Eye of the Tiger
Survivor
- Starts on
- A string, open
- This excerpt
- Intro riff
- Strings used
- A, Low E
- Written in
- A (open strings)
The tab
Tab is short for tablature: a picture of the strings. Numbers are frets. 0 means play the string open.
Computer notes — not the original recording.
A then G
A
2nd thickest
Low E
thickest string
C then D
A
2nd thickest
Low E
thickest string
Rhythm in words
Dun-dun-dun-dun, dun-dun (wait). Dun-dun-dun-dun, dun-dun (wait).
How to play this
- 1Four short open As, two 3s on Low E, then wait.
- 2Four 3s on A, two 5s on A, then wait.
- 3Those waits are the punch. Count them.
Practice slowly
Play it like a sports-movie walk-up. Short notes, big rests. Start with Hear the notes at full speed or slower, then copy on the guitar. If a note buzzes, press a little closer to the fret wire — not in the middle of the space.
This arrangement is a simplified educational excerpt for learning. Playback is a computer playing the tab notes, not the original recording. It is not a full transcription and is not affiliated with Survivor.