Aerosmith – S.О.S. (Too Bad)
(S. Tyler)
>From the album Get Your Wings, 1974
Bassist: Tom Hamilton
Tabbed by: Austin Lewis ([email protected])
To play this correctly, you need to tune your bass down one half step
(Gb, Db, Ab, Eb).
Part 1
Intro:
Gb|————–|————–|————–|————–|
Db|-7-5———-|————–|-7-5———-|————–|
Ab|—–7—3-4–|-5————|—–7—5-3–|————–|
Eb|——-5——|————–|——-5——|-5————|
Gb|————–|————–|————–|————–|
Db|-7-5———-|————–|-7-5———-|————–|
Ab|—–7—3-4–|-5————|—–7—5-3–|————–|
Eb|——-5——|————–|——-5——|-5-3———-|
Gb|————–| You should be holding the note on the 3rd fret
Db|————–| from the previous measure, and then all you do here
Ab|————–| is a quick hammer on to the 4th fret, holding that
Eb|-h4———–| until you play what’s below.
Gb|—————–|—————–|
Db|—————–|—————–|
Ab|—————–|—————–|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Gb|—————–|—————–|
Db|—————–|—————–|
Ab|—————–|—————–|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Part 2
Verse:
Gb|———————————–|
Db|———————————–|
Ab|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0—–|
Eb|——————————-3-1-|
Gb|—————–|—————–| This rhythm is really weird
Db|—————–|—————–| so I just play eighth notes
Ab|—————–|—————–| all the way through.
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Gb|———————————–|
Db|———————————–|
Ab|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0—–|
Eb|——————————-3-1-|
Gb|—————–|—————–| Here’s the weird rhythm again.
Db|—————–|—————–|
Ab|—————–|—————–|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Part 3
Chorus:
Gb|——————————-|
Db|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|
Ab|——————————-|
Eb|——————————-|
Gb|-9—–7———————-| This is easier to play than it
Db|————-9—–7———-| looks. Bar the 7th fret with your
Ab|—7-7—7-7—7-7—7-7-10-7-| first finger.
Eb|——————————|
Gb|——————————-|
Db|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|
Ab|——————————-|
Eb|——————————-|
Gb|——————————-|
Db|——————————-|
Ab|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|
Eb|——————————-|
Part 4
Solo:
Gb|————–|————–|————–|————–|
Db|-7-5———-|————–|-7-5———-|————–|
Ab|—–7—3-4–|-5————|—–7—5-3–|————–|
Eb|——-5——|————–|——-5——|-5-3———-|
Gb|———————|——-|————————|
Db|—–3—–3—–3—|——-|—–7—–7—–7——|
Ab|———————|——-|————————|
Eb|-1-1—1-1—1-1—1-|-1-3-4-|-5-5—5-5—5-5—5-5–|
Gb|——-|———————|——-|
Db|——-|—–3—–3—–3—|——-|
Ab|——-|———————|-0—–|
Eb|-4-3-1-|-1-1—1-1—1-1—1-|—8-9-|
Gb|——————————-|
Db|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|
Ab|——————————-|
Eb|——————————-|
Gb|-9—–7———————-|
Db|————-9—–7———-|
Ab|—7-7—7-7—7-7—7-7-10-7-|
Eb|——————————|
Gb|——————————-|
Db|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|
Ab|——————————-|
Eb|——————————-|
Gb|——————————-|
Db|——————————-|
Ab|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|
Eb|——————————-|
Part 5
Оuтrо:
Gb|——————————-| Play this 8 times.
Db|——————————-|
Ab|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|
Eb|——————————-|
Song Оrdеr:
Intro Part 1
Verse Part 2
Chorus Part 3
Verse Part 2
Chorus Part 3
Solo Part 4
Verse Part 2
Chorus Part 3
Оuтrо Part 5
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