SWAY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1971 Album STICKY FINGERS)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass '
Intro 1st Verse
Q=80
4/4
Gtr I
W H E E E E H Q. E Q Q E. S E E
|----------|--------------||---------------|----------------|
|----------|------8-8-8-8-||------10----10-|-8-----8----8-8-|
|----------|--------------||-8-------------|----8-----8-----|
|----------|-6------------||---------------|----------------|
Q +E. S S E S E E Q. E S S E S E S Q. S S E Q E
|------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------10-10----10---|-8----0-8-0-8-0-8-0-|----------10------|
|-8--(8)---------10------|--------------------|-8----------------|
|--------8---------------|--------------------|------8-8----8----|
Chorus
Q. S S S E S E E Q S S E +Q E S S S S E +Q S E S S S E
|--------------------||--------------------------|------------------------|
|-8----0-0-8-----8-9-||-10--10-------------------|-8----------------5-----|
|------------8-8-----||--------10----------------|---8--------5-8-8---8-5-|
|--------------------||-----------8-(8)--8-10-10-|-----6-(6)--------------|
E E E S S S S E +E S S
|------------------------------|
|-------------10---------------|
|----------------10------------|
|-8-8-8-10-10-------8-(8)-8-10-|
2nd Verse
Q S E. S S E E S S Q S S S S S S E E S S
|---------------------||------------------------------|
|-8-----------8-8-8-0-||----7-8-9-10-10-10------------|
|----8------5---------||-8-----------------10---------|
|------6--8-----------||----------------------8-10-10-|
S S E +Q S E S S S E Q E S S S S E Q
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-8------------------------|------10-10-10-10-------|
|---8--------5-8-8-10-8----|----8-------------10----|
|-----6-(6)-------------10-|-8-------------------8--|
S S E +Q S E S +S S E
|----------------------------|
|-8--------------------------|
|---8--------5-8-8-(8)-10-8--|
|-----6-(6)------------------|
Q S S S S S S E E S S
|-------------------------------|
|----7-8-10-10-10-10------------|
|-8------------------10---------|
|-----------------------8-10-10-|
Chorus
S S E +Q S S E S S S S Q E E E E E. S
|--------------------------||----------------------|
|-8--------------8-8-8-8---||----10---10-10-10-----|
|---8----------8---------8-||-------------------8--|
|-----6-(6)--6-------------||-8-----8--------------|
E. S S E. S S E S S E Q E S S S S E +E S S
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-8--8---8-------8-8-8---|-10----------10----------------|
|------8-------8-------8-|----------------10-------------|
|-----------10-----------|-----8-10-10-------8-(8)-10-10-|
S S E E E S S E S S S S
|-------------------------||
|-8-------------8-8-8-8-0-||
|---8-------5-8-----------||
|-----6-6-6---------------||
Bridge
E E E E +H H E E +Q E E E E +H H S S E +Q
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-0-3-5----------|-8----8-8-(8)--|-0-3-5----------|-8----8---8-(8)--||
|-------3-(3)----|---------------|-------3-(3)----|--------8--------||
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
E E S S E E E E E Q S E. E S S S S E
|-------------------------|----7-10--------------|
|----------10-10-10----10-|-8--------8-8-8-8-----|
|-----7-10----------10----|------------------8---|
|-8-8---------------------|--------------------6-|
E E S E. S S S S +E S S
|--------------------------------|
|-----------7------10-(10)-------|
|-----7-10----10-----------------|
|-8-8------------8---------8-10--|
E S S E S S S S E E E E E S S E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-10-------|------------------------|
|------------------8-8-8-|----------10-10-10-10---|
|------------------------|-----7-10---------------|
|------------------------|-8-8------------------8-|
E S S S S E E S S +S S S S
|-------12-10--------------------|
|-8-8-8-------8-8----------------|
|-----------------8--------------|
|-------------------6-(6)-6-8-10-|
Interlude
E S S S S E E E S S E S S E Q S S E E S S E E E E +H
|----------------------------|----------------------||----------------|
|-------10--------10-10------|-8------------8-8-8---||-0-3-0----------|
|----------10-----------10---|---8------5-8-------8-||-------3-(3)----|
|-8-8-8-------8-8----------8-|-----6-6--------------||----------------|
3rd Verse
Q Q E E +E E Q S S S S S S E E E S S E Q S S E E E
