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I'M FREE (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1965 Album DECEMBER'S CHILDREN (AND EVERYBODY'S))
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Intro
Q=120
4/4
Gtr I
W Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
|----------|----------------|----------------|
|----------|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|
|----------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
|----------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
|----------------|------------------||
|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5---||
|-3--------------|-3----------------||
|----------------|------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5--|
||o-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3---------------|
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-||
|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
Chorus
Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +Q S S E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|------5-(5)----|---------------|------5-(5)----|--------------------|
|-3-------------|------3-(3)----|-3-------------|-1-------------0-2--|
|---------------|-1-------------|---------------|------1-(1)---------|
1.
To Coda
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5--|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5--o||
|-3--------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|-3---------------o||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
Guitar Solo
2.
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
|----------------||----------------|----------------|
|------5-(5)---5-||------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|
|-3--------------||-3--------------|-3--------------|
|----------------||----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|
|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-||
|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
Chorus
Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +Q S S E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|------5-(5)----|---------------|------5-(5)----|--------------------|
|-3-------------|------3-(3)----|-3-------------|-1-------------0-2--|
|---------------|-1-------------|---------------|------1-(1)---------|
D.S. al Coda
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5---||
|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
Outro
&
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E W +W
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------*|
|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|----------|--------*|
|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------|-(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