Rag Doll Lyrics

As recorded by Aerosmith
Words and Music by Tyler/Perry/Knight/Vallance
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr II (E B E G# B E) - 'Lap Steel w/ Slide'
Moderate Rock Q=96(16=s16)
Gtr I
W E e S E. S S S S +S E S
|----------|-----9-9p7--9-9-11-9-(9)-----9\--|
|----------|-----9-9p7--9-9-11-9-(9)-----9\--|
|----------|-/7----------------------------4s|
| Gtr II
| W H. S a E.
|----------|-------------------------12s11s==|
S S S S S E. S S S S +S S S S S S e S E. S S S S +S E S
|--------9---9s7----9--9-11--9-(9)-9\----|--------9s7-------------------------|
|------9-9-9-9s7----9--9-11--9-(9)-9\----|------9-9s7--9-9-11-9-(9)---9\------|
|--------------------------------------4s|=7-----------7-7---------------5s===|
| H +E E. S S S H. S a E.
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------6s5-------|
|--12-------------(12)-------------6s7s6s|=7----------------------------------|
E e S E. S S S S +Q E e S E. S S S S +S E S
|--------------------------------|----9-9p7----9--9--11-9-(9)-9\------|
|-----9-9p7------9-9-11-9-(9)----|----9-9p7----9--9--11-9-(9)-9\------|
|-----9-9p7------9-9-11-9-(9)----|--7-------------------------------4s|
| +Q E S S Q +S E. H +E E S S S S
|-(5)s==6s===7-------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------/9s|=12--------(12)----------------0----|
E e S E. S S S S +S E S
|------9-9p7--9-9-11-9--(9)--9\-----|
|---7--9-9p7--------------------4s==|
| +H. +S E S
|---------------------------12s13---|
E e S E. S S S S +S E S
|----11--11p=9-----11-11-13-11-(11)11\------|
|----11--11p=9-----11-11-13-11-(11)11\------|
|--9----------------9--9-----9--(9)-------4s|
| Q +E. S E S S E E
|---------------13--------------13s====14---|
|------------------13s===14s13--13s====14---|
$
E e S S e Q Q S S e Q S S S S S E.
|-------------------------------||o---------------------------|
|----11--11p=9-11---11\----7----||-------------------------2--|
|----11--11p=9-11---11\----7----||-------------0-1-2-3--4-----|
|--9-----------------9\----5----||o--0--1-2-2-----------------|
| Q +E. S Q E. S H. +S E.
|-14----(14)s=====9-------------||----------------------------|
|-14----(14)s=====9-------------||o---------------------------|
|------------------------/10----||--/7-----------------(7)-7s=|
|-------------------------------||o------------------------7s=|
S S e Q S S S S S E. S S e Q S S S S S E. S S e Q E. S +Q
| W H.. E Q Q E. S +Q
|------------------------|-/5-----------------------5/-|-5s====7--/3--0-(0)--|
|-10---------------------|-/5-----------------------5/-|-5s====7--/3--0-(0)--|
S S e Q S S S S S E.
| H.. E
To Coda
S S e Q S S S S S E. S S e Q S S S S S E.
| H. +S E. H. +S E S
|------------------------------|-/5-----------------(5)-5s7--|
|------------------------------|-/5-----------------(5)-5s7--|
|------------------------------|-/5-----------------(5)-5s7--|
|-/10-----------------(10)-10\-|-/5-----------------(5)-5s7--|
S S e Q E. S +Q E.S +E E
| Q. +E E. S +Q E.S +E +E
|----------------3--0-(0)--|-10S5-(5)-(5)/-||
|-/7--------(7)\-3--0-(0)--|-10S5-(5)-(5)/-||
E e S E. S S S S +E S S
|------9-9p7--9-9-11-9--(9)\------------|
|------9-9p7--9-9-11-9--(9)\------------|
|--/7--------------------------------5s=|
| H. +S a E.
|-/12------------------(12)--12p10S=====|
E e S E. S S S S +S E.
|-----9-9p7---------9-9-11-9-(9)--9\---|
|-----9-9p7---------9-9-11-9-(9)--9\---|
| Q. a E Q S S E
|------------------10s=======12--10s12-|
|-12---------12s10---------------10s12-|
|-12---------12s10---------------------|
e e S E. S S S S +S E. e e S E. S S S S +S E S
|----9--9-7---9--9-11-9-(9)---9-|----9-9p7--9-9-11-9-(9)--9-----|
|----9--9-7---9--9-11-9-(9)---9-|----9-9p7--9-9-11-9-(9)--9--6--|
| E Q. +E E +S a E. H. +S E S
|-/7------------------------7s5s|=7------------------(7)-10-----|
|-/7-7-------(7)------------7s5s|=7------------------(7)-10s12--|
E e S E. S S S S +S E.
