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Tuning: E A D G B E
I GOT THE BLUES (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 1., 2. & 4. Verses
Q=60
$
6/8
Gtr I
Wx8 E Q Q. H. H. H.
|----------|-----------||----------|---------|-------|
|----------|-----------||o-5-------|---------|-2-----|
|----------|-5---------||o---------|-5-------|-------|
|----------|-----------||----------|---------|-------|
1.
To Coda
H. H. H. H. H. E Q Q E
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------||
|---------|-5-------|---------|---------|-5-------|-----------o||
|-3-------|---------|-5-------|-3-------|---------|-5-------5-o||
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------||
Bridge
2.
H. E Q Q. H. H. Q. +E E E
|---------|-----------|---------||---------|---------------|
|-5-------|-5---------|---------||-7-------|-7----(7)---7--|
|---------|-----------|-5-------||---------|----------7----|
|---------|-----------|---------||---------|---------------|
H. H. H. Q +S S Q E H +E E H +E E
|---------|---------|---------|---------------|------------|--------------||
|---------|---------|-7-------|-7--(7)---7--7-|------------|--------------||
|-5-------|-5-------|---------|--------7------|-5----(5)-5-|-3----(3)-5---||
|---------|---------|---------|---------------|------------|--------------||
3. Verse
H. H. H. H. H. H.
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------|
|-5-------|---------|-2-------|---------|-5-------|-------|
|---------|-5-------|---------|-3-------|---------|-5-----|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------|
Organ Solo
H. H. H. H +E E H. H E E
|---------|---------||---------|------------|---------|----------|
|---------|-5-------||---------|------------|-5-------|-5----5---|
|-3-------|---------||-3-------|-3----(3)-3-|---------|--------5-|
|---------|---------||---------|------------|---------|----------|
D.S. al Coda &
H. H. H +E E H. H.
|---------|---------|------------|---------||-------||
|---------|---------|-5----(5)-5-|---------||-5-----||
|-3-------|-3-------|------------|-5-------||-------||
|---------|---------|------------|---------||-------||
Outro
H +E E H. H E E H. H. H E E
|------------|---------|----------|---------|---------|----------|
|------------|---------|-5--------|---------|---------|-5--------|
|-5----(5)-5-|-3-------|------3-4-|-5-------|-3-------|------3-4-|
|------------|---------|----------|---------|---------|----------|
Q. Q E Q. Q E Q E E E E H +E E E E E Q E H.
|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|-5--5-5-----|------------|------------|-------|
|-5----5--5-|-3----3--3-|--------3-4-|-5----(5)-5-|-3-3-3-3--3-|-------|
|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|-3-----|
H.=H
H. H. H. +H.
|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
|---------|---------|-5-------|-(5)----*|
|-5-------|-3-------|---------|--------*|
|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
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
As I stand by your flame
I get burned once again
Feelin' low down, I'm blue
As I sit by the fire
Of your warm desire
I've got the blues for you, yeah
Every night you've been away
I've sat down and I have prayed
That you're safe in the arms of a guy
Who will bring you alive
Won't drag you down with abuse
In the silk sheet of time
I will find peace of mind
Love is a bed full of blues
And I've got the blues for you
And I've got the blues for you
And I'll bust my brains out for you
And I'll tear my hair out
I'm gonna tear my hair out just for you
If you don't believe what I'm singing
At three o'clock in the morning, babe, well
I'm singing my song for you