Lenny Kravitz - Rock and roll is dead

ROCK AND ROLL IS DEAD As recorded by Lenny Kravitz (From the 1995 Album CIRCUS) Words and Music by Lenny Kravitz Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 3' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 4' Intro Q=96 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I S E. S E. S E. Q E. S +E E +S S S S +S S S S |-x----x----x---------||-----------------------------------| |-x----x----x---------||o----------------------------------| |-x----x----x---------||-----------------------------------| |---------------------||-----------------------------------| |---------------------||o----------------3-5-5b6r(5)p3-----| |----------------17\--||--3--4-(4)-5-(5)---------------5-0-| 1st & 2nd Ver ses | | Gtr IV | E. S +E E S S E E E +W |----------------------|------------| |----------------------|------------| |----------------------|------------| |------------x-x-5-x-7-|-(7)--------| |------------x-x-3-x-5-|-(5)--------| |-3--4-(4)-5-----------|------------| | | +S S S S S E S +S S S S +S S S S W |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------5-5-5-5-5\-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-(7)--5-5-5-5-5\-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-(5)-------------5-(5)-3-5-5b6r(5)p3-----|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------5-0-|----------------------------------| | | Gtr IV | W +S S S S S E S +S S S S +S S S S |------------|----------------------------------------|| |------------|----------------------------------------|| |------------|------7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|| |--9---------|-(9)--7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|| |--7---------|-(7)------------5-(5)-3-5-5b6r(5)p3-----|| |------------|------------------------------------5-0-|| Chorus 1. 2. Guitar Solo | | Gtrs I, II | E. S +E E +S S S S +S S S S |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------3--5--5b6r(5)p=3-------| |--3--------4-(4)-----5----(5)--------------------5--0-| Am/C ~~~~~~~ |---3---| S S S S E S S +E E E S S S |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-/17--17-17-17-17b17.5----------------------------------------| |-/17--17-17-17-17b17.5--------------17b17.5--------14p12------| |-----------------------19-19-(19)--------------------------14-| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | E. S +E E S S E S E S |--------------------------------------------17-17\------------| |--------------------------------------------17-17\-------x----| |-------------------------------x--x-(7)/----17-17\-------x----| |-------------------------------x--x-(7)/-----------------x----| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |---3---------4-(4)------5-------------------------------------| N.C. |---3---| |--3--| |----3----| |---3---| E S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-17b17.5------------17b17.5----------17b17.5----------------17b17.5--------------| |---------19p17--------------19p17--------------19p17------------------19p17------| |-----------------19---------------19---------------------19-------------------19-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | E. S +E E +S S S S +S S S S |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------3--5----5b6r===(5)p====3------------| |--3------------4----(4)------5-------(5)-------------------------------5----0----| Am/C ~~~~~~~ S S S S E S S +E E Q |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-17p15-17-17b18-15b15.5--------------15b15.5----------| |------------------------17-17-(17)--------------------| | | E. S +E E S S E S E S |---------------------------------------------17-17\---| |---------------------------------------------17-17\-x-| |--------------------------------x--x-(7)/----17-17\-x-| |--------------------------------x--x-(7)/-----------x-| |------------------------------------------------------| |--3--------4----(4)------5----------------------------| | | Gtr II | E. S +E E +S S S S +S S S S |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------2--4-----4b5r(4)p==2-------| |-2---------3-(3)------------4-----(4)-----------------------4--0-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | E. S +E E +S S S S +S S S S |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------3--5-----5b6r(5)p==3-------| |-3---------4-(4)------------5-----(5)-----------------------5--0-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | E. S +E E S S E S E S |------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------17-17\----x--| |----------------------------------x--x-(7)/----17-17\----x--| |--2-------------3-(3)------4------x--x-(7)/----17-17\----x--| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| | | E. S +E E S S E S E S |------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------17-17\----x--| |----------------------------------x--x-(7)/----17-17\----x--| |----------------------------------x--x-(7)/----17-17\----x--| |--3-------------4-(4)------5--------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| N.C. |---3----| |----3-----| |-----3------| S E. +E e e e e e e e e |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |----21b23---(21)-21---19-17----19---17-----19b21---19---17---| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| | | E. S +E E +S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------2----4----4b5r(4)p==2-----------| |-2--------3--(3)----4----(4)--------------------------4----0-| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| | | E. S +E E +S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------3----5----5b6r(5)p==3-----------| |-3--------4--(4)----5----(5)--------------------------5----0-| |-------------------------------------------------------------| C/G |----3-----| |----3----| S +S S S S +S S a S S S a S S S E E E |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-19b21r(19)p17----17-(17)----17h19-17----17h19p17-----19-----19-19----| |---------------19---------19----------19------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | E. S +E E S S E S E S |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------17-17\-------x--| |---------------------------------------x-----x-(7)/---17-17\-------x--| |--2----------------3--(3)--------4-----x-----x-(7)/---17-17\-------x--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | E. S +E E S S E S E S |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------17-17\-------x--| |---------------------------------------x-----x-(7)/---17-17\-------x--| |---------------------------------------x-----x-(7)/---17-17\-------x--| |--3----------------4--(4)--------5------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |----3-----| |----3-----| H +E E E E E E |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-18----------(18)---19---18-----19----18---19---| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | Gtrs