INSTANT KARMA! (WE ALL SHINE ON) (Bassline)
As recorded by John Lennon
(Released as a Single in 1970)
Words and Music by John Lennon
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Klaus Voormann - Bass'
Intro 1st - 3rd Verses
Q=120(8=s8)
$
4/4
Gtr I
|3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
W W Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------|----------||----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------||o---------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------||o-0-0----0-0----|-------------0---|
|----------|----------||----------------|-2-2---2-0-2---2-|
|3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|-0-0----0-0----|-------------0---|-0-0----0-0----|-------------0----|
|---------------|-2-2---2-0-2---2-|---------------|-2-2---2-0-2---2--|
Pre-Chorus
1.
|3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q E Q Q E Q H Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E
|---------------|-------------||---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-------------||---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-0----0-2-4--||-5-5----4-4----|-2-2---2-0-0---0--|
|-1-1----3-3----|-------------||---------------|------------------|
|3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q Q E Q
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-------------0---|---------------|
|-5-5----4-4----|-2-2---2-0-2---2-|-3-3----2-2----|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q Q
|--------------|----------------|----------------||
|--------------|----------------|-2-2---2-------o||
|-0-0----------|-5-5----5-0-5-0-|---------2--1--o||
|--------3--3--|----------------|----------------||
2.,D.S.
|3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q E Q Q E Q Q Q H Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q Q Q
|---------------|------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5-5----4-4----|-2----------|-5-5----4-4----|-2-2----0--0---|
|---------------|------------|---------------|---------------|
|3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|----------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|----------------|-------------|--------------||
|-3-3----2-2----|-0-0---0---0-3--|-5-----5--5--|-7------------||
|---------------|---------3------|-------------|-------0------||
Chorus
|3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|------------0--|-2------2-0----|------------0--|-2------2-0-----|
|--------0-2----|------2-----2--|--------0-2----|------2-----2---|
|-3----3--------|---------------|-3----3--------|----------------|
To Coda D.S. al Coda
|3| |3| |3| |3|
Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
|------------0--|-2------2-0----|-0-----0--0--|-2------------||
|--------0-2----|------2-----2--|-------------|----------2---||
|-3----3--------|---------------|-------------|-------0------||
Bridge
&
|3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|---------------|---------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-0----0-0-0-0--|-2----2-2-2-2--||-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------||-----------------|-------------0----|
|---------------|---------------||-5-5---5-4-4---4-|-2-2---2-0-2---2--|
|3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|-------------0----|
|-5-5---5-4-4---4-|-2-2---2-0-2---2-|-5-5---5-4-4---4-|-2-2---2-0-2---2--|
Out-Chorus
|3| |3| |3| |-3-| |3|
Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q E
|---------------|--------------||-----------------|
|---------------|--------------||---------------0-|
|---------------|--------------||------0-2-3------|
|-1-1----3-3----|-5-5----3-----||-3---------------|
|3| |3| |-3-| |3| |3| |3|
Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-2-2----2-0----|---------------0-|-2-2----2-0----|
|------------2--|------0-2-3------|------------2--|
|---------------|-3---------------|---------------|
|-3-| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
|---------------0-|-2-2----2-0----|--------------|-2-----2--2--|
|------0-2-3------|------------2--|-5-----5-0-5--|-------------|
|-3---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
|-3-| |3| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |3| |3|
Q E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q 3x
||------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------||
||o---------------0-|-2-2----2-0----|---------------0-|-2-2----2-0----o||
||o------0-2-3------|------------2--|------0-2-3------|------------2--o||
||--3---------------|---------------|-3---------------|----------------||
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
