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The Lantern Tab by The Rolling Stones

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Guitar Tab

THE LANTERN

As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1967 Album THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST)

Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Electric Guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Bell'


 Intro 1
  Q=98
  N.C.                  E5                C/E
 4/4
  Gtr IV (Bell)        Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
  W          W          E E E E E E E E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|----------|----------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|----------|----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-0--------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|


  Dsus2/E                   C/E
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|


  B7b9
                3/4
  Q  Q   Q  Q    +H     Q
|--------------|------------||
|--------------|------------||
|-----------8--|-(8)--------||
|-------10-----|------------||
|----9---------|------------||
|-7------------|--------7\--||


   Intro 2 & Interlude
    $
    E             A G   E              G
   4/4
                                       ~
    Q  E. S E S S E E    Q  E. S E S S Q
||-----0--0---0-0-0---|-----0--0---0-0----|
||o----0--0---0-0-2-0-|-----0--0---0-0----|
||-----1--1---1-1-2-0-|-----1--1---1-1----|
||-----2--2---2-2-2-0-|-----2--2---2-2----|
||o---------------0-2-|-------------------|
||--0-------0-------3-|--0-------0-----3--|
|
|   Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
|   W                    W
||--0-----------------|-10----------------|
||o-0-----------------|--9----------------|
||--1-----------------|--9----------------|
||--------------------|--9----------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||--------------------|-------------------|


  E             G  A   E
  Q  E. S E S S  E E     Q   E. S E E S S S S
|----0--0---0-0------|-------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|----0--0---0-0------|-------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|----1--1---1-1--0-2-|-------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
|----2--2---2-2--0-2-|-------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|----------------2-0-|------------------------||
|-0-------0------3---|---0--------------------||
|
| H       Q      Q      +W
|---------------10---|-(10)-------------------||
|----------------9---|--(9)-------------------||
|----------------9---|--(9)-------------------||
|----------------9---|--(9)-------------------||
|--------------------|------------------------||
|--------------------|------------------------||


 1st - 3rd Verses
                            A
  W          Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  E. S S S E E S S
|-0--------|----0-----0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--------|----0-----0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1--------|----1-----1-1-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--------|----2-----2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--------|----2-----2-2-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--------|----0-----0-0-|---------------------|
|
| Gtr III (El. Gtr.)
| W          W              W
|----------|--------------|---------------------|
|----------|--------------|---------------------|
|----------|--------------|---------------------|
|----------|--------------|---------------------|
|----------|--------------|-0-------------------|
|-0--------|-4------------|---------------------|


  B                    A
  E  E E   S S S S E   E   E
|-2--2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0---0-----|
|-4--4-4---4-4-4-4-4---2---2-----|
|-4--4-4---4-4-4-4-4---2---2-----|
|-4--4-4---4-4-4-4-4---2---2-----|
|-2--2-2---2-2-2-2-2---0---0-----|
|--------------------------------|
|
| E  E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------0---0---0-------0---0---|
|------0---5---5-----0-5---5-----|
|---/4-------------4-------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|


  E                            A                    F#
                                                   2/4
  H.      E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  E S S S S E E E   E E E S S
|-0-------0-0-|-0----------0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-------0-0-|-0----------0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-------1-1-|-1----------1-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-------2-2-|-2----------2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-------2-2-|-2----------2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-0-------0-0-|-0----------0-|--------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-|
|
| W             W              W                    W
|-------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------|
|-------------|--------------|-0------------------|-----------|
|-0-----------|-4------------|--------------------|-----------|


  B
 4/4
   S S E E S S  S S E E S S    E E E  S S S S  S S E E
|--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|  E   E E E    E   E E E      E E E  E   E    E   E E
|--------0------------0-----|------0------0----------0-|
|------0---0--------0---0---|----0---/5------------0---|
|-/4-----------/4-----------|-/4--------------/4-------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|


  E               B
  W                W
|-0-------------|--2-----------|
|-0-------------|--4-----------|
|-1-------------|--4-----------|
|-2-------------|--4-----------|
|-2-------------|--2-----------|
|-0-------------|--------------|
|
| H.        Q      Q.   E H
|-0-------------|--------------|
|-0-------------|--------------|
|-1-------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|
|-----------|-11----9-9----|
|---------------|--------------|


