Rolling People Guitar Tab

Urban Hymns Tabs:

ARTIST: THE VERVE
SONG: THE ROLLING PEOPLE
TABBED BY : DAVID G (leavemehigh_1@hotmail.com)

To say that this song took a while to tab is an understatement! You are really gonna have
to keep your ears open or even better shut off the lyrics on the record to see where some
of the stuff i've got down here comes from. Nick McCabe is a genius and inspired me to pick
up a guitar and i thought it was about time i looked more into his work and tabbed something,
this is off the actual urban hymns recording so it isn't a live version although i have seen
him play it, most of this is right, theres just little bits that i had to guess because of the
layers of echo and other guitars in the way, i may do other songs if i ever recover from tabbing
this one, though its unlikely! Keep the Verve spirit alive and keep tabbing these great songs!


GUITAR 1 - NICK McCABE
GUITAR 2 - SIMON TONG

0:18 (GUITAR 1)
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I-----7-9-----7-9-----9-- \I
I-7/9-----7/9-----7/9---- \I
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THESE BITS ARE DONE SIMILTANEOUSLY BETWEEN THE 2 GUITARISTS
0:20 (GUITAR 1)           /
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I------I---I-----------I---I------- \I
I------I8-8I-----------I9-7I------- \I
I------I9-9I-----------I9-7I------- \I
I------I---I-----------I---I--I --- \
I------I---I-----------I---I--I  -- \
I   I           I   I       \  X2
I   I           I   I       /
(GUITAR 2)I           I   I      /
I------I---I-----------I---I-- \I  /
I------I---I-----------I---I-- \I
I------I---I-----------I9-7I-- \I
I-7/9--I9-9I---9--9--9-I9-7I-- \I
I-7/9--I9-9I---9--9--9-I7-5I-- \I
I-5/7--I7-7I---7--7--7-I---I-- \I


0:26 (GUITAR 1)
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I------I---I-----------I---I-- \I
I   I           I   I
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(GUITAR 2)I           I   I
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I------I---I-----------I---I-- \I
I------I---I-----------I9-7I-- \I
I-7/9--I9-9I---9--9--9-I9-7I-- \I
I-7/9--I9-9I---9--9--9-I7-5I-- \I
I-5/7--I7-7I---7--7--7-I---I-- \I

0:50
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I-10b12r10b12r10b12r10b12r10b12r10b12(hold)-I
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0:55
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I------------7-------7-9b11--11(hold)---9-7-----I-- \  x2
I-2/9--7-8-9---7-8-9---------------- --------9----- \I
I-------------------------------------------------- \I
I-------------------------------------------------- \I
GUESSED HERE
1:19                                                                I1:27        I
I--------------------------------------------------------------------I------------ \I
I-2/7--7-------------7---7-7--------7-7------------------------------I------------ \I
I-2/7--7-------------7---7-7--------7-7-------------------7h9--------I------------ \I
I-2/7--7--9------7h9-7---7-7-9p7h9--7-7-7h9p7h9-------7h9-----7------I7-7-7-7-7-7- \I
I---------9--7/9----------------------------------7h9------------7h9-I7-7-7-7-7-7- \I
I--------------------------------------------------------------------I------------ \I

1:28                                         1:34
I-------------------------------------------------------------------- \I
I------------------------7---------------------7-7--------7-7--7----- \I
I-9--9-7---7-------------7-------------7-7-7---7-7--------7-7----9p7- \I
I-9------9---9------7h9--7--9------7h9-7-7-7---7-7-9p7h9--7-7-------- \I
I---------------7/9---------9--7h9----------------------------------- \I
I-------------------------------------------------------------------- \I

1:38
I------------------------------------------------------------ \I
I--------------------------------10----10----10-12----12----- \I
I---------7h9------------7h9-7h9-12b14-12b14----14b16-14b16-- \I
I-----7h9-----7------7h9------------------------------------- \I
I-7h9------------7h9----------------------------------------- \I
I------------------------------------------------------------ \I

2:06
I----------------------------------------------------- \I
I-2/7-7-7--------------------7-7--------7-7----------- \I
I-2/7-7-7--------------------7-7--------7-7----------- \I
I-2/7-7-7-9------------------7-7-9p7h9--7-7-7h9p7h9--- \I
I---------9--5-5-5-5---------------------------------- \I
I--------------------7-7-7-7-------------------------- \I

2:13
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I------------------------------7-7-10-10-10-12----12---------- \I
I--------------------------7h9--------------14b16-14b16------- \I
I-------------7-7------7h9------------------------------------ \I
I-----5h7-8-9------8h9---------------------------------------- \I
I-5/7--------------------------------------------------------- \I

2:19                                      2:25
I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \I
I-7-7------------7-7--7-7--------7-7--7/9-----------------2/7-7-7-7--10----10----12----12---- \I
I-7-7------------7-7--7-7--------7-7--7/9-----------------2/7-7-7-7--12b14-12b14-14b16-14b16- \I
I-7-7-9------7h9-7-7--7-7-9p7h9--7-7--7/9-------------7h9-2/7-7-7-7-------------------------- \I
I-----9--7h9------------------------------------5h7h9---------------------------------------- \I
I-------------------------------------------5h7---------------------------------------------- \I

2:30
I-7p5----------------------- \I
I-----7p5------------------- \I I REALLY CAN'T BE BOTHERED TABBING EVERY LITTLE NOTE ON THIS ONE,
I---------7p4--------------- \I JUST IMPROVISE ROUND THIS ONE
I--------------7--4--------- \I
I-------------------7p5----- \I
I-----------------------7--- \I

