GET OFF OF MY CLOUD (Bassline) As recorded by The Rolling Stones (From the 1965 Album DECEMBER'S CHILDREN (AND EVERYBODY'S)) Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass' Intro Q=126 4/4 Gtr I W W Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |----------|----------|--------------|---------------| |----------|----------|---------7-7--|-9--9----7-7---| |----------|----------|-7--7---------|---------------| |----------|----------|--------------|---------------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------||---------------|---------------| |---------7-7--|-9--9----7-7--||o---------7-7--|-9--9----7-7---| |-7--7---------|--------------||o-7--7---------|---------------| |--------------|--------------||---------------|---------------| Q Q E E Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E |--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| |-------7---7--|-9--9-7-(7)-7---7-|------6-7----7-|-9--9-7-(7)-7---7--| |-7--7----9----|--------------9---|-7--9------9---|--------------9----| |--------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E |---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| |------6-7----7-|-9--9-7-(7)-7---7-|------6-7----7-|-9--9-7-(7)-7---7--| |-7--9------9---|--------------9---|-7--9------9---|--------------9----| |---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E |---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| |------6-7----7-|-9--9-7-(7)-7---7-|------6-7----7-|-9--9-7-(7)-7---7--| |-7--9------9---|--------------9---|-7--9------9---|--------------9----| |---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| Chorus Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------| |------6-7----7-|-9--9-7-(7)-7---7-||---------6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-7-7--| |-7--9------9---|--------------9---||-7-7-7-7---------|------------------| |---------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------| To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-|---------6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-7-7--| |-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7---------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|------6-7----7-|-9--9-7-(7)-7---7--o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-7--9------9---|--------------9----o|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|| 2. D.S. al Coda & Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-------------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|| |------6-7----7-|-9--9-7-(7)-7---7--||-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|| |-7--9------9---|--------------9----||-----------------|-----------------|| |---------------|-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|| Out-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o---------6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-|---------6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-| ||o-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------|| |---------6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--o|| |-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| 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