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I NEED YOU (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1965 Album HELP!)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro 1st, 2nd & 4th Verses
Q=133
$
4/4
Gtr I
W H E Q E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|----------|--------9----||----------------|---------------|
|----------|-------------||o-7----7------7-|--------7------|
|----------|-------------||o--------7------|-5----5------5-|
|----------|-----------x-||----------------|---------------|
E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E Q. E H Q. E H
|---9-(9)--9--9-9-|---9-(9)--9--9-9-|--------9----|-7----7------|
|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7----7------|--------7----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|---9-(9)--9--9-9-|---9-(9)--------||--------6----|-6----6----6---|
|-7---------------|-7--------7--6--||-4----4------|--------6------|
|-----------------|----------------||-------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------------||-------------|---------------|
1.
To Coda
Q. E H Q. E Q Q E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E
|--------6----|-4----4----4--|---9-(9)--9--9----|---9-(9)--9--9-9--||
|-4----4------|--------4-----|-7-------------7--|-7---------------o||
|-------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------o||
|-------------|--------------|------------------|------------------||
Bridge
2.
Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|-------------||--------------|--------------|
|-7--7--7--7--||--------7-----|--------9-----|
|-------------||-5----5----5--|-7----7----7--|
|-------------||--------------|--------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|-----------9--|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-7----7-7-----|-7----7-7--7--|--------7-----|--------9------|
|--------------|--------------|-5----5----5--|-7----7----7---|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
3rd Verse
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E +E E Q Q H Q. E Q. E
|--------------|-9----9-9-9-(9)-9-|-9--9--9----||--------9-------|
|-9----9----9--|------------------|------------||-7----7------7--|
|--------9-----|------------------|------------||----------------|
|--------------|------------------|------------||----------------|
Q. E Q. E E E +Q Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|-7----7------7-|---9-(9)--9--9-9-|------9-9-----|--------9-------|
|--------7------|-7---------------|-7---------7--|-7----7------7--|
|---------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
Q. E H E E +Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q. E H
|-7----7------|---9-(9)--9--9-9-|-------------||--------6----|
|--------7----|-7---------------|-7--7--7--6--||-4----4------|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------||-------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------||-------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|-6----6----6--|--------6----5-|--------------|------9----9---|
|--------6-----|-4----4--------|-9----9----9--|-7------7------|
|--------------|---------------|--------9-----|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
Bridge
Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|-------------||--------------|--------------|-----------9---|
|-7--7--7--7--||--------7-----|--------9-----|-7----7-7------|
|-------------||-5----5----5--|-7----7----7--|---------------|
|-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------9--7-6-|-4----4----4---|
|-7----7-7--7--|--------7-----|---------------|--------4------|
|--------------|-5----5----5--|-7----7--------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Q. E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q. E Q Q
|-9----9-------|-9--9--9--7-6--||--------------|
|--------9--9--|---------------||-7----7-7--6--|
|--------------|---------------||--------------|
|--------------|---------------||--------------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
|---------------9-|---------11--9--|-7----7------6-|-7----7----7---|
|--------11--11---|------11--------|--------7--7---|--------7------|
|-9----9----------|-9--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q Q H +W
|--------9--9--|------------|--------*|
|-7----7-------|-7--7--7----|-(7)----*|
|--------------|------------|--------*|
|--------------|------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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