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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 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| [1st Verse] Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------||------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------||------------------| |-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-||-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-| |------------------|------------------|------------------||------------------| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------3-| |-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3---| |------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------| +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E Q E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-(3)-----3-3---3-|-(3)-----3-3---3-|-(3)-----3-3---3-|-(3)--2---------| |------3------3---|------3------3---|------3------3---|---------3-3--3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| [Chorus] +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E |------------------||----------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------||----------------|------------------|------------------| |-(3)--3-3-3-------||----------------|------------------|------------------| |------------0-1-3-||-3--3---3-3-0-3-|-(3)--3---3-3---3-|-(3)--3---3-3---3-| +Q E 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 E |------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|----------2-3-4-5-| |-(3)--3---3-0-1-3-|-(3)--3---3-1-0-3-|-(3)-3-3-----1-2-3-|-(3)--3-----------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Q Q +E E E E +E Q E E Q E +H. +E E +E Q E E Q. |-----------------7-|-(7)-5-----------|--------------7-|-(7)-5-----------| |-------------------|--------7-5-3----|----------------|--------7-5-3----| |-(5)--5--(5)-5-0---|---------------5-|-(5)------(5)---|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| Q E E +E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| [2nd Verse] Q E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E E +Q Q H |----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------| |-3----3-(3)-----|-3-3---3-(3)-----|-3-3---3-(3)----3-|-(3)--2-------| |----3--------3--|-----3--------3--|-----3--------3---|---------3----| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------| a E E E E +Q. E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-----5-------------|-----------------|------------------| |-5s7---7---------3-|-(3)-----3-3---3-|-(3)-----3-3---3--| |---------3-(3)-----|------3------3---|------3------3----| |-------------------|-----------------|------------------| +Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-(3)-----3-3---3-|-3--2------------|-------------------|| |------3------3---|------3-(3)-3----|-3-3---3-(3)-------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-1-3-|| [Chorus] Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E |----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |-3--3---3-3-0-3-|-(3)--3---3-3---3-|-(3)--3---3-3---3-|-(3)--3---3-0-1-3-| +Q E E E E E E +Q E Q E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q Q +E E E E |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------7-| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|----------2-3-4-5-|-(5)--5--(5)-5-0---| |-(3)--3---3-1-0-3-|-(3)--3----0-1-3-|-(3)--3-----------|-------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +E Q E E Q E +H. +E E +E Q E E Q a E +H. +E E |-(7)-5-----------|--------------7-|-(7)-5---------5s7-|-(7)------(7)-7--| |--------7-5-3----|----------------|--------7-5-3------|-----------------| |---------------5-|-(5)------(5)---|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +E Q E E Q E +H. +E E +E Q E E Q. |-(7)-5-----------|--------------7-|-(7)-5-----------| |--------7-5-3----|----------------|--------7-5-3----| |---------------5-|-(5)------(5)---|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|-----------------3-|| |-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| [3rd Verse] +E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q E Q E |-------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------| |-(3)-3---3-(3)-----|-3-3---3-(3)----3-|-(3)--2---------|--------------3-| |-------3--------3--|-----3--------3---|---------3----3-|-(3)--3--3-3----| |-------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------| +Q Q E E E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q Q E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-(3)-----3-3---3-|-(3)----3-(3)----3-|-(3)-----3-3---3-| |------3------3---|------3--------3---|------3------3---| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| +Q Q Q. E +E E E E +E E E E |----------------|---------------------|| |-(3)--2---------|---------------------|| |---------3----3-|-(3)-3---3-(3)-------|| |----------------|---------------0-1-3-|| [Chorus] +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E Q E E E +Q E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-(3)--3---3-3-0-3-|-(3)--3---3-3-0-3-|-(3)--3----3---3-|-(3)--3-----0-1-3-| +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q Q +E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------7-| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|----------2-3-4-5-|-(5)--5--(5)-5-0---| |-(3)--3-----3-0-3-|-(3)--3-----0-1-3-|-(3)--3-----------|-------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +E Q E E Q E +H. +E E +E Q E E Q. |-(7)-5-----------|--------------7-|-(7)-5-----------|| |--------7-5-3----|----------------|--------7-5-3----|| |---------------5-|-(5)------(5)---|-----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|| [Outro] E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/10-| |-----------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\-| |-------------------------|--------------------------| Q Q E E E E +E Q E E Q E +Q Q +E Q E +Q E E E E E E |-------------7-|-(7)-5-----------|------------------|------------------| |---------------|--------7-5-3----|------------------|------------------| |-5--5--5-5-5---|---------------5-|-(5)--5--(5)-5--5-|-(5)--5-----5---5-| |---------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| Q Q E E E E +Q Q +E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E |---------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------7-| |---------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-(5)--5--(5)-2-3-4-|-5--5---5-5---5-|-(5)--5---5-5-----| |---------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +E Q E E Q E +Q Q E E E E +E Q E E Q a E +H. +E E |-(7)-5-----------|---------------7-|-(7)-5---------5s7-|-(7)------(7)-7--| |--------7-5-3----|-----------------|--------7-5-3------|-----------------| |---------------5-|-(5)--5--5-5-5---|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| +E Q E E Q. E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-(7)-5-----------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |--------7-5-3----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E |----------------|-----------------|------------------*| |-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-*| |----------------|-----------------|------------------*| |----------------|-----------------|------------------*| [Lyrics] Ev'rywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy Cause summer's here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy But what can a poor boy do Except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band Cause in sleepy London town There's just no place for a street fighting man No Hey! Think the time is right for a palace revolution But where I live the game to play is compromise solution Well, then what can a poor boy do Except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band 'Cause in sleepy London town There's no place for a street fighting man No Hey! Said my name is called disturbance I'll shout and scream, I'll kill the king, I'll rail at all his servants Well, what can a poor boy do Except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band Cause in sleepy London town There's no place for a street fighting man No 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