Tab Realm

Prodigal Son by Rolling Stones






               Prodigal Son








open E tuning

   Intro:

E  |----------------3--0------------|
B  |---------------------0----------|
G# |-----------------------1p0-0----|
E  |-3-0---0---0--------------------|
B  |-----3--------------------------|
E  |---------3----------------------|
	

The following two chords are played in a very fast strumming pattern. Do not 
play all six strings all the time, but damp them with you right hand. Every 
other bar a little riff is played.

     E A
E  |-0-0-|---0----0------0-|-0-0-|---0----0------0-|-(0-0-0-0)-|-0-0-|
B  |-0-2-|-----0h2---0h2---|-0-2-|-----0h2---0h2---|-(2-2-3-4)-|-0-2-|
G# |-0-1-|-----------------|-0-1-|-----------------|-(1-1)-----|-0-1-|
E  |-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-|-----------------|-(0-0-0-0)-|-0-0-|
B  |-0-2-|-----------------|-0-2-|-----------------|0h2-2-3-4--|-0-2-|
E  |-0-X-|-0---------------|-0-X-|-0---------------|-----------|-0-X-|


--(1)--- means not necessarily played


Now the singing starts, with the following basic pattern accompanying the 
singing. The strumming rhythm 'follows' the voice, and I show only the 'chords' 
played.


The poor boy took his father's bread and started down the road
E  |--3---0------------3---0---------------3---------------0--|
B  |--2---0------------2---0---------------2---------------0--|
G# |-(0)-(0)----------(0)-(0)-------------(0)-------------(0)-|
E  |----------------------------------------------------------|
B  |----------------------------------------------------------|
E  |----------------------------------------------------------|


    Started down the road    Took all he had and started down the road
E  |--7---------------0-----|--0--0-----------------------------------|
B  |--9---------------0-----|--0--2-----------------------------------|
G# |--8---------------0-----|--0--1-----------------------------------|
E  |------------------------|--0--0-----------------------------------|
B  |------------------------|--0--2-----------------------------------|
E  |------------------------|--0--X-----------------------------------|
                             <- the same strumming pattern as above ->


                       Goin' out in this world where God only knows    
E  |---0----0------0-|-0--0----------------------------------------|
B  |-----0h2---0h2---|-0--2----------------------------------------|
G# |-----------------|-0--1----------------------------------------|
E  |-----------------|-0--0----------------------------------------|
B  |-----------------|-0--2----------------------------------------|
E  |-0---------------|-0--X----------------------------------------|
                      <-   the same strumming pattern as above   ->


   And that will be the way to get along
E  |-------------------------------------|---0------0------0----|
B  |----(2)------(2)----(3)---(4)--------|------0h2---0h2-------|
G# |----(1)------(1)---------------------|----------------------|
E  |----(0)------(0)----(0)---(0)--------|----------------------|
B  |-----2--------2------3-----4---------|----------------------|
E  |-------------------------------------|-0--------------------|
  
   
E  |-------------------------------------|---0------0------0----|
B  |----(2)------(2)----(3)---(4)--------|------0h2---0h2-------|
G# |----(1)------(1)---------------------|----------------------|
E  |----(0)------(0)----(0)---(0)--------|----------------------|
B  |-----2--------2------3-----4---------|----------------------|
E  |-------------------------------------|-0--------------------|


The outtro chord is:

E  |--2---|
B  |--3---|
G# |--0---|
E  |------|
B  |------|
E  |------|



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