ROLLING STONES - "cant you hear me knocking2" Tablature

From : Jean-Pierre Trolet
5 july 2002
You will find a MP3 for each part of this song recorded by myself to illustrate
the tab and how to contact me on my webpage here:
http://jptrol.free.fr/mus


CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING - JAGGER-RICHARDS

Following honky tonk women here is another tune with syncopated riffs and
instrumental prolongations. This is the tale of Romeo and Juliet seen by our rockers.
Juliet is reluctant and the disappointed Romeo is vociferating. The tab is divided
into three parts :
- the main theme with intro, verse and chorus
- the middle jazzy part with a saxophone (this saxophone is not tabbed here)!
- Mick Taylor's solo

This is the full tab of the entire song.

FIRST PART:

The first part is played with a lead guitar tuned in OPEN G, that is from low
to high : D G D G B D.

The rhythm guitar is in standard tuning and plays full chords in a staccato way
in the verse part.
In the verse part I noted the chord for each stroke :

C : 8 10 10 9 8 8
C#: 9 11 11 10 9 9
D : 10 12 12 11 10 10
G : 3 5 5 4 3 3
F : 1 3 3 2 1 1

In the chorus part simply play them slowly.

LEGEND :
p : pull-off
h : hammer -on
x : choke
hbu : half bend up
\ : slide down
n_ : last longer on the note

INTRO :

D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--10p9--7--9p7-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--10p9--7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7-----+-7-(7)-7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7------+
G +----------------10p9--7--7--7--7-----+-7-(7)-7--9p7---7----7--7--7--7------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
^drums enter here


D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-10--7--9p7-----------------7--------+--10p9--7--9p7-----------------7-----+
D +-10--7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7--------+--10p9--7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7-----+
G +-------------10p9--7--7--7-----------+----------------10p9--7--7--7--------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------5x-5--------------+--5x------5--5--------5x-5-----------+
E +---------------------------5---------+------5-----------5-----------5------+




D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-9_hbu--7-x--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-9_hbu--7-x--7--7--9--7--------------+-7--7--7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7------+
G +-------------7--7--7--7--------------+-7--7--7--7-----7----7--7--7--7------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-5x----5-5----5x-5-------------------+-5x-----5---5-------5x-5-------------+
E +----5-------5--------5---------------+----5-----------5--------------------+




D +-------------------------------------+---7--7--7--5------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+---7--7--7--5--7--5------------------+
G +--7--7-7-7-7-7------5----------------+---------------7--5------------------+
D +--7--7-7-7-7-7------5----------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--------------------5----------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5x-----5-5-------3x--3-------------+--3x-----3-3-------------------------+
E +-----5-------5------------3----------+------3-------3----------------------+


VERSE

D D D D D D x D C# C C C C C
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-----5-----0-------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-----5-----0---0---------------------+-10p9--7--9p7-----------------5------+
D +-----5-----0---0---------------------+-10p9--7--9p7---10p9----------5------+
G +--5--------0---0---------------------+----------------10p9----------5------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Yeah you got.. satin shoes

BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5x-5-----5x-----5--5---------------+--------------------3x--3------------+
E +--------5-----5---------5------------+----------------------------3--------+




C x C G G G ^ D D D D D C#
D +-----7-7-7-5-------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-----7-7-7-5--7-5------5-5---0-------+-------------------------------------+
G +--------------7-5------5-5---0-------+-------------------------------------+
D +-----------------------5-5---0-------+------0--5----3--0-----0-------------+
G +---------------------5-------0--0-0--+-2h4----------------5----------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Yeah you got.. plastic boots
BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +---3x-----3-3------------------------+-------------5---5-5---------4-------+
E +-------3-------3-----------3---3-3---+-------------------------------------+




C C C C C C X C C# D D D D D D x D C#
D +-------------7-7-7-5-----------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------7-7-7-5-7-5------5-5----+--0----------------------------------+
G +-----5---------------7-5------5-5----+--0--0--------10p9--x--10p9--7-------+
D +-----5------------------------5-5----+--0--0--------10p9--x--10p9--7-------+
G +-----5---------------------5---------+--0--0-------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
You all got cocaine eyes
Can't you hear me knocking ?....

BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-3x--3------3x-----3-3---------------+-5x--5-----5x----5--5----------------+
E +-------3--------3------3-------------+-------5------5--------5-------------+






C C C C C C x C G
D +-------------7-7-7-5-----------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------7-7-7-5-7-5-----5-5-----+-------------------------------------+
G +------5--------------7-5-----5-5--0--+-------------------------------------+
D +------5----------------------5-5--0--+-------------------------------------+
G +------5--------------------5------0--+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-3x-3------3x-----3-3----------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------3-------3---------3--------3--+-------------------------------------+


CHORUS
G G F C C G
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+--0----------------------------------+
D +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+--0------------0--5------------------+
G +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+--0--0-0--2h4--------0---------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Hear me singing soft and low

BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-3-3--3\1---1----1-------8---8--8----+--3--3-3--3--3-3--3------------------+



G G F C C G ^ etc...
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+--8p6---------------------0--0-0-----+
G +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+-------7--5\3--0----------0--0-0-----+
D +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+------------------3--5----0--0-0-----+
G +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+--------------------------0--0-0-----+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-3-3-3\1----1----1-------8---8--8----+--3--3-3--3--3-3--3------------------+


D D D D D D x
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-----0-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--5--0--0----------10p9--etc.....----+-------------------------------------+
D +--5--0--0----------10p9--------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--5--0--0----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +---5x-5---------5x------5--5---------+-------------------------------------+
E +---------5----------5---------5--etc...------------------------------------+


SECOND PART :

Can't you hear me knocking - part II

Two guitars tuned in the standard way. If you go on playing with the guitar that
had been tuned in OPEN G in the first part see the varying passage down below.

FIRST GUITAR

<---------- twice ----------------->
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +----------------8-----8--------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------6h7---0--7--0--7--0-----------+-------------------------------------+
D +--3h4-----------------------3h4------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

<------ x times with the bass ---->
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +----------------8-----8--------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------6h7---0--7--0--7--0-----------+-------------------------------------+
D +--3h4-----------------------3h4------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

G +------------------------------5-7----+-------------------------------------+
D +----------------------------7--------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5----5-5---------------------------+--5---5-5---etc..--------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

see variant for the guitar tuned in open G
^ <-------------------------------- repeat -------------------
E +---------------------1---1-----------+--------3---3----------1---1---------+
B +--------3_---------3---3---3---------+------3---3---3------3---3---3-------+
G +-----2-----------2-------------------+----2--------------2-----------------+
D +--0------------0---------------------+--0--------------0-------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-5--5-5--------5---5-5---------------+--5--5-5-----------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

---------------->
E +--------0---0------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +------3---3---3----------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +----2--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--0----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-5---5-5-----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+


The first guitar goes on with these arpeggios until the second sways between
Dm7 and Em7

2nd GUITAR

E +----8h10---8h10---10--8\5--8---5\3---+--5--3----------3-5--8-8/10--8\5--8--+
B +-------------------------------------+--------6_----6----------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

G +-------------------------------------+-----5-7-----------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+--7----------------------------------+
A +---5---5-5------5---5-5--------------+-------------5--5-5------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+


E +---5\3--5--3-------3-5---10--10/12---+-12---12---12---12---12---12---------+
B +-------------6---6-------------------+---13---13---13---13---13---13-------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

G +-------------------------------------+------------5------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+----------7---7--5\------------------+
A +--5--5-5----5--5-5-------------------+-5--5-5---------------5--5-5---------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

Dm7 Em7
E +--13---13---13---13---13---12---12---+-12----5---------7-------------------+
B +----13---13---13---13---13---13----13+---13--6---(6)---8---(8)-------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------5---(5)---7---(7)-------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------7---------9-------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------5---------7-------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+---------7-7--------9-9--------------+
A +--5--5-5----5--5--5-----5--5-5-------+------5----------7-------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

<-----repeat-x-> then then alternate the sequences
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Em7
E +--8-------7---------------8------10--+--7----------------------------------+
B +--6--(6)--8--(8)----------6-------8--+--8----------------------------------+
G +--5--(5)--7--(7)----------5-------7--+--7----------------------------------+
D +--7-------9---------------7-------9--+--9----------------------------------+
A +--5-------7---------------5-------7--+--7----------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------7-9-7-------------------+-etc....-----------------------------+
D +----7-7----9-------9-7-----7-7-----9-+-------------------------------------+
A +-5-------7---------------5-------7---+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+



