Rock Science Chords & Tabs
'ROCK SCIENCE' by Imperial State Electric
Album: Rock Science
Submitted by: Victor (vctrklndr[a]hotmail.com)
Tuning: Half step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
6 5 4 3 2 1
E A D G B E
Chords:
D: x x 0 2 3 x alt. x 5 7 7 x x
C: x 3 5 5 x x
A: x 0 2 2 x x
Bb: x 1 3 3 x x
F: 1 3 3 x x x
G: 3 5 5 x x x
Listen to the song for correct timing etc. Hope my transcription makes sense. Enjoy!
Intro:
A C D A C
e|----—-----------------------------—----------------------------|
B|---3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-------3-3-----3-3-----3-3---3-----|
G|---2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-------2-2-----2-2-----2-2---2-----|
D|—0-0-0h3p0-0-0h3p0-0-0h3p0-0-----0-0-0h3p0-0-0h3p0-0-0h3p0-----|
A|----—------------------------0h3—--------------------------0h3-|
E|----—-----------------------------—----------------------------|
D
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----12-10-------12-10-------12-10-------12-10----|
D|----------12----------12----------12----------12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-10----------10----------10----------10----------|
D
I get no kicks from going to school
D
Yeah I flunked but I ain't no fool
C
No testament new or old
D A C D
Sacred writings will leave me cold
D
So join me in agnostic bliss
D
No mantra I've got seventies Kiss
C
No chakra need a guitar tone
D
I wanna hear the Ramones
Verse riff:
D
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----12-10-------12-10-------12-10-------12-10----|
D|----------12----------12----------12----------12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-10----------10----------10----------10----------|
C D
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------10-10-9--------10-10-9-----12-10----|
D|-------10-10-10-------10-10-10----------12-|
A|-10-10----------10-10----------------------|
E|-8--8-----------8--8------------10---------|
Pre-chorus:
GTR I
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--7-5-----------|
D|-------7-6-5----|
A|--------------8-|
E|----------------|
GTR II
e|-10-8-----------|
B|------10-9-8----|
G|-------------10-|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
D Bb F
So throw me down to the lions
C G D
I put my trust in rock science
D Bb F
C'mon and join the alliance
C
And put your trust
D A C D
in rock science
D
Don't need Mohammed 'cause I've got Berry
D
Long Tall Sally is my Hail Mary
C
If I can't hear the gospel of S:t Chuck
D
I don't give a fuck
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/imperial_state_electric/rock_science_tab.html ]
Verse riff:
D
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----12-10-------12-10-------12-10-------12-10----|
D|----------12----------12----------12----------12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-10----------10----------10----------10----------|
C D
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------10-10-9--------10-10-9-----12-10----|
D|-------10-10-10-------10-10-10----------12-|
A|-10-10----------10-10----------------------|
E|-8--8-----------8--8------------10---------|
Pre-chorus:
GTR I
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--7-5-----------|
D|-------7-6-5----|
A|--------------8-|
E|----------------|
GTR II
e|-10-8-----------|
B|------10-9-8----|
G|-------------10-|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
D Bb F
So throw me down to the lions
C G D
I put my trust in rock science
D Bb F
C'mon and join the alliance
C
And put your trust
D
in rock science
Rock science...
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3------------------3--------------------------|
G|-------2------------------2--------------------------|
D|-5-3---0------------------0---5-3---5-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-|
A|-5-3---------5-8---7-10-------5-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-1-------6-----8------------3-1--------------------|
Solo:
D Bb F C G D
D Bb F C
Bridge:
A F C G C G
I get no kicks from going to school
A F C G C G A C D
Yeah, I flunked but I ain't no fool
e|----—-----------------------------—-------------|
B|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3--------------------------|
G|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-7-5----------7-5---------|
D|—0-0-0h3p0-0h3p0-0h3p0-----7-6-5--------7-6-5---|
A|----—----------------------------8------------8-|
E|----—-----------------------------—-------------|
D Bb F
So throw me down to the lions
C G D
I put my trust in rock science
D Bb F
C'mon and join the alliance
C
And put your trust
D
in rock science
Outro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3----------------3-------3----------------3-------3-----------------3------|
G|------2----------------2-------2----------------2-------2-----------------2------|
D|-5-3--0----------------0--5-3--0----------------0--5-3--0-----------------0--5-3-|
A|-5-3-------5-8---7-10-----5-3-------5-8---7-10-----5-3-------5-8----7-10-----5-3-|
E|-3-1-----6-----8----------3-1-----6-----8----------3-1-----6------8----------3-1-|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------2-|
D|-5-5-7-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-7-5--0-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
