Tuning: E A D G B E

HAPPY (Bassline) As recorded by The Rolling Stones (From the 1972 Album EXILE ON MAIN ST.) 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 H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |----------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|--------7---7-|-7-----7-7-----7-|---7----7-5------| |----------|--------------|-----------------|------------7-5--| q q e Q E q q E Q E +Q Q E Q E +Q q E Q E |--------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|| |--------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|| |--------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-7--7--2-7--7-|-7--7--0h2--7-|-(7)--7--0h2--7-|-(7)--7--0h2--7--|| 1st Verse +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E Q E +Q Q E E E E Q q e E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------|---------6-7-8-9-|----------------| |-(7)--7--7-7---7-|-(7)--7--7-7--7-|-(7)--7----------|-7--7--0-0-1-2--| Q Q E E E E +Q Q E Q E +Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| |---------------|----------------|----------------|---------7-6-4-7-6--|| |-7--7--7-7---7-|-(7)--7--7-7--7-|-(7)--7--7-7--7-|-(7)-7-7------------|| Pre-Chorus $ $$ Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|| |--------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|| |-7--7--7----7-|---7---7-7-------|-7--7--7-7---7-|---7-7-7----------|| |--------------|-----------7-7-7-|---------------|---------7-5-7-5--|| Chorus To Coda To Dbl. Coda H E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-7----0-1-2/-7-|-(7)--7--0-2---7-|-(7)--7--0-1-2/-7--|-(7)-7-7--0-0-2-2---|| 2nd Verse Q q E E E E +Q e E E E E E Q q Q E E +Q Q Q. E |---------------|------------------|--------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|--------------|-----------------| |---------------|------6-6-7-7-8-9-|--------------|-----------------| |-7--7--7-7---7-|-(7)--------------|-7--7--7----7-|-(7)--7--7----7--| D.S. al Coda Q Q Q E E +E E E E E Q E Q Q E Q. E E E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|------------------|| |--------------|------------------|--------------|------------------|| |--------------|------------------|--------------|-----6-6-7-7-6----|| |-7--7--7----7-|-(7)-7-0-2-2s4--2-|-7--7--2-4----|-7-7-----------7--|| Guitar Solo & +E E Q E E E E +Q Q E Q E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E |------------------||----------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------||----------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------||----------------|------------------|--------------------| |-(7)-7-7--0-0-2-7-||-(7)--7--7-7--7-|-(7)-7-7--7-7---7-|-(7)-7-7--0-2-4/-7--| Pre-Chorus +E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|--------------||-----------------|-----6-6-7-7-8-9--| |-------6-6-7-7-8-9-|------------7-||-(7)-7-7--7----7-|-7-7--------------| |-(7)-7-------------|-7--7--7------||-----------------|------------------| Chorus E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q. E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------||--------------|--------------------| |----------------|-----------------||--------------|--------------------| |-7---7---7----7-|-7-7---7-7-5-----||--------------|--------------------| |----------------|-------------7-5-||-7-----2----7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7---7--| 3rd Verse H E E E E +E E Q E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E |---------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------| |---------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------| |---------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------| |-7----0-2-4/-7-|-(7)-7-7--0-2-4/-7-||-(7)--7--7-7-7-7-|-(7)--7--7-7---7--| +Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q q Q E E +E E E E +E E E E |------------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------| |------------------|-----6-6-7-7-8-9-|--------------|----------------------| |-(7)--7--0-2-4/-7-|-7-7-------------|-7--7--7----7-|-(7)-7-7-7-(7)-2-4-7--| Interlude D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda && Q q Q E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q. E |--------------|--------------------||-----------------||----------------| |--------------|--------------------||-----------------||----------------| |--------------|-------6-6-7-7-9-9--||-----------------||-7---7---7----7-| |-7--7--7----7-|-(7)-7--------------||-(7)--7--4-2-0-2-||----------------| Out-Chorus +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E Q H Q E E |---------------9---|----------------|-------------------||---------------| |-----------6-9-----|----------------|-----6-6-6-7-7-9\--||---------------| |-(7)-7-7-7-------6s|=7---7---7----7-|-(7)---------------||---------------| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------||-7----2/--6-7--| +E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|-------6-6-7-7-8---|------------------| |-(7)-7-0-0-1-2---7-|-(7)--7--0-2-4/-7-|-(7)-7-----------7-|-(7)--7--7-6---7--| +Q Q E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-(7)--7--7-7---7-|-(7)--7--7-7---7-|-(7)--7--7-7---7-| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------| |---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------| |---------------|---------6-6-7-7-9-|---------------|-----6-6-6-7-7-8-9--| |-7--7--2s4---7-|-(7)-7-7-----------|-7--7--7-7---7-|-(7)----------------| Q q E E E E +E E Q E E E E Q q E E E E +E E E. S E E E E |---------------|------------------|---------------|---------------------| |---------------|------------------|---------------|---------------------| |---------------|-----6-6--7-7-9---|---------------|---------------------| |-7--7--7-7---7-|-(7)------------7-|-7--7--7-7---7-|-(7)-7-7--7-7-7---7--| E E E. S E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q q E E E E +E E Q E E E E |------------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------9--| |------------------|-----6-6-6-7-7-9-9-|---------------|----------6--------| |-7-7-7--7-7-7---7-|-(7)---------------|-7--7--7-7---7-|-(7)-7-7----7------| +Q Q E E E E +E E E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------| |-(9)--9--9-9---9-|-(9)-9-9--9-7-------|-----------------| |-----------------|--------------9-7-5-|-----------------| |-----------------|--------------------|-7--7--7-7-7---7-| +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------*| |-(7)--7--0-4-5-7-|-(7)--7--0-4-5-7-|-(7)-7-7--0-4-5-7-*| 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

The Rolling Stones - Happy