THE STEALER (Bassline)
As recorded by Free
(From the 1970 Album HIGHWAY)
Words and Music by Paul Rodgers, Andy Fraser & Paul Kossoff
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Andy Fraser - Bass'
Intro
Q=88
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3 H. E E e e e e e e E E e e e e e e E E
|------------|-------------12-|-----------------12-|-----------------12-||
|------------|---------/10----|-------------/10----|-------------/10----||
|------------|----------------|-3-0---0-3-0--------|-3-0---0-3-0--------||
|------------|----------------|-----3--------------|-----3--------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
e e e e e e E E e e e e e e E E
||------------------12-|-----------------12-|
||o-------------/10----|-------------/10----|
||o-3-0---0-3-0--------|-3-0---0-3-0--------|
||------3--------------|-----3--------------|
e e e e e e E E e e e e e e E E
|-----------------12-|-----------------12--|
|-------------/10----|-------------/10-----|
|-3-0---0-3-0--------|-3-0---0-3-0---------|
|-----3--------------|-----3---------------|
e e e e e e E E e e e e e e E E
|-----------------12-|-----------------12-|
|-------------/10----|-------------/10----|
|-3-0---0-3-0--------|-3-0---0-3-0--------|
|-----3--------------|-----3--------------|
e e e e e e E E e e e e e e E E
|-----------------12-|-----------------12-|
|-------------/10----|-------------/10----|
|-3-0---0-3-0--------|-3-0---0-3-0--------|
|-----3--------------|-----3--------------|
e e e e e e E E e e e e e e E E
|-----------------12-|-----------------12-|
|-------------/10----|-------------/12----|
|-3-0---0-3-0--------|-3-0---0-3-0--------|
|-----3--------------|-----3--------------|
1.
E Q E E E E E H. E E
|-----------------------|--------------12--||
|-\10--------------9----|----------/10----o||
|-----12--10-10-12---\9-|-----------------o||
|-----------------------|-10---------------||
Guitar Solo
2.
H. Q a Q E E a Q E E a Q E E a Q E E a Q E E a Q E E
|-------------||-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------||-5h7--7---5h7--7---|-5h7--7---5h7------|-5h7--7---5h7--7-----|
|-------------||-------------------|---------------9p7-|---------------------|
|-10----------||-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
a Q E E a E. S E E a Q E E a Q E E a Q E E a Q E E
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-5h7--7---5h7--7-----|-5h7--7---5h7--7---|-5h7--7---5h7-------|
|-----------------9p7-|-------------------|---------------7h9--|
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
a Q E E a E. S E E a Q E E Q E E
|---------------------|-----------------12-||
|-5h7--7---5h7--7-----|-5h7--7------/10----||
|-----------------9p7-|--------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------||
3rd Verse
e e e e e e E E e e e e e e E E
|-----------------12-|-----------------12-|
|-------------/10----|-------------/10----|
|-3-0---0-3-0--------|-3-0---0-3-0--------|
|-----3--------------|-----3--------------|
e e e e e e E E e e e e e e E E
|-----------------12-|-----------------12-|
|-------------/10----|-------------/10----|
|-3-0---0-3-0--------|-3-0---0-3-0--------|
|-----3--------------|-----3--------------|
e e e e e e E E e e e e e e E E
|-----------------12-|-----------------12-|
|-------------/10----|-------------/10----|
|-3-0---0-3-0--------|-3-0---0-3-0--------|
|-----3--------------|-----3--------------|
E Q E E E E E H. Q
|-----------------------|-------------||
|-\10--------------9----|-------------||
|-----12--10-10-12---\9-|-------------||
|-----------------------|-10----------||
Outro Guitar Solo
a Q E E a Q E E a Q E E a Q E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-5h7--7---5h7--7---|-5h7--7---5h7-------|
|-------------------|---------------9p7--|
|-------------------|--------------------|
a Q E E a Q E E a Q E E a Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5h7--7---5h7--7---|-5h7--7---5h7------|
|-------------------|---------------9p7-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
a Q E E a Q E E a Q E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------5----|
|-5h7--7---5h7--7---|-5h7--------6---6--|
|-------------------|--------7----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
a Q E E a Q E E a Q E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------12-|
|-5h7--7---5h7--7---|-5h7----------/10----|
|-------------------|--------5---7--------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E