|-----9-9p7--9-9-11-9--(9)-----9\---|
|-----9-9p7--9-9-11-9--(9)-----9\---|
| H. +S a E S
|-12------------------(12)-12s10s12-|
|-12------------------(12)-12s10s12-|
E e S E. S S S S +S E S e e S E. S S S S +S E.
|----9-9p7---9-9-11-9--(9)--9---|-------------------------------|
|----9-9p7---9-9-11-9--(9)--9-x-|----9-9-7-----9--9-11-9-(9)-9--|
| H Q +S E S Q. E +E E +S E.
|--------------------------10-5s|=7--------------------------5s=|
|-12--------12--------(12)-10---|-----------7-(7)------------5s=|
e e S E. S S S S +S E S E e S E. S S S S +S E.
|----------------------------|----9---9p=7------9-9-11--9--(9)-9\----|
|----9-9p7--9-9-11-9-(9)-9---|----9---9p=7------9-9-11--9--(9)-9\----|
|----9-9p7--9-9-11-9-(9)-9-6s|==7------------------------------------|
| H. +S E. Q +E. S E S S +E E
|-7------------------(7)-9s==|=12---(12)-----------------------------|
|-7------------------(7)-9s==|=12---(12)-------10s==12-12-(12)----12-|
E e S E. S S S S +S E.
|---------9---9p=7---------9-9-11-9--(9)-9\-------|
|---------9---9p=7---------9-9-11-9--(9)-9\-------|
| S S E +E a E Q +S S E
|-------/12-(12)----12p11-12--------(12)-x--------|
|-12p10-/12-(12)----------------------------12s===|
|-12p10-/12-(12)----------------------------12s===|
e e S E. S S S S +S E.
| Q. E E E Q
S S e Q E. S +Q
|-----------------------0--0--(0)--o||
|--0--1--2-----2--------x--2--(2)--o||
| S S S S S S E Q Q
|----------------------------------o||
|-14s13s14s13-14s13s14-14\----------||
|-14s13s14s13-14s13s14-14\---/10----||
|----------------------------/10---o||
E e S E. S S S S +E S S
|------9---9p=7----9--9-11-9--(9)\---------|
|------9---9p=7----9--9-11-9--(9)\---------|
|--/7------------------------------------5s|
| E E Q +E E +S E S
|----------------------------------11s==12-|
E e S E. S S S S +S E. e e S E. S S S S +S E.
|------9-9p7--9-9-11-9--(9)-9\--|-----------------------------|
|------9-9p7--9-9-11-9--(9)-9\--|-----9-9-7--9-9-11-9-(9)-9---|
| H. +S E S H. +S E S
|-(12)-----------------(12)-5s7-|--7------------------(7)-5s7-|
e e S E. S S S S +S E S E e S E. S S S S +S E.
