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Monkey On My Back by Aerosmith is in the key of A.

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Monkey On My Back uses these chords: E, A, Db, intro, verse 1, verse 2, bridge, verse 3. View the full chord chart with diagrams on Toca Aquela.

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Monkey On My Back

Aerosmith

Key: AguitarIntermediate

Text size:

(guitar I) (E A E A Db E ) - 'Joe Perry - Rhythm w/dist & slide'

(guitar II) (E A E A Db E ) - 'Brad Whitford - Rhyth w/dist'

intro

4/4

(guitar I)

Q H. Q H Q Q

Q a E E E a E E E Q E E Q Q H

H. Q H E S S S Q Q H. W

W W H H W

W W W H Q. E

(guitar I)

Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E

|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----0----0----------|

|-7--------------7-|-7--------------7-|-7--------------5s|=7---0----0------5s==|

|-7----------------|-7----------------|-7--------------5s|=7---------------5s==|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|

| (guitar II)

| Q. E E E Q

|------------------|

|------------------| w/Rhy Fig 1 x7

|------------------|

|-0----5--3-0---|

|-Rhy Fig 1 --|

Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E

Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. S S

verse 1

H. Q E E E E Q E E Q. E Q E E E Q E Q E E

a H. Q H Q E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E

a H a E Q E H E E E E

E E a E E Q E E E E Q S E. Q

H. Q H Q E E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E

|--------------|--------------------||------------------|-------------------|

|--------------|-10---------||-7----------------|-------------------|

|-5-------S=|=10---------||-7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------5s=|

|--------------|--------------------||----0-------------|----0--------------|

|--------------|--------------------||------------------|-------------------|

| (guitar II)

| W H Q. E

|--------------|--------------------||

|--------------|--------------------|| w/Rhy Fig 1 x4

|--------------|--------------------||

|--------------|------------------0-||

Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E

verse 2

H Q E E E E a Q Q. a E

|-------------------|----10----------------------|

|-------------------|-------8s10------10s15--|

|-5---------5s|=10-------------------------|

|-------------------|----------------------------|

| PM-----------------------------------------|

| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E

|-------------------|----------------------------|

|-0--0---0--0--0--0-|--0-------0----0---0-----0--|

|-------------------|----------------------------|

Q a E E a E Q E a E E E S S S S E Q

|-15--------12-10s12---------|------------------------|

|-15--10s12----10s12---------|------------------------|

|--------------------12\---0-|-3s5-3-0-7h10-5p0-3-0---|

|----------------------------|------------------------|

| PM--------------------------------------------------

| Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E

|----------------------------|------------------------|

|--0------0--------0-----0-0-|---0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|

|----------------------------|------------------------|

a Q Q Q. E H. Q

|--------------------|-------------------|

|-------5-------5s|=10----------------|

|-3s5--------5s|=10---------10-----|

|--------------------|-------------------|

|------------------------------------|

| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E

|--------------------|-------------------|

|---0---0----0---0-0-|--0---0--0---0-0---|

|--------------------|-------------------|

Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E

|----------------12------|---------12--------------|

|--------12-----10s==|=12-12------10s=12-\-|

|-10s=12------------10s==|=12---------10s=12-\-|

|------------------------|-------------------------|

| PM-----------------------------------------------

| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E

|------------------------|-------------------------|

|--0---0------0------0-0-|--0----0-----0---0---0---|

|------------------------|-------------------------|

H a E Q. a E Q. Q. E

|-----------5------|------0----------------|

|-------3s5--------|-5s10--------10-----0--|

|-5----------------|--------------------0--|

|-5----------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|-----------------------|

|-------------------------------------|

| Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E

|------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|--------------------0--|

