The Rolling Stones – Waiting on a friend
Standard tuning
These are the basic patterns you could use to improvise.
In the intro, part4 and part7 it is going back and forth between C and F.
Parts1, 2 and 5 follow A—F—G—C—G—G—C—C—G—G—C—C, Parts 3 and 6 the same but without the last C—C.
Intro;
7 bars rest, then;
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|——————————————0—|
E|————————————————| followed by
G|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————|
A|—3——————3———————|———————————5——2—|
E|——————————————1—|—0—1————————————| 3x, followed by
G|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————|
A|—3——————3———————|——————————0—1—2—|
E|——————————————1—|—0—1————————————|
Part1 (Watching girls go passing by);
G|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————7——5————|—3——3—————0—3—4—|—5——————————————|————————0—2—3—4—|
A|—0————————————5—|————————————————|————————5—————3—|—3——————————————|
E|————————————————|————————————————|——————————3—————|————————————————|
G|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|—5——————————————|————————————5———|————————————————|——————————0—2—3—|
A|————————5—5—————|——————————5———0—|—3——3—————————3—|—3——————————————|
E|——————————————3—|—3—3————5———————|———————————3————|————————————————|
G|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|—5——————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
A|————————5—5—————|————————————5—0—|—3————————————3—|—3——————3—3—3—2—|
E|——————————————3—|—3——————3—3—————|———————————3————|————————————————|
Part2 (Out of these girls go passing by);
– Played as part1
Part3 (A smile relieves a heart that grieves);
— Play only first 10 bars of part1
Part4 (Friend, I'm just waiting on a friend) including sax—solo;
G|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————|
A|—3——————3———————|———————————5——2—|
E|——————————————1—|—0—1————————————| 11x, followed by
G|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————|
A|—3——————3———————|——————————0—1—2—|
E|——————————————1—|—0—1————————————|
Part5 (Don't need a whore);
– Played as part1
Part6 (Making love and breaking hearts);
– Play only first 10 bars of part1
Part7 (Friend, I'm just waiting on a friend) including sax—solo fading out;
G|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————|
A|—3——————3———————|———————————5——2—|
E|——————————————1—|—0—1————————————| 16x
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in April 1962 in London when guitarist and harmonica player Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart joined vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early lineup. After signing to Decca Records in 1963, the band changed their name from "The Rollin' Stones" to "The Rolling Stones". Band members and others often refer to the band as "The Stones".
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