|-----------------||---------------------------|--------------------|
|----8--8-8-(8)-8-||----7-8-9-10-10-10---------|-8------------8-8-8-|
|-----------------||-8-----------------10------|---8------5-8-------|
|-6---------------||----------------------8-10-|-----6-6------------|
Q S S S S S S E E E
|---------------------------|
|----7-8-9-10-10-10---------|
|-8-----------------10------|
|----------------------8-10-|
S S E +Q S S S S +E E Q S S S S S S E E E
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-8----------------8-(8)---|----7-8-9-10-10-10----10----|
|---8----------5-8-------8-|-8-----------------10----10-|
|-----6-(6)--6-------------|----------------------------|
Outro
S S E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E E S S E E S S E S E S E S S
|-----------------------||---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-||-----10-10------10-10-10---|-8-8------8-8-8---8-8----|
|---8-------------------||-------------10----------8-|--------8-------8-----8--|
|-----------------------||-8-8-------8---------------|-----10------------------|
E E S S E S S E E E S S E Q E E S E. E E E. S S S E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|----------10-10----------|-8------------8----|----------10------10---|
|-------10-------10-------|---8------------8--|---8---------10--------|
|-8-8-8-------------8-8-8-|-----6-6--6-6------|-8---8--8-------8------|
S S E S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------7-10-7-|
|-8---------8-8-8-8--------|
|---8---5-8----------------|
|-----6--------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E E E. S S S E S S E
|----------------9----9----9----9----|-----------------------|
|-------10-10-10---10---10---10---10-|----------8-8-8-5------|
|------------------------------------|------------------8----|
|-8-8-8------------------------------|-6-6-6--6-----------6--|
E S S S S E E S S S S S S
|------------------------9-12-9----|
|------------10-10-10-10--------10-|
|-------7-10-----------------------|
|-8-8-8----------------------------|
E E E. S S S S S E S S S S E S S E E S S S S E
|------------------------|--------------------------9-12-9--|
|---8-8--0-8-5-----8-8-0-|-10-----------10-10-10-10---------|
|--------------8-5-------|----10---7-10---------------------|
|-6----------------------|-------8--------------------------|
S S E E. S S S S S S S E
|-10-10--------7-10-7-10-12-10----|
|-------8-8--8-----------------12-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
E E S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-----------------7-10-7-|
|-----10---------------10-|-8---8-----8-8-8--------|
|--------10---------10----|-------8----------------|
|-8-8-------8-8-8-8-------|---6-----6--------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S E S S E S S S S S
|-----------------------9-12-9-|-------------12-----10---10---|
|------------10---10-10--------|-8-8-8-8-8-8----8-8----8----8-|
|---------10-------------------|------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-------8--------------|------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S E. S S E
|---------------------------------|
|------------10-10-10-10--10------|
|---------10-----------------10---|
|-8-8-8-8-----------------------8-|
E. S E E E E E E E S S E. S E S S E E
|------------------|----------------------|
|-8--8-----------8-|----------------------|
|------8-------8---|----------------------|
|----------6-------|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8---|
E. S E E E S S E E E. S E. S E. S E. S
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|------------8-8-----|----------------------|
|-6--6-6---6-----6---|-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8--|
E. S E E E. S E E E. S S S E E. S S S E
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|------10-10--------10-10----|
|-------------------|-------------------------10-|
|-6--6-6---6--6-6---|-8--8-------8-8--8----------|
E. S E E E. S S S E E. S S S E E. S E E
|---------------------|------------------------*|
|-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8---|------10-10-------------*|
|-------------------8-|------------10----------*|
|---------------------|-8--8----------8--8-8-8-*|
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
