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
|-----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------3-----|--------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----1h3-----1h|=3-1-1--------|---1----0h1-0h1-|-3------------1h=|
|---1-------------|--------------|----------------|---1-1-----------|
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-----1h3-----1h|=3-1-1--------|---1-1-1---------1-|-1h3-3--------1h==|
|---1-------------|--------------|---------3-1-------|------------------|
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---------3-----|-1-1-1--------|---------------1-1-|-(1)h3-3------0-1h==|
|---1-1-----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
Chorus
E E E E E E e E e e e E H E E Q E E E E Q E E e E E a E
|-----------------|--------------|----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------|--------------|----------------||------------0-1s3--|
|-3-------1-2-3---|-3-1-1--------|---1----1-0-1-3-||-3--3---0-3--------|
|---1-1-----------|--------------|----------------||-------------------|
+E e e e e E +E S S e e E E E E a E E E E E E e e E S S
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-----------|-----------0-1h3-3-|---3---0-3-3-------|
|-------------0-(0)-1h2-|-3-3---0-3---------|-------------0-1h2-|
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------0-3-|-(3)-0-3---3-0-3---|------------------|------------------|
|-3--3---0-3-----|---------3-------3-|-(3)--3---0---0-3-|-(3)--3---0---0-3-|
|----------------|-------------------|------------3-----|------------3-----|
Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----5-----------|-----0--1-1-2-2-|-3--------------|-----------3------|
|-3------5---0-3-|-3-3------------|--------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1h=|
|----------3-----|----------------|---1-1----------|---1--------------|
Verse
E E E E H E S S 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--------|---1-1-1-------0-1-||-3------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1h==|
|--------------|---------3-1-------||---1-1----------|---1---------------|
E e E E H Q E a E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|------3s5-(5)-3---3-|----------------|-----------3-------|
|-3-1-1--------|----------------5---|-3------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1h==|
|--------------|--------------------|---1-1----------|---1---------------|
E e E E H Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|----3-----------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------|------5-3-------|----------------|-----------3------|
|-3-1-1--------|------------1h2-|-3------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1h=|
|--------------|----------------|---1-1----------|---1--------------|
Chorus
E e E E H E S S E E E E E E a Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|--------------|-------------------||------------------|------5---5-------|
|--------------|-------------------||--------------5-3-|-(3)----3---0-3-5-|
|-3-1-1--------|---1-1-1-------1-0-||-1s3--3---3-------|------------------|
|--------------|---------3-1-------||------------------|------------------|
E E E E E E a E E +E e E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------3h5-3-|-(3)-3-------------|
|-3---3---0-3-------|-------0-0-1-1-2-2-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Q E E E E E E +E e e e e E +E S S
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------0-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-----------|
|-3--3-3-3-------|-------------0-(0)-1h2-|
|----------------|-----------------------|
Q E E e E E E E e e e e E E E E e e e e E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0--1-1-2-2-|
|-3--3---3---0-3-|---3-3-3-3-----3-|---3-3-3-3-----3-|---3------------|
|----------3-----|-----------1-3---|-----------1-3---|----------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E e E E H E S S E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|--------------|---3-3-3------------||
|-3--------------|-----------3-----|--------------|---------5-3--------||
|--------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1h|=3-1-1--------|---------------5----||
|---1-1----------|---1-------------|--------------|--------------------||
Verse
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E e E E H E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------3-----|--------------|-----------------|
|-3------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1h|=3-1-1--------|---1p0---1p0-1h2-|
|---1-1----------|---1-------------|--------------|-----------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E e E E H E S S E E Q E E
|----------------|-----------------|--------------|---3-3-3-----------||
|----------------|-----------3-----|--------------|---------5-3-------||
|-3------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1h|=3-1-1--------|--------------5-4--||
|---1-1----------|---1-------------|--------------|-------------------||
Chorus
Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E e e e E E +E S S
|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------0-1-3-|-(3)--3---3-2-0---|----------0-1-3-|---3-3-3-3------------|
|-3----3-3-------|------------------|-3----3-3-------|-----------0-(0)-1-2--|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------------|
Q E E E E S S E +E E E E E E +E S S Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------0-1h2-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-----------|----------------|------------------|
|-3------3---------|---------3---0-(0)-1-2-|-3--3---0---0-3-|-(3)--3---0---0-3-|
|------3-----------|-----------------------|----------3-----|------------3-----|
+Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----0--1-1-2-2-|-3--------------|-----------3------|
|-(3)--3---0---0-3-|---3------------|--------------1h|=3-----1h3-----1h=|
|------------3-----|----------------|---1-1----------|---1--------------|
Verse
E e E E H E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|---3-3-3-----------||----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|---------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-----------*|
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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
