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RUBY TUESDAY
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1967 Album BETWEEN THE BUTTONS)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Jones - Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Acoustic 12-String Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Jones - Recorder'
Intro
Q=104
$
Am C/G F G C
4/4
Gtr I (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
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---|-----1-----------|-1-----0-0-------|
||o-----1-------1---|-----1-------0---|-----1-------3---|
||----2---2---0---0-|---2---2---0---0-|---0-------0---0-|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-0---------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
||----------3-------|-1-------3-------|-----------------|
Am C/G F C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-----0-0-------|-----0-------0---|-----1-------0---|
|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|
|---0-------0---0-|---2---2---0---0-|---2---2---0---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-------3-------|-0---------------|---------3-------|
|-----------------|---------3-------|-1---------------|
G Am D7
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-------2---|
|---0---3-3---1---|---0---3-3-------|-----1-------1---|
|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|
|-----------------|-------------0---|---------0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
G Am D7 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
|-----3-------3---|-----0-------2---|-----3-------3---|
|-----0-------0---|-----1-------1---|-----0-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---0---0-|
|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
C C/G C 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 E E E E E E E E
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-0---------------|-----------------||
|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-------------1---|-1---0-----------||
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-------0-0-------|---------2---0---||
|-----------------|-2---------------|-----0-----0---0-|---0---0---0---0-||
|-3---------------|---------3-------|---2-------------|---------3-------||
|---------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------||
Chorus
CGtr II G(Ac. 12-stCring Gtr.) G
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--0-x-3-3-3-x-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-3-3-3-x-|
|-1--1-x-0-0-0-x-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-x-0-0-0-x-|
|-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-|
|-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-|
|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|
|--------3-3-3-x-|----------------|--------3-3-3-x-|
CQ Q E E E E Q E E GE E E E BbQ E E FE E E E
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-3-3-3-x-|--------1-1-1-x-|
|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-1--1-x-0-0-0-x-|-3--3-x-1-1-1-x-|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|
|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|-1--1-x-3-3-3-x-|
|---------------|--------3-3-3-x-|--------1-1-1-x-|
1. 2.
To Coda D.S. al Coda
G C G G
E E E E Q E E W W
|-3-3-3-x-0--0-x--|-3---------||-3-----||
|-0-0-0-x-1--1-x--|-0--------o||-0-----||
|-0-0-0-x-0--0-x--|-0---------||-0-----||
|-0-0-0-x-2--2-x--|-0---------||-0-----||
|-2-2-2-x-3--3-x--|-2--------o||-2-----||
|-3-3-3-x---------|-3---------||-3-----||
Chorus
&
GQ E E E E E E CQ E E GE E E E CQ Q E E E E
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-x-||-0--0-x-3-3-3-x-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-||-1--1-x-0-0-0-x-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-||-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-||-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-x-||-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-x-||--------3-3-3-x-|---------------|
Q E E GE E E E CQ Q E E E E Q E E GE E E E
|-0--0-x-3-3-3-x-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-3-3-3-x-|
|-1--1-x-0-0-0-x-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-1--1-x-0-0-0-x-|
|-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-|
|-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-|
|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|
|--------3-3-3-x-|---------------|--------3-3-3-x-|
Bb F G C G
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E W
|--------1-1-1-x-|-3-3-3-x-0--0-x-|-3----||
|-3--3-x-1-1-1-x-|-0-0-0-x-1--1-x-|-0----||
|-3--3-x-2-2-2-x-|-0-0-0-x-0--0-x-|-0----||
|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-0-0-0-x-2--2-x-|-0----||
|-1--1-x-3-3-3-x-|-2-2-2-x-3--3-x-|-2----||
|--------1-1-1-x-|-3-3-3-x--------|-3----||
Outro
AmGtr I C/G F G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-0---------------------|
|-1-------0-------|-------------------3---|
|-2---2-------0---|-----2---------0-----0-|
|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---------0-----|
|-0---------------|-----------------------|
|---------3-------|-1-------------3-------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr III (Recorder arr. for Gtr.)
| Q Q Q Q Q E T T T T Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-5---5-----------------|
|-5---5---4---4---|-------7p5p4-------7---|
|-----------------|-------------7-5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
H.=H
CE E E E Q Q C/GW +W
|--------1-------0-----------|------------|--------*|
|-3----------1---------------|------------|--------*|
|------0---------------------|---0--------|-(0)----*|
|----2-----------------------|---2--------|-(2)----*|
|-3----------3---------------|---3--------|-(3)----*|
|----------------------------|---3--------|-(3)----*|
|
| E E E E a E E S S E a W +W
|------0---------------------|------------|--------*|
|--------1-------------------|------------|--------*|
|----------0h2-0-----0-------|------------|--------*|
|----------------0h2---------|------------|--------*|
|----3-----------------------|-0h3--------|-(3)----*|
|----------------------------|------------|--------*|
|
| Q. E Q E T T T T W +W
|----------------------------|------------|--------*|
|--------6-------5-----------|------------|--------*|
|-7----------5-------7p5p4---|------------|--------*|
|--------------------------7-|---5--------|-(5)----*|
|----------------------------|------------|--------*|
|----------------------------|------------|--------*|
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