NOBODY TOLD ME (Bassline) As recorded by John Lennon (From the 1984 Album MILK AND HONEY) Words and Music by John Lennon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tony Levin - Bass' Intro Q=121(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W Q Q H Q E E E E Q Q Q H Q E E E E Q |----------|------------|------4---------|------------|------4---------|| |----------|------------|----------------|------------|----------------|| |----------|------------|-5--------5-----|------------|-5--------5-----|| |----------|-5-----5----|------------7\--|-5-----5----|------------7\--|| 1st & 3rd Verses Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q ||--------------|----------------|--------------|------4---------| ||o-------------|------4---7-4\--|--------------|----------7-4\--| ||o-------------|-5--------------|--------------|-5--------------| ||--5-----5-----|----------------|-5-------5-5--|----------------| 2/4 4/4 |-3-| Q E E H Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q |-------------|--------|-----------------|------------------|| |-------------|--------|-----------------|------------------|| |--------7----|-5----0-|-2---2---2---2/--|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--|| |-5----5------|--------|-----------------|------------------|| 2nd & 4th Verses E E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q |---------------|----------------|--------------|------4----------| |---------------|------4---7-4\--|--------------|----------7-4\---| |---------------|-5--------------|--------------|-5---------------| |-5-----0-5-----|----------------|-5----0-5-----|-----------------| $ 2/4 4/4 Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |--------------|-------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------|-------|-----------------|-----------2----|---2---0---2----| |--------7-----|-5-----|-2---2---2---2---|-2-4---5-----2--|-2-----------2--| |-5----5-------|-------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| Chorus E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------7----| |-------0---2----|----2-0---2---2/-||-----------------|---------9---9--| |-2-4---------2--|-----------------||---------5---5---|-7---7-7--------| |----------------|-----------------||-3---3-----------|----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|-----------7----|-----------------|-----------7-9\--| |-----------------|---------9---9--|-----------------|---------9-------| |---------5---5---|-7---7-7--------|---------5---5---|-7---7-7---------| |-3---3-----------|----------------|-3---3-----------|-----------------| Interlude |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |---------5---5---|----------------|---------5---5---||-----------------| |-3---3-----------|-5---5---5------|-3---3-----------||-0----2-3-4------| |-----------------|-----------5----|-----------------||-----------------| To Coda |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E E E Q |----------------|----------------|------------2------|| |-0----2-3-4-----|----------------|-0----2-3-4---4\--o|| |----------------|-0----2-3-4-----|------------------o|| |----------------|----------------|-------------------|| 5th Verse Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q |-------------|----------------|--------------| |-------------|------4---7-4\--|--------------| |-------------|-5--------------|--------------| |-5-----5-----|----------------|-5-------5-5--| D.S. al Coda 2/4 Q E E E E Q Q E E H Q E E |------4---------|-------------|---------|| |----------7-4\--|-------------|---------|| |-5--------------|-0----0-7----|-5-------|| |----------------|-------------|------5--|| & 4/4 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q 3x ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|------4---2------|| ||o----------------|-0----2-3-4-----|----------------|-0----------4\--o|| ||o-0----2-3-4-----|----------------|-0----2-3-4-----|----------------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