Start me up

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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