Sister Morphine Bass Tab by The Rolling Stones

Sister Morphine bass tab by The Rolling Stones

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Sister Morphine by The Rolling Stones: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Sister Morphine" by The Rolling Stones is a haunting track featuring dark lyrics about drug addiction. Originally written by Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards added their touch to the song. The track stands out for its eerie atmosphere, with Jagger's vocals and Richards' slide guitar work creating a sense of unease. Charlie Watts' drumming and Bill Wyman's bassline provide a steady, ominous backdrop to the song.

SISTER MORPHINE (Bassline)

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=86
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

 1st Verse
  Wx19
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||


 2nd Verse
  Wx7          H    Q  E E   H    +E  E E E
|------------|-------------|----------------|
|------------|---------7-6-|-5----(5)-5-----|
|------------|-------------|------------5-5-|
|------------|-------------|----------------|


  H.      E E   H    +E  E S S E   H    Q.   E   H.      E E
|-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5-------5-7-|-3----(3)---------|-3----3----3-|-2---------0--|
|-------------|------------0-0-2-|-------------|---------2----|
|-------------|----------1-------|-------------|--------------|


  Q..   S Q  E E   H    E E E E   H    Q.   E   H    +E  Q  E
|---------4------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
|-2-----2----2-2-|-3----3-------|-3----3------|----------5----|
|----------------|----------0-3-|-------------|---------------|
|----------------|--------1-----|-----------1-|-3----(3)----3-|


  H    +E  E E E   H    +Q.   E   H    Q.  E   Q..   S H
|----------------|--------------|------------|---------9----|
|----------------|-3----(3)-----|-3----3S==5S|=7-----7------|
|--------------0-|------------3-|------------|--------------|
|-3----(3)-3-3---|--------------|------------|--------------|


                              Interlude
                   faster Q=92
  Q  +E. S  H      W           W          W
|----------10----|----------||----------|------|
|-7--(7)-7-------|-7--------||----------|------|
|----------------|----------||----------|------|
|----------------|----------||----------|------|


  W          H    E E S E.   H    E E +Q     +H.      S S E
|----------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------------|-7----7-7-(7)--|-(7)-------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------|----------5h7-7--|
|----------|--------5-5-5--|---------------|-----------------|


  W          H    +E. S E E   H.      E E   S S S S H    E E
|----------|------------9-7-|-------------|------------------|
|----------|-7----(7)-7-----|-7-------5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-|
|----------|----------------|-------------|------------------|
|-5--------|----------------|-------------|------------------|


  H.      S E.   Q  E S S +E  E E E   H    S S E S S E   Q  H    S S E
|-----------9--|----9---7-(7)-5-----|------------------|---------------|
|-7-------7----|-7----7---------5-6-|-7----------------|----7----------|
|--------------|--------------------|------5h7-7-5h7-7-|-0-------5-7-7-|
|--------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|


                                                       3rd Verse
  Q  Q  S S E S S E   Q  H    S S E   H    +E  E E E    E Q.   +H
|-------------------|---------------|----------------||---------------|
|----7--------------|----7----------|-7----(7)-7-----||-7-------------|
|-0-----5-7-7-5-7-7-|-0-------5-7-7-|------------5-7-||---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|----------------||---5----(5)----|


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


  H    H      W          W          E E E S S +E  E E E
|-----------|----------|----------|-----9---7-(7)-5------|
|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|---7---7---------7-6--|
|-----------|----------|----------|----------------------|
|-----------|----------|----------|----------------------|


  H    +Q.   E   H    E Q  E   H    +E  E S S E   E E E. S Q  E E
|--------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
|-5----(5)-----|-5-----------|-3----(3)-3-------|---3-3--3-3--3-3--|
|--------------|-------------|----------------3-|------------------|
|------------3-|------3-3--0-|------------3-5---|------------------|


  H.      Q    H.      E E   W          W
|-2-------2--|-------------|----------|------|
|-2----------|-3-------3-5-|-7--------|------|
|------------|-------------|----------|------|
|------------|-------------|----------|------|


                                           4th Verse
  W          W          E E E S S E Q  E    Q  H.
|----------|----------|------------------||----------|
|----------|----------|-------------5--7-||-7--7-----|
|----------|----------|-----5-5-6-7------||----------|
|----------|----------|---5--------------||----------|


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


  H    +E  E E E   Q  H.        H    E E E E   H    Q  E E
|----------------|------------|--------------|-------------|
|----------------|----7-------|-7--------7-6-|-5-----------|
|------------5-7-|-5----------|--------------|-------------|
|-5----(5)-5-----|------------|------5-5-----|------3--3-3-|


  E E Q  +E  E E E   H    E Q  E   +S  S E E E E E E E   Q  +E. S E E +E  E
|------------------|--------5----|---------5---5---5---|-2--(2)-2-2-2-(2)-2--|
|-----5--(5)-0-0-2-|-3----3----3-|-(3)-3-3---3---3---3-|---------------------|
|------------------|-------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3-3--------------|-------------|---------------------|---------------------|


                                               Outro
  H    +E  E E E   Q  Q  +E  Q  E   W           W
|----------------|----4--(4)------|-2--------||------|
|-3----(3)---3---|-2------------0-|----------||------|
|----------3---3-|-----------2----|----------||------|
|----------------|----------------|----------||------|


  W          W          Q  Q  +H       Q  E. S E Q  E
|----------|----------|--------------|----------------|
|----------|----------|----7--(7)----|----7--5-7------|
|----------|----------|--------------|-----------8--7-|
|----------|----------|--------------|----------------|


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


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


  E E E S S +S  S E E E   E E E S S +S  S E E E   E E +E  E +E  E E E
|-----9---9-(9)---5-----|-----9---7-(7)---5-----|---------------------|
|-7-7---7-------7---7-5-|-7-7---7-------7---5-5-|-7-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-----|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------7-7-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|


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


  E E E. S +S  S E E E   E E E. S +S  S E E E   E E E. S +S  S E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------*|
|-7-7----7-(7)-7-7-----|-7-7----7-(7)-7-7-----|-7-7----7-(7)-7-7-----*|
|-----7------------5-7-|-----7------------5-7-|-----7------------5-7-*|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------*|


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

Last updated: July 2, 2025

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