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Dead Flowers (Ver2) Bass Tab by The Rolling Stones

Dead Flowers (Ver2) by The Rolling Stones

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DEAD FLOWERS (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=126
 1/4  4/4
  Gtr I
  W    Q.   E H      Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +Q.   E   Q.   E H
|----|-------------|------------------|----------------|-------------||
|----|-------------|-7----7-(7)-------|-5----5-(5)---7-|-------------||
|----|-5----5-5----|------------7---4-|----------------|-5----5-5----||
|----|-------------|--------------5---|----------------|-------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
    Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
||--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-------------|-7----7-7----|-5----5-5----7-|-------------7-|
||o-5----5-5----|-------------|---------------|-5----5-5------|
||--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|


  Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E +E  E Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E Q  E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------5-7-|-7----7-(7)------|-5----5-5----7-|----------7--7--|
|-5----5-5------|------------7----|---------------|-5----5-5-------|
|---------------|--------------5--|---------------|----------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E Q  E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-5----5-5----7-|----------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5-------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------5--5--|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E Q    Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|------------5-6-|-7----7-7-------|-5----5-5-7-7--|--------4-5-7-7--||
|-5----5-5-5-----|----------7---5-|---------------|-5----5----------||
|----------------|------------5---|---------------|-----------------||


 Chorus
  Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------7-|------------------|----------4-5-6--|
|-------------7--|------4-(4)-7-7---|-5----5-(5)-------|-5----5-5--------|
|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----------------|------------7-5-5-|-----------------|


  Q.   E +E  Q  E   E Q  E +E  E E E   Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------4--------|
|-7----7-(7)------|----------------7-|-----------------|------------7----|
|------------7----|------4-(4)-7-7---|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5----------|
|---------------5-|-5-5--------------|-------------7-5-|-----------------|


  Q.   E +Q   E E   E Q  E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------4---|--------4-4------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5-5--5-7-5----|-------------7-|------------7-7--|
|-------------5-5-|-------------5-|-5----5-5------|-5----5----------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E E E +E  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|---------------|--------4-4------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5-7-5-(5)---|-----------7-7-|------------7-7--|
|-------------5-5-|----------------5-|-5----5-5------|-5----5----------|
|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E Q  E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------4---|----------------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5-7-5--5-|-------------7-|-----------5-7--|
|-------------5-5-|---------------|-5----5-5------|-5----5-5-------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


                                   1.
  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E
|-7----7-7-7-----|----------------|---------------|
|------------5-7-|------------7-7-|-5----5-5--5-7-|
|----------------|----------7-----|---------------|
|----------------|-5----5-5-------|---------------|


                    2.
  Q.   E E E E E     Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E +Q   E E
|----------4------||---------------|------7-(7)------||
|------------7-7-o||-5----5-5--5-7-|-------------5-7-||
|-5----5-5-------o||---------------|-5---------------||
|-----------------||---------------|-----------------||


 Guitar Solo
  E E E E +H       E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +Q   E E
|----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------7-7-|-5----5-(5)-5-5-7-|-------------7-7--|
|-5-----5-(5)----|-------------7-----|------------------|-5----5-(5)-------|
|----------------|-5-----5-(5)-------|------------------|------------------|


  Q  E E +Q   E E   E E Q  E E +E  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E +Q   E E
|-----------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------5-7-|-7----------------|-5----5-5--5-7-|-------------7-7--|
|-5----5-(5)------|---7--------------|---------------|-5----5-(5)-------|
|-----------------|-----5--7-5-(5)-5-|---------------|------------------|


  Q  E E +E  E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q.   E
|------------------|---------------|----------7--7-|----------------|
|--------------5-6-|-7----7-7----7-|-5----5-5------|----------------|
|-5----5-(5)-5-----|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5--|
|------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   E E Q  E E +E  E   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E
|----------------|------------------|---------------|----------------||
|------------5-6-|-7--------7-(7)-7-|-5----5-5-5--7-|-----------4-5--||
|-5----5-5-5-----|---7--------------|---------------|-5----5-5-------||
|----------------|-----5--5---------|---------------|----------------||


 Chorus
  Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------7-|------------------|----------4-5-6--|
|-------------7--|------4-(4)-7-7---|-5----5-(5)-------|-5----5-5--------|
|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----------------|------------7-5-5-|-----------------|


  Q.   E +E  Q  E   E Q  E +E  E E E   Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------4--------|
|-7----7-(7)------|----------------7-|-----------------|------------7----|
|------------7----|------4-(4)-7-7---|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5----------|
|---------------5-|-5-5--------------|-------------7-5-|-----------------|


  Q.   E +Q   E E   E Q  E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------4-2-|--------4-4------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5-5--5-7-5----|---------------|------------7-7--|
|-------------5-5-|-------------5-|-5----5-5------|-5----5----------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------4-4------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5-7-5----|-----------7-7-|------------7-7--|
|-------------5-5-|-------------5-|-5----5-5------|-5----5----------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E Q  E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------4---|----------------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5-7-5--5-|-------------7-|-----------5-7--|
|-------------5-5-|---------------|-5----5-5------|-5----5-5-------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E +Q   Q
|-7----7-7-7-----|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|------------5-7-|------------7-7-|-5----5-5--5-7-|-----------------|
|----------------|----------7-----|---------------|-5----5-(5)------|
|----------------|-5----5-5-------|---------------|-----------------|


                   H.=H
  Q.   E E E E E   W          W          W          +W
|-7--------------|----------|----------|----------|--------*|
|------------5-6-|-7--------|-5--------|----------|--------*|
|----------5-----|----------|----------|-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

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