The Rolling Stones – Tell Me (Guitar Tab)
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TELL ME (YOU'RE COMING BACK)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1964 Album THE ROLLING STONES (ENGLAND'S NEWEST HIT MAKERS))
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richard - Acoustic 12-string Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Jones - Electric Guitar'
Intro
tempo rubato Q=134
Bb
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. 12-string Gtr.)
E E E E H +W E E E E H +W
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|-^3-4-3---3----|-(3)--------|-^3-4-3---3----|-(3)----||
|-^3-----5-3----|-(3)--------|-^3-----5-3----|-(3)----||
|-^3-------3----|-(3)--------|-^3-------3----|-(3)----||
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1st - 3rd Verses
in tempo Q=118
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Bb F Fsus2 F
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Bb F Fsus2 F
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-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--||
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--||
|-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--||
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Pre-Chorus
Dm Eb
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-6---6-6--6--6-6-6-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-7---7-7--7--7-7-7-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-7---7-7--7--7-7-7-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-5---5-5--5--5-5-5-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
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| Gtr II (El. Gtr.) | Q. E +E E Q Q H Q |-------------------|----------------| |-6-----6-(6)---6---|-8--8-------8---| |-7-----7-(7)---7---|-8--8-------8---| |-7-----7-(7)---7---|-8--8-------8---| |-5-----5-(5)-5-5---|-6--6-------6---| |-------------------|----------------| F Bb F Bb Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E |--1---1-1---1---1--1-1-|-------------------| |--1---1-1---1---1--1-1-|-3--3-1-(1)-3-3-3--| |--2---2-2---2---2--2-2-|-3--3-2-(2)-3-3-3--| |--3---3-3---3---3--3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3--| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|
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| Q Q +E E Q Q Q E E Q |-----------------------|-------------------| |-10--10---(10)-10-10---|-------------------| |-10--10---(10)-10-10---|-------------------| |-10--10---(10)-10-10---|-8--8----8--8-8----| |--8---8----(8)--8--8---|-8--8----8--8-8----| |-----------------------|-6--6----6--6-6----| Dm Eb Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------| |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-| |----------------|----------------|
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| H Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------|----------------| |-6------6---6---|-8--8---8---8---| |-7------7---7---|-8--8---8---8---| |-7------7---7---|-8--8---8---8---| |-5------5---5---|-6--6---6---6---| |----------------|----------------| C7 F 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--|| |-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--|| |-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--|| |-----------------|--------------------------||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|| |-----------------|--------------------------|| Chorus $$ Bb Gm 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-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--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5----| |-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3----| Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-----------------|-----------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8---| |-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---| |-----------------|-----------------| To Coda To Coda F E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-o|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o|| |--------------------------|--------------------------||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------o|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |-10----10----10----10-----|-10----10----10----10-----|| |--8-----8-----8-----8-----|--8-----8-----8-----8----o|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| Interlude Bb Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------| |-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--3-3-3-3-3-3-| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
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| Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E |--------6-------|-6------6-------| |--------6-------|-6------6-------| |------7---------|------7---7-----| |----8---------8-|------------8---| |----------8-----|----8-----------| |----------------|----------------| F Fsus2 F Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |-1----1--1---1---1-1--1-|--1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--| |-2----2--2---2---2-0--0-|--0--0--0--0-0--2--2-2--| |-3----3--3---3---3-3--3-|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|
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| E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |--------10-(10)---------|----10---------10-------| |--------10-(10)-10------|-10----10---------10----| |-----10--------------10-|----------10------------| |---8---------------8----|-------------8----------| |------------------------|------------------------| Bb Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-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----3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E +E Q E E E Q |-------6---------|-----6---------6---| |---6-------------|-------------------| |-----7---7---7---|---------7---------| |-8-------------8-|-(8)-------8-------| |-----------8-----|-------------8-----| |-----------------|-------------------| F Fsus2 F Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|---------------------------| |-1---1--1---1---1--1--1-|--1--1--1--1---1---1--1-1--| |-2---2--2---2---2--0--0-|--0--0--0--0---0---2--2-2--| |-3---3--3---3---3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3---3---3--3-3--| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------|
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| Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q |------------------------|---------------------------| |-------10-(10)----------|-10-------10-(10)----------| |----10---------10-------|----10------------10-------| |------------------10-10-|-------10------------10----| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| Dm Eb Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------------|-------------------| |-6-----6--6--6--6--6--6-|-8---8-8--8--8-8-8-| |-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7-|-8---8-8--8--8-8-8-| |-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7-|-8---8-8--8--8-8-8-| |-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5-|-6---6-6--6--6-6-6-| |------------------------|-------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q |------------10----------|-------------------| |---------10----10-------|-------8-(8)-------| |------10----------------|-------8-(8)-------| |---12-------------12-12-|-----8-------8-----| |------------------------|---6-----------6---| |------------------------|-------------------| F Bb F Bb Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1-|--------------------| |-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3---3-1-(1)-3-3-3--| |-2-----2--2--2--2--2--2-|-3---3-2-(2)-3-3-3--| |-3-----3--3--3--3--3--3-|-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--| |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q |------------------------|-------6-(6)--------| |---------10-------------|-------6-(6)--------| |------10-10-10----10----|-----7-------7------| |---10----------10----10-|---8-----------8----| |-8----------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------| Dm Eb Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------------|-------------------| |--6-----6--6--6--6--6-6-|-8---8-8--8--8-8-8-| |--7-----7--7--7--7--7-7-|-8---8-8--8--8-8-8-| |--7-----7--7--7--7--7-7-|-8---8-8--8--8-8-8-| |--5-----5--5--5--5--5-5-|-6---6-6--6--6-6-6-| |------------------------|-------------------|
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| E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q |----------10-------10---|-------------------| |-------10----10---------|-------8-(8)-------| |----10------------------|-------8-(8)-8-----| |-12-------------12------|-----8---------8---| |------------------------|---6---------------| |------------------------|-------------------| C7 F 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--|| |-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--|| |-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--|| |-----------------|--------------------------||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|| |-----------------|--------------------------|| Chorus Bb Gm 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-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--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5----| |-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3----| Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-----------------|-----------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8---| |-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---| |-----------------|-----------------| D.S. al Coda F E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|| |-------------------------|--------------------------||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10-----|| |--8-----8-----8-----8----|--8-----8-----8-----8-----|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| Outro & D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda && F 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 |--------------------------||-------------------------||-----------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--||--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-||-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 |--------------------------||-------------------------||-----------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------||-----------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------||-----------------| |-10----10----10----10-----||-10----10----10----10----||-----------------| |--8-----8-----8-----8-----||--8-----8-----8-----8----||-8---8---8---8---| |--------------------------||-------------------------||-6---6---6---6---| Gm E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-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-*| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*| |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
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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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-8---8---8---8---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---*| |-6---6---6---6---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---*|
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