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PAINT IT BLACK fingerstyle

The Rolling Stones
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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Readable tablature for PAINT IT BLACK fingerstyle by The Rolling Stones

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

Track 1 · 6 strings · tuning low to high: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4
Symbols: h hammer-on, p pull-off, t tied note, x dead note, () ghost note, <> harmonic, PM palm mute, LR let ring, b bend, / slide, v vibrato.
Measure 1 · 4/4 · tempo 145 BPM
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 2 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 3 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 4 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 5 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 6 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 7 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |4-------5-------7-------5------|
B3  |-------------------------------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |----2-------2-------2-------2--|
A2  |-------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 8 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |4----------------------|
B3  |--------------------0--|
G3  |-----------------------|
D3  |----2---2---2----------|
A2  |----------------0------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 9 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0-------0-------3-------3------|
B3  |----0-------0-------0-------0--|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |-------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 10 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |3-------3---3-------3------|
B3  |----0-----------2-------2--|
G3  |---------------------------|
D3  |---------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 11 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0-------0-------0-------0---0--|
B3  |----0-------0-------0----------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |-------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 12 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------0----------------------|
B3  |----0-------0---2---0-------0--|
G3  |------------------------4------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |0---------------0--------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 13 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------0---------------7------|
B3  |----0-------0-------7-------7--|
G3  |----------------0--------------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |0------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 14 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |3---0---3---5-------5------|
B3  |----------------2-------2--|
G3  |------------0--------------|
D3  |---------------------------|
A2  |3--------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 15 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |7-------5-------5-------8---7--|
B3  |----6-------6-------6----------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |0---------------0--------------|
A2  |----------------------------7--|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 16 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/4|
E4  |7-------7--------------|
B3  |----8-------8-------8--|
G3  |--------------------7--|
D3  |----------------9------|
A2  |7----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 17 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------0-------0-------0------|
B3  |----0--------------------------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |0-----------0-------0-------0--|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 18 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0-------0-------0-------0------|
B3  |-------------------------------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |----0-------0-------0-------0--|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 19 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 20 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 21 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 22 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 23 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 24 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|

Measure 25 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------0-------10------7------|
B3  |----0-------0-------7-------7--|
G3  |----------------0--------------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |0------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 26 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |3---0---3---5-------3------|
B3  |----------------2-------2--|
G3  |------------0--------------|
D3  |---------------------------|
A2  |3--------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 27 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |7-------0-------5-------0---0--|
B3  |----0-------0-------0----------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |0---------------0--------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 28 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------0----------------------|
B3  |----0-------0---2---0-------0--|
G3  |------------------------4------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |0---------------0--------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 29 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------0-------10------7------|
B3  |----0-------0-------7-------7--|
G3  |----------------0--------------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |0------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 30 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |3---0---3---5-------3------|
B3  |----------------2-------2--|
G3  |------------0--------------|
D3  |---------------------------|
A2  |3--------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 31 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |7-------5-------5-------8---7--|
B3  |----6-------6-------6----------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |0---------------0--------------|
A2  |----------------------------7--|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 32 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/4|
E4  |7-------7--------------|
B3  |----8-------8-------8--|
G3  |--------------------7--|
D3  |----------------9------|
A2  |7----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 33 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
E4  |12-|
B3  |12-|
G3  |14-|
D3  |14-|
A2  |12-|
E2  |---|

Measure 34 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
E4  |12-|
B3  |12-|
G3  |14-|
D3  |14-|
A2  |12-|
E2  |---|

Measure 35 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/1|
E4  |----|
B3  |----|
G3  |----|
D3  |----|
A2  |----|
E2  |----|
AlphaTex source notation
\title "Lead Guitar"
\tempo 145
\tuning E4 B3 G3 D3 A2 E2
\instrument 24
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:8 4.1 2.4 5.1 2.4 7.1 2.4 5.1 2.4 |
4.1 2.4 :4 2.4 2.4 :8 0.5 0.2 |
(12.1 0.1) 0.2 (10.1 0.1) 0.2 (5.1 3.1) 0.2 (3.1 3.1) 0.2 |
(3.1 3.1) 0.2 (3.1 3.1) :4 (5.1 3.1) :8 2.2 (5.1 3.1) 2.2 |
(7.1 0.1) 0.2 (7.1 0.1) 0.2 (5.1 0.1) 0.2 (3.1 0.1) (7.1 0.1) |
0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 (2.2 0.5) 0.2 4.3 0.2 |
0.5 0.2 (0.1 0.1) 0.2 0.3 7.2 7.1 7.2 |
(3.1 3.5) 0.1 (3.1 3.1) :4 (5.1 0.3) :8 2.2 5.1 2.2 |
(7.1 0.4) 6.2 (7.1 5.1) 6.2 (5.1 0.4) 6.2 8.1 (7.1 7.5) |
(7.1 7.5) 8.2 7.1 8.2 :4 9.4 (8.2 7.3) |
:8 0.5 0.2 (0.1 0.1) 0.5 (2.1 0.1) 0.5 (3.1 0.1) 0.5 |
(5.1 0.1) 0.5 (3.1 0.1) 0.5 (2.1 0.1) 0.5 (0.1 0.1) 0.5 |
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:8 0.5 0.2 (12.1 0.1) 0.2 (10.1 0.3) 7.2 (10.1 7.1) 7.2 |
(3.1 3.5) 0.1 (3.1 3.1) :4 (5.1 0.3) :8 2.2 (5.1 3.1) 2.2 |
(7.1 0.5) 0.2 (7.1 0.1) 0.2 (5.1 0.5) 0.2 (3.1 0.1) (7.1 0.1) |
0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 (2.2 0.5) 0.2 4.3 0.2 |
0.5 0.2 (12.1 0.1) 0.2 (10.1 0.3) 7.2 (10.1 7.1) 7.2 |
(3.1 3.5) 0.1 (3.1 3.1) :4 (5.1 0.3) :8 2.2 (5.1 3.1) 2.2 |
(7.1 0.4) 6.2 (7.1 5.1) 6.2 (5.1 0.4) 6.2 8.1 (7.1 7.5) |
(7.1 7.5) 8.2 7.1 8.2 :4 9.4 (8.2 7.3) |
:1 (12.1 12.1 12.2 14.3 14.4 12.5) |
(12.1 12.1 12.2 14.3 14.4 12.5) |
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