The Temptations – Papa Was A Rollin Stone (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by The Temptations
(From the 1972 Album ALL DIRECTIONS)
Words and Music by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Warren - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=124
N.C. Bbm
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr. w/ wah)
Wx8 W E e S S E E e S S S S
|------------|-------------||-------------------------| |------------|-------------||o---------------x-x------| |------------|-------------||----------------x-x------| |------------|-------------||--8---8-8---8-------x-x--| |------------|-------------||o-------------------x-x--| |------------|-------------||--6-6-6-6-6-6-x----------|
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| Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.) | Wx8 H Q E E E E Q H |------------|-------------||-------------------------| |------------|-------------||o------------------------| |------------|-------------||-------------------------| |------------|-----------6-||--6----------------------| |------------|-----------4-||o-4----------------------| |------------|-------------||-------------------------| E e S S S S E e S S S S E e S E S E e S S S S E e S S S S E E E E 9x |---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------6-6--|| |-------x-x---------x-x-----|---------------x-x-x-x-|-----------------6-6-o|| |-------x-x---------x-x-----|---------------x-x-x-x-|-----------------6-6--|| |-8---------x-x-8-------x-x-|-8---x-8-x-8-----------|-8---x-8-x-x-8--------|| |-----------x-x---------x-x-|-----------------------|---------------------o|| |-6-6-----------6-6---------|-6-6-x-6-x-6-6---------|-6-6-x-6-x-x-6-x------||
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| Q a E E E E Q E E Q H H Q E E 9x |---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------o|| |---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|| |-------8---8-----6---------|-6---------------------|-------------------6--|| |-----7h8---8-----4---------|-4---------------------|-------------------4-o|| |---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------||
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Q +Q +Q +H W W W |-6---(6)---(6)-(6)----|-----------------|-------------|--------------| |-6---(6)---(6)-(6)----|-----------------|-------------|--------------| |-6---(6)---(6)-(6)----|-----------------|-------------|--------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------|
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| E E Q H Q a E E E E Q E E Q H H Q E E |----------------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------| |-6--------------------|------8-8---6----|-6-----------|-----------6--| |-4--------------------|----7h8-8---4----|-4-----------|-----------4--| |----------------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------| E E Q H Q a E E E E Q E E Q H H Q E E 3x ||--------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------|| ||o-------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------o|| ||--------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------|| ||--6-----------|------8-8---6----|-6-----------|-----------6---|| ||o-4-----------|----7h8-8---4----|-4-----------|-----------4--o|| ||--------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------||
1st Verse
Bbm
|--3---| |-3-|
H Q +Q +Q +Q +H +H |------^6-(6)-(6)--|-(6)-(6)--(6)-----| |------^6-(6)-(6)--|-(6)-(6)--(6)-----| |------^6-(6)-(6)--|-(6)-(6)--(6)-----| |------^8-(8)-(8)--|-(8)-(8)--(8)-----| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|
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| Gtr II | W W |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| W W |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|
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| E E E a E E E E E Q Q E S S E E |----------------------|-----------------------| |--------9-------------|-----------------------| |---8b9====8r8-6-x-8-6-|----------------6b6.5--| |----------------------|-8\-----------6--------| |----------------------|----------6h8----------| |----------------------|-----------------------|
|---3----| |--3--|
H Q +Q +Q +Q +H +H |---------^6-(6)---(6)------|--(6)---(6)----(6)----| |---------^6-(6)---(6)------|--(6)---(6)----(6)----| |---------^6-(6)---(6)------|--(6)---(6)----(6)----| |---------^8-(8)---(8)------|--(8)---(8)----(8)----| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~ | E E Q Q E a E +E E Q H |---------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------9h11-|-(11)-9---------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |-8\------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| W W |-----------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------|
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| E E E e S S E E E Q E E S E. S a E. |---9-------------------------|--------------------| |-----6-9---------------------|--------------------| |---------8b9p6---6b6.5-6b6.5-|--------6-----------| |---------------8-------------|-8--6-----8--6------| |-----------------------------|---------------8s6--| |-----------------------------|--------------------|
