What's It Gonna Take: Authentic Guitar TAB

This collection captures the full album in authentic guitar TAB across 100 pages, giving players direct access to the exact parts as recorded without simplification or interpretation. The mix of rhythm and lead arrangements lets guitarists tackle everything from heavy riffs to the nuanced parts that define modern metal production.

The music pulses with the attitude and swagger that defined Mötley Crüe's return to relevance. Expect heavy riffs that sit low and dark, explosive dynamics, and the kind of layered guitar work that gives tracks their distinctive studio presence.

Guitarists serious about learning contemporary rock and metal repertoire will find real value in studying the actual recorded parts. Players looking to expand beyond classic rock or who want to understand modern production approaches in the metal genre will benefit from working through this material.

• Lock into the rhythm section before layering lead textures; many tracks rely on tight guitar and bass interplay to sit correctly in the mix.
• Pay attention to the tone and gain settings notated in the TAB, as the distinction between rhythm and lead parts often depends on amp voicing as much as technique.
• Work through the gang vocal sections with your ensemble to understand how guitars interact with vocal rhythms and where dynamics shift.
• Use a metronome or backing track to nail the groove on heavier songs; the pocket matters as much as the notes themselves.

Assign these pieces to advanced students working on electric guitar technique and contemporary metal vocabulary. Select tracks to study as part of a unit on rock production and arrangement, or use them as performance pieces for a guitar recital or ensemble concert featuring electric instruments.

• Reading and executing authentic guitar TAB notation from a major studio album
• Identifying and playing rhythm versus lead voicings in a metal context
• Understanding gain, tone, and amp settings as notational and performance elements
• Synchronizing guitar parts with vocal rhythm and ensemble entries
• Applying dynamics and articulation to achieve recorded production qualities