The Lantern by The Rolling Stones
THE LANTERN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1967 Album THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Wyman - Bass'
Intro 1
Q=98
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2 Q. E +H E Q E +E Q.
|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|------------|-7-------------|-7----------7----|
|------------|------0-(0)----|---0--0-(0)------|
3/4
E Q E +H E Q E +H W W
|---------------|---------------|----------|------||
|---------------|---------------|----------|------||
|-7-------------|-7-------------|----------|------||
|---0--0-(0)----|---0--0-(0)----|-7--------|------||
Intro 2 & Interlude
$
4/4
H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E
||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
||--0----0-0-5-3-|-0----0-0-4-4-|-0----0-0-3-5-|-0----0-0-0-0-||
1st b- 3rd Verses
E E Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|------2-4-2----|---------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0--0--0--|-4----------0--|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-7--7--7-7-7-7--|
2/4
W W Q Q E E E E Q E E
|----------|----------|---------------|--------|
|----------|----------|---------------|--------|
|----------|----------|---------------|--------|
|-0--------|-4--------|-5--5--5-5-4-3-|-2--2-2-|
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E S S E Q. E E E S S E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------4---4-----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2---2---|-2----2-6-------6---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0----/4---4---4-|--------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|-7--6--4--2--|-1-----------|-1-----------|------|
|-------------|----4--2--0--|----4--2--0--|-0----|
2/4
Q. E E E Q E E E E +E Q E Q Q +E Q E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|----------------|---------|
|---------------|------------------|----------------|---------|
|------2-4-2----|-2-4-5-4-(4)-2----|----------------|---------|
|-4----------0--|----------------5-|-5--5--(5)-5--3-|-2-2-2-2-|
Interlude
To Coda
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E. S S S E E E E Q E +H E Q E +H
|-----------------|----------------------||---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------------o||---------------|---------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-2-|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2------o||-7-------------|-7-------------|
|-----------------|----------------5-5---||---0--0-(0)----|---0--0-(0)----|
E Q E +H E Q E +H E Q E +H E Q E +H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|
|---0--0-(0)----|---0--0-(0)----|---0--0-(0)----|---0--0-(0)----|
Interlude
D.S. al Coda &
2/4 4/4
W +H E Q E +H E Q E +H
|----------|--------||---------------|---------------|
|----------|--------||---------------|---------------|
|----------|--------||-7-------------|-7-------------|
|-7--------|-(7)----||---0--0-(0)----|---0--0-(0)----|
E Q E +H E Q E +H E Q E +H E Q E +H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|
|---0--0-(0)----|---0--0-(0)----|---0--0-(0)----|---0--0-(0)----|
Outro
W H. Q W Q Q Q Q
|----------|------------|----------|--------------|
|----------|---------7--|----------|--------------|
|----------|------------|----------|-7--6--4--2---|
|-7--------|-0----------|-7--------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W W
|-------------|-------------|----------|------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|------|
|-1-----------|-1-----------|----------|------|
|----4--2--0--|----4--2--0--|-0--------|-4----|
E E E E +E Q. W +W +W
|------------------|----------|------------|--------*|
|------------------|----------|------------|--------*|
|-2-4-5-4-(4)-2----|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|
|------------------|----------|------------|--------*|
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
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