The Rolling Stones – Tell Me (Guitar Intro)
C# Tuning (C#-F#-B-E-G#-C#)
Key
-
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Speed:
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Chords
Song: Tell Me (Album Version)
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Album: The Rolling Stones (aka 'England's Newest Hit Makers'), 1964
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=NwhtyFIAqf8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Me_(The_Rolling_Stones_song)
Tempo: 4|4
Method: Strummed and Arpeggiated Chords
Chords:
654321 (C#F#BEG#C#)
D XX0232 = B
Bsus2 XX0032 = G#sus2
A X02220 = F#
F# 244322 = Eb
G 366533 = E
E7 020100 = C#7
A7 X02020 = F#7
[Intro](Pianissimo)
(Tom-tom) (Tom-tom)
C#||--2--3--2--0--2--|--2--3--2--0--2--|
G#||--3--------------|--3--------------|
E ||--2--------------|--2--------------|
B ||--0--------------|--0--------------|
F#||-----------------|-----------------|
C#||-----------------|-----------------|[Verse 1]
D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A I-------- want you ba-ck a-gain, D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A I-------- want your love a-gain. F# G A D I know you find it hard to reason with me, D Bsus2 D G E7 A7 But this time it's different, darling you'll see.
[Chorus 1]
D You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me,(You gotta) Bm You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me.(Ah-hah) G You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me,(You gotta) A7 You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me.
[Verse 2]
D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A You------- said we're through before, D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A You------- walked out on me before. F# G A D I tried to tell you, but you didn't want to know, D Bsus2 D G E7 A7 This time you're different and determined to go.
[Chorus 2]
D You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me,(Oh yeah) Bm You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me.(Whoo) G You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me,(Ohoo) A7 You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me.(Oh yeah)
[Bridge](Lead: Arpeggiated Chords)
D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A C#||---2^2---|---2^2---|---2^2---|---2^2---|---0^0---| G#||---3--3--|---3--3--|---3--3--|---3--3--|---2--2--| E ||---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-| B ||-0^0-----|-0^0-----|-0^0-----|-0^0-----|---2-----| F#||---------|---------|---------|---------|-0^0-----| C#||---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| F# G A D C#||---2^2---|---3^3---|---0^0---|---2^2---| G#||---2--2--|---3--3--|---2--2--|---3--3--| E ||---3---3-|---4---4-|---2---2-|---2---2-| B ||---4-----|---5-----|---2-----|-0^0-----| F#||---4-----|---5-----|-0^0-----|---------| C#||-2^2-----|-3^3-----|---------|---------| D Bsus2 D G E7 A7 C#||---2^2---|---3^3---|-0^0^0^0-|-0^0^0^0-| G#||---3--3--|---3--3--|-0^0^0^0-|-2^2^2^2-| E ||---2---2-|---4---4-|-1^1^1^1-|-0^0^0^0-| B ||-0^0-----|---5-----|-0^0^0^0-|-2^2^2^2-| F#||---------|---5-----|-2^2^2^2-|-0^0^0^0-| C#||---------|-3^3-----|-0^0^0^0-|---------|
[Verse 3]
D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A I-------- wait as the days go by, D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A I--------- long for the nights to go by. F# G A D I hear the knock on my door that never comes, D Bsus2 D G E7 A7 I hear the telephone that hasn't rung
[Chorus 3]
D You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me,(Oh yeah) Bm You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me.(Yeah) G You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me,(Whoo) A7 You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me.(Ohhhh)
[Chorus 4]
D You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me,(Oh yeah) Bm You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me.(Yeah, yeah) G You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me,(Whoo yeah) A7 You gotta tell me, you're coming back to me.(Whoo-oh yeah)
[Coda](Fade Out)
D Back---, Oh-oo,(Oh yeah) Bm Come on, come on.(Oh Yeah)
[End]
NOTES.
1. This the principal accompaniment and riffs to this song, as played by Keith Richards, on a
12 string guitar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Me_(The_Rolling_Stones_song)
2. Often the mimed TV performances in these early 60's videos, don't always reflect the actual
recreation of the chords in the keys, in which these songs were recorded. Or, of the actual
instruments that were used to play the accompaniments. These mimed TV appearances were succeeded
by many subsequent live performances -
"…During 1964, The Rolling Stones were regular visitors to the BBC studios, where many of their
shows were performed live and broadcast straight to air. Two such long lost sets are the Joe Loss
BBC shows from April and July 1964, which are presented here in their entirety. Also featured are
the surviving shows from 'Ready Steady Goes Live!'…"
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