LOVE IN VAIN (Bassline) (Live) As recorded by The Rolling Stones (From the 1970 Album GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT) Words and Music by Robert Johnson Arranged by The Rolling Stones Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass' Intro 1st Verse Q=84 12/8 Gtr I Wx4 H. H. H. H. |----------------||-----------------|---------------| |----------------||-----------------|---------------| |----------------||-----------------|---------------| |----------------||-3-------3-------|-3-------3-----| H. H. H. Q. E E E H +E E H. |-----------------|--------------------|------------------| |-----------------|--------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-5-------5----5-----|------------------| |-3-------3-------|----------------6-7-|-8----(8)-7-8-----| H. H. H. +H +E E H. H. |-----------------|----------------------|---------------| |-----------------|----------------------|---------------| |-5---------------|----------------------|---------------| |---------2-------|-3-------(3)----(3)-2-|-3-------3-----| H. H. H. H. H. +Q. E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-5-------5-------|---------3-------|----------------------| |-----------------|-0---------------|-3-------(3)---3---3--| 2nd & 3rd Verses $ H. H +E E H. H. H. H. |--------------------||-----------------|---------------| |--------------------||-----------------|---------------| |-5-------5----(5)---||-----------------|---------------| |------------------2-||-3-------3-------|-3-------3-----| Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E H +E E H. |---------------------|-------------------------|------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------|------------------| |---------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|------------------| |-3----3----3----3----|---------------------6-7-|-8----(8)-7-8-----| H. H. H. H +E E H. H. |-----------------|--------------------|---------------| |-----------------|--------------------|---------------| |-5---------------|--------------------|---------------| |---------2-------|-3-------3----(3)-2-|-3-------3-----| H. H. H. H. H. +Q. E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-5-------5-------|---------3-------|----------------------| |-----------------|-0---------------|-3-------(3)---3---3--| Guitar Solo H. H +E E H. H. H. H. |--------------------||-----------------|---------------| |--------------------||-----------------|---------------| |-5-------5----(5)---||-----------------|---------------| |------------------2-||-3-------3-------|-3-------3-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E H. Q. Q. H. H. |-------------------------|-------------------|---------------| |-------------------------|--------------5----|---------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------|-3-------3-----| |-------------------------|-3-------3---------|---------------| H. H. H. H. H. H. |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------5-----| |-5---------------|-----------------|---------------| |---------2-------|-3-------2-------|-3-------------| To Coda H. H. H. H. W. |-----------------|-----------------|-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------| |-5-------5-------|---------3-------|-------| |-----------------|-0---------------|-3-----| Outro H.=H D.S. al Coda & H. H. H. H. H. H. +W. |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|--------*| |-----------------||---------5-------|-----------------|--------*| |-5-------5-------||-----------------|-5---------------|--------*| |-----------------||-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