The Rolling Stones - When the whip comes down
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Tuning: E A D G B E
"When the Whip Comes Down"
The Rolling Stones
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|-2--------------2-----------2-----------2---|
B|---------------------|-3--3------2----3-------2---3-------2---3---|
G|---------------------|-2--2------2----2-------2---2-------2---2--*|Live version:repeat A-D 4x
D|2-----2-----2-----2--|-0--0------2-\--0-------2-\-0-------2---0---|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0----3sb--0--------3sb-0-------3sb-0------*|
E|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------/7-5-5------/7-5---------/7-5-5------|
D|------------------------------------------7-7~--------7-5----------7-7-5-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------7----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Richards) live during A-D 4x above
e|-------------------------5---5---5---5------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------5---5---5---5---------5------------------------------------5-8-8brbrbr---5------|
G|----------------------7b--7b--7b--7b---5--5-7--7-5--5-5-------------------------5-7------------7b-7-5-7b|
D|--------------------------------------------------------7-5-5-7--5-5-------5/7~-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-7-5-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
e|------------------------------------2---------------3------------------------------------2-----------3|
B|2-----------------------------------3---7-5---5-5h7-3------------------------------------3---7-5---5-3|
G|2-----------------------------------2---7-5-7-5-5h7-0------------------------------------2---7-5-7-5-0|
D|2--2-----2--------2--------2--------0-------7-------0-2--2-----2--------2--------2-------0-------7---0|
A|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------2|
E|----------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------------------3|
Yeah, mama and papa told me I was crazy to stay I was gay in New York Just a fag in L.A.
So I saved my money And I took a plane Wherever I go they treat me the same
[Chorus]
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|-2----------------------------2----------------------------2---|
B|---------------------|-3--3------2------------------3------------2---------------3---|
G|---------------------|-2--2------2------------------2------------2---------------2---|
D|2-----2-----2-----2--|-0--0------2-----------------\0------------2--------------\0---|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0----3sb--0---------------------------3sb-0-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/7-5---5----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------/7-5-7-5-7-----------------7-5---5----------------------/7-5------|
D|---------------------------------7---7~---------------/7-5-7-5-7----------------------7-7-5-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down
e|----------------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-----------------3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----------------2---/7-5-------2---2---/7--7-7--2---2---/7-7-7--------|
D|----2-----------------0---/7-5-------2---2---/7--7-7--2---2---/7-7-7--------|
A|3sb-0--------------------------------0-0-0-0--5--5-5--0-0-0-0--5-5-5--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Wood) live
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8----------------|
G|-------------------------------------7-5h7p5--7-5h7p5--7-5h7p5--7-5h7p5--7whammy--7b-7pbr--5-7-7brp5-|
D|--------------------------------------------7--------7--------7--------7----------------------------7|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the whip comes down, yeah eah, I'm
[Verse 2]
e|------------------------------------2---------------3------------------------------------2-----------3|
B|2-----------------------------------3---7-5---5-5h7-3------------------------------------3---7-5---5-3|
G|2-----------------------------------2---7-5-7-5-5h7-0------------------------------------2---7-5-7-5-0|
D|2--2-----2--------2--------2--------0-------7-------0-2--2-----2--------2--------2-------0-------7---0|
A|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------2|
E|----------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------------------3|
going down fifty-third street & they spit in my face I'm learning the ropes Yeah I'm learning a trade
The East River truckers Are churning with trash I've got so much money That I spend so fast
[Chorus]
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|-2----------------------------2----------------------------2---|
B|---------------------|-3--3------2------------------3------------2---------------3---|
G|---------------------|-2--2------2------------------2------------2---------------2---|
D|2-----2-----2-----2--|-0--0------2-----------------\0------------2--------------\0---|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0----3sb--0---------------------------3sb-0-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/7-5---5----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------/7-5-7-5-7-----------------7-5---5----------------------/7-5------|
D|---------------------------------7---7~---------------/7-5-7-5-7----------------------7-7-5-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down
