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Band: Rolling Stones
Album: Aftermath
Song: Under My Thumb
Bassist: Bill Wyman
Tabbed By: Louie Wyman (No Joke) (Bass_ace@hotmail.com)
--Standard Tuning-- (EADG)
I haven't found a really good version of this song yet, so I took a try at it.
I'm not so sure about some of the parts of the chorus, but I think they're pretty close.
Verses and Instrumental
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-o-------------------------------------------------o-|
|-o--9-7---9-9-7-5---7-7-7p5-3---5-3---5-5---5-5h7--o-|
|--------9---------7-----------5-----5-----5----------|
Chorus
|----2-----------2------------------------------|
|------5p4-0h2-----5p4-0h2-0-0-0-0-0------------|
|--0-----------0---------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------2------------2------------|
|-o------------------------|-o-------5p4-0h2-----5p4-0h2--o-|
|-o--9-7---9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-|-o--0------------0------------o-|
|--------9---------0-------|--------------------------------|
The song opens with the verse riff, and plays it twice through the actual verses,
the rythm changes when Mick is singing, but if you listen, you can get the jist
of it. Just listen to the song to get the order, it pretty much just switches back
and forth about 5 times, so it's pretty simple.
That's it. (Please Rate)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Timmibob Average |
#1 by Timmibob The Great at Oct 25, 2005 at 1:11 PM EST |
| I am not sure this is meant literally, I have always heard it as saying something different from what it means, it may have been the stones trying to stir up the feminists because they were so radical in some cases, but I don't think this is what the stones actually believed in. Especially with the cliches about "the way she talks when she's spoken to" and "her eyes just kept to herself." Those are classic things said about how women were supposed to be when they were truly repressed. I don't think they were trying to make a political statement, I think it was far more likely that it was a personal thing as described earlier, or perhaps a satire on how some men did believe in this. I think it was just poking fun at this kind of thing and maybe Mick sticking his tongue out at some lady who had done him wrong, and now he was over it or in control in some way, he's turned the tables, as mentioned above. I am certain though, that they weren't trying to make a serious political statement about women or something. | |
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Craigy Average |
#2 by Craigy t at Jun 14, 2006 at 11:05 PM EST |
| Its obviously about a guy who was formerly insecure with a girl and now the roles are reversed, or a girl that he yearned for and saw as a wonder and now he has her an sees how in love with him she is and doesnt feel so inferior anymore. | |
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Jessika ♥ Average |
#3 by Jessika ♥ at Oct 22, 2006 at 10:35 PM EST |
| If anyone has read the Marianne Faithfull autobiography they'll know that this is about a woman (I can't remember her name, any ideas?) Jagger was going out with who was totally in control of him and taking advantage. Then the tables turned and she was under his thumb! read this book it's absolutly brilliant, it mentions how lots of their songs came about. and how 'ruby tuesday's tune was a complete fluke, when Brian Jones was playing around on the recorder (sounds like a flute) they all noticed the brilliant sound it had. It's beautiful! oh yeah and don't think its ''demeaning'', its from Jaggers own experience and it works both ways for men and women. She did it to him first! what goes around.........!! Legend. | |
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Danyboi Average |
#4 by Danyboi at Nov 9, 2006 at 5:34 AM EST |
| although the meaning of this song is "horrible" and "demeaning" especially 'she's the sweetest hmmmmmmm PET in the world'. it's still the bomb, and i love it, i just love the rolling stones, and i will till i die.........die i tells ya......im to be buried under a gum tree covered with spitfires | |
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Christian Average |
#5 by Christian Tinch at Dec 14, 2006 at 11:40 PM EST |
| This song is amazing. The live versions of the song are better....but the guitar and beat is awesome :) Def 1 of the stones best!! | |
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