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Rolling Stones - Cant You Hear Me Knocking tab

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#This file is the author's own work and represents his   interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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From : Jean-Pierre Trolet
5 july 2002
You will find a MP3 for each part of this song recorded by myself to illustrate
the tab and how to contact me on my webpage here:
http://jptrol.free.fr/mus


                   CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING - JAGGER-RICHARDS

   Following honky tonk women here is another tune with syncopated riffs and
instrumental prolongations. This is the tale of Romeo and Juliet seen by our rockers.
Juliet is reluctant and the disappointed Romeo is vociferating. The tab is divided
into three parts :
- the main theme with intro, verse and chorus
- the middle jazzy part with a saxophone (this saxophone is not tabbed here)!
- Mick Taylor's solo

This is the full tab of the entire song.

FIRST PART:

The first part is played with a lead guitar tuned in OPEN G, that is from low
to high :  D G D G B D.

The rhythm guitar is in standard tuning and plays full chords in a staccato way
in the verse part.
In the verse part I noted the chord for each stroke :

C : 8 10 10 9 8 8
C#: 9 11 11 10 9 9
D : 10 12 12 11 10 10
G : 3 5 5 4 3 3
F : 1 3 3 2 1 1

In the chorus part simply play them slowly.

LEGEND :
p : pull-off
h : hammer -on
x : choke
hbu : half bend up
\  : slide down
n_ : last longer on the note

INTRO :

D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--10p9--7--9p7-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +--10p9--7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7-----+-7-(7)-7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7------+
G  +----------------10p9--7--7--7--7-----+-7-(7)-7--9p7---7----7--7--7--7------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
                                                          ^drums enter here


D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +-10--7--9p7-----------------7--------+--10p9--7--9p7-----------------7-----+
D  +-10--7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7--------+--10p9--7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7-----+
G  +-------------10p9--7--7--7-----------+----------------10p9--7--7--7--------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------5x-5--------------+--5x------5--5--------5x-5-----------+
E  +---------------------------5---------+------5-----------5-----------5------+


D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +-9_hbu--7-x--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-9_hbu--7-x--7--7--9--7--------------+-7--7--7--9p7--10p9--7--7--9--7------+
G  +-------------7--7--7--7--------------+-7--7--7--7-----7----7--7--7--7------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-5x----5-5----5x-5-------------------+-5x-----5---5-------5x-5-------------+
E  +----5-------5--------5---------------+----5-----------5--------------------+


D  +-------------------------------------+---7--7--7--5------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+---7--7--7--5--7--5------------------+
G  +--7--7-7-7-7-7------5----------------+---------------7--5------------------+
D  +--7--7-7-7-7-7------5----------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--------------------5----------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +--5x-----5-5-------3x--3-------------+--3x-----3-3-------------------------+
E  +-----5-------5------------3----------+------3-------3----------------------+


VERSE

               D D D D D                   D    x   D     C#     C C C C C
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-----5-----0-------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +-----5-----0---0---------------------+-10p9--7--9p7-----------------5------+
D  +-----5-----0---0---------------------+-10p9--7--9p7---10p9----------5------+
G  +--5--------0---0---------------------+----------------10p9----------5------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
     Yeah you got.. satin shoes

BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +--5x-5-----5x-----5--5---------------+--------------------3x--3------------+
E  +--------5-----5---------5------------+----------------------------3--------+


                         C x C   G  G G             ^   D D D D D        C#
D  +-----7-7-7-5-------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-----7-7-7-5--7-5------5-5---0-------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--------------7-5------5-5---0-------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-----------------------5-5---0-------+------0--5----3--0-----0-------------+
G  +---------------------5-------0--0-0--+-2h4----------------5----------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
                       Yeah you got..                plastic boots
BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +---3x-----3-3------------------------+-------------5---5-5---------4-------+
E  +-------3-------3-----------3---3-3---+-------------------------------------+


     C C C C C                 C  X C   C#  D D D D D   D    x   D    C#
D  +-------------7-7-7-5-----------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------7-7-7-5-7-5------5-5----+--0----------------------------------+
G  +-----5---------------7-5------5-5----+--0--0--------10p9--x--10p9--7-------+
D  +-----5------------------------5-5----+--0--0--------10p9--x--10p9--7-------+
G  +-----5---------------------5---------+--0--0-------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
                             You all got   cocaine eyes
                Can't you hear me knocking ?....

BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-3x--3------3x-----3-3---------------+-5x--5-----5x----5--5----------------+
E  +-------3--------3------3-------------+-------5------5--------5-------------+


     C C C C C                 C x C  G
D  +-------------7-7-7-5-----------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------7-7-7-5-7-5-----5-5-----+-------------------------------------+
G  +------5--------------7-5-----5-5--0--+-------------------------------------+
D  +------5----------------------5-5--0--+-------------------------------------+
G  +------5--------------------5------0--+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-3x-3------3x-----3-3----------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------3-------3---------3--------3--+-------------------------------------+


CHORUS
      G    G  F               C  C          G
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+--0----------------------------------+
D  +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+--0------------0--5------------------+
G  +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+--0--0-0--2h4--------0---------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
          Hear me singing soft and low

BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-3-3--3\1---1----1-------8---8--8----+--3--3-3--3--3-3--3------------------+

      G    G  F               C  C          G                    ^         etc...
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+--8p6---------------------0--0-0-----+
G  +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+-------7--5\3--0----------0--0-0-----+
D  +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+------------------3--5----0--0-0-----+
G  +--0-0--12\10--10--10---10\5--5--5----+--------------------------0--0-0-----+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-3-3-3\1----1----1-------8---8--8----+--3--3-3--3--3-3--3------------------+


         D D D D D     D    x
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-----0-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--5--0--0----------10p9--etc.....----+-------------------------------------+
D  +--5--0--0----------10p9--------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +--5--0--0----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +---5x-5---------5x------5--5---------+-------------------------------------+
E  +---------5----------5---------5--etc...------------------------------------+


SECOND PART :

				Can't you hear me knocking - part II

Two guitars tuned in the standard way. If you go on playing with the guitar that
had been tuned in OPEN G in the first part see the varying passage down below.

FIRST GUITAR

     <---------- twice ----------------------------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
B  +----------------8-----8--------------+---------------------------------------+
G  +-------6h7---0--7--0--7--0-----------+---------------------------------------+
D  +--3h4-----------------------3h4------+---------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

      <------ x times with the bass ---------------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
B  +----------------8-----8--------------+---------------------------------------+
G  +-------6h7---0--7--0--7--0-----------+---------------------------------------+
D  +--3h4-----------------------3h4------+---------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

G  +------------------------------5-7----+-------------------------------------+
D  +----------------------------7--------+-------------------------------------+
A  +--5----5-5---------------------------+--5---5-5---etc..--------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

see variant for the guitar tuned in open G
               ^   <-------------------------------- repeat ---------------------+
E  +---------------------1---1-----------+--------3---3----------1---1-----------+
B  +--------3_---------3---3---3---------+------3---3---3------3---3---3---------+
G  +-----2-----------2-------------------+----2--------------2-------------------+
D  +--0------------0---------------------+--0--------------0---------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-5--5-5--------5---5-5---------------+--5--5-5-----------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/r/rolling-stones/16328.html ]
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
E  +--------0---0------------------------+---------------------------------------+
B  +------3---3---3----------------------+---------------------------------------+
G  +----2--------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
D  +--0----------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-5---5-5-----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+


The first guitar goes on with these arpeggios until the second sways between
Dm7 and Em7

2nd GUITAR

E  +----8h10---8h10---10--8\5--8---5\3---+--5--3----------3-5--8-8/10--8\5--8--+
B  +-------------------------------------+--------6_----6----------------------+
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

G  +-------------------------------------+-----5-7-----------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+--7----------------------------------+
A  +---5---5-5------5---5-5--------------+-------------5--5-5------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+


E  +---5\3--5--3-------3-5---10--10/12---+-12---12---12---12---12---12---------+
B  +-------------6---6-------------------+---13---13---13---13---13---13-------+
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

G  +-------------------------------------+------------5------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+----------7---7--5\------------------+
A  +--5--5-5----5--5-5-------------------+-5--5-5---------------5--5-5---------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

                                                 Dm7       Em7
E  +--13---13---13---13---13---12---12---+-12----5---------7-------------------+
B  +----13---13---13---13---13---13----13+---13--6---(6)---8---(8)-------------+
G  +-------------------------------------+-------5---(5)---7---(7)-------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------7---------9-------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------5---------7-------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+---------7-7--------9-9--------------+
A  +--5--5-5----5--5--5-----5--5-5-------+------5----------7-------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

     <-----repeat-x->  then                      then alternate the sequences
      Dm7    Em7             Dm7    Em7    Em7
E  +--8-------7---------------8------10--+--7----------------------------------+
B  +--6--(6)--8--(8)----------6-------8--+--8----------------------------------+
G  +--5--(5)--7--(7)----------5-------7--+--7----------------------------------+
D  +--7-------9---------------7-------9--+--9----------------------------------+
A  +--5-------7---------------5-------7--+--7----------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G  +-------------7-9-7-------------------+-etc....-----------------------------+
D  +----7-7----9-------9-7-----7-7-----9-+-------------------------------------+
A  +-5-------7---------------5-------7---+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