|----------------------12-|----------------------12--|
|-9\---------------/10----|-9\---------------/10-----|
|----0---------0-0--------|----0---------0-0---------|
|--------0-2--------------|--------0-2---------------|
E E S S E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E
|-------------------12-|----------------------12-|
|-7-------------/10----|-9\---------------/10----|
|---------5---7--------|----0---------0-0--------|
|---9---5--------------|--------0-2--------------|
E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-----------------12--|
|-9\-------------------|-------------/10-----|
|----0---------0-0-----|---0-------0---------|
|--------0-2-------2-0-|-------2-------------|
E Q E +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
|-----------------|-----6--9---------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-------------7-|-(7)------7-------|-----------------|---------------7--|
|------7-(7)-9----|------------7-9-7-|-----7-4-----0---|-0-0-5-4---7------|
|---9-------------|------------------|---5-----0-2---2-|------------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|---6---9--------12-|-----------------12-|
|------------/10----|-7-----------/10----|
|-------------------|---0-------0--------|
|-------------------|-------0-2----------|
E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|--------------------12-|--------------------12--|
|-9\-------------/10----|-9\-------------/10-----|
|----0---------0--------|----0---------0---------|
|--------0-0-2----------|--------0-0-2-----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---6---7---9-----12-|-----------------12-|
|-7-----------/10----|-9-7---------/10----|
|--------------------|-------9---7--------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-----------------12--|
|-9\-------------------|-------------/10-----|
|----0---------0-0-----|---0-------0---------|
|--------0-2-------2-0-|-------2-------------|
E Q E +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
|-----------------|-----6--9---------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-------------7-|-(7)------7-------|-----------------|---------------7--|
|------7-(7)-9----|------------7-9-7-|-----7-4-----0---|-0-0-5-4---7------|
|---9-------------|------------------|---5-----0-2---2-|------------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|---6---9--------12-|-----------------12-|
|------------/10----|-7-----------/10----|
|-------------------|---0-------0--------|
|-------------------|-------0-2----------|
E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|--------------------12-|--------------------12--|
|-9\-------------/10----|-9\-------------/10-----|
|----0---------0--------|----0---------0---------|
|--------0-0-2----------|--------0-0-2-----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---6---7---9-----12-|-----------------12-|
|-7-----------/10----|-9-7---------/10----|
|--------------------|-------9---7--------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-----------------12--|
|-9\-------------------|-------------/10-----|
|----0---------0-0-----|---0-------0---------|
|--------0-2-------2-0-|-------2-------------|
E Q E +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
|-----------------|-----6--9---------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-------------7-|-(7)------7-------|-----------------|---------------7--|
|------7-(7)-9----|------------7-9-7-|-----7-4-----0---|-0-0-5-4---7------|
|---9-------------|------------------|---5-----0-2---2-|------------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|---6---9--------12-|-----------------12-|
|------------/10----|-7-----------/10----|
|-------------------|---0-------0--------|
|-------------------|-------0-2----------|
E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|--------------------12-|--------------------12--|
|-9\-------------/10----|-9\-------------/10-----|
|----0---------0--------|----0---------0---------|
|--------0-0-2----------|--------0-0-2-----------|
F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---6---7---9-----12-|-----------------12\-|
|-7-----------/10----|-9-7---------/10-----|
|--------------------|-------9---7---------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
reely Q=80
W +W +H H
|----------:------------:--------------*|
|-7--------:-(7)--------:-(7)\---------*|
|----------:------------:--------------*|
|----------:------------:--------------*|
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
