The Rolling Stones - Sad day
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Tuning: E A D G
SAD DAY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1966 Album SINGLES COLLECTION - THE LONDON YEARS)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=118
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
G|--------||
D|--------||
A|--------||
E|--------||
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E
G||----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
D||o---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
A||o--------6--8-6-|--------6-6-8-6-|--------6--8-6-|--------6-6-8-6-|
E||--6----6--------|-6----6---------|-6----6--------|-6----6---------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|--------6--8-6-|--------6-6-8-6-|--------6--8-6-|--------6-6-8-6--|
E|-6----6--------|-6----6---------|-6----6--------|-6----6----------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|----8--------7-|----6--------6-|----8--------7-|----6--------6--|
A|-8-----8-8-8---|-6-----6-6-6---|-8-----8-8-8---|-6-----6-6-6----|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
A|--------6--8-6-|--------6--8-6-|--------6--8-6-|--------6--8----||
E|-6----6--------|-6----6--------|-6----6--------|-6----6------5--||
[Chorus]
1.,2.
E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E 3x
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
A|---5-8-5-7----5-|---5-8-5-7----5-|---5-8-5-7----5-|---5-8-5-7----5--o||
E|-6--------------|-6--------------|-6--------------|-6----------------||
[4th Verse]
3.
E E E E Q. E Q. E Q Q
G|----------------||--------------|
D|----------------||--------------|
A|---5-8-5-7----5-||--------6--8--|
E|-6--------------||-6----6-------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E
G|----------------|--------------|------------------|
D|----------------|--------------|------------------|
A|--------6-6-8-6-|--------6--8--|--------6-6-8-6---|
E|-6----6---------|-6----6-------|-6----6-----------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
G|--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|--------6--8--|--------6-6-8-6-|--------6--8-6-|--------6--6---|
E|-6----6-------|-6----6---------|-6----6--------|-6----6--------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|----8--------7-|----6--------6-|----8--------7-|----6--------6--|
A|-8-----8-8-8---|-6-----6-6-6---|-8-----8-8-8---|-6-----6-6-6----|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E
G|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------||
D|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------||
A|--------6--8--|--------6-6-8-6-|--------6--8--|--------6-6-8----||
E|-6----6-------|-6----6---------|-6----6-------|-6----6-------5--||
[Outro]
E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E
G||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
D||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
A||o---5-8-5-7----5-|---5-8-5-7----5-|---5-8-5-7----5-|---5-8-5-7----5-o||
E||--6--------------|-6--------------|-6--------------|-6---------------||
[Lyrics]
Someone woke me up this mornin' and I lit a cigarette
Found myself when I stopped yawnin', started
Getting myself dressed
Then I felt I had a dream, I remembered the
Things I'd seen
I could still hear the things you said with that bad
Dream in my head
It was a sad day, bad day, sad day, bad day
So I called you on the phone and your friend said
"she's not home"
So I told her where I'd be at and that you should
Call me back
Then I looked at the morning mail, I was not even
Expecting a bill
Your letter a-started "Dear", and it left me
With these tears
It was a sad day, bad day, sad day, bad day
Think of the times that we had rows, but we
Patched them up somehow
Think of the times I tried to go, but you screamed
And told me no
There is only one thing in this world that I can't
Understand, that's a girl
I keep a-readin' the things you said, like a bad
Dream in my head
It was a sad day, bad day, sad day, bad day
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
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