VARIANT

               ^   <-------------------------------- repeat ---------------------+
D  +---------------------3---3-----------+--------5---5----------3---3-----------+
B  +--------3_---------3---3---3---------+------3---3---3------3---3---3---------+
G  +-----2-----------2-------------------+----2--------------2-------------------+
D  +--0------------0---------------------+--0--------------0---------------------+
G  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-5--5-5--------5---5-5---------------+--5--5-5-----------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
D  +--------2---2------------------------+---------------------------------------+
B  +------3---3---3----------------------+---------------------------------------+
G  +----2--------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
D  +--0----------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
G  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-5---5-5-----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

THIRD PART :

            Mick Taylor's solo accompanied by the rhythm guitar and the bass
            ( hear demo)


 Legend :

x : mute
p : pull-off
h : hammer-on
hbu : half bend up
hbd : half bend down
qbd : quarter bend up


RHYTHMIC
     <-----repeat-n -> then                      then alternate the sequences
      Dm7    Em7             Dm7    Em7    Em7
E  +--8-------7---------------8------10--+--7----------------------------------+
B  +--6-------8---------------6-------8--+--8----------------------------------+
G  +--5-------7---------------5-------7--+--7----------------------------------+
D  +--7-------9---------------7-------9--+--9----------------------------------+
A  +--5-------7---------------5-------7--+--7----------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G  +-------------------------------------+-----------etc....-------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-5-------3-3--3-----3----5-------3-3-+-3-----3-----------------------------+
E  +----5--5--------3-3---------5-5------+---3-3-------------------------------+

RHYTHMIC
        Dm                                 repeat until the end
E  +---(5)-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +---(6)-----6----6-------6---6----6-6-+-----6--etc...-----------------------+
G  +---(7)-----7----7-------7---7----7-7-+-----7-------------------------------+
D  +---(7)-----7--x------x----x---x------+-----7-------------------------------+
A  +----5---------x------x----x---x------+--5----------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G  +-----------------------------------5-+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------5-7---+-------------------------------------+
A  +---5-----5-----------5-5--5--8-------+--5---5------------------------------+
E  +-------------5----5------------------+---------5---------------------------+

SOLO

E  +-----------------------------------12+--15p12^^---12----12-----------------+
B  +---13h15^-15--13----13----13-15-15---+-------------------------------------+
G  +-----------------14------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+


E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+--------13--15-15-13-----------------+
G  +--13hbd---13hbd-12\10----10^^--------+--10/14--------------14--------------+
D  +----------------------12-------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

                                          <---- 7 times -------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
B  +--15p13------------------------------+--------13-15qbu--------13--15qbu------+
G  +---------14-13hbd\12\10----10-10^^---+--12/14-------------14-----------------+
D  +------------------------12-----------+---------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+


E  +--15qbu-13---------------------------+-------------------13--13qbu---------+
B  +-----------15-13---------------------+------------13/15--------------------+
G  +-----------------14-13hbd\12\10------+-10-10^^-----------------------------+
D  +---------------------------------12--+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

     <-- 7 times -->
E  +-----13-13qbu--------13--15qbu^--13--+-----------15qbu--13-----------------+
B  +--15--------------15-----------------+-15-13---------------15--13----------+
G  +-------------------------------------+-------15^------------------14-------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------15----+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+


E  +----------------------------13qbu----+--------------13--16hbu^-20-17\15----+
B  +--------13-13-13^--13-15-15-------15-+-13^----13h15------------------------+
G  +-12/14-------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

E  +--17p15\13---15h13----15--13^^-------+--------------15qbu--13--------------+
B  +-------------------15----------------+-------13-15------------15-----------+
G  +-------------------------------------+-12/14-------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

     <-- 8 times -->
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-----13-15qbu------------------------+----------------13-15-13-------------+
G  +-14---------------13hbd\12\10----10--+-10^^^----12/14-----------14\10------+
D  +------------------------------12-----+--------------------------------12---+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

                 <---- repeat ---------->    <---- repeat -----------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+------------10qbu----------------------+
G  +---10-10^^^------------------10qbu---+------------10qbu----------------------+
D  +--------------12----10-11-12-------12+---10-11-12---------12-----------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

     <---- repeat ---------->               <---- repeat ------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
B  +-------------12qbu--10---------------+-------------10qbu--10-----------------+
G  +---10--------12qbu--10---------------+--10---------10qbu--10-----------------+
D  +---10-11-12--12qbu--10---------------+--10-11-12---10qbu--10-----------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
E  +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+


     ( these may be doubled by the bass)
E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +------------------------10-----10-12-+----------------------10---10--12----+
A  +------9----10---12--12-----12--------+-----9----10----12-12----12----------+
E  +-9/10---10---10----------------------+--10---10----10----------------------+

E  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +------------------------10--12^------+-------------------------------------+
A  +----9----10----12---12---------------+-------------------------------------+
E  +-10---10----10-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
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