Ruby Tuesday Tab

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Song: RUBY TUESDAY
Artist: The Rolling Stones
From the 1967 Album BETWEEN THE BUTTONS
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Jones - Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Acoustic 12-String Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Jones - Recorder'
Temp: 104
 
[Intro]
    Am      C/G       F       G         C
   4/4
     Gtr I (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
e||------0-------0---|-----1-----------|-1-----0-0-------|
B||o-----1-------1---|-----1-------0---|-----1-------3---|
G||----2---2---0---0-|---2---2---0---0-|---0-------0---0-|
D||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A||o-0---------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
E||----------3-------|-1-------3-------|-----------------|
 
                     Am      C/G       F       C
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
e|-1-----0-0-------|-----0-------0---|-----1-------0---|
B|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|
G|---0-------0---0-|---2---2---0---0-|---2---2---0---0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------3-------|-0---------------|---------3-------|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|-1---------------|
 
   G                                   Am      D7
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
e|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----0-------2---|
B|---0---3-3---1---|---0---3-3-------|-----1-------1---|
G|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|
D|-----------------|-------------0---|---------0-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
 
   G                 Am      D7        G
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
e|-----3-------3---|-----0-------2---|-----3-------3---|
B|-----0-------0---|-----1-------1---|-----0-------0---|
G|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---0---0-|
D|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
 
   C       C/G       C                 G
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
e|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-0---------------|-----------------||
B|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-------------1---|-1---0-----------||
G|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-------0-0-------|---------2---0---||
D|-----------------|-2---------------|-----0-----0---0-|---0---0---0---0-||
A|-3---------------|---------3-------|---2-------------|---------3-------||
E|---------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------||
 
[Chorus]
   C      G         C                       G
   Gtr II (Ac. 12-string Gtr.)
   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
e|-0--0-x-3-3-3-x-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-3-3-3-x-|
B|-1--1-x-0-0-0-x-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-x-0-0-0-x-|
G|-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-|
D|-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-|
A|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|
E|--------3-3-3-x-|----------------|--------3-3-3-x-|
 
   C                      G         Bb     F
   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
e|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-3-3-3-x-|--------1-1-1-x-|
B|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-1--1-x-0-0-0-x-|-3--3-x-1-1-1-x-|
G|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|
D|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|
A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|-1--1-x-3-3-3-x-|
E|---------------|--------3-3-3-x-|--------1-1-1-x-|
 
                    1.           2.
          To Coda      D.S. al Coda
   G       C         G            G
   E E E E Q  E E    W            W
e|-3-3-3-x-0--0-x--|-3---------||-3-----||
B|-0-0-0-x-1--1-x--|-0--------o||-0-----||
G|-0-0-0-x-0--0-x--|-0---------||-0-----||
D|-0-0-0-x-2--2-x--|-0---------||-0-----||
A|-2-2-2-x-3--3-x--|-2--------o||-2-----||
E|-3-3-3-x---------|-3---------||-3-----||
 
                   [Chorus]
   G                 C      G         C
   Q  E E E E E E    Q  E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
e|-3--3-3-3-3-3-x-||-0--0-x-3-3-3-x-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
B|-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-||-1--1-x-0-0-0-x-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|
G|-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-||-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
D|-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-||-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-x-||-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-x-||--------3-3-3-x-|---------------|
 
          G         C                      G
   Q  E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
e|-0--0-x-3-3-3-x-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-3-3-3-x-|
B|-1--1-x-0-0-0-x-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-1--1-x-0-0-0-x-|
G|-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-|
D|-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-|
A|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|
E|--------3-3-3-x-|---------------|--------3-3-3-x-|
 
   Bb     F         G       C        G
   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   W
e|--------1-1-1-x-|-3-3-3-x-0--0-x-|-3----||
B|-3--3-x-1-1-1-x-|-0-0-0-x-1--1-x-|-0----||
G|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|-0-0-0-x-0--0-x-|-0----||
D|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-0-0-0-x-2--2-x-|-0----||
A|-1--1-x-3-3-3-x-|-2-2-2-x-3--3-x-|-2----||
E|--------1-1-1-x-|-3-3-3-x--------|-3----||
 
[Outro]
  Am      C/G       F             G
   Gtr I
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E       E E E E
e|-----------------|-0---------------------|
B|-1-------0-------|-------------------3---|
G|-2---2-------0---|-----2---------0-----0-|
D|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---------0-----|
A|-0---------------|-----------------------|
E|---------3-------|-1-------------3-------|
 |
 | Gtr II
 | W                 W
e|-----------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------|
 |
 | Gtr III (Recorder arr. for Gtr.)
 | Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E T T T T Q   Q
e|-----------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------|-5---5-----------------|
G|-5---5---4---4---|-------7p5p4-------7---|
D|-----------------|-------------7-5-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------|
 
   C                              C/G
   E  E E E   Q   Q               W          +W
e|--------1-------0-----------|------------|--------*|
B|-3----------1---------------|------------|--------*|
G|------0---------------------|---0--------|-(0)----*|
D|----2-----------------------|---2--------|-(2)----*|
A|-3----------3---------------|---3--------|-(3)----*|
E|----------------------------|---3--------|-(3)----*|
 |
 | E  E E E a E E S S E         a W          +W
e|------0---------------------|------------|--------*|
B|--------1-------------------|------------|--------*|
G|----------0h2-0-----0-------|------------|--------*|
D|----------------0h2---------|------------|--------*|
A|----3-----------------------|-0h3--------|-(3)----*|
E|----------------------------|------------|--------*|
 |
 | Q.     E   Q   E   T T T T     W          +W
e|----------------------------|------------|--------*|
B|--------6-------5-----------|------------|--------*|
G|-7----------5-------7p5p4---|------------|--------*|
D|--------------------------7-|---5--------|-(5)----*|
A|----------------------------|------------|--------*|
E|----------------------------|------------|--------*|
 
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
X
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Ruby Tuesday – The Rolling Stones
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Man, this is nice work. Very detailed with the piano, 12 string , & recorder parts all laid out. Definitely worth taking the time to review in depth. This answered nagging questions I had about Keith's acoustic track in the right channel during the chorus.