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LOVE IN VAIN (Live) As recorded by The Rolling Stones (From the 1970 Album GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT) Words and Music by Robert Johnson Arranged by The Rolling Stones Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B D) - 'Mick Taylor - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=84 G Em C 12/8 Gtr I E E E E E E E. S E E E E E S S E S S E E E S S S S E S S E |--------------------------|-------3---------------------------| |-------0------------0-----|-----------------------1---1-----1-| |-----0---0--------0---0---|---2s4---4s2-0-----0---0h2-0-----0-| |---0-------0----0-------0-|---------------2---0h2-------0h2---| |--------------------------|-----------------3-----------------| |-3-----------3------------|-0---------------------------------|
GQ. Q E G7Q. e E E DE E E S S E E E E E S S E E |------3--3-1----1---3-|-------0h2-----------0h2-----|| |------0--0-0----0-----|-----3-----3-------3-----3---|| |------0--0-0----0-----|---2---------2---2---------2-|| |----------------------|-0-------------0-------------|| |----------------------|-----------------------------|| |-3--------------------|-----------------------------||
1st Verse G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----| |-----0---0-------0---0---|-----0---0-------0---0---| |---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0-------0-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------| G7 E E E a E E E a E E E a E E E |-----0-0h1---0-0h1---0-0h1---0-| |---3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-| |-0-0-------0-------0-------0---| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| a E E E a E E E a E E E E E E |-0h1---0-0h1---0-0h1-------1---| |---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-------3---| |-----0-------0-----------0-----| |-----------------------0-------| |-----------------------------2-| |---------------------3---------|
CE E E E E E E E E E S S S S DE E E S S E E D/F#E E E S S E E |-----------------------------|-------0h2-----------0h2-------| |-------1-----------1-----1---|-----3-----3-------------3-----| |-----0---0-------0---0---0h2-|---2---------2-----2-----------| |---2-------2---2-----0h2-----|-0---------------0-------------| |-3-----------3---------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------2-----------2---|
GE E E E E E D/F#E E E S S E E GE E E E E E E E E S S S S E |---------3---------0h2-----|---------3-------------------| |-------0---0-----3-----3---|-----0-1---1-0---------------| |-----0---------2-----------|-------0---0-0-0-----------0-| |---0-----------------------|---0-------------0-----0h2---| |---------------------------|-------------------0h2-------| |-3-----------2-----------2-|-3---------------------------|
DE E E S S E E E E E S S E E |-------0h2-----------0h2------| |-----3-----3-------3-----3----| |---2---------2---2---------2--| |-0-------------0--------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
EmE E E E E E CE S S S S E S S E |---------0---------------------| |-------0-----------1---1-----1-| |-----0---------0---0h2-0-0---0-| |---2-----------0h2-------0h2---| |-----------2-3-----------------| |-0-----------------------------|
GE E E E E E G7Q. e E E DE E E S S E E E E E S S E E |-------3---3-1----1---3-|-------0h2-----------0h2------|| |-------0-0-0-0----0-----|-----3-----3-------3-----3----|| |-----0---0--------0-----|---2---------2---2---------2--|| |---0--------------0-----|-0-------------0--------------|| |------------------2-----|------------------------------|| |-3----------------------|------------------------------||
2nd & 3rd Verses $ G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------0------------0-----|----------0-------------------0------| |-------0---0--------0---0---|------0-----0-------------0------0---| |-----0-------0----0-------0-|----0----------0------0------------0-| |----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--3------------3------------|-3-----------------3-----------------| | | Gtr II | ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H. H. Q. Q E +Q +E Q. |----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------/12---12-(12)---(12)\--------| |-12-------------------------|--------/12---12-(12)---(12)\--------| |----------------------------|--------/12---12-(12)---(12)\--------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G7E E E a E E E a E E E a E E E a E E E a E E E a E E E E E E |------0-0h1---0-0h1----0-0h1----0-|-0h==1----0-0h1---0-0h1---------1----| |----3-3---3-3-3---3--3-3---3-3--3-|-----3--3-3---3-3-3---3---------3----| |-0--0-------0--------0-------0----|--------0-------0------------0-------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------0---------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------2-| |----------------------------------|-------------------------3-----------|
