Tuning: E A D G B E

BITCH (Bassline) As recorded by The Rolling Stones (From the 1971 Album STICKY FINGERS) Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass' Intro Q=138 4/4 Gtr I H Q E E E E E E E E E E Q H E E |-------------|-----------------|-7--5--------| |-----------5-|-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-|-----------5-| |---------7---|-----------------|---------7---| |-------------|-----------------|-------------| E E E E +E Q. E E E E +Q E E |-------7-(7)-5----|--------------------| |-7-7-7------------|-7-5------------5---| |------------------|-----7--------7-----| |------------------|-------5-(5)--------| E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E +E Q. E E E E +Q E E |-----------------|-7--5--------|-------7-(7)-5----|------------------|| |-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-|-----------5-|-7-7-7------------|-7-5------------5-|| |-----------------|---------7---|------------------|-----7--------7---|| |-----------------|-------------|------------------|-------5-(5)------|| 1st & 2nd Verses E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E +E Q. E E E E +Q E E ||------------------|-7--5--------|-------7-(7)-5----|-------------------| ||o-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-|-----------5-|-7-7-7------------|-7-5------------5--| ||o-----------------|---------7---|------------------|-----7--------7----| ||------------------|-------------|------------------|-------5-(5)-------| E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E +E Q. |-----------------|-7--5--------|-------7-(7)-5----| |-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-|-----------5-|-7-7-7------------| |-----------------|---------7---|------------------| |-----------------|-------------|------------------| 1. 2. E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------||-----------------|| |-7-5------------5-o||-7-5-------------|| |-----7--------7---o||-----7-------7---|| |-------5-(5)-------||-------5---5---8-|| Bridge Q Q Q Q E Q E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| |-------------|-7------7---7---|-5--5--5--5---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----| |-5--5--5--5--|---5--5---5---5-|------------5-|-------------7-6-| |-------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| Q Q Q Q E Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q E Q E +E E E E |-------------|----------------|-------------|------------------|| |-------------|-7------7---7---|-------------|----------------5-|| |-5--5--5--5--|---5--5---5---5-|-------------|---7--7-(7)-7-7---|| |-------------|----------------|-7--7--7--7--|------------------|| Interlude E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E +E Q. E E E E +Q E E |-----------------|-7--5--------|-------7-(7)-5----|------------------|| |-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-|-----------5-|-7-7-7------------|-7-5------------5-|| |-----------------|---------7---|------------------|-----7--------7---|| |-----------------|-------------|------------------|-------5-(5)------|| 3rd & 4th Verses E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E +E Q. E E E E +Q E E ||------------------|-7--5--------|-------7-(7)-5----|-------------------| ||o-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-|-----------5-|-7-7-7------------|-7-5------------5--| ||o-----------------|---------7---|------------------|-----7--------7----| ||------------------|-------------|------------------|-------5-(5)-------| E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E +E Q. E E E E +Q E E |-----------------|-7--5--------|-------7-(7)-5----|------------------|| |-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-|-----------5-|-7-7-7------------|-7-5------------5-|| |-----------------|---------7---|------------------|-----7--------7---|| |-----------------|-------------|------------------|-------5-(5)------|| Interlude 1. E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E +E Q. E E E E +Q E E |-----------------|-7--5--------|-------7-(7)-5----|------------------| |-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-|-----------5-|-7-7-7------------|-7-5------------5-| |-----------------|---------7---|------------------|-----7--------7---| |-----------------|-------------|------------------|-------5-(5)------| E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E +E Q. E E E E +Q E E |-----------------|-7--5--------|-------7-(7)-5----|-------------------|| |-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-|-----------5-|-7-7-7------------|-7-5------------5-o|| |-----------------|---------7---|------------------|-----7--------7---o|| |-----------------|-------------|------------------|-------5-(5)-------|| 2. E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E +E Q. E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-7--5--------|-------7-(7)-5----|-----------------|| |-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-|-----------5-|-7-7-7------------|-7-5-------------|| |-----------------|---------7---|------------------|-----7-----------|| |-----------------|-------------|------------------|-------5---5-8-5-|| Bridge E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------7-5-7-6-|-5--5--5-5-5---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-------------5-|-------------7-6-| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-7------7-------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5--5---5-5---|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|| |-----------------|--------------8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|| Outro E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E +E Q. E E E E +Q E E 11x ||------------------|-7--5--------|-------7-(7)-5----|--------------------|| ||o-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-|-----------5-|-7-7-7------------|-7-5------------5--o|| ||o-----------------|---------7---|------------------|-----7--------7----o|| ||------------------|-------------|------------------|-------5-(5)--------|| 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

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