Gimme Shelter tab by The Rolling Stones

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Gimme Shelter
Rolling Stones


Rhythm Guitar Intro
  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA
4
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----7---7---6-7-|-----5---5---4-5-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2---4-2---4-2-|
-|---6---8-----6-8-|---4---6-----4-6-|---2-----2-----2-|-4-2---4-2---4-2-|
-|-6---------6-----|-4---------4-----|-2---------------|-----2-----2-----|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA
8
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----7---7-7-7-7-|-----5---5-5-5-5-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----4-2-4-2-|
-|---6---8-8-8-8-8-|---4---6-6-6-6-6-|---2-4-2-2-4-2---|-4-2---2-4-2-4-2-|
-|-6---------------|-4---------------|-2-------------2-|-----2-----------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA
12
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----7---7-7-7-6-|-----5---5-5-5-4-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----4-2-4-2-|
-|---6---8-8-8-8-6-|---4---6-6-6-6-4-|---2-4-2-2-4-2---|-4-2---2-4-2-4-2-|
-|-6---------------|-4---------------|-2-------------2-|-----2-----------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA
16
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-6-7-7---9-7-6---|-4-5-5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----2-4-2-2-|
-|-6-8-8---8-8-6-6-|-4-6-6---6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-4-2---2-2-4-2-2-|
-|-------6---------|-------4-------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----2-----------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA
20
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----7---9-7-6---|-----5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----2-4-4-2-|
-|---6---8-8-8-6---|---4---6-6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-4-2---2-2-4-4-2-|
-|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----2-----------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA         E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE BB E MajorE BB
24
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----7---9-7-6---|-----5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-----------------|
-|---6---8-8-8-6---|---4---6-6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-----------------|
-|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---7---7---9---9-|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-|

Lead Guitar Intro
  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA         A augmentedA
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-9>|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------12----|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA         A augmentedA
-|>9---------9-----|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-9>|
-|------------12-9>|>9-----------9b10|-----------------|---9-------12----|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|11---------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA         A augmentedA
-|>9---------------|-----------------|---9-------9-----|-------------9-9>|
-|------------9b10-|-9b10r9----------|12------12-----9>|>9b10r9---12-----|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA         A augmentedA
-|>9--------9------|-----------------|--------9--------|-----9------------|
-|------------12-9>|b10r9------------|--12-------------|--12--12-9b10-9b10|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-9----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA         A augmentedA
-|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------9---9>|
-|-9b10r9----------|-9---------9--12-|--12---------9---|-----9--12--12---|
-|-----------------|--11---------9---|----------11-----|--11-------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA         A augmentedA
-|>9---------------|-9---------------|-----------------|---9-------------------|
-|----------9---12-|---12----9b10----|-9b10------9---9-|12--12-------12--------|
-|--------11--9----|-----------------|---------11--11--|-------9--11b13r11p9---|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------11-|-11vvv
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|

Verse 1
C#C# (sus)
Ooh a storm is threatening ...

Chorus 1,2,4
C#C#  BB     A augmentedA            E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE  A augmentedA E MajorE  BB E MajorE BB
War, Children, It's just ....
C#C#  BB     A augmentedA            E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE  A augmentedA E MajorE  BB E MajorE BB  C#C#
War, Children, It's just a ....

.
Chorus 2
Solo
Chorus 3
(3 times)
C#C#  BB    A augmentedA           E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE  A augmentedA E MajorE  BB E MajorE BB
Rape, Murder, It's just ...

Verse 3
Mmm, the flood is threatening...

Chorus 4
Chorus 5
C#C#  BB    A augmentedA           E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE  A augmentedA E MajorE  BB E MajorE BB
Love, sister, It's just a kiss away, ....

Rhythm Guitar during verse
  C#C#
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----6-----6-----|-6---7---7-6---6>|>6---6-----6-----|-----7-----------|
-|-----6-----6-----|-6---6---6-6---6>|>6---6-----6-----|-9-6-6-6-----6-4-|
-|-----6-----6-----|-6---6---6-6---6>|>6---6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-4-|
-|-----4-----4-----|-4---4---4-4---4>|>4---4-----4-----|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  C#C#
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-6---6-----6-----|-6---7-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-----7-----------|
-|-6---6-----6-----|-6---6-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-9-6-6-6-----6-4-|
-|-6---6-----6-----|-6---6-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-4-|
-|-4---4-----4-----|-4---4-4-------4>|>4---4-----4-----|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(3rd verse variation)
  C#C#
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----6-----6-----|-----7-6---------|-----6-----6-6---|-----7-6---------|
-|-----6-----6-----|-9-6-8-6-----9-6-|>6---6-----6-6---|-9-6-8-6-----9-6-|
-|-----6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-6-|>6---6-----6-6---|-6-6-6-6-----6-6-|
-|-----4-----4-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Rhythm Guitar Chorus
  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA         E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE BB E MajorE BB
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-----------------|
-|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-----------------|
-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-0---0-000-0---0-|---7---7---9---9-|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-|

  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA         E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE BB E MajorE BB
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-6---6-667-6---6-|---------5-4-4-4-|---------3-2-2-2-|-----------------|
-|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4-4-4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-----------------|
-|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4-4-4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-----------------|
-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-0---0-000-0-0-0-|---7---7---9---9-|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-|

Lead at end of Chorus 1
  C#C#
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
-|-----------------|------12b14b14b14|b14r12-----9-----|----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|------11-----11--|11b13r11--------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-11---|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

