John Lennon - Mind games

MIND GAMES (Bassline) As recorded by John Lennon (From the 1973 Album MIND GAMES) Words and Music by John Lennon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Gordon Edwards - Bass' Intro Q=74 4/4 Gtr I H H H H H H H H |-5----4----|-2----0----|-----------|-----------|| |-----------|-----------|-3----2----|-0---------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------3----|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| Chorus H H H H H H H H 4x ||--5----4----|-2----0----|-----------|------------|| ||o-----------|-----------|-3----2----|-0---------o|| ||o-----------|-----------|-----------|------3----o|| ||------------|-----------|-----------|------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses E E E E E S S E E Q S S E E S S E E ||----5---5-----------|--------------------| ||o-----5-------------|--------5---------3-| ||o-------------5---5-|------5-------------| ||----------------5---|--------------3-3---| Q S S E E S S S S E E. S E E Q S S E |----------------------|--------------------| |--------2-----5-5-----|--------------------| |------------5-----2-5-|--------5----5-5-3--| |------0---------------|----5-5-------------| E E E E E S S E E Q S S E E S S E E |---5-------------7-|----------16-----------| |-----5-------7-7---|----12-12--------5-5-3-| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| Q E E E S S E E E S S Q E S S E E |------------------|--------------------|| |------------5-5---|--------------------|| |------7---------5-|-----5--------5-5-3-|| |------------------|--------------------|| Chorus Q +S S S S Q Q Q E S S Q S S S S |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-3--(3)-3-5-3-2--2--|---------------------| |--------------------|-5----5-5-3----3-5-3-| Q +E. S Q E E Q S S S S Q E E |------------------|----9-10-11-------------| |------------------|-0----------0-----------| |---------------x\-|--------------3---------| |-1--(1)-1-1-------|-------------------10---| S S E +E. S Q E S S Q. S S Q E S S |---5------------------|-------------------| |--------------------5S|=7----7-6-5------4-| |-3---3-(3)-3-2--------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q +S S E |-------------------|------2---------------| |-3----5-3-2----2-1-|-0------0-------------| |-------------------|----------3--(3)-3----| |-------------------|-------------------3--| E E +E S S E Q E Q. S S Q. E |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |-3-3-(3)-5-3-2-2--1-|-0----0-0------3-| |--------------------|----------3------| Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. E |-------------------|-------------------|| |-3----5-3-2----2-1-|-0----------------o|| |-------------------|------5-4-3-------o|| |-------------------|---------------3---|| Outro S S S S S S E Q E E E S S E E E S S E E ||----5-5-5-----5--------|---------2-----------| ||o---------5-5----------|-----2-2-----------5-| ||o--------------------2-|---------------3-3---| ||-------------------0---|---------------------| E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E Q E E |---------------------|------------------| |---------3-----------|---------0----0---| |-----3-3-----------0-|-----0-0--------3-| |---------------0-0---|------------------| E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E |-----0-0-5-----------|---------2-----------| |-------------------2-|-----2-2-------------| |---------------2-2---|-------------------3-| |---------------------|---------------3-3---| E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E Q E E |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------3---------2-|---------0----0-----o|| |-----3-3-------0-0---|-----0-0--------3---o|| |---------------------|---------------------|| 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