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TIME IS ON MY SIDE
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1965 Album THE ROLLING STONES NO. 2)
Words and Music by Jerry Ragovoy aka Norman Meade
Arranged by The Rolling Stones
Transcribed by Slowhand
x 8 10 F10 10 x 6 8 Bb8 7 6 6 8 10 1C0 9 8 8 x 5 Dm7 7 6 5
G C7 G7
3 5 5 4 3 3 8 10 8 9 8 8 3 5 3 4 3 3
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Richards - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Jones - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=106
N.C.
12/8
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
Q. Q. Q. E E S +S
|-16b18====16b18====16b18====13----------------|
|-------------------------------13-------------|
|----------------------------------15b17==(15)-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
Q. S +S +Q Q. Q.
|-13----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------15r(15)-(15)--13b13.5---------|
|-------------------------------15----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------13-------13-------13-------13-------13-------13-|
|-16b18----16b18----16b18----16b18----16b18----16b18----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E Q E S +E. E
|---------------------------------------------------||
|-------13------------------------------------------||
|-15b17----15b17-15-13----15b17--15b17-15b17r(15)---||
|----------------------15---------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------||
Chorus
$
F BbF
Q. Q E Q. E E E
||--1-----1-----1--------1-1-1-|
||o-1-----1---3-1--------1-1-1-|
||--2-----2---3-2--------2-2-2-|
||--3-----3---3-3--------3-3-3-|
||o-3-----3---1-3--------3-3-3-|
||--1-----1-----1--------1-1-1-|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| Q E E E E E S S E E E E
||--1---1-1-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
||o-1---1-1-1-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
||--2---2-2-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||o-3---3-3-3-1-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||--1---1-1-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bb C F BbF
Q. E E E E S S E E E E Q. Q E Q. E E E
|-6---------------------------------|-1-----1-----1--------1-1-1--|
|-6---------------------------------|-1-----1---3-1--------1-1-1--|
|-7---------------------------------|-2-----2---3-2--------2-2-2--|
|-8--------8------------------------|-3-----3---3-3--------3-3-3--|
|-8--------8-8-9-10-10-10-10------8-|-3-----3---1-3--------3-3-3--|
|-6--------6-6-7--8--8--8--8-8-10---|-1-----1-----1--------1-1-1--|
|
| E S S E E E E E S S E E E E Q E E E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------0--0--0--0-0--0-0-|-1---1-1-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--1--1--1--1-1--1-1-|-1---1-1-1-3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0--0--0-0--0-0-|-2---2-2-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--2--2--2--2-2--2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--3--3--3--3-3--3-3-|-3---3-3-3-1-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------------------------------|-1---1-1-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
Bb C
Q. E E E E S S E E E E
|-6-----------------------------------||
|-6-----------------------------------||
|-7-----------------------------------||
|-8--------8--------------------------||
|-8--------8-8-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||
|-6--------6-6-7--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-||
|
| E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0-||
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-||
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-||
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-||
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-||
|-------------------------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
Dm C Dm G7
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------|
|--------6------------5-----|--------6--------------0----|
|------7---7--------5---5---|------7---7--------0-----0--|
|----7-------7----5-------5-|----7-------7----0----------|
|-5------------3------------|-5--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------3-------------|
|
| H. H. H. H.
|-1------------0------------|-1------------1-------------|
|-3------------1------------|-3------------0-------------|
|-2------------0------------|-2------------0-------------|
|-0------------2------------|-0------------0-------------|
|--------------3------------|--------------2-------------|
|---------------------------|--------------3-------------|
C E S S E E E E BbE S S E E E E
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9----9-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-|
|
| E E E E S S E E E E E S S E
|--0--0-----0--0--0-0--0-----------------|
|--1--1-----1--1--1-1--1-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
|--0--0-----0--0--0-0--0-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
|--2--2-----2--2--2-2--2-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
|--3--3-----3--3--3-3--3-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-|
|----------------------------------------|
C E S S E E E E BbE S S E E E E
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9----9-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-|
|
| E E E E S S E E E E E S S E
|--0--0-----0--0--0-0--0-----------------|
|--1--1-----1--1--1-1--1-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
|--0--0-----0--0--0-0--0-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
|--2--2-----2--2--2-2--2-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
|--3--3-----3--3--3-3--3-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-|
|----------------------------------------|
To Coda
C E S S E E E E BbE S S E E E E
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9----9-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-|
|
| E E E E S S E E E E E S S E
|--0--0-----0--0--0-0--0-----------------|
|--1--1-----1--1--1-1--1-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
|--0--0-----0--0--0-0--0-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
|--2--2-----2--2--2-2--2-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
|--3--3-----3--3--3-3--3-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-|
|----------------------------------------|
1.
