The Rolling Stones – Take It Or Leave It (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1966 Album AFTERMATH)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Acoustic 12-string Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Acoustic 12-string Guitar'
Intro 1st - 3rd Verses
Q=106
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F F
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. 12-string Gtr.)
Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E E E E E E E E
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| Gtr II (Ac. 12-string Gtr.) | W W E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|-----------------------||--5---5---5---5---| |-----------------------|-----------------------||o-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------||----5---5---5---5-| |-----------------------|-----------------------||------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------||o-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------||------------------| C Bbm C F E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---5---5---5---5-|---3---3---3---3-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Chorus C Bbm C Bb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---||-----3---5---6---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------3---3---3-| |---5---5---5---5-|---3---3---3---3-|---5---5---5---5-||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| F C F Bb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------------5---|-----3---3---3---|-------------5---|-----3---5---6---| |-----6---8-----6-|-------5---5---5-|-----6---8-------|-------3---3---3-| |---5---5---5-----|---5-------------|-------5---5---5-|-----------------| |-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| To Coda F C Bbm E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------5---|-----3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1----| |-----6---8-----6-|-------5---5---5-|------------------| |---5---5---5-----|---5-------------|---3---3---3---3--| |-----------------|-5---------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1. 2. F F Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--1--1--1-1-1-1--||--1--1--1-1-1-1---|| |--1--1--1-1-1-1-o||--1--1--1-1-1-1---|| |--2--2--2-2-2-2--||--2--2--2-2-2-2---|| |--3--3--3-3-3-3--||--3--3--3-3-3-3---|| |--3--3--3-3-3-3-o||--3--3--3-3-3-3---|| |--1--1--1-1-1-1--||--1--1--1-1-1-1---||
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| W W |-^1--------------||-^1---------------|| |-^1-------------o||-^1---------------|| |-^2--------------||-^2---------------|| |-^3--------------||-^3---------------|| |-^3-------------o||-^3---------------|| |-^1--------------||-^1---------------|| Bridge Bb F Bb F W W W W |-6--------------|-1-------------|-6--------------|-1-------------| |-6--------------|-1-------------|-6--------------|-1-------------| |-7--------------|-2-------------|-7--------------|-2-------------| |-8--------------|-3-------------|-8--------------|-3-------------| |-8--------------|-3-------------|-8--------------|-3-------------| |-6--------------|-1-------------|-6--------------|-1-------------|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q |----5---5p3-3p1-|----3---3p1-1--|----5---5p3-3p1-|----3---3p1-1--| |------3---------|------1--------|------3---------|------1--------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| D.S. al Coda Bb F Bb F W W W W |-6--------------|-1-------------|-6--------------|-1-------------|| |-6--------------|-1-------------|-6--------------|-1-------------|| |-7--------------|-2-------------|-7--------------|-2-------------|| |-8--------------|-3-------------|-8--------------|-3-------------|| |-8--------------|-3-------------|-8--------------|-3-------------|| |-6--------------|-1-------------|-6--------------|-1-------------||
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q |----5---5p3-3p1-|----3---3p1-1--|----5---5p3-3p1-|----3---3p1-1--|| |------3---------|------1--------|------3---------|------1--------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| Outro & F Bb Q Q E E E E W |--1--1--1-1-1-1-||--6--------------| |--1--1--1-1-1-1-||o-6--------------| |--2--2--2-2-2-2-||--7--------------| |--3--3--3-3-3-3-||--8--------------| |--3--3--3-3-3-3-||o-8--------------| |--1--1--1-1-1-1-||--6--------------|
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| W Q E E E E E E |-^1-------------||-----5---5p3-3p1-| |-^1-------------||o------3---------| |-^2-------------||-----------------| |-^3-------------||-----------------| |-^3-------------||o----------------| |-^1-------------||-----------------| F Bb F W W W 3x |-1-------------|-6--------------|-1--------------|| |-1-------------|-6--------------|-1-------------o|| |-2-------------|-7--------------|-2--------------|| |-3-------------|-8--------------|-3--------------|| |-3-------------|-8--------------|-3-------------o|| |-1-------------|-6--------------|-1--------------||
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| Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q 3x |----3---3p1-1--|----5---5p3-3p1-|----3---3p1-1---|| |------1--------|------3---------|------1--------o|| |---------------|----------------|----------------|| |---------------|----------------|----------------|| |---------------|----------------|---------------o|| |---------------|----------------|----------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths