Ruby Tuesday: Guitar TAB

This collection bridges the gap between rock radio hits and serious guitar study. Each arrangement preserves Keith Richards' iconic voicings and rhythmic signatures while remaining accessible to intermediate players, making it possible to learn classic rock phrasing without years of transcription work. Twenty of these songs represent foundational moments in rock guitar technique, and having them all in one book means students can build fluency across an entire era.

Raw, groove-oriented, and bluesy. These songs move between swagger and vulnerability, mixing hard-edged riffs with delicate fingerpicked passages. The collection captures rock's foundation in American blues while showcasing the particular bite and attitude that defined 1960s and 1970s Stones albums.

Guitar students at intermediate level who want to learn genuine rock repertoire with verified, playable transcriptions. This book appeals to players who grew up hearing these songs and want to understand how they're actually constructed, as well as teachers seeking engaging material that students already know.

• Pay attention to the tuning notations at the start of each song. Several titles use open tunings or capo positions that change the fingering landscape entirely, and setting up correctly before you begin saves time and frustration.
• Work through the rhythm notation alongside the TAB. These arrangements show you where Richards picks and mutes, not just which frets to play, and matching the notation to the TAB trains your ear to hear the groove rather than just reading numbers.
• Study the fingering suggestions provided, especially on barre chords and position shifts. The transcriber has already solved the hand position problems you'd spend hours troubleshooting on your own.
• Record yourself and compare your tone to the original recordings. Blues-based rock guitar relies heavily on touch and sustain, and the TAB alone won't teach you how to achieve Richards' characteristic aggression or swagger on specific passages.

Assign individual songs as repertoire pieces that tie into music history study, allowing students to understand how blues conventions shaped rock. Use them as warm-up or break material in ensemble rehearsals when players need something engaging but don't require sight-reading challenges. A student recital featuring one or two selections from this book connects personal practice to the lineage of rock music.

• Reading guitar TAB and standard notation in parallel
• Open tunings and alternate tuning systems
• Barre chords and position shifting across the fretboard
• Blues-based phrasing and rhythmic feel
• Fingering for both rhythm and lead guitar passages
• Syncing picked articulation with notated rhythm patterns