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Gimme Shelter

The document provides guitar tablature for the rhythm guitar, lead guitar, and vocal parts of a song. The rhythm guitar plays chords and arpeggios throughout the verses and choruses. The lead guitar plays melodic lines, bends, and slides. The vocals deliver lyrics about war, fire, shelter, and love over the chord progressions.

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890 views7 pages

Gimme Shelter

The document provides guitar tablature for the rhythm guitar, lead guitar, and vocal parts of a song. The rhythm guitar plays chords and arpeggios throughout the verses and choruses. The lead guitar plays melodic lines, bends, and slides. The vocals deliver lyrics about war, fire, shelter, and love over the chord progressions.

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Rhythm Guitar Intro

C# B A
4
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----7---7---6-7-|-----5---5---4-5-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2---4-2---4-2-|
-|---6---8-----6-8-|---4---6-----4-6-|---2-----2-----2-|-4-2---4-2---4-2-|
-|-6---------6-----|-4---------4-----|-2---------------|-----2-----2-----|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

C# B A
8
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----7---7-7-7-7-|-----5---5-5-5-5-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----4-2-4-2-|
-|---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-|
-|-6---------------|-4---------------|-2-------------2-|-----2-----------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

C# B A
12
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----7---7-7-7-6-|-----5---5-5-5-4-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----4-2-4-2-|
-|---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-|
-|-6---------------|-4---------------|-2-------------2-|-----2-----------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

C# B A
16
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-6-7-7---9-7-6---|-4-5-5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----2-4-2-2-|
-|-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-|
-|-------6---------|-------4-------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----2-----------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

C# B A
20
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----7---9-7-6---|-----5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----2-4-4-2-|
-|---6---8-8-8-6---|---4---6-6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-4-2---2-2-4-4-2-|
-|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----2-----------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

C# B A E A E A E B E B
24
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----7---9-7-6---|-----5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-----------------|
-|---6---8-8-8-6---|---4---6-6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-----------------|
-|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---7---7---9---9-|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-|

Lead Guitar Intro


C# B A A
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-9>|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------12----|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C# B A A
-|>9---------9-----|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-9>|
-|------------12-9>|>9-----------9b10|-----------------|---9-------12----|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|11---------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

C# B A A
-|>9---------------|-----------------|---9-------9-----|-------------9-9>|
-|------------9b10-|-9b10r9----------|12------12-----9>|>9b10r9---12-----|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

C# B A A
-|>9--------9------|-----------------|--------9--------|-----9------------|
-|------------12-9>|b10r9------------|--12-------------|--12--12-9b10-9b10|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-9----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

C# B A A
-|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------9---9>|
-|-9b10r9----------|-9---------9--12-|--12---------9---|-----9--12--12---|
-|-----------------|--11---------9---|----------11-----|--11-------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

C# B A A
-|>9---------------|-9---------------|-----------------|---9-------------------
-|----------9---12-|---12----9b10----|-9b10------9---9-|12--12-------12--------
-|--------11--9----|-----------------|---------11--11--|-------9--11b13r11p9---
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------11-11
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------

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

Chorus 2
Solo
Chorus 3
(3 times)
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 4
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#
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----6-----6-----|-6---7---7-6---6>|>6---6-----6-----|-----7-----------|
-|-----6-----6-----|-6---6---6-6---6>|>6---6-----6-----|-9-6-6-6-----6-4-|
-|-----6-----6-----|-6---6---6-6---6>|>6---6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-4-|
-|-----4-----4-----|-4---4---4-4---4>|>4---4-----4-----|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

C#
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-6---6-----6-----|-6---7-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-----7-----------|
-|-6---6-----6-----|-6---6-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-9-6-6-6-----6-4-|
-|-6---6-----6-----|-6---6-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-4-|
-|-4---4-----4-----|-4---4-4-------4>|>4---4-----4-----|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(3rd verse variation)


C#
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----6-----6-----|-----7-6---------|-----6-----6-6---|-----7-6---------|
-|-----6-----6-----|-9-6-8-6-----9-6-|>6---6-----6-6---|-9-6-8-6-----9-6-|
-|-----6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-6-|>6---6-----6-6---|-6-6-6-6-----6-6-|
-|-----4-----4-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Rhythm Guitar Chorus


C# B A E A E A E B E B
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-----------------|
-|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-----------------|
-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-0---0-000-0---0-|---7---7---9---9-|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-|

