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WHAT IT TAKES
As recorded by Aerosmith
(From the 1990 Album PUMP)
Transcribed by tonedeafidiot
Words and Music by Tyler/Perry/Child
D
x x 0 2 3 2
C
x 3 2 0 1 0
F
1 3 3 2 1 1
Dm
x x 0 2 3 1
Bb
x 1 3 3 3 x
G
3 2 0 0 0 3
Fm
x 8 10 10 9 8
Eb
x 6 8 8 8 x
C#
x 4 6 6 6 x
G#
4 6 6 5 4 4
C(type 2)
x 3 5 5 5 x
A
x 0 2 2 2 0
Dm(type 2)
x 5 7 7 6 5
Dm/B
x 2 3 2 3 x
D/Ab
x x x 1 3 2
Bbm
x 1 3 3 2 1
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Nylon'
Intro
Moderately Slow Rock Q=76
2/4 4/4
Gtr I
H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
|------|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|
|------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
|------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3----||
|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3--||
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|------------------||
Verse
H H Wx7 H. S S S S
|-----------|------------|------------------|
|-----------|------------|-3----------------|
|-0---------|------------|-2-------2--------|
|-----------|------------|-0-------0---0----|
|-----------|------------|-----------0---0--|
|-----------|------------|------------------|
H. E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E S S E
|-------------|----------------|------------------||
|-3-----------|---------0---0--|---------5--------||
|-0-----------|-------0---0----|-5--5--5-5---5-5\-||
|-0-----------|-----2----------|-5--5--5---5-5-5\-||
|-x-------0---|---2------------|-3--3--3---3---5\-||
|-3---------3-|-0--------------|------------------||
Chorus
H Q E E Q E. S E E S S E H E E Q Q E. S E E S S E
|-------------|-------1-----------|-------------|-------1-------------|
|-------------|----1--1-----------|-------------|----1--1-------------|
|-3-------3---|----2----3-3-3p2---|-3----3---3--|----2----3-3-3-2-----|
|-3----3--3---|-3--3----3-3-3---3-|-3----3-3-3--|-3--3----3-3-3-3-3---|
|-1----1--1p0-|-3---------------3-|-1----1---1--|-3---------------3---|
|-------------|-1-----------------|-------------|-1-------------------|
Q E E Q Q H Q. E W +H E E E E
|--------------|-------------|----------|----------------|
|----3------2--|-6----5------|-3--------|-(3)----------3-|
|-3--3------2--|-7----5------|-2--------|-(2)--------2---|
|-3----3-2-----|-7----5------|-3--------|-(3)------3-----|
|-1----1-0-----|-5----3------|-2--------|-(2)----2-------|
|--------------|-------------|----------|----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H E E E E
|--------------|-------------|----------|----------------|
|--------------|-------------|----------|--------------3-|
|--------------|-------------|----------|------------2---|
|--------------|-------------|----------|----------3-----|
|--------------|-------------|----------|--------2-------|
|--------------|-------------|----------|----------------|
Verse
G
Gtr III
W W E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q E S S E E S s E Q e Q. e E
|---------------|----1-1-----1---1---||-----3--------3---|
|---------------|----1-1-1---1---1---||-----3--------3---|
|---------------|----2---------------||-----4--------4---|
|-3--3--/6--6\--|----------3---3---3-||------------------|
|-1--1--/4--4\--|--------------------||------------------|
|---------------|-1------------------||------------------|
|
| H H W W
|-1-------------|--------------------||------------------|
|---------------|--------------------||------------------|
|---------------|--------------------||------------------|
|---------------|--------------------||------------------|
|---------------|--------------------||------------------|
|---------------|--------------------||------------------|
D Em D C
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q e Q. e E Q e Q. e E Q e Q. e E
|-----10--------10-----|-----12--------10---|-----8--------8---|
|-----10--------10-----|-----12--------10---|-----8--------8---|
|-----11--------11-----|-----12--------11---|-----9--------9---|
|----------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|------------------|
G D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q e Q. e E Q e Q. e E
|-----3--------3---|-----10--------10-----|
|-----3--------3---|-----10--------10-----|
|-----4--------4---|-----11--------11-----|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
Em D C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q e Q. e E Q e Q. e E
|-----12--------10---|-----8--------8---||
|-----12--------10---|-----8--------8---||
|-----12--------11---|-----9--------9---||
|--------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|------------------||
Chorus
H Q E E Q E. S E E S S E H E E Q Q E. S E E S S E
|-------------|-------1-----------|-------------|-------1-------------|
|-------------|----1--1-----------|-------------|----1--1-------------|
|-3-------3---|----2----3-3-3p2---|-3----3---3--|----2----3-3-3-2-----|
|-3----3--3---|-3--3----3-3-3---3-|-3----3-3-3--|-3--3----3-3-3-3-3---|
|-1----1--1p0-|-3---------------3-|-1----1---1--|-3---------------3---|
|-------------|-1-----------------|-------------|-1-------------------|
Q E E Q Q H Q. E E E H. +H E E E E Q Q Q Q
|--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|---------------|
|----3------2--|-6----5------|-----3-------|-(3)----------3-|---------------|
|-3--3------2--|-7----5------|---2---------|------------2---|---------------|
|-3----3-2-----|-7----5------|-3-----------|----------3-----|-3--3--/6--6\--|
|-1----1-0-----|-5----3------|-1-----------|--------2-------|-1--1--/4--4\--|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|---------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H E E E E H H
|--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|-1-------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------3-|---------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|------------2---|---------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|----------3-----|---------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------2-------|---------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|---------------|
Guitar Solo
F C
Gtr III
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q E E +E +Q. +E S S S S +E
|----1---------------||----------------------------------------|
|----1--1-----13b15==||=(13)r(13)-----(13)-10-13-10------------|
|----2--2------------||-----------------------------12b14-(12)-|
|-------3------------||----------------------------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------------------------|
|-1------------------||----------------------------------------|
Dm C Bb
E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
S S S S a +S +S E +E E S S S S
|-10------------------------------------------------|
|----10-13p10---------------------------------------|
|-------------12b14==(12)r(12)-10-(10)-----------5--|
|--------------------------------------12\---5s7----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb
E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / /
E S S S a +E S +E S S a +S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-(5)-----------------------------------------|
|--7--6-5-3-5b6-(5)---5-(5)-3-5-5b7-(5)-3-5-3-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
G
E E E E E E E S S
| | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / /
+E. S S S S S S S S S +S E.
