The Rolling Stones – Tell Me (Bass Tab)
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TELL ME (YOU'RE COMING BACK) (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1964 Album THE ROLLING STONES (ENGLAND'S NEWEST HIT MAKERS))
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Intro
tempo rubato Q=134
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
1st - 3rd Verses
in tempo Q=118
$
W H Q Q W H Q Q
||-----------|------------|----------|------------|
||o----------|------------|----------|------------|
||o-1--------|-1----1--1--|----------|------------|
||-----------|------------|-1--------|-1----1--1--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------||
|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|----------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-1--------|-1--1--1--1---||
Pre-Chorus
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-0----0-0--0--|-1----1-1--1--|-3----3-3--3--|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-1----1----1---|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------1------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------||
|-0--0--0--0--|-1--1--1--1--|-2----2-2--2--|-3--3--3--3---||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------||
Chorus
$$
H Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-1---------1-|-1---------1-|-------------|--------------|
|------1------|------1------|-------------|--------------|
To Coda
To Coda
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|--------3----3-|--------3----3-|----------------|---------------||
|-1----1--------|-1----1--------|-3----3-3----3--|-3----3-3--3--o||
|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------o||
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------||
Interlude
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|-3----3------|-3----3----3--|---------------|---------------|
|--------3----|--------3-----|-3----3--------|-3----3----3---|
|-------------|--------------|--------3----3-|--------3------|
|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|-3----3------|-3----3----3--|---------------|---------------|
|--------3----|--------3-----|-3----3--------|-3----3----3---|
|-------------|--------------|--------3----3-|--------3------|
|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H H Q Q
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-3----3--3---|
|-0----0-0----0-|-1----1-1----1-|-3----3-3----|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-0--0--0--0--|-1--1--1--1--|-2--2--2--2--|-3--3--3--3---||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
Chorus
H Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-1---------1-|-1---------1-|-------------|--------------|
|------1------|------1------|-------------|--------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|--------3----3-|--------3----3-|---------------|---------------||
|-1----1--------|-1----1--------|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3--3---||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
Outro
D.S.S. al Dbl. &&da
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q H H
|--------------||--------------||-3---------|
|-3----3-3--3--||-3----3-3--3--||------3----|
|--------------||--------------||-----------|
|--------------||--------------||-----------|
Q. E Q Q H H Q. E Q Q
|-3----3----3--|-0---------|-0----0----0--*|
|--------3-----|------0----|--------0-----*|
|--------------|-----------|--------------*|
|--------------|-----------|--------------*|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