Chinese Rocks
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers
No-one's tabbed it with the lead yet, licks are simple enough, but strumming patterns + rhythm are tricky.
I would listen to the record for timing too if I were you.2 guitars, I assume the one on top to be Johnny
and the one under to be Walter Lure, might have got them confused at some point though. I'm pretty damn
sure of the licks, but johnny in the verse is dodgy maybe. All corrections/comments welcome.
Awsome song.
Key:
~ = vibrato
b = bend whole step
/ = slide
(13) = pick note while bent (i.e. the B|-11- on the break)
. = play note staccato
h = hammer on
p = pull off
INTRO:
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010-/15~~|A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010------|E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-6-/8-8--8-8----6-/8-8-------|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010-/15~~|A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010------|E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-6-/8-8--8-8----6-/8-8-------|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|-8----------------------8----|B|-----------------------------|-11-b-(13)(13)-(13)(13)-11-b-(13)(13)-(13)(13)|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-----------------------------|A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-----------------------------|E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-----------------------------|
VERSE 1:
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|------------------------0.---|------------------------0.-0-|G|-----------------3/5-p3-0.---|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5.---|-3--3--3--3--5----------5.-5-|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------------|-3--3--3--3--5---------------|E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-------------|-1--1--1--1--3---------------|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--------3----|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|------------------------0.-0-|-----------------------------|G|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|---------------7-7-7h9p7-----|D|-3--3--3--3--5----------5.-5-|-3--3--3---7/9-----------9p7-|A|-3--3--3--3--5---------------|-3--3--3---------------------|E|-1--1--1--1--3---------------|-1--1--1---------------------|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|A|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|E|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|
CHORUS:
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-7--7------------------------|-7--7------------------------|D|-7--7--7--7--5--5--7---------|-7--7--7--7--5--5--7---------|A|-5--5--7--7--5--5--7-------5-|-5--5--7--7--5--5--7-------5-|E|-------5--5--3--3--5-5-5h7---|-------5--5--3--3--5-5-5h7---|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|---7-7-----------------------|---7-7-----------------------|D|---7-7---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|---7-7---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|A|---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|E|---------5-5---3-3---5-5-----|---------5-5---3-3---5-5-----|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-7--7------------------------|-7--7------------------------|D|-7--7--7--7--5--5--7---------|-7--7--7--7--5--5--7---------|A|-5--5--7--7--5--5--7-------5-|-5--5--7--7--5--5--7-------5-|E|-------5--5--3--3--5-5-5h7---|-------5--5--3--3--5-5-5h7---|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|---7-7-----------------------|---7-7-----------------------|D|---7-7---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|---7-7---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|A|---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|E|---------5-5---3-3---5-5-----|---------5-5---3-3---5-5-----|
INTRO X1
VERSE 2:
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|------------------------0.-0-|------------------------0.-0-|G|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5.-5-|-3--3--3--3--5----------5.-5-|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------------|-3--3--3--3--5---------------|E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-------------|-1--1--1--1--3---------------|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--------3----|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|------------------------0.-0-|-----------8--p6-------------|G|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|------------------8-p7--/----|D|-3--3--3--3--5----------5.-5-|-3--3--3---------------------|A|-3--3--3--3--5---------------|-3--3--3---------------------|E|-1--1--1--1--3---------------|-1--1--1---------------------|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|A|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|E|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|
CHORUS X1
BREAK:
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-2----5------7---------------|-2----5------7---------------|A|-2----5------7---------------|-2----5------7---------------|E|-0----3------5---------------|-0----3------5---------------|
|
|
e|-----------------12-15~~~~~~~|-----------------------------|B|-------------15b--r----------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-------------7b--5-----------|D|-2----5----------------------|-2----5-------------7~~~~~~~~|A|-2----5----------------------|-2----5----------------------|E|-0----3----------------------|-0----3----------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-7---------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-7----7------5---------------|-----------------------------|A|-5----7------5---------------|-----------------------------|E|------5------3---------------|15/--------------------------| | (rapidly pick all the way down)
|
e|-------------3---------------|-----------------------------|B|-------------3---------------|-----------------------------|G|-7-----------4---------------|-----------------------------|D|-7----7------5---------------|-----------------------------|A|-5----7------5---------------|-----------------------------|E|------5------3---------------|-----------------------------|
INTRO 2:
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010-/15~~|A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010------|E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-6-/8-8--8-8----6-/8-8-------|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010-/15~~|A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-8-/1010-1010---8-/1010------|E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-6-/8-8--8-8----6-/8-8-------|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|----------------8---------------------|B|-----------------------------|----------------11-b-(13)(13)-(13)(13)|G|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|D|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-3-/5-5--5-5--------------------------|A|-3-/5-5--5-5----3-/5-5--5-5--|-3-/5-5--5-5--------------------------|E|-1-/3-3--3-3----1-/3-3--3-3--|-1-/3-3--3-3--------------------------|
VERSE 3:
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|------------------------0.-0-|------------------------0.-0-|G|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5.-5-|-3--3--3--3--5----------5.-5-|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------------|-3--3--3--3--5---------------|E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-------------|-1--1--1--1--3---------------|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--------3----|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|------------------------0.-0-|-----------------------------|G|-----------------3/5-p3-0.-0-|---------------7-------------|D|-3--3--3--3--5----------5.-5-|-3--3--3---7/9---9-7---------|A|-3--3--3--3--5---------------|-3--3--3-------------9-7---7-|E|-1--1--1--1--3---------------|-1--1--1-----------------10--|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|A|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|-3--3-3-3--3--5---------5----|E|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|-1--1-1-1--1--3---------3----|
CHORUS X2
OUTRO:
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-7--7------------------------|-7--7------------------------|D|-7--7--7--7--5--5--7---------|-7--7--7--7--5--5--7---------|A|-5--5--7--7--5--5--7-------5-|-5--5--7--7--5--5--7-------5-|E|-------5--5--3--3--5-5-5h7---|-------5--5--3--3--5-5-5h7---|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|---7-7-----------------------|---7-7-----------------------|D|---7-7---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|---7-7---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|A|---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7-----|E|---------5-5---3-3---5-5-----|---------5-5---3-3---5-5-----|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|G|-12------------12------------|-12---------------4-0h2p0h2p0|D|-12-----7------12-----7------|-12-----7--------------------|A|-10-----7------10-----7------|-10-----7--------------------|E|--------5-------------5------|--------5--------------------|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|---------------0-------------|B|-----------------------------|---------------0-------------|G|-12-----2------12-----2------|-7------2------0-------------|D|-12-----2------12-----2------|-7------2------2-------------|A|-10-----0------10-----0------|-5------0------2-------------|E|-----------------------------|---------------0-------------|
e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|h2p0h2p0-2b-r-b--------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
|
|
e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
This isn't perfect, so have a go please if you reckon you could improve it.
Cheers.
Tom.
