Start Me Up Bass Tab by The Rolling Stones

Start Me Up bass tab by The Rolling Stones (Ver. 2)

Bass Tab

Key: F

Note that I've used '|-----|' symbol to bind notes together.


Intro:

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------1-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--333-0---------|
D|----------------|----------3-3---|----------------|--------3-------|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|------------0-1-|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Verse 1:
  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------3-3---|----------------|----------------|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|--1-0---0-1-0-1-|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------3-3---|----------------|----------------|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|--1-0---------1-|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|------3-1-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C F/C            C F       C   F  Bb               Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--333-0---------|
D|----------------|--------------3-|----------------|--------3-------|
A|1-3-3---------1-|3---------3-----|1-1-1-----------|--------------0-|
E|----------------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C F              C F              Bb               Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|1-3-3-------0-1-|3---------1-3---|1-1-1-----------|--1-----1-0-1-2-|
E|----------------|--1-1---3-------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Chorus:
  C                F                C             |--|F
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-------|----------0-3-3-|3-3---0-3-3-----|
A|3---3---0-3-----|----------0-1-12|3-3-3-0-3-------|------------0-1-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C             |--|F               C             |--|C            |--
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------0-3-|3-0-3---3-0-3---|----------------|----------------|
A|3---3---0-3-----|------3-------3-|3---3---0---0-3-|3---3---0---0-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|----------3-----|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 -|C             |--|C
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----5---0-------|----0-0-1-1-2-2-|
A|3-----------0-3-|3-3-------------|
E|----------3-----|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Link:
  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|3---------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------------|
A|--------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|--1-1---------1-|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|------3-1---3---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Verse 2:
  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|--------5-3-0-3-|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|----------------|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----3-0---------|
D|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|--------3-------|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|------------0-1-|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------------|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|--1-1-------1---|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|------3-1-----3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Chorus:
  C             |--|F               C             |--|F
G|----------------|----5---5-------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-3-|3-----3---0-3-5-|------------5-3-|3-3-------------|
A|3---3---3-------|----------------|3---3---0-3-----|----0-0-1-0-2-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C             |--|F               C             |--|C            |--
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------0-1-3-|3-3-3-3-3-------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---3-3-3-------|----------0-1-3-|3---3---3---0-3-|3-3-3-3-3---0-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|----------0-----|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 -|C             |--|C
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----0-0-1---1-2-|
A|3-3-3-3-3---0-3-|3-3-------------|
E|----------0-----|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Link:
  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--333-0---------|
D|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|--------3-------|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|------------0-1-|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Verse 3:
  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------------|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|--3-----1---1-12|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--333-0---------|
D|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|--------3---1-0-|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|----------------|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Chorus:
  C             |--|F               C             |--|F
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------0-1-3-|3-3-3-0-3-1-0---|----------0-1-3-|3-3-3-3-3-------|
A|3-----3-3-------|----------------|3---3---3-------|----------0-1-12|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C             |--|F               C             |--|C            |--
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------0-1-3-|3---3---3-------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-------3-------|------3---0-0-1-|3---3---0---0-3-|3---3---0---0-3-|
E|------3---------|----------------|----------3-----|----------0-----|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 -|C               C
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----0-0-1---2---|
A|3---3-------0-3-|--3-------------|
E|----------3-----|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Verse 4:
  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--333-0---------|
D|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|--------3---0-2-|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|----------------|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|3---------------|
D|----------------|----------3-3---|----------------|----------------|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|--1---0-1-0-1-2-|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Outro:
  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------------|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|--1-1-0-1-0-1-1-|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-1-----------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3---|
D|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----0-1-2-3-----|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|0-1-------------|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-1-----------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------3-3---|----------------|----------------|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|0-1-1-0-1-0-1-2-|
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  C F              C F   C F        C Bb             Bb
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--333-0---------|
D|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|--------3-------|
A|3-------------1-|3-----1-3-----1-|3-1-1-----------|------------1-2-| fade
E|--1-1-----------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Published: December 21, 2021

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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