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Trouble Walkin

Ace Frehley

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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Tone: G
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
Db|--2--------2---5--7--7--7~-----7--5--7--7--5--7----7
Ab|--0--0--0--0---------7---------------7--------7----5
Eb|----------------------------------------------------

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|-------0-| 
D|--5----0-| 
A|--5----x-| 
E|--3----3-| 


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

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|7--7-----| 
D|5--7-----| 
A|---5-----| 
E|---------| 


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

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|------0--| 
D|--5---0--| 
A|--5---x--| 
E|--3---3--| 


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

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|--7------| 
D|--7------| 
A|--5------| 
E|-----0--0| 


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

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|------14-| 
D|--14--14-| 
A|--14-----| 
E|---------| 


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

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|-14--12--| 
D|-14--12--| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


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--
Gb|---2---------------------------4--------------------
Db|---0---------------------------4--------------------
Ab|-------------------------------2--------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------------------

E|---------| 
B|2~-------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


Eb|-----2~-----3--2--0--2--0-~-------------------------
Bb|---3------------------------------------------------
Gb|---2-------------------------9--9--9----12--12--12-1
Db|---0-------------------------9--9--9----12--12--12-1
Ab|-----------------------------7--7--7----10--10--10-1
Eb|----------------------------------------------------

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|2-12--12-| 
D|2-12--12-| 
A|0-10--10-| 
E|---------| 


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

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|----7--7-| 
D|-5--7--7-| 
A|-5--5--5-| 
E|-3-------| 


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

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|--x--2---| 
D|--x--2---| 
A|--x--0---| 
E|---------| 


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

E|--0------| 
B|--2------| 
G|--2------| 
D|--2------| 
A|--0------| 
E|---------| 


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-
Gb|-7/9--9--9--9--9--9---------------------------------
Db|----------------------------------------------------
Ab|----------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------------------

E|---------| 
B|-13--10--| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


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

E|---------| 
B|\11b-11b-| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


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

E|-----15b~| 
B|---------| 
G|--14-----| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


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

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|-12~-----| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


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

E|~~-------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


Riff 1

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

E|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|\\\\\\\-| 
A|\\\\\\\-| 
E|--------| 

E|-
B|-
G|-
D|\
A|\
E|-


Riff 2

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

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|0--0--0--| 
E|---------| 


Riff 3

Eb|----------------------------------------------------
Bb|----------------------------------------------------
Gb|------------------------------------------------2p0-
Db|---------------------------------------------------2
Ab|----------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------------------

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|p0-------| 
A|-3p0-----| 
E|----3b---| 


Riff 4

Eb|----------------------------------------------------
Bb|---------------------------------------------------7
Gb|---------------------------------------------------7
Db|----------------------------------------------------
Ab|----------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------------------

E|---------| 
B|b-7-5-7--| 
G|b-7-5-7--| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


Riff 5

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

E|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|\\\\\\\-| 
A|\\\\\\\\| 
E|--------| 

E|-
B|-
G|-
D|\
A|\
E|-


Riff 6

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


Riff 7

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

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|--r7~----| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


Riff 8

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

E|----6----| 
B|-5\6--5~-| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


Riff 9

Eb|--------------------4*------------------------------
Bb|---------------------4*---5*------------------------
Gb|-----------------------4*--5*--7*------------7-5----
Db|-----------------------------5*-7*--------------7-5-
Ab|----------------------------------7*---------------7
Eb|----------------------------------------------------

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|-6-5-----| 
E|----8-7-5| 


Outro Solo

Eb|--0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0h5t8-p0
Bb|----------------------------------------------------
Gb|----------------------------------------------------
Db|----------------------------------------------------
Ab|----------------------------------------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------------------

E|h5t8-----| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


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

E|---------| 
B|-20---17-| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


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

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|7-5-7-5--| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


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

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|2h5p2----| 
D|-----5-2-| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


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

E|16-18p15-| 
B|16-18p15-| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


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

E|5-7p4-6p3| 
B|5-7p4-6p3| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


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.
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