Rolling Stones — Jumpin Jack Flash

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From: aaron@binah.cc.brandeis.edu (Scott Aaron)
Subject: Re: REQUEST: Brown Sugar ~~~~~~STONES.
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 19:22:06 GMT

The chords to Jumpin' Jack Flash (as I hear it) are B, D, A, and E.  

The opening riff (also, the middle section) is just B-E-D repeated (3 times 
for the intro, 4 for in the middle) followed by B strummed a few times.

During the verses, the riff is the simple

|-----------------------------------|
|*---------------------------------*|
|-----8--8--------------------------|
|-----9--9--------7-----7-------7---|
|*----9--9----7-9---7-9-----7-9----*|
|-----7--7--------------------------|

The chorus is

  B        D     A         E
  But it's al----right     now,
                 B
  in fact it's a gas....

  B        D     A         
  But it's al----right     
  E                          B
  Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas gas gas!

That's the chord progression.  If anyone knows the counter-melody played
during the chorus, please post it.

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The opening section to Brown Sugar is

     C   G     C    F          
|-------------------------|
|*---13--12----5-5--6-6--*|
|----12--12----5-5--5-5---|
|----14--12----5-5--7-7---|
|*-----------------------*|
|-------------------------|
      repeat 4 times

    Eb    Eb11   Eb    C    C11  C     Ab     Bb   F        C
|-------------------|---------------|---------------------------|
|*--8---8-9---9--8--|--5--5-6--6-5--|--1--2-1-3-4--6--6-6-6-5--*|
|---8---8-10--10-8--|--5--5-7--7-5--|--1--3-1-3-5--5--5-5-5-5---|
|---8---8-8---9--8--|--5--5-5--5-5--|--1--1-1-3-3--7--7-7-7-5---|
|*------------------|---------------|--------------------------*|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------------------|
      repeat 2 times

Enjoy...

    -- Scott @Brandeis

Intro: B E A B E A B E A B B During the Verses: B5 B5 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4------2------2------2-4-4-------2------2-----2-| D|-4-4--2-4----2-4----2-4---4-4---2-4----2-4---2-4---| A|-2-2----------------------2-2----------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 1. B E A B E A I was born in a cross-fire hurricane B E A B E A And I howled at my ma in the driving rain, D A E B But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas! D A E But it's all right I'm jumpin jack flash, B Its a gas! gas! gas! Bridge: B E A B 2. B E A B E A I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag, B E A B E A I was schooled with a strap right across my back, D A E B But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas! D A E But it's all right I'm jumpin jack flash, B Its a gas! gas! gas! Bridge: B E A B E A B E A B B B B 3. B E A B E A I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead. B E A B E A I fell down to my feet and I saw they bled. B E A B E A I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread. Yeah, yeah, yeah B E A B E A I was crowned with a spike right thru my head. (My head. My head. My head.) D A E B But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas! D A E But it's all right I'm jumpin jack flash, B Its a gas! gas! gas! Bridge: B E A B E A B E A B B B B B E A Jumping jack flash, it's a gas x6 Ending: B E A | B END