Ufo - Let It Roll - Guitar Tab

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Ufo - Let It Roll - Guitar Tab

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Strangers in the Night (Live) [2008 Remaster] album cover
Strangers in the Night (Live) [2008 Remaster]
1979 4:57
Ufo Hard Rock 1979 A major
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Let It Roll


Let It Roll by UFO is a hard rock track from Strangers in the Night, a live album released in 1979. Captured during a peak era for the British band, this song showcases dynamic electric guitar work and energetic performance typical of UFO's style. The live recording offers guitarists insight into how classic hard rock riffs and solos translate on stage.

  • UFO was a British hard rock band known for technical guitar-driven compositions and extended live performances.
  • Strangers in the Night was released through Chrysalis Records on 16 March 1979.
  • The 2008 remaster provides updated audio quality of the original 1979 live recording.
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Standard

Paul Chapman wielded this guitar after replacing Schenker, using its stock humbuckers to create a thicker, heavier tone that distinguished UFO's later era sound. The Les Paul's weight and sustain complemented Chapman's more aggressive approach compared to Schenker's finesse-based playing style.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
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Gibson Les Paul Custom

While less documented than Chapman's Standards, the Les Paul Custom offered similar thick humbucker tones and premium construction for UFO's heavier material, maintaining the dense, powerful sound Chapman brought to the band.

Gibson Flying V
Guitar

Gibson Flying V

Michael Schenker's iconic stripped natural-wood and later black-and-white split-finish Flying Vs became UFO's visual and sonic signature, with PAF-style humbuckers delivering the touch-sensitive, singing lead tones that defined his expressive playing style.

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
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Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

Schenker's primary effect for crafting UFO's soaring lead passages, the Cry Baby wah allowed expressive control over his Marshall's warm breakup, turning simple solos into dramatic vocal-like statements as heard in live classics like 'Rock Bottom.'