The Rolling Stones – When The Whip Comes Down (Guitar Live Tab)

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[Intro]

Guitar 1
e|---------------------|-2--------------2-----------2-----------2---|
B|---------------------|-3--3------2----3-------2---3-------2---3---|
G|---------------------|-2--2------2----2-------2---2-------2---2--*|Live version:repeat A-D 4x
D|2-----2-----2-----2--|-0--0------2-\--0-------2-\-0-------2---0---|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0----3sb--0--------3sb-0-------3sb-0------*|
E|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------/7-5-5------/7-5---------/7-5-5------|
D|------------------------------------------7-7~--------7-5----------7-7-5-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------7----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Richards) live during A-D 4x above
e|-------------------------5---5---5---5------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------5---5---5---5---------5------------------------------------5-8-8brbrbr---5------|
G|----------------------7b--7b--7b--7b---5--5-7--7-5--5-5-------------------------5-7------------7b-7-5-7b|
D|--------------------------------------------------------7-5-5-7--5-5-------5/7~-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-7-5-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

e|------------------------------------2---------------3------------------------------------2-----------3|
B|2-----------------------------------3---7-5---5-5h7-3------------------------------------3---7-5---5-3|
G|2-----------------------------------2---7-5-7-5-5h7-0------------------------------------2---7-5-7-5-0|
D|2--2-----2--------2--------2--------0-------7-------0-2--2-----2--------2--------2-------0-------7---0|
A|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------2|
E|----------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------------------3|
  Yeah, mama and papa told me I was crazy  to   stay   I was gay in New York       Just a fag in L.A.
  So I saved my money          And I took a plane      Wherever I go                they treat me the same

[Chorus]
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|-2----------------------------2----------------------------2---|
B|---------------------|-3--3------2------------------3------------2---------------3---|
G|---------------------|-2--2------2------------------2------------2---------------2---|
D|2-----2-----2-----2--|-0--0------2-----------------\0------------2--------------\0---|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0----3sb--0---------------------------3sb-0-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/7-5---5----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------/7-5-7-5-7-----------------7-5---5----------------------/7-5------|
D|---------------------------------7---7~---------------/7-5-7-5-7----------------------7-7-5-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the whip comes down             When the whip comes down      When the whip comes down

e|----------------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-----------------3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----------------2---/7-5-------2---2---/7--7-7--2---2---/7-7-7--------|
D|----2-----------------0---/7-5-------2---2---/7--7-7--2---2---/7-7-7--------|
A|3sb-0--------------------------------0-0-0-0--5--5-5--0-0-0-0--5-5-5--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Wood) live
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8----------------|
G|-------------------------------------7-5h7p5--7-5h7p5--7-5h7p5--7-5h7p5--7whammy--7b-7pbr--5-7-7brp5-|
D|--------------------------------------------7--------7--------7--------7----------------------------7|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    When the whip comes down,    yeah                                                                eah, I'm

[Verse 2]
e|------------------------------------2---------------3------------------------------------2-----------3|
B|2-----------------------------------3---7-5---5-5h7-3------------------------------------3---7-5---5-3|
G|2-----------------------------------2---7-5-7-5-5h7-0------------------------------------2---7-5-7-5-0|
D|2--2-----2--------2--------2--------0-------7-------0-2--2-----2--------2--------2-------0-------7---0|
A|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------2|
E|----------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------------------3|
 going down fifty-third street & they spit in my face  I'm learning the ropes Yeah I'm learning a trade
The East River truckers   Are churning with trash      I've got so much money That I spend so fast

[Chorus]
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|-2----------------------------2----------------------------2---|
B|---------------------|-3--3------2------------------3------------2---------------3---|
G|---------------------|-2--2------2------------------2------------2---------------2---|
D|2-----2-----2-----2--|-0--0------2-----------------\0------------2--------------\0---|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0----3sb--0---------------------------3sb-0-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/7-5---5----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------/7-5-7-5-7-----------------7-5---5----------------------/7-5------|
D|---------------------------------7---7~---------------/7-5-7-5-7----------------------7-7-5-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the whip comes down             When the whip comes down      When the whip comes down

e|----------------------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-----------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----------------2---/7-5-------2----2------2------2------2--------/7-7-7----|
D|----2-----------------0---/7-5-------2----2------2------2------2--------/7-7-7----|
A|3sb-0--------------------------------0--0-0--0---0--0---0---0--0---------5-5-5----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     When the whip comes down         When the shit hits the fan I'll be sitting on the can

