I’m Not Your Stepping Stone Paul Revere and The Raiders
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| (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - Paul Revere & The Raiders |
| Of the album: Midnight Ride |
| Written By: Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart |
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| Tabbed By: Eric C. [tbeclutb@gmail.com] 2013/11/26 |
| With the aid of: allblues [Of rock.totaltabs.com] 2005/05/13 |
| &: Rick [of www.guitaretab.com] NA |
| Tuning: EADGBe Style: Downpicking Capo: none |
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| First released on The Raiders album Midnight Ride in May, 1966. |
| Made famous as The Monkees B-side to "I'm a Believer", Nov. 12 1966. |
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[LG] Lead Guitar
Intro Riff:
e|-----------------------| B|---3----5----3=--------| G|-2/4--4/6--4=--4-2-0=--|x2 D|---------------------2=| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
Intro Riff: E G A C (x2)
Riff 1:
e|--------3----5-----------| B|--------3----5-----------| G|---1----4----6---5--5-5--|x12 D|---2----5----7---5--5-5--| A|---2----5----7---3--3-3--| E|-0----3----5-------------|
(Oh!) [E]I, I, [G]I, I, [A]I'm not your [C]stepping [E]stone.[G] ([A]..[C].No!)
[E]I, I, [G]I, I, [A]I'm not your [C]stepping [E]stone.[G] [A] [C]
You're [E]trying to make your [G]mark on [A]socie[C]ty,
a'[E]using all the [G]tricks that you [A]used on [C]me.
You're [E]reading all them [G]high fashion [A]magazi[C]nes.
The [E]clothes you're wearin' [G]lately causing [A]public [C]scenes!
I said "[E]I, I, [G]I, I, [A]I'm not your [C]stepping [E]stone.[G]" [A](N[C]o!)
E G A C E G A C...E G E
No I, I, I, I, I'm not your stepping stone.(Oooh!)
[LG] Riff 2:
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|---------------2--------|x2 D|-2---2-2---5---2--------| A|-2---2-2---5---0--------| E|-0---0-0---3------------|
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[LG] Riff 3:
[E] [G] [A] [G]
e|----------3-5-3--| B|----------3-5-3--| G|-1-1--1---4-6-4--|x4 D|-2-2--2---5-7-5--| A|-2-2--2---5-7-5--| E|-0-0--0---3-5-3--|
[G]Not your steppin' [E]stone! [G] [E] x3
(Oooh-Aaaah-aaah-uuuh)
[G]Not your steppin' [E]stone! [G]No[E]!
(Oooh-Aaaah-aaah-uuuh)
Organ Riff:
e|-------12===-------12====--| B|-------------15===\12====--| G|---------------------------|x2 Ah-uh D|-14====--------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|
[LG Intro Riff]x1
[LG Riff 1]x13
(Oh!) [E]I, I, [G]I, I, [A]I'm not your [C]stepping [E]stone.[G] [A] [C]
E G A C E G A C...E G E
No I, I, I, I, I'm not your stepping stone.
[C]When I [E]first met you, [G]girl, you didn't [A]have no [C]shoes,
But [E]now you're walking '[G]round like you're [A]front page [C]news.
[E]You've been awful [G]careful 'bout the [A]friends you [C]choose,
But [E]you won't find my [G]name in your [A]book of Who's [C]Who!
Said "[E]I, I, [G]I, I, [A]I'm not your [C]stepping [E]stone.[G]"([A]No[C]t me, No!)
E G A C E G A C...E G E
I said "I, I, I, I, I'm not your stepping stone."(Noooo!)
[LG Riff 2]x2
[LG Riff 3]x4
[G]Not your steppin' [E]stone! [G] [E] x3
(Oooh-Aaaah-aaah-uuuh)
[G]Not your steppin' [E]stone! [G]No[E]!
(Oooh-Aaaah-aaah-uuuh)
[Organ Riff]x4
[LG Riff 3].... Into fade
[G]Not your steppin' [E]stone![G] [E]
(Oooh-Aaaah-aaah-uuuh)
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Chord Diagram
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[E] [G] [A] [C]
e|---0---3---0---0---| B|---0---0---2---1---| G|---1---0---2---0---| D|---2---0---2---2---| A|---2---2---0---3---| E|---0---3---x---x---| ----------------
Tablature Legend
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| = Let ring
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Notable covers: The Liverpool Five, The Sex-pistols, Minor Threat
and The Trashmen.
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