Lenny KravitzRock and Roll is Dead

Transcribed by Bryan Pero(perob@willow.uml.edu)

Well these are just all the basic Led Zeppelinish riffs in the
song and how they fit with the lyrics. I have most of the
solo figured out and Ill post it later, if you really want
it.
Intro/Rythym figure 1.(ryth.fig.1. is intro w/out muted strum
and slide from 17th fret). This is two guitars playing
together(L.Kravitz and Craig Ross) arranged for one guitar:
-Palm MuteE-------------------------------------------------------B--X-X-X----------------------------------X/17-17-17-17-G--X-X-X----------------------------------X/17-17-17-17-D--X-X-X----------------3-----------------X/17-17-17-17-A--X-X-X-------------3^5--5^3-------------X/17-17-17-17-E---------17\--3-4-5----------5^3--3-4-5----------------Before each verse Ryth.fig.1. ends with this little riff
(ending on either D or E). There are 2 guitar parts. So,
again, this comes right after you play rthy.fig.1. and are
about to go into a verse:
Gtr.1
A G D or E (let the D and E chords sustain)
E--------2-----4-B--2-----3--or-5-G--2-----2-----4-D--2-------------A----------------E-----3----------Gtr.2
A
G D
or E (let D and E sustain)
E-----------------B-----------------G-----------------D-----------------A--------5---or-7-E--5--3-----------Fill #1 (this occurs mainly right after a verse, before
Ryth.fig.1 is played)
E--------------------B--------------------G--------------------D---------3-----------

A--5~-3-5---5^3------E---------------5-3--Rythym fig. 2 (played during solo with ryth.fig.1)

E------------------------------B------------------------------G------------3-----------------D--------3-5---5^3-------------A--3-4-5-----------5-3--3-4-5--E------------------------------Variation on ryth.fig.1.(towards and at end of song)
E--------------------------------B--------------------------------G--------------------------------D-----------3--------------------A--------3^5--5^3----------------E--3-4-5----------5^3--3-3-4-4-5-Fill #2(after vaariation on ryth.fig 1.)
E--------------B--------------G--3-----------D----5-3-------A-------5-3----E-----------5--Lyrics w/riffs:
D
fill #1
rythfig1.end on D
You think youre on top of the world but its really over
D
fill#1 rth.fig 1.
Runnin round with diamond rings and coke spoons that are
overflowin
Rythfig.1 end on E
Rock and Roll is dead
E
fill#1
Rtyhfig 1.
All the money in the world cant buy you from the place youre
going to

Oooh Yeah

Ryth.fig.1 end on D
Rock and Roll is dead (3x)

D
fill#1
R.fig1.end on D
You cant even sing or play an instrument you just scream
instead, ooh yeah!

D
fill#1.
rtyfig1.
Youre living for an image so youve got 500 women in your bed

Ooh Yeah,

Ryth.fig.1. end on E
Rock and Roll is dead

E
fill#1
But its real hard to be yourself when youre living with
those demons in your
ryhfig.1
Head, Ooh Yeah,

ryth.fig.1.
Rock and Roll is dead

Gutiar Solo (w/ryth.fig 1 and 2 end w/fill#1)

Ryth.fig.1.
Rock and Roll is dead
Repeat with Variation on Ryth.fig.1. and fill #2
End on Variation of Ryth.fif.2.
Thats it!

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