Tabs
TORN AND FRAYED
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Keith Richards - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Mick Taylor - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=90
DsDs2 DsAs2 E MajorE DsDs2 Dsus2A
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-0-2-2-0----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-||
|-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-||
|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-||
|-0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-0-0-0-0-||
|---------0--0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2---------||
|------------------|-0---0-0-0---------||
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| W W
|------------------|-------------------||
|------------------|-------------------||
|------------------|-------------------||
|------------------|-------------------||
|------------------|-------------------||
|------------------|-------------------||
Pre-Verse
G5G5 D MajorD DsusD 
Dsus2Dsus2
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|----------3-3-3-2-|-2--2--2-3---2-2---0---||
|-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3---3-3---3---||
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-2-|-2--2--2-2---2-2---2---||
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0---0-0---0---||
|-0--0-0-0---------|-----------------------||
|----------3-3-3---|-----------------------||
|
| W H S S e S S e
|------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------|---------7---7-----7---||
|------------------|---------7h9-------7---||
|------------------|---------------7h9-----||
|------------------|-----------------------||
1st - 4th Verses
$
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD DsuD4DsusA
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE
||--2--2-2----------|-0-0-0-0-2-2--3-2-0-|
||o-3--3-3-2--2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3-|
||--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-2-2--2-2-2-|
||--0--0-0-2--2-2-2-|-2---2-2-0-0--0-0-0-|
||o--------0--0-0-0-|-2---2-2------------|
||------------------|-0---0-0------------|
|
| Q e e q e e e e e e q e E MajorE
||-----2------5-----|---4-4-------10-----|
||o----3------5-----|---5-5-------10-----|
||-----2------6-----|---4-4-------11-----|
||------------------|--------------------|
||o-----------------|--------------------|
||------------------|--------------------|
G5G5 D MajorD DsusD DsusD
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|-----------3-3--3---|-2---2----2-3---2-0---2--|
|-2---2-2-2-3-3--3---|-3---3----3-3---3-3---3--|
|-2---2-2-2-0-0--0---|-2---2----2-2---2-2---2--|
|-2---2-2-2-0-0--0---|-0---0----0-0---0-0---0--|
|-0---0-0-0----------|-------------------------|
|-----------3-3--3-0-|-------------------------|
|
| E MajorE e e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE S S e S S e
|---------------10---|----10-------------------|
|---5-5---------12---|----10-------------------|
|-----6---------12---|----11------7---7-----7--|
|-----7--------------|----12------7h9---7---7--|
|--------------------|------------------7h9----|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD DsuD4DsusA
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S E MajorE
|-2--2-2------------|-0-0--0-0-2-2--3-2-0-|
|-3--3-3-2----2-2-2-|-0-0--0-0-3-3--3-3-3-|
|-2--2-2-2----2-2-2-|-1-1--1-1-2-2--2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0-2----2-2-2-|-2----2-2-0-0--0-0-0-|
|--------0----0-0-0-|-2----2-2------------|
|-------------------|-0----0-0------------|
|
| Q e e q a e e e e e e q e e
|----2--------------|--------------10-----|
|----3--------2-----|---9-10-------10-----|
|----2--------4-----|---9-11-------11-----|
|-----------2h4-----|--------------12-----|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
G5G5 D MajorD DsusD DsusD
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|----------3-3-3---|-2---2----2-3---2-0---2--||
|-2--2-2-2-3-3-3---|-3---3----3-3---3-3---3--||
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-2---2----2-2---2-2---2--||
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-0---0----0-0---0-0---0--||
|-0--0-0-0---------|-------------------------||
|----------3-3-3-0-|-------------------------||
|
| q e e q e e q e E MajorE S S e S S e
|----5---------7---|----10-------------------||
|----5---------8---|----10-------------------||
|----6---------7---|----11------7---7--------||
|------------------|------------7h9---7---7--||
|------------------|------------------7h9----||
|------------------|-------------------------||
Chorus
A augmentedA G5G5 D MajorD DsusD DsusD
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|----------3-3-3---|-2---2----2-3---2-0---2-|
|-2--2-2-2-3-3-3---|-3---3----3-3---3-3---3-|
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-2---2----2-2---2-2---2-|
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-0---0----0-0---0-0---0-|
|-0--0-0-0---------|------------------------|
|----------3-3-3-0-|------------------------|
|
| Q e e q e e q e e S S e S S e
|----5---------7---|----10------------------|
|----5---------8---|----10------------------|
|----6---------7---|----11------7---7-------|
|------------------|------------7h9---7---7-|
|------------------|------------------7h9---|
|------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD DsusD DsusD
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|----------3-3-3---|-2---2----2-3---2-0---2-|
|-2--2-2-2-3-3-3---|-3---3----3-3---3-3---3-|
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-2---2----2-2---2-2---2-|
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-0---0----0-0---0-0---0-|
|-0--0-0-0---------|------------------------|
|----------3-3-3-0-|------------------------|
|
| Q e e q e e q e E MajorE S S e S S e
|----5---------7---|----10------------------|
|----5---------8---|----10------------------|
|----6---------7---|----11------7---7-------|
|------------------|------------7h9---7---7-|
|------------------|------------------7h9---|
|------------------|------------------------|
1.,D.C.