Lead at end of Chorus 2
  C#C#
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---12-----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-11|b13--b13r11-9-11-9----|
-|-----------------|------9----------|----11---9-11----|-------------------11>|
-|-----------------|-9h11--11--------|-----------------|----------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|

  C#C#
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
-|-----------------|---12------------|--------12---12--|---12-----------|
-|--------------11>|b13--b13r11-9----|---11b13--b13--11|b13---9---------|
-|>11--------------|--------------11-|-----------------|---------11-----|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

  C#C#        BB        A augmentedA            E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
E MajorE BB E MajorE BB
-|-----------------|-----------------|----9-----------------|------------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
-|---11b13-9-------|-9---------9---9-|11b13-13r11-9-11-9-11-|b13b13b13b13r11-9-------|
-|----------11-9-11|--11-9-11---11---|----------------------|------------------11-11>|
-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|

  C#C#        BB         A augmentedA         E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
BB E MajorE BB
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
-|-----------------|---------9-------|-----------------|-11b13b13b13b13r11-9----|
-|>11vvvv----------|---9-11----11>>>>|>11vvvv----------|---------------------11-|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|

  C#C#        BB              A augmentedA         E MajorE A augmentedA
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE BB E MajorE BB
-|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
-|-----------------|12b14b14b14b14b14r12-12-----|------------------|--------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------------11-9-|-------------9-11-|b13----------9-11b13|
-|-11vvvv----------|----------------------------|-11vvv--9-11------|----11--9-11--------|
-|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
-|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|

Other leads are based on the C# minorC#m pentatonic scale (C#C# E MajorE F#F# G#G# BB C#C#)


Most of the tabs include 8th note rhythms,
i.e. |-9-9---9-1-2-3-44-|
is 8th note, 4th note, 8th note, 8th, 8th, 8th, 16th, 16th


@

                "Gimmie Shelter"
               by the Rolling Stones

    C#C#  BB  A augmentedA  C#C#  BB  A augmentedA  C#C#  BB  A augmentedA C#C# BB A augmentedA ,(rock it) C#C#  BB  A augmentedA


    C#C#
        OH the storm is ...

        if I don't get ...

    C#C#      BB   A augmentedA                  BB
        oh children , its ...

    C#C#      BB   A augmentedA                  BB
        oh children , its just a ...

    C#C#
        Oh the fires is a ...


        Burns like a red ...

    C#C#      BB   A augmentedA                  BB
        oh children , its just ...

    C#C#      BB   A augmentedA                  BB
        oh children , its just ...

    C#C#      BB  A augmentedA                  BB
        oh sister, its just ...

    C#C#              BB           A augmentedA
        its just a kiss away its ....

    A augmentedA BB C#C#


Main Chords:
        C#C#   BB    A augmentedA  (played as E-shape bar/power chords)
or in notes:

    D MajorD|------11------9-------7----

Intro(Rhythm Guitar):
e|----------------------------------------------------------
BB|----------------------------------------------------------
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------- ad lib...
D MajorD|----------9-9--9-----------7-7--7------7---7---7---7------ then goto power
A augmentedA|-------11--------11------9--------9----------------------- chords.
E MajorE|-----9-----------------7-------------5---5---5---5---5/9/-


Intro Riff I (Lead Guitar):
e|---9---------------------------------------
BB|------9^10^9----9^10^9----7-9--9--7h9p7----
G+G|----------------------------------------9--      (x3)
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------

                       ----------------------------------
                       ----------------------------------
    End the third time with...      -6-66-66--6--4-44-44--------------
    Followed by Riff II.         ---------------------7-77-77--4---
                       ----------------------------------
                       ----------------------------------
Riff II:
e|---------------
BB|---7h9p7-------
G+G|---------9--6-- (Played at the start of each line in the verse)
D MajorD|--------------- NB: h=hammer-on p=pull-off
A augmentedA|---------------
E MajorE|---------------

The Chorus is a variation of Main Riff and Riff I but ends with something like:
e|---9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------7------------------------------
BB|-------------------10-10---10--9-10-9-7-9--7h9p7--------
G+G|--------------------------------------------------9--6--
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------


Peace,
Paul Z               audsm@asuacad           }8@)





>Yup. I'm around. Does anyone know of a good source for the tablature

>music for Gimme Shelter?


No, but here's a recipe -- I got this out of an interview with Keef in

Guitarist a couple of years back:


    take one Fender Telecaster

    tune to open E MajorE (E MajorE BB E MajorE G#G# BB E MajorE)

    the intro and chorus use C#-B-A-E (9th, 7th, 5th, open)

    the verse uses C#C# (9th fret) and F#F# (basically, move your

        fingers around the 11th and 12th frets)


Listen to it a few times and maybe you'll get a feel for it. But the

open tuning is essential.


    --Rick.

Gimme Shelter tab

"Gimme shelter" is the opening track on "Let it bleed" from 1969. The first word is actually spelled "Gimmie" on the album, but it is changed to "Gimme" on all later recordings. Like so many other Stones classics it is written by Jagger and Richards. The female vocal part is sung by Merry Clayton. Guitarist Brian Jones was not yet fired from the Stones but was not present during the recordings of this song, so the Gimme Shelter guitar tabs is played by Keith Richards in his usual trademark style.

The song is about the political and social unrest towards the end of the 60s during the Vietnam war. Jagger has later stated that the song is reminder that war is always present. Richards strummed the opening on an electro-acoustic guitar. The song has been covered by numerous artists and guitarist. Use these guitar tabs to play it like Richards or add your own signature to it.

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