Band: The Rolling Stones
Song: Under My Thumb
Album: Aftermath
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com
Guitar 1: Electric Lead
Guitar 2: Acoustic Rhythym
Intro: (Guitar 1 only)
e----9----9-----7---7----5---5----5---5----|B----10---10----9---9----7---7----7---7----|G------------------------------------------| x2D------------------------------------------|A------------------------------------------|E------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Guitar 1e--------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------------|D--------------2---4-----2-------------------2---4--0-2--|A----------------------------------------2/4-------------|E--------------------------------------------------------| "Under my thumb, the girl who once had me down"
e----------------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------------------|D------------------------2---------------------------|A----------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------| "Under my thumb, the girl who once pushed me around"
Guitar 2
F#m
Under my thumb,
E D
The girl who once had me down
F#m
Under my thumb,
E D
The girl who once pushed me around
Chorus 1:
Guitar 1e--------------5----5---5--------------------------7---7--|B--------------5----5---5--------------------------7---7--|G--------------------------5-/7--x-------------7-8--------|D------5--5/7--------------5-/7--x------------------------|A--5/7----------------------------------------------------|E---------------------------------------------------------|"It's down to me... ...the difference in the clothes she wears"
[Chorus 1 lead ends]
Guitar 2
A
It's down to me
D Bm
The difference in the clothes she wears
F#m E
Down to me, the change has come,
D A
She's under my thumb
Break: (Guitar 1 Only)
e--5----5----------------5----5-------------|B--5----5----------------5----5-------------|G-------------------------------------------|D--------------5--5/7-----------------5--7--|A----------5/7--------------------5/7-------|E-------------------------------------------| "Ain't it the truth babe?"
Verse 2:
Guitar 1e-----------------------------------------------------------------|B-----------------------------------------------------------------|G-----------------------------------------------------------------|D--------------2---4----------2-------------------------2--4p2-2--|A---------------------------------------------------2/4-----------|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|"Under my thumb, the squirmin' dog who's just had her day
e----------------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------------------|D--------------------2-------------------------------|A----------------2/4---------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------|Under my thumb, a girl who has just changed her ways
Guitar 2
F#m
Under my thumb
E D
The squirmin' dog who's just had her day
F#m
Under my thumb
E D
A girl who has just changed her ways
Chorus 2:
Guitar 1e-----------------------------5---5----------------------------7-----7--|B-----------------------------5---5----------------------------7-----7--|G------------------------5----6---------------7---7--------7-8---7-8----|D----------------5--5/7-----7-----------------7---7---------------------|A------------5/7--------------------------------------------------------|E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|"It's down to me... ...yes it is, the way she does just what she's told"
[Chorus 2 lead ends]
Guitar 2
A
It's down to me, yes it is
D Bm
The way she does just what she's told
F#m E
Down to me, the change has come
D A
She's under my thumb
Break:e--5-------------------------------------------------5--|B--5-------------------------------------------------5--|G-------------------------------------------------------|D----------------5----5/7----------5----5--5/7----------|A------------5/7---------------5/7----7-----------------|E-------------------------------------------------------| "Ah, ah, say it's alright"
Verse 3:
Guitar 1e-------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------|G-------------------------------------------------|D-----------------2-2-------------------2--4p2----|A-----------------------------------2/4--------4--|E-------------------------------------------------|"Under my thumb, a siamese cat of a girl
e----------------------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------------------------|D---------------------------2------------------------------|A-----------------------2/4---------4----------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------|"Under my thumb, she's the sweetest, hmmm, pet in the world"
Guitar 2
F#m
Under my thumb,
E D
A siamese cat of a girl
F#m
Under my thumb,
E D
She's the sweetest, hmmm, pet in the world
Chorus 3:
