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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 --------------- 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