I'M FREE (Bassline) As recorded by The Rolling Stones (From the 1965 Album DECEMBER'S CHILDREN (AND EVERYBODY'S)) Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass' Intro Q=120 4/4 Gtr I W Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |----------|----------------|----------------| |----------|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-| |----------|-3--------------|-3--------------| |----------|----------------|----------------| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |----------------|------------------|| |------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5---|| |-3--------------|-3----------------|| |----------------|------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5--| ||o-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3---------------| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|| |-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| Chorus Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +Q S S E |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------| |------5-(5)----|---------------|------5-(5)----|--------------------| |-3-------------|------3-(3)----|-3-------------|-1-------------0-2--| |---------------|-1-------------|---------------|------1-(1)---------| 1. To Coda Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5--|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5--o|| |-3--------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|-3---------------o|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|| Guitar Solo 2. Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |----------------||----------------|----------------| |------5-(5)---5-||------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-| |-3--------------||-3--------------|-3--------------| |----------------||----------------|----------------| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |----------------|----------------|----------------| |------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-| |-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |----------------|----------------|----------------|| |------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|| |-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|| Chorus Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +Q S S E |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------| |------5-(5)----|---------------|------5-(5)----|--------------------| |-3-------------|------3-(3)----|-3-------------|-1-------------0-2--| |---------------|-1-------------|---------------|------1-(1)---------| D.S. al Coda Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|| |------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5---|| |-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|| Outro & Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E W +W |----------------|----------------|----------|--------*| |------5-(5)---5-|------5-(5)---5-|----------|--------*| |-3--------------|-3--------------|-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