GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES (Bassline) As recorded by The Rolling Stones (From the 1964 Album 12 X 5) Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass' Intro Q=106 12/8 Gtr I W Q. +Q E H. |--------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------| |--------------|-3----(3)--2---------| |--------------|-------------3-------| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-1----1----1----1----|-3----1----1----1-----| 1st Verse Q. +E E E H. H. Q. E E E H. Q. Q. |----------------------||--------------------|--------------------| |----------------------||--------------------|--------------------| |----------------------||-3-------3----3-----|--------------------| |-3----(3)-1-2-3-------||----------------1-2-|-3-------3----3-----| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. +E E E |---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |-3----3----3----3----|------------------1-2-|-3----3----3----(3)------| |---------------------|-1----1----1----1-----|--------------------1-2--| Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +E E E Q. Q. |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|| |------------------1-2-|-3----3--------------|-3----(3)----------------|| |-3----3----3----3-----|-----------1----1----|----------1-2-3----3-----|| 2nd Verse H. Q. E E E H. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. |--------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-3-------3----3-----|----------------1-2-|-3----3----3----3-----| |----------------1-2-|-3-------3----3-----|----------------------| H. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E |--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------1-2-|-3----3----3----3-----|------------------1-2--| |-1-------1----1-----|------------------1-2-|-3----3----3----3------| Harmonica Solo Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. |---------------------|----------------------||----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------||----------------------| |-3----3--------------|-3----3-----------1-2-||----------------------| |-----------1----1----|-----------3----3-----||-3----3----3----3-----| Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E |----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |------------------1-2-|-3----3----3----3----|------------------1-2--| |-3----3----3----3-----|---------------------|-1----1----1----1------| Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-3----3----3----3-----|------------------1-2-|-3----3---------------| |------------------1-2-|-3----3----3----3-----|-----------1----1-----| 3rd Verse Q. +E E E Q. Q. H. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. |------------------------||--------------------|----------------------| |------------------------||--------------------|----------------------| |-3----(3)---------------||-3-------3----3-----|----------------------| |----------1-2-3----3----||----------------1-2-|-3----3----3----3-----| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-3----3----3----3----|---------------------|-3----3----3----3------| |---------------------|-1----1----1----1----|------------------1-2--| Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. +E E E Q. Q. |----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|| |----------------------|--------1-3-3----3-1---|-------------------------|| |------------------1-2-|-3----3--------------3-|-3----(3)----------------|| |-3----3----3----3-----|-----------------------|----------1-2-3----3-----|| Outro H. Q. E E E H. Q. E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-3-------3----3-----|----------------1-2-| |----------------1-2-|-3-------3----3-----| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-3----3----3----3----|------------------1-2----| |---------------------|-1----1----1----1--------| Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-3----3----3----3-----|---------------------| |------------------1-2-|-3----3----3----3----| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +E E E Q. Q. |---------------------|-------------------------*| |---------------------|-------------------------*| |-3----3--------------|-3----(3)----------------*| |-----------1----1----|----------1-2-3----3-----*| 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