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Wild Horses Chords by The Rolling Stones

Wild Horses chords by The Rolling Stones

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The original version of this is 3 guitars.



Acoustic 1 ("Nashville tuning"- low 3 strings an octave up)

   this is the one which starts the song off, there are no bass

   strings which gives it that high sound.  After the intro it

   mainly plays harmonics

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Acoustic 2 (Open G- D G D G B D)

   this is the main acoustic throughout the song.  If I get some

   requests I will put this part down.



Electric 3 (Standard tuning)

   this is Mick Taylor's classic backing and superb solo.  If I get

   _lots_ of requests I might summon the energy to tab the solo, if

   I get hundreds I might even tab the whole part.



For now, I will just do CRD.  Despite having 3 guitars on the original

recording, this one sounds surprisingly full with just 1 acoustic

(standard tuning) and voice.



Intro:

   G  Am7  G  Gsus  Am7  G





   Bm         G   Gsus  Bm           G   Gsus

1.  Childhood living      ...

   Am          G   C      D  G   Gsus        G     D  Dsus2  D  C

    The things you wanted    ...

   Bm         G    Gsus   Bm              G  Gsus

    Graceless lady         ...

   Am          G     C       D  G  Gsus         G  D Dsus2 D

    You know I can't let ...



   Am     G  C      D  G         F       G  C     Bm

Ch. Wild     horses     ...

   Am        G  C      D G         F       G  C

    Wild wild   horses    ...





Ch. Wild horses couldn't ...

                                       C(VIII)

    Wild wild horses ...



    [guitar break]

    Fsus2(VIII) C(VIII) x 3

    D G





Weird chords:

Am7               3  0  2  0  1  3

Gsus              3  2  0  0  1  x

Dsus2             x  x  0  2  3  0

C(VIII)           8  10 10 9  8  8

Fsus2(VIII)       8  10 10 10 10 8



l+p

black rick



  "Have a good time, _all_ the time"  -   Viv Savage

>From: km12686@eehpx15 (Ky Macpherson)
>Subject: CRD: Wild Horses (Rolling Stones)

"Wild Horses" by the Rolling Stones
tab by Ky MacPherson (pokey@uiuc.edu)
lyrics by Jim Flammang (flammang@heart.med.uth.tmc.edu)


Intro:

Gi  Am7    Gi  Am7    Gi


Verse:

Bm               Giii
     Childhood ...

Bm               Giii
     Is easy ...

Am7                Cii
     The things ...

Gii                    C6
     I brought ...



Chorus:

Bm   Am7         Cii
           Wild ...

Bm Am7 Gii         F         Ci
           Couldn't ...

           .

Here are the chords:

    Gi  320003          Am7  575555           Bm  799777
   Gii  355433          Cii  875558            F  133211
    C6  x35555          Am9  575587           Ci  x32010

  Giii  7 10 9 7 8 7

In the third verse, you can replace the Am7 with an Am9.  (Although
now that I listen to it, I think the ninth is actually coming from
the lead guitar.  But it still sounds nice to use Am9 for a little
variety, especially with only one guitar)

I would appreciate any suggestions or corrections.



   I've fooled with the song some. Not real sure about the exact
   placement of these chords. Trust your ear.

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		WILD HORSES
		-----------


 G   Bm       G     Bm         G    Gsus4 G
   Childhood ...
      Am            G   C   D  G7                 D    G
   The things that you ...
     Bm       G    Bm             G
   Graceless lady, you ...
      Am       C          D   G               D
   You know I can't let ...


   Am    C    D  G        F       C
   Wild horses couldn't ...
 Bm Am         C      G         F       C
   Wild, wild horses ...



       G     F             C   G
   We'll ride them ...



This what I have so far and thought some of you might enjoy it as well as
offer some corrections. Thanks.

-Van.

