The Rolling Stones – Moonlight Mile (Bass Tab)
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MOONLIGHT MILE (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1971 Album STICKY FINGERS)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Intro
Q=72
2/4 4/4
Gtr I
W W W W W
|------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|------|----------|----------|----------|------|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
1st & 2nd Verses
W W W W
||-----------|----------|----------|------|
||o-5--------|-5--------|-5--------|-5----|
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
||-----------|----------|----------|------|
W W W H E S S S S S S
|----------|----------|----------|--------7-7-7-7---7--||
|-5--------|-5--------|-5--------|-5--------------0----||
|----------|----------|----------|---------------------||
|----------|----------|----------|---------------------||
Chorus
Q E. S S S E E E Q E. S S E. S S E S S S S E E H
|-5--5----5-----5-5-|--------------------|------------------|
|-------5---5-------|-5--5--5-5-5--5---5-|------------------|
|-------------3-----|----------------5---|---3-0---5-5-3----|
|-------------------|--------------------|-5-----3----------|
2/4
Q Q S E S +S S E Q E. S S S E S S S S Q Q S S E E E S S S S E E
|---------------------|---------5-------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-------5-5-5-(5)-----|-------5---5-----------|-5--5--5-5---5---|--------------|
|-----------------5-5-|-3--3--------3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-0-3-0---5-5--|
|-3--3----------------|-----------------------|-----------3---3-|-------3------|
Interlude
1.
4/4
Q E S S S S E +S E S W W W
|------5---5-------------||----------|----------|------|
|--------5---5-----------||-5--------|-5--------|-5----|
|-3--3---------3-(3)-3-3-||----------|----------|------|
|------------------------||----------|----------|------|
Interlude
2.
W W Q Q E Q S S E E E. S E E S S E
|-----------||----------|----------------|--------------------|
|-5--------o||-5--------|-5--5--5-5------|-5-5------5-5-5-----|
|----------o||----------|------------5-5-|-----5--5-------5-7-|
|-----------||----------|----------------|--------------------|
Bridge
Q E. S E E E E Q E S S +Q E E Q E. S E E E E
|-----------------||-------------------|-------------7----|
|-5--5----5-5-5-5-||--------5-(5)--5---|-5--5----5-5---0--|
|-------5---------||----5-5----------5-|-------5----------|
|-----------------||-3-----------------|------------------|
Q E S S +E E E E H S S E +E S S E S S E E H
|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|--------5-(5)-5-----|-5--------5-(5)-7-7-|-7---------5----|
|----5-5---------7-5-|------5-7-----------|---5-5-7-5------|
|-3------------------|--------------------|----------------|
Q H. Q H. Q H. Q H.
|------------|------------|------------|----------|
|-7--5-------|-7--5-------|-7--5-------|-7--5-----|
|------------|------------|------------|----------|
|------------|------------|------------|----------|
Q H. Q H. Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
|-7--5-------|-7--5-------|-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E S E. E S S E S S E S S
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
|-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
Chorus
2/4
E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E S S E E E E E E. S S S E E E Q E E
|-------------------------||-------------7-----|----------5---------|---------|
|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||---------5-5-------|--------5---5-------|-5-------|
|-------------------------||-5-5-5-5-------5-5-|-3-3-3--------3-3-3-|----5-5--|
|-------------------------||-------------------|--------------------|---------|
4/4
E E E E S S E +E S S Q Q S E S E E Q S S E +E E E E
|---------5-------------|-----------------|----5----------------|
|-----------5-----------|-5--5--5-5-5-----|------5--------------|
|-3-3-3-3-----3-(3)-5-5-|-------------5-5-|-3------3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Outro
Q Q S S E S S S S W W W
|-5--5--3-------------||----------|----------|------|
|---------5-------2-2-||-5--------|----------|------|
|-----------3-3-5-----||----------|----------|------|
|---------------------||----------|----------|------|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
2/4 4/4
W W W W W
|----------|----------|------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|----------|------|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
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W +W W
|----------|------------|------*|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-5----*|
|----------|------------|------*|
|----------|------------|------*|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