The Rolling Stones – I Am Waiting (Bass Tab)
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I AM WAITING (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'
Intro
Q=92
4/4 3/4
Gtr I
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
1st - 4th Verses
$
$$
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
H. Q H. Q Q Q Q +H.
||-------------|---------|-3-----------|--------|
||o---------5--|---------|----3--------|--------|
||o-3----------|-3-------|-------1--3--|-(3)----|
||-------------|---------|-------------|--------|
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
H. Q H. Q Q Q Q +H.
|------------|---------|-------------|--------|
|---------5--|---------|----3--------|--------|
|-3----------|-3-------|-1-----1--3--|-(3)----|
|------------|---------|-------------|--------|
1.
To Dbl. Coda
4/4
Q. E Q Q W H Q Q W
|--------------|----------|------------|-------||
|-5----5----5--|----------|-5-------5--|------o||
|--------5-----|-3--------|------5-----|-3----o||
|--------------|----------|------------|-------||
Bridge
2.,D.S.
W Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E
|----------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------||---------------|-5----5----5---|---------------|
|-3--------||-5----5----5-5-|--------5----2-|-3----3-2----2-|
|----------||--------5------|---------------|---------------|
To Coda
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E H. Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|-----------2---|---------------|-5----5----5----|---------5---|
|--------3----3-|-5----5----5-5-|--------5----2--|-3-----------|
|-5----5--------|--------5------|----------------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda & D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
H. Q H. Q H. Q
|------------||------------|------------||
|---------5--||---------5--|---------5--||
|-3----------||-3----------|-3----------||
|------------||------------|------------||
Outro
&&
W H. Q H. Q 4x
|----------||-------------|-------------||
|----------||o---------5--|---------5--o||
|-3--------||o-3----------|-3----------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