Rhythm Guitar Intro
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Lead Guitar Intro
Verse 1
Ooh a storm is threatening my very life today
If I don't get some shelter, Oh yeah I'm gonna fade away
Chorus 1,2,4
War, Children, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away
War, Children, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away
Verse 2
Ooh, see the fire sweepin, our very streets today
Burn like a red coal carpet, Mad bull lost its way
Chorus 2
Solo
Chorus 3
(3 times)
Rape, Murder, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away
Verse 3
Mmm, the flood is threatening, my very life today
Gimme, Gimme Shelter, I'm gonna fade away
Chorus 4
Chorus 5
Love, sister, It's just a kiss away, It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away, It's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away, yeah
Rhythm Guitar during verse
(3rd verse variation)
Rhythm Guitar Chorus
Lead at end of Chorus 1
Lead at end of Chorus 2
Other leads are based on the C#m pentatonic scale (C# E F# G# B C#)
Most of the tabs include 8th note rhythms,
is 8th note, 4th note, 8th note, 8th, 8th, 8th, 16th, 16th
Another version:
"Gimmie Shelter"
by the Rolling Stones
C# B A C# B A C# B A C# B A ,(rock it) C# B A
OH the storm is threaten'in, out on the street today
if I don't get some shelter, oh I gonna fade away
oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away
oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away
Oh the fires is a sweepin , out the street today
Burns like a red coat dog, lets put the logs away
oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away
oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away
oh sister, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
its just a kiss away its just a kiss away its just a kiss away
Main Chords:
C# B A (played as E-shape bar/power chords)
or in notes:
Intro(Rhythm Guitar):
Intro Riff I (Lead Guitar):
Riff II:
The Chorus is a variation of Main Riff and Riff I but ends with something like:
Oh I see the storm is threatening, my very life today
If I dont get some shelter, Yeah I'm gonna fade away
War children, its just a kiss away, its just a kiss away
War children, its just a kiss away, its just a kiss away
Yeah...
Oh I see the fire is sweeping, out on the streets today
Burn me like a blood red carpet, the fool lost the way
Rape, Murder, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
Rape, Murder, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
Yeah...
Oh I see the storm is threatening, my very life today
Gimmie gimmie shelter, yeah I'm gonna fade away
Love, sister, its just a shot away, it's just a shot away
Love, sister, its just a shot away, shot away, shot away
War children, its just a kiss away, its just a kiss away
War children, its just a kiss away, its just a kiss away
Rape, Murder, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
Rape, Murder, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
(Repeat to fade...)
Peace,
Paul Z audsm@asuacad }8@)
another:
Gimme Shelter Tips
Rolling Stones
tune to open E (E B E G# B E)
the intro and chorus use C#-B-A-E (9th, 7th, 5th, open)
the verse uses C# (9th fret) and F# (basically, move your
fingers around the 11th and 12th frets)