The version on UG sucks, thought this tab did the song a little more justice.
-Sehryn
Originally tabbed by Jean-Pierre TROLET
ROCKS OFF
written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones
from the double album Exile on Main Street
This tune which opens the double album Exile on Main Street is one of my favourites.
It may sound like classical rock 'n roll but it is as difficult to tab as it is to play.
You can hear 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 to achieve the sound!
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 GUITARD+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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 GUITARE+--------------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---+
BASSG+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+D+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+A+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+E+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------0---+
FIRST GUITARD+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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 GUITARE+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+B+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+G+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+D+--------2-------------2--------------+-------------------------------------+A+---2h4-----4-------------------------+--2--2--4---2------------------------+E+---------------0----------3--4-------+-------------------------------------+
BASSG+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+D+--------2----------------------------+-------------------------------------+A+---2h4-----4------4--2--4------------+--4--2--4----------------------------+E+---------------0-----------0---------+-------------0-----------------------+
VERSE :
FIRST GUITARD+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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 GUITARE+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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------------+
BASSG+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+D+-------------------------------------+------------2------------------------+A+---0--0--0----0-------2--2--2-----2--+--------2h4---4------4-2-4-----------+E+-------------------------------------+---0------------0--------------------+
FIRST GUITARD+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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 GUITARE+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
BASSG+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
FIRST GUITARD+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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 GUITARE+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
BASSG+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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 GUITARD+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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 GUITARE+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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------------------+
BASSG+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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 GUITARE+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+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------+
BASSG+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+D+-------------------------------------+-------------------2-2-4-2--------2----------+A+--2--2---2------2--------------------+-----------0-0-3-4------------2h4---4--------+E+-------------------------------------+----------------------------0---------0------+
BRIDGE :
FIRST GUITARD+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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 GUITARE+-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-------------+
BASSG+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+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 GUITARE+-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.............+
BASSG+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+D+-------------------------------------+-4h6--4h6----------------------------+A+---------------------------4---4-----+-------------4-----------------2.............E+-2----2-2--------------2-------------+-------------------------------------+
