The Rolling Stones – Shes A Rainbow (Guitar Live Tab)

Capo 3 • Video Lesson

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"She's Rainbow" by The Rolling Stones Partly based on the studio version but mostly on two live performances during which Keith and Mick both clearly have a capo at the third fret. Other tabs are fine, capturing the essence of the song. But it is definitely in Bb, not B, but fine with a half-step drop tuning. I tried to nab some of the juicier fills from Keith and Ronnie (steel guitar), and the occasional piano (including the major riff). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWxVRbYgaDI [Intro]

  D
e|------0-3-2-2------------0-3-2---|------0-3-2------------------0-3-2-----------------------|
B|-0-1-3----3------------3-----3---|-0-1-3----3-3/5\3/5\3--0-1-3-----3-3/5\3/5\3----0-1-3-1-0|
G|2----------------------------2--*|2---------2----------------------2-----------2-----------|
C|-------------0h2p0h2p0----------*|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
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  Gsus4-G (trumpets)
e|8-7-7---7h8p7h8p7----------|
B|8-8-8---8------------------|
G|7-7-7---7------------------|
C|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|

[Chorus] Strum/arpeggiate G C She comes in colors ev'rywhere G She combs her hair Gsus4-G (trumpets)

e|8-7-7---7h8p7h8p7----------|
B|8-8-8---8------------------|
G|7-7-7---7------------------|
C|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|

She's like a rainbow
  Gsus4-G (trumpets)
e|8-7-7---7h8p7h8p7----------|
B|8-8-8---8------------------|
G|7-7-7---7------------------|
C|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|

                      C
Coming, colors in the air
         G
Oh, everywhere
  Gsus4-G (trumpets)
e|8-7-7---7h8p7h8p7----------|
B|8-8-8---8------------------|
G|7-7-7---7------------------|
C|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|

D D7 G She comes in colors (studio version repeats Intro and chorus) [Verse 2]

N.C                            D              D
  Have you seen her dressed in blue?          See the sky in front of you
e|------------------0-------3--2----/5-/5-3-2-2-----------------------------/5-/5-3-5-|
B|-----0---1----3--------------3--------------3---------------------------------------|
G|2----------------------------2--------------2---------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------0--------------0---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  D                                                                                  G       
  And her face is like a sail  Speck of white so fair and pale   Have you seen a lady fairer?
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------/7--------------------------------7v-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------/7--------------------------------7v-----------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C(addG)4x G

[Chorus]
G                          C                               G 
  She comes in colors ev'rywhere             She combs her hair
 e|---------------------------------------7---------------------------3-----|
B|----------------------------------7-10-7-7----------------------3-5-3-3---|
G|-------------------------------7h9---------------------------3h4------4---|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 G                                                C                G
  She's like a rainbow      Coming, colors in the air     Oh, everywhere
e|------------------------------------------------------7------------------7|
B|---------------------/5-3--------------------------/10-10------------10\-8|
G|---------------------/4-4------------------------------------------------7|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D G She comes in colors C(addG)2x G caesura (second of silence)

Instrumental/Solo
            D(piano)D4 D                           (Chorus chords: C G G C) arpeggiate open chords
e|-------0-3--------3-2--0-2-3 etc----------------14-14-14----------------------------------------|
B|-0-1-3---------------3-----------------12-13-15-15-15-15----------------------------------------|
G|2--------------------------------------14-14-14-------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus Chords (G D G C G]                                                               D
                                                      (caesura) Have you seen her all in gold?
e|----------------------5------7---10-7-7------------------------------------------0---3-------5-5-5-3-5~|
B|--------/8\5--------7--7----8-8------8-------5-----3----------------0---1----3---------------5-5-5-5-5~|
G|-----7------7p4----7-7--7-/7----------------5-5-----4-~--------2---------------------------------------|
C|----9-9----------/7------------------------5---5--5----------------------------------------------------|
G|//10--------------------------------------3-----/5-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 D                                 D                                  D
 Like a queen in days of old       She shoots her colors all around   Like a sunset going down
e|---------------------------5-3-5---------------------------------3/5------------------------3-3/5|
B|---------------------------5-5-5---------------------------------3/5------------------------3-3/5|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D G CaddG CaddG G Have you seen a lady fairer?

[Chorus]
G                          C                               G 
  She comes in colors ev'rywhere             She combs her hair
 e|---------------------------------------10---------------------------3-----|
B|---------------------------------7-10-7---10-7-------------------3-5-3-3---|
G|-------------------------------7-----------------------------3h4--------4--|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 G                                                C                          G
  She's like a rainbow      Coming, colors in the air               Oh, everywhere
e|-----------------------------------------------------------10--------------------------3-3-3|
B|---------------------/3-3--------------------------/10-10-7--10-7------------------3---3-0-0|
G|---------------------/5-4----------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---2------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

D G C C C G She comes in colors

e|--------------------2---/10----------------------|
B|---------------------3--/10----10----------------|
G|-------------------2--2----11--11----------------|
C|-------------------0---------12------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
G                          C                               G 
  She comes in colors ev'rywhere             She combs her hair
 e|---------------------------------------10---------------------------3-----|
B|---------------------------------7-10-7---10-7-------------------3-5-3-3---|
G|-------------------------------7-----------------------------3h4--------4--|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 G                                                C                          G
  She's like a rainbow      Coming, colors in the air               Oh, everywhere
e|-----------------------------------------------------------10--------------------------3-3-3|
B|---------------------/3-3--------------------------/10-10-7--10-7------------------3---3-0-0|
G|---------------------/5-4----------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---2------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

D G She comes in colors

e|------------------------3---|
B|------------------------3---|
G|--------------------/5~-0---|
C|------------------------0---|
G|------------------------2---|
C|------------------------3---|