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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 05:54:27 -0400
From: Chris Clark 
Subject: m/montrose/rock_the_nation.tab

Artist: Montrose
Title: Rock the Nation
Album: Montrose

Composed by Ronnie Montrose
Lyrics at Sammy Hagar's official site:
http://www.redrocker.com/montrose.html
Tabbed by Chris Clark

Use a little vibrato on the chords in the main riff as indicated.

Comments and crits to: drclueful@hotmail.com

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Tab: Guitar
Tuning: Standard

Intro riff

e -------------------------------I
B -----5--7v----------7--9v------I
G -----5--7v----------7--9v------I
D --7--5--7v-------9--7--9v------I
A --7---------(0)--9--------(0)--I
E -------------------------------I
    A  C  D        B  D  E

Main riff/verse

e -----------------------------------------------I
B -----5--7v------7--9v---9--7--9--7--9--7--9-9--I
G -----5--7v------7--9v---9--7--9--7--9--7--9-9--I
D --7--5--7v---9--7--9v---9--7--9--7--9--7--9-9--I
A --7----------9----------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7--I
E -----------------------(0)---------------------I
    A  C  D    B  D  E    E D/E E D/E E D/E E E

Chorus

"Been a long..."

e --------------------I
B --5--7--2----0---2--I
G --5--7--2----0---2--I
D --5--7--2----0---2--I
A --------------------I
E --------------------I
    C  D  A    G   A

"But my homework..."

e ---------------------I
B --5--7--2----0-0-----I
G --5--7--2----0-0--1--I
D --5--7--2----0-0--2--I
A ------------------2--I
E ---------------------I
    C  D  A    G G  E

"I'm gonna..."

e ---------------------I
B --5--7--2----0-0--2--I
G --5--7--2----0-0--2--I
D --5--7--2----0-0--2--I
A ---------------------I
E ---------------------I
    C  D  A    G G  A

"Just a-wanna..."

e ----------------I
B --5--2--0-------I
G --5--2--0----1--I
D --5--2--0----2--I
A -------------2--I
E -------------0--I
    C  A  G    E

(On second chorus, play E chord four times before bridge)

Bridge (ride the Eh4 for the solo)

e ---------------------------------------------------0--I
B ---------------------------------------------------0--I
G -----------------------2--------2------------------1--I
D -----------------0--4--------2--------2---------------I
A --2--h4----2--4-----------4--------4-----4------------I
E --0------------------------------------------3--0-----I
    E              D        A                     E

Ending

"Rock the nation..." (x3)

e ------------I
B --0--0--2---I
G --0--0--2---I
D --0--0--2---I
A ------------I
E ------------I
    G  G  A

"Rock the..." (x4)

e --------I
B --0--0--I
G --0--0--I
D --0--0--I
A --------I
E --------I
    G  G

"Nation"

e -----I
B --2--I
G --2--I
D --2--I
A --0--I
E -----I
    A

Symbols:
v = vibratro
h = hammer-on