|---3----| |--3--|
H Q +Q +Q +Q +H +H |---------^6-(6)---(6)------|--(6)---(6)----(6)----| |---------^6-(6)---(6)------|--(6)---(6)----(6)----| |---------^6-(6)---(6)------|--(6)---(6)----(6)----| |---------^8-(8)---(8)------|--(8)---(8)----(8)----| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|
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| E E Q Q E a E +E E Q H |---------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------9h11-|-(11)p9---------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |-8\------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| W W |-------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------|
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| E E E e a +S S E E E Q E E S E. S a E. |---9b9.5-----------------------------|---------------------| |---------6-9-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------8b9-(8)p6---6b6.5-6b6.5-|--------6----6-------| |-----------------------8-------------|-8--6-----8----8s6---| |-------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--3---| |------3------|
H Q +Q +Q +Q +H +H |--------^6-(6)-(6)--|-(6)-----------(6)---------(6)-----------| |--------^6-(6)-(6)--|-(6)-----------(6)---------(6)-----------| |--------^6-(6)-(6)--|-(6)-----------(6)---------(6)-----------| |--------^8-(8)-(8)--|-(8)-----------(8)---------(8)-----------| |--------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------------------|
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| E E Q H E a +S S E S S E S S E S S |--------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------|-----9pb11r(9)p====6---9p6-----9p6---9p6-| |--------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-4------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------------------| W W |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------|
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| e E Q Q E E +Q. E S E. E E |----------------6----|-(6)---6-----6------------| |-9-9b11--------------|---------------6----------| |----------------8b10-|-(8)---8pb10-8-6b6.5---6--| |---------------------|-----------------------6--| |---------------------|---------------------8----| |---------------------|--------------------------|
|--3---| |---3----|
H Q +Q +Q +Q +H +H |--------^6-(6)-(6)--|-(6)------(6)---(6)----| |--------^6-(6)-(6)--|-(6)------(6)---(6)----| |--------^6-(6)-(6)--|-(6)------(6)---(6)----| |--------^8-(8)-(8)--|-(8)------(8)---(8)----| |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------|
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| ~~~~~~~~ | E E Q H E a Q E H |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----9s11p====9--------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |-8------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| N.C. Q e E e E e E E e E e H |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----4------4--------4---|---4---4------------------------||
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| Q Q E E E E H E S +S S E E |----11b13---9b9.5--------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------11---|---------8b9--8pb9------------8-|| |-------------------------|---------8b10-8pb10r(8)p6-----8-|| |-------------------------|--------------------------(8)---|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| Chorus N.C. ~~~~~ Q Q H Q E E +E E E E E E Q H H H |----------------|---------------6-----------|-----------------|---------------| |-6--------------|---------------------------|-----------------|------9pb11----| |-6b6.5----------|------8b10-(8)---6b6.5-----|-8-6b6.5---------|---------------| |----------------|-----------------------(8)-|-----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------| W W Q a E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E |----------|----------|-------9--------------|---------------------------| |----------|----------|----9h11--------8-----|-6-8-8b9r(8)-6-----8-6-----| |----------|----------|-----------\8-6-8-----|-6-8-8b9r(8)-6-----8-6b6.5-| |----------|----------|------------------(8)-|---------------(8)---------| |----------|----------|----------------------|---------------------------| |----------|----------|----------------------|---------------------------| E E Q H W W H Q E E |-------------|----------|----------|-----------------| |-------------|----------|----------|-----------------| |-------------|----------|----------|-----------8b10--| |-8-----------|----------|----------|-----------------| |-------------|----------|----------|-----------------| |-------------|----------|----------|-----------------| Trumpet Solo N.C. +Q. E +E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E 4x |-----------------------||----------------------|----------------------|| |-----------------------||o-6---------6---------|---6-------6---6-6---o|| |-(8)---8pb10r(8)-6-----||--6---------6---------|---6-6-6---6---6-6----|| |-------------------8-6-||----8-8-8-----8-8-8-6-|-8-------8---8-----8--|| |-----------------------||o---------------------|---------------------o|| |-----------------------||----------------------|----------------------||
Interlude
N.C.
