7---7----7---7----7-----5-3-0---7---7----7--------7-----5-3-0--|

------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------5-7-----5-7-5-5--------5-7-----5-7-5-5----------|
--0-7-----0-7---------5-3--7-----0-7---------7-5-3-0--|

--7-5-4-2-------------------------------7-5-4-2---------------------|
--7-5-4-2-----------12-12-12-12---------7-5-4-2---------------------|
--9-7-6-4-----12-14------------14-12----9-7-6-4--14-16-14-16-14-16--|
--9-7-6-4--14-----------------------14--9-7-6-4---------------------|
--7-5-4-2-------------------------------7-5-4-2---------------------|
--0-0-0-0-------------------------------0-0-0-0---------------------|

---------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12--|
--11h12-12-11h12-12-11h12-12-11h12-12--11h12-12-11h12--------------------|
------------------------------------------------------12-9---------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------12-9----------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------12-|
--15-12--------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-12----|
--------15-14-12----12--15----------------------------------------------|
-----------------14-----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------]
--15-12-----------------------------------------]
--------14-12-----------------------------------]
--------------14-12-12-12-14-14-13-12-12-12-12--]
------------------------------------------------]
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Song info
Rocky Mountain Way
Joe Walsh
2001
  • Rock
  • Blues Rock
  • Folk Rock
  • Hard Rock
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