HIGH AND DRY
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1966 Album AFTERMATH)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mick Jagger - Harmonica'
Intro
Q=116
N.C. F
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. 12-string Gtr.)
H Q E E E S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S E E E
|-------------|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
|-------------|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
|-------------|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
|-----------1-|-3---------------------1-|-3---------------------1-|
|---------3---|---------------------3---|---------------------3---|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (Harmonica arr. for Gtr.)
| H Q E E W W
|-------------|-5-----------------------|-8-----------------------|
|-----------8-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E
|---1-1-1-1-1---------|----------------1-1-1-1-1-|-----------1-1-1-1-1-||
|---1-1-1-1-1---------|----------------1-1-1-1-1-|-----------1-1-1-1-1-||
|---2-2-2-2-2---------|----------------2-2-2-2-2-|-----------2-2-2-2-2-||
|-3-----------1-1-0---|-------0--3---------------|-------0-3-----------||
|-------------------3-|---0-3--------------------|---0-3---------------||
|---------------------|-1------------------------|-1-------------------||
|
| H H H +S E. E E W
|-5-------------------|--------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------8-------|-6-------(6)-3------4---3-|-1-------------------||
|---------------------|-------------3------5---3-|-2-------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------||
1st - 5th Verses
$
F Bb F
E Q E E S S S E. E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S S S
||----1------1-1------|-----------1-1-1-1-1-|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1--|
||o---1------1-1------|-----------1-1-1-1-1-|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1--|
||----2------2-2------|-----------2-2-2-2-2-|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2--|
||-------0------------|---1-0---------------|---------0-3--------------|
||o--------3----------|-1-----1-3-----------|-----0-3------------------|
||---------------4s5--|---------------------|-1------------------------|
|
| W H Q E E S S E E E E S S E E
||--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------|-3-------1-----1---1-|---1-1-1-3-----1-----1----|
||--------------------|-3-------2-----2---2-|---2-2-2-3-----2-----2----|
||--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
Bb C
E E E E E S S S S S S E Q E E S S S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|--------------1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------1-1-----1-1-|-----------0---0-0-0-|
|--------------1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------1-1-----1-1-|-----------1---1-1-1-|
|--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------2-2-----2-2-|-----------0---0-0-0-|
|---------0-3--------------|------0---------------|---1-0-----2---0-0-0-|
|---0-3--------------------|---0----3-------------|-1-----1-3-----------|
|-1------------------------|-1------------4s5-----|---------------------|
|
| E E S S E E. S E E W Q Q H
|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|---1---1-3-1----1-----1---|----------------------|-4---3---------------|
|---2---2-3-2----2-----2---|----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E E S S S S E E S S S S
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2-2-0-0-0-2--2-2-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|
| Q. E Q. E
|-3--------5---3--------1---|
|-5--------6---5--------3---|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
F
E E S S S S E E S S E E Q E E S S S S S S
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---|---1-------1-1-------1-1--|
|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1---|---1-------1-1-------1-1--|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---|---2-------2-2-------2-2--|
|-2---2-2-0-0-0-2---2-2-0---|------0-3-----------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------0-|-1--------------4s=5------|
|
| S S E S S E S S E E E H E. S +E E
|---------------3-3-3-----3-|--------------------------|
|---5-5---3-3---5-5-5-----5-|--------------------------|
|---5-5---3-3---------------|--------1----1-(1)--------|
|---------------------------|---------------------3----|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb
E S S S S S S E E E E
|-------------------------------|
|---3-3--3--3--3-3--------------|
|---3-3--3--3--3-3--------------|
|---3-3--3--3--3-3--------------|
|-1----------------1--1----0----|
|-----------------------------4-|
|
| E E +S E. E. S +E E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---1---(1)-1------1----1-(1)---|
|-----------------------------3-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
To Coda (2nd time on D.S.)
Gm C F
E S S S S E E S S E S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---------------0-0---1-1--|-----------1--1--1-1-1---|
|---3-3-3-3-3---1-1---1-1--|-----------1--1--1-1-1---|
|---3-3-3-3-3---0-0---2-2--|-----------2--2--2-2-2---|
|---3-3-3-3-3---2-2---3-3--|-------0-3---------------|
|-------------3------------|---0-3-------------------|
|-3-----------------1------|-1-----------------------|
|
| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q +S S E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------3-1---(1)-1-3-----|
|-------1---1-1------------|-------3-2---(2)-2-3-----|
|-------------------3------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Harmonica Solo
F Bb F
E E E E E E S S S S 3x E E S S E E S S S S S S E E E E E E +S S S S
|-------------1-1-1-1-1--||-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----------1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|-------------1-1-1-1-1-o||-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----------1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|-------------2-2-2-2-2--||-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|-----------2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|---------0-3------------||---------0---------------|---3-2-0----------------|
|---0-3-----------------o||---3-------3-------------|-1-------3--------------|
|-1----------------------||-1---------------4s5-----|------------------------|
|
| E E S S E H 3x E Q E Q Q E Q E E Q.
|------------------------||---5-----3---------------|------------------------|
|-1-1---1-3-1-----------o||-----------6-----6-------|---4---3---1------------|
|-2-2---2-3-2------------||-------------------------|---------3--------------|
|------------------------||-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------o||-------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------||-------------------------|------------------------|
E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------1-1--1--1--1-1-|
|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------1-1--1--1--1-1-|
|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------2-2--2--2--2-2-|
|---------0-3-------------|-----------0-3----------------|
|-----0-3-----------------|---0--3-----------------------|
|--1----------------------|-1----------------------------|
|
| +Q. E E E E E E E +S S E E E +S E.
