ANGIE (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1973 Album GOATS HEAD SOUP)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Intro
Q=70
4/4
Gtr I
Wx5
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1st Verse
Wx8
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Bridge
H E Q. Q +E S S Q +E. S Q. e e E +E S S Q +E E Q E e
|-------------|-7--(7)-7-5--------5-|-5----5-------------|-----------------||
|-5----5-5----|------------7--(7)---|--------3-3-(3)-3---|-5--(5)---5--5-5-||
|-------------|---------------------|------------------5-|--------5--------||
|-------------|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------||
2nd Verse
Q. E E. S S S S S Q +E. S Q +E S S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|--------7--9-7-5-----|--------9------------|
|-0----7----------7-5-|-7--(7)---7--(7)---9-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
Q E E e Q E Q E E +Q Q
|--------12--------|-----------------|
|-----12-----------|-3--5------------|
|-10--------8-8----|------3-(3)--2---|
|------------------|-----------------|
Q S S S S E. S S S S S Q +E. S Q +E. S
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|------------7--9-7-5-7-5-|-------------------|
|-0--7-0-7-5--------------|-7--(7)---7--(7)-9-|
|-------------------------|--------7----------|
Q. E e Q. Q E E +Q E e
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------9-|
|-10----10-8-8----|-8--10------------|
|-----------------|-------8-(8)--7---|
Q E. S Q S S S S Q +E. S S E. E E Q. E e Q E E E E E +E Q.
|--------------------|----------9----9---|-----------------|------------------||
|---------7--7-9-7-5-|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-0--0--7------------|-7--(7)-7---7------|-10----10-8-8----|-8-7-5-3-(3)-3----||
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
Bridge
Q +E. S e E +E. S Q +E S S Q +E. S
|------------------5-|-7--(7)-7-5--------4-|
|-5--(5)---5-5-(5)---|------------7--(7)---|
|--------x-----------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
Q +E S S e E +E S S Q E. S E. S E E
|-5--(5)-5---------------|-------------------|
|----------x-3-3-(3)-3---|-5--5----5--5-5-5--|
|----------------------5-|-------5-----------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
Q +E. S E. S E S S Q +E. S H E Q E E Q E Q E E +Q E E
|---------------------|---------------|---7------5----|------------------||
|-7--(7)--------7-7-5-|--------9------|-5------3----3-|-3--5-------------||
|--------7----7-------|-7--(7)---7----|---------------|------3-(3)--2----||
|----------5----------|---------------|---------------|------------------||
Interlude
Q +S S S S Q +E S S Q +S S S S Q E S S E E E S S e Q E
|-------------------------|--------------9--------|----------------5-|
|--------------7--(7)-7-5-|----------9------------|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3----|
|----------7-5------------|-7--(7)-7---7----7---7-|------------------|
|-5--(5)-5----------------|-----------------------|------------------|
E E e E +Q E E Q +S S S S E. S S S S S Q +E. S Q E E
|----------------4-|---------------------------|-----------------|
|-3---5------------|--------------7--9-7-5-----|--------9--------|
|-------3-(3)--2---|-0--(0)-0-7-5----------7-5-|-7--(7)---7--7---|
|------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
Bridge
C
Q E E E E +E. T T Q E E +E. S E E Q +E. S Q +E S S
|----7-----------2-4-|-5------------5-5-||-----------------5-5-|
|-5----5-3-3-(3)-----|----5-------------||-5--(5)---5--(5)-----|
|--------------------|------3-(3)-3-----||--------5------------|
|--------------------|------------------||---------------------|
Q E S S Q +E S S Q E E Q E S S Q +E. S E. S E E
|-7--7-7-5----------4-|-5--5------------|--------7----------|
|----------7--(7)-7---|--------3--3-3---|-5--(5)---5--5-5-5-|
|---------------------|---------------5-|-------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Q +S S S S +E. S S S S S Q +E. S Q E S S E E E S S e Q S S
|------------------------9---|---------------9---|-------7------------|
|------------7-(7)-9-7-------|--------9----------|-5-5-5-----3-3------|
|-0--(0)-0-7-----------7---7-|-7--(7)---7--7---7-|---------5----------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|------------------3-|
Interlude
e E E E +Q E E Q +E. S E. S S S S S
|------------------||-----------------------|
|-3-2--------------||----------7--9-7-5-----|
|-----5-3-(3)--2---||-0--(0)-7----------7-5-|
|------------------||-----------------------|
Q +S S S S H E Q E E Q E
|--------------9----|---7------5----|
|----------9--------|-5------3------|
|-7--(7)-7---7------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|
Bridge
E E E E +Q Q Q E S S E S S S S S S Q E. S Q E S S
|-----------------||--------------------5-6-|-7--7--5--------4--|
|-3---5-----------||-5--5-5---5-5---5-------|---------7--7-7----|
|-------3-(3)-----||--------5-5---5---------|-------------------|
|-----------------||------------------------|-------------------|
E E +E S S Q +E S S Q Q Q E S S Q +S S S S Q E S S
|-5-5-(5)-5--------------|----------------|--------------7--7-----|
|-----------5-3--(3)-3-4-|-5--5--5--5-3---|----------7------------|
|------------------------|--------------5-|-5--(5)-5---5------5-3-|
|------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
Q E. S Q +E S S Q +S S S S Q +E S S Q E. S S S S S S S e
|---------9--(9)-9-x-|--------------7--(7)-----|-----------------------||
|----7--7------------|----------7--------------|----7--5-7-5---5-7-5-7-||
|-0------------------|-5--(5)-5---5--------5-3-|-0---------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------||
Outro
Q +S S S S +S E S S S S S Q +E S S E. S Q E E E S S Q +E S S
|------------7-(7)-7-5-7-5-----|--------------------|---5-5-5---------------|
|----------7---------------7-5-|-7--(7)-7-5------7--|---------5-3--(3)-3----|
|-5--(5)-5---------------------|------------7--7----|-3------------------5--|
|------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
Q Q S E S +Q Q +S S S S +Q +E S S Q +E. S Q +E. S
|------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5----------|------------7-(7)--(7)-7-5-|--------9----------|
|---------5--------|-0--(0)-0-7----------------|-7--(7)---7--(7)-9-|
|-----------3-(3)--|---------------------------|-------------------|
E E S S E E Q e E S S e E +Q Q Q +S S S S +E S S S S S S
|---------------------10-|--------------------|------------------------------|
|----12-12-9------10-----|--------------------|------------7-(7)-7-9-7-5-----|
|-10---------10-8--------|-8-8-8-10-----------|-0--(0)-0-7---------------7-5-|
|------------------------|----------8-(8)--7--|------------------------------|
Q +S S S S Q +E S S E Q e E E Q e e E E +H
|--------------9--(9)-----|--------12---------|----------------*|
|----------9--------------|----12-------10----|----------------*|
|-7--(7)-7---7--------7-9-|-10--------8-------|-8-7-5-3-(3)----*|
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Angie |
| Artist |
The Rolling Stones |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
RcZn2-bGXqQ |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
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Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
| Symbol | Function |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).
