Its Only Rock N Roll The Rolling Stones backing track and tabs

IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL
by The Rolling Stones
(M. Jagger, K. Richards)
(c) 1974

[INTRO]
E
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-10/12~--10/12-10-9----------9------------------|
G|-11/13~--11/13-11-9--9----9--11(13)11p9------9~-|
D|---------------------9h11---------------9h11----|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

[VERSE RIFF]

e|-0-----0----0--0-----0--|
B|-0-----0----0--0-----0--|
G|---0h1-----------0h1----|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

E
If I could stick my pen in my heart
I would spill it all over the stage
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya,
Would you think the boy is strange?
A G E
Ain't he strange?

E
If I could win ya, If I could sing ya
a love song so divine
would it be enough for your cheating heart
if I broke down and cried?
A G E
If I cried?

[CHORUS] (Chuck Berry) RIFF:
e|-------12---------12------------------------|
B|-12----12---12----12---12-------------------|
G|-14(16)-----14(16)-----14(16)-14--12(14)----|
D|-----------------------------------------14-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

A E
I said I know... it's only rock and roll, but I like it
A
I know... it's only rock and roll,
E D A E
but I like it, like it, yes I do
A
Oh well I like it
E
I like it
A
I like it
D A
I said can't you see
D A E
that this old boy has been a-lonely

[VERSE]
E
If I could stick a knife in my heart
Suicide right on the stage
Would it be enough for your teenage lust
Would it help to ease the pain?
A G E
Ease your brain?

E
If I could dig down deep in my heart
Feelings would flood on the page
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya,
Would you think the boy's insane?
A G E
He's insane

[CHORUS] (Chuck Berry) RIFF:
e|-------12---------12------------------------|
B|-12----12---12----12---12-------------------|
G|-14(16)-----14(16)-----14(16)-14--12(14)----|
D|-----------------------------------------14-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

A E
I said I know... it's only rock and roll, but I like it
A
I know... it's only rock and roll,
E D A E
but I like it, like it, yes I do
A
Oh well I like it
E
I like it
A
I like it
D A
I said can't you see
D A E
that this old boy has been a-lonely

[BRIDGE]
B
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-11(12)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)11~-|
D|--9h11--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|------11------11-------9-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-9/11----9/11----11\9~---|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

A
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-12-----12--12-----12-------------------|
G|-14(16)-----14(16)----------------------|
D|----------------------14(16)-12(13)-----|
A|------------------------------------14~-|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|------11------11-------9-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-9/11----9/11----11\9~---|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

B A
And do ya think that you're the only girl around?
B A
I bet you think that you're the only woman in town.

[SOLO] (very choppy and aggressive):

2x
e||-------------------------------------||
B||-12------12-----12------12-----------||
G||-14(16)--14(16)-14(16)-(16)14-12-----||
D||---------------------------------14--||
A||-------------------------------------||
E||-------------------------------------||

e|-------12-12-------12-12---------------12-|
B|-12----12-12-12----12-12-15------------12-|
G|-14(16)------14(16)------14(16)14-12h13---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-----------12---------12-12---------12---------12---------12-|
B|-12--------12--12-----12-12--12-----12--12-----12-12-12---12-|
G|-14(16)--------14(16)--------14(16)-----14(16)----14(16)-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------12---------12-------------------------------|
B|-12-12--12--12-12--12---15------15------------9-----|
G|-14(16)-----14(16)-----(16)14--(16)14------9-11(13)-|
D|---------------------------------------9h11---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[CHORUS] (Chuck Berry) RIFF:
e|-------12---------12------------------------|
B|-12----12---12----12---12-------------------|
G|-14(16)-----14(16)-----14(16)-14--12(14)----|
D|-----------------------------------------14-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

A E
I said I know... it's only rock and roll, but I like it
A
I know... it's only rock and roll,
E D A E
but I like it, like it, yes I do
A
Oh well I like it
E
I like it
A
I like it
D A
I said can't you see
D A E
that this old boy has been a-lonely

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"I like it" Acoustic A riff:
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A E
e|--0-x-x---0---0--0---0----0-|
B|--2-x-x---2---5--3---2----0-|
G|--2-x-x---2---6--4---2----1-|
D|--2-x-x---2---------------2-|
A|--0-x-x---0---------------2-|
E|--------------------------0-|

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Accompanying electric lick:
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e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-14(16)-14(16)-14(16)14--12(13)-----|
D|--------------------------------14~-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

[OUTRO RIFF]

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-12-----12--------12--------------------|
G|-14(16)-14(16)----14(16)~-14-12(13)-----|
D|------------------------------------14~-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

"It's only Rock 'n' Roll but I like it...It's Only Rock 'n' Roll..."

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NOTES:
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1. Bending

Strike the note and bend up 1/2 step (one fret).

