ROLLING STONES - "honky tonk women2" Tablature
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From : Jean-Pierre Trolet - 2002
You will find a MP3 (1,7Mb) recorded by myself to illustrate the tab and how to contact
me on my webpage here:
http://jptrol.free.fr/mus
HONKY TONK WOMEN - by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
In 1969 slow syncopated rock and roll riffs were an innovation and Keith Richards
was the innovator with that most famous tune.
I remember a few years ago seeing an interview at the TV of an old hatted guitar
fame cow-boy of the middle west. He stood there with a foot on a stool holding his
dreadnought and saying :" Keith Richards is so bad a guitar player that no one can
imitate him. This way we can say that he's got a personnal style ".
Dear ! Why so much bitterness ? Jealousy ? Oh !
Needless to say it is not our opinion here. This tune was a small revolution and I
find it is fairly difficult to play all the more so that at times it is impossible to sing
while playing to adjust the rhythm. I think my tab is mostly accurate though.
I tabbed it from listening.
I tabbed two guitar lines with a bass. The two guitars are tuned in OPEN G like this:
from low to high : D - G - D - G - B - D
The FIRST GUITAR plays alone the intro and the first verse. Afterwards we hear at least
one more guitar but then the whole is drowned in saxophon and it is a real orgy ( a hot
atmosphere in this honky tonk bar in which it is difficult to recognize anything !
Playing that in a band is really funny: you can add as many guitars as you wish :
the more , the merrier. Remember too that this was the first single in which
Mick Taylor played too ! So my MP3 demo in which I recorded the 3 guitars may sound
a bit approximate when compared to the original but I'm sure you will find here something
consistent.
Legend :
h : hammer-on
p : pull-off
b/ : full bend up
b\ : mute full bend up and sounding only on release
INTRO
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+--3-3---0-3-0-3---0-----0-0-0--------+
G +-0----0--0--0----0--0--0-------------+--4-4p2-0-2-0-4p2-0---0-0-2-0--------+
D +-0----0--0--0----0--0--0-------------+----------------------2-------2------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
VERSE :
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-5(5)-----6-6p5----------------------+
G +--0--0----0--0--0----------------0---+-5(5)-----5-5 ----------------------+
D +--0--0----0--0--0--------------------+-5(5)-----7-7p5----------------------+
G +--0--0----0--0--0--------0--2h4------+-5(5)-----5-5 ----------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
I met a gin-soaked bar room queen in Memphis
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +--8p6---------0--1--0-------2----3---+--3---2--------------7---8-8p7-------+
G +--7---7--7----0--0--0-------2----2---+--2---2--------------7---7-7 -------+
D +------8--7----0--2--0-------2----5---+--5---2--------------7---9-9p7-------+
G +----------------------------2----2---+--2---2--------------7---7-7 -------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
She wanted to take me upstairs for a ride
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-----------0------------0--0---------+-0------0--0-------------0-----------+
D +------------------------0--0---------+-0------0--0-------------------------+
G +---0--2h4------5----2---0--0---------+-0------0--0----0--2h4---------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
(see variant below) She had to heave me right across her
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +------5------6-6p5-----8p6-----------+----------------------7--------------+
G +---5--5------5-5 -----7---7--7--0---+-7--0-------------0---7--------------+
D +---5--5------7-7p5---------8--7--0---+-7--0-----------------7--------------+
G +---5---------5-5---------------------+---------0--2h4-------7--------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
shoulder I just can't seem to drink her
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +--7--7--0----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--7--7--0---------0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---+--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-------------------+
D +--7--7--0---------0-0-2-0-0-0--2-0---+--0-0-2-0-0-0--2-0-------------------+
G +--7--7--0---------0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---+--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR ^^^^
D +-----------------------17-17-17-17---+-------------------------------------+
B +------8------------------------------+------------15-----------------------+
G +--5/7---7---------17b/---------------+-17b\--14b/-----14b\-12--------------+
D +----------8--5-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
off my mind
1ST CHORUS
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+------------------------0-0----------+
G +-----0--0----0--0-0-0--0--0---7-7--7-+--7-7-7--7-7----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------+
D +-----0--0----2--0-0-0--2--0---7-7--9-+--7-7-7--9-7----0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0------+
G +-----0--0----0--0-0-0--0--0---7-7--7-+--7-7-7--7-7----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+---------------12-12-13-12-12h13--12--+
G +-------------------------------------+---------------12-12-12-12-12-12--12--+
D +-------------------------------------+---------------12-12-14-12-12-12--12--+
G +-------------------------------------+---------------12-12-12-12------------+
D +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +------3---3-3-----------3----10--10--+-10------10-----3--3-3---------------+
And it's a hon_ hon_ hon hon ky tonk woman
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-----------0-0-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--0-0--2-0-0-0-2-0-------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +--12-12-13-12-12h13--12--------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--12-12-12-12-12-12--12--------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--12-12-14-12-12-12--12--------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--12-12-12-12------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--3------3-3-------------------------+-------------------------------------+
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+------------------------0-0----------+
G +-----0--0----0--0-0-0--0--0---7-7--7-+--7-7-7--7-7----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------+
D +-----0--0----2--0-0-0--2--0---7-7--9-+--7-7-7--9-7----0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0------+