  WILD HORSES   -   ROLLING STONES

  G           Am           G           Am            G

  Bm          G      Bm           G
    Childhood living   ...
  Am               C       D   G                  D    C
    the things you want t...
  Bm          G      Bm               G
    priceless lady     ...
  Am           C         D       G                D       C
    You know I can't let ...


      Am     C      D  G         F       C
        Wild Horses     ...
      Am          C      D  G         F        C
        wild wild horses     ...


  Bm              G      Bm              G
    I watched you suffer  ...
  Am          C     D  G               D     C
    now you decided    ...
  Bm               G      Bm            G
    no sweet thing exits   ....
  Am                 C      D     G          D     C
    could make me be bitter     ....


      Am     C      D  G         F       C
        Wild Horses     ...
      Am          C      D  G         F        C
        wild wild horses     ...


  Bm            G           Bm                 G
    I know I've drained you   ...
  Am          C       D  G                       D     C
    I have my freedom      ...
  Bm               G      Bm              G
    faith has been broken   ...
  Am             C      D  G            D     C
    lets do some living     a....


      Am     C      D  G         F        C
        wild horses     ...
      Am          C      D  G      F              C
        wild wild horses     ...

      Am     C      D  G         F        C
        wild horses     ...
      Am          C      D  G      F              C
        wild wild horses     ...



WILD HORSES- The Rolling Stones

TUNING: D G D G B D

G/D(1)  Am/G  G/D(2) D11 G/D(3)  G1 G G2 G
Am/G G(2) D11 G/D(3)  G1 G G2 G

Bm             G G1 G G2 G Bm         G  G1 G G2 G
Childhood living           ....
Am          G   C     D G                   D   C
The things you wanted    ...you
Bm          G G1 G G2 G  Bm             G  G1 G G2 G
Graceless lady           ....
Am          G    C       D  G                D
You know I can't let you  ...

CHORUS:
Am   C     D  G         F       C   Bm
Wild horses  couldn't ...
Am           C   D G         F        C
Wild, wild horses  ...

BRIDGE:
F    C   F   C  D

I know I've dreamed you...

CHORUS #2:
Am     C      D  G         F        C  Bm
Wild horses     ...
Am          C      D  G      F              C   D   G
Wild, wild horses     ...

Bm  G  Bm  G  Am  C  D  G  D

REPEAT CHORUS #2


CHORDS:
  G/D(1) Am/G G/D(2) D11 G/D(3) G1  G2   Bm   Am  G  C  D  F
D --5------7---12----10----9----0----0---4----2---0--5--7--10---
B --0------5---12----10----8----1----0---3----1---0--5--7--10---
G --4------5---12-----9----7----0----2---4----2---0--5--7--10---
D --0------7----0-----0----0----2----2---4----2---0--5--7--10---
G --0-----------0-----0----0----0----0------------0--5--7--10---
D --0------5----0-----0----0----0----0---4----2---0--5--7--10---




Wild Horses

by The Rolling Stones
transcription by: Ken Friedson and Ed Finegold

Intro:
There are two guitar parts at the intro.
The rhythm is the same as the verse,
the lead is built off of the Bm pentatonic, the notes are:

(fret/string)
10/1,8/1,7/1,5/1

Listen to it, it'll take about two seconds to figure it out.

Verse 1:

Bm     G      Bm         G
I heard living ...

Am           C     D  G                    D     C
the pains you wanted...

note: the D and the last C are transitional chords, a quick
      down-up-down-up and then change to the next chord

Bm        G    Bm          G
Graceless lady, ...

Am              C       D G                D
You know I can't let ...

Chorus:

Am   C     D G        F        C   D
Wild Horses, ...

Am   C     D G        F        C
Wild Horses, ...

(again those D chords are transitional)


Verse 2:

Bm            G       Bm            G
I watched you ...

Am           C    D G              D    C
Now you've decided, ...

Bm             G      Bm             G
Those sweeping exits, ...

Am              C      D G               D
could make me be bitter...


Chorus


Verse 3:

Bm       G           Bm          G
I know I dreamed ...

