written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

from the ROLLING STONES 'album Tatoo You

Another very famous tune that I tabbed very simply from the studio version  after  many attemps at tabbing various live versions .  I could tab a solo that did not exist in the original studio version but that I found in a 1989 live version . I tried to tab this as earnestly as possible including the bass line.

I join a short recording of the complete riffs made with the Mex Tele  ( with Seymour Duncan pick-ups ) here and a Mex strat ( with Bill Lawrence pick-ups) as the second guitar. The MP3  demo can be downloaded here. The tube amplifier you hear is home made. I also use an EHX English Muffin pedal.




Updated on october 5th 2010

THE FIRST GUITAR MUST BE TUNED IN OPEN G that is from bass to treble : D - G - D - G - B - D   ( the first string in D is useless - it is better to remove it like Keith Richards does)

 THE SECOND GUITAR IS IN STANDARD TUNING

 LEGEND :

 h : hammer-on
 p : pull-off
 xfbu : full bend up on x fret
 xhbu : half bend up on x fret
 xfbd : full bend down on x fret
 x/y : slide up from x to y
 x\y : slide down from x to y

 INTRO

 FIRST GUITAR   
 D+---5--5--5--|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+-----------------------------5__5-5-5-+
 B+---5--6--6--|--5--6--6--|-5--6--6-----+--0h3---4-3--3--3-4-x-3-4----5__5-6-6-+
 G+---5--5--5--|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+--0h3-3-3-3--3--3-3-x-3-3----5__5-5-5-+
 D+---5--7--7--|--5--7--7--|-5--7--7-----+--0h3-3-5-3--3--3-5-x-3-5----5__5-7-7-+
 G+---5--5--5--|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+--0h3-3-3-3--3--3-3-x-3-3----5__5-5-5-+
 D+------------|-----------|-------------+--------------------------------------+

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

 BASS
 G+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 D+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 A+--------------------------------------+----------------------------------8-8-+
 E+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------7h8------+



 FIRST GUITAR
 D+------------|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+-----------------------------5__5-5-5-+
 B+------------|--5--6--6--|-5--6--6-----+--0h3---4-3--3--3-4-x-3-4----5__5-6-6-+
 G+------------|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+--0h3-3-3-3--3--3-3-x-3-3----5__5-5-5-+
 D+------------|--5--7--7--|-5--7--7-----+--0h3-3-5-3--3--3-5-x-3-5----5__5-7-7-+
 G+------------|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+--0h3-3-3-3--3--3-3-x-3-3----5__5-5-5-+
 D+------------|-----------|-------------+--------------------------------------+
                                                                      Start me up

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

 BASS
 G+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 D+--------------------------------------+-------------8-8-8-5------------------+
 A+------------------8--8--------8-8-----+--8-5-----------------8-----------8-8-+
 E+--------------7h8---------7h8---------+------5--5-------------------7h8------+



VERSE

 
 FIRST GUITAR   
 D+------------|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+-----------------------------5--5-5-5-+
 B+------------|--5--6--6--|-5--6--6-----+--0h3---4-3--3--3-4-x-3-4----5--5-6-6-+
 G+------------|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+--0h3-3-3-3--3--3-3-x-3-3----5--5-5-5-+
 D+------------|--5--7--7--|-5--7--7-----+--0h3-3-5-3--3--3-5-x-3-5----5--5-7-7-+
 G+------------|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+--0h3-3-3-3--3--3-3-x-3-3----5--5-5-5-+
 D+------------|-----------|-------------+--------------------------------------+
                      if y s m up     I'll never stop     ( see lyrics)

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

 BASS
 G+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 D+--------------------------------------+-------------8-8-8-5------------------+
 A+------------------8--8--------8-8-----+--8-5-----------------8-----------8-8-+
 E+--------------7h8---------7h8---------+------5--5-------------------7h8------+




 FIRST GUITAR
     
 D+------------|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+--------------------------------------+
 B+------------|--5--6--6--|-5--6--6-----+--0h3---4-3--3--3-4-x-3-4-------------+
 G+------------|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+--0h3-3-3-3--3--3-3-x-3-3-------------+
 D+------------|--5--7--7--|-5--7--7-----+--0h3-3-5-3--3--3-5-x-3-5-------------+
 G+------------|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+--0h3-3-3-3--3--3-3-x-3-3-------------+
 D+------------|-----------|-------------+--------------------------------------+