C E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-o||
|--9--9--9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9--9----9--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-o||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--||
|
| E E E E S S E E E E E S S E
|--0--0-----0--0--0-0--0--0--0-----0--0--0-0--0--||
|--1--1-----1--1--1-1--1--1--1-----1--1--1-1--1-o||
|--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--||
|--3--3-----3--3--3-3--3--3--3-----3--3--3-3--3-o||
|------------------------------------------------||
2.
C E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-||
|--9--9--9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9--9----9-||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-||
|
| E E E E S S E E E E E S S E
|--0--0-----0--0--0-0--0--0--0-----0--0--0-0--0-||
|--1--1-----1--1--1-1--1--1--1-----1--1--1-1--1-||
|--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-||
|--3--3-----3--3--3-3--3--3--3-----3--3--3-3--3-||
|-----------------------------------------------||
Bridge
BbE E E E +Q S S S S E E E S S
|---16b18-16b18-16pb18r(16)---13-------------13-----------------------|
|--------------------------------13-------13--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------15b17-------15b17-15b17-15b17r15--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F
|------4:3-------| |--3--|
+E E E E. S S S E E E E E S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------13---------13----------------------|
|-(15)-13------------13-15-15b17----15b17------15b17-15-13----13----|
|---------15------15---------------------------------------15----15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E
|---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----|
|---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----|
Bb
~~~~~~~~~~
|--3--|
Q S S S S S E. +E. S S S E. S S S S
|------13-------13--------------------------------------|
|---------16-13----16----(16)-13----13------------------|
|--------------------------------15------------13-15-13-|
|-------------------------------------------15----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-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-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
F
|--3--|
Q e S +E. S S S Q. E S S S S
|--------13-------------------------------13-------13----|
|--------------------------------------------16-13----16-|
|-15b17-----15pb17r(15)---13----13-----------------------|
|----------------------------15----15--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E
|--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----|
|--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----|
Bb
~~~~
+Q. S S S S +E S S S E. +E. S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(16)----13-------13------------------------------------------------|
|------------15b17----15b17r(15)-13----13b13.5-----------------13----|
|-----------------------------------15---------15----(15)---15----15-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---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----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm
|--3--|
E E E S S S E E +E E E E E E
|---------10-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---12b14----12-10----10--------------10----10-|
|------------------12----12-(12)---12----12----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E
|-1--------1--1--------1--1---1-----1--1--1--1-|
|-3--------3--3--------3--3---3-----3--3--3--3-|
|-2--------2--2--------2--2---2-----2--2--2--2-|
|-0--------0--0--------0--0---0-----0--0--0--0-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
G7 C
|-------4:3--------| |---------3---------|
E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E a E E E a Q E a E E E
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|-------10---------10-----------10--------------------------------|---11-10---8----10---8-------8----------||
|-12b14------12b14------12b14------12b14-12-10----10-----------10-|---12-10-8h9----10-8h9-----8h9----------||
|----------------------------------------------12------12---12----|-------------10---------10-----10-------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------10--------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
|--1-------1--1-------1-------1-----1----------------1----1--1--1-|-0-----0---0--0--0---0---0---0--0-0-----||
|--0-------0--0-------0-------0-----0----------------0----0--0--0-|-1-----1---1--1--1---1---1---1--1-1-----||
|--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-|-2-----2---2--2--2---2---2---2--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--3--3-|----------------------------------------||
Outro
&
C E S S E E E E E S S E E E E FE S S E E E E E S S E E E E
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9--9----9-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8----8-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|
| E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
|--0--0-----0--0--0-0--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-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|--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--2-----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--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-|
BbE S S E E E E C E S S E E E E FE S S E E E E E S S E E E E
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10------7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8-8-10---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|
| E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
|----------------0--0--0--0-0--0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-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-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0--0--0-0--0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--2--2--2-2--2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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-|
BbE S S E E E E C E S S E E E E FE S S E E E E E S S E E E E
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10------7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8-8-10---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|
| E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E
|----------------0--0--0--0-0--0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-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-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0--0--0-0--0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--2--2--2-2--2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--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-|
H.=H
BbE S S E E E E C e e e e e e FW.
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-1-----*|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-1-----*|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-2-----*|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-3-----*|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-3-----*|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-1-----*|
|
| E S S E E E E e e e e e e W.
|----------------0--0--0--0--0--0-|-1-----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-1-----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-2-----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-3-----*|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-3-----*|
|---------------------------------|-1-----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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