Gimme Shelter

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  • Rhythm Guitar Intro
    C# B A
    4
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----7---7---6-7-|-----5---5---4-5-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2---4-2---4-2-|
    -|---6---8-----6-8-|---4---6-----4-6-|---2-----2-----2-|-4-2---4-2---4-2-|
  • -|-6---------6-----|-4---------4-----|-2---------------|-----2-----2-----|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  •  
    C# B A
    8
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----7---7-7-7-7-|-----5---5-5-5-5-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----4-2-4-2-|
    -|---6---8-8-8-8-8-|---4---6-6-6-6-6-|---2-4-2-2-4-2---|-4-2---2-4-2-4-2-|
  • -|-6---------------|-4---------------|-2-------------2-|-----2-----------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  •  
    C# B A
    12
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----7---7-7-7-6-|-----5---5-5-5-4-|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----4-2-4-2-|
    -|---6---8-8-8-8-6-|---4---6-6-6-6-4-|---2-4-2-2-4-2---|-4-2---2-4-2-4-2-|
  • -|-6---------------|-4---------------|-2-------------2-|-----2-----------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  •  
    C# B A
    16
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-6-7-7---9-7-6---|-4-5-5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----2-4-2-2-|
    -|-6-8-8---8-8-6-6-|-4-6-6---6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-4-2---2-2-4-2-2-|
  • -|-------6---------|-------4-------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----2-----------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  •  
    C# B A
    20
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----7---9-7-6---|-----5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-4-2-----2-4-4-2-|
    -|---6---8-8-8-6---|---4---6-6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-4-2---2-2-4-4-2-|
  • -|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----2-----------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  •  
    C# B A E A E A E B E B
    24
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----7---9-7-6---|-----5---7-5-4---|-----4-2---4-2---|-----------------|
    -|---6---8-8-8-6---|---4---6-6-6-4---|---2-4-2---4-2---|-----------------|
  • -|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-2-------2-----2-|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---7---7---9---9-|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-|
  •  
    Lead Guitar Intro
    C# B A A
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-9>|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------12----|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  •  
    C# B A A
    -|>9---------9-----|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-9>|
  • -|------------12-9>|>9-----------9b10|--------------|---9-------12----|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|11---------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     
  • C# B A A
    -|>9---------------|-----------------|---9-------9-----|-------------9-9>|
    -|------------9b10-|-9b10r9----------|12------12-----9>|>9b10r9---12--|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     
    C# B A A
  • -|>9--------9------|-----------------|--------9--------|-----9------------|
    -|------------12-9>|b10r9------------|--12-------------|--12--12-9b10-9b10|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-9----------------|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
  •  
    C# B A A
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------9---9>|
  • -|-9b10r9----------|-9---------9--12-|--12---------9---|-----9--12--12---|
    -|-----------------|--11---------9---|----------11-----|--11-------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     
  • C# B A A
    -|>9---------------|-9---------------|-----------------|---9-------------------|
    -|----------9---12-|---12----9b10----|-9b10------9---9-|12--12-------12--------|
  • -|--------11--9----|-----------------|---------11--11--|-------9--11b13r11p9---|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------11-|-11vvv
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
     
    Verse 1
  • C# (sus)
    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
    C# B A E A E A E B E B
  • War, Children, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away
    C# B A E A E A E B E B C#
    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)
  • C# B A E A E A E B E B
    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
  • C# B A E A E A E B E B
    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
  • C#
    -|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
    -|-----6-----6-----|-6---7---7-6---6>|>6---6-----6-----|-----7-----------|
  • -|-----6-----6-----|-6---6---6-6---6>|>6---6-----6-----|-9-6-6-6-----6-4-|
    -|-----6-----6-----|-6---6---6-6---6>|>6---6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-4-|
    -|-----4-----4-----|-4---4---4-4---4>|>4---4-----4-----|-----------------|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
     
    C#
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
    -|-6---6-----6-----|-6---7-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-----7-----------|
    -|-6---6-----6-----|-6---6-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-9-6-6-6-----6-4-|
  • -|-6---6-----6-----|-6---6-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-4-|
    -|-4---4-----4-----|-4---4-4-------4>|>4---4-----4-----|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
  •  
    (3rd verse variation)
    C#
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----6-----6-----|-----7-6---------|-----6-----6-6---|-----7-6---------|
    -|-----6-----6-----|-9-6-8-6-----9-6-|>6---6-----6-6---|-9-6-8-6-----9-6-|
  • -|-----6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-6-|>6---6-----6-6---|-6-6-6-6-----6-6-|
    -|-----4-----4-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  •  
    Rhythm Guitar Chorus
    C# B A E A E A E B E B
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    -|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-----------------|
  • -|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-----------------|
    -|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2---2-|-0---0-000-0---0-|---7---7---9---9-|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-|
  •  
    C# B A E A E A E B E B
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • -|-6---6-667-6---6-|---------5-4-4-4-|---------3-2-2-2-|-----------------|
    -|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4-4-4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-----------------|
    -|-6---6-666-6---6-|-4---4-444-4-4-4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-----------------|
  • -|-4---4-444-4---4-|-2---2-222-2-2-2-|-0---0-000-0-0-0-|---7---7---9---9-|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-|
     
