The Beatles - I am the walrus
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I Am The Walrus
Originally released by The Beatles as the B side to their number 1
Single Hello Goodbye in late 1967. Bass performance Paul McCartney.
Tab by bass50611. Welcome to my tab of this John Lennon classic and
Not as original bass line. This is a simplified version.
Intro:
G|------------|---9------------------------------------|
D|-ORCHESTRAL-|--9---------------------------------5-6-|
A|---START----|-7----5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-----|
E|------------|----------------------------------------|
Verse 1: (Break)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7---5--5--------------7--7---5--5-------------------------5/7-|
A|-------------3--3---5--5--------------3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7---5--5---4--4---3--5---7--7---5--5---3--3--3--3-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2--2--2----1-2--2--2--2-|
E|----------2--------------|
Chorus 1:
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---7--7--7--7-|
E|---------3------------5------------7--|
Verse 3: (Pause)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7---5--5--------------7--7---5--5-------------------------5/7-|
A|-------------3--3---5--5--------------3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 1:
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-5-4------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------4-4-4-4-|
A|------------------5-5-5-5--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
Verse 4:
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7---5--5---4--4---3--5---7--7---5--5---3--3--3--3-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2--2--2----1-2--2--2--2-|
E|----------2--------------|
Chorus 1: (Break)
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---7--7--7--7-|
E|---------3------------5------------7--|
Orchestral Interlude: (No Bass)
Middle 8:
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
E|-7---5---3---1---0--1-------------------------|
Chorus 2:
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------4-|
A|-3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---7--7--7--7---5--5--5--5--|
E|---------3------------5------------7------------5---|
Verse 5: (Break)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7---5--5--------------7--7---5--5-------------------------5/7-|
A|-------------3--3---5--5--------------3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 6:
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7---5--5---4--4---3--5---7--7---5--5---3--3--3--3-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2--2--2----1-2--2--2--2-|
E|----------2--------------|
Chorus 3:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---7--7--7--7---5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3-|
E|---------3------------5------------7------------5------------3--|
G|-------------2--2--2--2---------------------------------------|
D|-----------0---------2---5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3---2--2--2--2-|
A|-2--2--2--2----------------------5------------3------------2--|
E|---------2----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3---2--2--2--2-5-|
E|---------5------------3------------2----|
Outro: (Repeat Outro To Fade/End)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7---5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3---2--2--2--2---5--5--5--5-|
A|---------7------------5------------3------------2------------5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3---2--2--2--2-5-|
E|---------3------------2----|