I, II | E. S +E E +S S S S +S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------3----5----5b6r(5)p3-----------| |--3--4-(4)-5--(5)------------------------5----0-| Am/C ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ |----3-----| Q +E +E E E E E +E |----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------5------8--8b10======(8)---| |-19b21====(19)-(19)r\-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| | | E. S +E E S S E S E S |-----------------------------------17-----17\-------| |-----------------------------------17-----17\-----x-| |----------------------x-x---(7)/---17-----17\-----x-| |----------------------x-x---(7)/------------------x-| |----------------------------------------------------| |--3-----4--(4)---5----------------------------------| N.C. ~~~ |-3-| |----3-----| +Q a S S S S S S +S S T T T T S S S T T |---------------------------------------------------------| |-(8)---8r=8--5-------------------------------------------| |---------------7-5-7--7pb9r(7)p==5-7p5-7p==5--7--5---5h7p| |---------------------------------------------------7-----| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| | | E. S +E E +S S S S +S S S S |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------3---5---5b6r==(5)p3-------| |--3--4---(4)---5-----(5)---------------------------5-0---| C5 E5 |----6-----| |-----6-----| T T T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-5----5h7p5---5h7p=5h=7p5---7p5---5h==7-5h7p5-------------| |----7-------7-------------7-----7-------------7-5---------| |--------------------------------------------------7-5pb7==| |----------------------------------------------------------| | | E. S +E E S S E E E |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------x---x---5-----x---9-------| |--------------------------------x---x---3-----x---7-------| |-3------------4---(4)-----5-------------------------------| +Q +Q +H +Q +Q +H |------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |-(5)--(5)--(5)----|-(5)-------(5)r====(5)-------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------------------------|| | | +W +S S S S S E S +S S S S +S S S S |------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |------------------|-----7-7-7--7--7-------------------------|| |-(9)--------------|-(9)-7-7-7--7--7-------------------------|| |-(7)--------------|-(7)-------------5-(5)-3-5-5b6r(5)p3-----|| |------------------|-------------------------------------5-0-|| Out-Chorus | | Gtr I | E S S +S S E +S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S E S |------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------17-----17\-x-| |------------------------------------------|-------------------x-x-(7)/-17-----17\-x-| |------------------------2-4-4b5r(4)p2-----|-------------------x-x-(7)/-17-----17\-x-| |--2-----2-3-(3)-3-4-(4)---------------4-0-|---2---2-2-3-3-3-4-----------------------| |------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | E S S +S S E +S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S E S |------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------17-----17\-x-| |------------------------------------------|-------------------x-x-(7)/-17-----17\-x-| |------------------------------------------|-------------------x-x-(7)/-17-----17\-x-| |------------------------3-5-5b6r(5)p3-----|-----------------------------------------| |--3-----3-4-(4)-4-5-(5)---------------5-0-|---3---3-3-4-4-4-5-----------------------| N.C. ~~~~~~~ +E S S +H. |------------------------------------------------| |-(13)r-13b15-10-(10)----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | E S S +S S E +S S S S +S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------2-4-4b5r(4)p2------| |---2----2-----3--(3)-3-4-(4)---------------4-0--| |------------------------------------------------| | | E S S +S S E +S S S S +S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------3-5-5b6r(5)p3------| |---3----3-----4--(4)-4-5-(5)---------------5-0--| ~~~~~ +Q Q H W |-------------------------------|-10---------------------------------------| |-(10)\-------------------------|-13b15====================================| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | | |-3-| | E S S +S S E S E S E E E E S S +S S E +S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------7-5---------|------------------------2-4-4b5r(4)p2-----| |---2---2-3-(3)-3-4-----7-6-5-3-|--2-----2-3-(3)-3-4-(4)---------------4-0-| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | | |-3-| | E S S +S S E S E S E E E E S S +S S E +S S S S +S S S S |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------7-5---------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------7-6-5-3-|------------------------3-5-5b6r(5)p3-----| |---3---3-4-(4)-4-5-------------|--3-----3-4-(4)-4-5-(5)---------------5-0-| | | S S S S S S E S S E S E S |----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------17-17\-x---| |---------------------x--x-(7)/-----17-17\-x---| |---------------------x--x-(7)/-----17-17\-x---| |---2---2-2-3-3-3-4----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S E S S E S E S |----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------17-17\-x---| |---------------------x--x-(7)/-----17-17\-x---| |---------------------x--x-(7)/-----17-17\-x---| |----------------------------------------------| |---3---3-3-4-4-4-5----------------------------| N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +E E H. +H H |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------*| |-(13)b15-----------------------------------|-----------------------*| |-------------10----------------------------|-(10)------------------*| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------*| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------*| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------*| | | E S S +S S E +S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S E H |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------*| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------*| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------*| |-------------------------2-4-4b5r(4)p2-----|-----------------------*| |---2-----2-3-(3)-3-4-(4)---------------4-0-|---2--2-2-3-3-3-4------*| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------*| | | E S S +S S E +S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S E H |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------*| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------*| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------*| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------*| |-------------------------3-5-5b6r(5)p3-----|-----------------------*| |---3-----3-4-(4)-4-5-(5)---------------5-0-|---3--3-3-4-4-4-5------*| 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