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Q +Q +Q +Q +H Wx6 H Q S E. |--------------------|------------|--------------|| |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)--|------------|--------------|| |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)--|------------|--------------|| |--------------------|------------|---------6-6--|| |--------------------|------------|--------------|| |--------------------|------------|--------------||
2nd Verse
Bbm
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Q +Q +Q H W W |-----------------|----------|----------------------------| |-6-(6)-(6)-------|----------|----------------------------| |-6-(6)-(6)-------|----------|----------------------------| |-6-(6)-(6)-------|----------|----------------------------| |-----------------|----------|----------------------------| |-----------------|----------|----------------------------|
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| Gtr II | W W E E S +E S S S E E E |-----------------|----------|----------------------------| |-----------------|----------|----------------------------| |-----------------|----------|---8b9-8pb9r(8)p6-8p6-------| |-----------------|----------|----------------------8-6-8-| |-----------------|----------|----------------------------| |-----------------|----------|----------------------------| W |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
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| E E S +E S S S E S +E. |---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------[9]b11-([9])--| |---[8]b9-[8]b9r([8])p6-[8]p6-----------------| |-----------------------------8---------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
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Q +Q +Q Q +H W Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |--------------------|----------|----------------|------------------------| |-6-(6)-(6)-6-(6)----|----------|----------------|------------------------| |-6-(6)-(6)-6-(6)----|----------|----------------|------------------------| |-8-(8)-(8)-8-(8)----|----------|----6-----------|-8-6--------------------| |-8-(8)-(8)-8-(8)----|----------|------8p7-6-----|-----8-7-6--------------| |--------------------|----------|------------9---|-----------9------------|
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| W W W H E Q +E |--------------------|----------|----------------|-----------9-------(9)--| |--------------------|----------|----------------|-----------9-------(9)--| |--------------------|----------|----------------|-----------8pb10r==(8)--| |--------------------|----------|----------------|------------------------| |--------------------|----------|----------------|------------------------| |--------------------|----------|----------------|------------------------| E E E E H W |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---8-6---------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|
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| E E E S S S S E E E E E a E S S S S E E E |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------x---x-x-6---|-------------------6---| |---------x---x-x-6---|-------------------6---| |---8-6-----------6---|-----------8---8---6---| |-------------------8-|---8-6h8-------------8-| |---------------------|-----------------------| E a Q E +S E. E. S |----------9---(9)-11----9----11b12===| |---9s11------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
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| E E E S S S S E E E |-------------------------------------| |------------------------6------------| |------------------------6------------| |-6------6----------8----6------------| |------8-----8--------------8---------| |-------------------------------------| +E E +S E. S +E S +E E |-(11)r---11b12==(11)r-11b13-----11b13r(11)---9-(9)---| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
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| S S E E S S S S S S E E |-----------------------------------------------------| |---x--------------------------------------------6----| |---x---8-10-------6-----------------------------6--8-| |---x--------------6-----------------------------6----| |-------6--8-------6-----------8---------8----8-------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
TP
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H Q +Q +Q W E E +H. |-------------------|----------|---------------| |--------6-(6)-(6)--|----------|---------------| |--------6-(6)-(6)--|----------|---8b10-(8)----| |--------8-(8)-(8)--|----------|---------------| |-------------------|----------|---------------| |-------------------|----------|---------------|
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| E E Q H W W |-------------------|----------|---------------| |-6-----------------|----------|---------------| |-6-----------------|----------|---------------| |-8-----------------|----------|---------------| |-------------------|----------|---------------| |-------------------|----------|---------------|
Chorus
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Bbm
TP TP
H +H E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S
|-----------------||-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------||-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------| |-8pb10r===(8)----||-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------| |-----------------||-------------------x-x-x-|-8-8---------8-8---x-x-x-| |-----------------||-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
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| W E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-----------------||-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------||-------------6-----------|-------------6---6-------| |-----------------||-------------6-----------|-------------6---6-------| |-----------------||-6-8-8---------------6---|-8-6-8---------------6---| |-----------------||-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------||-------------------------|-------------------------| E E S S S S E E S S S S Q Q E E E E |-------------------------|----------------9---| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-x-x-x-|-11---11--11--------| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-x-x-x-|-------------11-0---| |-8-8---------8-----------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------|