To Coda
A augmentedA G5G5 D MajorD DsusD DsusD A augmentedA D MajorD 
A7A7
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE H H W
|----------3-3-3---|-2---2----2-3---2-0---2-|------2----|-3-----||
|-2--2-2-2-3-3-3---|-3---3----3-3---3-3---3-|-2----3----|-2----o||
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-2---2----2-2---2-2---2-|-2----2----|-2-----||
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-0---0----0-0---0-0---0-|-2----0----|-2-----||
|-0--0-0-0---------|------------------------|-0---------|-0----o||
|----------3-3-3-0-|------------------------|-----------|-------||
|
| q e e q e e q e E MajorE S S e S S e H H W
|----5---------7---|----10------------------|-----------|-------||
|----5---------8---|----10------------------|------3----|------o||
|----6---------7---|----11------7---7-------|-2----2----|-2-----||
|------------------|------------7h9---7---7-|-2----0----|-2-----||
|------------------|------------------7h9---|-0---------|-0----o||
|------------------|------------------------|-----------|-------||
2.
A7A7 A augmentedA D MajorD A7A7 A augmentedA
H +Q. E MajorE H H H +Q. E MajorE
|-3------(3)-------|-0------2------|-3-------(3)----0-|
|-2------(2)-------|-2------3------|-2-------(2)----2-|
|-2------(2)-----2-|-2------2------|-2-------(2)----2-|
|-2------(2)-----2-|-2------0------|-2-------(2)----2-|
|-0------(0)-----0-|-0-------------|-0-------(0)----0-|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|
| Q E MajorE E Q q Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q
|----5----5---17---|----5---5--5---|---5-5----5---5---|
|------5-----------|-5----5------5-|-5-----5--5---5---|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|
D.S. al Coda
D MajorD 
A5A5
Q. E MajorE Q E MajorE E H +E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE
|-0------0-2---2---|---------------------||
|-2------2-3---3---|---------------------||
|-2------2-2---2-2-|-2------(2)-2-2-2-2--||
|-2------2-0---0-2-|-2------(2)-2-2-2-2--||
|-0------0-------0-|-0------(0)-0-0-0-0--||
|------------------|---------------------||
|
| E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|----5-------5-----|-5--5----5----5------||
|------5-------5---|-5----5-----5-----5--||
|-6------6-7-----7-|-6-------------------||
|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------|---------------------||
&
A7A7 A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA G5G5 D MajorD
H +Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E Q Q Q Q
|-3----(3)---3-|-0------2------|-0---0-----3---3---|-2--2-----2-----2-----||
|-2----(2)---2-|-2------3------|-2---2-----3---3---|-3--3-----3-----3-----||
|-2----(2)---2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2---2-----0---0---|-2--2-----2-----2-----||
|-2----(2)---2-|-2----2-0----2-|-2---2-----0---0-0-|-0--0-----0-----0-----||
|-0----(0)---0-|-0----0------0-|-0---0--0----------|----------------------||
|--------------|---------------|-----------3---3---|----------------------||
|
| W Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE Q Q Q E MajorE S S E MajorE S S S S E MajorE
|--------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------------||
|--------------|---------------|----------14--14---|----------------------||
|-2------------|-6------7------|-9--------14--14---|----------7-----7---7-||
|-2------------|------7------7-|-------14-14--14---|------7---7-7---7h9-7-||
|-0------------|---------------|----12-------------|------7h9---7h9-------||
|--------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------------||
Chorus
A augmentedA G5G5 D MajorD DsusD DsusD
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|----------3-3-3---|-2---2----2-3---2-0---2-|
|-2--2-2-2-3-3-3---|-3---3----3-3---3-3---3-|
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-2---2----2-2---2-2---2-|
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-0---0----0-0---0-0---0-|
|-0--0-0-0---------|------------------------|
|----------3-3-3-0-|------------------------|
|
| q e e q e e q e E MajorE S S e S S e
|----5---------7---|----10------------------|
|----5---------8---|----10------------------|
|----6---------7---|----11------7---7-------|