|-----------------------------|-----9-9p7------9--9-11--9-(9)--9\------|
|----9-9p7--9-9-11-9-(9)-9----|-----9-9p7------9--9-11--9-(9)--9\------|
|----9-9p7--9-9-11-9-(9)-9--6s|===7------------------------------------|
| H. +S E S H a E. S S S S S
|-7------------------(7)-8s12-|-/12--------10s12-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------11s12--11s12s11s|
E e S E. S S S S +S E S
|----9-9p7----9--9-11--9--(9)-9-----|
|----9-9p7----9--9-11--9--(9)-9--x--|
| H E. S +E. S
|-12--------/12-------12-(12)s==14--|
D.S. al Coda
e e S E. S S S S +S E. S S e Q E. S +Q
| E S S S E. S S E S E +S S E. E E Q Q
|-/14----------14--14s13s14----/14--14--(14)\-|-/14-------/14----/14\---/10---||
|-/14-14s13s14-----14s13s14----/14--14--(14)\-|-/14-------/14----/14\---/10---||
&
S S e Q S S S S S E. S S e Q E. S +Q E.S +E E
| H. +S E S Q. +E E. S +Q E.S +E +E
|-/5-----------------(5)-5s7-|----------------3--0-(0)--|---------------||
|-/5-----------------(5)-5s7-|----------------3--0-(0)--|---------------||
|-/5-----------------(5)-5s7-|----------------3--0-(0)--|-10S5-(5)-(5)s=||
|-/5-----------------(5)-5s7-|-/7--------(7)\-3--0-(0)--|-10S5-(5)------||
Guitar Solo
e e S E. S S S S +S E. E E E E Q Q
| H Q +E. S S S S s S S S a S S +H
|-------------------------------------|--14s13----13----14s12--------14--(14)------|
|-10----------13----------(13)s====14-|--------13----14-------12s14-(14)-(14)------|
| a E S S a S E. S S a S S +S S E
|-15h17----15--------17-----17s15-------17-(17)-17-17/---|
|-------17----15h17-(17)----------15s17-17-(17)----------|
e E e E Q Q E E S E. E E S E S
|-14-14------------------14--------13-----|--------11----11s==9--11-11-----x-11-x-|
|-14-14-----16-----16----14--------13-----|--------11----11s==9--11-11-----x-11-x-|
| E S S S E. a E S S +E E E a E a S E. E S S Q
|----17s15--------------------------------|-/14-----------------------------------|
|----------/17-17-----17s15---------------|-/14-14s12--------14-------------------|
|---------------------17s15----17-(17)-9/-|-----------12s14-(14)-14s12-12-14------|
E E E E Q Q
| S S S S +S E. a e S S E S S
|-------------------------14s15-13s14-(14)-14s17--|
|-14s12----14-(14)-14-----------------------------|
e E S E. e E e E e E e E Q Q
| H E e E e a Q E E Q +E e
|--17------------17s22-15s17-|-------------17-17--(17)s14-|
|-(17)-----------------------|-17s15----17----------------|
e E S E. e E e E
| E E S E. S S S S +E E
|-/14s11----14--14s12----------------|
|-----------14--14s12----------------|
|--------14-----14s12----14-(14)s12--|
e E e E Q Q W W
| a S S S S S S E Q Q H. +S E. H +E E Q
|-12h14-13-14-13-14s12--------/10\--||------------------|------------12-----|
|----------------------14-----/10\--||-/12-------(12)-7s|=12----(12)-12-2s==|
Gtr II
H. S E. H. +S E. H. +S E.
|---------x---|-------------7s|=12-------(12)-7s=|
|-7-------x-2s|=7-------(7)-7s|=12-------(12)-7s=|
Gtr I
W e e S E. S S S S +S E.
| Gtr II
| H. +S E. E S S S E S E E S S S S
|-12-------(12)-12--|-/14-14s13---------------------------------------|
S S e Q E. S +Q S S E E E S S S S S E.
|------------------------0------0--(0)-----||o----------------------------|
|---0--1--2-----2--------x------2--(2)-----||o--0--1-2-2-2----------------|
| T ~~~
| E S S S E s e E E E H. +S E.
|--14-------------------14--14\---/10---10-||o----------------------------|
|-(14)---------14s13s14-14--14\---/10---10-||-----------------------------|
|--------12s14-14s13s14--------------------||--/7------------------(7)-7s=|
|------------------------------------------||o-------------------------7s=|
S S E E E S S S S S E. S S E E E S S S S S E. S S E Q E. S +Q
| W H.. E Q Q E. S +Q
|-------------------------|-/5------------------------5/-|-5s====7--/3--0-(0)--|
|-10----------------------|-/5------------------------5/-|-5s====7--/3--0-(0)--|
S S E E E S S S S S E. S S E E E S S S S S E.
S S E E E S S S S S E. S S E Q E. S +Q H
|------------------------|----------0--0-(0)--|------o||
|-0-1-2-2-2--------------|-0-1-2-2--x--2-(2)--|------o||
E. S +Q +W +W
| Gtr II
| E. S +Q +Q. E Q. E +H S S S S S S E
|-10--5-(5)--||-(5)---3s5s==13-|-(13)-------------17s15-----17--|
+W
| +E S S S E. +E S S a S S a S S
|-(17)s15-------17--(17)-------------------------|
|-(17)s15-------17--(17)-------16s17----17s15s17-|
|---------15s17----------17s16-------17----------|
+W
| +S S S S S a E S E S S +Q
|---------15s17----16s17s16s17----17-(17)--|
|-(17)----15s17----16s17s16s17----17-(17)--|
Begin Fade
Gtr II
+H. Q W Wx6
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