STREET FIGHTING MAN (Bassline) As recorded by The Rolling Stones (From the 1968 Album BEGGARS BANQUET) Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Keith Richards - Bass' Intro Q=132 4/4 Gtr I Wx5 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||------------------| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-2----2-2-2---2-|-(2)-2-1----------|---------------2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----2-------2---|----------2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------| +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-(2)-----2-2---2-|-(2)-----2-2---2-|-(2)-----2-2---2-|-(2)-2-1----------| |------2------2---|------2------2---|------2------2---|----------2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Chorus E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------0-1-2-||-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2---2-2-2-2-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-2---2-0-1-2-|-(2)-2-2---2-0-1-2-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------0-2-3-4-| |-(2)-2-2-----0-1-2-|-(2)-2-2-2---------| 1. To Coda +Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E |---------------6-|-(6)-4------------|---------------6--|-(6)-4------------| |-----------------|--------6-4-2-2---|------------------|--------6-4-2-2-2-| |-(4)--4--4-4-4---|----------------4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 2. E Q E E E E E +Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-6-4----------6-|-(6)--6--6-6-6-6-|-(6)-4------------|---------------6-| |------6-4-2-2---|-----------------|--------6-4-2-2---|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| Interlude D.S. al Coda +E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-(6)-4------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |--------6-4-2-2-2-||-----------------|-----------------|---------------2--|| |------------------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|| |------------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Outro & E Q E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-6-4-----------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------6-4-2----||-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |---------------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------| |---------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-----------------|-------------6-|-(6)-4------------|---------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------------|--------6-4-2-2---|---------------| |-----------------|-4--4--4-4-4---|----------------4-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-| |-----------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-(4)--4--4-4-4-4-|-(4)--4--(4)-2-2-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| E E Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E |--------------6-|-(6)-4------------|-------------6-|-(6)-4----------6-| |----------------|--------6-4-2-2---|---------------|--------6-4-2-2---| |-4-4-4--4-4-4---|----------------4-|-4--4--4-4-4---|------------------| |----------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| +H.. E +E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-(6)--------6-|-(6)-4-----------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------|--------6-4-2--2-|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| 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