  C#m   C#m7    F#                                           E
  H     H       E E E S S S S E E E    E E E S S S S E E E   W
|-4-----4-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----|
|-5-----5-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----|
|-6-----4-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1----|
|-6-----6-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2----|
|-4-----4-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2----|
|-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----|
|
| Q  Q  Q  Q    Q   Q     Q     Q      Q   Q     Q     Q     W
|-------------|---------------------|----------------------|------|
|-------------|---------------------|----------------------|------|
|-------------|---------------------|----------------------|------|
|-------------|---------------------|----------------------|------|
|-7--6--4--2--|-1-------------------|-/1-------------------|------|
|-------------|-----4-----2-----0---|------4-----2-----0---|-0----|


                                          A                      F#
                                                                2/4
  Q   E E E E E E   E E  E E  E  E  E E   Q  E S S S S E E S S   E E E S S
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1--1-1--1--1--1-1-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|----------------------|-2-2-2-2-2--|
|
| H.          Q     E E  E E +E  Q.       W                      W
|-----------------|-7-9-10-9-(9)-7------|-5--------------------|------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|------------|
|-----------------|-4-6--7-9-(9)-7------|-6--------------------|------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|------------|
|-4---------------|---------------------|----------------------|------------|


  B
 4/4
  S S E E  S S S S E E S S
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--------------------------|
|
| Q     E.   S S S E E E
|------------------0-------|
|----------------0-----0---|
|------------2S4-----4-----|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|


                                Interlude
                     To Coda
                                 E
   E E E S S +S  S S S  E E       E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--2-2---||-------------------------|
|--4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4--4-4--o||-------------------------|
|--4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4--4-4---||--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|--4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4--4-4---||--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|--2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--2-2--o||-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-----------------------------||--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|
|  E E E S S  E    E    E E       W
|------0---0-------0------0---||-------------------------|
|----0-------/5--------------o||-------------------------|
|-/4-----4-------------/4-----||-------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|
|----------------------------o||-------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|


  F#m7/E            D/E               E6                Am/E
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


                       D.S. al Coda
  C/E               B7
                              2/4
  E E E E E E E E   W          +H
|-----------------|----------|--------||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0--------|-(0)----||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--------|-(2)----||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1--------|-(1)----||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--------|-(2)----||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------|--------||


 Interlude
  &
  E                         F#m7/E            D/E
 4/4
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  E6                Am/E              C/E
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||


 Outro
  B7         E               B                     C#m
  W          W                Q.       E    H      H     Q  E E
|-2--------|-0-------------|--2--------2----2----|-4--------4-4-|
|-0--------|-0-------------|--4--------4----4----|-5--------5-5-|
|-2--------|-1-------------|--4--------4----4----|-6--------6-6-|
|-1--------|-2-------------|--4--------4----4----|-6--------6-6-|
|-2--------|-2-------------|--2--------2----2----|-4--------4-4-|
|----------|-0-------------|---------------------|--------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W          H    Q    Q      Q    +E  S  S H      Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------|---------------|---------------------|--------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------------|--------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------------|--------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------------|--------------|
|----------|-----------|-11---(11)-9h11p9----|-7--6--4--2---|
|----------|---------------|---------------------|--------------|


  F#                                             E
  E E E S S E E E S S    E E E S S S S S S E E   W
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----|
|
| Q   Q     Q   Q        Q   Q     Q       Q     W
|---------------------|------------------------|------|
|---------------------|------------------------|------|
|---------------------|------------------------|------|
|---------------------|------------------------|------|
|-1-------------------|-/1---------------------|------|
|-----4-----2---0-----|------4-----2-------0---|-0----|


  N.C.       E                   A          N.C.
  W          E E  E E +E  Q.     W          Wx2
|----------|-0-0--0-0-(0)-0----|-0--------|--------*|
|----------|-0-0--0-0-(0)-0----|-2--------|--------*|
|----------|-1-1--1-1-(1)-1----|-2--------|--------*|
|----------|-2-2--2-2-(2)-2----|-2--------|--------*|
|----------|-2-2--2-2-(2)-2----|-0--------|--------*|
|----------|-0-0--0-0-(0)-0----|----------|--------*|
|
| W          E E  E E +E  Q.     W          Wx2
|----------|-7-9-10-9-(9)-7----|-5--------|--------*|
|----------|-------------------|----------|--------*|
|----------|-4-6--7-9-(9)-7----|-6--------|--------*|
|----------|-------------------|----------|--------*|
|----------|-------------------|----------|--------*|
|-4--------|-------------------|----------|--------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
n:  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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