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tabbed by Jean-Pierre TROLET
http://tabwyp.free.fr
ROCKS OFF
written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
from the double ROLLING STONES ' album Exile on Main Street
This tune which opens the double album Exile on Main Street is one of my favourites .
It may sound as classical rock 'n roll but is as difficult to tab as it is to play.
You can hear much piano and brass instruments on it and I thought that the guitars
only would be insufficient to have a good sound. In fact two guitars and a bass
are enough provided we put some energy in all that !
You can hear a mp3 demo at the URL above.
The first guitar is tuned in open G : from bass to treble : D G D G B D
The second guitar is in standard tuning.
Legend :
h : hammer-on
>> : strum simply in rhythm
INTRO :
FIRST GUITAR (OPEN G !)
D+-------------------------------------+
B+--9--9--10-9---------------------9---+
G+--9--9---9-9---------------------9---+
D+--9--9--11-9---------------------9---+
G+--9--9---9-9-11--11-------11-11--9---+
D+--------------8---8----8---9--9------+
FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--9--9--10-9---------------------9---+-9--9--10-9----------------------9---+
G+--9--9---9-9---------------------9---+-9--9---9-9----------------------9---+
D+--9--9--11-9---------------------9---+-9--9--11-9----------------------9---+
G+--9--9---9-9-11--11-------11-11--9---+-9--9---9-9---11--11-----11--11--9---+
D+--------------8---8----8---9--9------+---------------8---8---8--9---9------+
SECOND GUITAR
E+--------------2---2------------------+---------------------------------0---+
B+--9--9--10-9--2---2--------4--4--9---+-9--9--10-9---11-----------------0---+
G+--9--9---9-9--3---3--------4--4--9---+-9--9---9-9---11---9--9--9---4---1---+
D+--9--9--11-9-----------4---4--4--9---+-9--9--11-9---11--11--9--9---4---2---+
A+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------2---+
E+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------0---+
BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------0---+
FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+---------------9--10--9--10----------+--9--10--9--10-----------------------+
G+---------------9---9--9---9----------+--9---9--9---9-----------------------+
D+--------9--11--9--11--9--11----------+--9--11--9--11-----------------------+
G+---9h13--------9---9--9---9----------+--9---9--9---9-----------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+--------2-------------2--------------+-------------------------------------+
A+---2h4-----4-------------------------+--2--2--4---2------------------------+
E+---------------0----------3--4-------+-------------------------------------+
BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+--------2----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A+---2h4-----4------4--2--4------------+--4--2--4----------------------------+
E+---------------0-----------0---------+-------------0-----------------------+
VERSE :
FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+---2--3---2----3------4---5-----4--5-+---9------9-9-10-9---9-9-10-9--------+
G+---2--2---2----2------4---4-----4--4-+---9------9-9--9-9---9-9--9-9--------+
D+---2--4---2----4------4---6-----4--6-+---9------9-9-11-9---9-9-11-9--------+
G+---2--2---2----2------4---4-----4--4-+---9------9-9--9-9---9-9--9-9--------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+------2-------2-----------4-------4--+---1---------------------------------+
D+--------2-------------------4--------+---2--------2-------2----------------+
A+----x-----0-----------x-------2------+---2----2h4---4-----------2-2-4-2----+
E+-------------------------------------+---0------------0-----3-4------------+
BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+------------2------------------------+
A+---0--0--0----0-------2--2--2-----2--+--------2h4---4------4-2-4-----------+
E+-------------------------------------+---0------------0--------------------+
FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-2-2-3-2-2-3-----------2----3--2-3---+-2-2-3-2-2-3-----------2----3--2-3---+
G+-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2----2--2-2---+-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2----2--2-2---+
D+-2-2-4-2-2-4-----------2----4--2-4---+-2-2-4-2-2-4-----------2----4--2-4---+
G+-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2----2--2-2---+-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2----2--2-2---+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+---2----2--------------2--------2----+---2-----2-------------2-------2-----+
D+-2-2-4--2-2-4-x--------2-2-4-x--2-4--+-2-2-4---2-2-4-x-------2-2-4-x-2-4---+
A+-0-----x---------------0--------0----+-0-----x---------------0-------0-----+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+---------2-2-4-2--------------2-2-4-2+---------2-2-4-2--------------2-2-4-2+
A+-0-0-3-4--------------0-0-3-4--------+-0-0-3-4--------------0-0-3-4--------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rolling_stones/rocks_off_tab.html ]
FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-4-4-5-4-4-5-----------4--5--4--5----+-4-4-5-4-4-5-----------4--5--4--5----+
G+-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4--4--4--4----+-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4--4--4--4----+
D+-4-4-6-4-4-6-----------4--6--4--6----+-4-4-6-4-4-6-----------4--6--4--6----+
G+-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4--4--4--4----+-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4--4--4--4----+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+---4-----4-------------4--------4----+---4-----4-------------4-------4-----+
D+-4-4-6---4-4-6-x-------4-4-6-x--4-6--+-4-4-6---4-4-6-x-------4-4-6-x-4-6---+
A+-2-----x---------------2--------2----+-2-----x---------------2-------2-----+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+---------4-4-6-4-------------4-4-6-4-+---------4-4-6-4--------------4-4-6-4+
A+-2-2-5-6-------------2-2-5-6---------+-2-2-5-6--------------2-2-5-6--------+
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+--2-2-3---2-2-3-----9-10--9-10-------+--9-9--10---9-9-10-------------------+
G+--2-2-2---2-2-2-----9--9--9--9-------+--9-9---9---9-9--9-------------------+
D+--2-2-4---2-2-4-----9-11--9-11-------+--9-9--11---9-9-11-------------------+
G+--2-2-2---2-2-2-----9--9--9--9-------+--9-9---9---9-9--9-------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
me ________________?