G +-----0--0----0--0-0-0--0--0---7-7--7-+--7-7-7--7-7----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------17-----17---+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+---------------------17b/---17b/-----+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +----3---3-3------------3----10--10-10+---------10---3----3-3---------------+
Gimme gimme gimme the honky tonk blues
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +----------0-0------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0--------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +------------15-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-17b\--14b/----14b\-12---------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--3---3-3----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
2nd CHORUS (Instruments only)
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------0--0--------------------+----0--0-----------------------5--5--+
G +-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0---+-0--0--0--0--0-----5--5--5--5--5--5--+
D +-0--0--2--0--0--0--2--0----0--0--2---+-0--0--0--2--0-----5--5--7--5--5--5--+
G +-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0---+-0--0--0--0--0-----5--5--5--5--5--5--+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-14/15-15-15-15p14-12-----14---------+---------15-------------5-6-6p5------+
G +-15/16-16-16-16p14-12--12-14-12-12---+------12-16p14-12-------5-5-5--------+
D +---------------------14--------------+-12h14------------14--5-5-7-7p5------+
G +-------------------------------------+----------------------5---5-5--------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--3-----3--3--------------3----3--3--+-----------3-------8---8--8----------+
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +----------------------5--5-----------+-------------------------------------+
G +---5--5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----+-0---0---0---0---0---0---------------+
D +---7--5---5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5-----+-0---0---0---0---0---0---------------+
G +---5--5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----+-0---0---0---0---0---0---------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-15-15-15-15p14-12----12-14-12-14----+
G +-------------------------------------+-16-16-16-16p14-12----12-14-12-14----+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------14----------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +---------8------8--8--------8--------+-3----3---3--------3-----------------+
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +------------------------7-7-8-8------+--7-7-8-8----7-7-8--7----------------+
G +--2-2-2--2-2--2---------7-7-7-7------+--7-7-7-7----7-7-7--7----------------+
D +--2-2-2--2-2--2---------7-7-9-9------+--7-7-9-9----7-7-9--7----------------+
G +--2-2-2--2-2--2---------7-7-7-7------+--7-7-7-7----7-7-7--7----------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +--------------10--------7-8-8p7------+-------------------------------------+
G +--------9--11----11-----7-7-7--------+-------------------------------------+
D +--9h11------------------7-9-9p7------+-------------------------------------+
G +------------------------7-7-7--------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
BASS
G +-------------------------------------+---7---------------7-----------------+
D +----------------------------4-4-5-6--+-7-------4-4-5-6-7-------------------+
A +------------------------5-5----------+-----5-5-----------------------------+
E +--5---5--5---5-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------0--0--------------------+----0--0-----------------------5--5--+
G +-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0---+-0--0--0--0--0-----5--5--5--5--5--5--+
D +-0--0--2--0--0--0--2--0----0--0--2---+-0--0--0--2--0-----5--5--7--5--5--5--+
G +-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0---+-0--0--0--0--0-----5--5--5--5--5--5--+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-14/15-15-15-15p14-12-----14---------+---------15-------------5-6-6p5------+
G +-15/16-16-16-16p14-12--12-14-12-12---+------12-16p14-12-------5-5-5--------+
D +---------------------14--------------+-12h14------------14--5-5-7-7p5------+
G +-------------------------------------+----------------------5---5-5--------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--3---3-3---------3------3----3------+-----------3-----8------8-8----------+
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +----------------------5--5-----------+-------------------------------------+
G +---5--5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----+-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-----------+
D +---7--5---5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5-----+-0---0---2---0-0-0---2---0-----------+
G +---5--5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----+-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-----------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-15h17-15------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-15------15------15\14--12----15\14-12-+
G +-------------------------------------+-----------17-15-16\14--12----16\14-12-+
D +-------------------------------------+---------------------------14----------+
G +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------8--8--------------+-3------3-3--------------------------+
FIRST GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +------------7-7----------------------+----0-0-------0-0-----0--------------+
G +--7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-----0--0--0----+--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0---0--------------+
D +--7--7-9-7--7-7--9--7-----0--0--2----+--0-0-0-2--0--0-0-2---0--------------+
G +--7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-----0--0--0----+--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0---0--------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-14----------15-14-12----------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-14-------12-16-14-12-----12---------+-------------------------------------+
D +----12h14----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
BASS
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--10---10-10-----10-------3----3-3---+-3-----3--3---------3----------------+
VARIANT
D +-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+
G +-------------0----------0--0---0-----+
D +------------------------0--0---0--etc+
G +----0---2h4----4p2--0---0--0---0-----+
D +-------------------------------------+
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