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DEAD FLOWERS (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1971 Album STICKY FINGERS)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Intro
Q=130
4/4
Gtr I
W Q. E H Q. E +E E E E Q. E +Q. E Q. E H
|----------|-------------|------------------|----------------|-------------||
|----------|-------------|-7----7-(7)-------|-5----5-(5)---7-|-------------||
|----------|-5----5-5----|------------7---4-|----------------|-5----5-5----||
|----------|-------------|--------------5---|----------------|-------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
||--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-------------|-7----7-7----|-5----5-5----7-|-------------7-|
||o-5----5-5----|-------------|---------------|-5----5-5------|
||--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E +E E Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------5-7-|-7----7-(7)------|-5----5-5----7-|----------7--7--|
|-5----5-5------|------------7----|---------------|-5----5-5-------|
|---------------|--------------5--|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-5----5-5----7-|----------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5-------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------5--5--|
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|------------5-6-|-7----7-7-------|-5----5-5-7-7--|--------4-5-7-7--||
|-5----5-5-5-----|----------7---5-|---------------|-5----5----------||
|----------------|------------5---|---------------|-----------------||
Pre-Chorus
$
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------7-|------------------|----------4-5-6--|
|-------------7--|------4-(4)-7-7---|-5----5-(5)-------|-5----5-5--------|
|-5----5-(5)-----|-5----------------|------------7-5-5-|-----------------|
Q. E +E Q E E Q E +E E E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------4--------||
|-7----7-(7)------|----------------7-|-----------------|------------7----||
|------------7----|------4-(4)-7-7---|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5----------||
|---------------5-|-5-5--------------|-------------7-5-|-----------------||
Chorus
Q. E +Q E E E Q E E Q E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------4---|--------4-4------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5-5--5-7-5----|-------------7-|------------7-7--|
|-------------5-5-|-------------5-|-5----5-5------|-5----5----------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q. E +Q E E Q. E E Q E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------4-4------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5-7-5----|-----------7-7-|------------7-7--|
|-------------5-5-|-------------5-|-5----5-5------|-5----5----------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q. E +Q E E E Q E E Q E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------4---|----------------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5-5--5-7-5--5-|-------------7-|-----------5-7--|
|-------------5-5-|---------------|-5----5-5------|-5----5-5-------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
1.
To Coda
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E
|-7----7-7-7-----|----------------|----------------|----------4------||
|------------5-7-|------------7-7-|-5----5-5--5-7--|------------7-7-o||
|----------------|----------7-----|----------------|-5----5-5-------o||
|----------------|-5----5-5-------|----------------|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
2.
Q. E +Q E E E E E E +H E E E E +E E E E
|------7-(7)------||----------------|-------------------|
|-------------5-7-||----------------|---------------7-7-|
|-5---------------||-5-----5-(5)----|-------------7-----|
|-----------------||----------------|-5-----5-(5)-------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E E E Q E Q E
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5----5-(5)-5-5-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------5-7-|-7--------------|
|------------------|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5-(5)------|---7------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5--7-5--5--|
Q. E Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-5----5-5--5-7-|-------------7-7-|--------------5-6-|-7----7-7----7--|
|---------------|-5----5-(5)------|-5----5-(5)-5-----|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
Q. E E Q E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E Q E Q E
|----------7--7-|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5----5-5------|---------------|------------5-6-|-7--------7--7--|
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-5-----|---7------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----5--5-------|
D.S. al Coda &
Q. E E Q E Q. E Q E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------|----------------||----------------|
|-5----5-5-5--7-|-----------4-5--||----------------|
|---------------|-5----5-5-------||-5----5-(5)-----|
|---------------|----------------||----------------|
H.=H
Q. E E E E E W W W
|-7--------------|----------|----------|------*|
|------------5-6-|-7--------|-5--------|-0----*|
|----------5-----|----------|----------|------*|
|----------------|----------|----------|------*|
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
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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