| | ~~~~ | H. Q. Q E H. Q. E Q |----------------------------------|---/15-------------------------15\---| |-------------------------------12-|---/15-------------------------15\---| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
CE E E E E E E E E E S S S S DE E E S S E E D/F#E E E S S E E |-------------------------------|-------0h2-----------0h2-----| |--------1------------1-----1---|-----3-----3-------------3---| |------0---0--------0---0---0h2-|---2---------2-----2---------| |----2-------2----2-----0h2-----|-0---------------0-----------| |-3------------3----------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------2-----------2-|
| | ~~ | H. H. W |-5-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| G D/F# E E E E E E E E E S S E E |---------------------3----------------0h=2------| |-----------------0-----0----------3---------3---| |-------------0-----------------2----------------| |-------0----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-----3-----------------------2----------------2-| | | a E E a E +E Q a Q E +E Q |------------------------------------------------| |--------------------12---12s10-------------10---| |------------------------------------------------| |-10s12---10s12-(12)--------------10-(10)--------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|
GE E E E E E E E E S S S S E |-------------3---------------------| |---------0-1---1-0-----------------| |-----------0---0-0--0-----------0--| |-------0--------------0-----0h2----| |------------------------0h2--------| |----3------------------------------|
| | ~~ | a H. Q. Q. |-----------------------------------| |-10s8------------8\----------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
DE E E S S E E E E E S S E E EmE E E E E E CE S S S S E S S E |--------0h2------------0h2-----|----------0----------------------| |------3-----3--------3-----3---|--------0------------1---1-----1-| |----2---------2----2---------2-|------0----------0---0h2-0-0---0-| |-0--------------0--------------|----2------------0h2-------0h2---| |-------------------------------|------------2-3------------------| |-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
| | ~~ | H. Q. Q E H. H. |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------7s|=9-------------------------------| |-----------------------------7s|=9-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G E E E E E E G7Q. e E E DE E E S S E E E E E S S E E |------------3---3-1----1----3-|--------0h2-------------0h2------|| |------------0-0-0-0----0------|------3-----3---------3-----3----|| |----------0---0--------0------|----2---------2-----2---------2--|| |--------0--------------0------|-0---------------0---------------|| |-----------------------2------|---------------------------------|| |-----3------------------------|---------------------------------||
| | Gtr II | ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | a H. Q. Q E H. +Q. Q. |------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-10s12---------------------12s|=7--------------(7)--------------|| |-10s12---------------------12s|=7--------------(7)--------------|| |-10s12---------------------12s|=7--------------(7)--------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Guitar Solo G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------0---------------0------|---------0---------------0------| |------0-----0----------0----0---|------0-----0----------0----0---| |----0---------0------0--------0-|----0---------0------0--------0-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--3---------------3-------------|--3---------------3-------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Q. Q. +Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q. Q. |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-11s====12------(12)------------|-11s====12------(12)------------| |-11s====12------(12)------------|-11s====12------(12)------------| |-11s====12------(12)------------|-11s====12------(12)------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------------| |------------0------------------0-------| |------0--------0-----------0------0----| |----0-------------0-----0------------0-| |---------------------------------------| |-3-------------------3-----------------| | | Q. a E E E E E E E E E |--------------12-14-15-14-12-/15-14-12-| |--------10s12--------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| G7 C E E E a E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------0-0h==1----0--0h=1-----0--1-------|-------------------------------| |-------3--3-----3--3-3-----3--3--3--3-------|---------1-------------1-------| |-----0-0-----------0----------0-------------|-------0---0---------0----0----| |--------------------------------------------|-----2-------------2--------2--| |---------------------------------------1--2-|--3----------2--3--------------| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ | a Q E +Q E a E E E E E E H. Q E Q. |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-10s12-----------------13s15-15-15-13-11s12-|-------------------------------| |---------12---(12)--------------------------|-12------------12\-------------| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D E E E S S E E D/F# E E E S S E E |-----------------0h2-----------------------0h2-------------| |-----------3----------3-----------------3----------3-------| |--------2----------------2--------2------------------------| |-----0-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------2----------------------2----|
