Monkey on My Back Lyrics
by Aerosmith
Submitted by: Mike Melo
Eric_cartmen13@hotmail.com
Gtr I (E A E A C# E) - 'Joe Perry - Rhythm w/dist & slide'
Gtr II (E A E A C# E) - 'Brad Whitford - Rhyth w/dist'
Gtr I
Q H. Q H +Q Q
|-2s=|=5-------5s=|=10----(10)\-----|
|-2s=|=5-------5s=|=10----(10)\-----|
|-2s=|=5----------|-----------------|
Q a E E E a E E E +Q E E Q +Q H
|--------------------------|----------3s====|
|----------0-2s3p2p0-(0)---|----------3s====|
|----2s3-0---2s3p2p0-(0)-3-|-0--------3s====|
|----2s3-----------------3-|-0--------------|
H. Q H +E S S S Q Q H. +W
|-5-------5s=|=10----(10)-0h10p0-10s=|=12-----------|---------|
|-5-------5s=|=10----(10)------------|--------------|---------|
|---------5s=|=10----(10)------------|--------------|---------|
W +W +H H W
W +W +W +H Q. E
Gtr I
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E
|-7--------------7-|-7--------------7-|-7--------------5s|=7---0----0------5s==|
|-7--------------7-|-7--------------7-|-7--------------5s|=7---0----0------5s==|
|-7----------------|-7----------------|-7--------------5s|=7---------------5s==|
| Gtr II
| Q. E +E E Q
|------------------| w/Rhy Fig 1 x7
|-Rhy Fig 1 --|
Q Q +Q. E Q Q +Q. E
|-7---0---(0)-----5s|=7---0---(0)-----5s|
|-7---0---(0)-----5s|=7---0---(0)-----5s|
|-7---------------5s|=7---------------5s|
Q Q +Q. E Q Q +Q. S S
|-7---0---(0)-----5s|=7---0---(0)----------||
|-7---0---(0)-----5s|=7---0---(0)-----0h3s=||
|-7---------------5s|=7---------------0h3s=||
H. Q E E E E +Q +E E Q. E +Q E E E Q E Q E E
|-5-------5s=|=10-------10-(10)--(10)\-0-|-------------3---|------0-3--0-0--|
|-5-------5s=|=10------------------------|-----------------|----------------|
a H. Q H +Q E E E Q E E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|-3s5----------|-------------3\---|---3------------|------------------|
|-3s5-------5s=|=10----(10)--3\-0-|-3-3--0-0-0-3-3-|-(3)-0--0-3s4-0-0-|
|-3s5-------5s=|=10----(10)-------|-3-3--0-0---3-3-|-(3)--------------|
a H a E Q E H E E E E
|--------3s5------|----------10-------|
|-3s5-----------5s|=10----------10-10s|
|-3s5-----------5s|=10----------------|
E E a E E +Q E E E E Q S E. Q
|--------10s12-(12)-(12)\------|----------------|
|-12------------12--(12)\--0-0-|-2p0-0----0--0--|
H. +Q H +Q +E E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E
|-5-------(5)S=|=10----(10)--(10)---||-7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------5s=|
|-5-------(5)S=|=10----(10)--(10)---||-7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------5s=|
| Gtr II
| W H Q. E
|--------------|--------------------|| w/Rhy Fig 1 x4
Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E
|-7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------3s||
|-7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------3s||
H +Q +E E E E a Q +Q. a E
|-------------------|-------8s10--(10)----10s15--|
|-5-----(5)---(5)-5s|=10-------------------------|
|-5-----(5)---(5)-5s|=10-------------------------|
| PM-----------------------------------------|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E
Q a E E a E Q E a E E E S S S S E Q
|-15--------12-10s12---------|------------------------|
|-15--10s12----10s12---------|------------------------|
|--------------------12\---0-|-3s5-3-0-7h10-5p0-3-0---|
| PM--------------------------------------------------
| Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E
a Q Q +Q. E H. Q
|-------5---(5)----5s|=10----------------|
|-3s5--(5)--(5)----5s|=10---------10-----|
|-3s5--(5)--(5)----5s|=10---------10-----|
| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q E +E
|--------12-(12)----10s==|=12-12------10s=12-(12)\-|
|-10s=12------------10s==|=12---------10s=12-(12)\-|
|-10s=12------------10s==|=12---------10s=12-(12)\-|
| PM-----------------------------------------------
| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
H a E Q. a E Q. Q. E
|-------3s5--------|-5s10--------10-----0--|
| Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E
Q. +E E E E E +E Q S S Q E E
|----------------------|---------5s3-0--3p0-|
| PM----------------------------------------
| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q
H. E E +Q Q +Q Q
|-5-----------5s10-|-(10)------------0---||
|-5-----------5s10-|-(10)----------------||
|------| PM-----------------|
| E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E
w/Rhy Fig 1 x8
a Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E
