HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) (Bassline) As recorded by John Lennon (From the 1971 Album THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION) Words and Music by John Lennon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Teddy Irwin - Bass' 1st & 3rd Verses Q=72 6/8 Gtr I W H. +H. W |--------||----------|----------|------| |--------||o-7-------|-(7)------|------| |--------||o---------|----------|------| |--------||----------|----------|------| W W W W Q. E E E |--------|--------|--------|--------|------------|| |--------|--------|--------|--------|------------|| |--------|--------|--------|--------|----------4-|| |--------|--------|--------|--------|------5-7---|| 2nd & 4th Verses Q. +E +E. S Q. +E E E Q. +E +E. S Q. +E E E |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| |-5----(5)-(5)---|-5----(5)-5-6-|-7----(7)-(7)---|-7----(7)-7-5-| |--------------5-|--------------|--------------7-|--------------| Q. +E +E. S Q. E E E Q. +E +E. S Q. E E E |----------------|------------|----------------|------------|| |-7----(7)-(7)---|-7----------|----------------|----------4-|| |--------------7-|----------4-|-5----(5)-(5)---|-5----5-7---|| |----------------|------5-7---|--------------5-|------------|| Chorus $ Q. +E +E. S Q. +E E E Q. +E +E. S Q. +E E E |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| |-5----(5)-(5)---|-5----(5)-5-6-|-7----(7)-(7)---|-7----(7)-5-4-| |--------------5-|--------------|--------------7-|--------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| 1. To Coda Q. +E E E Q. +E E E Q. +E E E Q. +E E E |--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|| |-2----(2)-----|--------------|---------------|----------4-6-o|| |--------------|--------------|-5----(5)-5-6--|-7----(7)-----o|| |----------0-2-|-3----(3)-3-5-|---------------|---------------|| 5th Verse 2. Q. E E E Q. +E +E. S Q. Q. Q. +E +E. S |------------||----------------|-----------|----------------| |------------||----------------|-----------|--------------4-| |-7----------||--------------7-|-7----7----|-2----(2)-(2)---| |------0-2-4-||-5----(5)-(5)---|-----------|----------------| Q. Q. Q. +E +E. S Q. E E E Q. +E +E. S |-4----4----|----------------|------------|----------------| |-----------|----------------|-2----2-4-6-|-7----(7)-(7)---| |-----------|--------------2-|------------|--------------7-| |-----------|-0----(0)-(0)---|------------|----------------| 6th Verse Q. E E E Q. +E +E. S Q. +E E E Q. +E +E. S |------------||----------------|--------------|----------------| |-7----------||----------------|--------------|----------------| |----------4-||-5----(5)-(5)---|-5----(5)-5-6-|-7----(7)-(7)---| |------5-7---||--------------5-|--------------|--------------7-| Q. +E E E Q. +E +E. S Q. E E E Q. +E +E. S |--------------|----------------|------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------|------------|----------------| |-7----(7)-5---|--------------7-|----------4-|-5----(5)-(5)---| |------------7-|-5----(5)-(5)---|-5----5-7---|--------------5-| Outro D.S. al Coda & Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. +E +E. S Q. +E E E |-------------||------------||----------------|---------------| |----------4--||------------||----------------|-7----(7)-7-8--| |-5----5-7----||-7----------||--------------7-|---------------| |-------------||------0-2-4-||-5----(5)-(5)---|---------------| Q. +E +E. S Q. +E E E Q. +E +E. S |----------------|--------------|----------------| |-9----(9)-(9)---|--------------|-7----(7)-(7)---| |--------------9-|----------9-8-|--------------7-| |----------------|-7----(7)-----|----------------| Q. +E E E H. +H. |--------------|---------|--------*| |--------------|---------|--------*| |-7----(7)-7---|---------|--------*| |------------7-|-5-------|-(5)----*| 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