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
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1st - 3rd Verses
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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
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|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------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
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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
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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
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| - 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
