Trouble Walkin

Ace Frehley

key:
        







Transcribed by : Breno Jendell Guitar (*)


riffs follow the lead vocal, mainly in the chorus. The song is very simple and the
main riff (Rhythm Fig. 1A & B) changes the licks each time, never repating the same
line. The solo is very creative, with pentatonic licks in Am, then in Em. After the
solo, Ace uses a bridge which leaves a different touch to the song (Rhythm Fig. 4),
very well done. The music ends with another solo, which reminds us of the other
licks used in the song.


Key:
/    = slide up
\    = slide down
b    = bend (whole step)
b^   = bend (1/2 step)
b^^  = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb   = pre-bend
r    = release-bend
t    = tap with righthand finger
h    = hammer-on
p    = pull-off
~    = Vibrato
*    = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
**   = Artificial Harmonic
x    = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
(\)  = Dive w\bar
(/)  = Release w\bar
Tp   = Tap w\plectrum




Rhythm Fig. 1a
Eb|----------------------------------3-3--2--0------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------3-3--3--2------------------|
Gb|--2------2--0--2--5--2------------0-0--2--2------------------|
Db|--2------2--0--2--5--2------------0-0--0--2------------------|
Ab|--0------0-----------0------------x-x--0--0------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------3-3------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1b
Eb|----------------------------------3-3--2--0------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------3-3--3--2------------------|
Gb|--2------2--0--2--5--2-0-2--------0-0--2--2------------------|
Db|--2------2--0--2--5--2-0-2--------0-0--0--2------------------|
Ab|--0------0-----------0------------x-x--0--0------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------3-3------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2--------2---5--7-----7~-----7--5-----7--5-------7-------0-|
Db|--2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----7--5--7--7--5--7----7--5----0-|
Ab|--0--0--0--0---------7---------------7--------7----5--5----x-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------3----3-|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-2---2--------2---5--7-----7~---7--5-----7--5-------7--7-----|
Db|-2---2--------2---5--7--7--7~---7--5--7--7--5--7----5--7-----|
Ab|-0---0--0--0--0---------7-------------7--------7-------5-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 3
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2--------2---5--7-----7~-----7--5-----7--5-------7------0--|
Db|--2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----7--5--7--7--5--7----7--5---0--|
Ab|--0--0--0--0---------7---------------7--------7----5--5---x--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------3---3--|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2---2--------2---5--7-----7~---7-5-----7-5------7---7------|
Db|--2---2--------2---5--7--7--7~---7-5--7--7-5--7---5---7------|
Ab|--0---0--0--0--0---------7------------7-------7-------5------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------0--0|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------9--------9---12--14------14~--14--12------14-|
Db|----------------9--------9---12--14--14--14~--14--12--14--14-|
Ab|----------------7--7--7--7-----------14---------------14-----|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------3-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12------14------2--9--9--------9---12--14------14~--14--12--|
Db|-12--14--14--12--0--9--9--------9---12--14--14--14~--14--12--|
Ab|-----14--12--12-----7--7--7--7--7-----------14---------------|
Eb|-------------10----------------------------------------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----14--12-------14--14-------------------------------------|
Db|-14--14--12--14---12--14-------------------------------------|
Ab|-14----------14-------12-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 4
Eb|-----2~-----3--2--0--2--0-~----------------------------------|
Bb|---3-----------------------------4~-----5--4--2--4--2~-------|
Gb|---2---------------------------4-----------------------------|
Db|---0---------------------------4-----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------2-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-----2~-----3--2--0--2--0-~----------------------------------|
Bb|---3---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---2-------------------------9--9--9----12--12--12-12-12--12-|
Db|---0-------------------------9--9--9----12--12--12-12-12--12-|
Ab|-----------------------------7--7--7----10--10--10-10-10--10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 5
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2--------2---5--7-----7~-----7--5-----7--5------------7--7-|
Db|--2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----7--5--7--7--5--7---5--5--7--7-|
Ab|--0--0--0--0---------7---------------7--------7---5--5--5--5-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------3--3-------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------3--3-----------------|
Gb|---2--------2---5--7-----7~-----0--0----2--2-------2--x--2---|
Db|---2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----0--0----0--0-------2--x--2---|
Ab|---0--0--0--0---------7---------x--x---------------0--x--0---|
Eb|--------------------------------3--3-------------------------|


