THE BEAT GOES ON (Bassline)

As recorded by Sonny & Cher
(From the 1967 Album IN CASE YOU'RE IN LOVE)

Words and Music by Sonny Bono
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carol Kaye - Bass'


   Intro
    Q=126(8=s8)   1.               2.
   4/4
    Gtr I
    Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q      E Q  E Q  Q
||---------------|---------------||--------------||
||o-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--o||---1--1----1--||
||o-------3------|--------3-----o||--------3-----||
||---------------|---------------||--------------||


   Pre-Chorus
    $
    Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
||o-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--|-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1---|
||o-------3------|--------3-----|-------3------|--------3------|
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|


  Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--|-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--|
|-------3------|--------3-----|-------3------|--------3-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


                                      To Coda
  Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E    E Q  E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------||
|-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--|-3--1-----1-3--|---1--1----1--||
|-------3------|--------3-----|-------3-------|--------3-----||
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------||


 1st, 2nd & 3rd Verses
  Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--|-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--|
|-------3------|--------3-----|-------3------|--------3-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--|-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--|
|-------3------|--------3-----|-------3------|--------3-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--|-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--|
|-------3------|--------3-----|-------3------|--------3-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


                                              1.,2.
  Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q   3x
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
|-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--|-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--o||
|-------3------|--------3-----|-------3------|--------3-----o||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||


                                  Outro
  3.
  D.S. al Coda &
  E Q  E Q  Q     E Q  E Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q   4x
|--------------||--------------||---------------|---------------||
|---1--1----1--||---1--1----1--||o-3--1-----1-3-|---1--1----1--o||
|--------3-----||--------3-----||o-------3------|--------3-----o||
|--------------||--------------||---------------|---------------||


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