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Monkey Man Tab

by The Rolling Stones
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: 4th fret
Author tomisamonkeyman [a] 450. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
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Ok this version is ok in my book, i think it sounds ok but remember im a dumbass 14 year
and also i cant really tab for shit so oh well. just try to work with me on this one.
NEED TO LISTEN TO THE SONG AND GET THE RYTHEM, THIS IS JUST TIMING AND FORMATION!
 
Band: Rolling Stones (THE GODS)
Song: Monkey Man
Album: Let it Bleed
Tabber: Tom Pentecost
Jagger/Richards
 
Capo on 4th Fret also regular tuning.
 
Intro
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------NO----------------|
D|------------GUITAR--------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
Intro (part two)
e|5555-5x55555-5x55555-5x5------55|
B|8888-8x87777-7x76666-6x6------55|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
Intro (part three)
e|555-x5x5555-x5x5555-x5x55-5x5x55|
B|888-x8x8777-x7x7666-x6x65-5x5x55|
G|555-x5x5555-x5x5555-x5x56-6x6x66|
D|----------------777-x7x77-7x7x77|
A|------------------------5-5x5x55|
E|--------------------------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
Verse
 
F# riff (do a D formation)
e|2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p|
B|3---3---3---3---|
G|2---2---2---2---|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----3333----3333|
G|--2-2255--2-2252|
D|--2-4444--2-4444|
A|340-0000340-0000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
F# riff (do a D formation)
e|2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p|
B|3---3---3---3---|
G|2---2---2---2---|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----3333----3333|
G|--2-2255--2-2252|
D|--2-4444--2-4444|
A|340-0000340-0000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
Chorus
 
A and B riff
e|1-1x1x113-3x3x33|
B|1-1x1x113-3x3x33|
G|2-2x2x224-4x4x44|
D|3-3x3x335-5x5x55|
A|3-3x3x335-5x5x55|
E|1-1x1x113-3x3x33|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----3333----3333|
G|--2-2255--2-2252|
D|--2-4444--2-4444|
A|340-0000340-0000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
A and B riff
e|1-1x1x113-3x3x33|
B|1-1x1x113-3x3x33|
G|2-2x2x224-4x4x44|
D|3-3x3x335-5x5x55|
A|3-3x3x335-5x5x55|
E|1-1x1x113-3x3x33|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff 2 (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----33333333-333|
G|--2-22555555-552|
D|--2-44444444-444|
A|340-00000000-000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
Verse
 
F# riff (do a D formation)
e|2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p|
B|3---3---3---3---|
G|2---2---2---2---|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff 2 (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----33333333-333|
G|--2-22555555-552|
D|--2-44444444-444|
A|340-00000000-000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
F# riff (do a D formation)
e|2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3p|
B|3---3---3---3---|
G|2---2---2---2---|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----3333----3333|
G|--2-2255--2-2252|
D|--2-4444--2-4444|
A|340-0000340-0000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
Chorus
 
A and B riff
e|1-1x1x113-3x3x33|
B|1-1x1x113-3x3x33|
G|2-2x2x224-4x4x44|
D|3-3x3x335-5x5x55|
A|3-3x3x335-5x5x55|
E|1-1x1x113-3x3x33|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----3333----3333|
G|--2-2255--2-2252|
D|--2-4444--2-4444|
A|340-0000340-0000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
A and B riff
e|1-1x1x113-3x3x33|
B|1-1x1x113-3x3x33|
G|2-2x2x224-4x4x44|
D|3-3x3x335-5x5x55|
A|3-3x3x335-5x5x55|
E|1-1x1x113-3x3x33|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff 2 (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----33333333-333|
G|--2-22555555-552|
D|--2-44444444-444|
A|340-00000000-000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
Solo
 
C# riff (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----3333----3333|
G|--2-2255--2-2252|
D|--2-4444--2-4444| x3
A|340-0000340-0000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff 2 (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----33333333-333|
G|--2-22555555-552|
D|--2-44444444-444|
A|340-00000000-000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff 3 (do an A formation)
e|--------|
B|3333-332|
G|5555-522|
D|4444-442| x7
A|0000-000|
E|--------|
  1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----3333----3333|
G|--2-2255--2-2252|
D|--2-4444--2-4444| x3
A|340-0000340-0000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff 2 (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----33333333-333|
G|--2-22555555-552|
D|--2-44444444-444|
A|340-00000000-000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff 3 (do an A formation)
e|--------|
B|3333-332|
G|5555-522|
D|4444-442| x3
A|0000-000|
E|--------|
  1+2+3+4+
 
Bridge
 
E A and B riff
e|--------3-3--3331-1--1113-3--333|
B|5-5--6663-3--3331-1--1113-3--333|
G|5-5--5554-4--4442-2--2224-4--444|
D|5-5--5555-5--5553-3--3335-5--555| x4
A|3-3--3335-5--5553-3--3335-5--555|
E|--------3-3--3331-1--1113-3--333|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
Outro
 
C# riff (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----3333----3333|
G|--2-2255--2-2252|
D|--2-4444--2-4444| x5
A|340-0000340-0000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff 2 (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----33333333-333|
G|--2-22555555-552|
D|--2-44444444-444|
A|340-00000000-000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff 3 (do an A formation)
e|--------|
B|3333-332|
G|5555-522|
D|4444-442| x3
A|0000-000|
E|--------|
  1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----3333----3333|
G|--2-2255--2-2252|
D|--2-4444--2-4444| x3
A|340-0000340-0000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff 2 (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----33333333-333|
G|--2-22555555-552|
D|--2-44444444-444|
A|340-00000000-000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff 3 (do an A formation)
e|--------|
B|3333-332|
G|5555-522|
D|4444-442| x4
A|0000-000|
E|--------|
  1+2+3+4+
 
C# riff (do an A formation)
e|----------------|
B|----3333----3333|
G|--2-2255--2-2252|
D|--2-4444--2-4444| Repeat until fade
A|340-0000340-0000|
E|----------------|
  1+2+3+4+1+2+3+4+

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4 comments
danicali
Great tab it takes time to learn it all, just have some patience cause this tab does sound really god, great work.
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ElCaballoBlanco
I started to play along with the recording of the song and it isn't in the same key. I also think many of the tabs are wrong
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BalanceMan
do u have tabs for the slide guitar ? =D nice tab btw =D
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