THE SPIDER AND THE FLY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1965 Album OUT OF OUR HEADS)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Intro
Q=100(8=s8)
4/4 2/4 4/4
Gtr I
W W W H H. Q
|----------|----------|----------|------|-------------|
|----------|----------|-9--------|-9----|---------9---|
|----------|-7--------|----------|------|-7-----------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|-------------|
Harmonica Solo
|-3-|
H Q E E E Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H
|---------------||-------------|----5-6------|-------------|
|------7--9-0---||----5-6------|-7------7----|----5-6------|
|-7-----------6-||-7------7----|-------------|-7------7----|
|---------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H
|-------------|----5-6------|----5-6------|-------------|
|----5-6------|-7------7----|-7------7----|----5-6------|
|-7------7----|-------------|-------------|-7------7----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H
|-------------|----7-8------|----5-6------|-------------|
|----5-6------|-9------9----|-7------7----|----5-6------|
|-7------7----|-------------|-------------|-7------7----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
1st, 3rd & 4th Verses
$
$$
Q. E H E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-------------||---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------||-----5-6-------|----5-6-------|----5-6--------|
|-------------||-7-7-----7--7--|-7------7--7--|-7------7--7---|
|-0----7-7----||---------------|--------------|---------------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
|---------------|-----5-6-------|----5-6-------|----------------|
|-----5-6-------|-7-7-----7--7--|-7------7--7--|-----5-6--------|
|-7-7-----7--7--|---------------|--------------|-7-7-----7--7---|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
To Coda
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E H Q E E Q Q
|--------------|----7-8-------|----5-6------|---------------|
|----5-6-------|-9------9--9--|-7------7----|----5-6--------|
|-7------7--7--|--------------|-------------|-7------7--7---|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
2nd Verse
Q. E H Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-------------||--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-9----9-9----||----5-6-------|-----5-6-------|----5-6--------|
|-------------||-7------7--7--|-7-7-----7--7--|-7------7--7---|
|-------------||--------------|---------------|---------------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
|---------------|-----5-6-------|----5-6-------|----------------|
|-----5-6-------|-7-7-----7--7--|-7------7--7--|-----5-6--------|
|-7-7-----7--7--|---------------|--------------|-7-7-----7--7---|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
To Dbl. Coda
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E H Q E E Q Q
|--------------|----7-8-------|----5-6------|---------------|
|----5-6-------|-9------9--9--|-7------7----|----5-6--------|
|-7------7--7--|--------------|-------------|-7------7--7---|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
Guitar Solo
D.S. al Coda &
Q. E H Q. E H E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-------------||-------------||---------------|---------------|
|-9----9-9----||-9----9-9----||-----5-6-------|----5-6--------|
|-------------||-------------||-7-7-----7--7--|-7------7--7---|
|-------------||-------------||---------------|---------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|----------------|--------------|-----5-6-------|----5-6--------|
|----5-6---------|----5-6-------|-7-7-----7--7--|-7------7--7---|
|-7------7-7-7-7-|-7------7--7--|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E H
|---------------|--------------|----7-8-------|----5-6------|
|-----5-6-------|----5-6-------|-9------9--9--|-7------7----|
|-7-7-----7--7--|-7------7--7--|--------------|-------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
Outro
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
Q E E Q Q Q. E H H Q Q W
|--------------|-------------||------------|------*|
|----5-6-------|-9----9-9----||-9----------|------*|
|-7------7--7--|-------------||------------|-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
