Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter! ^=BEND UP full tone ^h=bend half tone ^q=bend quarter tone INTRO all finger picking with thumb on the D string E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------} B-------7----7----7-6----------5---5----5-4--------4-2---4-2----4-2--------4-5-4-} G----6--8----8----8-6-------4--6---6----6-4-----2--4-2---4-2----4-2--------4-4-4-} D--6------6----6----------4------4----4-------2---------2------2-----2---4-------} A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------} E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------} INTRO PART 2 all finger picking E-------------------------------------------------------------------------} B-------7-----9-7-6------5----7-5-4--------4-2---4-2----4-2--------4-5-4--} G----6--6-----6-6-6----4-4----4-4-4-----2--4-2---4-2----4-2--------4-4-4--} D--6------6----------4-----4----------2--------2------2------2----4-------} A-------------------------------------------------------------------------} E-------------------------------------------------------------------------} THE SOLO OVER INTRO E----7-9-9-----------} B-------------7^h----} this bend is a quarter tone, only bend up a little bit. G--------------------} D--------------------} A--------------------} E--------------------} VERSE riff played with 4/4 strumming. E------------------------------------------} B----8-8-8-7-8-7-8-7----8-8-8-8-7--x--x----} G----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7--x--x----} D----9-9-9-7-9-7-9-7----9-9-9-9-7--10-7----} A------------------------------------------} E------------------------------------------} CHORUS E------------------------------------------------------------------------} B--6-6-6-6-6-6-7-6---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----2---2---2---2-----} G--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-----2---2---2---2--33-} D--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--33-} A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0---2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--22-} E----------------------------------------------------0---0---0---0-------} SOLO Keith Richards changes the solo evrytime but its always in the key of C#m pentatonic. the record solo is route on the *D string 11th fret* Here is the version on the record, IT STARTS ON BEAT 2 OF THE CHORUS. E------------------------------------------------------------------------) B---------------------------------------9---------------99999------------) G-11^-9---------9------------9----9-11^---11^-9-11-9-11^------11-9-11-11-) D-------11-9-11---11-9-11------11----------------------------------------) A------------------------------------------------------------------------) E------------------------------------------------------------------------) carried on... E----------------------------------------------------------------------------} B--------------------12^^^^^------------------------9---9---9----------------} G--11^^^^11-9----------------11^-11-9-------11-9-11^-11^-11^-11^-11-9--------} D-------------11-11-------------------11------------------------------11-11--} A----------------------------------------------------------------------------} E----------------------------------------------------------------------------} then repeat chrous till end. The effect on the intro is called a textrem or vibrato depending on the pedal you have.