Classic Rock 2

I've always been a big Keith Richards fan.  I keep a guitar tuned to open G because of him.  I'm also a big Daryl Jones fan.  He definitely  plays for the song.  If you remove the fills this could be played on one string.  It's not going to knock any of the all time classics out of the top 20 Rolling Stone songs but its a solid rocker.  

This is my favorite Bill Wyman Bass line.   Recorded in 1975 during the Black and Blues sessions it features Billy Preston and Sonny Rollins.  There are a few versions of this song available.  The original release is 4:59 and the 1994 re-release is 6:33  I used the Japanese SACD version which is based on the original release.  There are lots of 1/16 notes so I used staccato markings to try and make it more readable.  This song has never been played live by the Stones.

If I had to pick one Stones album as my favorite, this is tied for 1st with Sticky Fingers.  I love this song, classic open G riffing by Keith and a  masterful lead by Mick Taylor,  So I had transcribing all the bass lines from this album on my list of projects but it looks like someone beat me to it. I guess I'll have to spring for a copy.   In the Chorus the F is notated as the 3rd fret of the D  string.  It should probably be an F on the A string (due to the slide  from Bb to F).  Give it a listen let me know what you think.  At the  beginning of the video I added the guitar riff so you can hear the bass  line in context, rest of the song it's just the Chords 

One of the first songs I learned on guitar, I remember playing it on bass for a jam session  and getting side eye because I  played the guitar riff on bass.  That's one I was introduced to the concept of playing bass like a bass player.  After all these years, I decided to properly learn the song.  I like how the bass swings on the 4, as well as few other points in the song.

One of my all time favorite albums.  Most of the songs have been transcribed already.  I think this song, Love ain't for keeping and My Wife are the only ones left.  I've pretty much completed Love Ain't for keeping.  My Wife is in the queue.

There are some spots where I couldn't tell the difference between the drums and bass. Since it's John Entwistle I assumed he was playing some cool bass fill and attempted to transcribe it.

Another great song off of a great album.  I tried an experiment with this one.  I used bends in musescore to approximate the sound off the record.  However for the pdf of the transcription  I show the slides John is playing

What can say I'm a big Crazy Horse fan.  I'm surprised at the number of artists that have covered this song. Even if your not a fan the bass lines ares always worth checking out.  The bass line is not complicated but there are some interesting notes choices

 I really like Neil's ditch trilogy (Time Fades Away, On the Beach , and Tonight's the Night),  I guess this one doesn't count because it's with Crazy Horse or it's to "happy"?  

So when I transcribe I try to get it note for note.  Sometimes I run into measure 10.  Beat one he plays an A but it probably should be a D.  I would play D.  Even if you're not a Neil fan, it's listening and following along with the transcription.  It might introduce you to some new ways to approach a straight forward chord progression. Check out Marc Fords version on his release NEIL SONGS.

This is my 4th favorite song off the album.  The others already have good transcriptions available.  There isn't anything difficult from a technique perspective.  It is a good song if you want to get better at sight reading so I made the preview notation only.  The YouTube video of the transcription includes both Notation and Tab. 

Update:  12/9/23 - An eagle eye (ear) blog subscriber found an issue there was an extra bar of D after measure 29.  It has been removed and the files updated. 

My favorite Warren Zevon song. 

Another great Warren Zevon song. Other Artists have cleaned up the lyrics and had more success with the song. Bob Glaub played bass on this track. if your not familiar with him you should check out his discography