John Lennon - Whatever gets you through the night
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WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT (Bassline)
As recorded by John Lennon
(From the 1974 Album WALLS AND BRIDGES)
Words and Music by John Lennon
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Klaus Voormann - Bass'
Intro
Q=121
4/4
Gtr I
E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3--3-3--3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0--0-0--|-5--5-5--5--5-5--|-5--5-5--5--5-5--|
E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q E. S E E E. S Q E. S E E E E Q H
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------||
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------||
|-3--3-3--3--3-3--|-3--3-3--3--3-2-0-|--------------2-5-|-5-----------||
|-----------------|------------------|-3--3-3--3--3-----|-------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
E. S E. S S S E E E E E E E S E. E E Q S E S +S S E E E
||-------2--------------|------------------|----------------------|
||o---------2-----------|------------------|--------------2-2-0-4-|
||o-0--0--------0-0-0-2-|-3---0-2---3--2-0-|----0-0-2-(2)---------|
||----------------------|---3--------------|-3--------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q. E +S S E E E S E. E E Q E E
|------------------|--------------4-----|-----------------|
|-5--0-5-(5)-0-----|------2-(2)-2-------|-----------------|
|----------------2-|-0--------------0-2-|-3------2-3--2-0-|
|--------------3---|--------------------|---3--3----------|
Q S E S +S S E E E Q E E Q E E E. S E. S E Q E
|----------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|--------------2-2-0-4-|-5--0-5-2----2-|-------------------|
|----0-0-2-(2)---------|-----------2---|-5----5----5-5--2--|
|-3--------------------|---------------|----5----5---------|
1.
S S E E E Q E E Q S E S +S S E E E Q Q H
|------------------|----------------------|-------------||
|------------------|--------------2-2-0-4-|-5----------o||
|-3-3-3---2-3--2-0-|----2-2-3-(3)---------|------------o||
|-------3----------|-3--------------------|-------------||
Interlude
2.,D.S.
E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S +E E
|-------------------||---------------------|
|-------------------||----------2--2-(2)---|
|-------------------||--------2----------2-|
|-3--3-3-3-0--0-3-3-||-0--0-0--------------|
E. S E E E. S +E E Q. E S S E +E E
|---------------------|--------2---2-(2)---|
|----------2--2-(2)---|------2---2-------2-|
|--------2----------2-|-0------------------|
|-0--0-0--------------|--------------------|
Q S E S +S S E E E Q. E +E E E E
|----------------------|------------------|
|------------------2-0-|------------0-1-2-|
|-0--2-2-3-(3)-3-4-----|-0----4-(4)-------|
|----------------------|------------------|
Q Q +E E E E E. S E. S E E E E
|-----------------|------2----2---------|
|-0--0--(0)-0-1-2-|----2----2-----------|
|-----------------|-0-----------2-3-4---|
|-----------------|---------------------|
Bridge
E. S E E S S E E E E. S E. S S S E E E
|--------------------||------2----4---4-2---|
|------------------2-||----2----2---2-----2-|
|-5--5-5-0---5-5-5---||-0-------------------|
|--------------------||---------------------|
Q Q E E E E E. S E. S S S E E E
|---------------|------2----4---4-2----|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|----2----2---2-----2--|
|---------------|-0--------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
Q Q E E E E E. S E. S S S E E E Q Q E E E E E. S +E E E E E E
|---------------|------2----4---4-2---|---------------|--------------------|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|----2----2---2-----2-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|--------------------|
|---------------|-0-------------------|---------------|-3--3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------------|
Interlude
To Coda
Q S E S +S S E E E Q E E S S E E E
|-----------------------||------------------|
|----------------2-0----||--------2---2---2-|
|----2-2-3-(3)-3-----2--||----------2---2---|
|-3---------------------||-0--0-0-----------|
Q Q E E E E Q E E S S E E E
|---------------|------------2------|
|---------------|------2---2--------|
|-0--0--0-2---0-|-0------------0-2--|
|---------------|-------------------|
E E E E E. S +S S E Q. E E. S +E E
|----------------------|-5----0-5--4-(4)-2-|
|------------2-(2)-2-5-|-------------------|
|-3-0---0-3------------|-------------------|
|-----3----------------|-------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E S E S +S S E E E E E Q H
|-----------------------|--------------||
|-5-5-2-2-0-(0)-0-------|--------------||
|-----------------2-0---|--------------||
|---------------------3-|-3------------||
&
Q. E S S E E E E S S +S S E E E E E E E Q +E E E E
|------------------|-----------------2-----|--------------2---|
|--------2---2---2-|-------------2-2-----2-|------------2---2-|
|------2---2---2---|-0-0-4-(4)-4-------0---|-4---0--(0)-------|
|-0----------------|-----------------------|------------------|
S S E E E Q. E Q. E S E S E E E S S E E E E E E Q. E +E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------4-5-5-|-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-2-3------|-3------3-3-3-2-0-|---2-2---3---------|-------------------|
|----------------3-|------3-----------|-3-----------------|-3----3-(3)-3-3-3--|
Q. E E Q E Q. E S S E E E
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-2------2---2---2-|
|------0-0-2--5-|------2---2---2---|
|-0-------------|------------------|
E S S +S S E E S S E E Q. E S E. Q
|-----------------2---2---|--------5-2--2\--*|
|-------------0-2---2---2-|------2----------*|
|-0-0-4-(4)-4-------------|-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