LOVE IN VAIN

The Rolling Stones

Album: Let It Bleed

Written by Robert Johnson, adapted by M. Jagger/K. Richards

Tabbed by Werner Schmitz


Imho a exercise in the concept less is more, there are really none
incorrect or misplaced notes in the acoustic guitar part.
Please listen carefully to the record for the feel of this tune and the lot of
open ringing strings.
This notation covers only the intro and the first verse, let your ears be the
guide for the rest of the song, only slight variations will occur.


Kapo third fret:
   
Intro:

  F                                    Gm                  Eb
  ----------2------------------2------|------3----------------------------------
  -------3-----3------------3-----3---|-----------------------------------------
  -----2----------2-------2---------2-|--2s4---4s2--0------------0h2-0-----0----
  0-------------------0---------------|---------------0h2-----0h2-------0h2--0h2
  ------------------------------------|--------------------3--------------------
  ------------------------------------|0----------------------------------------
  x         x         x         x      x         x         x         x

  Bb                 Bb7              F                                   
  ----------3-----3--1-------------3-|---------2------------------2-------||
  ----------0-----0--0---------------|------3------3-----------3------3---||
  ----------0------------------------|---2------------2-----2------------2||
  -----------------------------------|0------------------0----------------||
  -----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
  3------------------3---------------|------------------------------------||
  x         x        x        x       x         x         x        x
                                                    ----------------- And I

Verse:
 
  Bb                                  Bb
  ------------3---------------------|------------------------------------|
  ---------0-----------------0------|----------0-----------------0-------|
  ------0-----------------0-----0---|-------0-----0-----------0-----0----|
  ---0-----------0-----0-----------0|----0-----------0-----0-----------0-|
  ----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  3-----------------3---------------|-3-----------------3----------------|
  x        x        x        x        x        x        x        x
  followed her ---                    to   the station ----
  
  Bb7                                   Bb7
  1-----------------1-----------------|-0h1 0--0h1----0--1---------1-----|
  0--0-----------0--0--0--------------|3------------3-------------- -----|
  ------0-----0-----------0--------0--|------------------------0-----0---|
  ---------0--------------------0-----|---------------------0------------|
  ------------------------------------|--------------------------------2-|
  ---------------------------3--------|------------------3---------------|
  x        x        x        x         x        x        x        x
  --------  with her suitcase   in my  hand ------                  yeah I
  
  Eb                                   F7/A
  ------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  ---------1-----------------1--------|--------0h1----------------0h1-----|
  ------0-----0-----------0-----0-----|-----2------2-----------2------2---|
  ---2-----------2-----2--------------|---0-----------0-----0-----------0-|
  3-----------------3-------------3-2-|-----------------------------------|
  ------------------------------------|2------------------2---------------|
  x        x        x        x         x        x         x        x         
  followed her to the station  ----------------- with her suitcase ---in my
  
  Bb                F                  Bb
  ---------3-----------------0h2------|------------3----------------------|
  ------0-----0-----------3------3----|------0--1-----1--0----------------|
  ----0----------0-----2-----------2--|---0-----------------0-----------0-|
  ------------------0-----------------|------------------------0-----0----|
  ------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  3-----------------------------------|3--------------------------3-------|
  x        x        x        x         x        x        x        x
  hand ----------                                                   oh,it's

  F                                    Gm7               Eb
  ------2--0h2------------------------|------------0-----------------------|
  -------------3--------------3-------|---------3-----0--------------------|
  ---2------------2-------2------2----|------0-----------------0h2-0------0|
  0---------------------0-------------|---2-----------------0h2-------0h2--|
  ------------------------------------|------------------3-----------------|
  -------------------2--------------2-|0-----------------------------------|
  x        x         x        x        x        x        x         x
  hard to tell,it's hard to tell ---------  when all ------- your love is in
  
  Bb                Bb7              F
  ---------3-----3--1-------------3-|----------0-h2---------------2-------||
  ------0-----0--0--0---------------|------3---------3---------3-----3----||
  ---0------------------------------|---2-------------------2-----------2-||
  ----------------------------------|0-------------------0----------------||
  ----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
  3---------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
  x        x        x        x       x         x         x        x
  vain --- .
  


      Additional Lyrics:
   
ii    When the train came in the station, I looked her in the eye
      Yeah the train came in the station and I looked her in the eye.
      I feel so sad and lonesome, I could not help but cry.


iii   Instrumental verse

   
iv    When the train left the station, there were two lights on behind
      Yeah the train left the station and there were two lights on behind
      The blue light was my baby and the red light was my mind.
  
   
v     oh my love is in vain
      uuh
      uuh, my love is in vain.



   NOTES:

   It's 12 bars blues in Bb, measure 12/8, slow Tempo.

   Thanks to fcha, i modified his tab, great work, same song, the version
   from the Stones Album: Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out

   Any hints, suggestions, corrections please mailto .