e|----------------------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-----------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----------------2---/7-5-------2----2------2------2------2--------/7-7-7----|
D|----2-----------------0---/7-5-------2----2------2------2------2--------/7-7-7----|
A|3sb-0--------------------------------0--0-0--0---0--0---0---0--0---------5-5-5----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the whip comes down When the shit hits the fan I'll be sitting on the can
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---2-----2----/7-5--7-5-------------/7-5-7-5-7p5-----------/7-5-7-5-7p5---|
G|-2---2-----2----/7-5--7-5-7----2-2-2--/7-5-7-5-7p5-7--2-2-2--/7-5-7-5-7p5-7-|
D|-2---2-----2----/7--------7----2-2-2---------------7--2-2-2---------------7-|
A|-0---0-----0-------------------0-0-0------------------0-0-0-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the whip comes down yeah,
[Verse 3]
e|------------------------------------2---------------3------------------------------------2-----------3|
B|2-----------------------------------3---7-5---5-5h7-3------------------------------------3---7-5---5-3|
G|2-----------------------------------2---7-5-7-5-5h7-0------------------------------------2---7-5-7-5-0|
D|2--2-----2--------2--------2--------0-------7-------0-2--2-----2--------2--------2-------0-------7---0|
A|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------2|
E|----------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------------------3|
some called me garbage When I was sleeping on the street
I never roll And I never cheat
I'm filling a need I'm plugging a hole My mama's so glad I ain't on the dole
[Chorus]
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|-2----------------------------2----------------------------2---|
B|---------------------|-3--3------2------------------3------------2---------------3---|
G|---------------------|-2--2------2------------------2------------2---------------2---|
D|2-----2-----2-----2--|-0--0------2-----------------\0------------2--------------\0---|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0----3sb--0---------------------------3sb-0-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------/7-5---5----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------/7-5-7-5-7-----------------7-5---5----------------------/7-5------|
D|---------------------------------7---7~---------------/7-5-7-5-7----------------------7-7-5-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the whip comes down Yeah When the whip comes down Yeah
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2----------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-------2----2------2------2------2--------/7-7-7----|
D|----2-------2----2------2------2------2--------/7-7-7----|
A|3sb-0-------0--0-0--0---0--0---0---0--0---------5-5-5----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
When the shit hits the fanI'll be sitting on the can
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---2-----2----/7-5--7-5-------------/7-5-7-5-7p5-----------/7-5-7-5-7p5---|
G|-2---2-----2----/7-5--7-5-7----2-2-2--/7-5-7-5-7p5-7--2-2-2--/7-5-7-5-7p5-7-|
D|-2---2-----2----/7--------7----2-2-2---------------7--2-2-2---------------7-|
A|-0---0-----0-------------------0-0-0------------------0-0-0-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When the whip comes down yeah, When the whip comes down
[Bridge]
Guitar 1
1. 2. 3. 4.
e|--10-10--------||----------|--------------------------|
B|10b----10pbr-8-||---8------|-----8--------------------|
G|---------------||7/9--9\7--|--/9--9-7h9p7\5-----------|
D|---------------||----------|--------------------------|
A|---------------||----------|--------------------------|
E|---------------||----------|--------------------------|
Guitar 2
1.2.3. 4.
e|--6-6--------||--3---------|---3----------------------|
B|6b---6pbr-3--||-6-6-3------|--6-6-3h6p3---------------|
G|-------------||------------|-----------5--------------|
D|-------------||------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------||------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------||------------|--------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|3-3---3-----------------------------------------------|
B|3-3---3----7-7-7--7-----------------------------------|
G|4-4---4----7-7-7--7-----------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5----7-7-7--7---repeat 3x-----------------------|
A|5---5------5---5--------------------------------------|
E|3---3-------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Chorus
[Solo]
e|-------15b----------15b--15b(1.5)15b(1.5)-15b(1.5)-------------------------|
B|13br-10------13br-10-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm is A-D
Solo continues in A minor pentatonic
Repeat Chorus ad nauseum with fill below transitioning between D and A
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
(Yeah, go ahead check it out)Yeah, baby, when the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
(I'll be running this town, I'll tell you)
When the shit hits the fan
I'll be sittin on the can
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3-3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| * Natural harmonic
| \ Slide down
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| pbr Pre-bend release
| x Dead note
| br Bend release
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