19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1966 Album BIG HITS (HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS))
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Intro
Q=188
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
1st - 4th Verses
$
$$
&
Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q
||------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
||o-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
||o----7--(7)-7-5---|----7---------|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7---------|
||--0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0--|-0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0--|
Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7---------|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7----------|
|-0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0--|-0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0---|
Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7---------|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7----------|
|---------------7-|-----------7--|---------------7-|-----------7---|
|-5---------------|-5----7h9-----|-5---------------|-5----7h9------|
To Dbl. Coda
Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7---------|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7----------|
|-0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0--|-0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W
|-------------|-------------|----------|--------||
|----9-----9--|----9-----9--|----------|--------||
|-------9-----|-------9-----|----------|--------||
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-5--------|-(5)----||
Chorus
Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7---------|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7----------|
|-0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0--|-0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0---|
Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7---------|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7----------|
|---------------7-|-----------7--|---------------7-|-----------7---|
|-5---------------|-5----7h9-----|-5---------------|-5----7h9------|
1.
To Coda
Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7---------|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7----------|
|-0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0--|-0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0---|
2.
Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q
|-----------------|---------------||-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|--------------o||-----------------|---------------||
|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7---------o||----7--(7)-7-5---|----7----------||
|-0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0---||-0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0---||
Bridge
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----9-----9--|----9-----9--|----9-----9--|----9-----9---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7-----7-----|-7-----7-----|-7-----7-----|-7-----7------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7---|
|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0------|
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
D.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||
|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||
|----7-----7--|----7------7--|----7-----7--|----7------7---||
|-0-----0-----|-0----5h7-----|-0-----0-----|-0----5h7------||
&
Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q W W
|-------------|--------------|----------|------||
|-------------|--------------|----------|------||
|----7-----7--|----7------7--|----------|------||
|-0-----0-----|-0----5h7-----|----------|------||
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
Bridge
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----9-----9--|----9-----9--|----9-----9--|----9-----9---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7-----7-----|-7-----7-----|-7-----7-----|-7-----7------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7---|
|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0------|
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||
|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||
|----7-----7--|----7------7--|----7-----7--|----7------7---||
|-0-----0-----|-0----5h7-----|-0-----0-----|-0----5h7------||
&&
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W
|-------------|-------------|----------|--------|
|----9-----9--|----9-----9--|----------|--------|
|-------9-----|-------9-----|----------|--------|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-5--------|-(5)----|
Q Q Q E E Q. E Q Q Q Q +E E E E
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|----7-----5h7-|--------------|----7--(7)-7-5---|
|-0-----0------|-0----5h7--0--|-0-------------7-|
Q E E Q Q Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q
|--------------|-----------------|--------------||
|--------------|-----------------|--------------||
|----7---------|----7--(7)-7-5---|----7---------||
|-0----5h7--0--|-0-------------7-|-0----5h7--0--||
Outro
Gtr II
W +W
||------------------|----------------|
||o-----------------|----------------|
||o-----------------|----------------|
||--0---------------|-(0)------------|
|
| Gtr I
| Q Q +E E E E Q E E Q Q
||------------------|----------------|
||o-----------------|----------------|
||o----7--(7)-7-5---|------7---------|
||--0-------------7-|--0-----5h7--0--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-19-19S18-18S17-17S16-16S15--/15S14-14S13-13S12-12S|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q +E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------7----------(7)------7-----5----------|
|--0-------------------------------------------7----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 5x
|-11-11S10-10S9-9S8-8S6-6S4-4S2-2S0-0---||
|--------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------------||
|
| Q E E Q Q 5x
|---------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------o||
|-------------7------------------------o||
|--0--------------5h==7-------0---------||
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
----------------
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
