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MAGGIE MAY (Bassline)
As recorded by Rod Stewart
(From the 1971 Album EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY)
Words and Music by Rod Stewart & Martin Quittenton
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ronnie Wood - Bass'
Intro
Q=132
3/4
Gtr I
Wx12
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
4/4
|-3-|
W H. Q H. Q H. E E E
|--------|------------|------------|----------------|
|--------|-0-------4--|-2-------2--|-5-------5p4-2--|
|--------|------------|------------|----------------|
|--------|------------|------------|----------------|
|-3--|
H. E E H. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. E E E
|-------------|-7-------11--|-11s==9----9--|-11s==12----12p11p9-|
|-0-------4s7-|-------------|--------------|--------------------|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------|
1st - 4th Verses
$
H E E Q Q. E Q. E E E Q E E E E +Q Q Q. S S
|-7-----------||----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------5--||o--------7----6-|-5--------------|------------------|
|------7p0----||o------7--------|---5--------5-5-|-(5)--5--5----7s8-|
|-------------||--5-------------|-----3--3-7-----|------------------|
E E Q E E E E Q E E Q. E E E Q E E Q Q Q S S E E E
|--------7s9-----|---------------|---------------|----7----------7-|
|---7-7--7s9-7-7-|----7--------6-|-5----------5--|-----------7-9---|
|-9--------------|------7--------|---5------5-5--|-------7s9-------|
|----------------|--------5------|-----3--7------|-----------------|
+Q E E S S E E E Q E E Q E S S Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q
|-(7)----------------|-----------------|----7----------|---------------|
|------7h9-7h9-7-----|----5------------|----7----7-----|-5-----5-------|
|----------------9-7-|------5----------|-5--5--9---7-5-|---------5-----|
|--------------------|-3------3----5s7-|---------------|-----------3---|
Q Q E E E E Q Q +E E Q Q E E Q E E H. +E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------7-------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----7----7-----|-7--7--(7)-8-9--|-7h=9-9-9--9s8-|-7-------(7)-7--|
|-----------5-5-|----------------|---------------|----------------|
+E E Q +E E Q H +E E Q H +E Q E Q. E Q E E
|-------9--(9)------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----9--------9----|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(7)------------7--|-7----(7)-8-9\--|----------9s=8-|-7----7-7--7-9--|
|-------------------|----------------|-5----(5)------|----------------|
To Coda
Q. E E E S S E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E +Q Q +E E E E
|------------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------|
|------7-----7-----|---------------|-7----7-5s4-----|---------------------|
|--------7s9---9s8-|-7----7-7----9-|------------7-5-|-(5)--5--(5)---5-5---|
|-5----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------5-------|
Guitar Solo 1
+Q E E E E Q 3x E E E E Q E E H Q Q H E E E E
|----------x-7-7---||----------------|------------|-7----7-7-7----|
|--------7-----9--o||----------------|-7----7--7--|---------------|
|-(5)--9----------o||-------0-7--7-7-|------------|---------------|
|------------------||-0-0-0----------|------------|------------3--|
Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E H E E E E
|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------7-11--|
|------5-5--5-5\-|---------------|----5--7-------|--------7-------|
|----5-----------|---------------|-------------5-|-5----9---------|
|-3--------------|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-3-------5-----|----------------|
Guitar Solo 2
D.S. al Coda &
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
|-7--7---7--------||--------x-7-7--|
|----9p7-9p7---7--||------7-----9--|
|------------9----||-5--9----------|
|-----------------||---------------|
E E E E Q E E H Q Q H E E E E
|----------------|------------|-7----7-7-7----|
|----------------|-7----7--7--|---------------|
|-------0-7--7-7-|------------|---------------|
|-0-0-0----------|------------|------------3--|
Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E H E E E E
|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------7-11--|
|------5-5--5-5\-|---------------|----5--7-------|--------7-------|
|----5-----------|---------------|-------------5-|-5----9---------|
|-3--------------|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-3-------5-----|----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E H Q Q H E E E E
|-7--7---7-------|----------------|------------|-7----7-7-7----|
|----9p7-9p7---7-|----------------|-7----7--7--|---------------|
|------------9---|-------0-7--7-7-|------------|---------------|
|----------------|-0-0-0----------|------------|------------3--|
+Q E E Q E E Q. E Q E E +Q E E Q E E W
|------------------|---------------|------------------|------|
|--------5-5--5-5\-|---------------|--------5-5--5-5\-|------|
|------5-----------|-7----7-7--7-9-|-(9)--5-----------|-5----|
|-(3)--------------|---------------|------------------|------|
Outro
H E E E E W +H. +E. S H. Q
|----------7---|-7--------||-(7)------(7)-9p|=7-------11\---|
|--------7---7-|----------||--------------9p|=7-------------|
|--------------|----------||----------------|---------------|
|--------------|----------||----------------|---------------|
|-3--|
H. Q H. E E E W H. Q
|-9-------9--|-12-------12p11p9-|-7--------|-7-------11--|
|------------|------------------|----------|-7-----------|
|------------|------------------|----------|-------------|
|------------|------------------|----------|-------------|
|-3--|
H. Q Q E E Q E E E H. Q E E Q +Q. E
|-9-------9--|-12--12-12-12--12p11p9-|-7----------|----------------|
|------------|-----------------------|------------|--------------4-|
|------------|-----------------------|------------|-5---5--(5)-----|
|------------|-----------------------|------------|---5------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
H. +E E H Q E E E E E E Q +Q E E Q Q Q. E
|---------------|---------------|-------------------||--7--7--7----11\--|
|---------------|-5----5--5p4-2-|-0-0-0-0--(0)--5s7-||o-----------------|
|-7-------(7)-7-|---------------|-------------------||o-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------------||------------------|
|-3--|
H. Q H. E E E H. Q 3x
|-9-------9--|-12-------12p11p9-|-7-----------||
|------------|------------------|------------o||
|------------|------------------|---------0--o||
|------------|------------------|-------------||
|-3--|
Q Q Q. E H. Q H. E E E
|-7--7--7----11\-|-9-------9--|-12-------12p11p9-*|
|----------------|------------|------------------*|
|----------------|------------|------------------*|
|----------------|------------|------------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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