Route 66 Tab by The Rolling Stones

Route 66 tab by The Rolling Stones

Guitar Tab

ROLLING STONES - ROUTE 66
(Troup)

Tabber: Mord_Wraith
E-mail: thundastruck@hotmail.com

Tuning (low to high): EADGBE

Chords used:

A        x02xxx -> x04xxx
D        xx02xx -> xx04xx
E        xx24xx -> xx26xx
A5       x022xx

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Guitar 1:

Lick 1                   Lick 2

E|-------------------|   E|-------------------|
B|---7-5-----7-5-----|   B|---7-5-----8-8p7---|
G|---7-5-7---7-5-7---|   G|---7-5-7---7-7-----|
D|-------7-------7---|   D|-------7-----------|
A|-------------------|   A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|   E|-------------------|

Lick 3                   Lick 4

E|-------------------|   E|---------------------|
B|---8-8p7---8-8p7---|   B|---10-10p9---8-8p7---|
G|---7-7-----7-7-----|   G|----9--9-----7-7-----|
D|-------------------|   D|---------------------|
A|-------------------|   A|---------------------|
E|-------------------|   E|---------------------|

Solo (guitar 1):

E|-------5-----5-----5-----5-----------------5-----------------------------|
B|-------5-----5-----5-----5---------------------------------------5-------|
G|---7b9---7b9---7b9---7b9---7b9r7-5---5-7b9---7b9-7p5---5-7b9-7b9---7p5---|
D|-----------------------------------7-----------------7-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----8--8\-7-7-7\-5-5-5\-3-3-3---------------5---------------|
B|---10-10\-8-8-8\-7-7-7\-5-5-5-7-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------7-5b6---5-7b9---7b9r7-5b6-----|
D|------------------------------------7-------------------7---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---12-12-12\-10-10-10\--8--8--8\-7-7-7\-5---5-----------------|
B|---13-13-13\-12-12-12\-10-10-10\-8-8-8\-5-7-5-7-5---5---5-7---|
G|------------------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-7-5-7b9-|
D|--------------------------------------------------7---7-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse (guitar 2):

A                   D             A

   Well if you ever plan to motor west

            D                                    A

   Try take my way that's the highway that's the best

            E        D      A

   Get your kicks on Route 66

Chorus (guitar 2):

        A5                  A5

   Well goes from St. Louis down to Missouri

   A5

   Oklahoma City looks oh so pretty

D                          A

   You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico

   E                  D

   Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Wynona

   A

   Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino

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The licks are played along with guitar 2; listen to the song to know where to put them.
Try not to play the solo exactly as it is, make up your own.  Special thanks to my guitar

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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