NOTE: This tab wasn't created by me. I looked every where for it and I 
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JANIE'S GOT A GUN
Words and Music by Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton

Fig. 7 - Intro, Chorus, and Verse

"Janie's Got a Gun" is a showcase for Aerosmith's more produced, textural style
of the late eighties and has become an all-time favorite in the repertorie. The 
in F. Either tune your guitar up a half step or play all the notes one fret high
The atmospheric intro (0:11), and much of the song, hangs on Joe Perry's sparse
but effective power chord figure. This clean-tone part is played with the finger
is processed with a chorus effect. It uses simple E5 and B5 power chords fretted
seventh position. Note the pedal-point effect in measure 12 where the E5 and B5 
are played over a B bass note. In measures 16 and 17, the B5-B6-B7 progression p
yet another variation of the venerable Chuck Berry comping riff--which has found
into countless rock tunes since the fifties.  
The verse (0:46) employs Rhy. Fig. 1, and understated E5-B5 power chord pattern
which grows out of the intro changes. The pre-chorus (1:03) features a low-regis
chord figure which is consistently palm-muted on the sixth and fifth strings. Th
progression uses E and G# over an E5 pedal, and completes the cycle with A5 and 
chords --- elaborating nicely on the I-IV-V harmonic resources of straightahead 
The chorus (1:11) is, by contrast, more textural. It incorporates slurred fourth
dyads over C#5 and A5 chords, as well as a heavy, space-conscious riff of dyads
(E5-D5-G5-D5-E5) over a low E pedal. The chorus concludes with two measures of B
pounded out in quarter-note rhythm. 

  

INTRO (0:11)

       Dum,  dum,_ dum, hon-ey  what have you _ done?
 1                             
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------------9----------|-9------------9-------------|
A|------------------7----------|-7------------7-------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

    Dum,   dum,_ dum it's the  sound of my   gun.
 3                            
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|9---------------9-----------|-9-------------9-------------|
A|7---------------7-----------|-7-------------7-------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|

       Dum,   dum,_ dum,hon-ey what have you_ done?
 5                             
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|---9---------------9---------|-9----------9----------9----|
A|---7---------------7---------|-7----------7----------7----|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

    Dum,   dum,_ dum it's the sound,  it's the sound. 
 7
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|9---------------9------------|-9---------------9----------|
A|7---------------7------------|-7---------------7----------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|  

       Nyah,    nyah,     nyah.                              Nyah,    nyah,     
 9
E|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------
B|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------
G|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------
D|------------9--------9-|------9--------------9------------|-------9---------9-
A|------------7--------7-|------7--------------7------------|-------7---------7-
E|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------

                         Nyah,           nyah,               nyah.
 12
E|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------
B|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------
G|---9-------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------
D|---9--------9----------|----------9-------------9---------|------9---------9--
A|---7--------9----------|----------7-------------7---------|------7---------7--
E|7-----7--7-------------|----------------------------------|-------------------

   Nyah,       nyah,       nyah.______________________________ 
 15
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------
G|-----------------------------|----9----------------------|--------------------
D|---------9------------9------|----9--------9---------9---|--------9------9----
A|---------7------------7------|----7--------9---------11--|--------12-----12---
E|-----------------------------|-7-----7--7-----7--7-------|-7--7-------7------7


VERSE (0:46)


          Jan-ie's got a ___ gun. _
 18
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------9--------------9-----|----9---------9-----------|
A|---------7--------------7-----|----7---------9-----------|
E|------------------------------|-7---------7--------------|

          Jan-ie's got a ___ gun. _
 20
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------9--------------9-----|----9---------9-----------|
A|---------7--------------7-----|----7---------9-----------|
E|------------------------------|-7---------7--------------|

   whole world's come un  - done                      from
 22
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------9--------------9-----|----9---------9-----------|
A|---------7--------------7-----|----7---------9-----------|
E|------------------------------|-7---------7--------------|

  look-in' sraight  at  the__  sun.__
 24
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------9--------------9------|----9---------9--------|
A|-----------7--------------7------|----7---------9--------|
E|---------------------------------|-7---------7-----------|


PRE-CHORUS (1:03)


      What did her__  dad-dy__  do?___
 26
E|--------------------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------1-------1--2-----4-|-------4-----2--4-------|
D|-------------2-------2--2-----4-|-------4-----2--4-------|
A|-----2---2------2-------0--0----|-2--2-----2--------2--2-|
E|-----0---0------0---------------|------------------------|

      What did he__   put you_ through?          They say when
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E|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------1-------1--2-----4-|-------4-----2--4----------|
D|-------------2-------2--2-----4-|-------4-----2--4----------|
A|-----2---2------2-------0--0----|-2--2-----2---------2----2-|
E|-----0---0------0---------------|---------------------------|


CHORUS (1:11)


