SISTER MORPHINE (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1971 Album STICKY FINGERS)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Marianne Faithfull
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Intro
Q=86
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
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
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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
