The Rolling Stones - Beast Of Burden bass tab

BEAST OF BURDEN (Bassline)

As recorded by Rolling Stones

(From the 2002 Album FORTY LICKS)

Words and Music by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'

Intro

Moderately Q=100

4/4

Gtr I

E W H E E E E Q E e E E E E

|---|----------|--------------||-----------------|

|---|----------|--------------||o----------------|

|---|----------|--------------||o-7----7-7-6---4-|

|---|----------|--------5---7-||-----------------|

Verse

+Q E E E E E E 3x Q E e E E E E +Q E E E E E E 3x

|-------------------||-||-----------------|--------------------||

|------------7---9-o||-||o----------------|------------7---9--o||

|-(4)--------------o||-||o-7----7-7-6---4-|-(4)---------------o||

|--------0-5--------||-||-----------------|--------0-5---------||

Verse

Q E e e E E S S Q e E E E E E Q E E E E E E

|------------------|----------------||-----------------|

|------------------|----------6---9-||----------6------|

|-7----7-7-6---x-4-|-4--4-----------||-7----7----------|

|------------------|------0-4-------||--------4-----5--|

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|------7---------|----------6-----|------7---------|

|----------------|-7----7---------|----------------|

|-5------5---5-7-|--------4-----4s|=5------5---5-7-|

Q E E E E E E Q E e E E E E Q E E E E E E

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------6-----|----------------|----------6-----|

|-7----x---------|--------------x-|-7--7-----------|

|--------4-----5-|-5----5-5-7-----|--------4-----0-|

Chorus

Q E E Q q E E E E E E e E E E E E E E E E

|--------------||-----------------|-----------------|

|--------------||-------------7---|-------------6---|

|--------------||-----------------|-----------6-----|

|-5----5-5--7--||-5-5---5-5-----0-|-4-4---4-4-----0-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E

|-----------------|-----------------|---------------||

|-------------7---|-------------6---|-9--9----------||

|-----------7-----|-----------6-----|--------7--9---||

|-5-5---5-5-----x-|-4-4---4-4-------|---------------||

Verse

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|------7---------|----------6-----|

|-7----7-7-6-----|----------------|-7----7---------|

|--------------5-|-5------5---5-7-|--------4-----5-|

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|------7---------|----------6-----|------7---------|

|----------------|-7----7---------|----------------|

|-5------5---5-7-|--------4-----5-|-5------5---5-7-|

Chorus

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E e e

|----------------|----------------||-----------------|

|----------6-----|------7---------||-------------7---|

|-7----7---------|----------------||----------/7-----|

|--------4-----5-|-5------5---5-7-||-5----5-5------0-|

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---|-------------7---|-------------6----|

|-----------/6-----|-----------7-----|-----------6------|

|-4-4---4-4------0-|-5-5---5-------0-|-4-4---4-------4S=|

Guitar Solo

Q E e E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E e E E E E

|----------------|------------------||----------------|

|--------------7-|-9-9---9---9-9----||----------------|

|--------7-9-----|---------------9-||-7----7-7-6---4-|

|-7--7-5---------|------------------||----------------|

+Q E E E E E E Q E e E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|------------------|----------------|------------------|