----------5(6)--------------

whole step bend (two frets)

---------5(7)---------------

2. Bend & Release

Strike the note and bend up 1/2 (or whole) step, then release the
bend back to the original note. All three notes are tied, only
the first note is struck.
---------5(7)5--------------

3. Pre-Bend

Strike note in bent 1/2 (or whole) step, then release.

---------(7)5---------------

4. Unison Bend

Strike the two note simultaneously and bend the lower note to the pitch of the higher.

--------5(7)----------------|
--------5(7)----------------|

5. Vibrato

Vibrate the note by rapidly bending and releasing the string
with a left-hand finger.

-------10~~-----------------

The Rolling Stones
It's Only Rock And Roll

All Guitars in standard tuning

There are 7 guitars on this song
I'll try to number them in []
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer on
p pull off
() ghost note
B whole step bend
b half step bend
r() release
~ vibrato
X fret hand mute
@ use this symbols line up parts
! use this symbols line up parts

This is the first electric you hear [1]
@
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------10/12--|-------------------10/12--|--------10----9-----------|
|-------------------11/13--|-------------------11/13--|-----9--------9---------9-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------9h|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

This is a different gtr[2]
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---9-10/12----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---9-11/13\11--9-------9--|-----------------9\-------|--------------------------|
|11---------------9h11--9--|-(9)----------------------|----------------9---------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------9h11--------7--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------7h9----|

@ This is another guitar[3]
|----------------------12--|--------------------------|--12-----12-----12--------|
|----------------------12--|----------rest------------|--12h14--12h14--12--------|
|-----------------/13------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

Guitar 1 stops and reappears at the chorus, 2 comes back during the verse

This is the main rhythm guitar[4]

@ If
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------2--|--------4-----5-----4-----|-----2--4-----2-----4-----|
|-----------------------0--|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|

Verse
I could stick my pen in my heart spill it all over the stage
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----2--------------4-----|--------------2-----4-----|-----2--4-----5-----4-----|
|--0--0--3h4------0--0-----|-----0--3--4--0--0--0-----|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|

would it satisfy ya Would it slide on by ya Would
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----2--------2-----4-----|-----2--4-----5-----4-----|-----5--4-----2--4--------|
|-----0--3--4--0-----0--0--|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|-----0--0-----0--0--------|

ya think the boy is strange? Ain't he strange? If
!
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----2--4-----5-----4-----|--X--2--4-----X--4-----7--|-----5-----2--------------|
|--0--0--0-----0-----0-----|--X--0--0-----X--0-----5--|-----3-----0--------------|

I could win ya if I could sing ya a love song so divine
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----2--4-----5-----4-----|-----2--------2-----4-----|-----2--4-----5-----4-----|
|--0--0--0-----0-----0-----|-----0--3--4--0-----0-----|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|

would it be enough for your cheatin' heart if
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----2--------2-----4-----|-----2--4-----5-----4-----|-----2--------2-----4-----|
|-----0--3--4--0-----0-----|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|-----0--3--4--0-----0-----|

I broke down and cried If I cried
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------4-----5-----4-----|--2-----4--------2-----7--|-----5-----2--------4-----|
|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|--0--0--0--------0-----5--|-----3-----0-----0--0-----|

I said
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-----2--4-----------------|
|-----0--0-----0--0--0--0--|
End Verse

Guitar [2]
This comes in at the "Ain't He strange" Part
Verse
!
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------9--------|--9--------9--------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------9--------|--9--------9--------------|
|-----------------------7--|-----5--------------------|-------------------10-11--|
|-----------------------5--|-----3-----0--------------|--------------------------|

|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----9--------9-----------|--------------------------|
|-----9--11----9-----11----|-----9--------9-----------|-----9--11----9-----11----|
|-----7--7-----7-----7-----|--------------------------|-----7--7-----7-----7-----|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----9--------9--------9--|-----9--------9-----------|-----9--------9--------9--|
|-----9--------9--------9--|-----9--------9-----------|-----9--------9--------9--|
|--------10-11-------------|--------10-11-------------|--------10-11-------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
I said
|-----------------------5--|-----3--------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------5--|-----3--------------------|--------------------------|
|------------9----------6--|-----4-----------9--------|--9--------9--------------|
|------------9----------7--|-----5-----------9--------|--9--------9--------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------10-11-|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

End Verse

Guitar[1] Chorus
I know it's only rock n roll but I like it
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--10--------10---------10-|
|-/10--------10------10----|-----10-10-----10---------|--10B-------10B--------10-|
|-/9---------9-------9-----|-----9--9------9----------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

I said I know it's only rock n rol but I
|(10)-----10---10----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|(10)B----10B--10Br(10)----|--10\9---10--(10)\--------|--10-10---------10\-------|
|----------------------9\--|--9-\8---9---(9)-\--------|--9--9----------9-\-------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

like it