ROLLING STONES - "happy" Tablature
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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 13:42:17 +0100
From: Benjamin Reed <breed@globalnet.co.uk>
Subject: r/rolling_stones/happy.crd
Happy - The Rolling Stones
Written by Jagger-Richards
>From the album `Exile On Main Street`.
Transcribed by Benjamin Reed. breed@globalnet.co.uk
This is a Keith riff rocker.
It was cut by Keith, Bobby Keyes (sax) and Jim Price (drums)
whilst waiting for the rest of the band to turn up.
go into open G (take the low E string off) tune to GDGBD
(strings 5,4,3,2,1 respectively) put a capo on the fourth fret
so that open string (00000) will be B.
CHORDS:
B= 00000
B2= 02010
RIFF1 - BASED AROUND `E`
RIFF2 - BASED AROUND `E`
There are 2 riffs in the chorus.
the first riff goes like this (repeated twice)
------5-------5
5-5-6-5-6-6-6-5
5-5-7-5-5-5-5-5
5-5-5---7-7-7-5
5-5-5---5-5-5-5
THEN ITS THIS BIT (REPEATED TWICE)
0-0-----5---
0-0---5--5-
0-0-5-----0
0-0--------0
0-0--------0
the verse structure is all in B (open strings) and is the normal
rock`n`roll formula but it is adapted to open tuning -
0-0-0-0-0-0
0-0-1-0-0-1
0-0-0-0-0-0
0-0-2-0-0-2
0-0-0-0-0-0
B
Well I never kept a ...
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CHORUS
RIFF1
I need a love ...
RIFF1
I need a love ...
RIFF2
Baby, baby keep ...
RIFF2
Baby, baby keep ...
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B
Always took candy ...
CHORUS
======
RIFF1
I need a love to ...
RIFF1
I need a love ...
RIFF2
Baby, baby keep ...
RIFF2
Baby, baby keep ...
B
Never got a ...
CHORUS
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RIFF1
I need a love ...
RIFF1
I need a love to ...
RIFF2
Baby, baby keep ...
RIFF2
Baby, baby keep ...
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