'Rockstar' by Ja Rule - Guitar Tutorial

            By Graham Blaney, [email protected]



Song: RockStar

Artist: Ja Rule

Albumn: Blood in My Eye

This is my own work, and as far as I am aware this tab has never been done before,
so I hope it is well appriciated!
Although I dont normally use drop D tuning, it does sound more accurite if it is used. Enjoy!


h - hammer on
      p - pull off
      b - bend string up
      r - release bend
      / - slide up
       - slide down
      v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)
      t - tap (with strumming hand)
      x - muted, struck string



Main chord riff for verse and chorus. Continues throughout the song.



  e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  D-10--8--10--x--10--8--10--12-5--3--5--x--5--3--5------------------------------------
  A-10--8--10--x--10--8--10--12s5--3--5--x--5--3--5------------------------------------
  D-10--8--10--x--10--8--10--12s5--3--5--x--5--3--5------------------------------------



Lead guitar with slight gain

Intro

e--------------------------------------15vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv--------------------------
B--8vvvvvvvvvvvvv---11vvvvvvvvvvvvvv---------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


E------------------------------------------------15vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv---------------
B-8h11--8vvvvvvvvvvvv---11vvvvvvvvvvvvvv-----------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------5s8s0----------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------5s8s0----------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------5s8s0----------





Chorus


Rhythum

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-10--8--10--x--10--8--10--12-5--3--5--x--5--3--5--------------------------------------
A-10--8--10--x--10--8--10--12s5--3--5--x--5--3--5--------------------------------------
D-10--8--10--x--10--8--10--12s5--3--5--x--5--3--5--------------------------------------



e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-10--8--10--x--10--8--10--12-5--3--5--x--5--8--5--------------------------------------
A-10--8--10--x--10--8--10--12s5--3--5--x--5--8--5--------------------------------------
D-10--8--10--x--10--8--10--12s5--3--5--x--5--8--5--------------------------------------



lead guitar

e--15vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv15h18-----15vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvh18--------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------18s15-------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------




outro; rhythum guitar continues.

Lead guitar

e--13h15h18-15vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv15h18--15vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvh18--------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------18s15
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


e--13h15h18-15vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv15h18--15vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvh18--------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------18s15
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e--13h15h18-15vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv15h18--15vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvh18--------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------18s15
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


e--13h15h18-15vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv15h18--15vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvh18--------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------10h12vvvv (fade out)
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------