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Rough Boy(Tabs)

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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-------------|---------------------------------| 
-12b14---------------------12-9---------|---------9----9--------------9-9-| 
--------------------------------12-11-9-|---------------------------------| 
----------------------------------------|11-11-11---11---11---------------| 
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


	      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
-9h10p9----9-------------------------------|----------------------------| 
--------11---11---------------9------------|-11-9/11---------------(11)\| 
--------------------------------11------11-|----------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------|----------------------------| 


    ~~~~~~~~~           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~              ~~~~~~~ 
-------------7----------------|-------7-----------------------------| 
-10b12---------10-7-10b12-----|---------10-7------------------------| 
------------------------------|--------------9-7-------------7-9b11p|9 
------------------------------|------------------9-9----------------| 
------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 

--------------------------------|-0--------- 
--------------------------------|----------- 
(9)-----------------7p6-------7-|-----7----- 
------------------------9-------|----------- 
--------------------------7-----|----------- 
----------------------------0---|----------- 

Then the third verse is sung  

And the final solo 

-12-9----------9------------------------------------------| 
------9-12B14-----12-9------------------------------------| 
-----------------------11b13-11-9-----11----9-11-11b13b11h| 
-----------------------------------------11---------------| 
----------------------------------------------------------| 
----------------------------------------------------------| 


		   ~~~~~~~~~~						 ~~~ 
-----------------------------------|----7/9-------------------------9---------| 
-------------9------------------10-|-12-----12-10-12b14b10------------10----14| 
9----11----9---9-------------11----|-----------------------11-11-11-----11----| 
--11----11-------11----------------|------------------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 


	~~~~~~~			  ~~~~~~~ 
-14-------------14----------------------------10b12----| 
----17b19----------17-14----------------------10b12-10-| 
------------------------16-14-------------14-----------| 
------------------------------16-16--------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------| 


		      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~					   ~~~~ 
--------------7------------------|--7-----------------------------------------| 
-10b12----------10-7-10b12-------|----10p7-10b12----10-7----------------------| 
---------------------------------|-----------------------10p9p7-10p9p7---7----| 
---------------------------------|-------------------------------------9---9--| 
---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|		       ~~~~~~ 
-12--------------------------------12------------------| 
---14b12h10-----------10-----12-------14B12H10---12P10-| 
------------11-9-11-11------------------------11-------| 
-------------------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------| 


	   ~~~~~~~~	       ~~~~~~~~~~ 
-----------9------(9)H11|-----------------5----------| 
---10-12B14-------------|-8B10-8------------5--------| 
-11---------------------|---------------------5B7-7--| 
------------------------|----------------------------| 
------------------------|----------------------------| 
------------------------|----------------------------| 


				         ~~~~~~~~ 
--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
--------------------|-------------------------|-------10-------10--12-10-12b14| 
----5b----------6---|------------9-11p9-11----|---9-11--11-9-11---------------| 
------7-7-----7-----|-11-11p9-11--------------|-------------------------------| 
--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 


	            ~~~~~~			           ~~~~~~~ 
-12--------------------------------|-12--------------------------------| 
----14b12------10--10-----10-12b14-|---12b13--12b14---12--(12)-----10--| 
-----------------11----------------|-----------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
   <-this measure repeats once-> 
     


	    ~~~~~~~~~~~		~~~~~~~~~ 
---------12-----------------5-|-5---------8b-----------| 
-12b14-----(12)------(12)\5---|------------------------| 
------------------------------|------------------------| 
------------------------------|------------------------| 
------------------------------|----------------7\--0-0-| 
------------------------------|------------------------|   ~~~~~~~~			     ~~~~~~~~~~ 
------------5-----5--5-----|-2------------------2---------| 
-7b9---------9b7-5--5--5---|----2--5b7-------------5----2-| 
-------------------------6-|------------------------4b5---| 
---------------------------|------------------------------| 
---------------------------|------------------------------| 
---------------------------|------------------------------|					     ~~~~~~~~		 
-----------------------------------|------------------------| 
------------------5---5------------|------------------------| 
-4-2-4---2-4b6-----4b6b4--2-4--2-4-|-4b6b4---2----------2-4-| 
-------4---------------------------|-----------------2h4----| 
-----------------------------------|------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|------------------------| 


	       ~~~~~		 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-----------------------------|-------------------------------| 
-----------------------------|-5-----------------------------| 
-4b6p2-----4-2-------2-4-4b6-|--4--------------------2-4---2-| 
-------4-2-----4-------------|-------------------2-4-----4---| 
-----------------------------|-------------------------------| 
-----------------------------|-------------------------------|	   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
----------------------------------|-------------------------| 
------5-------------------/5--5-5-|-/5--5-5-5---5---5---5---| 
-4b6----4-(4)-------------/6--6-6-|-/6--6-6-6-6---6---6---6-| 
----------------------------------|-------------------------| 
----------------------------------|-------------------------| 
----------------------------------|-------------------------| 

				 ~~~~~~~~~~ 
---------------------------|-------------------------| 
-5-5-----5---5---5---5-5-5-|-5H7---------------------| 
-----6-6---6---6---6-------|-----6---------4-2-4--4b6| 
---------------------------|-------------------------| 
---------------------------|-------------------------| 
---------------------------|-------------------------|	~~~~~~~~~~~~		         ~~~~ 
-----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
------2-2----------------------2h4-|-4-4-4---2h4-4---2--------| 
-------------------------4-4-4-----|-----4---------4---4-4----| 
---------------------/4-4----------|--------------------------| 
-----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
	     ~~~~~~~~~~ 
-------------------------------|------------------|-------------------| 
-------------------------------|------------------|-------------------| 
-2-4-4-4-2-2-------------------|------------------|-----------------0-| 
-----4-------4---------4---2h4-|-4p2------0-2-2p0-|-2/4-2--(2)/-------| 
-------------------------4-----|------------------|-------------------| 
-------------------------------|------------------|-------------0-----| 			  ~~~~~~~~~ 
-----------------------|----------------------------|-----4-------4--4--------| 
-/2-------2-5-5----5\0-|-/2-----------5-5---5---5---|----------------------7--| 
-/2--------------------|-/2-------------------------|-4/6-----------6-------6-| 
-----------------------|-----------/6-----6---6---6-|-------------------------| 
-----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
-----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
        ~~~~~~~~~~~     ~~~~~~~          
-4/5-5--------------0-|/2------0------------|-2---------------------| 
--------7-------------|----------0-3--------|-----5---3---2---2p0-0-| 
----------------------|/4---------------4-4-|---4----4---4---4------| 
----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| 
----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| 
----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| 

-0----------2------4-----5-----7-|-----5-----4----2------0-| 
---0-0---0----0------0-0---0-0---|---0---0-----0-0---0-0---| 
---------------------------------|-------------------------| 
---------------------------------|-------------------------| 
---------------------------------|-------------------------| 
---------------------------------|-------------------------| 
						fade... 

	        

Written by Frank Beard/Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill

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