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Flight 505 by The Rolling Stones

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FLIGHT 505 (Bassline)

As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1966 Album AFTERMATH)

Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Ian Stewart - Piano (Low Part)'


 Intro
  Q=134
 4/4
  Gtr II (Piano arr. for bass)
  W          W          W           W           +W
|----------|-5--------|-7--------|-----------|---------|
|----------|-5--------|-8--------|-10--------|-(10)----|
|----------|----------|-9--------|--8--------|--(8)----|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------|---------|

E E E E E E E E   E E E E 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-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-|
|-1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-|-1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  +E  E E E   +Q.   E H
|-----------------|-----------------|-2--2--(2)-2-3-2-|-(2)---2-2----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-4-6-|-(6)---6-6----||
|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-1--1--(1)-1-4-6-|-(6)---6-6----||


   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    Gtr I (Bass)
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
||------------------|-----2---5------|----------------|----2---5-------|
||o-----2-2-5-5-2-5-|-3-3---3----3---|-----2---5----2-|-3----3----3----|
||o-3-3-------------|--------------3-|-3-3---3----3---|-------------3--|
||------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


  E E E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|----------------|----2---5------|----------------|----2---5------||
|-----2---5----2-|-3----3----3---|-----2---5----2-|-3----3----3---||
|-3-3---3----3---|-------------3-|-3-3---3----3---|-------------3-||
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------||


 Chorus
  E E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   E Q  E +E  E E E
|---------------|----------------|-----2-2-5------|-5-8--7-(7)-5-----|
|--------3--5-3-|-----5--3-3-5---|-3-3--------3-3-|--------------7---|
|-1-1-5---------|-1-1----------5-|----------------|----------------8-|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|


  E E 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
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----7--5-5-7-0-|-----7--5-5-7-0-|-----5--3-3-5---|-----5--3-3-5---|
|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|--------------3-|
|-8-8------------|-8-8------------|-6-6------------|-6-6------------|


                                                   1.
                                          To Coda
  E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  E E    E Q  E +E  E Q
|----------------|---------------|--------5-------|-5-8--7-(7)-5-----||
|-----7--5-5-7-0-|--------5------|-----7----------|--------------7--o||
|----------------|-----7-----7-7-|-8-8-------8-8--|-----------------o||
|-8-8------------|-8-8-----------|----------------|------------------||


                    Guitar Solo
  2.
  E Q  E +E  E Q     E E E E Q  E E
|-5-8--7-(7)-5----||----------------|
|--------------7--||-----2---5----2-|
|-----------------||-3-3---3----3---|
|-----------------||----------------|


  E E Q  Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|----------------|----2---5------|
|-----3--3--3-0-|-----2---5----2-|-3----3----3---|
|-3-3-----------|-3-3---3----3---|-------------0-|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|


  E E E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|----------------|----2---5------|----------------|----2---5------|
|-----2---5----2-|-3----3----3---|-----2---5----2-|-3----3----3---|
|-3-3---3----3---|-------------0-|-3-3---3----3---|-------------0-|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|


  E E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  Q    E E E E Q  E E   E Q  E +E  E E E
|-----0-----0---|--------------|-----2-2-5------|-5-8--7-(7)-5-----|
|--------3----3-|-----5--3--0--|-3-3--------3-3-|--------------7---|
|-1-1-----------|-1-1----------|----------------|----------------8-|
|---------------|--------------|----------------|------------------|


  E E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  Q    E E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|-----7--5--7-0-|-----7--5--0--|-----5--3--5--|----5--3--5--|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|-8-8-----------|-8-8----------|-6-6----------|-6-----------|


                                                        D.S. al Coda
  E E Q  Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E   E E Q  Q  E E   E Q  E +E  E E E
|---------------|----------------|-----2--5------|-5-8--7-(7)-5------||
|-----7--5--7-0-|-----2-2-5--2---|-3-3-------3-3-|--------------7----||
|---------------|-3-3----------3-|---------------|----------------8--||
|-8-8-----------|----------------|---------------|-------------------||


                    Interlude
  &
  E Q  E +E  E Q     E E Q  Q  E E
|-5-8--7-(7)-5----||---------------|
|--------------7--||-----2--5----2-|
|-----------------||-3-3-------3---|
|-----------------||---------------|


  E E E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E
|-----2---5------|----------------|-----2---5------|
|-3-3---3----3-0-|-----2---5------|-3-3---3----3-0-|
|----------------|-3-3---3----3-0-|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|


  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 Q  E E
|----------------|-----2---5------|----------------|-----2---5------|
|-----2---5------|-3-3---3----3-0-|-----2---5------|-3-3---3----3-0-|
|-3-3---3----3-0-|----------------|-3-3---3----3-0-|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


  E E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  Q    E E Q  Q  Q    E Q  E +E  E E E
|---------------|--------------|-----7--5-----|-5-8--7-(7)-5-----||
|-----5--3--5-0-|-----5--3--0--|-----------7--|--------------7---||
|---------------|--------------|-8-8----------|----------------8-||
|-6-6-----------|-6-6----------|--------------|------------------||


 Outro
  E E Q  Q  Q    E E Q  Q  Q    E E Q  Q  Q    E E Q  E E Q
|-----7--5-----|-----7--5-----|--------------|---------------|
|-----------7--|-----------7--|-----5--3--5--|-----5--3-3-0--|
|-8-8----------|-8-8----------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|-6-6----------|-6-6-----------|


  E E E E Q  E E   E Q  E +E  E E E   E E Q  Q  Q    Q  E E H      +W
|----------------|---3--2-(2)-2-----|--------------|-------------|--------*|
|-----2-2-5----2-|-5------------5-5-|-3-3-1--0-----|-------------|--------*|
|-3-3--------3---|------------------|-----------3--|-3--3--------|--------*|
|----------------|------------------|--------------|------1-1----|-(1)----*|


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