SECOND GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G+---2---------------1-----------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-2--------2-2-4-2--2-------2---------+--2----------------------------------+
A+-0---3-4-----------2--2h4----4-------+---------2--2-4-2--------------------+
E+-------------------0-----------0-----+----3-4-----------0------------------+
BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+---------2-2-4-2-----------2---------+-------------------------------------+
A+-0-0-3-4--------------2h4----4-------+--4-2-4-----4-2-4--------------------+
E+------------------0-------------0----+--------0---------0------------------+
CHORUS :
FIRST GUITAR
D+--4--4-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
B+--5--5---4------4--4-----------------+-4----4-----2-3-2-3--9-10-9-10--9-9-10-9-10--+
G+--4--4---4------4--4-----------------+-4----4-----2-2-2-2--9--9-9--9--9-9--9-9--9--+
D+--6--6---4------4--4-----------------+-4----4-----2-4-2-4--9-11-9-11--9-9-11-9-11--+
G+--4--4------4------------------------+-4----4-----2-2-2-2--9--9-9--9--9-9--9-9--9--+
D+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
I only get my rocks off______________
SECOND GUITAR
E+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
G+--4--4-------------------------------+-------------2--------------1----------------+
D+--4--4---6------4--4-----------------+-4---4-----2-------2-2-4-2--2-----2----------+
A+--2--2---2--x---2--2-----------------+-2---2-----0---3-4----------2-2h4---4--------+
E+-------------------------------------+----------------------------0---------0------+
BASS
G+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------2-2-4-2--------2----------+
A+--2--2---2------2--------------------+-----------0-0-3-4------------2h4---4--------+
E+-------------------------------------+----------------------------0---------0------+
BRIDGE :
FIRST GUITAR
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+--------------5----------------5-----+
G+-------------------------------------+--------------6----------4-----6-----+
D+-4----------------------------2------+-4h6--4h6-----6-->>--4h6---6---6-->>-+
G+-6---------------------6---6---------+-----------6--6--------------6-6-----+
D+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
E+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9---9-12-9-9-12--9--9-12-9-9-9-+
B+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9---9--9-9-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-+
G+-3-->>-----------------3--->>>-------+--------------9---9--9-9-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-+
D+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------11---------------11-------------+
A+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------11---------------11-------------+
E+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9----------------9-------------+
BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-4h6--4h6----------------------------+
A+--------------------------4---4------+-----------4--4------4---------4-----+
E+-2-----2-2-------------2-------------+-------------------------------------+
FIRST GUITAR (9 times)
D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B+-------------------------------------+--------------5----------------4....-+
G+-------------------------------------+--------------6----------4-----4....-+
D+-4----------------------------2------+-4h6--4h6-----6-->>--4h6---6---4....-+
G+-6---------------------6---6---------+-----------6--6--------------6-4....-+
D+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------------------------------+
SECOND GUITAR
E+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9---9-12-9-9-12--7.............+
B+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9---9--9-9-9--9--7.............+
G+-3-->>-----------------3--->>>-------+--------------9---9--9-9-9--9--8.............+
D+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------11----------------9.............+
A+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------11----------------9.............+
E+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9----------------7.............+
BASS
G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D+-------------------------------------+-4h6--4h6----------------------------+
A+---------------------------4---4-----+-------------4-----------------2.............
E+-2----2-2--------------2-------------+-------------------------------------+
