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Dirty Work Bass Tab by The Rolling Stones

Dirty Work bass tab by The Rolling Stones

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: Am

🎸 Intro:

No Bass

🎸 Verse 1:
   slide is at very end of the Intro going into the first A

G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-3/5-----5--5--5-----------|-8--------7/8\-------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1--------1--1-----------|-5--------5--5-----------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------3--|-5--------5--5-----3\2---|
E|-3--------3--3-----------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------7-----------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-5--------5--------8p5---|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8--------8--8-----------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1--------1--1-----------|-5--------5--5-----------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------3--|-5--------5--5-----3\2---|
E|-3--------3--3-----------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-5--------5--5--------5--|


🎸 Chorus:
   at 0:33
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8--------7/8\-------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1--------1--1--------1--|-1--------1--1p0---1-----|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------3/-|-5--------5--5-----------|
E|-3--------3--3-----------|------------------8p5----|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------/7--5--7-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-5-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-8--------7/8\-------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1--------1--1--------1--|-1--------1--1p0---1-----|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------3/-|-5--------5--5-----------|
E|-3--------3--3-----------|------------------8p5----|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-5--------5--5-----------|


🎸 Post-chorus:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-2-----2----/4-----------|
A|-------------------------|-2-----2----/4--------4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-------------------7-----|
A|-------------------------|-7p4h7-------7---7-------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-2----------/4-----------|
A|-------------------------|-2----------/4--------4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-4p2---------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------4p2---------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------5p2---2-----|


🎸 Verse 2:

   at 1:06
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--------3--3-----------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1--------1--1--------x--|-5--------5--5-----------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------3-----|-5--------5--5--------3--|
E|-3--------3--3-----------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------5-----|
D|-------------------------|----------5/7------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-5-----------------------|


🎸 Chorus 2:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--------3--3-----------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1--------1--1--------3/-|-5--------5--5--------5--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------3-----|-5--------5--5--------3--|
E|-3--------3--3-----------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------7--7--7--7-----|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-5-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--------3--3-----------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|----------------------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1--------1--1--------1--|-1--------1--1--------2--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------3-----|-5--------5--5--------3--|
E|-3--------3--3-----------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------5/7------7-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-5-----------------------|


🎸 Post-chorus 2:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-2-----2----/4-----------|
A|-------------------------|-2-----2----/4--------4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-------------------7-----|
A|-------------------------|-7p4h7-------7---7-------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-2----------/4-----------|
A|-------------------------|-2----------/4--------4--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-4p2---------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------4p2---------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------5p2---0-----|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-2----------/4-----------|
A|-------------------------|-2----------/4--------7--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-7p4h7-------7---7--7----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-2----------/4-----------|
A|-------------------------|-2----------/4--------7--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-4p2---------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------4p2---------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------5-----0-----|


🎸 Solo:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--------3--3-----------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|----------------------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1--------1--1--------1--|-1--------1--1--------2--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--------2--2-----3-----|-5--------5--5--------7--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-5-----7-----------------|
A|-------------------------|----7--------------------|
E|-5--------5--5-----------|----------5--------0--3--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3--------3--3-----------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|----------------------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------0--|
E|-1--------1--1--------1--|-1--------1--1-----------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--------2--2-----3-----|-5--------5--5--------7--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-5--------5--5--------5--|


🎸 Chorus 3:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-6--------7--------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|----------------------5--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-2--------3--------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1--------1--1--------1--|----------------------3--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------3--|-5--------5--5--------7--|
E|----------3--3-----------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------5h7------7-----|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-5-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-6--------7--------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|----------------------5--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-2--------3--------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1--------1--1--------1--|----------------------3--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------3--|-5--------5--5--------7--|
E|-3--------3--3-----------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------4--|
A|-------------------------|----------------5--7-----|
E|-5--------5--5--------5--|-5--------5--------------|



🎸 Outro:
  at 2:44

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-2----------/4--------2--|
A|-------------------------|-2----------/4-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-------------------7-----|
A|-------------------------|-7p4h7-------7---7-------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-2----------/4--------2--|
A|-------------------------|-2----------/4-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Repeat this riff similarly until fade-out.
Add some of the postchorus pentatonic runs like this too:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-4p2---------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------4p2---------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------5p2---0-----|



************************************

| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato

************************************

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