C# B A E A E A E B E B
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-6---6-667-6---6-|---------5-4-4-4-|---------3-2-2-2-|-----------------|
-|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4-4-4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-----------------|
-|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4-4-4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-----------------|
-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-0---0-000-0-0-0-|---7---7---9---9-|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-|

Lead at end of Chorus 1


C#
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
-|-----------------|------12b14b14b14|b14r12-----9-----|----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|------11-----11--|11b13r11--------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-11---|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Lead at end of Chorus 2
C#
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---12-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-11|b13--b13r11-9-11-9----|
-|-----------------|------9----------|----11---9-11----|-------------------11>|
-|-----------------|-9h11--11--------|-----------------|----------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|

C#
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
-|-----------------|---12------------|--------12---12--|---12-----------|
-|--------------11>|b13--b13r11-9----|---11b13--b13--11|b13---9---------|
-|>11--------------|--------------11-|-----------------|---------11-----|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

C# B A E A E A
E B E B
-|-----------------|-----------------|----9-----------------|------------------
-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------
-|---11b13-9-------|-9---------9---9-|11b13-13r11-9-11-9-11-|b13b13b13b13r11-9-
-|----------11-9-11|--11-9-11---11---|----------------------|------------------
11
-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------
-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------

C# B A E A E A E
B E B
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------
-|-----------------|---------9-------|-----------------|-11b13b13b13b13r11-9---
-|>11vvvv----------|---9-11----11>>>>|>11vvvv----------|---------------------11
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------

C# B A E A
E A E B E B
-|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|-----------
-|-----------------|12b14b14b14b14b14r12-12-----|------------------|-----------
-|-----------------|-----------------------11-9-|-------------9-11-|b13--------
-|-11vvvv----------|----------------------------|-11vvv--9-11------|----11—9-11
-|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|-----------
-|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|-----------

(G)--9-11b13|

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

---------------------
Another version:
---------------------
"Gimmie Shelter"
by the Rolling Stones

C# B A C# B A C# B A C# B A ,(rock it) C# B A

C#
OH the storm is threaten'in, out on the street today

if I don't get some shelter, oh I gonna fade away

C# B A B
oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away

C# B A B
oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away

C#
Oh the fires is a sweepin , out the street today

Burns like a red coat dog, lets put the logs away

C# B A B
oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away

C# B A B
oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away

C# B A B
oh sister, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away

C# B A
its just a kiss away its just a kiss away its just a kiss away

A B C#

Main Chords:
C# B A (played as E-shape bar/power chords)
or in notes:

D|------11------9-------7----

Intro(Rhythm Guitar):
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------- ad lib...
D|----------9-9--9-----------7-7--7------7---7---7---7------ then goto power
A|-------11--------11------9--------9----------------------- chords.
E|-----9-----------------7-------------5---5---5---5---5/9/-

Intro Riff I (Lead Guitar):


e|---9---------------------------------------
B|------9^10^9----9^10^9----7-9--9--7h9p7----
G|----------------------------------------9-- (x3)
D|-------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
End the third time with... -6-66-66--6--4-44-44--------------
Followed by Riff II. ---------------------7-77-77--4---
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
Riff II:
e|---------------
B|---7h9p7-------
G|---------9--6-- (Played at the start of each line in the verse)
D|--------------- NB: h=hammer-on p=pull-off
A|---------------
E|---------------

The Chorus is a variation of Main Riff and Riff I but ends with something like:
e|---9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------7------------------------------
B|-------------------10-10---10--9-10-9-7-9--7h9p7--------
G|--------------------------------------------------9--6--
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------

Oh I see the storm is threatening, my very life today


If I dont get some shelter, Yeah I'm gonna fade away

War children, its just a kiss away, its just a kiss away
War children, its just a kiss away, its just a kiss away
Yeah...

Oh I see the fire is sweeping, out on the streets today


Burn me like a blood red carpet, the fool lost the way

Rape, Murder, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
Rape, Murder, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
Yeah...

Oh I see the storm is threatening, my very life today


Gimmie gimmie shelter, yeah I'm gonna fade away

Love, sister, its just a shot away, it's just a shot away
Love, sister, its just a shot away, shot away, shot away
War children, its just a kiss away, its just a kiss away
War children, its just a kiss away, its just a kiss away
Rape, Murder, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
Rape, Murder, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
(Repeat to fade...)

Peace,
Paul Z audsm@asuacad }8@)

------------------------
another:
------------------------

Gimme Shelter Tips


Rolling Stones

tune to open E (E B E G# B E)
the intro and chorus use C#-B-A-E (9th, 7th, 5th, open)
the verse uses C# (9th fret) and F# (basically, move your

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