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

 BASS
 G+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 D+--------------------------------------+-------------8-8-8-5------------------+
 A+------------------8--8--------8-8-----+--8-5-----------------8-----------8-8-+
 E+--------------7h8---------7h8---------+------5--5-------------------7h8------+


 CHORUS

 FIRST GUITAR
                                         <..........twice.......................>
 D+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 B+---5-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-0-3--5-5-+-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-8\7-5-5-----+
 G+---5-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-0-3--5-5-+-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-8\7-5-5-----+
 D+---5-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-0-3--5-5-+-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-8\7-5-5-----+
 G+---5-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-0-3--5-5-+-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-8\7-5-5-----+
 D+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 Don't make      cry                       Don't make  cry
 a grown man                               a grown man

 SECOND GUITAR
 E+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 B+--------------1-1--1--1--1-1----------+------------1-1--1--1--1--------------+
 G+--5-5-5-5-5---2-2--2--2--2-2--------5-+-5-5-5-5-5--2-2--2--2--2--------5-----+
 D+--5-5-5-5-5---3-3--3--3--3-3--------5-+-5-5-5-5-5--3-3--3--3--3--------5-----+
 A+--3-3-3-3-3---3-3--3--3--3-3------3-3-+-3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3--3------3-3-----+
 E+--------------1-1--1--1--1-1-3-6------+------------1-1--1--1--1--3-6---------+

 BASS
 G+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 D+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 A+---------------5-7-8-8-8-8-8-6-5------+--------------5-7-8-8-8-8-8-6-5-------+
 E+--8-8-8-8-8--8--------------------8-8-+-8-8-8-8-8--8------------------8-8-3-6+



 FIRST GUITAR
 D+---5-x-5-------5--x-------5--x--------+--------------------------------------+
 B+---5-x-6-5-----5--x--6-5--5--x--6--5--+--------------------------------------+
 G+---5-x-5-5-----5--x--5-5--5--x--5--5--+---8\7--5-----------------------------+
 D+---5-x-7-5-----5--x--7-5--5--x--7--5--+---8\7--5--8\7-5--5-------------------+
 G+---5-x-5-5-----5--x--5-5--5--x--5--5--+-----------8\7-5--5-------------------+
 D+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

 SECOND GUITAR
 E+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 B+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 G+---5_-----5!---5_------5!--5_-----5!--+--------------------------------------+
 D+---5_5-7!-5!---5_-5-7!-5!--5_5-7!-5!--+--------------------------------------+
 A+---3_3-3!-3!---3_-3-3!-3!--3_3-3!-3!--+--------------------------------------+
 E+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

 BASS
 G+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 D+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 A+-------8-----------8-----------8------+-------5-5-6-6-7-7--8-----------------+
 E+---8_8---8-3-6-8_8---8-3-6-8_8----8---+---8-8--------------------------------+





 FIRST GUITAR                               ....then resume to verse
 D+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 B+----------------5-----6----5--6--6----+--------------------------------------+
 G+----------------5-----5----5--5--5----+--------------------------------------+
 D+----------------5-h7-------5--7--7----+--------------------------------------+
 G+----------------5----------5--5--5----+--------------------------------------+
 D+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

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

 BASS
 G+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 D+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 A+---------------------8-----------8----+--------------------------------------+
 E+---------------7h8---------7h8--------+--------------------------------------+



SOLO

 FIRST GUITAR   
 D+---5--5--5--|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+-----------------------------5__5-5-5-+
 B+---5--6--6--|--5--6--6--|-5--6--6-----+--0h3---4-3--3--3-4-x-3-4----5__5-6-6-+
 G+---5--5--5--|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+--0h3-3-3-3--3--3-3-x-3-3----5__5-5-5-+
 D+---5--7--7--|--5--7--7--|-5--7--7-----+--0h3-3-5-3--3--3-5-x-3-5----5__5-7-7-+
 G+---5--5--5--|--5--5--5--|-5--5--5-----+--0h3-3-3-3--3--3-3-x-3-3----5__5-5-5-+
 D+------------|-----------|-------------+--------------------------------------+

 SECOND GUITAR
 E+---13---------13-13-13-------13------+---------------------------------------+
 B+-------------------------------------+-----------------------12--------------+
 G+------12fbu--------------12fbu--12fbd+-10-12-10-----10----10-12-10---------10+
 D+-------------------------------------+----------10h12-10h12------12-10-------+
 A+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------10h12-+
 E+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

