UNDER MY THUMB (Bassline) As recorded by The Rolling Stones (From the 1966 Album AFTERMATH) 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 E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |----------||-----------------|-----------------| |----------||o-4-2---4---4----|-----------------| |----------||o-----4----------|-7-5---7---7-----| |----------||-----------------|-----7---------5-| Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E |----------------|--------------------|| |----------------|-------------------o|| |-5--3---5-3---5-|-(5)-5-3---5--5-5--o|| |------5-----5---|---------5----------|| 1st - 4th Verses $ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E ||------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||o-4-2---4---4-----|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||o-----4---------5-|-7-5---7---7-----|-5--3---5-3---5-|-(5)-5-3---5--5-5-| ||------------------|-----7---------5-|------5-----5---|---------5--------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E +E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|| |-4-2---4---4-----|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|| |-----4---------5-|-7-5---7---7-----|-5--3---5-3---5-|-(5)-5-3---5-5-(5)-5--|| |-----------------|-----7---------5-|------5-----5---|---------5------------|| Chorus Q 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---5---4---|-----7---5---4---|---------------|----------------2--| |--------------7-|---------------7-|-5--3---5--5---|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)----| |-5----5---5-----|-5-5---5---5-----|------5------5-|-------------------| To Coda Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-4--2---4-4-(4)---|------------------|----7---5---4----|----7---5---4---| |------4---------5-|-7--7-5-5-5-(5)-5-|--------------7--|--------------7-| |------------------|------------------|-5----5---5------|-5----5---5-----| 1.,2. 3. Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E 3x Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------||----------------|| |----7---5---4---|----7---5---4---o||----7---5---4---|| |--------------7-|--------------7-o||--------------7-|| |-5----5---5-----|-5----5---5------||-5----5---5-----|| Guitar Solo E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------| |-4-2---4---4-----|-----------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----4---------5-|-7-5---7---7-----|-5--3---5-3---5-|-(5)-5-3---5--5-5--| |-----------------|-----7---------5-|------5-----5---|---------5---------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E +E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|| |-4-2---4---4-----|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|| |-----4---------5-|-7-5---7---7-----|-5--3---5-3---5-|-(5)-5-3---5-5-(5)-5--|| |-----------------|-----7---------5-|------5-----5---|---------5------------|| Chorus Q 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---5---4---|-----7---5---4---|---------------|----------------2--| |--------------7-|---------------7-|-5--3---5--5---|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)----| |-5----5---5-----|-5-5---5---5-----|------5------5-|-------------------| Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------| |-4--2---4-4-(4)---|------------------|----7---5---4---|----7---5---4----| |------4---------5-|-7--7-5-5-5-(5)-5-|--------------7-|--------------7--| |------------------|------------------|-5----5---5-----|-5----5---5------| D.S. al Coda & Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------||----------------|----------------| |----7---5---4---|----7---5---4----||----7---5---4---|----7---5---4---| |--------------7-|--------------7--||--------------7-|--------------7-| |-5----5---5-----|-5----5---5------||-5----5---5-----|-5----5---5-----| Outro Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E 4x |----------------||-----------------|-----------------|| |----7---5---4---||o----7---5---4---|----7---5---4---o|| |--------------7-||o--------------7-|--------------7-o|| |-5----5---5-----||--5----5---5-----|-5----5---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