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MONKEY MAN - The Rolling Stones
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Tabbed by: ironmanben
Email: bentrooper@gmail.com
Tuning: e B G D A e
Guitar 1 - Keith Richards (Rhythm)
Guitar 2 - Keith Richards (Lead)
There is no capo used in this song as far as I know. It is played live without a capo,
and a lot of the notes are open, Standard tuning notes.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12--12--12---11-11-11-11--11--11---10-10-10-10--10--10---9--9--|
G|-9--9--9--9---9---9----9--9--9--9---9---9----9--9--9--9---9---9----9--9--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| turn on the distortion!^ |
e|-9--9--9--9---9---9----9--9--9--9---9---9----9--9--9--9---9---9----------|
B|-9--9--9--9---9---9----9--9--9--9---9---9----9--9--9--9---9---9----9--9--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------9--9--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(guitar 1 only:)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12--12--12---11-11--11--11---10-10--10--10------6--7--7----6-|
G|-9--9---9---9----9--9---9---9----9--9---9---9----/6-6--6--9-10-6-|
D|-------------------------------------------------/6---6--6--11-6-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7h9---10p9---7h9---10p9-7h9h10------6--7--7-7-6---------7---7-6-|
G|-9-----9------9-----9----9--------/6-6--6--9-9-6-----6---6-6-9-6-|
D|----------------------------------/6---6--6----------6-6---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7h8-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-----------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-9---------6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
D|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-9---------6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
A|-7-----7------7-----7--------------4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7h9---10p9---7h9---10p9-------------6--7--7-7-6---------7---7-6-|
G|-9-----9------9-----9-----11-9----/6-6--6--9-9-6-----6---6-6-9-6-|
D|----------------------------------/6---6--6----------6-6---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7h8-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---------------------------------11-9----|
G|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-----------6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--------10-|
D|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-----------6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-----------|
A|-7-----7------7-----7--------------4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2------2-----------------------6--7--7-7-6--------7--7-6---|
G|-2-2-2--2-2-2------4-4---4--4----/6-6--6-69-9-6-----6--6-69-6---|
D|-2-2----2-2-2------4-4---4--4----/6---6-------------6-6-------2-|
A|------------------------------------------------7h8-----------0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---2---2-2-2-2-4---4---4-4-4-4--------------------------------|
G|-2---2---2-2-2-2-4---4---4-4-4-4--6-6-6--6--6-6-----6-66-6-6--2-|
D|-2---2---2-2-2-2-4---4---4-4-4-4--6-6-6--6--6-6-----6-66-6-6--2-|
A|-0---0---0-0-0-0-2---2---2-2-2-2--4-4-4--4--4-4-7h8-4-44-4-4--0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2------2-----------------------6--7--7-7-6--7-7-7-7--7-6-----6---|
G|-2-2-2--2-2-2------4-4---4-------/6-6--6-69-9-6--9-9-9-9--9-6-----6---|
D|-2-2----2-2-2------4-4---4---4---/6---6-----------------------6h8---9-|
A|---------------------------1/2----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---2---2-2-2-2-4---4---4-4-4-4--------------------------------------|
G|-2---2---2-2-2-2-4---4---4-4-4-4--------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2-2-2-4---4---4-4-4-4--------------------------------------|
A|-0---0---0-0-0-0-2---2---2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7h9---10p9---7h9---10p9-------------6--7--7-7-6--7-7-7-7--7-6-----6---|
G|-9-----9------9-----9-----11-9----/6-6--6--9-9-6--9-9-9-9--9-6-----6---|
D|----------------------------------/6---6--6--------------------6h8---9-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-----------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-----------6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6--6--6--6-----|
D|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-----------6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6--6--6--6-----|
A|-7-----7------7-----7--------------4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7h9---10p9---7h9---10p9-7h9h10------6--7--7-7-6---------7---7-6-|
G|-9-----9------9-----9----9--------/6-6--6--9-9-6-----6---6-6-9-6-|
D|----------------------------------/6---6--6----------6-6---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7h8-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-----------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-9---------6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
D|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-9---------6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
A|-7-----7------7-----7--------------4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2------2-----------------------6--7--7-7-6--------7--7-6---|
G|-2-2-2--2-2-2------4-4---4--4-3--/6-6--6-69-9-6-----6--6-69-6---|
D|-2-2----2-2-2------4-4---4--4-4--/6---6-------------6-6-------2-|
A|------------------------------------------------7h8-----------0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---2---2-2-2-2-4---4---4-4-4-4--------------------------------|
