ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1967 Album MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro Pre-Verse
Q=106(8=s8)
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
Gtr I
Wx5 W W W
|------------||--------|----------|------|
|------------||--------|----------|------|
|------------||--------|----------|------|
|------------||--------|----------|------|
4/4 3/4
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
1st & 2nd Verses
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
H H H E E H H H E E
||------------|----------|-----------|----------|
||o-5----4----|----------|-5----4----|----------|
||o-----------|-7----5-7-|-----------|-7----5-7-|
||------------|----------|-----------|----------|
4/4 3/4
H H Q. E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E Q E E
|-----------|----------------|-------------|--------------||
|-7----5----|-4----2---------|-------------|-------------o||
|-----------|--------5-3-2-3-|-5--5--3--3--|-2-3-5--5-7--o||
|-----------|----------------|-------------|--------------||
Chorus
4/4
|-3-|
H H H E E E E E +H H
|-----------|----------------|-------------|
|-5----7----|----------5-7-5-|-(5)----7----|
|-----------|-5----5-7-------|-------------|
|-----------|----------------|-------------|
|-3-|
Q Q E E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----7------------|-----------------|----9\-----7\--|-------------|
|-----------5-7-5-|-(5)--5--9-9-9-9-|---------------|-------------|
|-5-----5-7-------|-----------------|-7------5------|-3--3--5--5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
Guitar Solo
2/4 4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|--------||-------------|-----------|-------------|------------|
|-5------||-5--5--4--4--|-----------|-5--5--4--4--|------------|
|----5-7-||-------------|-7--7--5-7-|-------------|-7--7--5-7--|
|--------||-------------|-----------|-------------|------------|
4/4 3/4
Q Q Q Q H E E E E Q Q Q Q E E Q E E
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------||
|-7--7--5--5--|-4------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|------5-3-2-3-|-5--5--3--3--|-2-3-5--5-7--||
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------||
Chorus
4/4
|-3-|
H H H E E E E E +H H
|-----------|----------------|-------------|
|-5----7----|----------5-7-5-|-(5)----7----|
|-----------|-5----5-7-------|-------------|
|-----------|----------------|-------------|
|-3-|
Q Q E E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----7\------------|-----------------|----9\-----7\--|-------------|
|------------5-7-5-|-(5)--5--9-9-9-9-|---------------|-------------|
|-5------5-7-------|-----------------|-7------5------|-3--3--5--5--|
|------------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
3rd Verse
2/4 4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
Q E E H H H E E H H H E E
|--------||-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
|-5------||-5----4----|----------|-5----4----|-----------|
|----5-7-||-----------|-7----5-7-|-----------|-7----5-7--|
|--------||-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
4/4 3/4
H H H E E E E Q Q Q Q E E Q E E
|-----------|--------------|-------------|-------------||
|-7----5----|-4------------|-------------|-------------||
|-----------|------5-3-2-3-|-5--5--3--3--|-2-3-5--5-7--||
|-----------|--------------|-------------|-------------||
Chorus
4/4
|-3-|
H H H E E E E E +H H
|-----------|----------------|-------------|
|-5----7----|----------5-7-5-|-(5)----7----|
|-----------|-5----5-7-------|-------------|
|-----------|----------------|-------------|
|-3-|
Q Q E E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----7\------------|-----------------|----9\-----7\--|-------------|
|------------5-7-5-|-(5)--5--9-9-9-9-|---------------|-------------|
|-5------5-7-------|-----------------|-7------5------|-3--3--5--5--|
|------------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
2/4 4/4
|-3-|
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E +Q Q Q Q
|--------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-5------|-5--5--7--7--|-----------5-7-5-|-(5)--5--7--7--|
|----5-7-|-------------|-5--5--5-7-------|---------------|
|--------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-3-|
Q Q E E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----7\------------|-----------------|----9\-----7\--|-------------|
|------------5-7-5-|-(5)--5--9-9-9-9-|---------------|-------------|
|-5------5-7-------|-----------------|-7------5------|-3--3--5--5--|
|------------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
Outro
2/4 4/4
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|--------||--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5------||-5--5---------|-5--5---------|-5--5---------|
|----5-7-||-------5--5-7-|-------5--5-7-|-------5--5-7-|
|--------||--------------|--------------|--------------|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E 4x
||---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
||o-5--5---------|-5--5---------|-5--5---------|-5--5----------o||
||o-------5--5-7-|-------5--5-7-|-------5--5-7-|-------5--5-7--o||
||---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------*|
|-5--5---------|-5--5---------|-5--5---------*|
|-------5--5-7-|-------5--5-7-|-------5--5-7-*|
|--------------|--------------|--------------*|
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