| | a E E E a E E E a E E a E E a E S S |-------15-15---------15-15-------15------------------------| |-13s15-------13s15---------13s15----13s15-13---11s12-------| |-----------------------------------------------------12-11-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| G D/F# E E E E E E E E E S S E E |-----------3------------------------0h2------------------| |-------0------0------------3----------------3------------| |-----0------------0-----2--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--3-------------------2---------------------------2------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Q. +Q +E E E S S a E a S S S a S |---------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------11s12--------------------| |-12------(12)---(12)\-----10-12---------12s10------------| |----------------------------------------------12-10-8s9--| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
G E E E E E E E E E S S S S E |---------------3-------------------------| |--------0---1----1--0--------------------| |-----------------0--0--0---------------0-| |------0------------------0---------0h2---| |---------------------------0h2-----------| |--3--------------------------------------|
| | ~~~~~~~~~ | +E Q +Q. Q E E a Q |-------------------------------15s17-----| |-------------------12\-------------------| |-----12---(12)-----12\-------------------| |-(9)---------------12\-------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| D E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------2-----------------2--------| |-------------3--------3----------3-------3----| |-------2-----------------2-----2------------2-| |-----0----------------------0-----------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | a Q a E a E E E Q. +E E E |-15s17---15s17-15s17-15-----------------------| |------------------------15-15------(15)\---15-| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| To Coda
Em E E E E E E C E S S S S E S S E |-------------------0-------------------------------------| |-------------------0-0-----------------------------------| |-------------0-------0--------------0----0-2--0--0----0--| |-------2----------------------------0h2----------0h2-----| |---------------------------2-----3-----------------------| |-----0---------------------------------------------------|
| | a Q a E a Q a E a E E E E E E |-15s17---15s17-15s17---15s17-15s17-15--------------------| |----------------------------------------15---13-11s==12--| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| G G7 E E E E E E Q. E E E |---------3---3-1----------3--| |-------0---0---0-------------| |-----0-----0---0-----0-------| |---------------------0-------| |---------------------2-------| |--3------------------3-------| | | ~~~ | H. Q. Q E |-----------------------------| |--------------------11s==12--| |-12--------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| Outro D.S. al Coda &
D E E E S S E E E E E S S E E G Q. E E E G7Q. E E E |---------0h2-------------0h2-----------||-------3---3-1----1----3-| |-------3-----3--------3-------3--------||-------0-0-0-0----0----0-| |-----2---------2----2------------------||-------------0----0------| |--0--------------0---------------------||-------------------------| |---------------------------------------||-------------------------| |------------------------------------2--||--3----------------------|
| | ~~~ ~~~ | H. Q. E E a E H. Q. E Q |---------------------------------------||-------------------------| |--------------------------------10s12--||--------------------12s==| |------------------------10---12--------||-12-----------------12s==| |-12------------------------------------||--------------------12s==| |---------------------------------------||-------------------------| |---------------------------------------||-------------------------| H.=H
DE S S E Q E G7 H. +W. |-------------0-----1-------|--(1)----*| |--------1-3--------0-------|--(0)----*| |----0h2------------0-------|--(0)----*| |-0-----------------0-------|--(0)----*| |---------------------------|---------*| |-------------------3-------|--(3)----*|
| | ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H. a H. +W. |---------------------------|---------*| |-7-------------10s12-------|-(12)----*| |-7-------------10s12-------|-(12)----*| |-7-------------10s12-------|-(12)----*| |---------------------------|---------*| |---------------------------|---------*| 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