written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

from the double ROLLING STONES ' album Exile on Main Street

 
version française
This  tune which opens the double album Exile on Main Street is one of my favourites  .
It may sound as classical rock 'n roll but is as difficult to tab as it is to play.  Need some good training to play it correctly.  I hesitated to tab it because you can hear much piano and brass instruments on it and I thought that the guitars only  would be insufficient  to have a good sound. In fact two guitars and a bass are enough provided we put some energy in all that !  The drums are synthetized in the demo.

You can download the mp3 demo recorded by myself here (2.8 Mb). As usual I play what I tab through listening ( please remember I am not a Rolling Stone ! :) )  :







The first guitar is tuned in open G :  from bass to treble  : D  G  D  G  B  D

The second guitar is in standard tuning.
Legend :

h    : hammer-on
>>   : strum simply in rhythm
 

INTRO :
 

FIRST GUITAR     (OPEN G !) 
D+-------------------------------------+
B+--9--9--10-9---------------------9---+
G+--9--9---9-9---------------------9---+
D+--9--9--11-9---------------------9---+
G+--9--9---9-9-11--11-------11-11--9---+
D+--------------8---8----8---9--9------+
 
 
 

FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--9--9--10-9---------------------9---+-9--9--10-9----------------------9---+
G+--9--9---9-9---------------------9---+-9--9---9-9----------------------9---+
D+--9--9--11-9---------------------9---+-9--9--11-9----------------------9---+
G+--9--9---9-9-11--11-------11-11--9---+-9--9---9-9---11--11-----11--11--9---+
D+--------------8---8----8---9--9------+---------------8---8---8--9---9------+

SECOND GUITAR
E+--------------2---2------------------+---------------------------------0---+
B+--9--9--10-9--2---2--------4--4--9---+-9--9--10-9---11-----------------0---+
G+--9--9---9-9--3---3--------4--4--9---+-9--9---9-9---11---9--9--9---4---1---+
D+--9--9--11-9-----------4---4--4--9---+-9--9--11-9---11--11--9--9---4---2---+
A+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------2---+
E+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------0---+

BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------0---+
 
 

FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+---------------9--10--9--10----------+--9--10--9--10-----------------------+
G+---------------9---9--9---9----------+--9---9--9---9-----------------------+
D+--------9--11--9--11--9--11----------+--9--11--9--11-----------------------+
G+---9h13--------9---9--9---9----------+--9---9--9---9-----------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

SECOND GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+--------2-------------2--------------+-------------------------------------+
A+---2h4-----4-------------------------+--2--2--4---2------------------------+
E+---------------0----------3--4-------+-------------------------------------+
 

BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+--------2----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+---2h4-----4------4--2--4------------+--4--2--4----------------------------+
E+---------------0-----------0---------+-------------0-----------------------+
 
 
 
 

VERSE :

FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+---2--3---2----3------4---5-----4--5-+---9------9-9-10-9---9-9-10-9--------+
G+---2--2---2----2------4---4-----4--4-+---9------9-9--9-9---9-9--9-9--------+
D+---2--4---2----4------4---6-----4--6-+---9------9-9-11-9---9-9-11-9--------+
G+---2--2---2----2------4---4-----4--4-+---9------9-9--9-9---9-9--9-9--------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
  I hear you talking    when I'm  on the   street
Your mouth don't move but I  can hear you  speak

SECOND GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+------2-------2-----------4-------4--+---1---------------------------------+
D+--------2-------------------4--------+---2--------2-------2----------------+
A+----x-----0-----------x-------2------+---2----2h4---4-----------2-2-4-2----+
E+-------------------------------------+---0------------0-----3-4------------+

BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+------------2------------------------+
A+---0--0--0----0-------2--2--2-----2--+--------2h4---4------4-2-4-----------+
E+-------------------------------------+---0------------0--------------------+
 

FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-2-2-3-2-2-3-----------2----3--2-3---+-2-2-3-2-2-3-----------2----3--2-3---+
G+-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2----2--2-2---+-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2----2--2-2---+
D+-2-2-4-2-2-4-----------2----4--2-4---+-2-2-4-2-2-4-----------2----4--2-4---+
G+-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2----2--2-2---+-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2----2--2-2---+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

       What's the matter with the boy         He doesn't come around no more

SECOND GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+---2----2--------------2--------2----+---2-----2-------------2-------2-----+
D+-2-2-4--2-2-4-x--------2-2-4-x--2-4--+-2-2-4---2-2-4-x-------2-2-4-x-2-4---+
A+-0-----x---------------0--------0----+-0-----x---------------0-------0-----+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+---------2-2-4-2--------------2-2-4-2+---------2-2-4-2--------------2-2-4-2+
A+-0-0-3-4--------------0-0-3-4--------+-0-0-3-4--------------0-0-3-4--------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 

FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-4-4-5-4-4-5-----------4--5--4--5----+-4-4-5-4-4-5-----------4--5--4--5----+
G+-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4--4--4--4----+-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4--4--4--4----+
D+-4-4-6-4-4-6-----------4--6--4--6----+-4-4-6-4-4-6-----------4--6--4--6----+
G+-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4--4--4--4----+-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4--4--4--4----+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

