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by Rolling Stones

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tabbed by : JPTROL
email : tangoalphabravodeltaechomikeoscar  at oscarnovemberlimaindianovemberecho . foxtrotromeo


 by the Rolling Stones

  *****    START ME UP ******
 
 From their album Tatoo You



 THE FIRST GUITAR MUST BE TUNED IN OPEN G from low to high D - G - D - G - B - D 
 ( the first D string is useless here - better remove it ) 



 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--------+




 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+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

 


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

 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+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

 



 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+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+


 
 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---------+

 
 


 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+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+


 



 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+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

 


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+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

 


 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+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+




 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+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

 

 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+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

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jptrol wrote on October 14 2010, 01:47 pm

To hear what this tab sounds like before decoding it just listen to the mp3 I made as a demo in my UG profile :
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