ROCKS OFF (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1972 Album EXILE ON MAIN ST.)
Words and Music by Keith Richards & Mick Jagger
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Intro
Q=143
4/4
Gtr I
W W Q Q H W
|----------|----------|------------|------|
|----------|----------|------------|------|
|----------|----------|------------|------|
|----------|----------|-0----------|------|
Q Q H W H E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|------------|----------|---------------|-------------------||
|------------|----------|---------2-----|--------------2----||
|------------|----------|------/4---2---|----------0-2---2--||
|-0----------|----------|-0-----------0-|-(0)-0--4----------||
1st Verse
H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|--------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-----------------|---------2-----|--------------2-2--|
|-0----0-----2-|-2-2-2-2---------|-------4---2---|----------2-4------|
|--------0-2---|---------2-2-0-0-|-0--0--------0-|-(0)-0-0-----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------------|---------2-----|--------------2---||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-2-2--------|-------4---2---|----------2-4-----||
|-----------------|---------2-2-0--|-0--0--------0-|-(0)-0-0----------||
Pre-Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-2--2----------|-4--2----------|
|-----------2-4-2-|---2-4-2---2-4-2-|---------2-4-2-|-------2-2-4---|
|-0-0-0-0-4-------|-4-------4-------|-------4-------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-4--4------4-6-|-(6)-4--2----------|
|-------------4--|-----6-6-4-4-6-4-|-------4-6-----|----------4-4------|
|-2-2-2-2-4s6----|-4s6-------------|---------------|--------------2-2--|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
2nd - 4th Verses
$
Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|--------------|----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------------||o----------------|-----------------|
|-0--0---------|----------------||o-0-0-0--0-----2-|-2-2-2--2--------|
|-------4-2-0--|-0-0-0--0-0-4-0-||-----------0-2---|----------2-2-0--|
Q 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
|---------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------2-----|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------4---2---|----------2---4-0-|-0-0-0--0-------|-2-2-2--2--------|
|-0--0--------0-|-(0)-0-0----0-----|----------0-2-0-|----------2-2-0--|
Pre-Chorus
Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|---------2-----|-----------------||-----------2-4-2-|---2-4-2---2-4-2--|
|-------4---4---|-----------------||-0-0-0-0-4-------|-4-------4--------|
|-0--0--------0-|-0-0-0/--7-0-9\--||-----------------|------------------|
Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-2--2--------4-|-(4)-2-----------|----------------|------------------|
|---------2-4---|--------4---2-4--|-------------4--|-----6-6-4-4-6-4--|
|-------4-------|----------4------|-2-2-2-2-4s6----|-4s6--------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-4--4------4-6-|-(6)-4--2---------|----------------|-----------------||
|-------4-6-----|----------4-4-----|----------------|-----------------||
|---------------|--------------2-2-|-0-0-0----0-----|--------------0--||
|---------------|------------------|--------2---2-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0----||
Chorus
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-2--2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2--|
|-------2-4-----|-------2-4-----|-------2-4-----|-------2-4------|
1.
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E Q E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o||
|-2--2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2-|-0------0-0----|-7-7-4----------o||
|-------2-4-----|-------2-4-----|----0-0-----3--|--------7-7-5----||
Bridge
2.,D.S.
To Coda
Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q W +W
|----------------|---------------||----------|--------|
|----------------|---------------||----------|--------|
|-0-----0-0------|-7-7-4---------||----------|--------|
|----0------3-3--|--------7-7-5--||-6--------|-(6)----|
2/4 4/4
W +H W +W
|----------|--------|----------|--------|
|----------|--------|----------|--------|
|----------|--------|-4--------|-(4)----|
|-2--------|-(2)----|----------|--------|
W +H. Q W +W
|----------|--------------|----------|--------|
|----------|--------------|----------|--------|
|-4--------|-(4)------4\--|-1--------|-(1)----|
|----------|--------------|----------|--------|
2/4 4/4
W +H W +H. Q
|----------|--------|----------|--------------|
|----------|--------|----------|--------------|
|-2--------|-(2)----|-4--------|-(4)------4---|
|----------|--------|----------|--------------|
Chorus
D.S. al Coda &
<
H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|--------------|------------------||-----------------||---------------|
|--------------|------------------||-----------------||---------------|
|-2----------2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-7-7-4-4-2-2-0-0-||-2--2------2-2-|
|------2-4-4---|------------------||-----------------||-------2-4-----|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-2--2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2--|
|-------2-4-----|-------2-4-----|-------2-4-----|-------2-4------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|---------------|-------------|--------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------|--------------|----------------|
|-2--2------2-2-|-0-----0-----|-7-7-4--2--0--|-2--2------2-2--|
|-------2-4-----|----0-----3--|--------------|-------2-4------|
+E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(2)-2-2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2--|
|----------2-4-----|-------2-4-----|-------2-4-----|-------2-4------|
Outro
Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|---------------|-------------|--------------||-----------------|
|---------------|-------------|--------------||o----------------|
|-2--2------2-2-|-0-----0-----|-7-7-4--2--0--||o-2--2------2-2--|
|-------2-4-----|----0-----3--|--------------||--------2-4------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-2--2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2-|-2--2------2-2--|
|-------2-4-----|-------2-4-----|-------2-4-----|-------2-4------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x
|---------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-2--2------2-2-|-0-----0-----|-7--4--2--0--o||
|-------2-4-----|----0-----3--|--------------||
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