|-5s7----------------|------------------|
|-5s7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------5s|
|------0-----------5s|=7--0-----------5s|
Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E
|-7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------10s=||
|-7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------10s=||
Q E a E +E E E E Q E a E +E E E E
|-12--0-3s5-(5)s3-0-10s|=12--0-3s5-(5)s3-0-10s|
|-12--0-3s5-(5)s3-0-10s|=12--0-3s5-(5)s3-0-10s|
Q E a E +E E E E E E a E E +Q E E
|----------------------|-------10s12-------------------||
|-12--0-3s5-(5)s3-0-10s|=12----10s12-12-(12)---0-12s===||
|-12--0-3s5-(5)s3-0-10s|=12----------------------------||
E E a Q +H +E E E E E E S S E
|-------12s14---(14)-------|-(14)\---------------0-|
|-14----12s14---(14)-------|-(14)\---------0-3p0-0-|
|-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|
w/Rhy Fig 2 x2.5
a W +W
|-12s14---------------|-(14)---------------|
|-12s14---------------|-(14)---------------|
a W +W a W
|-12s14---------------|-(14)---------------|-12s14---------------|
|-12s14---------------|-(14)---------------|-12s14---------------|
|-(14)\-0---0---2---3-|---4---5---6---7s====||
|-------0---0---2---3-|---4---5---6---7s====||
E a E Q +Q E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------|---7-----5s7----|
|-----------------5s|=7-7-7S5-5s7----|
|---5s7-7--(7)------|----------------|
|-0-5s7-------------|----------------|
+E Q S S a E.S S S E S E S E S S +E a E a E S S
|--------10s9-9s10s9-10s9-10-|-9s10s9-10s9-10-(10)\----------------|
|-----0-------9s10s9-10s9-10-|-9s10s9-10s9-10-(10)\-5s7-5s7-7s5s===|
|-(7)-0--10s9----------------|------------------------------7s5s===|
Q S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|-7--7p0-5p0-5-5-5p0-5-5p0-|-7p0-7p0-7p0-5-5p0-0-5p0-(0)-7p0-5-|
S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S E E a E E E E E E
|-----------------10-10-9s10-10s12-12-12-|-12-12-12s15----15----16-----||
|-5p0-7-7p0-7-7p0-10----9s10-10s12-12-12-|-12-12-----------------------||
Verse3
H Q +Q a E Q. Q E E
|-17-----17--(17)\--|-9s10--------10---10\-0-|
|--------17--(17)\--|-9s10-------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM-----------------------------------------
| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
Q. E +E E a E E E Q E a E E Q
|-3-----0-(0)-0-2s3-3-|-3p0---0-2s3-0-0--|
|---------------------|---------2s3------|
| Q Q Q E E Q E E E E Q
a Q E. S a E Q E H Q E E
|-----------3s5-------|-----------------|
|-3s5--5------------5s|=10-----10--10-0-|
|-3s5--5------------5s|=10-----10--10---|
| PM-----------------------------------
| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
E Q E +Q a E E E Q E Q E. S
|--------------10s12-0-|-0-15\---0-12--12\-------|
|-3-3---0-(0)--10s12-0-|-0-15\---0-12--12\-------|
|-----------------| PM----------|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
a Q. E E Q E E E Q Q E E Q +S S E +E E a E E
|---------4s5-------|----10-----10---11---|-15--(15)-------------14s15-15--|
|-3s5-----4s5-5---5s|=10----10--10---11p0-|-15--(15)p0-12-(12)-0-14s15-15--|
|-3s5-------------5s|=10------------------|--------------------------------|
| PM-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E
E Q E a E E E E a E Q E Q E E Q Q Q E E
|-15-12-----14s15---12---|-3s5-5---4s5------|-----10---------5s=|
|-15-12p==0-14s15---12p0-|-3s5-----4s5----5s|=10-------10--0-5s=|
| PM--------------------------------------------------|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E
w/Rhy Fig 1 to end
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
||o-7--------------5s|=7--------------5s|=7--------------5s=|
||--7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------5s=|
||o----0-------------|----0-------------|----0--------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-7--------------5s|=7--------------5s|=7--------------5s=|
|-7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------5s=|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-7--------------5s|=7--------------5so||
|-7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------5s=||
|----0-------------|----0-------------o||
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E S S
|--7--------------5s|=7----------------7--|
|--7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------7----|
H +E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
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