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Tuning: C# F# B E G# C#
Song: Tell Me (Album Version)
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Album: The Rolling Stones (aka 'England's Newest Hit Makers'), 1964
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=NwhtyFIAqf8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Me_(The_Rolling_Stones_song)
Tempo: 4|4
Method: Strummed and Arpeggiated Chords
Tuning: One & Half Steps Down (12-String Guitar)
Chords:
654321 (C#F#BEG#C#)
D XX0232 = B
Bsus2 XX0032 = G#sus2
A X02220 = F#
F# 244322 = Eb
G 366533 = E
E7 020100 = C#7
A7 X02020 = F#7
[Intro](Pianissimo)
(Tom-tom) (Tom-tom)
C#||--2--3--2--0--2--|--2--3--2--0--2--|
G#||--3--------------|--3--------------|
E ||--2--------------|--2--------------|
B ||--0--------------|--0--------------|
F#||-----------------|-----------------|
C#||-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A
I-------- want you ba-ck a-gain,
D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A
I-------- want your love a-gain.
F#I know you Gfind it hard to Areason with Dme,
DBut Bsus2this Dtime it's Gdifferent, E7darling you'll A7see.
[Chorus 1]
You gotta Dtell me, you're coming back to me,(You gotta)
You gotta Bmtell me, you're coming back to me.(Ah-hah)
You gotta Gtell me, you're coming back to me,(You gotta)
You gotta A7tell me, you're coming back to me.
[Verse 2]
D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A
You------- said we're through before,
D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A
You------- walked out on me before.
F#I tried to Gtell you, but you Adidn't want to Dknow,
DThis Bsus2time Dyou're Gdifferent E7and determined to A7go.
[Chorus 2]
You gotta Dtell me, you're coming back to me,(Oh yeah)
You gotta Bmtell me, you're coming back to me.(Whoo)
You gotta Gtell me, you're coming back to me,(Ohoo)
You gotta A7tell me, you're coming back to me.(Oh yeah)
[Bridge](Lead: Arpeggiated Chords)
D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A
C#||---2^2---|---2^2---|---2^2---|---2^2---|---0^0---|
G#||---3--3--|---3--3--|---3--3--|---3--3--|---2--2--|
E ||---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|---2---2-|
B ||-0^0-----|-0^0-----|-0^0-----|-0^0-----|---2-----|
F#||---------|---------|---------|---------|-0^0-----|
C#||---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
F# G A D
C#||---2^2---|---3^3---|---0^0---|---2^2---|
G#||---2--2--|---3--3--|---2--2--|---3--3--|
E ||---3---3-|---4---4-|---2---2-|---2---2-|
B ||---4-----|---5-----|---2-----|-0^0-----|
F#||---4-----|---5-----|-0^0-----|---------|
C#||-2^2-----|-3^3-----|---------|---------|
D Bsus2 D G E7 A7
C#||---2^2---|---3^3---|-0^0^0^0-|-0^0^0^0-|
G#||---3--3--|---3--3--|-0^0^0^0-|-2^2^2^2-|
E ||---2---2-|---4---4-|-1^1^1^1-|-0^0^0^0-|
B ||-0^0-----|---5-----|-0^0^0^0-|-2^2^2^2-|
F#||---------|---5-----|-2^2^2^2-|-0^0^0^0-|
C#||---------|-3^3-----|-0^0^0^0-|---------|
[Verse 3]
D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A
I-------- wait as the days go by,
D Bsus2 D D Bsus2 D A
I--------- long for the nights to go by.
F#I hear the Gknock on my door Athat never Dcomes,
DI Bsus2hear Dthe Gtelephone E7that hasn't A7rung
[Chorus 3]
You gotta Dtell me, you're coming back to me,(Oh yeah)
You gotta Bmtell me, you're coming back to me.(Yeah)
You gotta Gtell me, you're coming back to me,(Whoo)
You gotta A7tell me, you're coming back to me.(Ohhhh)
[Chorus 4]
You gotta Dtell me, you're coming back to me,(Oh yeah)
You gotta Bmtell me, you're coming back to me.(Yeah, yeah)
You gotta Gtell me, you're coming back to me,(Whoo yeah)
You gotta A7tell me, you're coming back to me.(Whoo-oh yeah)
[Coda](Fade Out)
Back---, ODh-oo,(Oh yeah)
Come on, cBmome on.(Oh Yeah)
[End]
NOTES.
1. This the principal accompaniment and riffs to this song, as played by Keith Richards, on a
12 string guitar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Me_(The_Rolling_Stones_song)
2. Often the mimed TV performances in these early 60's videos, don't always reflect the actual
recreation of the chords in the keys, in which these songs were recorded. Or, of the actual
instruments that were used to play the accompaniments. These mimed TV appearances were succeeded
by many subsequent live performances -
"…During 1964, The Rolling Stones were regular visitors to the BBC studios, where many of their
shows were performed live and broadcast straight to air. Two such long lost sets are the Joe Loss
BBC shows from April and July 1964, which are presented here in their entirety. Also featured are
the surviving shows from 'Ready Steady Goes Live!'…"
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