       Is he checking out for sure           Is he gonna close the door on 

SECOND GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+---4-----4-------------4--------4----+---4-----4-------------4-------4-----+
D+-4-4-6---4-4-6-x-------4-4-6-x--4-6--+-4-4-6---4-4-6-x-------4-4-6-x-4-6---+
A+-2-----x---------------2--------2----+-2-----x---------------2-------2-----+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+---------4-4-6-4-------------4-4-6-4-+---------4-4-6-4--------------4-4-6-4+
A+-2-2-5-6-------------2-2-5-6---------+-2-2-5-6--------------2-2-5-6--------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 
 

FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--2-2-3---2-2-3-----9-10--9-10-------+--9-9--10---9-9-10-------------------+
G+--2-2-2---2-2-2-----9--9--9--9-------+--9-9---9---9-9--9-------------------+
D+--2-2-4---2-2-4-----9-11--9-11-------+--9-9--11---9-9-11-------------------+
G+--2-2-2---2-2-2-----9--9--9--9-------+--9-9---9---9-9--9-------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
    me ________________?

SECOND GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+---2---------------1-----------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-2--------2-2-4-2--2-------2---------+--2----------------------------------+
A+-0---3-4-----------2--2h4----4-------+---------2--2-4-2--------------------+
E+-------------------0-----------0-----+----3-4-----------0------------------+
 

BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+---------2-2-4-2-----------2---------+-------------------------------------+
A+-0-0-3-4--------------2h4----4-------+--4-2-4-----4-2-4--------------------+
E+------------------0-------------0----+--------0---------0------------------+
 
 

CHORUS :

FIRST GUITAR
<---     repeat 3 times  ------------>
D+--4--4-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
B+--5--5---4------4--4-----------------+-4----4-----2-3-2-3--9-10-9-10--9-9-10-9-10--+
G+--4--4---4------4--4-----------------+-4----4-----2-2-2-2--9--9-9--9--9-9--9-9--9--+
D+--6--6---4------4--4-----------------+-4----4-----2-4-2-4--9-11-9-11--9-9-11-9-11--+
G+--4--4------4------------------------+-4----4-----2-2-2-2--9--9-9--9--9-9--9-9--9--+
D+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+

  I only get my rocks off                when I'm  drea____  ming 
                                                   slee______ping
SECOND GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
G+--4--4-------------------------------+-------------2--------------1----------------+
D+--4--4---6------4--4-----------------+-4---4-----2-------2-2-4-2--2-----2----------+
A+--2--2---2--x---2--2-----------------+-2---2-----0---3-4----------2-2h4---4--------+
E+-------------------------------------+----------------------------0---------0------+

BASS
G+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------2-2-4-2--------2----------+
A+--2--2---2------2--------------------+-----------0-0-3-4------------2h4---4--------+
E+-------------------------------------+----------------------------0---------0------+
 
 
 
 

BRIDGE :

FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+--------------5----------------5-----+
G+-------------------------------------+--------------6----------4-----6-----+
D+-4----------------------------2------+-4h6--4h6-----6-->>--4h6---6---6-->>-+
G+-6---------------------6---6---------+-----------6--6--------------6-6-----+
D+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------------------------------+

     Feel so hypnotized      can't describe the  scene

SECOND GUITAR
E+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9---9-12-9-9-12--9--9-12-9-9-9-+
B+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9---9--9-9-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-+
G+-3-->>-----------------3--->>>-------+--------------9---9--9-9-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-+
D+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------11---------------11-------------+
A+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------11---------------11-------------+
E+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9----------------9-------------+

BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-4h6--4h6----------------------------+
A+--------------------------4---4------+-----------4--4------4---------4-----+
E+-2-----2-2-------------2-------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 
 
 

FIRST GUITAR                                                          (9 times)
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+--------------5----------------4....-+
G+-------------------------------------+--------------6----------4-----4....-+
D+-4----------------------------2------+-4h6--4h6-----6-->>--4h6---6---4....-+
G+-6---------------------6---6---------+-----------6--6--------------6-4....-+
D+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------------------------------+

     Feel so mesmerized                all inside me

SECOND GUITAR
E+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9---9-12-9-9-12--7.............+
B+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9---9--9-9-9--9--7.............+
G+-3-->>-----------------3--->>>-------+--------------9---9--9-9-9--9--8.............+
D+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------11----------------9.............+
A+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------11----------------9.............+
E+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9----------------7.............+

BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-4h6--4h6----------------------------+
A+---------------------------4---4-----+-------------4-----------------2.............
E+-2----2-2--------------2-------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 

I'm always hearing voices on the street
I want to shout but I can hardly speak
I was making love last night 
To a dancer friend of mine
I can't seem to stay in step
'Cause she come every time she pirouettes over me

But I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming
I only get my rocks off when I'm sleeping

I'm zipping through the days at lightning speed
Plug in flush out and fire that fucking feed
Heading for the overload
Splattered on a dusty road
Kick me like you kicked before
I can't even feel the pain no more

But I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming
I only get my rocks off when I'm sleeping

Feel so hypnotized can't describe that scene
Feel so  mesmerized all that inside me

The sunshine bores the daylights out of me
Chasing shadows moonlight mystery
Heading for the overload
Splattered on a dusty road
Kick me like you kicked before
I can't even feel the pain no more

But I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming
I only get my rocks off when I'm sleeping
 
 

 

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