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The Ring – Robin Trower
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Tabbed by: Zac VanSchoyck (bassdrum)
Email: zacvanschoyck@hotmail.com
Tuning: Tune down a half step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Basically there’s a few main riffs in the song and there’s a solo....I’ll show you an
of the riffs (they’re hard to tab!) and a basic idea of the solo part... Well, happy playing!
*Drum Roll*
Intro: With Wah
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------x-x---x---7qbr5—7p5--------------------------x-----------------| x2
A|-5h7---5h7--x-x---x-----------------7p5-------5h7---5h7--x--5-5-5h7~-------|
E|------------x---x----------------------------------------x-----------------|
Verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7fbr4---2b4—2b4—2b4-2b4----7fbr4---2b4-2b4--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------0h2~--------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^……………Pick a couple times……^
Chorus Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11---11--11-11-11-9-----9-11-9-11-9-11---11---11--11-11-11-9----9-11-9-11|
A|--11---11-------------11-------------------11---11-------------11----------|
E|--9----9-----------------------------------9----9--------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------8-8-8b9--------------------------|
D|--11---11--11-11-11-9-----9-11-9-11-9-11-----------------------------------|
A|--11---11-------------11---------------------------------------------------|
E|--9----9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------2b4—2b4r0-------------|
D|-12~--------13~----0h2h0h2h0h2h0h2h0h2h0h2h0h2h0h2--------------0h2h0h2h0h2|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/robin_trower/ring_tab.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------10br8------15b17—15b---|
G|--7b9---7b9—7b9-7b9---7b9r5----7b9—7b9—7b9-7b9r-----------9----------------|
D|----------------------------7-------------------7--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b—15b—15b—15b—15br13-------------15b17—15b-15b-15b-15b-15br13----------|
G|-------------------------14br12--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------14----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3 Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11---11--11-11-11-9-----9-11-9-11-9-11---11---11--11-11-11-9----9-11-9-11|
A|--11---11-------------11-------------------11---11-------------11----------|
E|--9----9-----------------------------------9----9--------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11---11--11-11-11-9-----9-11-9-11-9-11---11---11--11-11-11-9----9-11-9-11|
A|--11---11-------------11-------------------11---11-------------11----------|
E|--9----9-----------------------------------9----9--------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------8-8-8b9--------------------------|
D|--11---11--11-11-11-9-----9-11-9-11-9-11-----------------------------------|
A|--11---11-------------11---------------------------------------------------|
E|--9----9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-5h7--5-5-5-5-5-5h7---------5h7-5h7--5-5-5-5-5-5h7---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Above Riff until fade-out.
Song Order:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Chorus 3
Outro
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
