GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1964 Album 12 X 5)
Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Keith Richards - Acoustic 12-string Guitar (Down 2 Steps)'
Intro
Q=106
E B Eb E EbB A
12/8
Gtr I (Ac. 12-string Gtr. - Down 2 Steps / C F Bb Eb G C)
W E E E E Q. E E E Q E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|----------------------|-0---0-/4-2-0-----0-----0--|
|------------9-7-8-|-9------9-8-7---------|-0-2----------0-2---0-2----|
|------------9-8-8-|-9------9-8-8---------|--------------2------------|
|------------9-9-8-|-9------9-8-9---------|---------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|------0--------7-7----|---------------------------|
1st Verse
E B7 E E7
Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E
|----------0-/4-2-0-----0-|-----------------------||----------------------0---|
|------0-2----------0-2---|-----------------------||----------------------0---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------|------2----------1-1-1-||------/2-/2-/2-0----2---0-|
|-------------------------|--------1-2-2----2-2-2-||--------------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-0---------------------||-0------------------------|
B B7
Q E E E E Q E E E E
|--------------------------|
|----0---------------------|
|------/4-/4-/4-2------1---|
|------------------1-----2-|
|-2------------------2-----|
|--------------------------|
E7 A7
Q E E E E E. S E E E E E. S E E E E E. S E E E E
|----0---------------------|----0---0-3-3--------------|
|---------3-3--------------|--------------3--1---------|
|------/4-----2--0---0-----|------0------------2-------|
|------------------2---2-0-|---------------------2-0-1-|
|--------------------------|-0-------------------------|
|-0------------------------|---------------------------|
E E7 B B7 E A
Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q E E S S E Q. E E E S S E E E E E
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------0-0--------------|--------------------------|
|-----------0------------|------2-----2------------|------------0h1-2---0-2-0-|
|-2-------0---2----2-----|-------------------------|--------0-2-----2-2-0-2-0-|
|------/2------------0-1-|-2-------------2-2-0h2-2-|------2-------------------|
|-0----------------------|-------------------------|-0------------------------|
2nd Verse
E B E
Q. +E E E Q. Q E Q. S S E S S S S +Q E E E
|----------------------0-||-------------------------------|
|------------------------||-------------------------------|
|------------------------||-------------------------------|
|------------------------||------------0h2-0h2-(2)----0---|
|----------0-1-2----2----||------0h2-2--------------2---2-|
|-0----(0)---------------||-0-----------------------------|
B B7
S S +Q E E E Q E E E E
|----------------5--5-------|
|----------------4----4-----|
|------------4-4------4-0-1-|
|----------4----------------|
|-0h2-(2)-------------------|
|---------------------------|
E E7 A A7 E7
Q. E E E Q. E E E Q E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E Q E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------0--0-----|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------0-----|
|-----------------------|------2---2-0----0-----|------0----------0-----|
|------------0--------0-|----2---2---2----2-0-2-|--------2---0----------|
|----------2------1S2---|-0---------------------|----------2--------0-1-|
|-0----0-4--------------|-----------------------|-0---------------------|
B7 E A
Q. E E E Q. E E E S S +Q E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------0-0-----------|-----------------------------|
|--------2---2-----------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-0h2-(2)------2-/6-4-2-----2-|
|-2----2----------2------|----------2-4----------2-4---|
|-------------------/4-0-|-0---------------------------|
E B7
Q. E E E E. S E Q E
|-------------------------||
|---------------0---0--0--||
|---------------2---2--2--||
|--------0-0-1------------||
|-2------0-1-2----2-------||
|-------------------------||
Harmonica Solo
E E7
Q E E. S E E. S E E E E
|-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
B7 E E7 E
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A A7 E
E E E E E E E S S E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1--1-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-0-----0-2---0-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-----0-2-----2-----|
|---------------------------|-0--0-------------------|
B7
E S S E E S S E a E E E E E E
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2p0---0-2-/2-/2-|
|---------------------2-----------|
E A E B7
Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------1----------||
|------------0-0-0-1-2----|----------/2-/2-2----2-2-2-||
|-0----0-0-3-----------/4-|-0----(0)------------------||
3rd Verse
E7
Q. E E E E. S E E E E
|----------10-10---------0-----|
|------/12-------10--8-----3---|
|----------------------9-------|
|------------------------------|
|----------------------------0-|
|-0----------------------------|
B7
Q. E E E E E E E E E
|---------7-7----7-7----7-7-|
|---------------------------|
|------/8-----/8-----/8-----|
|---------------------------|
|-2-------------------------|
|---------------------------|
E E7 A A7
Q. E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------2-2-/2----------|
|-4------------------------|----------------2-------|
|--------/2-/2-0----0-2-/2-|------------------------|
|-----------------2--------|-0----0-----------0---0-|
|--------------------------|----0---------------3---|
E7
Q. E. S E S E S E E E E
|----------------------------|
|----------3-3---------------|
|------/4------4p2-0---0-----|
|--------------------2---0---|
|--------------------------0-|
|-0--------------------------|
B7 E A
Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------0-------------|--------------------------|
|--------------/4-/4-2-0---|--------------------------|
|--------0-2-------------2-|--------------------------|
|-2----2-------------------|-----------0-0-0-0-0------|
|--------------------------|-0--0-0-/3-----------3-0--|
Outro
E B7 E
Q E E E E Q E E S S E Q. E E E Q E E E E
|-------------------------||-------------------------|
|---------------0---------||-------------------------|
|-----------------2-2-2-2-||---------------/4-/4-----|
|-------------------1-1-1-||-------------------------|
|--------0-1-2------------||------1-0-2----------0-1-|
|-0--0-0------------------||-0----------0------------|
B7
Q E E E E Q E E E E
|------------------2---2----|
|---------------------------|
|------/4-/4-/4-2----2---2--|
|---------------------------|
|-2--2----------------------|
|---------------------------|
E E7 A A7
E E E E E E E S S E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------0-3-0-------|
|-------0-1-0---------------|------/2-/2-/2-0-----------|
|-------------0-----0-2-----|---------------------------|
|---------------0h2-----0-2-|-0-------------------0-----|
|-0-0-0---------------------|-----------------------0-3-|
E
Q E E S S S S S E. E E E E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------0-----------------------|
|--------0h2-0h2-0h2--2-0------|
|-------------------------2-0--|
|-0--0-------------------------|
B7 E A E B7
Q. E E E Q E E E E Q. E E E S S E E E E E Q. E E E Q E Q E
|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------*|
|--------0-0------------|--------------------------|------------0--0----0--*|
|------2-----2----------|------------0h1-----------|------------2--2----2--*|
|-----------------0-1-2-|----------2-----4-2-----2-|-----------------------*|
|-2-------------2-------|------2-4-----------2-4---|-2----0-1-2------2-----*|
|-----------------------|-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
