The Rolling Stones - What to do
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WHAT TO DO (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1966 Album AFTERMATH)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Chorus
Q=120(8=s8)
$
4/4
Gtr I
W Q Q Q E E Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
|----------|--------------||------------------|-----------------|
|----------|-3--3--3--3---||o-----------------|---------------0-|
|----------|------------0-||o-1----------1--0-|-3----------3----|
|----------|--------------||-------1-(1)------|------3-(3)------|
Q. E E Q E +E Q E +Q E E Q. E +E Q E
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-3----0---0--3-|-(3)-3-------------|-----------------|
|--------3------|--------3-(3)--5-0-|-1----------1--0-|
|---------------|-------------------|------1-(1)------|
1st - 3rd Verses
Q. E +E Q E Q a Q Q Q Q. E +E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-----------------||---------------|------------------|-------------|
|-----------------||---------3-----|------0-(0)-3-0-0-|----2--5--2--|
|-3----------3--5-||-1--3s5-----5--|-1----------------|-3-----------|
|------3-(3)------||---------------|------------------|-------------|
E Q E +Q E E Q Q Q E E Q. E +E E Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-------2------|------------2----|----0--------|
|---2--5-(5)--2---|-0--3-----3-0-|-0----2-(2)---2--|-------3--0--|
|-3---------------|--------------|-----------------|-1-----------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------|
1.
To Coda
Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E Q E +E E Q
|-------------|---------------|------------------||
|----2--5--2--|-3---3------0--|-3-3-------------o||
|-3-----------|---------3-----|------3-(3)-5----o||
|-------------|---------------|------------------||
Bridge
2.
E Q E +Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q E +Q E E Q Q Q Q
|----------------||-------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-3-3------------||-3--3--------|-3-3-------------|-3--3--------|
|------3-(3)--5--||-------3--5--|------3-(3)--5-3-|-------3--5--|
|----------------||-------------|-----------------|-------------|
E Q E +Q E E E Q E +Q E E E Q E +E Q E Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3--------3----|----0--3--0--|
|------3-(3)--5-3-|------3-(3)--5-3-|------3-(3)----0-|-1-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q E Q E +Q E E E Q E +Q E E E Q E +Q E E
|-------------|-----------------|------------------||-----------------||
|----2--5--2--|-3-3-------------|-3-3--------------||-3-3-------------||
|-3-----------|------3-(3)--5-5-|------3-(3)--5-0--||------3-(3)--5-5-||
|-------------|-----------------|------------------||-----------------||
Outro
Q Q Q E E E Q E +Q E E Q Q Q E E E Q E +Q E E 4x
||---------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------||
||o-3--3---------|-3-3-------------|-3--3---------|-3-3--------------o||
||o-------3--5-5-|------3-(3)--5-5-|-------3--5-5-|------3-(3)--5-5--o||
||---------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------||
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