2:54
I-------------------------------------------------- \I
I-5/10-10--9b10r9----------------9b10-------------- \I
I-----------------11p9----------------11p9--------- \I
I----------------------12b13--9~-----------9h12---- \I
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3:00
I--------------------------------------------------------------- \I
I-5/10-101010--10-10--9b10r9------------------------------------ \I
I----------------------------11p9------------------------------- \I
I---------------------------------12b13--9~--7b8h9-7b8h9-7b8h9-- \I
I--------------------------------------------------------------- \I
I--------------------------------------------------------------- \I

3:05
I--------------------------------------------------------------- \I
I-5/10-101010--10-10--9b10r9----------------9b10r9-------------- \I
I----------------------------11p9------------------11p9/11------ \I
I---------------------------------12b13--9~--------------------- \I
I--------------------------------------------------------------- \I
I--------------------------------------------------------------- \I

3:11
I--------------------------------------------------- \I
I-5/10 1010-10-10-10b12----------------------------- \I
I-----------------------11-9---------------7~------- \I
I----------------------------12-9------7h9---------- \I
I----------------------------------7h9-------------- \I
I--------------------------------------------------- \I

3:28                                      3:34
I----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \I
I-2/7--7--------------7--7-7----7----6-----7----------------------------7-7-7-7----------- \I
I-2/7--7--------------7--7-7----9b11-9b11--7----------------------------7-7-7-7----------- \I
I-2/7--7--9------7h9--7--7-7-9-------------7--9p7h9-----------------7h9-7-7-7-7-9p7h9p7h9- \I
I---------9--7h9-------------9-----------------------5~-----5h7-7/9----------------------- \I
I-------------------------------------------------------5h7------------------------------- \I

3:40
I--------------------------------------------- \I
I-7--------10----10-----7-7-----12----12------ \I
I-7-----12-12b14-12b14--7-7-----14b16-14b16--- \I
I-7--9------------------7-7--9---------------- \I
I----9-----------------------9---------------- \I
I--------------------------------------------- \I

3:46
I------------------------------------------------ \I
I-7-----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-------- \I
I-7-----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-------- \I
I-7--9p7h9------------------7h9-7-7-7-7-7-9p7h9-- \I
I-----------5~-----5h7--7/9---------------------- \I
I--------------5/7------------------------------- \I

3:52
I--------------------------------------------------------- \I
I-12----12------------------------------------------------ \I
I-14b16-16r14--11h14p11--11------------------------------- \I x3 WITH TINY VARIATIONS THAT I'M
I----------------------14--14p12h14p12--12~-14-14-14-14--- \I    SURE YOU CAN FIGURE OUT
I-------------------------------------14----14-14-14-14--- \I
I--------------------------------------------------------- \I


I------------------------------------------------------------ \I
I-12----12----12--------------------------------12-12~~\----- \I
I-14b16-14b16-16r14-11h14p11--11----------11h14-------------- \I
I---------------------------14--14p12h14--------------------- \I
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I------------------------------------------------------------ \I

4:16         4:22     4:27   4:33
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I-7-----7------10------12-----10------- \I
I-9b11--9b11---12b14---14b16--12b14---- \I
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4:39
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I-----------------9/7---------------9-9b11r9-7~--- \I
I-12\---7-----7h9-9-7--12\---7--9p7--------------- \I
I----/9---7h9-------------/9---------------------- \I
I------------------------------------------------- \I

4:45
I------------------------------------------------------ \I
I------------------------------------7----7------------ \I
I-------7\----------7-7------7---9p7-9b11-9b11-etc----- \I
I-----7----7/9------7-7--7h9---9----------------------- \I
I-7/9------7/9--7h9------------------------------------ \I
I------------------------------------------------------ \I

4:55           4:58
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I-10----10------7----3-------------------7------------- \I
I-12b14-12b14---9b11-6b8-----------------9b11-7-------- \I
I-------------------------7h9-7h9-7h9-9/--------9~----- \I
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FROM THIS POINT ON JUST IMPROVISE WITH BENDS AND TREMLO PICKING

5:58
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I-12b14-14b16-17b19----17b19-17b19--2b2.5/4~~~----- \I
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6:03
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I-15----15-----12----12---------- \I
I-17b19-17b19--14b16-14b16------- \I
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ENJOY ONE OF THE BEST TRACKS OFF ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS EVER MADE.

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/v/verve,_the/370049.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture kyle Average	#1 by kyle anderson at Jun 5, 1970 at 10:23 PM EST
	Pure Rock and guitars! Great sound this song is just emotions

No Picture Frank Wanna Be	#2 by Frank at Nov 26, 1988 at 5:44 PM EST
	Given the Verve have an extensive history of drug-related lyrics, I'm guessing "rolling" is referring to rolling a joint. It's about being reckless, adventurous and active - and probably being high.

No Picture Jon Badass	#3 by Jon Coath at May 27, 1989 at 1:14 PM EST
	I'd say it's about a certain kind of people, who know where they're going and live their lives to the full.

No Picture Steil Wanna Be	#4 by Steil Lionhart at May 26, 1998 at 5:16 PM EST
	people coming alive together and having it

No Picture Turd Fergeson Lead Player	#5 by Turd Fergeson Fergeson at Dec 1, 2002 at 4:47 AM EST
	i'm not sure, but it sounds like he's poking a bit of fun at working professionals. this is one of my favorite driving songs