Band: Aerosmith
Song: Sweet Emotion
Album: Toys in the Attic
Tabbed by Tim Burke ([email protected])

Chords used:
      D    A    E    D5   E5
e|-----------------------------|
B|----3------------------------|
G|----2----2---------7----9----|
D|----0----2----2----7----9----|
A|---------0----2----5----7----|
E|--------------0--------------|
I don't think it's possible to get sick of this song. Tom Hamilton reportedly wrote
the bass riff when he was stoned which may account for the song's innate ability to
transport the listener into a state of total relaxation and not want to do much at
all for the rest of the day, except perhaps listen to some more Aerosmith. The bass
riff I have transcribed is how I understand it although I don't play bass. The chords
in the verses should be played like power chords which I have tried to indicate in
the tablature below.

Intro:
Bass riff
G|o---------12-----14-14~----------------o| Play fourteen times. On the fourteenth
D|o-------------------------12----11h12--o| time the guitar comes in with a volume
A|----12-12---12-12------------12---------| swell on the wee riff below.
E|----------------------------------------|

Wee guitar riff: (at time 00:33)
B|--2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p2--| Drums come in

Bass:
G|----------12-----14-14~------------------------12-----14-14~---------------|
D|--------------------------12----11h12--------------------------12----11h12-|
A|----12-12---12-12------------12----------12-12---12-12------------12-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      Swee     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -    et

G|----------12-----14-14~------------------------12-----14-14~---------------|
D|--------------------------12----11h12--------------------------12----11h12-|
A|----12-12---12-12------------12----------12-12---12-12------------12-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      emo      -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -  tion

Verse 1

Guitar riff:
     D A  A        A
e|---------------------|
B|---3-----------------|
G|o--2-2--2--------2--o|
D|o--0-2--2--------2--o|
A|-----0--0--3p0---0---|
E|---------------3-----|

Lyrics:

Talkin' 'bout things and nobody cares.
Wearin' out things that nobody wears.
You're callin' my name but I gotta make clear
I can't say baby where I'll be in a year.

Interlude guitar riff:
e|----------------------------|                  e|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------|                  B|--------------------------| 
G|o--------------------------o| Play three times G|--------------------------|
D|o--------------------------o| then play        D|--------------------------|
A|--5p3p0---------------------|                  A|--5p3p0-------------------|
E|-------0-2-2--0-3-3--0-4-5--|                  E|-------0-2-2--0--3--4--5--|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------| Play this riff once when returning to the verses under the
G|o--22--2--------2--o| lyrics 'Some sweat hog mumma with a face like a gent'. Then
D|o--22--2--------2--o| return to normal riff for rest of the verse. Do the same
A|---00--0--3p0---0---| whenever returning to the verses after interlude/chorus.
E|--------------3-----|

Verse 2

Some sweat hog mumma with a face like a gent
Said my get up and go must'a' got up and went.
Well I got good news she's a real good liar
'Cause her backstage boogie set your pants on fire.

Interlude guitar riff:
e|----------------------------|                  e|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------|                  B|--------------------------| 
G|o--------------------------o| Play seven times G|--------------------------|
D|o--------------------------o| then play        D|--------------------------|
A|--5p3p0---------------------|                  A|--5p3p0-------------------|
E|-------0-2-2--0-3-3--0-4-5--|                  E|-------0-2-2--0--3--4--5--|

Chorus

Guitar plays the following riff over the same riff the bass plays in the beginning.
Guitar riff:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|o----------------------------o|
D|o-------5----7-7-------------o|
A|----0-0-------------5p0-4h5---|
E|------------------------------|

   Sweet emotion. Sweet emotion.

Verse 3

Lyrics

I pulled into town in a police car.
Your daddy said I took you just a little too far.
You tell him 'bout the things but your girlfriend lied
You can't catch me 'cause the rabbit done died.        Yes it did.

Interlude:

Interlude guitar riff:
e|----------------------------|                  e|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------|                  B|--------------------------| 
G|o--------------------------o| Play three times G|--------------------------|
D|o--------------------------o| then play        D|--------------------------|
A|--5p3p0---------------------|                  A|--5p3p0-------------------|
E|-------0-2-2--0-3-3--0-4-5--|                  E|-------0-2-2--0--3--4--5--|

Verse 4

Stand in the front just a shakin' your ass.
I'll take you backstage you can drink of my glass.
I'll talk about somethin' you can sure understand.
'Cause a month on the road and I'll be eatin' from your hand.

Interlude guitar riff:
e|----------------------------|                  e|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------|                  B|--------------------------| 
G|o--------------------------o| Play seven times G|--------------------------|
D|o--------------------------o| then play        D|--------------------------|
A|--5p3p0---------------------|                  A|--5p3p0-------------------|
E|-------0-2-2--0-3-3--0-4-5--|                  E|-------0-2~b3~b4~~~-------|

Outro:
Guitar riff
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------| Riff is played a total of twenty three times
G|o--------7----9--9-----2-2-------o| before fading completely. I can't tab the solo
D|o--2--2--7----9--9-----2-2-------o| just yet because I'm not completely happy with
A|---2--2--5----7--7-----0-0--------| the way I play it. 
E|---0--0--------------------3-4----|

If you don't want to fade out then you can finish like they do on Bootleg with 
something a little bit like this:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--9-9---7-7---2--811-9-6h7-79---|
D|--9-9---7-7---2-------------------|
A|--7-7---5-5---0-------------------|
E|----------------------------------|