  • Lead at end of Chorus 1
    C#
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
  • -|-----------------|------12b14b14b14|b14r12-----9-----|----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|------11-----11--|11b13r11--------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-11---|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
     
  • Lead at end of Chorus 2
    C#
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---12-----------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-11|b13--b13r11-9-11-9----|
    -|-----------------|------9----------|----11---9-11----|-------------------11>|
  • -|-----------------|-9h11--11--------|-----------------|----------------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
     
  • C#
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
    -|-----------------|---12------------|--------12---12--|---12-----------|
  • -|--------------11>|b13--b13r11-9----|---11b13--b13--11|b13---9---------|
    -|>11--------------|--------------11-|-----------------|---------11-----|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
     
    C# B A E A E A
  • E B E B
    -|-----------------|-----------------|----9-----------------|------------------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
  • -|---11b13-9-------|-9---------9---9-|11b13-13r11-9-11-9-11-|b13b13b13b13r11-9-------|
    -|----------11-9-11|--11-9-11---11---|----------------------|------------------11-11>|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
     
    C# B A E A E A E
  • B E B
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
  • -|-----------------|---------9-------|-----------------|-11b13b13b13b13r11-9----|
    -|>11vvvv----------|---9-11----11>>>>|>11vvvv----|---------------------11-|
    -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
     
    C# B A E A
  • E A E B E B
    -|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
    -|-----------------|12b14b14b14b14b14r12-12-----|------------------|--------------------|
  • -|-----------------|-----------------------11-9-|-------------9-11-|b13----------9-11b13|
    -|-11vvvv----------|----------------------------|-11vvv--9-11------|----11--9-11--------|
    -|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
  • -|-----------------|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
     
    Other leads are based on the C#m pentatonic scale (C# E F# G# B C#)
  •  
    Most of the tabs include 8th note rhythms,
    i.e. |-9-9---9-1-2-3-44-|
  • is 8th note, 4th note, 8th note, 8th, 8th, 8th, 16th, 16th
     
    Another version:
  •  
    C# B A C# B A C# B A C# B A ,(rock it) C# B A
     
  • C#
    OH the storm is threaten'in, out on the street today
     
  • if I don't get some shelter, oh I gonna fade away
    C# B A B
    oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away
  • C# B A B
    oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away
    C#
  • Oh the fires is a sweepin , out the street today
     
    Burns like a red coat dog, lets put the logs away
  • C# B A B
    oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away
    C# B A B
  • oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away
    C# B A B
    oh sister, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
  • C# B A
    its just a kiss away its just a kiss away its just a kiss away
     
  • A B C#
     
    Main Chords:
  • C# B A (played as E-shape bar/power chords)
    or in notes:
     
  • D|------11------9-------7----
     
    Intro(Rhythm Guitar):
  • e|----------------------------------------------------------
    B|----------------------------------------------------------
    G|---------------------------------------------------------- ad lib...
  • D|----------9-9--9-----------7-7--7------7---7---7---7------ then goto power
    A|-------11--------11------9--------9----------------------- chords.
    E|-----9-----------------7-------------5---5---5---5---5/9/-
  •  
     
    Intro Riff I (Lead Guitar):
  • e|---9---------------------------------------
    B|------9^10^9----9^10^9----7-9--9--7h9p7----
    G|----------------------------------------9-- (x3)
  • D|-------------------------------------------
    A|-------------------------------------------
    E|-------------------------------------------
  •  
    ----------------------------------
    ----------------------------------
  • End the third time with... -6-66-66--6--4-44-44--------------
    Followed by Riff II. ---------------------7-77-77--4---
    ----------------------------------
  • ----------------------------------
    Riff II:
    e|---------------
  • B|---7h9p7-------
    G|---------9--6-- (Played at the start of each line in the verse)
    D|--------------- NB: h=hammer-on p=pull-off
  • A|---------------
    E|---------------
     
  • The Chorus is a variation of Main Riff and Riff I but ends with something like:
    e|---9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------7------------------------------
    B|-------------------10-10---10--9-10-9-7-9--7h9p7--------
  • G|--------------------------------------------------9--6--
    D|--------------------------------------------------------
    A|--------------------------------------------------------
  • E|--------------------------------------------------------
     
    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...)
    another:
  •  
    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
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