The Rolling Stones - Take it or leave it

TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT As recorded by The Rolling Stones (From the 1966 Album AFTERMATH) Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Acoustic 12-string Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Acoustic 12-string Guitar' Intro 1st - 3rd Verses Q=106 $ | | Gtr II (Ac. 12-string Gtr.) | W W E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|-----------------------||--5---5---5---5---| |-----------------------|-----------------------||o-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------||----5---5---5---5-| |-----------------------|-----------------------||------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------||o-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------||------------------| C Bbm C F 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 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| | | 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 |-3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---5---5---5---5-|---3---3---3---3-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Chorus C Bbm C Bb 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 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---||-----3---5---6---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------3---3---3-| |---5---5---5---5-|---3---3---3---3-|---5---5---5---5-||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| F C F Bb 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 |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------------5---|-----3---3---3---|-------------5---|-----3---5---6---| |-----6---8-----6-|-------5---5---5-|-----6---8-------|-------3---3---3-| |---5---5---5-----|---5-------------|-------5---5---5-|-----------------| |-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| To Coda F C Bbm 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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------5---|-----3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1----| |-----6---8-----6-|-------5---5---5-|------------------| |---5---5---5-----|---5-------------|---3---3---3---3--| |-----------------|-5---------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1. 2. F F Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--1--1--1-1-1-1--||--1--1--1-1-1-1---|| |--1--1--1-1-1-1-o||--1--1--1-1-1-1---|| |--2--2--2-2-2-2--||--2--2--2-2-2-2---|| |--3--3--3-3-3-3--||--3--3--3-3-3-3---|| |--3--3--3-3-3-3-o||--3--3--3-3-3-3---|| |--1--1--1-1-1-1--||--1--1--1-1-1-1---|| | | W W |-^1--------------||-^1---------------|| |-^1-------------o||-^1---------------|| |-^2--------------||-^2---------------|| |-^3--------------||-^3---------------|| |-^3-------------o||-^3---------------|| |-^1--------------||-^1---------------|| Bridge | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q |----5---5p3-3p1-|----3---3p1-1--|----5---5p3-3p1-|----3---3p1-1--| |------3---------|------1--------|------3---------|------1--------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| D.S. al Coda | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q |----5---5p3-3p1-|----3---3p1-1--|----5---5p3-3p1-|----3---3p1-1--|| |------3---------|------1--------|------3---------|------1--------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| Outro & F Bb Q Q E E E E W |--1--1--1-1-1-1-||--6--------------| |--1--1--1-1-1-1-||o-6--------------| |--2--2--2-2-2-2-||--7--------------| |--3--3--3-3-3-3-||--8--------------| |--3--3--3-3-3-3-||o-8--------------| |--1--1--1-1-1-1-||--6--------------| | | W Q E E E E E E |-^1-------------||-----5---5p3-3p1-| |-^1-------------||o------3---------| |-^2-------------||-----------------| |-^3-------------||-----------------| |-^3-------------||o----------------| |-^1-------------||-----------------| | | Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q 3x |----3---3p1-1--|----5---5p3-3p1-|----3---3p1-1---|| |------1--------|------3---------|------1--------o|| |---------------|----------------|----------------|| |---------------|----------------|----------------|| |---------------|----------------|---------------o|| |---------------|----------------|----------------|| 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