#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: 19th Nervous Breakdown Original Album: - (single) Words and Music by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Copyright © 1966 Decca Records (UK) Published by Rolling Stones Music Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: The "lead guitar", below, is what Brian Jones plays. The "rhythm guitar", is Keith's part. INTRO: [play INTRO Figure] INTRO Figure Rhythm guitar: E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------10------10--9-------9______-------10------10--9-------9___| |---------11------11--9-------9______-------11------11--9-------9___| |-9-----------------------9---9______-----------------------9---9___| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Rhythm guitar: E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |__-------10------10-p9-------9______-------10------10-p9---9-------| |__-------11------11-p9-------9______-------11------11-p9---9-------| |__-----------------------9---9______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | You're the VERSE1: [play:] [x4] Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2-----------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |-7-------7-----------7-------7---|-7-------7-----------7-------7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E kind of per - son you meet at cer - tain dis - mal dull aff - airs Centre of a crowd, talking much too loud, running up and down the stairs Well, it [then play:] [x2] Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2-----------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A | |---------5-----------5-------5---|---------5-----------5-------5---| |---------5-----------5-------5---|---------5-----------5-------5---| |---------6-----------6-------6---|---------6-----------6-------6---| |---------7-----------7-------7---|---------7-----------7-------7---| |-7-------7-----------7-------7---|-7-------7-----------7-------7---| |-5-------5-----------5-------5---|-5-------5-----------5-------5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A seems to me that you have seen too much in too few years. And [play:] [x2] Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2-----------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |-7-------7-----------7-------7---|-7-------7-----------7-------7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E though you've tried, you just can't hide, you're eyes are edged with tears You'd better PRE-CHORUS: Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------4---------------4-------|-----4--------4----------4-------| |-----------------4---------------|------------------4--------------| |-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | B | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------5-------5-p-4---4---4______-------5-------5-p-4---4---4---| |---------6-------6-p-4---4---4______-------6-------6-p-4---4---4---| |-4-----------------------4---4______-----------------------4---4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B stop. Look a - Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------9-------\-7-------------------------------| |-----------------9-/-11----------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A - round Here it [play:] [x2] Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2----------2--------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |-7-------7-----------7-------7---|-7-------7-----------7-------7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E co______omes, here it co______omes, here it [play:] [x2] Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2-----------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A | |---------5-----------5-------5---|---------5-----------5-------5---| |---------5-----------5-------5---|---------5-----------5-------5---| |---------6-----------6-------6---|---------6-----------6-------6---| |---------7-----------7-------7---|---------7-----------7-------7---| |-7-------7-----------7-------7---|-7-------7-----------7-------7---| |-5-------5-----------5-------5---|-5-------5-----------5-------5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A co______omes, here it co______omes, Here CHORUS: Play this E figure x3. (The last two times instrumentally to lead into VERSE2.) Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2----------2--------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |-7-------7-----------7-------7---|-7-------7-----------7-------7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E comes your nine - teenth ner - vous break - down VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: E 022100 or x7999x A x02220 or 577655 | E | % When you were a child, you were treated kind | % | % but you were never brought up right | % | % | % | % You were always spoilt with a thousand toys but still you cried all night | A | % | % | % Your mother who neglected you owes a million dollars tax | E | % | % | % And your father's still perfecting ways of making ceiling wax [play:] [x2] Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2----------2--------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |-7-------7-----------7-------7---|-7-------7-----------7-------7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [2nd time:] You'd better Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------4---------------4-------|-----4--------4----------4-------| |-----------------4---------------|------------------4--------------| |-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | B | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------5-------5-p-4---4---4______-------5-------5-p-4---4---4---| |---------6-------6-p-4---4---4______-------6-------6-p-4---4---4---| |-4-----------------------4---4______-----------------------4---4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B stop. Look a - Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------9-------\-7-------------------------------| |-----------------9-/-11----------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A - round Here it [repeat PRE-CHORUS] [repeat CHORUS] BRIDGE: Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------4---------------4-------|---------4---------------4-------| |-----------------4---------------|-----------------4---------------| |-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | B | |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-7---7-------7---7-------7-------| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-7---7-------7---7-------7-------| |-8-------8-------8-------8-------|-8---8-------8---8-------8-------| |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-9---9-------9---9-------9-------| |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-9---9-------9---9-------9-------| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-7---7-------7---7-------7-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B Oh___________, who's to blame, that Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------4---------------4-------|---------4---------------4-------| |-----------------4---------------|-----------------4---------------| |-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | B | |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------| |-8-------8-------8-------8-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-9-------9-------9-------9-------| |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-9-------9-------9-------9-------| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B girl's just in - sane. Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E | |---------------------------------|-7---7-------7---7-------7-------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|-9---9-------9---9-------9-------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|-9---9-------9---9-------9-------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|-9---9-------9---9-------9-------| |-7-------7-----------7-------7---|-7---7-------7---7-------7-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E E6 E | |---------------------------------|-----9---------------------------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|-----9-----------9-------9-------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|-----9-----------9-------9-------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|-----9-----------9-------9-------| |-7-------7-----------7-------7---|-7---7-----------7-------7-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Well, Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2__________________________________-------------------------------| |-2__________________________________-------------------------------| |-0__________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------3-------3-\-2---2---2______-------3-------3-\-2---2-------| |---------4-------4-\-2---2---2______-------4-------4-\-2---2-------| |-2-----------------------2---2______-----------------------2-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A nothing I do don't seem to work, it Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4__________________________________-------------------------------| |-4__________________________________-------------------------------| |-2__________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | B | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------5-------5-\-4---4---4______-------5-------5-\-4---4-------| |---------6-------6-\-4---4---4______-------6-------6-\-4---4-------| |-4-----------------------4---4______-----------------------4-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B on - ly seems to make matters worse, Oh, Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2-----------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-----9-----------9-------9-------| |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-----9-----------9-------9-------| |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-----9-----------9-------9-------| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-7---7-----------7-------7-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E please_________________________________________________________ VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: E x7999x A 577655 | E | % | % | % You were still in school when you had that fool who really messed your mind | % | % | % | % And after that you turned your back on treating people kind | A | % | % | % On our first trip, I tried so hard to re-arrange your mind | E | % | % | % But after a while I realised you were disarranging mine [repeat PRE-CHORUS] [repeat CHORUS] INSTRUMENTAL II: Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2-----------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------10------10--9-------9______-------10------10--9-------9___| |---------11------11--9-------9______-------11------11--9-------9___| |-9-----------------------9---9______-----------------------9---9___| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |__-------10------10-p9-------9______-------10------10-p9---9-------| |__-------11------11-p9-------9______-------11------11-p9---9-------| |__-----------------------9---9______-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [repeat BRIDGE] Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2-----------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-----9-----------9-------9-------| |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-----9-----------9-------9-------| |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-----9-----------9-------9-------| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-7---7-----------7-------7-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------9-------\-7-------------------------------| |-----------------9-/-11----------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | INSTRUMENTAL III: 143 Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2-----------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|--------2----------------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E E6 E | |---------9-----------------------|---------------------------------| |---------9-----------9-----------|---------9-----------9-----------| |---------9-----------9-----------|---------9-----------9-----------| |---------9-----------9-----------|---------9-----------9-----------| |-7-------7-----------7-----------|---------7-----------7-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Here OUT-CHORUS: Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2-----------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |-7-------7-----------7-------7---|-7-------7-----------7-------7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E comes your nine - teenth ner - vous break - down Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2---------------2-------|-----2-------2-----------2-------| |-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | E | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |---------9-----------9-------9---|---------9-----------9-------9---| |-7-------7-----------7-------7---|-7-------7-----------7-------7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Here [repeat to fade]