What It Takes Lyrics

As recorded by Aerosmith
(From the 1990 Album PUMP)
Words and Music by Tyler/Perry/Child
C(type 2)
Dm(type 2)
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'
Moderately Slow Rock Q=76
Gtr I
H
H H Wx7 H. S S S S
H. E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E S S E
H Q E E Q E. S E E S S E H E E Q Q E. S E E S S E
Q E E Q Q H Q. E W +H E E E E
| Gtr II
| W W W H E E E E
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
| H H W W
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
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
Q e Q. e E Q e Q. e E
H Q E E Q E. S E E S S E H E E Q Q E. S E E S S E
Q E E Q Q H Q. E E E H. +H E E E E Q Q Q Q
| Gtr II
| W W W H E E E E H H
Guitar Solo
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-----13b15==||=(13)r(13)-----(13)-10-13-10------------|
|----2--2------------||-----------------------------12b14-(12)-|
S S S S a +S +S E +E E S S S S
|-------------12b14==(12)r(12)-10-(10)-----------5--|
|--------------------------------------12\---5s7----|
E E E E E E E S S
E S S S a +E S +E S S a +S S S S
|--7--6-5-3-5b6-(5)---5-(5)-3-5-5b7-(5)-3-5-3-|
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---------------|
S S S S S S a +S +S +S E. +S T T S S
|-----------------------------------------13----(13)-------10-13b15==|
|--------------10----10b12-(10)-(10)-(10)----------------------------|
+Q +E. +S a +S +S S S a +E S S
|-(13)---(13)r==(13)-13pb15==(13)r(13)-10----13b14-(13)-10-----|
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----||
| Gtr II
| W
a +H. E a +E
|-19b20-(19)---------------19pb20==(19)r==|
| E E E E E E E. S
+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
H Q Q H E E Q
|----------------------||--------3s8-8----|
| E E E E +Q. E W
C# G# C(type 2)
Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q Q Q E E H S S E E E
|-3---3---3---3---|---------3s5----5--5\-|
H E Q. Q Q E S S E E
|-\3-------3--------|-----2---0-2s5---5\---|
H.=H
Bb A Dm(type C(type 2) Dm/B
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
A Tempo Q=76
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
| Gtr II
| H E E E E W H 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
|-3---3/---6---6---|-3-------3---5s3-|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
|---1---1---1---1-||o---1---1---1---1-|
|-----------------||o-----------------|
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-o||------*|
|-----------------|-----------------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