Guitar 1e---------------------------5---5--------------------------------------|B---------------------------5---5--------------------------------------|G---------------------------6---------7---7--------------7-8----7-8----|D-----------------5--5/7--------------7---7------------------9------9--|A-------------5/7------------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------|"It's down to me... ...the way she talks when she's spoken to"
e------------5----------------------------------------|B------------7----------------------------------------|G-----------------------------------------------------|D----------------------------2------------------------|A-----------------------------------------------------|E-----------------------------------------------------|"Down to me, the change has come, she's under my thumb"
Guitar 2
A
It's down to me
D Bm
The way she talks when she's spoken to
F#m E
Down to me, the change has come,
D A
She's under my thumb
Break:e--5----5------5----5-----------------5---5--|B--5----5------5----5-----------------5---5--|G--------------------------------------------|D--------------------------5---5/7-----------|A-----------------------(7)------------------|E--------------------------------------------| "Ah, take it easy babe"
Solo: (Guitar 2 plays verse chords with same rhythym)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D------2--2/4-------2-------------------------------------------2--2/4--|A--2/4----------2/4---2p0-2p0-2--(0)--0-2-0-2/4-2--0--0-2-0-2/4---------|E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------|B-------------------------------|G-------------------------------|D------2---------------------2--|A--2/4----/2---0---0-2-0-2/4----|E-------------------------------|
Chorus 4:
Guitar 1e---------------5--5------------------------------------------------------|B---------------5--5------------------------------------------------------|G--------------------6-x----------5b---------7---7-----------7-8---7-8----|D----------------------x-/5--5/7-----7-------7---7---------------9-----9--|A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|"It's down to me,... ...oh yeah,....the way she talks when she's spoken to"
[Chorus 4 lead ends]
Guitar 2
A
It's down to me
D Bm
The way she talks when she's spoken to
F#m E
Down to me, the change has come,
D A
She's under my thumb
Break:e--5--5------------------------------------|B--5--5------------------------------------|G-------6-x--------------------------------|D---------x-/5---5/7----------5----5--5/7--|A-------------------------5/7----7---------|E------------------------------------------| "Yeah, it feels alright"
Verse 4:
Guitar 1e------------------------------------------------------\B------------------------------------------------------|G---------------------------/2-------------------------|D---------------------2---------2----------------------|A-----------------(4)-------------4----------/4--2--0--|E------------------------------------------------------|"Under my thumb, her eyes are just kept to herself"
e------------------------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------------------------------|D------------------2--2/4----2-4p2p0-2-0---------------------------|A--------------2/4---------------------------------------/4--2--0--|E--"Under my thumb,... ...well I, I can still look at someone else
Guitar 2
F#m
Under my thumb,
E D
Her eyes are just kept to herself
F#m E
Under my thumb, well I,
D
I can still look at someone else
Chorus 5:
Guitar 1e------------------------------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------------------------------------|G---------------------------7b9--7--5--------7---7----------7-8---7-8----|D-------------------5--5/7------------7------7---7--------------9-----9--|A---------------5/7------------------------------------------------------|E------------------------------------------------------------------------|"It's down to me,... ...the way she talks when she's spoken to"
e--------------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------------------|D--------------------------2---------------0-------------------|A----------------0-2-0-2/4---------------------------0---------|E--------------------------------------------------------------|"Down to me,... ...the change has come, she's under my thumb"
Guitar 2:
A
It's down to me
D Bm
The way she talks when she's spoken to
F#m E
Down to me, the change has come,
D A
She's under my thumb
Outro:
e--5----5--------------5----5-------------------5---5---------------|B--5----5--------------5----5-------------------5---5---------------|G-------------------------------------------------------------------|D-----------------5-----------------5-5/7-5/7----------------5------|A-------------5/7---------------5/7----------------------5/7-----0--|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----5---5-------------------|B----5---5-------------------|G----------------------------| x6 to fadeD-----------------5-5---5-7--|A------------5/7------7------|E----------------------------|
That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:
oddmenout4@yahoo.com
