WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT (Bassline)

As recorded by John Lennon
(From the 1974 Album WALLS AND BRIDGES)

Words and Music by John Lennon
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Klaus Voormann - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=121
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E. S Q  E. S Q    E. S Q  E. S Q    E. S Q  E. S Q    E. S Q  E. S Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3--3-3--3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0--0-0--|-5--5-5--5--5-5--|-5--5-5--5--5-5--|


  E. S Q  E. S Q    E. S Q  E. S E E   E. S Q  E. S E E   E E Q  H
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------||
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------||
|-3--3-3--3--3-3--|-3--3-3--3--3-2-0-|--------------2-5-|-5-----------||
|-----------------|------------------|-3--3-3--3--3-----|-------------||


   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    E. S E. S S S E E E   E E E E S E. E E   Q  S E S +S  S E E E
||-------2--------------|------------------|----------------------|
||o---------2-----------|------------------|--------------2-2-0-4-|
||o-0--0--------0-0-0-2-|-3---0-2---3--2-0-|----0-0-2-(2)---------|
||----------------------|---3--------------|-3--------------------|


  Q  E E +E  E E E   Q.   E +S  S E E E   S E. E E Q  E E
|------------------|--------------4-----|-----------------|
|-5--0-5-(5)-0-----|------2-(2)-2-------|-----------------|
|----------------2-|-0--------------0-2-|-3------2-3--2-0-|
|--------------3---|--------------------|---3--3----------|


  Q  S E S +S  S E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E. S E. S E Q  E
|----------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|--------------2-2-0-4-|-5--0-5-2----2-|-------------------|
|----0-0-2-(2)---------|-----------2---|-5----5----5-5--2--|
|-3--------------------|---------------|----5----5---------|


                                           1.
  S S E E E Q  E E   Q  S E S +S  S E E E   Q  Q  H
|------------------|----------------------|-------------||
|------------------|--------------2-2-0-4-|-5----------o||
|-3-3-3---2-3--2-0-|----2-2-3-(3)---------|------------o||
|-------3----------|-3--------------------|-------------||


                      Interlude
  2.,D.S.
  E. S E E E. S E E    E. S E E E. S +E  E
|-------------------||---------------------|
|-------------------||----------2--2-(2)---|
|-------------------||--------2----------2-|
|-3--3-3-3-0--0-3-3-||-0--0-0--------------|


  E. S E E E. S +E  E   Q.   E S S E +E  E
|---------------------|--------2---2-(2)---|
|----------2--2-(2)---|------2---2-------2-|
|--------2----------2-|-0------------------|
|-0--0-0--------------|--------------------|


  Q  S E S +S  S E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E
|----------------------|------------------|
|------------------2-0-|------------0-1-2-|
|-0--2-2-3-(3)-3-4-----|-0----4-(4)-------|
|----------------------|------------------|


  Q  Q  +E  E E E   E. S E. S E E E E
|-----------------|------2----2---------|
|-0--0--(0)-0-1-2-|----2----2-----------|
|-----------------|-0-----------2-3-4---|
|-----------------|---------------------|


                       Bridge
  E. S E E S S E E E    E. S E. S S S E E E
|--------------------||------2----4---4-2---|
|------------------2-||----2----2---2-----2-|
|-5--5-5-0---5-5-5---||-0-------------------|
|--------------------||---------------------|


  Q  Q  E E E E   E. S E. S S S E E E
|---------------|------2----4---4-2----|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|----2----2---2-----2--|
|---------------|-0--------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|


  Q  Q  E E E E   E. S E. S S S E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   E. S +E  E E E E E
|---------------|------2----4---4-2---|---------------|--------------------|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|----2----2---2-----2-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|--------------------|
|---------------|-0-------------------|---------------|-3--3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------------|


                          Interlude
                To Coda
  Q  S E S +S  S E E E     Q  E E S S E E E
|-----------------------||------------------|
|----------------2-0----||--------2---2---2-|
|----2-2-3-(3)-3-----2--||----------2---2---|
|-3---------------------||-0--0-0-----------|


  Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E E S S E E E
|---------------|------------2------|
|---------------|------2---2--------|
|-0--0--0-2---0-|-0------------0-2--|
|---------------|-------------------|


  E E E E E. S +S  S E   Q.   E E. S +E  E
|----------------------|-5----0-5--4-(4)-2-|
|------------2-(2)-2-5-|-------------------|
|-3-0---0-3------------|-------------------|
|-----3----------------|-------------------|


                       D.S. al Coda
  E E S E S +S  S E E E   E E Q  H
|-----------------------|--------------||
|-5-5-2-2-0-(0)-0-------|--------------||
|-----------------2-0---|--------------||
|---------------------3-|-3------------||


  &
  Q.   E S S E E E   E S S +S  S E E E E E   E E Q  +E  E E E
|------------------|-----------------2-----|--------------2---|
|--------2---2---2-|-------------2-2-----2-|------------2---2-|
|------2---2---2---|-0-0-4-(4)-4-------0---|-4---0--(0)-------|
|-0----------------|-----------------------|------------------|


  S S E E E Q.   E   Q.   E S E S E E   E S S E E E E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------4-5-5-|-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-2-3------|-3------3-3-3-2-0-|---2-2---3---------|-------------------|
|----------------3-|------3-----------|-3-----------------|-3----3-(3)-3-3-3--|


  Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E S S E E E
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-2------2---2---2-|
|------0-0-2--5-|------2---2---2---|
|-0-------------|------------------|


  E S S +S  S E E S S E E   Q.   E S E. Q
|-----------------2---2---|--------5-2--2\--*|
|-------------0-2---2---2-|------2----------*|
|-0-0-4-(4)-4-------------|-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