Gimme Shelter Rolling Stones [Rhythm Guitar Intro] C# B A 4 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----7---7---6-7-|-----5---5---4-5-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2---4-2---4-2-| G|---6---8-----6-8-|---4---6-----4-6-|---2-----2-----2-|-4-2---4-2---4-2-| D|-6---------6-----|-4---------4-----|-2---------------|-----2-----2-----| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C# B A 8 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----7---7-7-7-7-|-----5---5-5-5-5-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----4-2-4-2-| G|---6---8-8-8-8-8-|---4---6-6-6-6-6-|---2-4-2-2-4-2---|-4-2---2-4-2-4-2-| D|-6---------------|-4---------------|-2-------------2-|-----2-----------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C# B A 12 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----7---7-7-7-6-|-----5---5-5-5-4-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----4-2-4-2-| G|---6---8-8-8-8-6-|---4---6-6-6-6-4-|---2-4-2-2-4-2---|-4-2---2-4-2-4-2-| D|-6---------------|-4---------------|-2-------------2-|-----2-----------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C# B A 16 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-6-7-7---9-7-6---|-4-5-5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----2-4-2-2-| G|-6-8-8---8-8-6-6-|-4-6-6---6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-4-2---2-2-4-2-2-| D|-------6---------|-------4-------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----2-----------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C# B A 20 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----7---9-7-6---|-----5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----2-4-4-2-| G|---6---8-8-8-6---|---4---6-6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-4-2---2-2-4-4-2-| D|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----2-----------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C# B A E A E A E B E B 24 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----7---9-7-6---|-----5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-----------------| G|---6---8-8-8-6---|---4---6-6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-----------------| D|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---7---7---9---9-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-| [Lead Guitar Intro] C# B A A e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-9>| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------12----| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C# B A A e|>9---------9-----|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-9>| B|------------12-9>|>9-----------9b10|-----------------|---9-------12----| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|11---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C# B A A e|>9---------------|-----------------|---9-------9-----|-------------9-9>| B|------------9b10-|-9b10r9----------|12------12-----9>|>9b10r9---12-----| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C# B A A e|>9--------9------|-----------------|--------9--------|-----9------------| B|------------12-9>|b10r9------------|--12-------------|--12--12-9b10-9b10| G|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-9----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| C# B A A e|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------9---9>| B|-9b10r9----------|-9---------9--12-|--12---------9---|-----9--12--12---| G|-----------------|--11---------9---|----------11-----|--11-------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C# B A A e|>9---------------|-9---------------|-----------------|---9-------------------| B|----------9---12-|---12----9b10----|-9b10------9---9-|12--12-------12--------| G|--------11--9----|-----------------|---------11--11--|-------9--11b13r11p9---| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------11-| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| [Verse 1] C# (sus) Ooh a storm is threatening my very life today If I don't get some shelter, Oh yeah I'm gonna fade away [Chorus 1,2,4] C# B A E A E A E B E B War, Children, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away C# B A E A E A E B E B C# War, Children, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away [Verse 2] Ooh, see the fire sweepin, our very streets today Burn like a red coal carpet, Mad bull lost its way [Chorus 2] [Solo] [Chorus 3]x3 C# B A E A E A E B E B Rape, Murder, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away [Verse 3] Mmm, the flood is threatening, my very life today Gimme, Gimme Shelter, I'm gonna fade away [Chorus 4] [Chorus 5] C# B A E A E A E B E B Love, sister, It's just a kiss away, It's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away, It's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away, yeah [Rhythm Guitar during verse] C# e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----6-----6-----|-6---7---7-6---6>|>6---6-----6-----|-----7-----------| G|-----6-----6-----|-6---6---6-6---6>|>6---6-----6-----|-9-6-6-6-----6-4-| D|-----6-----6-----|-6---6---6-6---6>|>6---6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-4-| A|-----4-----4-----|-4---4---4-4---4>|>4---4-----4-----|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C# e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-6---6-----6-----|-6---7-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-----7-----------| G|-6---6-----6-----|-6---6-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-9-6-6-6-----6-4-| D|-6---6-----6-----|-6---6-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-4-| A|-4---4-----4-----|-4---4-4-------4>|>4---4-----4-----|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (3rd verse variation) C# e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----6-----6-----|-----7-6---------|-----6-----6-6---|-----7-6---------| G|-----6-----6-----|-9-6-8-6-----9-6-|>6---6-----6-6---|-9-6-8-6-----9-6-| D|-----6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-6-|>6---6-----6-6---|-6-6-6-6-----6-6-| A|-----4-----4-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| [Rhythm Guitar Chorus] C# B A E A E A E B E B e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-----------------| D|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-----------------| A|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-0---0-000-0---0-|---7---7---9---9-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-| C# B A E A E A E B E B e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-6---6-667-6---6-|---------5-4-4-4-|---------3-2-2-2-|-----------------| G|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4-4-4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-----------------| D|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4-4-4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-----------------| A|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-0---0-000-0-0-0-|---7---7---9---9-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-| [Lead at end of Chorus 1] C# e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|------12b14b14b14|b14r12-----9-----|----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|------11-----11--|11b13r11--------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-11---| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| [Lead at end of Chorus 2] C# e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---12-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-11|b13--b13r11-9-11-9----| D|-----------------|------9----------|----11---9-11----|-------------------11>| A|-----------------|-9h11--11--------|-----------------|----------------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| C# e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|---12------------|--------12---12--|---12-----------| G|--------------11>|b13--b13r11-9----|---11b13--b13--11|b13---9---------| D|>11--------------|--------------11-|-----------------|---------11-----| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| C# B A E A E A E B E B e|-----------------|-----------------|----9-----------------|------------------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------| G|---11b13-9-------|-9---------9---9-|11b13-13r11-9-11-9-11-|b13b13b13b13r11-9-------| D|----------11-9-11|--11-9-11---11---|----------------------|------------------11-11>| A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------| C# B A E A E A E B E B e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------| G|-----------------|---------9-------|-----------------|-11b13b13b13b13r11-9----| D|>11vvvv----------|---9-11----11>>>>|>11vvvv----------|---------------------11-| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------| C# B A E A E A E B E B e|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------| B|-----------------|12b14b14b14b14b14r12-12-----|------------------|--------------------| G|-----------------|-----------------------11-9-|-------------9-11-|b13----------9-11b13| D|-11vvvv----------|----------------------------|-11vvv--9-11------|----11--9-11--------| A|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------| E|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------| Other leads are based on the C#m pentatonic scale (C# E F# G# B C#) Most of the tabs include 8th note rhythms, i.e. |-9-9---9-1-2-3-44-| is 8th note, 4th note, 8th note, 8th, 8th, 8th, 16th, 16th *********************************** | v Vibrato | b Bend | br Bend release | > Let Ring ***********************************
