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
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