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Jumpin Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones - Guitar Chords

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          Jumpin’ Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
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Written by: Jagger/Richards
Originally a non-album single (1968)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

The studio recording is somewhere in between Bb and B. Either the tuning 
was sharp/flat during recording or the tape speed was changed during
mixdown.

My reading here is for a single acoustic guitar accompaniment. It can be
played without using the tabs at all; in this case play the voicings given
in the [Chords] section. The riff and melody provided in the tabs may be 
a little tricky to play while singing, but with a little practice 
they sound good.

Check out my short demo recording to hear what this tab sounds like:
-soundcloud-/maguri/the-rolling-stones-jumpin-jack-flash-demo 

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capo: 1st or 2nd fret
play: A
key: Bb or B

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[Main riff]
  A             G5/A     
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----------------|----------------|
B|-------------(3)|-----(3)--------|
G|2---2---------0-|------0-------0-|
D|2---2-----0-2-0-|--0-2-0---0-2---|
A|0---0--------(0)|-----(0)--------|
E|----------------|----------------|

[Chorus section – “counter melody”]
  C                G                D                A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----0-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---1---3-1-----|----0-----------|----1---0-------|----1---0-------|
G|0---0---0-0-----|0---0---2-0-----|2---2---2-2-----|2---2---2-2-----|
D|2---2---2-2-----|0---0---0-0-----|0---------0-----|2---------2-----|
A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|0---------0-----|
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|

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[Chords]

      E-A-D-G-B-e
G5/C  x-3-x-0-3-x
G/B   x-2-x-0-3-x
A     x-0-2-2-x(0)
G5/A  x-0-0-0-3-x
D/A   x-0-4-2-3-x

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[Intro]
| A | D G | 
| A | D   G5/C G/B |
| A | D   G5/C G/B |

| A | % | % |
           Watch it!

| A | G5/A | A | G5/A |
 (riff)


[Verse]
      A         G5/A            | A | G5/A |
I was born in a cross-fire hurricane 
      A            G5/A             | A | G5/A |
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain
         C   G     D                   A  
But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas
         C   G          D
But it's all right, I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash
       A           | A | % |
It's a gas gas gas


[Interlude]
| A | G5/A | A | G5/A |
 (riff)


[Verse]
      A           G5/A              | A | G5/A |
I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag
      A               G5/A                  | A | G5/A |
I was schooled with a strap right across my back
         C   G     D                   A  
But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas
         C   G          D
But it's all right, I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash
       A           | A | % |
It's a gas gas gas


[Interlude]
| A | D   G5/C G/B |
| A | D   G5/C G/B |
| A | D   G5/C G/B |
| A | D   G5/C G/B |

| A | % | % |

| A | G5/A | A | G5/A |
 (riff)


[Verse]
      A              G5/A                   | A | G5/A |
I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead
       A          G5/A               | A | G5/A |
I fell down to my feet and I saw they bled
  A              G5/A                |  A  |  G5/A  |
I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread, yeah, yeah, yeah 
      A              G5/A              |  A  |  G5/A  |
I was crowned with a spike right thru my head
         C   G     D                   A
But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas
         C   G          D
But it's all right, I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash
       A           | A | % |
It's a gas gas gas


[Outro]
A                   D      G5/C  G/B
Jumping Jack Flash, it s a gas
A                   D      G5/C  G/B
Jumping Jack Flash, it s a gas
A                   D/A
Jumping Jack Flash, it s a gas
A                   D/A
Jumping Jack Flash, it s a gas
A                   D/A
Jumping Jack Flash, it s a gas
A                   D/A
Jumping Jack Flash, it s a gas

| A | D/A | A | D/A |
(repeat and fade)

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