ROLLING STONES

ROLLING STONES, ULTIMATE BASS PLAY-ALONG. CD TABLATURE
Play Along with 8 Great-Sounding Tracks

Series: Ultimate Play-Along
Category: Bass Guitar Method or Supplement
Format: Book & CD
Instrument: Bass Guitar
Version: Authentic Bass TAB

About the TNT Changer

Use the TNT software to change keys, loop playback, and mute tracks for play-along. For complete
instructions, see the TnT ReadMe.pdf file on your enhanced CDs.

Windows users: insert a CD into your computer, double-click on My Computer, right-click on your
CD drive icon, and select Explore to locate the file.

Mac users: insert a CD into your computer and double-click on the CD icon on your desktop to
locate the file.

Music transcribed by Dan Begelman.
Recording produced by:
Lee Levin and Dan Warner, engineers
Dan Warner, guitars and bass
Lee Levin, drums and percussion
Doug Emery, keyboards
Richard Bravo, congas/guiro
John Michalak, sax
Randy Singer, harmonica
Cover photograph by Ethan Russell.

In Association with ABKCO Music, Inc. New York
Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc. 

BOOK & PLAY-ALONG Cds WITH TNT TONE 'N' TEMPO CHANGER

Alfred's Ultimate Play-Along series gives you everything you need to jam with your favorite songs. This book includes authentic TAB transcriptions, music notation, lyrics, and chords to eight Rolling Stones classics.

There are two versions of every song on the included CDs: a full-performance sound-alike recording, and a professional accompaniment track without bass so you can play along. When you use the CDs in your Mac or Windows-based computer, the TNT (Tone 'N' Tempo) Changer lets you easily loop sections for practice, change the key, slow tracks down or speed them up without changing the pitch, and switch back and forth between the full-performance and play-along tracks.

Let It Bleed

Grounded firmly in roots country-blues, "Let It Bleed" features Keith Richards's stinging slide work and the honky tonk piano of Ian Stewart. The song is a simply stated testament to friendship amid the ruins of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. This song features a foundational bass part comprised of roots, 5ths, and octaves with little superfluous embellishment.

Brown Sugar

With its compellingly catchy guitar riff, pounding tom-toms, yakety sax solo, clanging cowbell, tinkly piano, lyrics about forbidden interracial sex, and a razor-sharp hook ("Yeah, yeah, yeah, whoo!"), "Brown Sugar" may be the quintessential rock 'n' roll song. The song was recorded in December 1969 and, surprisingly, languished in the can for more than a year before being released. It quickly rose to the top of the charts. The throbbing eighth-note rhythm of the bass perfectly complements the song's jungle tom-tom beat.

Gimme Shelter

Perhaps the Stones' vision of the apocalypse in the turmoil-filled years of 1968 and '69, "Gimme Shelter" struck a resonant chord. The mood is ominously established with the tremolo-drenched rhythm figure performed by Keith Richards in open E tuning. The bass prowls the bottom of this spooky morass in a low rumble that is ultimately felt more than heard (much like the song's lyrics). This recording is notable for the prominence of Merry Clayton's vocals.

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Imagine how startling it was in 1969 for fans of the "World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" to drop the needle on their latest release only to be greeted by the mass sound of the London Bach Choir. But have no fear: after the first chorus, Keith Richards's chimey acoustic guitar vamps between the I and IV chords, quickly leading the listener back to more familiar territory. The song is The Rolling Stones' epic about disillusionment and pragmatism at the end of the '60s. To convey this grand vision, the band supplemented their ranks with session ace AI Kooper on French horn, piano, and organ; Madeline Bell, Doris Troy, and Nanette Workman on vocals; and producer Jimmy Miller on the drums. Keith Richards did double duty, playing both acoustic guitar and the electric guitar licks, in standard tuning. Bill Wyman must have been listening to James Jamerson's work on countless Motown records because this R&B-influenced line is probably the funkiest bass part on any Stones record from the '60s. His bassline is similar to Jamerson's part in Gladys Knight and the Pips' original recording of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"-and that's a good thing, indeed!

Paint It, Black

Temporarily forsaking their blues roots, The Rolling Stones followed the mid-'60s trend of looking to the East with this driving quasi-Indian dirge. Multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones made his contribution to raga rock by adding the distinctive sitar part to this track. Propelling the groove, Bill Wyman played the pumping bass line by laying on the studio floor, hitting organ bass pedals with his fists, and then doubling that part on the bass guitar. Note: The original recording was subject to tape speed manipulation and the sounding key is in the crack between E minor and F minor. Video evidence of Keith Richards with a capo at the 2nd fret indicates the original key was E minor.

Eight classic Stones songs with full bass TAB. The CD contains a complete version and a play-along version (without bass) of each song. Embedded software allows you to slow down, loop, and even transpose keys on your computer. Matching guitar and drum editions are available! Titles:

Brown Sugar
Gimme Shelter
Honky Tonk Women
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Let it Bleed
Paint it, Black
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
You Can't Always Get What You Want