|------------------|------------7h9-7-7-----|
|------------------|------------------7h9-7-|
|------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA G5G5 D MajorD DsusD DsusD
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|----------3-3-3---|-2---2----2-3---2-0---2-|
|-2--2-2-2-3-3-3---|-3---3----3-3---3-3---3-|
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-2---2----2-2---2-2---2-|
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-0---0----0-0---0-0---0-|
|-0--0-0-0---------|------------------------|
|----------3-3-3-0-|------------------------|
|
| Q e e q e e q e E MajorE S S e S S e
|----5---------7---|----10------------------|
|----5---------8---|----10------------------|
|----6---------7---|----11------7---7-------|
|------------------|------------7h9-7-7-----|
|------------------|------------------7h9-7-|
|------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA G5G5 D MajorD DsusD DsusD
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|----------3-3-3---|-2---2----2-3---2-0---2-|
|-2--2-2-2-3-3-3---|-3---3----3-3---3-3---3-|
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-2---2----2-2---2-2---2-|
|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0---|-0---0----0-0---0-0---0-|
|-0--0-0-0---------|------------------------|
|----------3-3-3-0-|------------------------|
|
| q e e q e e q e e S S e S S e
|----5---------7---|----10------------------|
|----5---------8---|----10------------------|
|----6---------7---|----11------7---7-------|
|------------------|------------7h9-7-7-----|
|------------------|------------------7h9-7-|
|------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA G5G5 D MajorD 
Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus2D
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-----------3-3--3---|-2---2----2--3------2------0---2-|
|-2---2-2-2-3-3--3---|-3---3----3--3------3------3---3-|
|-2---2-2-2-0-0--0---|-2---2----2--2------2------2---2-|
|-2---2-2-2-0-0--0---|-0---0----0--0------0------0---0-|
|-0---0-0-0----------|---------------------------------|
|-----------3-3--3-0-|---------------------------------|
|
| Q e e q e e q e e S E MajorE S E MajorE E MajorE
|-----9---------10---|----10----------12--------14--12-|
|----10---------12---|----10---------------------------|
|-----9---------12---|----11------12-(12)s==14-(14)-12-|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA G5G5 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-----------3-3--3---|-2---2----2--3-----2--0-----2-|
|-2---2-2-2-3-3--3---|-3---3----3--3-----3--3-----3-|
|-2---2-2-2-0-0--0---|-2---2----2--2-----2--2-----2-|
|-2---2-2-2-0-0--0---|-0---0----0--0-----0--0-----0-|
|-0---0-0-0----------|------------------------------|
|-----------3-3--3-0-|------------------------------|
|
| Q e e q e e q e E MajorE S S E MajorE S S E MajorE
|-----9---------10---|----10------10----10-10----10-|
|----10---------12---|----10---------10-------10----|
|-----9---------12---|----11------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA G5G5 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-----------3-3--3---|-2---2------2--3-----2--0----2------||
|-2---2-2-2-3-3--3---|-3---3------3--3-----3--3----3------||
|-2---2-2-2-0-0--0---|-2---2------2--2-----2--2----2------||
|-2---2-2-2-0-0--0---|-0---0------0--0-----0--0----0------||
|-0---0-0-0----------|------------------------------------||
|-----------3-3--3-0-|------------------------------------||
|
| Q e e q e E MajorE Q e S S S S E MajorE S E MajorE S
|-----9---------10---|----10-----10-12----12----14--------||
|----10---------12---|----10------------------------------||
|-----9---------12---|----11--11-------12----14------14---||
|--------------------|------------------------------------||
|--------------------|------------------------------------||
|--------------------|------------------------------------||
Outro
A augmentedA G5G5
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------------3--3------3--------|
|--2---------2------2-2---3--3------3--------|
|--2---------2------2-2---0--0------0--------|
|--2---------2------2-2---0--0------0--------|
|--0---------0------0-0----------------------|
|-------------------------3--3------3------0-|
