Rhythm Guitar Intro C# B A4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-|-----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 A8-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-|-----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 A12-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-|-----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 A16-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-|-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 A20-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-|-----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 B24-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-|-----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 AE 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 EB E B -|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|-|-----------------|---------9-------|-----------------|-11b13b13b13b13r11-9----|-|>11vvvv----------|---9-11----11>>>>|>11vvvv----------|---------------------11-|-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
C# B A E AE 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
