START ME UP (Bassline)

As recorded by Rolling Stones

(From the 1981 Album TATTOO YOU)
Transcribed by Roadkill Words an
Richards

P = 124
A Intro

1 H 44 4 j k e Vc V V V j k e Vc c
V V k eV V V V V
Gtr I mf
T
A 3 3
B 1 3 1 3 1 3 1
1 1 1

k eV V V V V k e Vc c c V V
B 1st Verse

H V eV V V V V j V V eV V V
V V
8

1/2 M
T 3 3 3
A 5 3 3 3
B 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1
3 1 1 1

H V eV V k eV k V V VVV j k e Vc V k e Vc V V k Vc V e V V
12
V V V V
T
A 3
B 3 1 1 1 (0) 0 1 0 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1
1 1 1

k Vc e V V V j k Vc V k Vc k V e V V V k eV V V V V k c
P

H k eV V
VV VV u V
17
3

T 3 3 3
A 3 5 3
B 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 1
3 1 1 1 3
sl.

H eV V V j V V V k k eV k V V fV
V V V eV V eV V V V
22

M
1/2

T
A
B 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2
3 1 1 3
sl. sl.

C Chorus

H V V } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V V V k V V V eV
26
V eV fV V u V
T
A
B 3 3 x 0 3 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 0 3 5 9 8 (8) 8 5 8 8 0 1
sl. sl. sl.

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H V V VVVVVVVV V
30 V VVV V V VVVV V V VVVV V VVVV

T
A 0 3 (3) 0 3 3 0 3 5
B 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 5 3
3 3 3 5
sl.

H V V V V e V V fV V V j k e Vc V k e Vc V V k Vc V e V V k eV V
VV V VV VV
35

T
A 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3
B 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 3 1 3
sl.

j k e Vc V k e Vc V V k Vc V e V V j k e Vc
D 2nd Verse

H V j k V gV V f V V V V
VV V VV
40

T
A 3 3 4 5 3 3
B 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 5 3 1
1 1 1 1 1

H V k e Vc Vc V k e Vc V k e Vc Vc V
H H

c j eV V V j c
45
V V V eV V VV VVV V V
T 3
A 3 5 3 3
B 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1
1 3 5 1 1 1
sl.

VVV VV
E Chorus

H V eV V k eV V V V V V V V V V V V PVV
50
VV V V V z
T 5 5
A 5 3 (3) 3 0 3 5 3 5 3
B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 0 3
3 1 3
sl. sl.

H VV V V V V V V eV V V V V kVVVV R V
55
V V eV V fV V V V V V V eV V V VVV VPV
T
A 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3
B 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 6 0 1 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 0 3 5
sl. sl.
sl.

H k V V V V R V k V V V eV fV V V V j k e Vc V k e Vc Vc V Vc V e V V
VPV VV V
60

T
A 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 3
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1
0 3 5 1 1 1
sl.
sl.

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eV V V V V c c cV c k e Vc j Vc k V V f V
F 3rd Verse

65 H k V j k k
V V eV V V e V V V V eV V
V
T 3 3 3
A 5 3 3
B 5 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
0 1 1
sl. sl.

j k e Vc V k e Vc V V k Vc V e V V k e V V V V V V gV V k Vc V V V V
G Chorus

H V
VV V
70

T 3 3 3
A 3 5 3 2 3
B 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 5 4 3 3 3 5
1 1 1
sl.

75 H VVVVVVV V V V V e V f V V k V V V V V e V f V V V k Vc V V Pz V V V V V V V V e V
T
A 3 3 3 2
B (5) 5 3 3 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 0 1 2 3 3 3 5 5 7 8 (8) 8 8 0 0 1
3 8
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

H V V k V V V eV fV j k e Vc
80
VVVV V V VVVV V V } VVV VVV
T
A 0 0 1 2
B 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 x 0 3 3 3 1
3 3 3 1 1

c c cV c k eV V V V V
H 4th Verse

85 H V V k
V V eV V V V eV V V V V } V eV
T 3 3 3
A 3 5 3 0 2
B 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 x 0 1
1 1 1
sl.

H V k e Vc V V V V V eV V j k e Vu eV k c
eV V V V V fV V V V j k Vc
V
89

T 3 3
A 3 3
B 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 2
1 1 1
sl. sl. sl.

H V cV c k eV V V V fV j k e Vc
V V V V eV V eV V V V V V V V
93

T
A 3
B 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 1
1 1 1 1
sl.

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H V k e Vc V V k Vc V eV V V e V f V V eV
V V V j
97
V V eV V V
T 3
A 3 0 1 2 3
B 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 2

c V V k Vc
1 1 1
sl.

101 H k j
V V V V V V eV V V eV V V V V V fV V V V

T
A 3 3
B 3 2 3 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 2

c k eV V V V V
1 1 1
sl. fade sl. sl.

105 H
V V k V V V V V
Begin Fade out

V eV V eV fV V V V

T 3 3 3
A 3 3 5 3
B 3 2 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 3
1 1 1

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