Back Street Girl

BACK STREET GIRL As recorded by The Rolling Stones (From the 1967 Album FLOWERS) Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I () - 'Keith Richards - Acoustic Guitar (1 step down)' Intro Q=154 3/4 Gtr I (Ac. 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Coda Q Q Q E Q Q |----------|-----5--5--||----------|-----5--5--|| |----2--2--|-3p2-2--2--||----2--2--|-3p2-2--2--|| |----2--2--|-2---2--2--||----2--2--|-2---2--2--|| |----2--2--|-2---2--2--||----2--2--|-2---2--2--|| |-0--------|-----------||-0--------|-----------|| |----------|-----------||----------|-----------|| && Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----5-----5-|----------|----4-----|| |----2---3---|----2--2--|-------5--|| |----2-2-2---|----2--2--|----------|| |--------2---|----2--2--|----------|| |-0----------|-0--------|-0--------|| |------------|----------|----------|| Outro Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----2-----|-------5-----|----5--5--|----0-----| |---3----3--|-----2---3-5-|----2--2--|-------0--| |-----------|---2---------|----2--2--|----------| |-----------|-------------|----2--2--|----------| |-0---------|-0-----------|-0--------|----------| |-----------|-------------|----------|-0--------| H.=H Q Q Q Q E H +H. |----------|------5---5-|----------|--------*| |----3--3--|----2---3---|-3p2-2----|-(2)----*| |----2--2--|----2---2---|-2---2----|-(2)----*| |-0--------|----2---2---|-2---2----|-(2)----*| |----------|-0----------|-0---0----|-(0)----*| |----------|------------|----------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic n - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths I don't want you to be high I don't want you to be down Don't want to tell you no lie Just want you to be around Please come right up to my ears You will be able to hear what I say Don't want you out in my world Just you be my backstreet girl Please don't be part of my life Please keep yourself to yourself Please don't you bother my wife That way you won't get no hell Don't try to ride on my horse You're rather common and coarse anyway Don't want you out in my world Just you be my backstreet girl Please don't you call me at home Please don't come knocking at night Please never ring on the phone Your manners are never quite right Please take the favors I grant Curtsy and look nonchalant, just for me Don't want you part of my world Just you be my backstreet girl