|-0--0----0----0-0-|----0----0-0--0---0----|

|------------------|-----------------------|

~~~~~~~~

Q. E E E E E E Q S S Q E E

|-15-----\-3-0-3-2-|--0--------------|

|----------------------|---------5s3-0--3p0-|

|----------------------|-------------0--3p0-|

|----------------------|----------------3p0-|

|----------------------|--------------------|

| PM----------------------------------------

| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q

|----------------------|--------------------|

|--0---0-------0-0-0-0-|--0----0-----0--0---|

|----------------------|--------------------|

H. E E Q Q Q Q

|------------------|-------10--------||

|-5-----------5s10-|-------------0---||

|-5-----------5s10-|-----------------||

|------------------|---------------------||

|------| PM-----------------|

| E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E

|------------------|---------------------||

|-0--0-0----0-0--0-|---0----0----0-------||

|------------------|---------------------||

|------------------|-------------------0-||

(w/Rhy Fig 1 x8)

a Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E

Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E

Q E a E E E E E Q E a E E E E E

Q E a E E E E E E E a E E Q E E

bridge

E E a Q H E E E E E E S S E

|----14--------------------|-----------------------|

|-------12s14----------|-\---------------0-|

|-14----12s14----------|-\---------0-3p0-0-|

|--------------------------|-----------0-3---------|

|--------------------------|-------0-3-0-----------|

|--------------------------|-----------------------|

|--E2-E-----E-E---E3-E-E-E-----E4--E-E|E-E-E-E---E-5---------------|

|--2----------3--------4---|-------5---------------|

|--------------------------|---------------0-3---0-|

|--------------------------|-------------3---3---0-|

|-----2-----2-----2--2---2-|---2-----3-0-----------|

|--------------------------|-----------------------|

|-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|

(w/Rhy Fig 2 x2.5)

a W W

a W W a W

|---E---E-E-E-E-E-E-E---E-E-E-E-E-E-E|E---------------------||

|-\---------------|---------------------||

|-\-0---0---2---3-|---4---5---6---7s====||

|---------------------|---------------------||

|-------0---0---2---3-|---4---5---6---7s====||

|---------------------|---------------------||

|---E---E-E-E-E-E-E-E---E-E-E-E-E-E-E|E---------------------||

|---------------------|---------------------||

|-------0---0---2---3-|---4---5---6---7-----||

|---------------------|---------------------||

|---2---0---0---2---3-|---4---5---6---7-----||

|---------------------|---------------------||

