HANG FIRE (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1981 Album TATTOO YOU)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Intro
Q=152
4/4
Gtr I
W Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|
|----------|-5----5-5----5-|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-7----7-7----7--|
|-4----4-4----4-|-5----5-5----5-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
1st Verse
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------||-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------||-7----7---7-7-7--|
|-4----4-4----4-|-5----5-5----5-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-||--------7--------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------||-----------------|
E E Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-7----7---7-7-7--|
|-4-7-4--7--4---|-5----5------5-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-|--------7--------|
|-------------4-|--------5------|----------------|-----------------|
2nd Verse
E E Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------||---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------||-7----7----7---|
|-4-7-4--7--4---|-5----5------5-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-||--------7------|
|-------------4-|--------5------|----------------||---------------|
Q E E +E E Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E Q Q. E Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-7----7-7--7---|
|-4--7-4-(4)-7-4--|-5----5------5-|-7----7-7-7-7--|---------------|
|-----------------|--------5------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------|-7----7---7-7-7--|
|-4----4-4--4--|-5----5-5--5--|------7-5-7-5-7-|--------7--------|
|--------------|--------------|-0--------------|-----------------|
Guitar Solo
E E Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------||-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------||-7----7---7-7-7--|
|-4-7-4--7--4---|-5----5------5-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-||--------7--------|
|-------------4-|--------5------|----------------||-----------------|
E E Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-7----7---7-7-7--|
|-4-7-4--7--4---|-5----5-5----5-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-|--------7--------|
|-------------4-|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
Bridge
E E Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E H. Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------||-------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------||-7-------7---|
|-4-7-4--7--4---|-5----5-5----5-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-||-------------|
|-------------4-|---------------|----------------||-------------|
W Q. E H Q. E H H. Q
|----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|-7----7-7----|-------------|-7-------7---|
|-7--------|-------------|-7----7-7----|-------------|
|----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Chorus
Q. E H Q Q Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|-------------|----4--4--4--|----------------||-----------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------------||-7----7---7-7-7--|
|-7----7-7----|-5-----------|-7----7-7-7-7-7-||--------7--------|
|-------------|-------------|----------------||-----------------|
E E Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-7----7---7-7-7--|
|-4-7-4--7--4---|-5----5------5-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-|--------7--------|
|-------------4-|--------5------|----------------|-----------------|
Outro
E E Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|----------------||-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------||o-7----7-7----7--|
|-4-7-4--7--4---|-5----5------5-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-||o----------------|
|-------------4-|--------5------|----------------||-----------------|
E E Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E 4x Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------o||-7----7---7-7-7--|
|-4-7-4--7--4---|-5----5------5-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-o||--------7--------|
|-------------4-|--------5------|-----------------||-----------------|
E E Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-7----7---7-7-7--|
|-4-7-4--7--4---|-5----5------5-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-|--------7--------|
|-------------4-|--------5------|----------------|-----------------|
E E Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-7----7---7-7-7--|
|-4-7-4--7--4---|-5----5------5-|-7----7-7-7-7-7-|--------7--------|
|-------------4-|--------5------|----------------|-----------------|
E E Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-7----7---7-7-7--|
|-4-7-4--7--4---|-5----5-5----5-|--------7-5-7-5-|--------7--------|
|-------------4-|---------------|-0----0---------|-----------------|
E E Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q W +W
|---------------|---------------|--------------|----------|--------*|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|-4-7-4--7--4---|-5----5-5----5-|--------7--7--|----------|--------*|
|-------------4-|---------------|-0----0-------|----------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
