Sympathy For The Devil Intro Bass

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                             Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones
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Tabbed by: Le Petomane
 
Other Bass tabs pretty much have the song covered, but for the "main riff", I am absolutely
positive that this is how it is being played.  The difference is utilizing the open "A" string rather
than trying to alternate rapidly between the A and E strings at the 7th and 5 frets (I definitely hear
the "A" note during the E chord, not the B note).
It is much cleaner and easier to keep up for the entire song.
 
On the recording he is using a pick.  I play with my fingers but I do find it easier to do this with a pick.
 
 
Main riff:
 
         (E Chord)              (D Chord)           (A Chord)            (E Chord)
G|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|7-7-7-0-7-7-0-7P0-7P0-|5-5-5-0-5-5-0-5P0-5P0-|4-4-0-0-0-4--5-6-|7-7-7-0-7-7-0-7P0-7P0-|
E|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
 
I also play the "B" note during the B chord (....pleased to meet you...) on the A string second fret,
randomly lifting off and playing the occasional open A....basically I play most of the song on the A string,
but I randomly mix it up with the fingerings as shown in the other bass tabs.
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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