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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Rhythm Guitar Intro
C# B A
4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----7---7---6-7-|-----5---5---4-5-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2---4-2---4-2-|
G|---6---8-----6-8-|---4---6-----4-6-|---2-----2-----2-|-4-2---4-2---4-2-|
D|-6---------6-----|-4---------4-----|-2---------------|-----2-----2-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C# B A
8
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----7---7-7-7-7-|-----5---5-5-5-5-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----4-2-4-2-|
G|---6---8-8-8-8-8-|---4---6-6-6-6-6-|---2-4-2-2-4-2---|-4-2---2-4-2-4-2-|
D|-6---------------|-4---------------|-2-------------2-|-----2-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C# B A
12
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----7---7-7-7-6-|-----5---5-5-5-4-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----4-2-4-2-|
G|---6---8-8-8-8-6-|---4---6-6-6-6-4-|---2-4-2-2-4-2---|-4-2---2-4-2-4-2-|
D|-6---------------|-4---------------|-2-------------2-|-----2-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C# B A
16
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-6-7-7---9-7-6---|-4-5-5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----2-4-2-2-|
G|-6-8-8---8-8-6-6-|-4-6-6---6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-4-2---2-2-4-2-2-|
D|-------6---------|-------4-------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----2-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C# B A
20
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----7---9-7-6---|-----5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----2-4-4-2-|
G|---6---8-8-8-6---|---4---6-6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-4-2---2-2-4-4-2-|
D|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----2-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C# B A E A E A E B E B
24
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----7---9-7-6---|-----5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-----------------|
G|---6---8-8-8-6---|---4---6-6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-----------------|
D|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---7---7---9---9-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-|
Lead Guitar Intro
C# B A A
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-9-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------12----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C# B A A
e|-9---------9-----|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-9-|
B|------------12-9-|-9-----------9b10|-----------------|---9-------12----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|11---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C# B A A
e|-9---------------|-----------------|---9-------9-----|-------------9-9-|
B|------------9b10-|-9b10r9----------|12------12-----9-|-9b10r9---12-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C# B A A
e|-9--------9------|-----------------|--------9--------|-----9------------|
B|------------12-9-|b10r9------------|--12-------------|--12--12-9b10-9b10|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-9----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
C# B A A
e|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------9---9-|
B|-9b10r9----------|-9---------9--12-|--12---------9---|-----9--12--12---|
G|-----------------|--11---------9---|----------11-----|--11-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C# B A A
e|-9---------------|-9---------------|-----------------|---9-------------------|
B|----------9---12-|---12----9b10----|-9b10------9---9-|12--12-------12--------|
G|--------11--9----|-----------------|---------11--11--|-------9--11b13r11p9---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------11-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
Verse 1
C# (sus)
Ooh a storm is threatening my very life today
If I don't get some shelter, Oh yeah I'm gonna fade away
Chorus 1,2,4
C# B A E A E A E B E B
War, Children, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away
C# B A E A E A E B E B C#
War, Children, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away
Verse 2
Ooh, see the fire sweepin, our very streets today
Burn like a red coal carpet, Mad bull lost its way
Solo
[Chorus 3]x3
C# B A E A E A E B E B
Rape, Murder, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away
Verse 3
Mmm, the flood is threatening, my very life today
Gimme, Gimme Shelter, I'm gonna fade away
Chorus 5
C# B A E A E A E B E B
Love, sister, It's just a kiss away, It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away, It's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away, yeah
Rhythm Guitar during verse
C#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----6-----6-----|-6---7---7-6---6-|-6---6-----6-----|-----7-----------|
G|-----6-----6-----|-6---6---6-6---6-|-6---6-----6-----|-9-6-6-6-----6-4-|
D|-----6-----6-----|-6---6---6-6---6-|-6---6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-4-|
A|-----4-----4-----|-4---4---4-4---4-|-4---4-----4-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-6---6-----6-----|-6---7-6-------6-|-6---6-----6-----|-----7-----------|
G|-6---6-----6-----|-6---6-6-------6-|-6---6-----6-----|-9-6-6-6-----6-4-|
D|-6---6-----6-----|-6---6-6-------6-|-6---6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-4-|
A|-4---4-----4-----|-4---4-4-------4-|-4---4-----4-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(3rd verse variation)
C#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----6-----6-----|-----7-6---------|-----6-----6-6---|-----7-6---------|
G|-----6-----6-----|-9-6-8-6-----9-6-|-6---6-----6-6---|-9-6-8-6-----9-6-|
D|-----6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-6-|-6---6-----6-6---|-6-6-6-6-----6-6-|
A|-----4-----4-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Rhythm Guitar Chorus
C# B A E A E A E B E B
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-----------------|
D|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-----------------|
A|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-0---0-000-0---0-|---7---7---9---9-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-|
C# B A E A E A E B E B
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-6---6-667-6---6-|---------5-4-4-4-|---------3-2-2-2-|-----------------|
G|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4-4-4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-----------------|
D|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4-4-4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-----------------|
A|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-0---0-000-0-0-0-|---7---7---9---9-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-|
Lead at end of Chorus 1
C#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|------12b14b14b14|b14r12-----9-----|----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|------11-----11--|11b13r11--------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-11---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Lead at end of Chorus 2
C#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---12-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-11|b13--b13r11-9-11-9----|
D|-----------------|------9----------|----11---9-11----|-------------------11-|
A|-----------------|-9h11--11--------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
C#
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|---12------------|--------12---12--|---12-----------|
G|--------------11-|b13--b13r11-9----|---11b13--b13--11|b13---9---------|
D|-11--------------|--------------11-|-----------------|---------11-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
C# B A E A E A
E B E B
e|-----------------|-----------------|----9-----------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|---11b13-9-------|-9---------9---9-|11b13-13r11-9-11-9-11-|b13b13b13b13r11-9-------|
D|----------11-9-11|--11-9-11---11---|----------------------|------------------11-11-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
C# B A E A E A E
B E B
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------|---------9-------|-----------------|-11b13b13b13b13r11-9----|
D|-11vvvv----------|---9-11----11----|-11vvvv----------|---------------------11-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
C# B A E A
E A E B E B
e|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------|12b14b14b14b14b14r12-12-----|------------------|--------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------------11-9-|-------------9-11-|b13----------9-11b13|
D|-11vvvv----------|----------------------------|-11vvv--9-11------|----11--9-11--------|
A|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
Other leads are based on the C#m pentatonic scale (C# E F# G# B C#)
Most of the tabs include 8th note rhythms,
i.e. |-9-9---9-1-2-3-44-|
is 8th note, 4th note, 8th note, 8th, 8th, 8th, 16th, 16th
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| v Vibrato
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| - Let Ring
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