TIME IS ON MY SIDE (Bassline) (Live) As recorded by The Rolling Stones (From the 1982 Album STILL LIFE) Words and Music by Norman Meade Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass' Intro Q=84 12/8 Gtr I Wx4 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| Chorus $ Q. E Q Q. E E E Q. a E E E Q E Q. Q. +E E E Q. E E E ||-------5-----------5-5-|-------------------5----|--------------------------| ||o-3---------3----3-----|----------3------5------|-3----(3)-----3-----------| ||o----------------------|-1----3s5---5-3---------|------------3------0-3-2--| ||-----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| 1st - 3rd Verses Q. a E E E Q E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. Q E Q E Q E |-----------------5-5-5---||------7----------5-----|------7-------7-7----| |----------3--------------||-------------------5---|---------7-5-------5-| |-1----3s5-----3--------4-||-5--------5-3--------3-|-5-------------------| |--------------3----------||-----------------------|---------------------| E Q a E E E Q. Q. Q E Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q S S |---5---------------3----|------5----------------|--------5---------3-------| |------3h5---------------|----5----5---3---3-3---|------5-------0-3----3-0--| |-3----------3-1---------|-3---------1---------1-|-3----------1-------------| |------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E |---5-----5-----5-5-5-------|| |---------------------5-4--o|| |-3---3-3---3-3------------o|| |---------------------------|| Guitar Solo E E E E E E E E E E S S S S Q. Q. +Q. E E E |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------0h1h2-|-3----(3)---(3)---3-----| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|--------------------3-2-| |-----------------------------|-------1----(1)---------| H. +Q. +E S S S S H. E E E E E E H. +Q. +E E E |---------------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------0-3-0-|-3-------3-3-3-3-----|------------------------| |-1-------(1)---(1)---------|-----------------3-2-|-1-------(1)---(1)-3-4--| |---------------------------|---------------------|------------------------| Q. S S E S S Q E E E E E a Q E a Q E S S E E E E |------5h7-7----------------|---5h7----5h7----7---7-------| |------------5-7------7-----|-5------5------5---5---5-5---| |-5--------------5--5---5-5-|---------------------------5-| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| D.S. al Coda E E E E a E E E E E S S Q |---5-----3s5-----5-------------|| |---------------------5s7s5\----|| |-3-----3-------3---------------|| |-------------------------------|| Outro 1.,2. & E Q Q E E Q E E E Q. E E E Q S S Q E 3x ||-----------------------|----------3--------5-----|| ||o-3----3----3----3-----|--------3------5------5-o|| ||o------------------3-2-|-1----5-----3----3------o|| ||-----------------------|-------------------------|| 3. TP Q. E E E E E E E E E W. |------------------------|-------*| |------0-3-0-------------|-------*| |-1----------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------*| |------------------------|-1-----*| 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