Honky Tonk Women chords

The Rolling Stones

Original Published Key: G Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 115 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e (453 Hz if playing with the video)

Skill Level: Beginner 🟢

Guitar Chords: G, A, C, Csus4, D, Dsus4, D7

Arrangement Song Details
Play-Along Video
R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
G Major A Major C Major Csus4 D Major Dsus4 D7
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
G Major-LH A Major-LH C Major-LH Csus4-LH D Major-LH Dsus4-LH D7-LH
Speed: x0.1

Honky Tonk Women

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
Drums: |     |     |     |     |
          G
Intro: |     |  %  |  %  |  %  |
 
  G                                       C         Csus4   C
1. I met a gin-soaked bar-room queen in | Mem-phis (+4+) |     |
       G                A                 D     Dsus4   D
   She tried to take me up-stairs for a | ride (+4+) |     |
       G                                   C          Csus4   C
   She had to heave me right a-cross her | should-er (+4+) |     |
           G                  D                G
  ‘Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind |  % (It's the)|
 
             G        D7         G
CH: It's the ho-o-o-o-on-ky tonk wo-men |  %  |
         G               D7                    G
    That gim-me, gim-me, gim-me the honky-tonk blues |  %  |
 
     G                             C     Csus4   C
2. I laid a di-vor-cee in New York Ci-ty
     G             A              D     Dsus4   D
   I had to put up some kind of a fight
       G                             C      Csus4   C
   The la-dy then she cov-ered me in ro-ses
       G                D                G
   She blew my nose and then she blew my mind |  % (It's the)|

             G        D7         G
CH: It's the ho-o-o-o-on-ky tonk wo-men |  %  |
         G               D7                    G
    That gim-me, gim-me, gim-me the honky-tonk blues |  %  |
 
          G          C      Csus4    C
Instr: |     |  %  | 1+2+3  +4+   |     |
          G     A    D      Dsus4    D
       |     |     | 1+2+   3+4+  |     |
          G          C      Csus4    C
       |     |     | 1+2+3  +4+   |     |
          G     D     G
       |     |     |     |  %  | 

             G        D7         G
CH: It's the ho-o-o-o-on-ky tonk wo-men
         G               D7                    G
    That gim-me, gim-me, gim-me the honky-tonk blues |  %  |
             G        D7         G
CH: It's the ho-o-o-o-on-ky tonk wo-men |  %  |
         G               D7                    G
    That gim-me, gim-me, gim-me the honky-tonk blues | 1+2↓...|

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: G Major - 1 sharp (F#)
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderate Rock
  • Metronome: ♩ = 115
  • Voice Range: D3 - B5

Guitar Tuning - 453 Hz:

If you are playing with the music video, you will need to tune your guitar to 453 Hz (instead of 440 Hz), otherwise the guitar will sound noticeably flatter compared to the music video. Here's why:

A half-step (semitone) up from A4 is A♯4/B♭4 ≈ 466.16 Hz.
453 Hz sits between A4 and A♯4 — about 30% of the way to a full semitone.
453 Hz is ≈ 0.3 semitones sharp (≈ +30 cents).

🎯 Quick Breakdown

1 semitone = 100 cents
So:
50 cents = half a semitone
25 cents = quarter-tone
30 cents ≈ slightly more than a quarter-tone

Song Details:

Honky Tonk Women Single Cover
Single Cover
  • Songwriters: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  • Lyrics Begin: I met a ginsoaked, barroom queen in Memphis, she tried to take me upstairs for a ride.
  • Genre: Hard rock, blues rock, rock and roll
  • Featured Artists: The Rolling Stones
  • Single:
    Recorded: June 1969
    Released: July 1969
    B-side: You Can't Always Get What You Want

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