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Honky Tonk Women tab by The Rolling Stones (Ver. 3)

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  • Tuning: Standard
Difficulty: Intermediate

                           HONKY TONK WOMEN
                          The Rolling Stones

Submitted by honeyponey

I've included most, (if not all) of the fill-in runs
which you hear throughout the song. There are a lot of
them. I've done this in very detailed, small increments
to be more easily read. I've tried to place them where
they belong in reference to the lyrics.

INTRO:x=muff /=slide up =slide down b=bend r=rake(pull-off)

--2-2-x-|-2-2-x-|-2-2------------|------------------------|
--2-2-x-|-2-2-x-|-2-2--5---5---2-|----5--5--2-------------|
--2-2-x-|-2-2-x-|-2-2--4b--4b--2-|----4b-4b-2----------2--|
--2-2-x-|-2-2-x-|-2-2------------|-4-----------4--2h4-----|
--0-0-x-|-0-0-x-|-0-0------------|------------------------|
------x-|-----x-|----------------|------------------------|

I met a gin soaked barroom queen in Memphis
-2-2-x-|-2-2-x-|--------2-x--2-----|-----7-|-12-12---10----|-12--10-|
-2-2-x-|-2-2-x-|--------2-x--2-----|-----7-|-12-12---10----|-12--10-|
-2-2-x-|-2-2-x-|--------2-x--2-----|-----7-|-12-12---10h11-|-12--10-|
-2-2-x-|-2-2-x-|--------2-x--2-----|-----7-|-12-12---------|-12------|
-0-0-x-|-0-0-x-|--3h4-----x--4-----|-7h9---|---------------|---------|
-----x-|-------|----------x--5-----|-------|---------------|---------|

she tried to take me  upstairs     for a ride
--------------------|------------|---------0--2-2--0---|
--------------------|------------|---------0--2-2--0---|
-----2--2--2--2-----|------4-4-4-|---------1--2-2--0h1-|
-----2--4--2--4-----|-2/4--6-4-6-|---------2--2-2--2---|
-----0--0--0--0-----|-4/6--6-6-6-|---------2--2-2--2---|
--------------------|------------|--3b--0----------0---|



---------------------2-2-|
---------------------2-2-|
---------------------2-2-|
---------------------2-2-|
----------2--4r2-----0-0-|
--0--2h4----------4------|



She had to   heave me      right across her           shoulders
----2-2-x-|-----------|-----------------------------|-------7--|
----2-2-x-|--5-2------|-----------------------------|-------7--|
----2-2-x-|--4-2--4-2-|-------------2--4r2-----2--4-|-------7--|
----2-2-x-|-------4-2-|-------2--4----------4-------|-------7--|
----0-0-x-|-----------|-0h2h4-----------------------|--4/9-----|
----------|-----------|-----------------------------|----------|

'cause I just can't seem to
--12-12-10----|--10--------------|---------------------------------|
--12-12-10----|--10--------------|---------2---3/5----3---2--------|
--12-12-10h11-|-----9b--7h9r7----|--2---2--2---4/6----4---2---4--2-|
--12-12-------|---------------9-|--2---4---------------------4--2-|
--------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
--------------|------------------|---------------------------------|

Drink  her  off  my  mind
---------------------------|--17---17---17---------------------------|
---------------------------|--17---17---17---15r14-------------------|
---------------------------|--16b--16b--16b--------16--16r14------14-|
-----------------------2---|----------------------------------14-----|
--2---------2--4r2-----0---|-----------------------------------------|
--0--0h3h4----------4------|-----------------------------------------|

It's  a   hon    ho--o--onk  kee-tonk women
---------|-2-2-x-|-2------0-|-----------2-2-|-------------------------|
---------|-2-2-x-|-2------0-|-----------2-2-|-3/5-5-5-5-53-2-3-2-----|
---------|-2-2-x-|-2------1-|-----------2-2-|-4/6-6-6-6-64-2-4-2-2-2-|
---------|-2-2-x-|-2--------|-----------2-2-|---------------------4-2-|
---------|-0-0-x-|-0--------|-----------0-0-|-------------------------|
-0--2--4-|-----x-|---3b-0---|-0--2--4-------|-------------------------|

Give me  give me  give me  the honky tonk blues
--2--2----2-2-2-2---0---0----0---0--0--0-0--2-2--|------------------------------|
--2--2----3-2-2-2---0---0----0---2--0--0-0--2-2--|------------------3/5--53--2-|
--2--2----2-2-4-2---1---1----1---1--1--2-1--2-2--|---------------2--4/6--64--2-|
--2--2----2-2-2-2---2---2----2---2--2--2-2--2-2--|---------2-2h4----------------|
--0--0--------------2---2----2---2--2--2-2--0-0--|-0-0h3h4----------------------|
--------------------0---0----0---0--0--0-0-------|------------------------------|

Many of these runs and fill-in runs are ad-libbed throughtout
 the song, feel free to do the same. Mix them up, throw them
 around, and just have a great time doing it.

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About this song

"Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones was released in 1969 as a single and later included in the album "Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)." The song features a prominent slide guitar riff played by Keith Richards, giving it a distinctive country-blues feel. Bill Wyman's bassline drives the song, adding a funky groove to the mix. The track was a commercial success, reaching the top of the charts in multiple countries.