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---2-----2----/7-5--7-5-------------/7-5-7-5-7p5-----------/7-5-7-5-7p5---|
G|-2---2-----2----/7-5--7-5-7----2-2-2--/7-5-7-5-7p5-7--2-2-2--/7-5-7-5-7p5-7-|
D|-2---2-----2----/7--------7----2-2-2---------------7--2-2-2---------------7-|
A|-0---0-----0-------------------0-0-0------------------0-0-0-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the whip comes down                                                       yeah,

[Verse 3]
e|------------------------------------2---------------3------------------------------------2-----------3|
B|2-----------------------------------3---7-5---5-5h7-3------------------------------------3---7-5---5-3|
G|2-----------------------------------2---7-5-7-5-5h7-0------------------------------------2---7-5-7-5-0|
D|2--2-----2--------2--------2--------0-------7-------0-2--2-----2--------2--------2-------0-------7---0|
A|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------2|
E|----------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------------------3|
 some called me garbage  When I was sleeping on the street
                                                       I never roll            And I never cheat
 I'm filling a need            I'm plugging a hole      My mama's so glad      I ain't on the dole

[Chorus]
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|-2----------------------------2----------------------------2---|
B|---------------------|-3--3------2------------------3------------2---------------3---|
G|---------------------|-2--2------2------------------2------------2---------------2---|
D|2-----2-----2-----2--|-0--0------2-----------------\0------------2--------------\0---|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0----3sb--0---------------------------3sb-0-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/7-5---5----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------/7-5-7-5-7-----------------7-5---5----------------------/7-5------|
D|---------------------------------7---7~---------------/7-5-7-5-7----------------------7-7-5-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the whip comes down          Yeah  When the whip comes down    Yeah

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2----------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-------2----2------2------2------2--------/7-7-7----|
D|----2-------2----2------2------2------2--------/7-7-7----|
A|3sb-0-------0--0-0--0---0--0---0---0--0---------5-5-5----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 When the shit hits the fanI'll be sitting on the can

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---2-----2----/7-5--7-5-------------/7-5-7-5-7p5-----------/7-5-7-5-7p5---|
G|-2---2-----2----/7-5--7-5-7----2-2-2--/7-5-7-5-7p5-7--2-2-2--/7-5-7-5-7p5-7-|
D|-2---2-----2----/7--------7----2-2-2---------------7--2-2-2---------------7-|
A|-0---0-----0-------------------0-0-0------------------0-0-0-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the whip comes down yeah,  When the whip comes down

[Bridge]

Guitar 1
                   1. 2. 3.   4.
e|--10-10--------||----------|--------------------------|
B|10b----10pbr-8-||---8------|-----8--------------------|
G|---------------||7/9--9\7--|--/9--9-7h9p7\5-----------|
D|---------------||----------|--------------------------|
A|---------------||----------|--------------------------|
E|---------------||----------|--------------------------|

Guitar 2
                 1.2.3.        4.
e|--6-6--------||--3---------|---3----------------------|
B|6b---6pbr-3--||-6-6-3------|--6-6-3h6p3---------------|
G|-------------||------------|-----------5--------------|
D|-------------||------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------||------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------||------------|--------------------------|

Guitar 3
e|3-3---3-----------------------------------------------|
B|3-3---3----7-7-7--7-----------------------------------|
G|4-4---4----7-7-7--7-----------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5----7-7-7--7---repeat 3x-----------------------|
A|5---5------5---5--------------------------------------|
E|3---3-------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Chorus [Solo]

e|-------15b----------15b--15b(1.5)15b(1.5)-15b(1.5)-------------------------|
B|13br-10------13br-10-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm is A-D
Solo continues in A minor pentatonic

Repeat Chorus ad nauseum with fill below transitioning between D and A When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down (Yeah, go ahead check it out)Yeah, baby, when the whip comes down When the whip comes down (I'll be running this town, I'll tell you) When the shit hits the fan I'll be sittin on the can

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3-3------------------------------------------------------------------------|