|
| S E MajorE S +S S E MajorE E MajorE S S +S S E MajorE
|-14----14-(14)----14-------12---------12----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----14---------14------\12----12-(12)----12-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD DsuD2 A augmentedA G5G5
Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-2---------2--------2--3----2----0--2-|-------------------------3----3-----3-------|
|-3---------3--------3--3----3----3--3-|--2-----------2-----2-2--3----3-----3-------|
|-2---------2--------2--2----2----2--2-|--2-----------2-----2-2--0----0-----0-------|
|-0---------0--------0--0----0----0--0-|--2-----------2-----2-2--0----0-----0-------|
|--------------------------------------|--0-----------0-----0-0---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------3----3-----3-----0-|
|
| E MajorE S S +S S E MajorE S E MajorE S e E MajorE S S S S S S E MajorE S E MajorE S S E.
|------10-(10)----10---12--------14----|-14-------14-------14------12------12-------|
|--------------------------------------|-------17-------17--------------------------|
|-9s11---------11---------12---x----14-|----14-------14---------12------12----12----|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-2---------2--------2--3----2------0------2-|
|-3---------3--------3--3----3------3------3-|
|-2---------2--------2--2----2------2------2-|
|-0---------0--------0--0----0------0------0-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| E MajorE S S +S S E MajorE S E MajorE S S E.
|------10-(10)----10---12------12--12s=14----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-9s11---------11---------12---12-(12)s14----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA G5G5 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------------3-----3-----3--------|-2---------2--------2--3----2-----0-----2-|
|--2-----------2-----2-2--3-----3-----3--------|-3---------3--------3--3----3-----3-----3-|
|--2-----------2-----2-2--0-----0-----0--------|-2---------2--------2--2----2-----2-----2-|
|--2-----------2-----2-2--0-----0-----0--------|-0---------0--------0--0----0-----0-----0-|
|--0-----------0-----0-0-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------3-----3-----3----0---|------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S E MajorE S E MajorE S S +S S E MajorE S E MajorE S S S E MajorE
|-14-------14-------14------12-------12--------|------10-(10)----10---12------12s14-14----|
|-------17-------17---------------15----15-----|------------------------------------------|
|----14-------14---------12----12--------------|-9s11---------11---------12---12s14----14-|
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA G5G5
Q E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------------3-----3------3--------|
|--2-----------2-----2-2--3-----3------3--------|
|--2-----------2-----2-2--0-----0------0--------|
|--2-----------2-----2-2--0-----0------0--------|
|--0-----------0-----0-0------------------------|
|-------------------------3-----3------3------0-|
|
| S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S +S S E MajorE
|-14----14----14----14---12-------12-(12)----12-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----14----14----14---------12-12---------12----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
Q E. S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-2-----2------2--3-----2-----0-----2-*|
|-3-----3------3--3-----3-----3-----3-*|
|-2-----2------2--2-----2-----2-----2-*|
|-0-----0------0--0-----0-----0-----0-*|
|-------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------*|
|
| E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S S S S S S S E MajorE
|------10--10-------12-------------14-*|
|-------------------------------------*|
|-9s11-----11-11-12----12-12s14-14----*|
|-------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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
----------------
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
-----------
| - 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
Other versions of Torn And Frayed
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Torn and frayed (Ver. 2) by The Rolling Stones
