Scarlet Tab by The Rolling Stones

Scarlet tab by The Rolling Stones

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: A

Gutiar 1 - Open G (DGDGBD)
Guitar 2 - Standard Tuning

🎸 Intro:

   Main Rhythm (Keith) - repeats similarly throughout
d|------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--------10--------10------10-----------------|
G|--x--x--x---x--x--x---x-------x------12----9----|
D|-11--x--x--11--x--x--11------11----x--9----9----|
G|--9-(0)(0)--9-(0)(0)--9-------9----x--9----9----|
D|------------------------------------------------|

   Repeated Lead part (Jimmy Page) - strarts on beat 3 of main rhythm
e|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|--9------9----------|
D|----------------------------------------9--9--9--|-11p9----9----------|
A|------------------------------7--7/9-11-11-11-11-|---------7----------|
E|------------------------------0--0---------------|------0--0----------|

🎸

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🎸 Verse 1:

   Main Rhythm (Keith) - repeats similarly throughout
d|------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--------10--------10------10-----------------|
G|--x--x--x---x--x--x---x-------x------12----9----|
D|-11--x--x--11--x--x--11------11----x--9----9----|
G|--9-(0)(0)--9-(0)(0)--9-------9----x--9----9----|
D|------------------------------------------------|

   Repeated Lead part (Jimmy Page) - strarts on beat 3 of main rhythm
e|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------9--9--9--|--9------9----------|
D|----------------------------------------9--9--9--|-11p9----9----------|
A|------------------------------7--7/9-11-11-11-11-|---------7----------|
E|------------------------------0--0---------------|------0--0----------|


Verse End:

    Rhythm part
d|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------9---x---------|---------------------10-10-----------|
G|--9-----------9-------9---x-9--9----|-9--------------9-----9--9---9---0-0-|
D|--9-----------9-------------9--9----|-9--------------9----11-11---9---0-0-|
G|--9-----------9---------------------|-9--------------9------------9---0-0-|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

    Lead Part
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------| played
G|--9--------------9\---------------------------|   2x
D|--9--------------9\---------------------9-----|
A|--7--------------7\-----------7--7/9-11-11----|
E|------------------------------0--0------------|


🎸 Chorus:
   progression: A  C#m  Bm  E

   Rhythm
d|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------7-7------------|
G|-2-------2-----2---2---2---------|-6---6-------x-x-8-8-x-6--------|
D|-2-------2-----2---2---2---------|-6---6-------x-x-----x-6--------|
G|-2-------2-----2---2---2---------|-6---6-------x-x-----x-6--------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------4b6-4-2---2-------|--------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-2-------------4---4-2---|-4p2------------------------2h4-|
A|-0-----0-0-----------------------|-----4--------------4-----------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   Rhythm
d|---------------------------------|-2-----2-2------2---2---2---2---|
B|-3-----3-----3-x-5-----3-3-------|-5-----5-5------5---5---5---5---|
G|-4-----4-----4-x-6-----4-4-------|-4-----4-4------4---4---4---4---|
D|-4-----4-----4-x-4-----4-4-------|-2-----2-2------2---2---2---2---|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------9\---|
G|-2h4---4-----4---2h4p2---4-2---2---|-2------------------------------|
D|-----------------------4-----4---4-|---4\2---------4/6-6---6/9------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   Rhythm
d|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------7-7------------|
G|-2-------2-----2---2---2---------|-6---6-------x-x-8-8-x-6--------|
D|-2-------2-----2---2---2---------|-6---6-------x-x-----x-6--------|
G|-2-------2-----2---2---2---------|-6---6-------x-x-----x-6--------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------9--------9--9--9-------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------4b6-4--2----2-----|---------9--------9--9--9-------|
D|------------------------4--------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   Rhythm
d|---------------------------------|-2-----2-2------2---2---2---2---|
B|-3-----3-----3-x-5-----3-3-------|-5-----5-5------5---5---5---5---|
G|-4-----4-----4-x-6-----4-4-------|-4-----4-4------4---4---4---4---|
D|-4-----4-----4-x-4-----4-4-------|-2-----2-2------2---2---2---2---|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|----10----12--10--7------9-------7-|-----9-----7--------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------9---7---5h7-5---|
G|/11----11------------7/9---9\7-7---|---------9----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   Rhythm
d|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------7-7---5--------|
G|-2-------2-----2---2---2---------|-6---6-------x-x-8-8-x-6--------|
D|-2-------2-----2---2---2---------|-6---6-------x-x-----x-6--------|
G|-2-------2-----2---2---2---------|-6---6-------x-x-----x----------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------4b6-4--x-4p2----2-|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------6-----|
A|---------0-----------------------|-4-------4-------4------4---4---|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   Rhythm
d|---------------------------------|-2-----2-2------2---2---2---2---|
B|-3-----3-----3-x-5-----3-3-------|-5-----5-5------5---5---5---5---|
G|-4-----4-----4-x-6-----4-4-------|-4-----4-4------4---4---4---4---|
D|-4-----4-----4-x-4-----4-4-------|-2-----2-2------2---2---2---2---|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------12b14--0-0-0-0-|
B|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-4-----4-4-----4-2h4p2----2---2----|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------5\4---4---4--|-4\2---2-2----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|


🎸 Solo:
   rhythm in background is Chorus chords

e|-12b14------------9-10-11-12--------|---------------7-----7----------5-----|
B|----------9-------------------12b14-|-12b14r12\9------7h9---9~---------7p5-|
G|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

e|-5------------------------4-5-6-|-7-----------------7----------------------|
B|---5h7--------------------------|---5-5~--------------7b9r7-5--------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------7---5------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------7m-|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|


Main Riff Returns:

   Main Rhythm (Keith) - repeats similarly throughout
d|------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--------10--------10------10-----------------|
G|--x--x--x---x--x--x---x-------x------12----9----|
D|-11--x--x--11--x--x--11------11----x--9----9----|
G|--9-(0)(0)--9-(0)(0)--9-------9----x--9----9----|
D|------------------------------------------------|

   Repeated Lead part (Jimmy Page) - strarts on beat 3 of main rhythm
e|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------9--9--9--|--9------9----------|
D|----------------------------------------9--9--9--|-11p9----9----------|
A|------------------------------7--7/9-11-11-11-11-|---------7----------|
E|------------------------------0--0---------------|------0--0----------|


go into Verse end at 1:53

    Lead Part (rhythm doubles power chords)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--9--------------9\------------------------9\-|
D|--9--------------9\---------------------9--9\-|
A|--7--------------7\-----------7--7/9-11-11----|
E|------------------------------0--0------------|


🎸 Bridge:

   Rhythm part
d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6/7------7-------7---7---7-------|-9-------9-------9---9---9-------|
D|-6/7------7-------7---7---7-------|-9-------9-------9---9---9-------|
G|-6/7------7-------7---7---7-------|-9-------9-------9---9---9-------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------|-------------------4---4-4-------|
D|-0--------------------4-5-4-------|----------------/6-------------6-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   Rhythm part
d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6/7------7-------7---7---7-------|-9-------9-------9---9---9-------|
D|-6/7------7-------7---7---7-------|-9-------9-------9---9---9-------|
G|-6/7------7-------7---7---7-------|-9-------9-------9---9---9-------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|----------------------------------|--------5-4h5p4-------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------5-----------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-7p6-7----7-----------5-4---5-4---|-2----------------2---2-2-2-------|
A|-----5----5-----------------------|----------------------------5-4-5-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   Rhythm part
d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6-----6-6-------6---6---6--------|-7---7---7-------7---7---7-------|
D|-6-----6-6-------6---6---6--------|-7---7---7-------7---7---7-------|
G|-6-----6-6-------6---6---6--------|-7---7---7-------7---7---7-------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------7---------------7---------|
D|-----6-6---------6----------------|-------7-7h9p7---------7-7h9p7-----|
A|-4---4-4-4-------4-----4-4--------|-5--/9-9-------9----/9-9-------9---|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   Rhythm part
d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-9-------9-------9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------|
G|-9-------9-------9---9---9---9---|-----------------7h9-7---6---4---|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------7---------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------9---9---|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9---9---|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------9---9---|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------7-------7-7-----7---7---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 2:

   Keith
d|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-5---5---5---------5--5----5--5----|
G|-2---2---2------------2--2----2--2----|-6---6---6---------6--6----6--6----|
D|-2---2---2------------2--2----2--2----|-6---6---6---------6--6----6--6----|
G|-0---0---0------------0--0----0--0----|-4---4---4---------4--4----4--4----|
D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |
 | Jimmy
e|-----------------------12-------12-12-|------------------------------------|
B|-----------------15p14-14-14p12-12-12-|-14p12-12-12\10---10---10p9---------|
G|-----------------14----14-14----14-13-|-14p13-13-13\11---11--------9\7-----|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------9p7-|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

   Keith
d|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-4---4---4--------4-4----4-4-----|-9-------9---------9--9----9--9-|
D|-4---4---4--------4-4----4-4-----|-9-------9---------9--9----9--9-|
G|-4---4---4--------4-4----4-4-----|-9-------9---------9--9----9--9-|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |
 | Jimmy/Additional guitar track
e|---------------------4---5---6---|-7--------------------4---------|
B|---------------------------------|----5--5~--------5--5---7--5----|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------7-|
D|-9~------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   Keith
d|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------7-7------------|
G|-2-------2-----2---2---2---------|-6---6-------x-x-8-8-x-6--------|
D|-2-------2-----2---2---2---------|-6---6-------x-x-----x-6--------|
G|-2-------2-----2---2---2---------|-6---6-------x-x-----x-6--------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |
 | Jimmy - overdrive turned off
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-6-------------4b6--4-2---2------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------4----2h4-|-4p2----------------2-4-4~--2---|
A|---------------------------------|-----5-4--------2h4-------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   Keith
d|---------------------------------|-2-----2-2------2---2---2---2---|
B|-3-----3-----3-x-5-----3-3-------|-5-----5-5------5---5---5---5---|
G|-4-----4-----4-x-6-----4-4-------|-4-----4-4------4---4---4---4---|
D|-4-----4-----4-x-4-----4-4-------|-2-----2-2------2---2---2---2---|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |
 | Jimmy
e|---------------------------------|---12-----10-0---9-0---7---7-5p4-|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-----4-4~~---------------------|-13--13-11-----9-----7-----------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Solo guitar (comes in on last bar above):
   A
e|-15----15----15----15-------15-------15--------------|
B|-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17----15b17-------15pb17r15b17-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

   C#m                              Bm
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-15b17--15-14-------------------|-10b12--b12--12r10-7--------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------9-6---6-7----------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------9~------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

   E
e|----/4--5--6--7------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------5~---------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------7-5-----4-5-|-4~-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------|


🎸 Outro:

   Main Rhythm (Keith) - repeats similarly throughout
d|------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--------10--------10------10-----------------|
G|--x--x--x---x--x--x---x-------x------12----9----|
D|-11--x--x--11--x--x--11------11----x--9----9----|
G|--9-(0)(0)--9-(0)(0)--9-------9----x--9----9----|
D|------------------------------------------------|

   Repeated Lead part (Jimmy Page) - strarts on beat 3 of main rhythm
e|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------9--9--9--|--9------9----------|
D|----------------------------------------9--9--9--|-11p9----9----------|
A|------------------------------7--7/9-11-11-11-11-|---------7----------|
E|------------------------------0--0---------------|------0--0----------|


Solo guitar returns at 3:18
e|-----------------12------------------------|-------15--------------------------------|
B|---------------------15brb17------15~------|-15b17----b17-15-12---12-----------------|
G|--------9-9-/13----------------------------|-------------------14----13--------------|
D|------9------------------------------------|----------------------------14-12-14~----|
A|-9/11--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

e|------------15-----------------15--15----|------------------------------------------|
B|--------15---------------15----15--15----|-12----12---------------------------------|
G|-14b16---------14brb16------16pbr15r14---|-12----12----15p14p12--12-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|----14----14---------14---14~---------14\-|
A|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------8---8-----|------------------------------|
G|-------7---7~------7-7-9---9---9---|----7---7~-----9----9p7~------|
D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------| fade out
A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|


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| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute

************************************

Published: August 30, 2025

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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