#----------------------------------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: dmsinge@erenj.com (Dave Singer) Subject: TAB:Midnight Rambler intro-Stones This is the way I play the intro to Midnight Rambler by the Rolling Stones. This version is in standard tuning. The beat is a shuffle in 4/4 and although I play the full barre chords I only hit the strings indicated below. / = slide up Midnight Rambler(intro) - Rolling Stones B A E E ----|----------------------------|------------------------| ----|---------------14-----------|------------------------| ----|---------------14--16-------|------------------------| --8/|9---9---9--9---14--14-----9-|-9--9-11--9--9--9-11--8/| repeat --8/|9---9--11 -9---12--12-----7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--8/| --6/|7---7---7--7---12--12-----7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6/| & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & -- Dave Singer (dmsinge@erenj.com) |Guitars and Drums-just play it lean,mean, Exxon Research and Engineering | __ loud and bluesy. Annandale, NJ 08801 | groove (groov) n. 1. John Bonham,Jimmy phone: 908-730-2317 | Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant. Received: from LUGA.latrobe.edu.au (luga.latrobe.edu.au [131.172.2.2]) by post-office.nevada.edu (8.6.4/8.6.4) with SMTP id IAA00251 for ; Thu, 10 Mar 1994 08:55:02 -0800 Received: from lux.latrobe.edu.au by LUGA.latrobe.edu.au with SMTP id AA13582 (5.67a/IDA-1.5/LTU-1.0 for ); Fri, 11 Mar 1994 01:29:37 +1000 Received: by lux.latrobe.edu.au (5.67a/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA29066; Fri, 11 Mar 1994 01:29:36 +1000 Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 01:29:36 +1000 From: cscsj@lux.latrobe.edu.au ( Junacko) Message-Id: <199403101529.AA29066@lux.latrobe.edu.au> To: jamesb@nevada.edu Subject: Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler From: hertzberg@levers.enet.dec.com (Marc Hertzberg (History: Love it or leave it!)) Subject: Re: REQ: Midnight Rambler Well, this is by no means complete TAB, but it's such fun just to play the intro that I figured I'd post it. Keith probably used some wierd tuning and played it completely different! You might have to do some muting on that funny chord. Also, I have no idea what the "real" key is on the record. Marc Midnight Rambler Opening riff: -|-----------------5--5----------------------------------------------- -|-----------------8--8----------------------------------------------- -|-----------------7--7----------------------------------------------- -|-----------------5--5--7--7--7--9--9--7--7--9----------------------- -|--7--7--7--9--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------- -|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------------------- >From: platt@watson.ibm.com (Daniel E. Platt) Subject: Re: REQ: Midnight Rambler (fwd) In the meantime, here's some other chords to try on that song. Hope you like them... In article <9305251706.AA01139@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca>, you write: |> |> |> Well, this is by no means complete TAB, but it's such fun just to play the intro that I figured I'd post it. Keith probably used some wierd tuning and played it completely different! You might have to do some muting on that funny chord. |> Also, I have no idea what the "real" key is on the record. |> |> Marc |> |> Midnight Rambler |> |> Opening riff: |> |> -|-----------------5--5----------------------------------------------- |> -|-----------------8--8----------------------------------------------- |> -|-----------------7--7----------------------------------------------- |> -|-----------------5--5--7--7--7--9--9--7--7--9----------------------- |> -|--7--7--7--9--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------- |> -|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------------------- Should be: -|-----------------x---x----------------------------------------------- -|-----------------15--14----------------------------------------------- -|-----------------14--14----------------------------------------------- -|-----------------14--14--5--7--7--9--9*-7--7--9----------------------- -|--5--7--7--9--7--xx--xx--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------- -|--5--5--5--5--5--xx--xx----------------------------------------------- *This '9' is sometimes a '5' on the live version. -|-----x---x----------------------------------------------- -|----14--12---7---5--------------------------------------- -|----14--14---7---5--------------------------------------- -|----14--14---7---5--------------------------------------- -|----xx--xx----------5---7---7---9--9---10---10---9------- -|----xx--xx----------5---5---5---5--5----5----5---5------- The 'A' chord (you're playing the 1-5-8 version with no 3rd -- not major or minor) is actually