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| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------6-----------|-----------6----6---| |-------------6-----------|-----------6----6---| |-6-8-8---------------6---|--8-6--8----------6-| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x---------| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x---------| |-------------------x-x-x-|-8-8---------8-8---x-x-x---| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|
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| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6---------| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6---------| |-6-8-8---------------6---|-8-6-8---------------6-----| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| To Dbl. Coda E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x--------| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x--------| |-------------------x-x-x-|-8-8---------8-8---x-x-x--| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|
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| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6--------| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6--------| |-6-8-8---------------6---|-8-6-8---------------6----| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x--------| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x--------| |-------------------x-x-x-|-8-8---------8-8---x-x-x--| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|
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| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6--------| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6--------| |-6-8-8---------------6---|-8-6-8---------------6----| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------| |-------------------x-x-x-|-8-8---------8-8---x-x-x-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
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| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6-------| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6-------| |-6-8-8---------------6---|-8-6-8---------------6---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| To Coda E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x---------| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x---------| |-------------------x-x-x-|-8-8---------8-8---x-x-x---| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|
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| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6---------| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6---------| |-6-8-8---------------6---|-8-6-8---------------6-----| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|| |-------------------x-x-x-|-8-8---------8-8---x-x-x-|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------||
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| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6-------|| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6-------|| |-6-8-8---------------6---|-8-6-8---------------6---|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------||
Trumpet Solo
Bbm
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Q +Q +Q +H Wx3 |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-----|--------| |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-----|--------| |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-----|--------| |-8-(8)-(8)-(8)-----|--------| |-------------------|--------| |-------------------|--------|
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| W Wx3 |-------------------|--------| |-------------------|--------| |-------------------|--------| |-------------------|--------| |-------------------|--------| |-------------------|--------|
|--3---|
Q +Q +Q +H W |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-----|----------| |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-----|----------| |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-----|----------| |-8-(8)-(8)-(8)-----|----------| |-------------------|----------| |-------------------|----------|
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N.C.
Q E e S S E e S S E e S S E e S S E e
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|------6-----6-------6---6-|-------6---6---6---6---6--||
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| Q Q +E Q. W
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|----6---(6)s===8s=========|==9-----------------------||
|----8---(8)s==10b12s======|=11b13--------------------||
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|--------------------------|--------------------------||Interlude
Bbm
|--3---| |---3---| |-3-|
Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +H H |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)---|-(6)-(6)---------------| |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)---|-(6)-(6)---------------| |-8-(8)-(8)-(8)-(8)-(8)---|-(8)-(8)---------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|
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| W Q E E +E E E E |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------6-(6)-------| |-------------------------|-----------------6-8-6-| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| W W |--------------------|----------|| |--------------------|----------|| |--------------------|----------|| |--------------------|----------|| |--------------------|----------|| |--------------------|----------||
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| ~~~~~ | E E Q +E Q. W |--------------------|----------|| |-----6--(6)s=8s=====|==9-------|| |-----8--(8)s10b12s==|=11b13----|| |-8------------------|----------|| |--------------------|----------|| |--------------------|----------||
3rd Verse
Bbm
|--3---| |---3----|
Q +Q +Q +H W E Q E Q Q Q
|-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-----|----------|---11b12--11p9-11b13-11b13===|
|-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-----|----------|-----------------------------|
|-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-----|----------|-----------------------------|
