I'VE GOT A FEELING (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1970 Album LET IT BE)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro
Q=93
4/4
Gtr I
W W
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1st Verse
Wx8 Q Q Q Q
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|------------|-7--7--7--7--|
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Q Q E E Q H S S S S S S S S E E +E S S S S S S S S E
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|----5---------|-7----------5---7-5h7-|---7-(7)-7-------5-7---5-7-||
|-7-----5------|------5-7-------------|-0---------7-5-7-----------||
|--------------|----------------------|---------------------------||
2nd & 3rd Verses
E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E S S S S S S E
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||o---7--7-7-7--7-|-7-7--7-7-7--7-|-7-7--7---7--7-|---7--7-----5-7---5-7---|
||o-0-------------|---------------|--------0------|-0------5-7-------------|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E
|---------------|---------------|
|---7--7---7--7-|---7--7---7--7-|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|
|---------------|---------------|
E Q E S S S S +E E E Q E S S S S +S S E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|---7--7-----5-7-(7)-7-|---7--7-----5-7-(7)-5-7--|
|-0------5-7-----------|-0------5-7--------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q E Q E S S S S S S E
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------------|
|---7---7---7---7-|----5---------|---7--7-----5-7---5-7--|
|-0---0---0---0---|-7-----5------|-0------5-7------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------------|
Bridge
1.
E Q E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---7--7-----5-7---5-7/-|-----------------|---------0-0-----|-----4-4-5-5-6---|
|-0------5-7------------|---------2-2---2-|-----2-2-----2---|-5-5-----------5-|
|-----------------------|-0-0-4-4-----4---|-3-3-----------3-|-----------------|
4th Verse
2.
Q Q H W E Q E S S S S S S E
|------------|-----------||-||----6------------------|
|-7----------|----------o||-||o------7-----5-7---5-7-|
|------------|----------o||-||o-0------5-7-----------|
|------------|-----------||-||-----------------------|
E Q E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E
|----------------------|---6-------------------|---6--------------------|
|---7--7-----5-7---5-7-|-----7-------5-7---5-7-|-----7-------5-7---5-7--|
|-0------5-7-----------|-0-----0-5-7-----------|-0-----0-5-7------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
1. 2.
E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E
|---6-------------------|---6--------------------||------------------|
|-----7-------5-7---5-7-|-----7-------5-7---5-7-o||---7---7---7---7--|
|-0-----0-5-7-----------|-0-----0-5-7-----------o||-0---0---0---0----|
|-----------------------|------------------------||------------------|
E E E E E E E E W W
|-----------------|----------|------||
|---7---7---7---7-|-7--------|------||
|-0---0---0---0---|----------|------||
|-----------------|----------|------||
5th Verse
1.
E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E S S S S S S E
||----------------|---------------|----------------------|
||o-7-7--7-7-7----|-7-7--7---7--7-|---7--7-----5-7---5-7-|
||o-------------0-|--------0------|-0------5-7-----------|
||----------------|---------------|----------------------|
2.
E Q E S S S S S S E E Q E S S S S +E E E Q E S S S S +S S E
|-----------------------||----------------------|------------------------||
|---7--7-----5-7---5-7-o||---7--7-----5-7-(7)-7-|---7--7-----5-7-(7)-5-7-||
|-0------5-7-----------o||-0------5-7-----------|-0------5-7-------------||
|-----------------------||----------------------|------------------------||
Outro
E E S E. E E E E E E E E E E E a E E a E E S S E E E E
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|---7---7----7---7-|---7---7---7---6s7-|---6s7---6-7---7---7--|
|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0---0---0-----|-------0-----0---0----|
|------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|-7-7-7-7---7---6s7-|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|---------0---0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
a W +W
|------------|--------*|
|-6s7--------|-(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
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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
