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Artist:Rolling Stones
Song:Ventilator Blues
Album:Exile on Main Street
Standard Tuning
Guitar 1 main riff
^
E------------------------
B------------------------
G--------0-0-X-3-X--0---0
D--------0-0-X-3-X--0-3-0
A------1-----------------
E---3--------------------
Optional Guitar 2 main riff
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E---------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G--------------0---3---0------0--
D----------0---------------3-----
A------1-------------------------
E---3----------------------------
X = hit strings with right hand or heavy palm muting
^ = bend ˝
Guitar 2 during chorus
Gm Bb F
Ain't nobody slowing down no way
C (main riff) 2x
Everybody’s stepping on their accelerator
Gm Bb
Don't matter where you are
F C
Everybody’s gonna need a ventilator
Main riff
Gm Bb F
Everybody walking 'round
C (main riff) 2x
Everybody trying to step on their Creator
Gm Bb F
Don't matter where you are
(C)
Everybody, everybody gonna need
Guitar 1 Solo (coming soon)
Guitar 2 Main riff to end
Some kind of ventilator (randomly said to end)
Sweet riff. Solo coming soon. Please rate. Peace.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Gunther Wanna Be |
#1 by Gunther at Mar 20, 1977 at 2:11 PM EST |
| Thought it finished with Don' fight it! Don' fight it! Good simple bluesy song...slips right into the next one - like a lot of Exile. | |
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Austin Rhythm Player |
#2 by Austin at Dec 18, 1981 at 7:41 PM EST |
| so is it about the Lord? Sure would seem to fit considering what follows. Course i heard it was a song about the recording conditions.......they had one fan, and the whole place was just miserably hot. | |
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Terence Average |
#3 by Terence Taylor at Feb 18, 1987 at 7:06 PM EST |
| I always assumed it was "gut's gonna break" Seems to catch the feel of the song more. | |
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Eric Average |
#4 by Eric Boozer at Jun 28, 2000 at 6:54 AM EST |
| Yes the weather was hot and it was just one of those days where you feel like your going to loose it. Keith said an actually ventilator grille inspired him to write this song with Jagger. | |
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