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------7s5----5s=3---2-(2)---------|
|-(3)---5s7-----5-(5)s3-3---------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------1-------|
C
E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
S S S S S S a +S +S +S E. +S T T S S
|-----------------------------------------13----(13)-------10-13b15==|
|-----------10----13---------------------------------10-10-----------|
|--------------10----10b12-(10)-(10)-(10)----------------------------|
|-----10-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/12----12----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm C Bb
E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
~~~~
+Q +E. +S a +S +S S S a +E S S
|-(13)---(13)r==(13)-13pb15==(13)r(13)-10----13b14-(13)-10-----|
|-----------------------------------------10---------------10--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb
E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
a +S +S S S a +S +S S S a +S +S S S a +S +S S S
|-13b15-(13)r(13)-10----13b15-(13)r(13)-10----13b15-(13)r(13)-10----15b17-(15)r(15)-13----||
|--------------------10--------------------10--------------------10--------------------15-||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Bridge
C
E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
~~~~
a +H. E a +E
|-19b20-(19)---------------19pb20==(19)r==|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E. S
|----------------8------------------------|
|--------------8---8----------------------|
|------------9-------9--------------------|
|--------10------------10-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
G Bb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~~
+H Q. a +E +H. E a +E
|-(19)---------------18pb19==(18)r|=(18)-------------17pb18==(17)-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| E E E E +Q. E E E E E E E E E
|----------3-(3)------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------3------------------------|----------3--------------------|
|------4--------------------------|--------3---3------------------|
|---5-----------------------------|------3-------3-------------3--|
|------------------------------0--|---1------------1--------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
F Fm Eb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
H Q Q H E E Q
|-17-------17\---17\---||--------------------|
|----------15\---15\---||--------------------|
|----------------------||---------------8----|
|----------------------||-[3]-------3s8-8----|
|----------------------||-[3]-------3---6----|
|----------------------||-[1]-------1---6----|
|
| E E E E +Q. E W
|--------1-(1)---------||--------------------|
|------1---------------||--------------------|
|----------------------||--------------------|
|----3-----------------||--------------------|
|----------------------||--------------------|
|--1-------------------||--------------------|
C# G# C(type 2)
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-6---6---6---6---|-----------------|-----------------||
|-6---6---6---6---|-6-------6---6---|-5---5---5---5---||
|-4---4---4---4---|-6-------6---6---|-3---3---3---3---||
|-4---4-----------|-4-------4---4---|-----------------||
Chorus
Bb F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q E E H S S E E E
|-----------------|-------------5-(5)----|
|-------------3---|----------------------|
|-3---3---3---3---|---------3s5----5--5\-|
|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3--------------------|
|-1---1---1-------|-3--------------------|
|-----------------|-1--------------------|
Bb F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
H E Q. Q Q E S S E E
|-------------------|-----1---------5------|
|-------------------|-----1---1------------|
|-\3-------3--------|-----2---0-2s5---5\---|
|--3-------3-3------|-----3----------------|
|--1-------1--------|----------------------|
|-------------------|-1--------------------|
H.=H
Bb A Dm(type C(type 2) Dm/B
2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W H
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
H H H Q. E W +H
|-----------------|------------------|----------|--------|
|-----------------|------------------|-3--------|-(3)----|
|-3-------2-------|-7-------5--------|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-3-------2-------|-7-------5--------|-3--------|-(3)----|
|-1-------0-------|-5-------3--------|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-----------------|------------------|----------|--------|
A Tempo Q=76
Bb C# F D/Ab
4/4
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+W H Q Q E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|---------4---4----|
|-(3)------------|-------------6---|-----1---5---5----|
|-(2)------------|-3-------6---6---|---2---2-4-4-4-4--|
|-(3)------------|-3-------6---6---|-3----------------|
|-(2)------------|-1-------4-------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H E E E E W H E E E E
|----------------|-1---------------|---------4---4----|
|--------------3-|-----------------|---------5---5----|
|------------2---|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4--|
|----------3-----|-----------------|------------------|
|--------2-------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bbm Bb F Dm Bb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----1-----------|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|
|------------------|---1---1---------|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|
|------------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---3/---6---6---|-3-------3---5s3-|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
|-1---1/---4---4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Outro
F Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----1-------1---||------1-------1---|
|---1---1---1---1-||o---1---1---1---1-|
|-----------------||------------------|
|-3-------3-------||--3-------3-------|
|-----------------||o-----------------|
|-----------------||------------------|
Bb F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 5x W
|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1----||------*|
|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-o||------*|
|-----------------|------------------||------*|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--------||------*|
|-----------------|-----------------o||------*|
|-----------------|------------------||------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
