The version on UG sucks, thought this tab did the song a little more justice.
-Sehryn
Originally tabbed by Jean-Pierre TROLET
ROCKS OFF
written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones
from the double album Exile on Main Street
This tune which opens the double album Exile on Main Street is one of my favourites.
It may sound like classical rock 'n roll but it is as difficult to tab as it is to play.
You can hear piano and brass instruments on it and I thought that the guitars
only would be insufficient to have a good sound. In fact two guitars and a bass
are enough to achieve the sound!
The first guitar is tuned in open G : from bass to treble : D G D G B D
The second guitar is in standard tuning.
Legend :
h : hammer-on
>> : strum simply in rhythm
INTRO :
FIRST GUITAR (OPEN G !)
FIRST GUITAR
BASS
FIRST GUITAR
G+---9h13--------9---9--9---9----------+--9---9--9---9-----------------------+
A+---2h4-----4-------------------------+--2--2--4---2------------------------+
BASS
A+---2h4-----4------4--2--4------------+--4--2--4----------------------------+
VERSE :
FIRST GUITAR
A+----x-----0-----------x-------2------+---2----2h4---4-----------2-2-4-2----+
BASS
A+---0--0--0----0-------2--2--2-----2--+--------2h4---4------4-2-4-----------+
FIRST GUITAR
D+-2-2-4--2-2-4-x--------2-2-4-x--2-4--+-2-2-4---2-2-4-x-------2-2-4-x-2-4---+
A+-0-----x---------------0--------0----+-0-----x---------------0-------0-----+
BASS
FIRST GUITAR
D+-4-4-6---4-4-6-x-------4-4-6-x--4-6--+-4-4-6---4-4-6-x-------4-4-6-x-4-6---+
A+-2-----x---------------2--------2----+-2-----x---------------2-------2-----+
BASS
FIRST GUITAR
me ________________?
A+-0---3-4-----------2--2h4----4-------+---------2--2-4-2--------------------+
BASS
A+-0-0-3-4--------------2h4----4-------+--4-2-4-----4-2-4--------------------+
CHORUS :
FIRST GUITAR
I only get my rocks off______________
A+--2--2---2--x---2--2-----------------+-2---2-----0---3-4----------2-2h4---4--------+
BASS
A+--2--2---2------2--------------------+-----------0-0-3-4------------2h4---4--------+
BRIDGE :
FIRST GUITAR
D+-4----------------------------2------+-4h6--4h6-----6-->>--4h6---6---6-->>-+
G+-3-->>-----------------3--->>>-------+--------------9---9--9-9-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-+
BASS
D+-------------------------------------+-4h6--4h6----------------------------+
FIRST GUITAR (9 times)
B+-------------------------------------+--------------5----------------4....-+
G+-------------------------------------+--------------6----------4-----4....-+
D+-4----------------------------2------+-4h6--4h6-----6-->>--4h6---6---4....-+
G+-6---------------------6---6---------+-----------6--6--------------6-4....-+
E+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9---9-12-9-9-12--7.............+
B+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9---9--9-9-9--9--7.............+
G+-3-->>-----------------3--->>>-------+--------------9---9--9-9-9--9--8.............+
D+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------11----------------9.............+
A+-4---------------------4-------------+-------------11----------------9.............+
E+-2---------------------2-------------+--------------9----------------7.............+
BASS
D+-------------------------------------+-4h6--4h6----------------------------+
A+---------------------------4---4-----+-------------4-----------------2.............