~~~~~~~ ~~~~

E a E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q

~~~~~

E Q S S a E.S S S E S E S E S S E a E a E S S

Q S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S E E a E E E E E E

verse 3

H Q Q a E Q. Q E E

|-17----------------|------10----------------|

|-17----------------|-------------10---10\---|

|-17-----17--\--|-9s10--------10---10\-0-|

|--------17--\--|-9s10-------------------|

|-------------------|------------------------|

| (guitar II)

| PM-----------------------------------------

| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E

|-------------------|------------------------|

|--0--0---0----0----|----0-----0---0-0--0--0-|

|-------------------|------------------------|

Q. E E E a E E E Q E a E E Q

|---------------------|------------------|

|-------------0-----3-|------------------|

|-3-----0--0-2s3-3-|-3p0---0-2s3-0-0--|

|---------------------|---------2s3------|

|---------------------|------------------|

|-------------------------------------|

| Q Q Q E E Q E E E E Q

|---------------------|------------------|

|-0---0----0------0-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-0--|

|---------------------|------------------|

a Q E. S a E Q E H Q E E

|---------------5-----|-----------------|

|-----------3s5-------|-----------------|

|-3s5--5------------5s|=10-----10--10-0-|

|-3s5--5------------5s|=10-----10--10---|

|---------------------|-----------------|

| PM-----------------------------------

| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E

|---------------------|-----------------|

|---0--0------0---0-0-|--0--0---0---0-0-|

|---------------------|-----------------|

E Q E Q a E E E Q E Q E. S

|--------------10s12-0-|-0-15\---0-12--12\-------|

|-3-3---0---10s12-0-|-0-15\---0-12--12\-------|

|-3-3---0-----------|-----------12--12\-------|

|----------------------|-------------------------|

|-----------------| PM----------|

| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E

|----------------------|-------------------------|

|-0---0----0-------0---|-------0----0---0--0-----|

|----------------------|-------------------------|

a Q. E E Q E E E Q Q E E Q S S E E E a E E

|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|

|---------4s5-------|----10-----10---11---|-15---------------14s15-15--|

|-3s5-----4s5-5---5s|=10----10--10---11p0-|-15--p0-12--0-14s15-15--|

|-3s5-------------5s|=10------------------|--------------------------------|

|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|

| PM-----------------------------------------------------------------|

| Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E

|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|

|---0---0---0---0-0-|--0-----0---0-0--0-0-|--0----0---------0--------0--0--|

|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|

E Q E a E E E E a E Q E Q E E Q Q Q E E

|------------------------|--------------5---|-------------------|

|-15-12-----14s15---12---|-3s5-5---4s5------|-----10---------5s=|

|-15-12p==0-14s15---12p0-|-3s5-----4s5----5s|=10-------10--0-5s=|

|------------------------|------------------|-------------------|

| PM--------------------------------------------------|

| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E

|------------------------|------------------|-------------------|

|--0----0-------0----0---|---0---0---0--0-0-|--0---0-0--0-------|

|------------------------|------------------|-------------------|

|------------------------|------------------|----------------0--|

outro

w/Rhy Fig 1 to end

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E S S

H E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E

Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E

(guitar I (E A E A Db E ) - 'Joe Perry - Rhythm w/dist & slide'

(guitar II (E A E A Db E ) - 'Brad Whitford - Rhyth w/dist'

intro

4/4

(guitar I)

Q H. Q H Q Q

Q a E E E a E E E Q E E Q Q H

H. Q H E S S S Q Q H. W

W W H H W

W W W H Q. E

(guitar I)

Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E

|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----0----0----------|

|-7--------------7-|-7--------------7-|-7--------------5s|=7---0----0------5s==|

|-7----------------|-7----------------|-7--------------5s|=7---------------5s==|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|

| (guitar II)

| Q. E E E Q

|------------------|

|------------------| w/Rhy Fig 1 x7

|------------------|

|-0----5--3-0---|

|-Rhy Fig 1 --|

Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E

Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. S S

verse 1

H. Q E E E E Q E E Q. E Q E E E Q E Q E E

a H. Q H Q E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E

a H a E Q E H E E E E

E E a E E Q E E E E Q S E. Q

H. Q H Q E E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E

|--------------|--------------------||------------------|-------------------|

|--------------|-10---------||-7----------------|-------------------|

|-5-------S=|=10---------||-7--0-----------5s|=7--0-----------5s=|

|--------------|--------------------||----0-------------|----0--------------|

|--------------|--------------------||------------------|-------------------|

| (guitar II)

| W H Q. E

|--------------|--------------------||

|--------------|--------------------|| w/Rhy Fig 1 x4

|--------------|--------------------||

|--------------|------------------0-||

Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E

verse 2

H Q E E E E a Q Q. a E

|-------------------|----10----------------------|

|-------------------|-------8s10------10s15--|

|-5---------5s|=10-------------------------|

|-------------------|----------------------------|

| PM-----------------------------------------|

| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E

|-------------------|----------------------------|

|-0--0---0--0--0--0-|--0-------0----0---0-----0--|

|-------------------|----------------------------|

Q a E E a E Q E a E E E S S S S E Q

|-15--------12-10s12---------|------------------------|

|-15--10s12----10s12---------|------------------------|

|--------------------12\---0-|-3s5-3-0-7h10-5p0-3-0---|

|----------------------------|------------------------|

| PM--------------------------------------------------

| Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E

|----------------------------|------------------------|

|--0------0--------0-----0-0-|---0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|

|----------------------------|------------------------|

a Q Q Q. E H. Q

|--------------------|-------------------|

|-------5-------5s|=10----------------|

|-3s5--------5s|=10---------10-----|

|--------------------|-------------------|

|------------------------------------|

| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E

|--------------------|-------------------|

|---0---0----0---0-0-|--0---0--0---0-0---|

|--------------------|-------------------|

Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E

|----------------12------|---------12--------------|

|--------12-----10s==|=12-12------10s=12-\-|

|-10s=12------------10s==|=12---------10s=12-\-|

|------------------------|-------------------------|

| PM-----------------------------------------------

| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E

|------------------------|-------------------------|

|--0---0------0------0-0-|--0----0-----0---0---0---|

|------------------------|-------------------------|

H a E Q. a E Q. Q. E

|-----------5------|------0----------------|

|-------3s5--------|-5s10--------10-----0--|

|-5----------------|--------------------0--|

|-5----------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|-----------------------|

|-------------------------------------|

| Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E

|------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|--------------------0--|

|-0--0----0----0-0-|----0----0-0--0---0----|

|------------------|-----------------------|

~~~~~~~~

Q. E E E E E E Q S S Q E E

|-15-----\-3-0-3-2-|--0--------------|

|----------------------|---------5s3-0--3p0-|

|----------------------|-------------0--3p0-|

|----------------------|----------------3p0-|

|----------------------|--------------------|

| PM----------------------------------------

| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q

|----------------------|--------------------|

|--0---0-------0-0-0-0-|--0----0-----0--0---|

|----------------------|--------------------|

H. E E Q Q Q Q

|------------------|-------10--------||

|-5-----------5s10-|-------------0---||

|-5-----------5s10-|-----------------||

|------------------|---------------------||

|------| PM-----------------|

| E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E

|------------------|---------------------||

|-0--0-0----0-0--0-|---0----0----0-------||

|------------------|---------------------||

|------------------|-------------------0-||

(w/Rhy Fig 1 x8)

a Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E

Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E

Q E a E E E E E Q E a E E E E E

Q E a E E E E E E E a E E Q E E

bridge

E E a Q H E E E E E E S S E

|----14--------------------|-----------------------|

|-------12s14----------|-\---------------0-|

|-14----12s14----------|-\---------0-3p0-0-|

|--------------------------|-----------0-3---------|

|--------------------------|-------0-3-0-----------|

|--------------------------|-----------------------|

|--E2-E-----E-E---E3-E-E-E-----E4--E-E|E-E-E-E---E-5---------------|

|--2----------3--------4---|-------5---------------|

|--------------------------|---------------0-3---0-|

|--------------------------|-------------3---3---0-|

|-----2-----2-----2--2---2-|---2-----3-0-----------|

|--------------------------|-----------------------|

|-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|

(w/Rhy Fig 2 x2.5)

a W W

a W W a W

|---E---E-E-E-E-E-E-E---E-E-E-E-E-E-E|E---------------------||

|-\---------------|---------------------||

|-\-0---0---2---3-|---4---5---6---7s====||

|---------------------|---------------------||

|-------0---0---2---3-|---4---5---6---7s====||

|---------------------|---------------------||

|---E---E-E-E-E-E-E-E---E-E-E-E-E-E-E|E---------------------||

|---------------------|---------------------||

|-------0---0---2---3-|---4---5---6---7-----||

|---------------------|---------------------||

|---2---0---0---2---3-|---4---5---6---7-----||

|---------------------|---------------------||

~~~~~~~ ~~~~

E a E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q

~~~~~

E Q S S a E.S S S E S E S E S S E a E a E S S

Q S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S E E a E E E E E E

verse 3

H Q Q a E Q. Q E E

|-17----------------|------10----------------|

|-17----------------|-------------10---10\---|

|-17-----17--\--|-9s10--------10---10\-0-|

|--------17--\--|-9s10-------------------|

|-------------------|------------------------|

| (guitar II)

| PM-----------------------------------------

| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E

|-------------------|------------------------|

|--0--0---0----0----|----0-----0---0-0--0--0-|

|-------------------|------------------------|

Q. E E E a E E E Q E a E E Q

|---------------------|------------------|

|-------------0-----3-|------------------|

|-3-----0--0-2s3-3-|-3p0---0-2s3-0-0--|

|---------------------|---------2s3------|

|---------------------|------------------|

|-------------------------------------|

| Q Q Q E E Q E E E E Q

|---------------------|------------------|

|-0---0----0------0-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-0--|

|---------------------|------------------|

a Q E. S a E Q E H Q E E

|---------------5-----|-----------------|

|-----------3s5-------|-----------------|

|-3s5--5------------5s|=10-----10--10-0-|

|-3s5--5------------5s|=10-----10--10---|

|---------------------|-----------------|

| PM-----------------------------------

| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E

|---------------------|-----------------|

|---0--0------0---0-0-|--0--0---0---0-0-|

|---------------------|-----------------|

E Q E Q a E E E Q E Q E. S

|--------------10s12-0-|-0-15\---0-12--12\-------|

|-3-3---0---10s12-0-|-0-15\---0-12--12\-------|

|-3-3---0-----------|-----------12--12\-------|

|----------------------|-------------------------|

|-----------------| PM----------|

| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E

|----------------------|-------------------------|

|-0---0----0-------0---|-------0----0---0--0-----|

|----------------------|-------------------------|

a Q. E E Q E E E Q Q E E Q S S E E E a E E

|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|

|---------4s5-------|----10-----10---11---|-15---------------14s15-15--|

|-3s5-----4s5-5---5s|=10----10--10---11p0-|-15--p0-12--0-14s15-15--|

|-3s5-------------5s|=10------------------|--------------------------------|

|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|

| PM-----------------------------------------------------------------|

| Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E

|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|

|---0---0---0---0-0-|--0-----0---0-0--0-0-|--0----0---------0--------0--0--|

|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|

E Q E a E E E E a E Q E Q E E Q Q Q E E

|------------------------|--------------5---|-------------------|

|-15-12-----14s15---12---|-3s5-5---4s5------|-----10---------5s=|

|-15-12p==0-14s15---12p0-|-3s5-----4s5----5s|=10-------10--0-5s=|

|------------------------|------------------|-------------------|

| PM--------------------------------------------------|

| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E

|------------------------|------------------|-------------------|

|--0----0-------0----0---|---0---0---0--0-0-|--0---0-0--0-------|

|------------------------|------------------|-------------------|

|------------------------|------------------|----------------0--|

outro

(w/Rhy Fig 1 to end)

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E S S

H E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E

Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E

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