Bass tabs
STRAY CAT BLUES (Bassline) (Live)
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Intro
Q=82
4/4
Gtr I
W H Q Q H H W
|----------|------------|-7----5----|------||
|----------|-5----5--3--|-----------|-5----||
|----------|------------|-----------|------||
|----------|------------|-----------|------||
1st Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S E E Q Q Q Q Q S E S +E. S +S E S
|----7--5--5--|-----------------|----7--5--5--|------------------------|
|-------------|-5--5--------3-3-|-------------|-5------------------3-5-|
|-5-----------|---------3-5-----|-5-----------|--------3-(3)-5-(5)-----|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------5-----------------|
E E +Q E E +Q E E +S E. H Q Q E E E E Q Q E E S S E
|-5-5-(5)--3-3-(3)--|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-5-5-(5)-5--5----|-7--7--7-7---7-|----7----7-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------5---|-----------5-7-7-|
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|-5-----5---------|
2nd & 4th Verses
$
E E +Q E E S S E H E E E E Q Q E E +Q E E +S E. E E +S E.
|--------------------|--------------||----7--5-5-(5)--|-----------------------|
|-7-7-(7)--7-7-------|------7-7-5---||----------------|-5-5-(5)-5----------3--|
|--------------5-7-7-|------------7-||-5--------------|------------3-5-(5)----|
|--------------------|-5------------||----------------|-----------------------|
E E Q E E +Q Q S E. E S S +S S E E E Q E E +S E.
|-----7--5-5-(5)--|-----------------------|-7-7-7--5-5-(5)-5--|
|-----------------|-5----5------------3-3-|-------------------|
|-5-5-------------|---------3-3-5-(5)-----|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E +S E. E E Q E E S S E E E E E E E S S E
|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------3--|-----7------5-7-7-|---------7----------|
|-----------------3-5-(5)----|------------------|-------------5-7-7--|
|----------------------------|-5-5----5-5-------|-5-5-5-5---5--------|
Chorus
E E E E E E S S E E E E E Q S S S S E E E. S E E S S S S
|-------------------|--------------4-4-4-||----------------------|
|-7---7---7---------|-7-------7--7-------||--------------3-5-5-2-|
|-------------5-7-7-|--------------------||-3-3-3--3-3-3---------|
|---5---5---5-------|---5-5-5------------||----------------------|
E E +Q E S S S S S S E S S E. S E S S S S S S
|-5-5-(5)--5-5-3-5-5-3-3-|------------------5-7-7-7/-|
|------------------------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
S S E E S S S E S S S S S
|---12-12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-10-10\-|
|----------------------------------------|
|------------------10--------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
S S E E S S E S S +S S S S
|-5-7-7-----------------------|
|-------------------------7-7-|
|-------5-5-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-----|
|-----------------------------|
S S S S E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S E
|-5-7-7-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-7-7\-----------------------|
|-------5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|--------------------5-3-----|
|-------------------------|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5---|
To Coda
S E. Q E E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E S S S S E E S E. E E Q
|----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------||
|-5-7------------------|-------7---7-(7)---7---------|-----7----7-7-5--||
|-------------5-7-5-7--|---------------------5-5-7-7-|-----------------||
|------5--5-5----------|-5-5-5---5-------5-----------|-5-5---5---------||
3rd Verse
E E Q E E E E E E S E. S S S S +S S E E E Q E E S S E
|-----7------5---|--------------------------|--------------5---|
|----------------|-5-5------------------3-5-|------------------|
|-5-5----3-3---3-|----------3-5-5-5-(5)-----|-5-5-5--3-3-----7-|
|----------------|-------3------------------|------------------|
E E S E. S S S S S S E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E. S +S S E
|------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|-5-5----------------3-5-|----------------3-|-5-5--------------3-5-|
|----------3-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-(5)--3-3-----|---------3--5-(5)-----|
|-------3----------------|------------------|-------3--------------|
E E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E
|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----7-----7-7-7-----|---------------7-------|-7-7-7--------------------|
|-----------------5-7-|-----------------5-7-7-|-------------------5-7-7--|
|-5-5---5-5-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|-------5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
Chorus
S S E E E E E S S S S E S S E. S E E E S S S S E S S E E S S E E
|-----------------------||---5-5-5--5-5-5-------|-5-----5---------------|
|-5-7-7-----------------||----------------------|-------------------3-4-|
|---------------------2-||-3--------------3-3-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||----------------------|-----------------------|
S E S S S S S E. S E E E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-3-5-|-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-------------------5-5-7-7-|
|------------------------|-5-5-5-------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
S S E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E E S S S S S E. Q E E S S S S
|-5-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-7-7-----------------|-5-7-----------------|
|-----5---5---------------|-------------5-7-5-7-|-------------5-7-5-7-|
|-------------------------|-----5-5-5-5---------|------5--5-5---------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
E E E E E E E E E E +Q +E E E E S S E E S S E S S E E
|-----------------|---------------------||-----------------------|
|-7---7---7-------|--------------7-5----||-5-7---7-7-7-----------|
|-------------5-7-|------------------7--||-------------------5-7-|
|---5---5---5-----|-5-5-(5)--(5)--------||-----5-------5-5-5-----|
E E E E E E E E W +E E Q H
|-----------------|----------|----------------*|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|----------|----------------*|
|---------------7-|-5--------|-(5)/-----------*|
|-----------------|----------|----------------*|
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
