Midnight Rambler (Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out) The Rolling Stones These are the basic riffs of the song, and they are varied in many small ways on the record. Except for the breakdown and the final capoed E7 chord, each riff is repeated many times. Intro and Verse riff 1 (swing feel) Capo fret 7 e|-------------2-0---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------3-3---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------2-2---------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------0-0------2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-----------------------------------| A|-2-2-4-2--------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse riff 1 (two variations) e|-------------2-0---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------3-3---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------2-2---------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------0-0------2-2-4-2--5-2-4-2-----------------------------------| A|-2-2-4-2--------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------2-0---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------3-3---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------2-2---------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------0-0------2-2------2-2-4-2-----------------------------------| A|-2-2-4-2--------------0-0-3-4--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse riff 2 ("Sighing down the wind so sadly") e|---------2-0-------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------2-2-------2--0--------------------------------------------------| D|---------0-0-------2--0--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-------------------------| E|--------------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------------| Long E riff and variations (straight feel) e|----------------------------||-------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------||-------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------||-------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------||-------------------------------------------| A|-------2----2---------------||----------2--4--5--------------------------| E|---0---0----0----0--3--4----||-------0--0--0--0--------------------------| ("Don't do that") e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------2---------0-------------------------------------------------| D|--------2----2----2----0----2---------2----------------------------------| A|--------2----0----2---------2---------2----------------------------------| E|--------0---------0--------------3---------------------------------------| Breakdown (swing feel) (Keith) (Mick) e|----------------------------------------------4---------------------------| B|----------2---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------2-----------0h1-----------------/4------------------------------| D|----------2-----------2---------------------------------------------------| A|----------0-----------2---------------------------------------------------| E|-----0----------0---------------------------------------------------------| (Keith) (Mick) e|-------------------------------------------4--3--2--0---------------------| B|----------2--------------------------------3--2--1--0---------------------| G|----------2-----------0h1-----------------/4--3--2--1---------------------| D|----------2-----------2---------------------------------------------------| A|----------0-----------2---------------------------------------------------| E|-----0----------0---------------------------------------------------------| (Keith) e|--------------3p0-------4p0----------------3p0-------4p0------------------| B|--------------2----2----3------------------2----2----3--------------------| G|----------3-------------4--------------3-------------4--------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------x-------2-----| A|------------------------------------------------------------x-------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------x---3---------| (Keith) (Mick) e|------------------------------------------3--4----------------------------| B|----------2-------------------------------2--3----------------------------| G|----------2-----------0h1-----------------3--4----------------------------| D|----------2-----------2---------------------------------------------------| A|----------0-----------2---------------------------------------------------| E|-----0----------0---------------------------------------------------------| ("Well you heard about...") > e|--------0--------2---0----------------------------------------------------| B|--------0--------3---3--------2-------------------------------------------| G|--------1--------2---2--------2-------------------------------------------| D|--------2--------0---0--------2-------------------------------------------| A|--------2---------------------0-------------------------------------------| E|--------0-------------------------------3---------------------------------| ("Everybody got to go") (straight feel) e|-----2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----3-3-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------| G|-----2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------| D|-----0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------| A|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-4-2-4--5-5-5-4-2-4-----------------| E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----2-2-2-4-2-4--5-5-5-4-2-4--2-2-2-4-2-4--5-5-5-4-2-4-------------------| E|-----0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------| Keith's rhythm part under Mick's guitar solo (swing feel) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------2--2----------2-------------------------------------------------| A|----------2--2----------2-------------------------------------------------| E|-------0--0--0---0-3h4----------------------------------------------------| Verse riff 1 (swing feel) e|-------------2-0---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------3-3---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------2-2---------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------0-0------2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-----------------------------------| A|-2-2-4-2--------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse riff 2 e|---------2-0-------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------2-2-------2--0--------------------------------------------------| D|---------0-0-------2--0--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-------------------------| E|--------------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------------| ("...And it hurts!") e|--------0-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------3-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------1-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------0-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------2-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|