Eb|--3--3---2--2----------------3---3---2--2-------------0------|
Bb|--3--3---3--3----------------3---3---3--3-------------2------|
Gb|--0--0---2--2----2--x--2-----0---0---2--2-------2--0--2------|
Db|--0--0---0--0----2--x--2-----0---0---0--0-------2--0--2------|
Ab|--x--x-----------0--x--0-----x---x---0--0-------0-----0------|
Eb|--3--3-----------------------3---3---------------------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|---------------0---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------2---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------2---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------2---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------0---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10/11b----13b/15--15--13---15--13--10--|
Gb|-7/9--9--9--9--9--9------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-13--10-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10\11b-11b-|
Gb|--------12--9--12--9---------7/9--9--9--9--9--9--------------|
Db|---------------------12--10----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-----------------15-15-15----15-15-15--------------------15b~|
Bb|---15b-15b----15b----------15b----------15b-r15---12---------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------14-----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----8---8---8---8-----15------------------------------------|
Gb|-----7---7---7---7-----14b---------------14**b--r14--12~-----|
Db|-----6---6---6---6-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------|
                           


Eb|--------12-------------------------15p12---------15b~~-------|
Bb|-----12----15-p12-----15b~---12----------15p12---------------|
Gb|--14b--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
                  


Riff 1
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
Ab|----------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 2
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
                                      


Riff 3
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------2p0----------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------2p0-------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------3p0-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------3b---|


Riff 4
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------7b-7-5-7--|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------7b-7-5-7--|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 5
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------7b-7b-5h7----------------------------|
Gb|------------------------7b-7b-5h7----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 6
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------7b-r7~~~--------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------7b-r7~~~--------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 7
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------2p0-2p0----------------7**b^^--r7~----|
Db|------------------------------2p0----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------3p0-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 8
Eb|----------------------------------------------8----7----6----|
Bb|-------------------------------------------5/8--5\7--5\6--5~-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 9
Eb|--------------------4*---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------4*---5*---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------4*--5*--7*------------7-5-------------|
Db|-----------------------------5*-7*--------------7-5----------|
Ab|----------------------------------7*---------------7-6-5-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------8-7-5|


Outro Solo
Eb|--0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-----|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------20---17-|
Gb|--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----19b-19b-----------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
                                            


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20b~~~--20b-r20--20--17--20---------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------19-17---10-10-10--7b--7-5-7-5--|
Db|-------------------------------------9--9--9-----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--7p5p0-7p5p0------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------7b-5-7-5**~-----7b--------------5**~~-2h5p2----|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------5-2-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|--------5h8p5h8p5-----------------------17-20p17-14p16-18p15-|
Bb|------------------8--5------------------17-20p17-14p16-18p15-|
Gb|------------------------7--5~--------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-3~--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-17p14-16p13-15p12-14p11-13p10-12p9-11p8-10p7-9p6-8p5-7p4-6p3|
Bb|-17p14-16p13-15p12-14p11-13p10-12p9-11p8-10p7-9p6-8p5-7p4-6p3|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-5--5~~------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-5--5~~------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


TROUBLE WALKIN'
(Bill Wray, Phil Brown)


[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 1]
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 3]
[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 4]
I am trouble walkin'
I am every mother's nightmare
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2]
I am trouble walkin' aha
Woooo , woooooo


[Rhythm Fig. 2 ]
Out on the street there's a lesson learned
You play with and you'll get burned
On the newsstand there's another book
Out on the street what count is the way you look


[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 5]
I am trouble walkin'
I am every mother's nightmare
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2] & [Riff 6]
I am trouble walkin' aha
Woooo , woooooo


[Rhythm Fig. 2]
There aint no doubt I got what you need
You'll be beggin' baby please, please, please
With every switch sharper than a blade
I got you in my sights you can't escape


[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 7]
I am trouble walkin'
I am every mother's nightmare
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2] & [Riff 8]
I am trouble walkin' aha
Woooo , woooooo


Take It easy
[Solo] & [Rhythm Fig. 3]


[Rhythm Fig. 4]
No matter where you run
No matter where you hide
Out here there's a rule you'll find
Only the strong survive


[Rhythm Fig. 1a & Riff 9]
I am trouble walkin'
I am every mother's nightmare
[Rhythm Fig. 1b & Riff 2]
I am trouble walkin' aha
Woooo , woooooo


[Outro solo & Rhythm Fig. 5]
I am trouble walkin'
I am every mother's nightmare
I am trouble walkin' aha
Woooo , woooooo


I am trouble walkin'
I am every mother's nightmare
I am trouble walkin'  
Woooo , woooooo
Woooo , woooooo , Woooo , woooooo         Fade.