     Jan-ie was ar-rest-ed,    they found him un-der-neath a   train.__
 30
E|----4p5--4p5---4p5----4--------|-4p5----4p5----4p5-----4------|
B|----4p5--4p5---4p5----4--------|-4p5----4p5----4p5-----4------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                                                    But
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E|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------2--------0--------|--5------0---------2--------|
A|-------2--------0--------|--5------0---------2--------|
E|-0-----------------------|----------------------------|

     man, he had it com-in'. Now that Jan-ie's got a gun she ain't nev -
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E|----4p5---4p5----4p5----4-------|-4p5----4p5--4p5-----4--------|
B|----4p5---4p5----4p5----4-------|-4p5----4p5--4p5-----4--------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

      - er gon-na be the   same.___________________________
 36
E|----4p5-4p5---4p5--4p5-|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----4p5-4p5---4p5--4p5-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------------|-4--4----4----4--|-4--4----4---4---|
D|---------------------------|-4--4----4----4--|-4--4----4---4---|
A|---------------------------|-2--2----2----2--|-2--2----2---2---|
E|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


The bridge (2:17) features a well-conceived piece of Aerosmith guitar orchestrat
Gtr, 1 plays a simple, single-note melody in 8 notes.
Joe Perry's solo (2:44) is a classic Aerosmith guitar moment. Played on a Chet
Atkins electric-acoustic, it occurs over the progression of E5-D5-G5-A5. The mel
are based on the E minor pentatonic scale (E-G-A-B-D) with occasional additions 
6th and 9th (C# and F#) in measures 17, 18, 20, 22 and 23. There are plenty of t
open-string pull-off licks throughout (see measures 15,17-19, and 25). These hav
a mainstay of Perry's solo style since the beginning. Interesting rhythmic twist
check out the triplet figure in measure 14-19 and 24-25. The solo closes decisiv
26-29 with a series of blues-inspired, open-position guitar licks--featuring sli
and unison intervals, and making good use of the open first and second strings.


BRIDGE (2:17)


      Run a- way,               run____           a- way_ from the
 1
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------9--10p9----10p9----10p9--|---10p9----10p9--10p9---10p9-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

     pain,_    yeah,_   yeah,__ yeah,  yeah,yeah.
 3
E|--------------------------|---------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------|
D|---9----------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|

      Run         a -way,         run____          a - way_  from the
 5
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----10p9----10p9----10p9----10p9--|--10p9----10p9----10p9----10p9---|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   pain,       yeah,_ yeah,   yeah._
 7
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------2-------------0-----------|
A|---------2-------------0-----------|
E|-----------------------------------|

     ___ yeah,   yeah,____  yeah._     Run         a- way, 
 8
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----5----------0----------2--------|--10p9----10p9----10p9----10p9---|
A|----5----------0----------2--------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

    run          a- way,
 10
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---10p9----10p9----10p9----10p9----|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

       run,_____________   run   a   -   way.__________________________
 11
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----10p9----10p9----10p9----10p9--|--10p9----10p9----10p9----10p9---|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 ____________________________________
 13
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---10p9----10p9----10p9----10p9----|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


GUITAR SOLO (2:44)


KEY =

L=Hit string and let off
P=Hit string and pound the next
^=bend String to shown measure, ex. 3^¼

 14
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--2L0----------2------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------0p2--0-----0p2-------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------0---3^¼--|
 
 16
E|-----|0-----0-----------------0----|
B|-----|0-----0-----------------0----|
G|-----÷2-----2p4-----4p2--0--24--|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------|

 17
E|--2---0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------------
B|--0---0---3L0-----0----------------0--|---------------------------------------
G|--4------------2-----2^--(2)L0-----0--|---------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------2-----|--2p4-------2--0--4p2L0-----0---------
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------2--------2--4
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------

 19
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--0----------0--2--0-------------------|
D|--0----------0--2--0----2~~~-----7/p9--|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-----3L0-------------------------------|

 20
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------
B|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|------------------------------------------
G|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|--7p9--9--9--9--9--912--12--12--12--12--
D|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----|--7p9--9--9--9--9--912--12--12--12--12--
A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------

 22
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--|
G|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

 23
E|-----------------------------12----------12--|--15--12-----------------12---12
B|--14^½--(14)--12--14p12----------15^---------|----------15p12------12---------
G|--14^½--(14)--12--14p12--14------------------|----------------14^-------------
D|-------------------------14------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------

 25
E|---------------------------------------|
B|--15---12------------3p2L0----------0--|
G|-----------14p12------------2^---2--0--|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

 26
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3--|-----------------------------|
G|--2p4-----4p2-----0--2p4-----|--4p2-----0--2p4-----4p2--|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|

 28
E|-----------0-------0--|--------0-------0-------0-----|
B|-----0-------0--------|--0-------0-------0--------0--|
G|--0--2p4----2/p4-----|--2p4----2p4----2p4--------|
D|----------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------------|

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Tabbed By:
Robert Hughes