The Rolling Stones – Flight 505 (Bass Tab)
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FLIGHT 505 (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'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Ian Stewart - Piano (Low Part)'
Intro
Q=134
4/4
Gtr II (Piano arr. for bass)
W W W W +W
|----------|-5--------|-7--------|-----------|---------|
|----------|-5--------|-8--------|-10--------|-(10)----|
|----------|----------|-9--------|--8--------|--(8)----|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------|---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-|
|-1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-|-1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q +E E E E +Q. E H
|-----------------|-----------------|-2--2--(2)-2-3-2-|-(2)---2-2----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-4-6-|-(6)---6-6----||
|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-1--1--(1)-1-4-6-|-(6)---6-6----||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Gtr I (Bass)
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
||------------------|-----2---5------|----------------|----2---5-------|
||o-----2-2-5-5-2-5-|-3-3---3----3---|-----2---5----2-|-3----3----3----|
||o-3-3-------------|--------------3-|-3-3---3----3---|-------------3--|
||------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------|----2---5------|----------------|----2---5------||
|-----2---5----2-|-3----3----3---|-----2---5----2-|-3----3----3---||
|-3-3---3----3---|-------------3-|-3-3---3----3---|-------------3-||
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------||
Chorus
E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E +E E E E
|---------------|----------------|-----2-2-5------|-5-8--7-(7)-5-----|
|--------3--5-3-|-----5--3-3-5---|-3-3--------3-3-|--------------7---|
|-1-1-5---------|-1-1----------5-|----------------|----------------8-|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----7--5-5-7-0-|-----7--5-5-7-0-|-----5--3-3-5---|-----5--3-3-5---|
|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|--------------3-|
|-8-8------------|-8-8------------|-6-6------------|-6-6------------|
1.
To Coda
E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E Q E +E E Q
|----------------|---------------|--------5-------|-5-8--7-(7)-5-----||
|-----7--5-5-7-0-|--------5------|-----7----------|--------------7--o||
|----------------|-----7-----7-7-|-8-8-------8-8--|-----------------o||
|-8-8------------|-8-8-----------|----------------|------------------||
Guitar Solo
2.
E Q E +E E Q E E E E Q E E
|-5-8--7-(7)-5----||----------------|
|--------------7--||-----2---5----2-|
|-----------------||-3-3---3----3---|
|-----------------||----------------|
E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|----------------|----2---5------|
|-----3--3--3-0-|-----2---5----2-|-3----3----3---|
|-3-3-----------|-3-3---3----3---|-------------0-|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------|----2---5------|----------------|----2---5------|
|-----2---5----2-|-3----3----3---|-----2---5----2-|-3----3----3---|
|-3-3---3----3---|-------------0-|-3-3---3----3---|-------------0-|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E Q E +E E E E
|-----0-----0---|--------------|-----2-2-5------|-5-8--7-(7)-5-----|
|--------3----3-|-----5--3--0--|-3-3--------3-3-|--------------7---|
|-1-1-----------|-1-1----------|----------------|----------------8-|
|---------------|--------------|----------------|------------------|
E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|-----7--5--7-0-|-----7--5--0--|-----5--3--5--|----5--3--5--|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|-8-8-----------|-8-8----------|-6-6----------|-6-----------|
D.S. al Coda
E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E Q E +E E E E
|---------------|----------------|-----2--5------|-5-8--7-(7)-5------||
|-----7--5--7-0-|-----2-2-5--2---|-3-3-------3-3-|--------------7----||
|---------------|-3-3----------3-|---------------|----------------8--||
|-8-8-----------|----------------|---------------|-------------------||
Interlude
&
E Q E +E E Q E E Q Q E E
|-5-8--7-(7)-5----||---------------|
|--------------7--||-----2--5----2-|
|-----------------||-3-3-------3---|
|-----------------||---------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-----2---5------|----------------|-----2---5------|
|-3-3---3----3-0-|-----2---5------|-3-3---3----3-0-|
|----------------|-3-3---3----3-0-|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|-----2---5------|----------------|-----2---5------|
|-----2---5------|-3-3---3----3-0-|-----2---5------|-3-3---3----3-0-|
|-3-3---3----3-0-|----------------|-3-3---3----3-0-|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E Q E +E E E E
|---------------|--------------|-----7--5-----|-5-8--7-(7)-5-----||
|-----5--3--5-0-|-----5--3--0--|-----------7--|--------------7---||
|---------------|--------------|-8-8----------|----------------8-||
|-6-6-----------|-6-6----------|--------------|------------------||
Outro
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q
|-----7--5-----|-----7--5-----|--------------|---------------|
|-----------7--|-----------7--|-----5--3--5--|-----5--3-3-0--|
|-8-8----------|-8-8----------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|-6-6----------|-6-6-----------|
E E E E Q E E E Q E +E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E H +W
|----------------|---3--2-(2)-2-----|--------------|-------------|--------*|
|-----2-2-5----2-|-5------------5-5-|-3-3-1--0-----|-------------|--------*|
|-3-3--------3---|------------------|-----------3--|-3--3--------|--------*|
|----------------|------------------|--------------|------1-1----|-(1)----*|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