VARIANT

^ <-------------------------------- repeat -------------------
D +---------------------3---3-----------+--------5---5----------3---3---------+
B +--------3_---------3---3---3---------+------3---3---3------3---3---3-------+
G +-----2-----------2-------------------+----2--------------2-----------------+
D +--0------------0---------------------+--0--------------0-------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-5--5-5--------5---5-5---------------+--5--5-5-----------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

---------------->
D +--------2---2------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +------3---3---3----------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +----2--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--0----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-5---5-5-----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+



THIRD PART :

Mick Taylor's solo accompanied by the rhythm guitar and the bass
( hear demo)


Legend :

x : mute
p : pull-off
h : hammer-on
hbu : half bend up
hbd : half bend down
qbd : quarter bend up


RHYTHMIC
<-----repeat-n -> then then alternate the sequences
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 Em7
E +--8-------7---------------8------10--+--7----------------------------------+
B +--6-------8---------------6-------8--+--8----------------------------------+
G +--5-------7---------------5-------7--+--7----------------------------------+
D +--7-------9---------------7-------9--+--9----------------------------------+
A +--5-------7---------------5-------7--+--7----------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-----------etc....-------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-5-------3-3--3-----3----5-------3-3-+-3-----3-----------------------------+
E +----5--5--------3-3---------5-5------+---3-3-------------------------------+



RHYTHMIC
Dm repeat until the end
E +---(5)-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +---(6)-----6----6-------6---6----6-6-+-----6--etc...-----------------------+
G +---(7)-----7----7-------7---7----7-7-+-----7-------------------------------+
D +---(7)-----7--x------x----x---x------+-----7-------------------------------+
A +----5---------x------x----x---x------+--5----------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-----------------------------------5-+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------5-7---+-------------------------------------+
A +---5-----5-----------5-5--5--8-------+--5---5------------------------------+
E +-------------5----5------------------+---------5---------------------------+





SOLO

E +-----------------------------------12+--15p12^^---12----12-----------------+
B +---13h15^-15--13----13----13-15-15---+-------------------------------------+
G +-----------------14------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+


E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+--------13--15-15-13-----------------+
G +--13hbd---13hbd-12\10----10^^--------+--10/14--------------14--------------+
D +----------------------12-------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

<---- 7 times -->
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +--15p13------------------------------+--------13-15qbu--------13--15qbu----+
G +---------14-13hbd\12\10----10-10^^---+--12/14-------------14---------------+
D +------------------------12-----------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+


E +--15qbu-13---------------------------+-------------------13--13qbu---------+
B +-----------15-13---------------------+------------13/15--------------------+
G +-----------------14-13hbd\12\10------+-10-10^^-----------------------------+
D +---------------------------------12--+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

<-- 7 times -->
E +-----13-13qbu--------13--15qbu^--13--+-----------15qbu--13-----------------+
B +--15--------------15-----------------+-15-13---------------15--13----------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------15^------------------14-------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------15----+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+


E +----------------------------13qbu----+--------------13--16hbu^-20-17\15----+
B +--------13-13-13^--13-15-15-------15-+-13^----13h15------------------------+
G +-12/14-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

E +--17p15\13---15h13----15--13^^-------+--------------15qbu--13--------------+
B +-------------------15----------------+-------13-15------------15-----------+
G +-------------------------------------+-12/14-------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

<-- 8 times -->
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-----13-15qbu------------------------+----------------13-15-13-------------+
G +-14---------------13hbd\12\10----10--+-10^^^----12/14-----------14\10------+
D +------------------------------12-----+--------------------------------12---+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

<---- repeat ----------> <---- repeat ---------->
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+------------10qbu--------------------+
G +---10-10^^^------------------10qbu---+------------10qbu--------------------+
D +--------------12----10-11-12-------12+---10-11-12---------12---------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

<---- repeat ----------> <---- repeat ---------->
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------12qbu--10---------------+-------------10qbu--10---------------+
G +---10--------12qbu--10---------------+--10---------10qbu--10---------------+
D +---10-11-12--12qbu--10---------------+--10-11-12---10qbu--10---------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+


( these may be doubled by the bass)
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +------------------------10-----10-12-+----------------------10---10--12----+
A +------9----10---12--12-----12--------+-----9----10----12-12----12----------+
E +-9/10---10---10----------------------+--10---10----10----------------------+

E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +------------------------10--12^------+-------------------------------------+
A +----9----10----12---12---------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-10---10----10-----------------------+-------------------------------------+