written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

from the ROLLING STONES's album Sticky Fingers


 
 

 
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   Following honky tonk women here is another tune with syncopated riffs and 
instrumental prolongations. 

This is the tale of Romeo and Juliet seen by our rockers.

Juliet is reluctant and the disappointed Romeo is vociferating. 

The tune is divided into three parts (click on the link to reach the tab) :

I recorded a MP3 demo for each part.

FIRST PART:

The first part is played with a lead guitar tuned in OPEN G, that is from low to high :  D G D G B D.

The rhythm guitar is in standard tuning and plays full chords in a staccato way in the verse part.

For the rhythm guitar In the verse part I noted the chord for each stroke :

C : 8 10 10 9 8 8
C#: 9 11 11 10 9 9
D : 10 12 12 11 10 10
G : 3 5 5 4 3 3
F : 1 3 3 2 1 1

In the chorus part simply play them slowly.

The MP3 demo recorded with the two guitars and a bass is downloadable here :

LEGEND :

p : pull-off
h : hammer -on
x : choke
hbu : half bend up
\  : slide down
n_ : last longer on the note 
 

INTRO :

D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--10p9--7--9p7-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +--10p9--7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7-----+-7-(7)-7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7------+
G  +----------------10p9--7--7--7--7-----+-7-(7)-7--9p7---7----7--7--7--7------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
                                                          ^drums enter here
 

D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +-10--7--9p7-----------------7--------+--10p9--7--9p7-----------------7-----+
D  +-10--7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7--------+--10p9--7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7-----+
G  +-------------10p9--7--7--7-----------+----------------10p9--7--7--7--------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS 
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------5x-5--------------+--5x------5--5--------5x-5-----------+
E  +---------------------------5---------+------5-----------5-----------5------+
 
 
 

D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +-9_hbu--7-x--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-9_hbu--7-x--7--7--9--7--------------+-7--7--7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7------+
G  +-------------7--7--7--7--------------+-7--7--7--7-----7----7--7--7--7------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS 
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-5x----5-5----5x-5-------------------+-5x-----5---5-------5x-5-------------+
E  +----5-------5--------5---------------+----5-----------5--------------------+
 
 
 

D  +-------------------------------------+---7--7--7--5------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+---7--7--7--5--7--5------------------+
G  +--7--7-7-7-7-7------5----------------+---------------7--5------------------+
D  +--7--7-7-7-7-7------5----------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--------------------5----------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS 
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +--5x-----5-5-------3x--3-------------+--3x-----3-3-------------------------+
E  +-----5-------5------------3----------+------3-------3----------------------+
 

VERSE :

            D D D D D                   D    x   D     C#     C C C C C
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-----5-----0-------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +-----5-----0---0---------------------+-10p9--7--9p7-----------------5------+
D  +-----5-----0---0---------------------+-10p9--7--9p7---10p9----------5------+
G  +--5--------0---0---------------------+----------------10p9----------5------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
     Yeah you got.. satin shoes

BASS 
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +--5x-5-----5x-----5--5---------------+--------------------3x--3------------+
E  +--------5-----5---------5------------+----------------------------3--------+
 
 
 

                         C x C   G  G G             ^   D D D D D        C#
D  +-----7-7-7-5-------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-----7-7-7-5--7-5------5-5---0-------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--------------7-5------5-5---0-------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-----------------------5-5---0-------+------0--5----3--0-----0-------------+
G  +---------------------5-------0--0-0--+-2h4----------------5----------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
                    Yeah you got..                plastic boots 
BASS 
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +---3x-----3-3------------------------+-------------5---5-5---------4-------+
E  +-------3-------3-----------3---3-3---+-------------------------------------+
 
 
 

     C C C C C                 C  X C   C#  D D D D D   D    x   D    C#
D  +-------------7-7-7-5-----------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------7-7-7-5-7-5------5-5----+--0----------------------------------+
G  +-----5---------------7-5------5-5----+--0--0--------10p9--x--10p9--7-------+
D  +-----5------------------------5-5----+--0--0--------10p9--x--10p9--7-------+
G  +-----5---------------------5---------+--0--0-------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
                          You all got   cocaine eyes
                Can't you hear me knocking ?....

BASS 
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-3x--3------3x-----3-3---------------+-5x--5-----5x----5--5----------------+
E  +-------3--------3------3-------------+-------5------5--------5-------------+
 
 
 
 
 

     C C C C C                 C x C  G
D  +-------------7-7-7-5-----------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------7-7-7-5-7-5-----5-5-----+-------------------------------------+
G  +------5--------------7-5-----5-5--0--+-------------------------------------+
D  +------5----------------------5-5--0--+-------------------------------------+
G  +------5--------------------5------0--+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS 
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-3x-3------3x-----3-3----------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------3-------3---------3--------3--+-------------------------------------+
 

CHORUS :

      G    G  F               C  C          G
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+--0----------------------------------+
D  +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+--0------------0--5------------------+
G  +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+--0--0-0--2h4--------0---------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
          Hear me singing soft and low 

BASS 
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-3-3--3\1---1----1-------8---8--8----+--3--3-3--3--3-3--3------------------+
 
 

      G    G  F               C  C          G                    ^         etc...
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+--8p6---------------------0--0-0-----+
G  +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+-------7--5\3--0----------0--0-0-----+
D  +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+------------------3--5----0--0-0-----+
G  +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+--------------------------0--0-0-----+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS 
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-3-3-3\1----1----1-------8---8--8----+--3--3-3--3--3-3--3------------------+
 

         D D D D D     D    x 
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-----0-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--5--0--0----------10p9--etc.....----+-------------------------------------+
D  +--5--0--0----------10p9--------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--5--0--0----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS 
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +---5x-5---------5x------5--5---------+-------------------------------------+
E  +---------5----------5---------5--etc...------------------------------------+

To be continued here ....

Tabbed by myself . All suggestions welcome here.

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