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STONE FREE (Bassline) As recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (From the 1969 Album SMASH HITS) Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Noel Redding - Bass' Intro Q=135 4/4 Gtr I W a Q a Q a Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |----------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |----------|-12h14--12h14--12h14--12\--|-----------------|---------------------| |----------|---------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7---| |----------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------------| 1st Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-----------------||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|| |-----------------|-------------------|| Pre-Chorus a Q a Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-----------------------| |-5h7--5h7--5---5-7-|-(7)-7-7-5-(5)---5-5---| |-------------7-----|---------------7-------| |-------------------|-----------------------| a Q Q S S E E E Q a Q S S E Q a Q Q E E E a E Q Q S S E E E |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-5h7--7--7p5---5-5h|=7--5h7--7p5---5--|-5h7--7--5---5-5s7-|-7--7--7p5---5-7---| |-------------7-----|-------------7----|-----------7-------|-----------7-------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Chorus Q a E E a E E a E E a E E a E E a E E E E E. S E E E E E E |----------------------|-----------------7-9-8-||-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5--| |-7--5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-|-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-------||-------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------||-------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------||-------------------| E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E |-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-7-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E. S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-5---5---5---5-7-|---9---9---9---7-|-5---5---5---5---| |------------------|---5---5---5-----|-7---7---7---7---|---5---5---5---7-| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Interlude +W +W E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |------------|------------||-----------------|-------------------| |-(7)--------|-(7)--------||-----------------|-------------------| |------------|------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |------------|------------||-----------------|-------------------| 2nd Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-7-7-------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| Pre-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q S S E E E +E E E E Q Q |-----------------|------------------||------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|--------------5h7-||-7-7-7--7p5---5-7-|-(7)-7-7---5--5--| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)------||------------7-----|---------7-------| |-----------------|------------------||------------------|-----------------| a Q E E S S E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |-5h7--7-7-7p5---5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-5---5-6-| |--------------7-----|-------------7-----| |--------------------|-------------------| Q a Q S S E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------7-----| |-7--5h7--7p5---5-7-|-(7)-7-7-5-(5)---5-6-| |-------------7-----|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| E E a E E S S E E E E a E E E S S E S S E |---------------------|-----------------------|| |-7-7-5h7-7-7p5---5-6-|-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7p5---|| |---------------7-----|---------------------7-|| |---------------------|-----------------------|| Chorus E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E |-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5--| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E |-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +W |-5---5---5---5-7-|---9---9---9---7-|-5---5---5---5---|--------| |---5---5---5-----|-7---7---7---7---|---5---5---5---7-|-(7)----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------| Guitar Solo +H E E E E a Q a Q E E E E a Q a Q E E E E a Q a Q E E E E |----------------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-(7)------------||-5h7--5h7--7-5---5-|-5h7--5h7--7-5---5-|-5h7--5h7--7-5---5-| |----------------||---------------7---|---------------7---|---------------7---| |--------5-5-5-5-||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| a Q a Q E E E E a Q a Q E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-5h7--5h7--7-5---5-|-5h7--5h7--7-5---5-| |---------------7---|---------------7---| |-------------------|-------------------| a Q a Q E E E E a Q a Q E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-5h7--5h7--7-5---5-|-5h7--5h7--7-5---5--| |---------------7---|---------------7----| |-------------------|--------------------| a Q a Q E E E E a Q a Q E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-5h7--5h7--7-5---5-|-5h7--5h7--7-5---5-| |---------------7---|---------------7---| |-------------------|-------------------| a Q a Q E E E E a Q a Q E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-5h7--5h7--7-5---5-|-5h7--5h7--7-5---5--| |---------------7---|---------------7----| |-------------------|--------------------| a Q a Q E E E E a Q a Q E E E E a Q a Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| |-5h7--5h7--7-5---5-|-5h7--5h7--7-5---5-|-5h7--5h7--7-5---5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------7---|---------------7---|---------------7---|----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| Chorus E E Q E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E |----------------||-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-| |-7-7-7--7-7-5---||------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------7-||------------------|------------------|------------------| |----------------||------------------|------------------|------------------| E Q Q Q E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E |-7------------|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-| |--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |---2--3--4--5-|------------------|------------------|------------------| E Q Q Q E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E |-7------------|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-| |--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |---2--3--4--5-|------------------|------------------|------------------| E Q Q Q E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E |-7------------|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-| |--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------0-|------------------|------------------|------------------| |---2--3--4----|------------------|------------------|------------------| E Q Q Q E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E |-7------------|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7-5-|-7--7-7-5-7-5-7---|| |--------------|------------------|------------------|----------------5-|| |------------0-|------------------|------------------|------------------|| |---2--3--4----|------------------|------------------|------------------|| Outro Faster Q=160 Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3------3-3-----|-3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3-3-----| |----3-6-----3-6-|-----3-6-----3-6-|-----3-6-----3-6-| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------*| |-3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3-3-----*| |-----3-6-----3-6-|-----3-6-----3-6-*| |-----------------|-----------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Everyday in the week I'm in a differnet city If I stay too long people try to pull me down They talk about me like a dog Talkin' about the clothes I wear But they don't realise they're the ones who's square Yeah! And that's why You can't hold me down I don't want to be tide down I gotta move Hey I said Stone free do what I please Stone free to ride the breeze Stone free, baby I can't stay I got to got to got to get away Yeah Listen here baby A woman here a woman there try to keep me in a plastic cage But they don't realise it's so easy to break Yeah buta sometimes I get a ha Feel my heart kind a gettin' hot That's when I got to move before I get caught So dig this And the is why, listen to me baby, you can't hold me down I don't want to be tied down I gotta move on I said Stone free do what I please Stone free to ride the breeze Stone free I can't stay Got to got to got to get away Yeah Tear me loose baby Hey Yeah! I said Stone free to ride on the breeze Stone free do what I pleasee Stone free I can't stay Stone free I got to I got to get away Hey Stone free go on down the highway Stone free don't try to hold me back baby Stone free stone fre Stone free got to baby Stone free got get on

Jimi Hendrix - Stone free