"Mousetrap" by TNT Artist : TNT Song : Mousetrap Album : Transistor Tuning : A half a step lower Transcribed by : Yutaka Uchimura (yutaka@twave.net) Uploaded : July 14, 1999 (Wednesday) 14:30 Updated : July 21, 1999 (Wednesday) 14:30 Many of Tekro wannabes who downloaded this tab might not be happy with the direction TNT took in Transistor because you don't hear much of guitar riffs, guitar solos are shorter, a lot less machine gunning, etc. But if you listen closely, you'll know Ronni's guitars are still very unique, and you have to think for a minute how he plays stuff. This song has great backing guitars through verses, and the solo is short but pretty cool. Enjoy! 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|-8--10------------------------------------- ----------- |------------------------------------------- ----------- Verse (x4) |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------8--8---8-9-----9-8---8--9-9---- |-8--8--8-7-----7-8---8--7-7----8--8---8-8-----8-8---8--------- |-8--8--8-8-----8-8---8--8-8---------6-----6-6-----6----------- |-----------6-6-----6--------x\-----PM----PMPM----PM--------x\- |----------PMPM----PM------------------------------------------ 1st Chorus |------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------7--7-------------------------------7--7-- |--------------------------8--8-------------------------------8--8-- |------------------------xx----------------------------------------- |---6-7-8~----6-7-8~---------------6-8-10~----6-8-/10~--8--6-------- |-8---------8--------------------8----------8----------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------- 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|-10---------------------------------6-7-8~----6-7-8~------------- |----------------------------------8---------8-------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------- |-----------------11--11-13--11------------------11--11-13--11-- |--8---8-10---8---12--12-12--12----8---8-10--8---12--12-12--12-- |-10--10-10--10-------------------10--10-10-10------------------ |--------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------8---------8\---------------------8---------8\-------------- |-8--10--8--8--10--8\--------------8--10--8--8--10--8\-------------- |-8--10-----8--10------5-6----5----8--10-----8--10------5-6----5---- |----------------------3-4----3-------------------------3-4----3---- Guitar Solo |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------|-> Palm-muting--------------------------- |-x-x-x-x\---3~-/5\--5h6p5bh/~---3h4p3-3-3-3-3-4h5p5-4-4-4-4-5h7p5-5-5-5-5- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |-7h9p7-7-7-7-7-9h10p9-9-9-9-9-10h12p10-10-10-10-12h13p12-12-12-12-12- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------15~-- |-15h17p15-15-15-15-15-17h19p17-17-17-17-17-------------14-15---15------ |-------------------------------------------17p16~---17----------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------- |-> Wah pedal <-| |-----------------18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-11b1/^12----~------------------ |-15--------------------------------------------@------------------------ |---15------15-14-------------------------------|------------------------ |-----17~---------------------------------Pick tapping while bending-the- |-----------------------------------------11th fret note with left hand-- |------------------------------------------------------------------------ Backing guitars during guitar solo |-> x2 x2 <-| |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------- |------3--3--3-2-----2-3---3--2-2--3--3--3-2-----2-3---3--2-2-- |-3----3--3--3-3-----3-3---3--3-3--3--3--3-2-----2-3---3--2-2-- |-3--------------1-1-----1-------------------1-1-----1--------- |-1-------------PMPM----PM------------------PMPM----PM--------- | | |-> x2 x2 <-| |-------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------4--4--4-3-----3-4---4--3-3-- |----------------------------------3--3--3-3-----3-3---3--3-3-- |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------- Last Verse (I can't transcribe the backing guitar...too much effects!) Last Chorus |-> x2 |-> Palm muting |---------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------7--7-------------------11--11-13--11-- |--------------------------8--8----8---8-10---8---12--12-12--12-- |------------------------xx-------10--10-10--10------------------ |---6-7-8~----6-7-8~--------------------------------------------- |-8---------8---------------------------------------------------- x2 <-| Palm muting <-| |-------------------------------- |-----------------11--11-13--11-- |--8---8-10---8---12--12-12--12-- |-10--10-10--10------------------ |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------- |--------8---------8\------------------ |-8--10--8--8--10--8\------------Bar--- |-8--10-----8--10------5-6----5--down-- |----------------------3-4----3--\----- * Legend * / = Slide up \ = Slide down h = Hammer-on p = Pull-off ~ = Vibrato ^ = Trill PM = Palm Mute b?/ = Bend : ? represents how many steps to bend bh/ = Bend a 'half' step b1/ = Bend a whole step b1.5/ = Bend whole and a half steps _________ _________ \ __ __ \ / __ __ / Yutaka Uchimura \ \| | \/\ |\/ | |/ / The TNT Mailing List Administrator \ | | | \| | | | / yutaka@twave.net \| | | |\ | | |/ http://users.twave.net/yutaka/tnt.html |_|\|_| |_|/|_| \\ // TNT : Tony Harnell (Lead & Harmony vocals) \\ // Ronni Le Tekro (Guitars, vocals) \v/ Morty Black (Bass guitar) T R A N S I S T O R Frode Hansesn (Drums)