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(1)-------1-------------|---1-(1)-1-3-1----------------|
|---------3-2-------------|---2-(2)-2-3-2----------------|
|-------------3---3---3---|---------------3---(3)-3------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E E S S E E S S S S S S
|-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1---|
|-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1---|
|-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---|
|---------0-----------------|
|---3-------3---------------|
|-1---------------4s5-------|
|
| E Q E H
|---5-----3-1---------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-3-------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Bb C
E E E E E S S S S S S E E +S S S S E E +S S S S
|-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0--0-0-|
|-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1--1-1-|
|-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0--0-0-|
|---3-2-0---2-2-2-0-0-0-|-2-2-(2)-0-0-0-2-2-(2)-0--0-0-|
|-1-------3-------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Q E E H E E +E E Q S E.
|-----------------------|---3-(3)---5---3--------------|
|-4---3---5-------------|---5-(5)---6---5--------------|
|-------3-5-------------|--------------------5--5------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
E E +S S S S E E +S S S S
|-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)-0--0-0-|
|-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-----1-(1)-1--1-1-|
|-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)-0--0-0-|
|-2-2-(2)-0-0-0-2-----2-(2)-0--0-0-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| |-3-|
| E Q E S S S E +S E.
|---5-------5----------------------|
|---5-------6---5h8p5--------------|
|-5-------------------5-(5)-5------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
F
E E S S E E S S S S S S
|--------1--1------1-1-------1-1-|
|--------1--1------1-1-------1-1-|
|--------2--2------2-2-------2-2-|
|-------------0------------------|
|---3-----------3----------------|
|-1---------------------4s=5-----|
|
| E S S +E E E. S +E E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---5----------------------------|
|-----6-(6)---6-6----6-(6)---6---|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
Bb G C
E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|---3-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---3--3--3--3-3------------|---0-0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|---3--3--3--3-3------------|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---3--3--3--3-3------------|---0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1--------------1--1---0---|-------------3-------------|
|-------------------------4-|-3-------------------------|
|
| E E +S E. E. S Q E Q E Q Q
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---1-----1---2-------------|
|---6-(6)-6------6----3-2---|-------------------3-------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
F
E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|------------1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------1-1--1--1-1-1--||
|------------1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------1-1--1--1-1-1--||
|------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------2-2--2--2-2-2--||
|-------0-3--------------|---------0-3----------------||
|---0-3------------------|---0-3----------------------||
|-1----------------------|-1--------------------------||
|
| Q Q Q. E E E S S E Q +S S E
|------------------------|----------------------------||
|-----3---1----------1---|----------------------------||
|-----3---2----------2---|---2---2-3-5-----(5)-5-7----||
|------------------------|---3---3-5-7-----(7)-7-8----||
|------------------------|----------------------------||
|------------------------|----------------------------||
Outro
F
E E E E E S S S S S S
|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|---------0-3--------------|
|---0-3--------------------|
|-1------------------------|
|
| Q S S E E E S S E
|--------------------------|
|-1---1-1-3-1--------------|
|-2---2-2-3-2--------------|
|-------------3-----3------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Gm C F
E S S S S S S E S S E S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----------------0-0---0-0-|-------------1-1--1--1-1-1-|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3---1-1---1-1-|-------------1-1--1--1-1-1-|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3---0-0---0-0-|-------------2-2--2--2-2-2-|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2---2-2-|---------0-3---------------|
|---------------3-----------|---0--3--------------------|
|-3-------------------0-----|-1-------------------------|
|
| E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q +S S E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---1-(1)-3-1-----(1)-1-3---|
|---1---1---1---1-----0-----|---2-(2)-3-----------2-3---|
|-----------------------3---|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gm C
E S S S S S S E S S E S S
|------------------0-0---0-0-|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3----1-1---1-1-|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3----0-0---0-0-|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3----2-2---2-2-|
|---------------3------------|
|-3--------------------0-----|
|
| E Q E Q. E
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---1-------1----------------|
|---------------3--------3---|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
F
E E E E E E Q +W
|---------------1--|-(1)----*|
|---------------1--|-(1)----*|
|---------------2--|-(2)----*|
|---------0-3---3--|-(3)----*|
|---0-3------------|--------*|
|-1-----------1----|--------*|
|
| Q S S E Q Q +W
|------------------|--------*|
|-------1-3-1---1--|-(1)----*|
|-------2-3-2---2--|-(2)----*|
|-3-------------3--|-(3)----*|
|------------------|--------*|
|------------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
