#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: tim@shovel.Prime.COM (Tim Cantin) Date: 11 Aug 92 13:05:06 GMT "Brown Sugar" - by the Rolling Stones ------------- A friend of mine just showed me this recently. I love it :) Chords only, though... lyrics should be easy from the recording, and for any lead you're on your own... I don't "do" lead :) (Note: I'm not filling in chords that were already diagramed, I'm doing this on the fly and it takes too long!) Main part: e---x---x-------8---x-------4-------6---------- b---8---9-------8--10-------4-------6---------- g---8---8-------9--10-------5-------7---------- d---8---8------10--10-------6-------8---------- a---6---6------10---8-------6-------8---------- E---x---x-------8---x-------4-------6---------- D# D#? D# B# E# B# G# D# A# E# B# Where "Brown Sugar" lyrics come in: e---3------ b---3------ g---4------ d---5------ a---5------ E---3------ G B# That's about the whole song... The strumming is a little strange; listen to the album. More Stones stuff, please! (If anyone has it!) Date: 18 Oct 95 12:22:02 EDT From: John Kollins <73027.3417@compuserve.com> Subject: Brown Sugar/Rolling Stones Version 1.a Rolling Stones Brown Sugar CORRECTED VERSION: 1.A IMPORTANT!! Use open G tuning -DGDGBD- that Keith uses on many Stones songs, e.g., Honky Tonk Woman, I Go Wild, etc. Drop the high E string to D, Drop the A string to G, and drop the low E string to D. The song is pretty easy to play once you get the tuning and the basic chord and rythym patterns down. Intro -------------------------------------------------------D---------------- -13-12-------------------------------------------------B---------------- -12-12--8-8-8-9-8--------------------------------------G---------------- -14-12--9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------------D---------------- -------------------------------------------------------G---------------- -------------------------------------------------------D---------------- Verse intro --8-8-8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-3-3--5-5-5-5---------------------------- --8-8-9--9--8--5-5-6-6-5--1-2-1-4-3--6-6-6-5---------------------------- --8-8-8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-3-3--5-5-5-5---------------------------- --8-8-10-10-8--5-5-7-7-5--1-3-1-5-3--7-7-7-5---------------------------- --8-8-8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-3-3--5-5-5-5---------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse C F Gold coast . . . --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------ --5-5-5-5-5-7-5-6--10-10-10-10-10-11-10-11------------------------------ --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------ --5-7-5-5-5-7-5-7--10-12-10-10-10-12-10-12------------------------------ --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ C Bflat -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------- -5-5-5-5-5-7-5-6-------------------------------------------------------- -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------- -5-7-5-5-5-7-5-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-5-5----------------------------------- -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-5-5----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This basic pattern varies somewhat verse to verse. Chorus G C --------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------- --------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5--------------------- -0-0------------5---3--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------- -0-0-----0-2-0-(5)-(3)-0-0-2-0--5-5-7-5-7-5-5-7-7-5--------------------- -0-0-3/4-0---0-(5)-(3)-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brown sugar . . . . Notes in parentheses are optional, but add a deeper, bluesy flavor, especially when slightly bent. At the end, when Mick is singing, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, . . . woo!" go back and forth between G (open) and C (5th fret bar). (If you've gotten this far, you will figure it out.) I'm tabbing from memory, but I think this should at least get you close. Feel free to send comments/suggestions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cscsj@lux.latrobe.edu.au ( Junacko) Subject: Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar >From: euakan@eua.ericsson.se (Theo.Kanter) >Subject: CHORDS: Brown Sugar Intro BROWN SUGAR INTRO There have been a few requests on the net for more "Stones stuff". I presume that means "Keith Richard". I would like to contribute with an attempt on the Brown Sugar Intro. In previous letters tabulatures were presented with more complex fingering - without retuning the instrument. The following is more straightforward. N.B. Open-G tuning is requiered. Through away your lower-D string if you are perticular about sounding like Keith does. X, Y, Z are the 10th, 11th an 12th position. In hex that would be A, B, C but confusing to use. D ---- 7--- 7--- ---- -0-- -0-- -000 0--- B ---- 8--- 7--- ---- -0-- -0-- -011 0--- G ---- 7--- 7--- ---- -0-- -0-- -000 0--- D ---- 9--- 7--- ---- -0-- -0-- -022 0--- G ---- 7--- 7--- ---- -0-- -0-- -000 0--- D ---- 7--- 7--- ---- -0-- -0-- -000 0--- D ---- 7--- 7--- ---- -0-- -0-- -000 0--- B ---- 8--- 7--- ---- -0-- -0-- -011 0--- G ---- 7--- 7--- ---- -0-- -0-- -000 0--- D ---- 9--- 7--- ---- -0-- -0-- -022 0--- G ---- 7--- 7--- ---- -0-- -0-- -000 0--- D ---- 7--- 7--- ---- -0-- -0-- -000 0--- D --X- X--- X--- X-X- --7- 7--- 7--- 7-7- B --X- Y--- Y--- Y-X- --7- 8--- 8--- 8-7- G --X- X--- X--- X-X- --7- 7--- 7--- 7-7- D --X- Z--- Z--- Z-X- --7- 9--- 9--- 9-7- G --X- X--- X--- X-X- --7- 7--- 7--- 7-7- B --X- X--- X--- X-X- --7- 7--- 7--- 7-7- B --3- 3-3- 3-3- 5-5- --7- 7-7- 7-7- 7-7- B --3- 3-3- 4-3- 6-5- --7- 8-8- 8-8- 8-7- B --3- 3-3- 3-3- 5-5- --7- 7-7- 7-7- 7-7- B --3- 3-3- 5-3- 7-5- --7- 9-9- 9-9- 9-7- B --3- 3-3- 3-3- 5-5- --7- 7-7- 7-7- 7-7- B --3- 3-3- 3-3- 5-5- --7- 7-7- 7-7- 7-7- D --X- X--- X--- X-X- --7- 7--- 7--- 7-7- B --X- Y--- Y--- Y-X- --7- 8--- 8--- 8-7- G --X- X--- X--- X-X- --7- 7--- 7--- 7-7- D --X- Z--- Z--- Z-X- --7- 9--- 9--- 9-7- G --X- X--- X--- X-X- --7- 7--- 7--- 7-7- B --X- X--- X--- X-X- --7- 7--- 7--- 7-7- B --3- 3-3- 3-3- 5-5- --7- 7-7- 7-7- 7-7- B --3- 3-3- 4-3- 6-5- --7- 8-8- 8-8- 8-7- B --3- 3-3- 3-3- 5-5- --7- 7-7- 7-7- 7-7- B --3- 3-3- 5-3- 7-5- --7- 9-9- 9-9- 9-7- B --3- 3-3- 3-3- 5-5- --7- 7-7- 7-7- 7-7- B --3- 3-3- 3-3- 5-5- --7- 7-7- 7-7- 7-7- (etc...) I hope I got the timing right. (Too bad Emacs isn't connected to /dev/audio and programmed to play tabulature...) -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Theo Kanter ELLEMTEL Telecommunication Systems Laboratories Box 1505, S-125 25 [lvsj| (AElvsjoe), Sweden From: Harlan L Thompson BROWN SUGAR- The Rolling Stones TUNING: D G D G B D G Gsus G3 Bb Bbsus C Csus Eb Ebsus F Fsus G2 G2sus D --0- --0- --0- --3- --3- --5- --5- --8- --8- -10- -10- -12- -12- B --0- --1- --0- --3- --4- --5- --6- --8- --9- -10- -11- -12- -13- G --0- --0- --4- --3- --3- --5- --5- --8- --8- -10- -10- -12- -12- D --0- --2- --0- --3- --5- --5- --7- --8- -10- -10- -12- -12- -14- G --0- --0- --0- --3- --3- --5- --5- --8- --8- -10- -10- -12- -12- D --0- --0- --0- --3- --3- --5- --5- --8- --8- -10- -10- -12- -12- G2sus G2 C Csus C (rpt 3 more times) Eb Ebsus Eb C Csus C Bb Bbsus Bb Csus C (rpt) C Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields F Sold in a market down in New Orleans C Scarred old slaver know he's doing alright Bb C Hear him whip the women just about midnight CHORUS: G G3 G Gsus G C Csus C Csus C Brown sugar, how come you taste so good, now G G3 G Gsus G C Csus C Csus C Brown sugar, just like a young girl should, wooo! Eb Ebsus Eb C Csus C Bb Bbsus Bb Csus C Drums are beating cold, English blood runs hot Lady of the house wonderin' where it's gonna stop Houseboy knows that he's doing alright You shoulda heard him just around midnight CHORUS Eb Ebsus Eb C Csus C Bb Bbsus Bb Csus C (rpt and solo over) CHORUS #2: Oohh come on brown sugar, how come you taste so good babe Aaah brown sugar just like a black girl should Aa-I bet your mama was a tent show queen And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen I'm no schoolboy but I know what I like You shoulda heard me just around midnight CHORUS G Gsus G Gsus G C Csus C Csus C (rpt chords) I said yeah yeah yeah wooo! How come, how come you taste so good? I said yeah yeah yeah wooo! Just like a, just like a black girl should Yeah yeah yeah wooo! NOTE: This is just a tidying up of previous versions. Thanks to the previous posters.