DEAD FLOWERS (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
  Q=130
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          Q.   E H      Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +Q.   E   Q.   E H
|----------|-------------|------------------|----------------|-------------||
|----------|-------------|-7----7-(7)-------|-5----5-(5)---7-|-------------||
|----------|-5----5-5----|------------7---4-|----------------|-5----5-5----||
|----------|-------------|--------------5---|----------------|-------------||


   1st & 2nd Verses
    Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
||--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-------------|-7----7-7----|-5----5-5----7-|-------------7-|
||o-5----5-5----|-------------|---------------|-5----5-5------|
||--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|


  Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E +E  E Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E Q  E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------5-7-|-7----7-(7)------|-5----5-5----7-|----------7--7--|
|-5----5-5------|------------7----|---------------|-5----5-5-------|
|---------------|--------------5--|---------------|----------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E Q  E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-5----5-5----7-|----------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5-------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------5--5--|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E Q    Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|------------5-6-|-7----7-7-------|-5----5-5-7-7--|--------4-5-7-7--||
|-5----5-5-5-----|----------7---5-|---------------|-5----5----------||
|----------------|------------5---|---------------|-----------------||


 Pre-Chorus
  $
  Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------7-|------------------|----------4-5-6--|
|-------------7--|------4-(4)-7-7---|-5----5-(5)-------|-5----5-5--------|
|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----------------|------------7-5-5-|-----------------|


  Q.   E +E  Q  E   E Q  E +E  E E E   Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------4--------||
|-7----7-(7)------|----------------7-|-----------------|------------7----||
|------------7----|------4-(4)-7-7---|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5----------||
|---------------5-|-5-5--------------|-------------7-5-|-----------------||


 Chorus
  Q.   E +Q   E E   E Q  E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------4---|--------4-4------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5-5--5-7-5----|-------------7-|------------7-7--|
|-------------5-5-|-------------5-|-5----5-5------|-5----5----------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------4-4------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5-7-5----|-----------7-7-|------------7-7--|
|-------------5-5-|-------------5-|-5----5-5------|-5----5----------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|


  Q.   E +Q   E E   E Q  E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E Q  E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------4---|----------------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5-5--5-7-5--5-|-------------7-|-----------5-7--|
|-------------5-5-|---------------|-5----5-5------|-5----5-5-------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


                                                    1.
                                           To Coda
  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E    Q.   E E E E E
|-7----7-7-7-----|----------------|----------------|----------4------||
|------------5-7-|------------7-7-|-5----5-5--5-7--|------------7-7-o||
|----------------|----------7-----|----------------|-5----5-5-------o||
|----------------|-5----5-5-------|----------------|-----------------||


                    Guitar Solo
  2.
  Q.   E +Q   E E    E E E E +H       E E E E +E  E E E
|------7-(7)------||----------------|-------------------|
|-------------5-7-||----------------|---------------7-7-|
|-5---------------||-5-----5-(5)----|-------------7-----|
|-----------------||----------------|-5-----5-(5)-------|


  Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +Q   E E   Q  E E +Q   E E   E E Q  E Q  E
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5----5-(5)-5-5-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------5-7-|-7--------------|
|------------------|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5-(5)------|---7------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5--7-5--5--|


  Q.   E Q  E E   Q  E E +Q   E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-5----5-5--5-7-|-------------7-7-|--------------5-6-|-7----7-7----7--|
|---------------|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5-(5)-5-----|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|


  Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E   E E Q  E Q  E
|----------7--7-|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5----5-5------|---------------|------------5-6-|-7--------7--7--|
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-5-----|---7------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----5--5-------|


                    D.S. al Coda &
  Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E     Q.   E +Q   Q
|---------------|----------------||----------------|
|-5----5-5-5--7-|-----------4-5--||----------------|
|---------------|-5----5-5-------||-5----5-(5)-----|
|---------------|----------------||----------------|


                              H.=H
  Q.   E E E E E   W          W          W
|-7--------------|----------|----------|------*|
|------------5-6-|-7--------|-5--------|-0----*|
|----------5-----|----------|----------|------*|
|----------------|----------|----------|------*|


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