two chords, a suspension that resolves to the major -- played at the 12th fret (drag). Once it gets to the break, there's the two chord da Daahh da Daahh stuff... those chords are ------------------ ------7----------- ------7------5h6-- (Do various riffs here) ------7------5---- ---7--5---7--7---- ---5--5---5--5---- The 5'th fret on the D string is a min 7 interval making the major a dominant 7. The 5h6 is a hammer-on (gives it that bluesy feel). Dan -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel E. Platt platt@watson.ibm.com The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Received: from LUGA.latrobe.edu.au (luga.latrobe.edu.au [131.172.2.2]) by post-office.nevada.edu (8.6.4/8.6.4) with SMTP id IAA00251 for ; Thu, 10 Mar 1994 08:55:02 -0800 Received: from lux.latrobe.edu.au by LUGA.latrobe.edu.au with SMTP id AA13582 (5.67a/IDA-1.5/LTU-1.0 for ); Fri, 11 Mar 1994 01:29:37 +1000 Received: by lux.latrobe.edu.au (5.67a/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA29066; Fri, 11 Mar 1994 01:29:36 +1000 Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 01:29:36 +1000 From: cscsj@lux.latrobe.edu.au ( Junacko) Message-Id: <199403101529.AA29066@lux.latrobe.edu.au> To: jamesb@nevada.edu Subject: Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler From: hertzberg@levers.enet.dec.com (Marc Hertzberg (History: Love it or leave it!)) Subject: Re: REQ: Midnight Rambler Well, this is by no means complete TAB, but it's such fun just to play the intro that I figured I'd post it. Keith probably used some wierd tuning and played it completely different! You might have to do some muting on that funny chord. Also, I have no idea what the "real" key is on the record. Marc Midnight Rambler Opening riff: -|-----------------5--5----------------------------------------------- -|-----------------8--8----------------------------------------------- -|-----------------7--7----------------------------------------------- -|-----------------5--5--7--7--7--9--9--7--7--9----------------------- -|--7--7--7--9--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------- -|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------------------- >From: platt@watson.ibm.com (Daniel E. Platt) Subject: Re: REQ: Midnight Rambler (fwd) In the meantime, here's some other chords to try on that song. Hope you like them... In article <9305251706.AA01139@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca>, you write: |> |> |> Well, this is by no means complete TAB, but it's such fun just to play the intro that I figured I'd post it. Keith probably used some wierd tuning and played it completely different! You might have to do some muting on that funny chord. |> Also, I have no idea what the "real" key is on the record. |> |> Marc |> |> Midnight Rambler |> |> Opening riff: |> |> -|-----------------5--5----------------------------------------------- |> -|-----------------8--8----------------------------------------------- |> -|-----------------7--7----------------------------------------------- |> -|-----------------5--5--7--7--7--9--9--7--7--9----------------------- |> -|--7--7--7--9--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------- |> -|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------------------- Should be: -|-----------------x---x----------------------------------------------- -|-----------------15--14----------------------------------------------- -|-----------------14--14----------------------------------------------- -|-----------------14--14--5--7--7--9--9*-7--7--9----------------------- -|--5--7--7--9--7--xx--xx--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------- -|--5--5--5--5--5--xx--xx----------------------------------------------- *This '9' is sometimes a '5' on the live version. -|-----x---x----------------------------------------------- -|----14--12---7---5--------------------------------------- -|----14--14---7---5--------------------------------------- -|----14--14---7---5--------------------------------------- -|----xx--xx----------5---7---7---9--9---10---10---9------- -|----xx--xx----------5---5---5---5--5----5----5---5------- The 'A' chord (you're playing the 1-5-8 version with no 3rd -- not major or minor) is actually two chords, a suspension that resolves to the major -- played at the 12th fret (drag). Once it gets to the break, there's the two chord da Daahh da Daahh stuff... those chords are ------------------ ------7----------- ------7------5h6-- (Do various riffs here) ------7------5---- ---7--5---7--7---- ---5--5---5--5---- The 5'th fret on the D string is a min 7 interval making the major a dominant 7. The 5h6 is a hammer-on (gives it that bluesy feel). Dan -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel E. Platt platt@watson.ibm.com The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------