Band: Aerosmith
Song: I’m Ready
Album: Honkin’ On Bobo (2004)
Legend:
h= hammer on
p= pull off
b= bend
r= release bend
/= slide up
\= slide down
x= muted note
~= vibrato
Here’s my attempt at figuring out Aerosmith’s version of
I’m Ready. There are few parts I may have missed in the outro
(I will edit those in when I figure them out), but overall it’s
fairly accurate and I hope it can be of good use to someone.
Intro:
Gtr. 1 (w/ slide)
e|-/12------------------------------/13-\-12-------------------|
B|-/12------------------------------/13-\-12-------------------|
G|-/12-~~~-/13\12-~~~--/13-\12-~~---/13-\-12-~~~---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12---13-\-12-------13-\-12-~~----13-\-12--------------------|
B|-12---13-\-12-~~----13-\-12-~~----13-\-12-~~-/-13-\----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------12----------------------------------------------------|
B|-/-12--12------/-12--12------/-12--12------------------------|
G|-/-12--12------/-12--12------/-12--12------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
0:11
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7-----------8~---------7-----------8~--------------|
E|-0--5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-8~---5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-8~--------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------5~---------------------5~-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7----------------------7------------------------------|
E|-5-6-7-----0-5-6-7------5-6-7-----0-5-6-7--------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2--------2--2--------2--2-------2------------------------|
A|-2--2--------2--2--------2--2-------2------------------------|
E|-0--0--------0--0--------0--0-------0------------------------|
(wah)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7-----------7~---------------------------------------|
A|--5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-7~---------7-----------7~----------------|
E|-------------------------5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-7~----------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9-----------7~----------------------------------------|
A|-7-8-9-----0-5-6-7-7~---------7--7-\-------------------------|
E|------------------------5-6-7----7-\-------------------------|
Verse 1:
0:54
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7-----------7~------------7-----------7~-----------|
E|-0--5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-7~---0--5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-7~-----------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-----------7~-------------------------------------|
A|-0--5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-7~------------7-----------7~-----------|
E|---------------------------0--5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-7~-----------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7~--------------------------------------|
A|---7-8-9-----0-5-6-7-7~------------7-------------------------|
E|-7------------------------0--5-6-7---5-6-7-5-6-7-------------|
Bridge:
1:15
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2-----|
A|-2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2-----|
E|-0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0-----|
Chorus:
1:30
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-----------7~-------------------------------------|
A|-0--5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-7~------------7-----------7~-----------|
E|---------------------------0--5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-7~-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/aerosmith/im_ready_tab.html ]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7~--------------------------------------|
A|---7-8-9-----0-5-6-7-7~------------7-------------------------|
E|-7------------------------0--5-6-7---5-6-7-5-6-7-------------|
Bridge:
1:44
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2-----|
A|-2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2-----|
E|-0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0-----|
Chorus:
1:59
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-----------7~-------------------------------------|
A|-0--5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-7~------------7-----------7~-----------|
E|---------------------------0--5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-7~-----------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7~--------------------------------------|
A|---7-8-9-----0-5-6-7-7~------------7-------------------------|
E|-7------------------------0--5-6-7---5-6-7-5-6-7-------------|
Rhythm for Solo:
2:13 (wah)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-6--5-4-----------7-6--5-4-----------7-6--5-4------------|
E|-0-----------8-5-6-7------------8-5-6-7------------8-5-6-7---|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------7-6--5-4-----------7-6--5-4--------------|
A|-7-6--5-4---------------------8-5-6-7------------8-5-6-7-----|
E|-----------8-5-6-7-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-6--5-4-----------7-6--5-4-------------------------------|
E|-0-----------8-5-6-7------------8-5-6-7----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--------------------------------|
A|-9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--------------------------------|
E|-7--7-----7--7-----7--7-----7-7-6-6-5-5-3-3------------------|
Bridge:
2:56
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--------------------------------|
A|-2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--------------------------------|
E|-0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--------------------------------|
Chorus:
3:10
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-----------7~-------------------------------------|
A|-0--5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-7~------------7-----------7~-----------|
E|---------------------------0--5-6-7-----0-5-6-7-7~-----------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------7~--------------------------------------|
A|---7-8-9-----0-5-6-7-7~------------7-------------------------|
E|-7------------------------0--5-6-7---5-6-7-5-6-7-------------|
Guitar solo:
3:25
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--------15------------------------------------------------|
G|-14brb~~---14brp12-14-12-14b-12----------12-14-14b-----------|
D|--------------------------------14-14------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-12-----------12------14b--12-----------------------------|
D|-------14-14~~-------14-----------14-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----12---------------------12-------------------------------|
B|-15b----15b-12----12-----12----15b-12------------------------|
G|---------------14----14b--------------14-12----12-12-12------|
D|--------------------------------------------14---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------12--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------15-12---12---------------------------------------|
G|-14b~~~-----------14---12-----12-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------14---------12---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------14----14----14------------|
E|--------------------------------------------15----15-12\\----|
Outro:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat
G|-------------------5~---------------------5~-----------------| Until
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| End
A|-------7----------------------7------------------------------|
E|-5-6-7-----0-5-6-7------5-6-7-----0-5-6-7--------------------|