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| W W W |-------------------|----------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|----------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|----------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|----------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|----------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|----------|-----------------------------| +S E. E. S +E E E E |-(11)r-11b13-11b13-------11b13==(11)r--9h=11p9-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
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| Q E +E +E +E Q |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-------------11b12==(11)--------(11)r(11)------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
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Q +Q +Q +Q +Q W |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)--(6)--|----------| |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)--(6)--|----------| |-6-(6)-(6)-(6)--(6)--|----------| |---------------------|----------| |---------------------|----------| |---------------------|----------|
|--3---| |-----3-----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q +S E. E. S +E Q E |---6----6-----6-----6-----6-----|-(6)--6----6----6-(6)-6----| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |---8pb9-8pb10-8pb10-8pb10-8pb9==|=(8)r-8pb9-8pb9-8-(8)-6----| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------| Q S S E E E E E Q S E. Q Q |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-6----------------| |-------6---x-6-x-6-|-----6h8--8-------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|
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| Gtr II | E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------|------------------| |-----------6-------|----------6---6---| |-----------6-------|----------6---6---| |-6-8-8-----------6-|-8-6-8----------6-| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|
|----3-----|
Q +Q +Q +H W |-------------------------|-----------------| |-6---(6)---(6)-(6)-------|-----------------| |-6---(6)---(6)-(6)-------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|
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| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------------|-----------------| |----------------6--------|--------6---6----| |----------------6--------|--------6---6----| |-6-8-----8-------------6-|-8-6-8--------6--| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| D.S. al Coda & E Q. +Q. E H S +E. Q |-6-9-----(9)-------|----------------------------|| |-6-9-----(9)-------|----------------------------|| |-------------------|-8b10------8pb10r(8)--------|| |-------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------------||
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| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------|----------------------------|| |----------6--------|-----------6-----------6----|| |----------6--------|-----------6-----------6----|| |-6-8--8----------6-|-8----6-8----------------6--|| |-------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------------|| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda N.C. E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|| |---9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|| |-------------------|-------------x-----|| |-----6---6-----6-6-|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------||
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| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|| |---------6---------|---------6---6-----|| |---------6---------|---------6---6-----|| |-6-8-8---------6---|-8-6-8---------6---|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| Outro && Bbm E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------| ||--6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------| ||--------------------x-x-x-|-8-8---------8-8---x-x-x-| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------6-----------|-------------6---6-------| ||--------------6-----------|-------------6---6-------| ||--6-8-8---------------6---|-8-6-8---------------6---| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S 4x |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x--------o|| |-6---x-x-x-x-6---x-------|-6---x-x-x-x-6---x---------|| |-------------------x-x-x-|-8-8---------8-8---x-x-x---|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------||
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| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E 4x |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6--------o|| |-------------6-----------|-------------6---6---------|| |-6-8-8---------------6---|-8-6-8---------------6-----|| |-------------------------|--------------------------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
It was the third of September.
That day I'll always remember, yes I will.
'Cause that was the day that my daddy died.
I never got a chance to see him.
Never heard nothing but bad things about him.
Mama, I'm depending on you, tell me the truth.
And Mama just hung her head and said,
"Son, Papa was a rolling stone.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was alone. "
"Papa was a rolling stone, my son.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was alone. "
Well, well.
Hey Mama, is it true what they say,
That Papa never worked a day in his life?
And Mama, bad talk going around town
Saying that Papa had three outside children and another wife.
And that ain't right.
Heard some talk about Papa doing some store front preaching.
Talkin about saving souls and all the time leeching.
Dealing in debt and stealing in the name of the Lord.
Mama just hung her head and said,
"Papa was a rolling stone, my son.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was alone. "
"Hey, Papa was a rolling stone.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was alone. "
Uh!
Hey Mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trade.
Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
Folk say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bill.
Hey Mama, folk say that Papa was never much on thinking.
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking.
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth. Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said,
"Son, Papa was a rolling stone. (Well, well, well, well)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was alone. "
"Papa was a rolling stone.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was alone. "
"I said, Papa was a rolling stone. Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left us was alone. "