Bone To Bone tab - aerosmith

Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 15:52:24 -0500
From: Bryson Meunier 
Subject: TAB:"Bone To Bone(Coney Island White Fish Boy)" by Aerosmith

         "Bone To Bone(Coney Island White Fish Boy)"(Steven Tyler/Joe Perry)

Performed by Aerosmith on "Night In The Ruts"(1979)
Transcribed by Bryson Meunier

        The riff from this song and the orgiastic solos make this one of my
all-time favorite Aerosmith songs. Unfortunately I can't help anyone with
the solos but here's what I came up with for the riff:

   E------------------------------------------------------|
   B------------------------------------------------------|
   G-----5------------------------------------------------|
   D---------7p6p0---5---------------------------5---6---7|
   A---------------------5p4p0---3------0--------5---6---7|
   E---------------------------------------0-----3---4---5|
  
        That riff is repeated throughout the song(you'll have to listen to
the song to figure out exactly where). During the "runnin' with the pack"
part, one of the guitars plays something like this:
                                         ...runnin' with the pack...

   E-----------------------------------|
   B----11b(full and release)---9h11p9b|
   G-----------------------------------|
   D-----------------------------------|
   A-----------------------------------|
   E-----------------------------------|

                                         ...and never lookin' back...
   E-----------------------------------|
   B----14b(hold)r-------12h14p12b-----|
   G-----------------------------------|
   D-----------------------------------|
   A-----------------------------------|
   E-----------------------------------|

                                      ...knows just where he's been...
   E-----------------------------------|
   B-----15b(full)r--------------------|
   G-----14b(full)r------12h14p12b-----|
   D-----------------------------------|
   A-----------------------------------|
   E-----------------------------------|

        That's it for the guitar parts that I came up with. If anyone knows
any more, please don't hesitate to post them. The lyrics are as follows:

        Flatbush boy cruisin Sheepshead Bay
        his boardwalk mama just a sniff away
        Underground DMT ridin' thunder train
        The Coney Island White-fish Boy is on the run again!

        Ooh,  runnin' with the pack
        Ooh,  never lookin' back
        Ooh,  knows just where he's been
        That Coney Island White-Fish Boy's been there and back again!

        She'd be screamin'   "Coney!"
        She'd be dreamin'    "Coney!"
        Go get em' Coney

        Sixteen years with his boardwalk queen
        Steeplechase she used to wet his dream
        She combs her hair, that flaming jewel,streaked with Clorox Bleach
        Coney's gettin down and dirty, snortin' up the beach

        (etc.)

        "A Coney Island White-Fish is a scumbag. When you lived by the
Hudson River like I did, you always saw these things floating by on their
way to sea. They were rubbers-guys would tie 'em up and they'd just keep
floating. And that, boys and girls, is a Coney Island White Fish."
                                 -Steven Tyler

        Send all corrections, comments and questions to meunier.1@osu.edu
All hail Joe Fuckin' Perry!

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Aerosmith - Bone To Bone - Cover by Val
Listen in High Quality to hear my guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCNHh8vRdKM&fmt=18 Here is one I recorded a while ago, never got around to learn the solo but the riff is so good it's all that matters to me. I hope I play it right since I don't have a tab. PS: enjoy the "background"... Gear: BC Rich Mockingbird with Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro II pickups + Vox Tonelab SE

Aerosmith - Bone To Bone (with Jimmy Crespo)
Capitol Center, Largo, MD January 25, 1980 Back In The Saddle Mama Kin I Wanna Know Why Big Ten Inch Record Three Mile Smile Reefer Head Woman Bone To Bone Walk This Way Dream On Rats In The Cellar Get The Lead Out Remember (Walking In The Sand) Lord of the Thighs Same Old Song And Dance Milk Cow Blues Toys In The Attic ------------- Come Together Train Kept A Rollin' A "Night In The Ruts" was released in November, 1979 (January 18, 1980, UK) but before its completion, Joe Perry had quit the band being replaced by Jimmy Crespo (ex-Flame) who contributed to the album but was never credited. Jimmy Crespo played his first gig with Aerosmith at a secret gig at Private Club in New York supporting Humble Pie. www.aerosmith.com

Aerosmith - Bone To Bone [Oakland 1979]
Bone To Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy) Aerosmith Night In The Ruts Live at Monsters of Rock concert, at Oakland, CA; 1979. This concert is very close to the Joe Perry's departure, approximately one week before that. This video is NOT from official stuff! Download the video (XviD): http://rapidshare.com/files/10656899/bonetobone.avi

Aerosmith - Night In The Ruts - Bone To Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)
Aerosmith Night In The Ruts 1. No Surprize 2. Chiquita 3. Remember (Walking In The Sand) 4. Cheese Cake 5. Three Mile Smile 6. Reefer Head Woman 7. Bone To Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy) 8. Think About It 9. Mia Released: November 1, 1979 Label: Columbia Producer: Aerosmith

Bone To Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)
Night In The Ruts Track Listing: 1. No Surprize 2. Chiquita 3. Remember (Walking In The Sand) 4. Cheese Cake 5. Three Mile Smile 6. Reefer Head Woman 7. Bone To Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy) 8. Think About It 9. Mia Lyrics: Flatbush boy cruisin' Sheepshead Bay His boardwalk mama just a sniff away Underground DMT, ridin' thunder train The Cone Island White Fish Boy is on the run again Oh, runnin' with the pack Oh, never lookin' back Oh, know just where he's been That Coney Island White Fish Boy's Been there and back again Sixteen years with his boardwalk queen And at steeplechase, she used to wet his dreams She combs her hair, that flamin' jewel Streaked with clorox bleach Coney gettin' down and dirty Snortin' up the beach She'd be screamin' (Coney) She'd be screamin' (Coney) Go get 'em Coney (Coney), Bone To Bone screamin' (Coney) She be screamin' (Coney) Get down Get back in town Get back, get down Get back in town Get back, get down Coney! She'd be screamin' (Coney) Best believe it (Coney)