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Gimmie Shelter Guitar Tablature
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Gimme Shelter!

^=BEND UP full tone
^h=bend half tone
^q=bend quarter tone

INTRO all finger picking with thumb on the D string

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
B-------7----7----7-6----------5---5----5-4--------4-2---4-2----4-2--------4-5-4-}
G----6--8----8----8-6-------4--6---6----6-4-----2--4-2---4-2----4-2--------4-4-4-}
D--6------6----6----------4------4----4-------2---------2------2-----2---4-------}
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------}

INTRO PART 2 all finger picking

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------}
B-------7-----9-7-6------5----7-5-4--------4-2---4-2----4-2--------4-5-4--}
G----6--6-----6-6-6----4-4----4-4-4-----2--4-2---4-2----4-2--------4-4-4--}
D--6------6----------4-----4----------2--------2------2------2----4-------}
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------}
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------}

THE SOLO OVER INTRO

E----7-9-9-----------}
B-------------7^h----} this bend is a quarter tone, only bend up a little bit.
G--------------------}
D--------------------}
A--------------------}
E--------------------}

VERSE riff played with 4/4 strumming.

E------------------------------------------}
B----8-8-8-7-8-7-8-7----8-8-8-8-7--x--x----}
G----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7--x--x----}
D----9-9-9-7-9-7-9-7----9-9-9-9-7--10-7----}
A------------------------------------------}
E------------------------------------------}

CHORUS

E------------------------------------------------------------------------}
B--6-6-6-6-6-6-7-6---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----2---2---2---2-----}
G--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-----2---2---2---2--33-}
D--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--33-}
A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0---2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--22-}
E----------------------------------------------------0---0---0---0-------}


SOLO
Keith Richards changes the solo evrytime but its always in the key of C#m pentatonic.
the record solo is route on the *D string 11th fret*

Here is the version on the record, IT STARTS ON BEAT 2 OF THE CHORUS. 

E------------------------------------------------------------------------)
B---------------------------------------9---------------99999------------)
G-11^-9---------9------------9----9-11^---11^-9-11-9-11^------11-9-11-11-)
D-------11-9-11---11-9-11------11----------------------------------------)
A------------------------------------------------------------------------)
E------------------------------------------------------------------------)

carried on...

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------}
B--------------------12^^^^^------------------------9---9---9----------------}
G--11^^^^11-9----------------11^-11-9-------11-9-11^-11^-11^-11^-11-9--------}
D-------------11-11-------------------11------------------------------11-11--}
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------}
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------}

then repeat chrous till end.
The effect on the intro is called a textrem or vibrato depending on the pedal you have. 









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