  BASS
 G+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 D+--------------------------------------+-------------8-8-8-5------------------+
 A+--------8-8-------8--8--------8-8-----+--8-5-----------------8-----------8-8-+
 E+---7h8--------7h8---------7h8---------+------5--5-------------------7h8------+



 FIRST GUITAR
 D+---5--5--5-----5--5--5--|-------------+--------------------------------------+
 B+---5--6--6-----5--6--6--|-------------+--0h3-------4--------3-------3--------+
 G+---5--5--5-----5--5--5--|-------------+--0h3---3---3--------3-------3--------+
 D+---5--7--7-----5--7--7--|-------------+--0h3---3---5--------3-------3--------+
 G+---5--5--5-----5--5--5--|-------------+--0h3---3---3--------3-------3--------+
 D+------------------------|-------------+--------------------------------------+

 SECOND GUITAR
 E+--------------------------------------+--10-----10-10----10-10----10-10----10-+
 B+--------------------------------------+--10h11--11-10h11-11-10h11-11-10h11-11-+
 G+--------10----------------------------+---------------------------------------+
 D+------------------10-12-10------------+---------------------------------------+
 A+---10h12------10h12--------12--10-----+---------------------------------------+
 E+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

  BASS
 G+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 D+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 A+--------8--8------8--8----------------+--8-------5---------------------------+
 E+---7h8--------7h8---------------------+---------------------5------5---------+



 FIRST GUITAR
 D+-------------------------------------+-----5__5-5-5-------5-5-5----5-5-5-----+
 B+--3----4-----X-----3------4----------+-----5__5-6-6-------5-6-6----5-6-6-----+
 G+--3----3-----X-----3------3----------+-----5__5-5-5-------5-5-5----5-5-5-----+
 D+--3----5-----X-----3------5----------+-----5__5-7-7-------5-7-7----5-7-7-----+
 G+--3----3-----X-----3------3----------+-----5__5-5-5-------5-5-5----5-5-5-----+
 D+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

 SECOND GUITAR
 E+--13----13-13----13-13----13-13----13-+-------13-------------13--------------+
 B+--13h15-15-13h15-15-13h15-15-13h15-15-+--------------------------------------+
 G+--------------------------------------+---12fbu--12fbd---12fbu-12fbd-10-12p10+
 D+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 A+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 E+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

  BASS
 G+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 D+----------8-8-8-5---------------------+--------------------------------------+
 A+-------------------------8------------+--------8-8----------8-8-------8-8----+
 E+--------------------------------------+---7h8-----------7h8--------7h8-------+


 FIRST GUITAR                               .... then resume to chorus
 D+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 B+--0h3-----4--3----3--3--4----x---3---+-4------------------------------------+
 G+--0h3--3--3--3----3--3--3----x---3---+-3------------------------------------+
 D+--0h3--3--5--3----3--3--5----x---3---+-5------------------------------------+
 G+--0h3--3--3--3----3--3--3----x---3---+-3------------------------------------+
 D+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

 SECOND GUITAR
 E+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 B+-----13------------------------------+-12-----------------------------------+
 G+---10---12-10----------10------10----+-12-10--------------------------------+
 D+-12-----------12--10h12---10h12------+-------12--10-------------------------+
 A+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 E+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

  BASS
 G+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 D+---------------8-8-8--5--------------+--------------------------------------+
 A+-------------------------------------+-8------------------------------------+
 E+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

If you start me up 
If you start me up I'll never stop 
If you start me up 
If you start me up I'll never stop 
I've been running hot 
You got me ticking gonna blow my top 
If you start me up 
If you start me up I'll never stop 

You make a grown man cry 
Spread out the oil, the gasoline 
I walk smooth, ride in a mean, mean machine 
Start it up 

If you start it up 
Kick on the starter give it all you got, you got, you got 
I can't compete with the riders in the other heats 
If you rough it up 
If you like it you can slide it up, slide it up 

Don't make a grown man cry 
My eyes dilate, my lips go green 
My hands are greasy 
She's a mean, mean machine 
Start it up 

If you start me up 
Give it all you got 
You got to never, never, never stop 
Never, never 
Slide it up 

You make a grown man cry 
Ride like the wind at double speed 
I'll take you places that you've never, never seen 
Start it up 
Love the day when we will never stop, never stop 
Never stop, never stop 
Tough me up 
Never stop, never stop, never stop 

You, you, you make a grown man cry 
You, you make a dead man come
You, you make a dead man come

 

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