G|-2---2---2-2-2-2-4---4---4-4-4-4--6-6-6--6--6-6-----6-66-6-6--2-|
D|-2---2---2-2-2-2-4---4---4-4-4-4--6-6-6--6--6-6-----6-66-6-6--2-|
A|-0---0---0-0-0-0-2---2---2-2-2-2--4-4-4--4--4-4-7h8-4-44-4-4--0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2------2-----------------------6--7--7-7-6--7-7-7-7--7-6-----6-|
G|-2-2-2--2-2-2------4-4---4-------/6-6--6-69-9-6--9-9-9-9--9-6-----6-|
D|-2-2----2-2-2------4-4---4---4---/6---6-----------------------6h8---|
A|---------------------------1/2--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---2---2-2-2-2-4---4---4-4-4-4------------------------------------|
G|-2---2---2-2-2-2-4---4---4-4-4-4------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2-2-2-4---4---4-4-4-4------------------------------------|
A|-0---0---0-0-0-0-2---2---2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(guitar 1 only:)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------7--7-7-6---------7--7-6----------7--7-7-6--------7--7-6-|
G|-----6--6-69-9-6-----6---6-69-6-------6--6-69-9-6-----6--6-69-6-|
D|-----6-6-------------6--6-------------6-6-------------6-6-------|
A|-7-8-------------7-8------------7-7/8-------------7-8-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6h7-7-7-6h7-7-7-66---6h7-77---6h7-7-6---6h7-7-7---6h7-7-7-6---6h7-77-7-|
G|-6---6-6-6---6-6-66---6---66-6-6---6-6---6---6-6-6-6---6-6-6---6---66-6-|
D|-6h8-8-8-6h8-8-8-88---6h8-88---6h8-8-6---6h8-8-8---6h8-8-8-6---6h8-88---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(both guitars again:)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6h7-7-6---6h7-7--6-77-6-6---6h7-7--7-77--6---7-7--7-77-6-6---7-7--7-77-|
G|-6---6-6---6---6--6-66-6-6---6---6--6-66--6---6-6--6-66-6-6---6-6--6-66-|
D|-6h8-8-6---6h8-8--6-88-6-6---6h8-8--8-88--6---8-8--8-88-8-8---8-8--8-88-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|-------------7----7----------------------------------------------7-----7|
B|-12/14----7/9--7/9--7/9-7/9-------------------7/9~------------7/9---7/9-|
G|--x-x----------------------6-6------------------------------------------|
D|--9/11------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-6--------6--7-7-6-------7--7-6----------7--7-7-6--------7--7-6---|
G|-6-6-----6--6-69-9-6----6--6-69-6-------6--6-69-9-6-----6--6-69-6---|
D|-8-6-----6-6------------6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6---------|
A|-----7-8-------------7-8----------7-7/8-------------7-8-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7/9---------------------------/9--12/14----------------------------|
G|-----6--------------------6---------x-x-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------9/11----------------------------|
A|---------------------------4\---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rolling_stones/monkey_man_tab_ver_4.html ]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---7-6-----6-----7-7-7-7---7-6-----6-----7-7-7-7---7-6-----6-----|
G|-9-9-9-9---9-6-----6-----9-9-9-9---9-6-----6-----9-9-9-9---9-6-----6-----|
D|---------------6h8---------------------6h8---------------------6h8-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|-----------------------7/9---------------------7/9-----------------------|
B|-----------------------x-x---------------------x-x-----------------------|
G|-----------------------4/6---------------------4/6-------------------6\--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------6\--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---7-6-----6---|
G|-9-9-9-9---9-6-----6---|
D|---------------6h8---9-|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
-| |
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
e|-----------------------2222-2-2-22---------------------------------------|
B|-9---9---10-10109------------------------5-5--5-55p0-5-5--4-4-4h5-55-5p4-|
G|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9---------------------------------------4-4-4---44-4---|
D|-9-9-9-9----------9------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7----------7-2--------------2-0------------------2----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|-------------------------------7/9-7/9\7-7/12---------12\----------------|
B|-------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------x------------------|
G|-----------------///11---------4/6-4/6\4-4/9----------9\-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------2222-22-22-22-------------------------------|
B|-7h9-9----10-9---------------------5--5--5-5-----4-4-45-54-4-4-|
G|-9---9--7--9-9-------------------2---4--4----2---4-4-44-44-4-4-|
D|--------7------9-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2--------------0--------------2-2-2-22-22-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|--------------------------7/9-7/9\7-7/12-----------------------|
B|--------------0-/7--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x---12\\\7---------------|
G|--------------------------4/6-4/6\4-4/9--------------------4///|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---9-9-9-9--9-10---9--------4---7-7-7\5-----2-------2-------4---5--5-5p4-|
G|---9-9-9-9--9-9----9------4---4-----------2---2-2-2---2---4---4-4-44-4---|
D|---------------------7---------------------------2-----------------------|
A|-7----------------------2---------------0---------------2----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|-----------------------------------/9-/9\7-5/12--------12\---------------|
