Lay It Down Tabs & Lyrics by Aerosmith
Lay It Down
guitar tabs lyrics
AY IT DOWN
As recorded by Aerosmith
(From the 2002 Album OH YEAH! ULTIMATE AEROSMITH HITS)
Transcribed by tonedeafidiot
Words and Music by Tyler/Perry/Fredriksen/De Grate
C
x 3 5 5 5 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean w/ Heavy Tremolo'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Nylon String Acoustic'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Two Distortion Guitars'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion w/ Slide'
Intro Verse
Slowly Q=70
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3 Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|------------||-3--3----------|-5--5-----------|
|------------||-1--1---1--1---|-6--6---3---3---|
|------------||-2--2-2-2--2---|-5--5---4---5---|
|------------||-2--2---3--3-3-|-0----0-5-5-5-5-|
|------------||-0-------------|----------------|
|------------||--------1------|--------3-------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3--3----------|-5--5-----------|-3---3---5---5---|
|-1--1---1--1---|-6--6---3---3---|-1-1-1-1-6---6---|
|-2--2-2-2--2---|-5--5---4---5---|-2---2---5-5---5-|
|-2--2---3--3-3-|-0----0-5-5-5-5-|-2-------3-------|
|-0-------------|----------------|-0---------------|
|--------1------|--------3-------|-----------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E. S E E
|-5---5---------------|-3---3---5---5---|-5--5--------3----|
|-6---6-----12----9---|-1-1-1-1-6---6---|-6--6---3---------|
|-5-5---5-0-12----7-7-|-2---2---5-5-----|-5--5---4---------|
|-0---------12-12-9---|-2-------3-----3-|-0----0-5--5---5--|
|-----------10----7---|-0---------------|------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|--------3---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|--8---7---5---3---|-----------------|--8---7---5---3---|------||
|-10---8---6---5---|-6---5---3---3---|-10---8---6---5---|------||
|------------------|-7---5---4---4---|------------------|------||
|------------3---3-|---0---0-5-5---5-|------------3---3-|------||
|----0---0---------|-----------------|----0---0---------|------||
|------------------|---------3-------|------------------|------||
Chorus
$
Gtr II
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----8--------8----|------8---------10----|-----8--------8----|
|---8--------8------|---10--------12----12-|---8--------8------|
|-9-------10-----10-|-9------9-12----------|-9-------10-----10-|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------0-|-------------------|
|-----1--------1----|------1----1-----1----|-----1--------1----|
|---0---0----0------|--------2-----0-------|---0---0----0------|
|----------3------3-|----2-----------------|----------3------3-|
|-3-----------------|-0--------------------|-3-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------8---------10----|-----8-------10---|------8----13----12----|
|---10--------12----12-|---6---6---8----8-|----8---------11----10-|
|-9------9-12----------|-7-------9--------|-10-----10-------------|
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------0-|-----------0------|-----------------------|
|------1----1-----1----|-----1--------1---|------1----------------|
|--------2-----0-------|---2------------0-|----0----0--3-----2----|
|----2-----------------|-0-----0-2--------|--3------------3-----3-|
|-0--------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
To Coda
PM------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-------------------------|-12--------12----------13-|-12--------12----10----||
|----12-13-12----12-13-12-|--------------------13----|--------------13----12-||
|-12----------12----------|----12--------10-12-------|------10---------------||
|-------------------------|-------14-----------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------||
|
| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
|--------3-----------3----|---------------------1----|-----------------------||
|--------1-----------1----|---------------------1----|-------1---------------||
|-----0--0--------0--0----|--------5\--------0--1----|----0----0-----0-----0-||
|-------------------------|-----5--5\-----3----------|-----------------------||
|-------------------------|--3-----------------------|--3---------3-----2----||
|--3-----------3----------|--------------------------|-----------------------||
Verse
Gtr IV
E E S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-0-----0---1-------3p1-|---------1---3-------3---|
|-----1---------1-------|-----3-------------0-----|
|-------------0---0-----|---2-------------0-----0-|
|---2-----2-3-----------|-0-----0---0---0---------|
|-0---------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------3-----------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
|-----------------------|-------------------3-----|
|-----1-----------1-----|-------1-----------3-----|
|---2---------2---------|---2-----------0---------|
|-2---------3-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E Q Q
|-0-------0---1-------1---|-1-----0-1---3---3--|
|-----1-------------1-----|-----3-------3---3--|
|-------2---------0-------|---2---------5---5--|
|---2-------2-3-3---------|-----------0--------|
|-0---------------------0-|-0------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|
| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
|-------------------------|-----------------3--|
|-------1-----------1-----|-------1---------3--|
|---2-----------2---------|---2-----------0----|
|-2-----------3-----------|-0-----------0------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-0-------0-----1-------3p1-|-1-------1---3-------3---|
|-----1-----1-------1-------|-----3-------------0-----|
|-------2---------0---2-----|---2---2---------0-------|
|---2-------2p0-3-----------|-0---------0---0-------0-|
|-0-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------3-----------|
|
| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
|---------------------------|-------------------3-----|
|-------1-------------1-----|-------1-----------3-----|
|---2-------------2---------|---2-----------0---------|
|-2-------------3-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E Q Q E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------0---1-------3p1-|-1-----1---3---3--|-0-------0---1-------3p1--|
|-1---1-----------1-----|-----3-----3---3--|-------1-----------1------|
|---2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-5---5--|-----2-----2-----0--------|
|-----------3-3---------|-0----------------|---2---------3-3----------|
|-0---------------------|------------------|-0------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|
| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S E
|-----------------------|---------------3--|---0---------------1-3-1--|
|-----1-----------1-----|-----1---------3--|-------1------------------|
|---2---------2---------|---2---------0----|---------------2----------|
|-2---------3-----------|-0---------0------|-2-----------3------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E Q Q
|-1-------1-----3-------3---|-^0-----0-3p0---------1---|-1-----1---3--3---||
|-------3---3---------0---0-|-^1---1-------------1-----|-----3-----3--3---||
|-----2-------------0-------|-^2-2-------------0-----0-|---2-------0--0---||
|-0-0-------------0---------|-^2-----------3-3---------|-0-------0-0--0---||
|---------------------------|-^0-----------------------|------------------||
|---------------3-----------|--------------------------|-----------3--3---||
|
| E E S S S S Q Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E H
|---------1-----3-----3-----|--------3-3-0-------0-----|-------1---3------||
|-------3---3-3-3-----3-----|----1---------------1-----|-----3---3-3------||
|---2-----------0-----0-----|--2-------------2---------|---2-------0------||
|-0-------------0-----0-----|--------------3-----------|-0----------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------|------------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------|------------------||
Bridge
&
Gtr III Gtr VI
E E Q E E Q W
|-12--------12--------||-------------|
|----13--------13-----||-------------|
|-------10--------10--||-------------|
|---------------------||-------------|
|---------------------||-------------|
|---------------------||-------------|
|
| Gtr V
| E E Q E E Q H H
|---------------------||-------------|
|--------1---------1--||-11----10----|
|-----0---------0-----||-------------|
|---------------------||--8-----7----|
|--3---------3--------||-------------|
|---------------------||--6-----5----|
H e e S S S S +H. Q
|------8-8-8s10s8-8-|-(8)--------8\--|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|
| H H H H
|-------------------|----------------|
|-9----8------------|-11-----10------|
|------5------------|----------------|
|-6----5------------|--8------7------|
|------3------------|----------------|
|-4----3------------|--6------5------|
H e e S S S S +W
|------8-8-8s10s8-8-|-(8)----------|
|-------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|--------------|
|
| H H H H
|-------------------|--------------|
|-9----8------------|-11-----10----|
|------5------------|--------------|
|-6----5------------|--8------7----|
|------3------------|--------------|
|-4----3------------|--6------5----|
Gtr III
E E Q H W W
|-12-------------|-----------------|--------------||
|----13----------|-----------------|--------------||
|-------10-------|-----------------|--------------||
|----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|
| Gtr VI Gtr I
| Q Q H Q E E E E E E E E E E H
|--------8S=3----|--8--7---5---3---|--------------||
|----------------|-10--8---6---5---|-6---5--------||
|----------------|-----------------|-7---5--------||
|----------------|-------7-3-3---3-|---0---0------||
|----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|
| Gtr V
| W W W
|----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|--8-------------|-----------------|--------------||
|----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|--5-------------|-----------------|--------------||
|----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|--3-------------|-----------------|--------------||
Out-Chorus
Gtr II
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----8--------8----|------8---------10----|-----8--------8----|
|---8--------8------|---10--------12----12-|---8--------8------|
|-9-------10-----10-|-9------9-12----------|-9-------10-----10-|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------0-|-------------------|
|-----1--------1----|------1----1-----1----|-----1--------1----|
|---0---0----0------|--------2-----0-------|---0---0----0------|
|----------3------3-|----2-----------------|----------3------3-|
|-3-----------------|-0--------------------|-3-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------8---------10----|-----8-------10---|------8----13----12----|
|---10--------12----12-|---6---6---8----8-|----8---------11----10-|
|-9------9-12----------|-7-------9--------|-10-----10-------------|
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------0-|-----------0------|-----------------------|
|------1----1-----1----|-----1--------1---|------1----------------|
|--------2-----0-------|---2------------0-|----0----0--3-----2----|
|----2-----------------|-0-----0-2--------|--3------------3-----3-|
|-0--------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| W H H H Q Q
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-7----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-7-------2--------|--3---------8-----7----|
|----------------------|-5-------2--------|--3---------8-----7----|
|----------------------|-5-------0--------|--1---------6-----5----|
PM------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-12-------12----------13-|
|----12-13-12----12-13-12-|-------------------13----|
|-12----------12----------|----12-------10-12-------|
|-------------------------|-------14----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E Q E E Q W
|--------3-----------3----|-------------------------|
|--------1-----------1----|-------------------------|
|-----0--0--------0--0----|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--3-----------3----------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtrs III, V
| W H H
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--5----------------------|
|--5----------------------|--5-----------3----------|
|--5----------------------|--3-----------3----------|
|--3----------------------|--------------1----------|
C
Gtr III
W W W
|
/
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-12-------12----------13-|-12-------12----------13-|------*|
|-------------------13----|-------------------13----|------*|
|----12-------10-12-------|----12-------10-12-------|------*|
|-------14----------------|-------14----------------|------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------*|
|
| H H H H W
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------*|
|--5----------------------|--5----------------------|-5----*|
|--5-----------3----------|--5-----------3----------|-5----*|
|--3-----------3----------|--3-----------3----------|-3----*|
|--------------1----------|--------------1----------|------*|
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