|------------7---9-|----------------|------------7---9-|

|-(4)--------------|-7----7-7-6---4-|-(4)--------------|

|--------0-5-------|----------------|--------0-5-------|

Q E e E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E e E E E E

|----------------|------------------|----------------|

|----------------|------------7---9-|----------------|

|-7----7-7-6---4-|-(4)--------------|-7----7-7-6---4-|

|----------------|--------0-5-------|----------------|

Interlude

+Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

|------------------||----------------|----------------|

|------------7---9-||----------------|----------------|

|-(4)--------------||-7----7-7-7-----|----------------|

|--------0-5-------||--------------4-|-4----5---5---7-|

Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E

|---------------|---------------|----------------|

|---------6-----|---------------|----------6-----|

|-7-------------|---------------|-7----7---------|

|-------4-----5-|-5-----5-5---7-|--------4-----5-|

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

|----------------|----------------|----------------||

|------7---------|----------6-----|------7---------||

|----------------|-7----7---------|----------------||

|-5------5---5-7-|--------4-----5-|-5------5---5-7-||

Verse

Q E e E E E E +Q e E E E E E Q E e E E E E

|----------------|------------------|----------------|

|----------------|------------7---9-|----------------|

|-7----7-7-6---4-|-(4)--4-----------|-7----7-7-6---4-|

|----------------|--------0-5-------|----------------|

+Q E E E E E E Q E e E E E E +Q e E E E E E

|------------------|----------------|------------------|

|------------7---9-|----------------|------------7---9-|

|-(4)--------------|-7----7-7-6---4-|-(4)--4-----------|

|--------0-5-------|----------------|--------0-5-------|

Verse

Q E e E E E E +Q e E E E E E Q E E E E E E

|----------------|-------------------||----------------|

|----------------|------------7---/9-||----------------|

|-7----7-7-6---4-|-(4)--4------------||-7--7---7---7---|

|----------------|--------0-5--------||----------------|

E E E E E E S S E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E

|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|

|---7---------------|----------6-----|---------7---/9--|

|-------------------|-7----7---------|-----------------|

|-5-----x-5---5-6-7-|--------4-----5-|-5-----5---------|

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------6-----|----------------|----------6-----|

|-7----7---------|----------------|-7----7---------|

|--------4-----5-|-5----5-5-5---7-|--------4-----5-|

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|----------------|----------------|-------------------|

|------7---------|----------------|------------7---/9-|

|----------------|-7----7-6h7-6-4-|-(4)---------------|

|-5------5---5-7-|----------------|--------x-5--------|

Q E E a E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E

|------------------|----------------|-----------------|

|------------------|---------7---/9-|-----------------|

|-7----7-6h7-----4-|-4--------------|-7----7-6-7---4--|

|------------------|-------5--------|-----------------|

Q e e E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

|----------------|----------------|----------------||

|----------7---9-|----------------|----------7---9-||

|-4--4-----------|-7----7-6-7---4-|-4--4-----------||

|------0-5-------|----------------|------0-5-------||

Outro

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E S S E Q E E E E Q

|----------------|------------------|----------------|

|----------6-----|------7-----------|----------6-----|

|-7--7-----------|------------------|-7----7---------|

|------0-4-----5-|-5------5---5-6-7-|--------4-------|

Q E E E E S E. Q E E E E Q Q E E E E S E.

|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|

|------7----------|----------6----|------7----------|

|-----------------|-7----x--------|-----------------|

|-5------5---5h7--|--------4------|-5------5---5h7--|

Q E E E E Q Q E E E E S E. E E E E E E E E

|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|----------6----|----7------------|-----------------|

|-7----x--------|-----------------|-7-7---7-6-7---4-|

|--------4------|-5----x-5---5h7--|-----------------|

+Q e E E E E E Q E e E E E E +Q e E E E E E

|------------------|----------------|------------------|

|------------7---9-|----------------|------------7---9-|

|-(4)--4-----------|-7----7-7-6---4-|-(4)--4-----------|

|--------0-5-------|----------------|--------0-5-------|

Q E e E E E E +Q e E E E E E Q E e E E E E

|----------------|------------------|----------------|

|----------------|------------7---9-|----------------|

|-7----7-7-6---4-|-(4)--4-----------|-7----7-7-6---4-|

|----------------|--------0-5-------|----------------|

+Q e E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

|------------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------7-6---9-|----------6-----|------7---------|

|-(4)--4-----------|-7----7---------|----------------|

|--------x---------|--------4-----5-|-5------5---5-7-|

Q E E E E E E Q Q e E S E. Q E e E E e E

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------6-----|----------------|----------------|

|-7----7---------|----------------|-7----7-6h7-6-4-|

|--------4-----5-|-5-----5---5h7--|----------------|

+Q e E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E S E.

|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|

|------------7---/9-|----------------|------7----------|

|-(4)--4------------|-7----7-6---6-4-|-4---------------|

|--------x-5--------|----------------|--------5---5h7--|

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E S E. Q Q E E E E

|----------------|-----------------|---------------|

|----------6-----|------7----------|---------6-----|

|-7----7---------|-----------------|-7-------------|

|--------4-----5-|--------5---5h7--|-------4-----5-|

Q Q E E E E W W

|---------------|----------|------*|

|---------------|----------|------*|

|---------------|----------|------*|

|-5-----5---5---|----------|------*|

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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

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.tabs-database.com