I'M A LOSER (Bassline)

As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1964 Album BEATLES FOR SALE)

Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'


 Intro
  Freely Q=15In Time Q=168(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx5           W          W
|------------||----------|------||
|------------||----------|------||
|------------||----------|------||
|------------||----------|------||


   1st, 3rd & 5th Verses
    $
    H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q
||-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
||o-5-------5--|------------|-3-------3--|-5-------4---|
||o------5-----|-5-------5--|------3-----|------5------|
||-------------|------5-----|------------|-------------|


  H    Q  Q    H    E E Q    H    Q  E E   Q.   E Q  Q
|------------|----------7--|-------------|--------------||
|-5-------5--|------7s9----|-3-------3s5-|-5----5----4--||
|------5-----|-5-----------|------3------|--------5-----||
|------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||


 2nd, 4th & 6th Verses
  H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|-5-------5--|------------|-3-------3--|-5----------|
|------5-----|-5-------5--|------3-----|------5--5--|
|------------|------5-----|------------|------------|


  H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q    H    H
|------------|------------|------------|-----------||
|-5-------5--|------------|-3-------3--|-5---------||
|------5-----|-5-------5--|------3-----|------5----||
|------------|------5-----|------------|-----------||


 Chorus
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-0--2--3--4--|-5--3--2--0--|-0--2--3--4--|-5--3--2--0--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  H
|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|----4--2--0--|-2--0--------|-------------|-3--2--0----o||
|-------------|-------3--2--|-0--2--3--0--|------------o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||


 Harmonica Solo
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   Q.   E Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5--5--------|-------------|-3--3-----3-5-|-5----5----4--|
|-------5--5--|-5--5-----5--|-------3------|--------5-----|
|-------------|-------5-----|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    H    E E Q    H    Q  E E   H    H
|--------------|----------7--|-------------|-----------||
|-5----5----5--|------7s9----|-3-------3-5-|-5---------||
|--------5-----|-5-----------|------3------|------5----||
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------||


 Guitar Solo & Outro
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-0--2--3--4--|-5--3--2--0--|-0--2--3--4--|-5--3--2--0--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


                                                   D.S.
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------*|
|-5--4--2--0--|-2--0--------|-------------|-3--2--0--0--*|
|-------------|-------3--2--|-0--2--3--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