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The Rolling Stones | Tunes + Guitar Lessons

The Rolling Stones have defined rock ’n’ roll rebellion for six decades and counting. From gritty blues roots to stadium anthems, their legacy is as enduring as their riffs!

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The Rolling Stones: The Band That Never Stopped

The Rolling Stones are an English band whose blend of R&B and rock & roll became iconic during the British Invasion in the early ’60s.

Although contemporaries of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Cream, and The Kinks, The Rolling Stones have outlasted all of them, continuing to tour and record to this day. They’ve truly embodied the English rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, staying together longer than any other band in history.

In 1964, a year after The Beatles, The Rolling Stones entered the world of album-making with the whimsically titled England’s Newest Hit Makers. The band would continue their success over the next two decades, releasing a new album every year with at least one hit single.

Notable tunes from the debut include Not Fade Away, I Just Wanna Make Love To You, Route 66, and Marvin Gaye’s Can I Get A Witness. The same year, they released 12×5, which featured Under The Boardwalk and Susie Q. The U.K. version also included You Can’t Catch Me by Chuck Berry.

Their next release, The Rolling Stones, Now!, included tracks like Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (later covered by The Blues Brothers) and Little Red Rooster, originally recorded by Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, and Willie Dixon. This highlighted the Stones’ fondness for Chicago Blues, in contrast to The Beatles’ interest in Motown.

In 1965, Out of Our Heads became a pivotal album, featuring the iconic (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. This is where the band truly began to find their footing, gaining a reputation as the bad-boy alternative to The Beatles. They fully embraced this image, and it worked to their advantage for decades.

That same year, December’s Children (And Everybody’s) featured As Tears Go By and Get Off My Cloud, showcasing the songwriting talents of Jagger and Richards. Their next album, Aftermath, introduced classics like Under My Thumb and Paint It Black, further cementing their place in rock history.

In 1967, Between the Buttons brought Ruby Tuesday and Let’s Spend the Night Together, continuing their success. They followed this with Their Satanic Majesties Request and Beggars Banquet, with Sympathy for the Devil being the standout track.

In 1969, Let It Bleed was released, and while it only introduced You Can’t Always Get What You Want into the Stones’ classic collection, it was the single Honky Tonk Women that would go on to become one of their best-known tunes—first released as a single before being added to Let It Bleed in later revisions.

The Rolling Stones Tunes: The Band’s Legacy Post-’60s

In 1971, Sticky Fingers marked a new era for The Rolling Stones with two timeless tracks: Brown Sugar and Wild Horses. These songs remain key pillars of the band’s legacy.

The following year, Exile on Main St., a double album, showcased a mix of original hits and covers. Highlights include their rendition of Robert Johnson’s Stop Breaking Down and the self-penned Tumbling Dice.

As the years went by, The Rolling Stones maintained their rhythm, releasing an album a year with at least one hit. Goats Head Soup (1973) introduced the melancholic Angie, which became one of their biggest hits of the decade.

In 1974, It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll arrived with the title track (But I Like It), along with a cover of The Temptations’ Ain’t Too Proud To Beg. This continued the band’s signature blend of rock and soul.

After a brief break, they returned in 1976 with Black and Blue, though for the first time, there were no chart-topping hits.

By 1978, Some Girls brought two major tracks: Miss You and Beast of Burden, both of which became staples of their live shows.

Emotional Rescue (1980) came next, but it failed to produce any significant hits. However, Tattoo You in 1981 brought Start Me Up and Waiting on a Friend, both of which became enduring Stones anthems.

Post-Tattoo You, The Rolling Stones struggled to produce new hits that could stand alongside their earlier classics. While Saint of Me from Bridges to Babylon (1997) showed flashes of brilliance, it was clear that the band’s golden era had passed, with the general public’s interest waning.

Despite this, The Rolling Stones never slowed down. Even after the passing of their legendary drummer Charlie Watts in 2021, they continued to defy expectations. In 2023, they returned with Hackney Diamonds, proving that even after nearly six decades, the band’s spark is far from gone.

The Rolling Stones Tunes | Related Pages

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction | Chords + TAB

Learn how to play (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and backing tracks.

| E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 |
I can’t get no, satisfaction. I can’t get no, satisfaction…

Check out the full TAB lesson here: (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones) Guitar Lesson with TAB.

Angie | Chords + TAB

You can learn how to play Angie by The Rolling Stones using chords, lyrics, a chord chart, chord analysis, and Spytunes video guitar lessons.

| Am Amadd4 | E7 |
Angie, Angie…

Start learning with the full lesson series: Angie – Guitar Lessons with TAB.

Brown Sugar | Chords + TAB

You can learn how to play Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and backing tracks.

| C | C |
Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields…

Check out the full TAB lesson here: Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones) Guitar Lessons with TAB.

Can I Get A Witness | Chords + TAB

You can learn how to play Can I Get A Witness by Marvin Gaye using chords, lyrics, TAB, a backing track, a chord chart, and Spytunes video guitar lessons.

Start learning with the full lesson series: Can I Get A Witness – Guitar Lessons with TAB.