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Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones
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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.

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|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

************************************

| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| \ Slide down

************************************

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