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Rough Boy by ZZ Top Here is the lead guitar to 'Rough Boy' Wherever I have not indicated where to bend to, bend one half fret. ~~~~~ ---------------|-----------| -----5---------|-----5-----| -4/6---4-----2-|-4/6----/4-| ---------------|-----------| ---------------|-----------| Keep repeating those two measures like on the recording (about 4X) Then ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ---------------------|-----------------|-----4--------|--------4-----| ---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------| -6b-------4-------2--|-6b------4-------|-2------------|-2------------| ---------------------|-----------------|-2------------|-2------------| ---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------| Then the first verse is sung Then play those first two measures for 'I'm a Rough boy , I 'm a rough boy' Solo after verse 2 and before verse 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------9-------------|---------------------------------| 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