The Rolling Stones – Street Fighting Man (Bass Tab)
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STREET FIGHTING MAN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1968 Album BEGGARS BANQUET)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Keith Richards - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I
Wx5
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
[1st Verse]
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 E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------||------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------||------------------|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-||-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|------------------|------------------|------------------||------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------3-|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3---|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
+Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E Q E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(3)-----3-3---3-|-(3)-----3-3---3-|-(3)-----3-3---3-|-(3)--2---------|
|------3------3---|------3------3---|------3------3---|---------3-3--3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
+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 E E
|------------------||----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------||----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(3)--3-3-3-------||----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------0-1-3-||-3--3---3-3-0-3-|-(3)--3---3-3---3-|-(3)--3---3-3---3-|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|----------2-3-4-5-|
|-(3)--3---3-0-1-3-|-(3)--3---3-1-0-3-|-(3)-3-3-----1-2-3-|-(3)--3-----------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Q Q +E E E E +E Q E E Q E +H. +E E +E Q E E Q.
|-----------------7-|-(7)-5-----------|--------------7-|-(7)-5-----------|
|-------------------|--------7-5-3----|----------------|--------7-5-3----|
|-(5)--5--(5)-5-0---|---------------5-|-(5)------(5)---|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q E E +E E E E +E E Q 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)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|------------------|------------------|-------------------||
[2nd Verse]
Q E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E E +Q Q H
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
|-3----3-(3)-----|-3-3---3-(3)-----|-3-3---3-(3)----3-|-(3)--2-------|
|----3--------3--|-----3--------3--|-----3--------3---|---------3----|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
a E E E E +Q. E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|-----5-------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5s7---7---------3-|-(3)-----3-3---3-|-(3)-----3-3---3--|
|---------3-(3)-----|------3------3---|------3------3----|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
+Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-(3)-----3-3---3-|-3--2------------|-------------------||
|------3------3---|------3-(3)-3----|-3-3---3-(3)-------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-1-3-||
[Chorus]
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 E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-3--3---3-3-0-3-|-(3)--3---3-3---3-|-(3)--3---3-3---3-|-(3)--3---3-0-1-3-|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E Q E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q Q +E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------7-|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------2-3-4-5-|-(5)--5--(5)-5-0---|
|-(3)--3---3-1-0-3-|-(3)--3----0-1-3-|-(3)--3-----------|-------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+E Q E E Q E +H. +E E +E Q E E Q a E +H. +E E
|-(7)-5-----------|--------------7-|-(7)-5---------5s7-|-(7)------(7)-7--|
|--------7-5-3----|----------------|--------7-5-3------|-----------------|
|---------------5-|-(5)------(5)---|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+E Q E E Q E +H. +E E +E Q E E Q.
|-(7)-5-----------|--------------7-|-(7)-5-----------|
|--------7-5-3----|----------------|--------7-5-3----|
|---------------5-|-(5)------(5)---|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E E Q 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-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
[3rd Verse]
+E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q E Q E
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-(3)-3---3-(3)-----|-3-3---3-(3)----3-|-(3)--2---------|--------------3-|
|-------3--------3--|-----3--------3---|---------3----3-|-(3)--3--3-3----|
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
+Q Q E E E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(3)-----3-3---3-|-(3)----3-(3)----3-|-(3)-----3-3---3-|
|------3------3---|------3--------3---|------3------3---|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
+Q Q Q. E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|---------------------||
|-(3)--2---------|---------------------||
|---------3----3-|-(3)-3---3-(3)-------||
|----------------|---------------0-1-3-||
[Chorus]
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E Q E E E +Q E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-(3)--3---3-3-0-3-|-(3)--3---3-3-0-3-|-(3)--3----3---3-|-(3)--3-----0-1-3-|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q Q +E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------7-|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------2-3-4-5-|-(5)--5--(5)-5-0---|
|-(3)--3-----3-0-3-|-(3)--3-----0-1-3-|-(3)--3-----------|-------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+E Q E E Q E +H. +E E +E Q E E Q.
|-(7)-5-----------|--------------7-|-(7)-5-----------||
|--------7-5-3----|----------------|--------7-5-3----||
|---------------5-|-(5)------(5)---|-----------------||
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
[Outro]
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-/10-|
|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Q Q E E E E +E Q E E Q E +Q Q +E Q E +Q E E E E E E
|-------------7-|-(7)-5-----------|------------------|------------------|
|---------------|--------7-5-3----|------------------|------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|---------------5-|-(5)--5--(5)-5--5-|-(5)--5-----5---5-|
|---------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
Q Q E E E E +Q Q +E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------7-|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-(5)--5--(5)-2-3-4-|-5--5---5-5---5-|-(5)--5---5-5-----|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+E Q E E Q E +Q Q E E E E +E Q E E Q a E +H. +E E
|-(7)-5-----------|---------------7-|-(7)-5---------5s7-|-(7)------(7)-7--|
|--------7-5-3----|-----------------|--------7-5-3------|-----------------|
|---------------5-|-(5)--5--5-5-5---|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
+E Q E E Q. E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-(7)-5-----------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|--------7-5-3----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-*|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------*|[Lyrics]
Ev'rywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy
Cause summer's here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy
But what can a poor boy do
Except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band
Cause in sleepy London town
There's just no place for a street fighting man
No
Hey! Think the time is right for a palace revolution
But where I live the game to play is compromise solution
Well, then what can a poor boy do
Except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band
'Cause in sleepy London town
There's no place for a street fighting man
No
Hey! Said my name is called disturbance
I'll shout and scream, I'll kill the king, I'll rail at all his servants
Well, what can a poor boy do
Except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band
Cause in sleepy London town
There's no place for a street fighting man
No
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