written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

from the double ROLLING STONES ' album Exile on Main Street

 
version française
(rather by Keith Richards)
 From Exile on Main Street

Simple recurrent riffs again by Keith Richards tabbed here by my friend Jérôme and I. The themes are repeated again and again and the best is to sing to put things together ! (See lyrics here)
I tried to synchronize the tabs of the three guitars : rhythm, slide and bass.


 
In the intro (and chorus) both guitars play almost the same thing but we should give more treble to the slide guitar.
If you don't play slide, do without , it will also sound ok since most of the notes are played naturally.

You can download a (perfectible !) MP3 demo here :


(read note)


 
- the first guitar is tuned in OPEN G ( from low to high : D - G - D - G - B - D)
- the slide guitar is also tuned in OPEN G. 

With the slide guitar use your little finger to slide and the others to play 'naturally'. Notes that are not slid but played with the slide bar are marked with '|'.

For both guitars : CAPO on 4 th fret.

INTRO + CHORUS

First guitar
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +---5-5--6-----6--6-6--5---5-5--5-5---+--6----6-6-6--5----------------------+
G  +---5-5--7--5--5--5-5--5---5-5--5-5---+--7-5--5-5-5--5-----5----------------+
D  +---5-5--5--5--7--7-7--5---5-5--5-5---+--5-5--7-7-7--5--5--5----------------+
G  +---5-5-----5--5--5-5--5---5-5--5-5---+----5--5-5-5--5--5--5----------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-----------------7-------------------+

Slide guitar
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +---5-5--6-----6--6-6--5---5-5--5-5---+--6----6-6-6--5----------------------+
G  +---5-5--7--5--5--5-5--5---5-5--5-5---+--7-5--5-5-5--5-----5----------------+
D  +---5-5--5--5--7--7-7--5---5-5--5-5---+--5-5--7-7-7--5--5--5----------------+
G  +---5-5-----5--5--5-5--5---5-5--5-5---+----5--5-5-5--5--5--5----------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-----------------7-------------------+

Bass  (this line played in the intro only)
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +--------------------------7---7-7----+-7-----7-7-7--7-----7----------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-----------------9-------------------+

Bass  (this line played in the chorus only)
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+---6--7---7--9-----9-----------------+
A  +--7---------7-7---------7-7----------+-7-----------------------------------+
E  +-----7--9--------7-9-----------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 

(Repeat this as long as you like it !)
First guitar
D  +-0-------------5--0------------------+
B  +-0----------5-----0------------------+
G  +-0---3/5-------------0---------------+
D  +-0---3/5-----------------------------+
G  +-0---3/5-----------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+

Slide guitar
        |   |   |  | 
D  +-0--1///5------5--0------------------+
B  +-0--1///5---5-----0------------------+
G  +-0--1///5------------0---------------+
D  +-0--1///5----------------------------+
G  +-0--1///5----------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+

Bass
G  +-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+
A  +-2---------0---2----2----------------+
E  +----2h3------------------------------+
 
 

VERSE :

First guitar
D  +----------------0--------------------+----------------0-------------0------+
B  +------1-------1-0----------1---------+------1-------1-0-------------1-0----+
G  +----0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0-0-0-0-------+----0-0--0-0--0-0----0-----0--0-0----+
D  +----0-2--0-0--2-0--0-2-0-0-2-0-------+----0-2--0-0--2-0--0-2-0h2-----------+
G  +----0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------+----0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

Slide guitar
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+--5-3-0--0---------------------------+
G  +---------------------0---------------+--------------4-2--0--0--------------+
D  +-----------------0-2-----------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--2h4p2-0-0--2h4---------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

Bass
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +--2-2--2-2-2-----0-2-2---------------+--2-2--2-2-2-----0-2-2---------------+
E  +-------------2h3---------------------+-------------2h3---------------------+
 
 
 
 

First guitar
D  +----------------0--------------------+----------------0-------------0------+
B  +------1-------1-0----------1---------+------1-------1-0-------------1--0---+
G  +----0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0-0-0-0-------+----0-0--0-0--0-0----0-----0--0--0---+
D  +----0-2--0-0--2-0--0-2-0-0-2-0-------+----0-2--0-0--2-0--0-2-0h2-----------+
G  +----0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------+----0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

Slide guitar
D  +-------------------------------------+--------------5h9--5----5--5---------+
B  +--5-5-5-5p-3-------------------------+---------------------5---------------+
G  +-------------4p-2--0-----------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +---------------------2-5-5-----------+-------------------------------------+
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

Bass
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +--2-2--2-2-2-----0-2-2---------------+--2-2--2-2-2-----0-2-2---------------+
E  +-------------2h3---------------------+-------------2h3---------------------+
 

 All suggestions welcome here.

 

I never kept a dollar past sunset
It always burnt a hole in my pants
Never made a school mama happy
Never gave a second chance to love

I need a love to keep me happy
I need a love to keep me happy
Baby
Baby, won't you keep me happy
Baby, won't you keep me happy

Always took a candy from strangers
Never wanted to get me no trade
Never wanted to be like Papa
Working for a boss every night and day

I need a love etc...

Never got a flash out of cocktails
When I could get some flesh of the bones
Never got a lift out of Lear jets
When I could fly way back home

I need a love etc...
 
 

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