Waiting On A Friend - The Rolling Stones
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Waiting on a Friend (1981) - Rolling Stones

Standard Tuning

Intro/Riff (listen for correct timing)
C(add9) F6 F
|--------|----1---|----1---|
|3-3-3-3-|----3---|----1---|
|0-0-0-0-|----2---|----2---|
|2-2-2-2-|----3---|----3---|
|----3-3-|--------|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|

Am Am7 Am F F
Watching girls pass by

G6 G G6 G5 C
It ain't the latest thing

Fill 1: (variate on this other times)
|------------|
|------------|
|---0-0h2p0-0|
|0h2---------|
|------------|
|------------|

G G G7 G7 G7 C
I'm just standing in a doorway

C(add9) + Fill 1

G G G7 G7 C
I'm just trying to make some sense

C(add9) + Fill 2:
|------|
|------|
|-0-0--|
|------|
|3-2-0-|
|------|


Am Am7 Am F F
All of those girls passing by

G6 G G6 G5 C
The tales they tell of men

Fill 1

G G G7 G7 G7 C
I'm not waiting on a lady

C(add9)+ Fill 2

G G G7 G7 G7 C
I'm just waiting on a friend

C(add9)+ Fill 2 + verse/chorus + Riff


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First tab went pretty well.
-Nick



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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off

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Song info
Waiting On A Friend
The Rolling Stones
2001
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
  • Rock & Roll
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