Am       C       D G                    D     C
I have my freedom, but ...

Bm            G        Bm           G
Faith has been broke....

Am           C      D G          D
Let's do some ...


Chorus
last line sung as:
Wild horses, I'm gonna ride them some day

Either fade it out or end with a: D(transitional) G


Note: A quick listen to the album will show you what I mean
      about those transitional chords. Also, I did my best to
      show where the changes fall, but as you play it you'll
      get the nuances. Some of the changes just hang a bit longer
      than others.




Wild Horses

by The Rolling Stones
transcription by: Ken Friedson and Ed Finegold

Intro:
There are two guitar parts at the intro.
The rhythm is the same as the verse,
the lead is built off of the Bm pentatonic, the notes are:

(fret/string)
10/1,8/1,7/1,5/1

Listen to it, it'll take about two seconds to figure it out.

Verse 1:

Bm     G      Bm         G
I heard ...

Am           C     D  G                    D     C
the pains you wanted, ...

note: the D and the last C are transitional chords, a quick
      down-up-down-up and then change to the next chord

Bm        G    Bm          G
Graceless lady, ...

Am              C       D G                D
You know I can't let you.....

Chorus:

Am   C     D G        F        C   D
Wild Horses, ...

Am   C     D G        F        C
Wild Horses, ...

(again those D chords are transitional)


Verse 2:

Bm            G       Bm            G
I watched you suffer...

Am           C    D G              D    C
Now you've decided...

Bm             G      Bm             G
Those sweeping ...

Am              C      D G               D
could make me be ...


Chorus


Verse 3:

Bm       G           Bm          G
I know I dreamed ...

Am       C       D G                    D     C
I have my freedom, bu...

Bm            G        Bm           G
Faith has been ...

Am           C      D G          D
Let's do some living, after we die....
Chorus
last line sung as:
Wild horses, I'm ....

Either fade it out or end with a: D(transitional) G


Note: A quick listen to the album will show you what I mean
      about those transitional chords. Also, I did my best to
      show where the changes fall, but as you play it you'll
      get the nuances. Some of the changes just hang a bit longer
      than others.


Glad I could give some back to the family.

peace,

Ed





This is a new submission.


               WILD HORSES written by the rolling stones
               Notated as played by the Sundays from the album
               "Blind"


Tablature & Transcription by Brandon Milner (bmilner@netcom.com)


The intro is:
320033 (G major)      X32033 (Cadd2)  320033          X32033

VERSE:
224432 (B min)        320033 (G)       224432 (Bmin)   320033 (G)

X02210 (A min)        X32010 (C maj)   320033 (G)      X00232 (Dmaj)

       {X00233  X00232 X00232 X00230 } played quick (d suspension)


CHORUS:
           Wi-        ild        ....
X02210 (a min)                    X32010 (C)     320033 (G)

drag me                                   a...
1330XX  (F)                                    X32010 (C)

BRIDGE:

There are like 3 acoustic tracks plus more electric here so you can play
just about any voicing of these chords and the notes are probably in there
somewhere.

Fmaj9 (X03010)    Cmaj9 (X3001)  X 4

the turnaround back into verse is (X320XX) (X540XX)

NOW for the 2nd guitar part during the CHORUS:

I'm going to butcher the time but listen carefully to the song and
you will get it. note the interesting syncopation though (tricky)

Play on high 2 strings:
                               Wild...
12-12-12-12|  eighth note each 10-10-10-10    1 sixteenth note each
10-10-10-10|                   12-12-12-12

    Horses...
12--10-10-10-10   then 10-10-10-10      fast, 1 sixteenth each
10--12-12-12-12        12-12-12-12



          Couldn't......AWAY
8---7-8---10--7-8---10--7--3--3--3--3-
10--8-10--12--8-10--12--8--5--5--5--5-
                        0--0--0--0--0- (G string played open)

Good luck with my strange rhythmic notating.

TAB by Brandon Milner
bmilner@netcom.com



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