START ME UP (Bassline) As recorded by Rolling Stones (From the 2000 Album MUSIC OF THE MILLENIUM 2) Words and Music by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' Intro Moderately Q=124 4/4 Gtr I E Wx3 H Q E E E E E E Q E E |---|------------|-------------|-----------------| |---|------------|-------------|-----------------| |---|------------|-----------1-|-3------------1h=| |---|------------|-------------|---1-1-----------| Verse E E E E E E E E E e E E H E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q E E |-----------------|--------------|---3-3-3-----------||------------------| |-----------3-----|--------------|---------5-3-------||------------------| |-3-----1h3-----1h|=3-1-1--------|---------------1h2-||-3------------1h==| |---1-------------|--------------|-------------------||---1-1------------| E E E E E E E E E e E E H E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E |-----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------| 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|--------------|---------5-3-------||----------------|-----------3-------| |-3-1-1--------|---------------5---||-3------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1h==| |--------------|-------------------||---1-1----------|---1---------------| E e E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |--------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------3------| |-3-1-1--------|---1---0-1-0-1-2-|-3------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1h=| |--------------|-----------------|---1-1----------|---1--------------| Outro E e E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------||----------------|------------------| |--------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------3------| |-3-1-1--------|---1-1-0-1-0-1-2-||-3------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1h=| |--------------|-----------------||---1-1----------|---1--------------| E e E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----0-1-2-3-----|----------------|-----------3-----| |-3-1-1--------|-0h1---------1-1-|-3------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1-| |--------------|-----------------|---1-1----------|---1-------------| E e E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------3-----| |-3-1-1--------|---1-1-0-1-0-1-2-|-3------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1-| |--------------|-----------------|---1-1----------|---1-------------| E e E E H E S S E E Q E E E E E E Q E E |--------------|---3-3-3----------|-----------------*| |--------------|---------5-3------|-----------------*| |-3-1-1--------|--------------1-2-|-3------------1--*| |--------------|------------------|---1-1-----------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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