Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter

Tabbed by Nick Carson 19/11/02 (Correcting for tabs by Harlan L Thompson, 5/9/02 and Phillip Charles Saunders, undated)
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This song has 2 main parts: The Verse and the Chorus. The Verse is the same for ever Verse and same with the Chorus. Use full treble, half mid, and full bass to get the sharp high notes and the small bassy E/A chords in the chorus. No overdrive is required.

Verse:
      ______C#_______   _B/__C#___
     /                /         
E|------9-----------------------------|
B|------9-----------------------------|
G|------10---------------10-10-1010---|
D|---11-11-1111-111111---11-11-1111---|
A|---11-11-1111-111111---11-11-1111---|
E|---9--9--9-9--9-9-9--7/9--9--9-9----| x4
        If I don’t__ get some shelter
        Ooh__ I’m gonna fade__ away__


Chorus:
      ______C#_______     ___B____     ___A____     _E/A__
     /                  /           /           /      
E|------9------------------7------------5---------------------|
B|------9------------------7------------5---------------------|
G|------10-1010------------8-88---------6-66------------------|
D|---11-11-1111-111111---9-9-99-999---7-7-77-777--------------|
A|---11-11-1111-111111---9-9-99-999---7-7-77-777----7-7-9-9---|
E|---9--9--9-9--9-9-9----7-7-77-777---5-5-55-555---05050707---|
        War__            Children__   It’s just..  It’s Just..
        Rape_            Murder__     It’s just..  It’s Just..
        Love_            Baby__       It’s just..  It’s Just..
        
© Nick Carson 2002