B|------------------------------------x--x-x-x-x---------x-----------------|
G|/9--------------------//11---------/6-/6\4-2/9---------9\----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------2--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9-9-10-109-9---------4----4-4-------2------------------4---5--5-5-4-|
G|---9-9-9-9--9-9-9-------4----4-----4-----2------2-2-2-----4---4--------4-|
D|---9---9---9----9----------------------2---2--------2--------------------|
A|-7----------------2-2----------------0-------0--------0-2----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|-----------------------------7/9-7/9\7-7---7-/-12----12-12\10109-9\7-7\4-|
B|-4///9-----------------------x-x-x-x-x-x---x---x-----x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G|-4///9----------4/11---------4/6-4/6\4-4---4-/-9-----9---9\8-8\6-6\4-4\1-|
D|-4///9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----|
B|-6---|
G|-6-6-|
D|---6-|
A|-----|
E|-----|
-| |
e|-4---|
B|-x---|
G|-1---|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-77776-7-6-7-7-6--------7--7-6----------7--7-7-6--------7--7-6-----|
G|-99996-6-6-9-9-6-----6--6-69-6-------6--6-69-9-6-----6--6-69-6-----|
D|---------------------6-6-------6-----6-6-------------6-6-------6---|
A|-----------------7-8-------------7-8-------------7-8---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|---------------------7-----7-----7---------------------------------|
B|-----------------7/9---7/9---7/9---/9\-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------13\\\-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------11\\\-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------7--7-7-6--------7--7-6-----|
G|-----6--6-69-9-6-----6--6-69-6-----|
D|-----6-6-------------6-6-----------|
A|-7-8-------------7-8---------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
-| |
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-6---6-----------6---6-----------6-|
D|-6-6-6-9---------6-6-6-9---------6-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---7-6-----6-----7-7-7-7---7-6-----6-----7-7-7-7---7-6-----6-----|
G|-9-9-9-9---9-6-----6-----9-9-9-9---9-6-----6-----9-9-9-9---9-6-----6-----|
D|---------------6h8---------------------6h8---------------------6h8-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|---------------------9\----------------------9\----------------------9\--|
B|---------------------9\----------------------9\----------------------9\--|
G|---6---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---7-6-----6---|
G|-9-9-9-9---9-6-----6---|
D|---------------6h8-----|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
-| |
e|---------------------9\|
B|---------------------9\|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------7--7-7-6--------6--7-6----------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-6-7--7-6-----|
G|-----6--6-69-9-6-----6--6-69-6-------6--6-69-9-9-9-9-9-6-9-6-6-69-6-----|
D|-----6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6--------------------------------|
A|-7-8-------------7-8-----------7-7-8------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6---6-----------6---6-----------------6---6----------6-|
D|-----------------6-6-6-9---------6-6-6-9---------------6-6-6-9--------6-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---7-6-----6-----7-7-7-7---7-6-----6-----7-7-7-7---7-6-----6-----|
G|-9-9-9-9---9-6-----6-----9-9-9-9---9-6-----6-----9-9-9-9---9-6-----6-----|
D|---------------6h8---------------------6h8---------------------6h8-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|---------------------------------------------9---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------9------------------9--------|
G|---6---------------------------------11^(13)----------------------11^(13)|
D|-6-6-9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7---7-6-----6---|
G|-9-9-9-9---9-6-----6---|
D|---------------6h8-----|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
-| |
e|-----------------------|
B|------------------9----|
G|------------------9----|
D|--------------------11\|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------7--7-7-6--------7--7-6----------7--7-7-6--------7--7-6---|
G|-----6--6-69-9-6-----6--6-69-6-------6--6-69-9-6--------6-69-6---|
D|-----6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6-------------6-6---------|
A|-7-8-------------7-8-------------7-8-------------7-8-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------|
D|-6-6-6-9---------6-6-6-9---------6-6-6-9---------6-6-6-9---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------7--7-7-6--------7--7-6-----7-7-7-7---7-6-----6---|
G|-----6--6-69-9-6-----6--6-69-6-----9-9-9-9---9-6-----6---|
D|-----6-6-------------6-6-------------------------6h8-----|
A|-7-8-------------7-8-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
-| |
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-------------------|
D|-6-6-6-9---------6-6-6-9---------6-6-6-9-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7---7-6-----6---| FADE OUT
G|---9-9-9-9---9-6-----6---|
D|-----------------6h8-----|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
-| |
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------| FADE OUT
G|-6---6-------------------|
D|-6-6-6-9-----------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| ^ Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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