WOMAN (Bassline) As recorded by John Lennon (From the 1980 Album DOUBLE FANTASY) Words and Music by John Lennon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tony Levin - Bass' Intro Q=85 4/4 Gtr I W H Q Q W H Q Q |----------|---------3s=|=8--------|-------------|| |----------|------------|----------|---------8\--|| |----------|------------|----------|-------------|| |----------|------------|----------|-------------|| 1st Verse Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H H H |-------------|-------------|-------------|------3----| |-1----1-3----|-5----3------|-1----1------|-3---------| |-------------|--------1----|--------3----|-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------| H H H H Q. E H Q. E H |-1---------|------3----|-------------|-------------| |------3----|-5---------|-1----1-3----|-5----3------| |-----------|-----------|-------------|--------1----| |-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------| 2/4 4/4 Q. E H H Q Q H H H H +E Q. |-------------|------------|-----------|-------|----------------| |-1----1------|-3----------|------3----|-5/----|-8----(8)-8-----| |--------3----|------1--1--|-----------|-------|----------------| |-------------|------------|-4---------|-------|----------------| Chorus H H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E H Q |-----------||-----------------|----------------|--------------| |-----------||o-----5-8-(8)----|-------5-(5)----|-----6--------| |-1----1----||o-6-6------------|-----6----------|-8-8----------| |-----------||-----------------|-8-8------------|--------------| 2nd Verse H E E E E Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H |---------------||-------------|-------------|-------------| |-8------------o||--------3----|-5----3------|-1----1------| |--------------o||-6----6------|--------1----|--------3----| |------6-6-8-6--||-------------|-------------|-------------| H Q Q H H H H Q. E H |------3--3--|-1---------|------3----|-------------| |-3----------|------3----|-5---------|-1----1-3----| |------------|-----------|-----------|-------------| |------------|-----------|-----------|-------------| 2/4 Q. E H Q. E H H Q Q H H H |-------------|-------------|------------|-----------|------| |-5----3------|-1----1------|-3----------|------3----|-5----| |--------1----|--------3----|------1--1--|-----------|------| |-------------|-------------|------------|-4---------|------| Chorus 4/4 H +E Q. H Q Q Q E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E |---------------|------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-8----(8)-8----|------------||o----5-8-(8)-----|-------5-(5)-----| |---------------|-1----3--5--||o-6--------------|-----6-----------| |---------------|------------||-----------------|-8-8-------------| 3rd Verse E E E E +H H E E E E Q. E Q Q H Q. E |--------10-(10)----|---------------||--------------|--------------| |-------------------|-8------------o||--------------|--------------| |-8-8-11------------|--------------o||-7----7-9-----|-11----9------| |-------------------|------6-6-8-6--||--------------|------------7-| 2/4 4/4 Q. E Q. E H Q Q H H H H +E Q. |---------------|------------|-----------|------|---------------| |---------------|------------|------4----|-6----|-9----(9)-9----| |-7----7--------|-9----------|-----------|------|---------------| |--------9------|------7--7--|-5---------|------|---------------| Outro W E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E |----------||------------------|-----------------| |----------||o-----6-9-(9)-----|-------6-(6)-----| |----------||o-7-7-------------|-----7-----------| |-7--------||------------------|-9-9-------------| E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E 4x |--------11-(11)-----|------------------|| |--------------------|-9---------------o|| |-9-9-12-------------|-----------------o|| |--------------------|-------7-7-9-7----|| 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