I'M ONLY SLEEPING (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1966 Album REVOLVER)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney -Bass'
1st - 3rd Verses
Q=105(8=s8)
$
4/4
Gtr I
E E Q E. S E. S E E Q E E E. S E E Q E. S E. S E E E. S Q Q
||-------------------|-1---1-----------|------------------|----------------|
||o-1---1----------1-|--------1---1--4-|-4---4------------|-4---4-------0--|
||o--------1--1-1----|-----------------|--------2--2-2--1-|--------2-1-----|
||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
Q Q E. S Q Q Q E. S Q E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S Q Q
|---------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-1-----1--4----|-------1--1----|-4---4-------------|-4---4----------|
|----1-------1--|----2-------2--|--------1-2---2--1-|--------1-2--2--|
|---------------|-4-------------|-------------------|----------------|
Chorus
|-3-|
Q Q Q Q E E Q E. S Q E E Q E E E Q E E E E E. S Q
|-------------||----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------||-4---4-------4--|-6---6--------6--|-8---8--------8---|
|-2--1--------||--------4--6----|--------6p4-6----|---------8--8-----|
|-------4-----||----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1.
To Coda
|-3-| |-3-|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E. S E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------------||
|-6---6---------|---------------|----------8----------o||
|--------6---4--|---------------|-----6-9--------9----o||
|---------------|-7---7--7---6--|----------------------||
2.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E. S E E E Q W E E E E. S E E E Q
|---------------------|----------|----------------8----||
|----------8----------|----------|----------8-----8----||
|-----6-9--------9----|-6--------|-----6-9-------------||
|---------------------|-6--------|---------------------||
Bridge
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E. S E E E E E. S E E E E Q Q E E E. S Q Q Q
|--------------------|------------------|---------------|----4----4------|
|--------------------|------------------|-6---6--4--4---|-2--------------|
|-4---4-------2-4----|-6---6------4-6---|---------------|----------------|
|---------2h4------4-|---------6--------|---------------|----------------|
Q Q E. S Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E. S Q E. S Q Q
|---------------|-1---1-----1--|----------------|---------------||
|-1--1-------1--|--------1-----|-4---4----------|-4--4-------0--||
|-------1--1----|--------------|--------2--2--1-|-------2-1-----||
|---------------|--------------|----------------|---------------||
Guitar Solo
Q Q E. S Q Q Q E. S Q Q E. S E E E. S Q E. S Q Q
|---------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|-1-----1--4----|-------1--1----|-4--4-------------|-4--4----------|
|----1-------1--|----2-------2--|-------1-2---2--1-|-------1-2--2--|
|---------------|-4-------------|------------------|---------------|
Chorus
|-3-|
Q Q Q Q E E Q E. S Q E E Q E E E Q E E E E E. S Q
|-------------||----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------||-4---4-------4--|-6---6--------6--|-8---8--------8---|
|-2--1-----4--||--------4--4----|--------6p4-6----|---------8--8-----|
|-------4-----||----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E. S E E E Q W
|---------------|---------------|---------------------|------|
|-6---6---------|---------------|----------8----------|------|
|--------6---4--|---------------|-----6-9--------9----|-6----|
|---------------|-7---7--7---6--|---------------------|-6----|
Bridge
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E. S E E E Q E E E E E E E E. S E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E
|----------------8----||--------------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------8-----8----||--------------------|----------------|-6---6--4--4----|
|-----6-9-------------||-4---4-------2-4----|-6---6------6---|----------------|
|---------------------||---------2h4------4-|---------6------|----------------|
D.S. al Coda &
|-3-| |-3-|
E. S E E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E
|----4-----4-(4)-----||-----------------|---------------|
|-2--2-----2-(2)-----||-----------------|-------8-------|
|--------------------||-2---2---1---1---|---6-9-----9---|
|--------------------||-----------------|---------------|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------*|
|----------|----------|----------|------*|
|-6--------|----------|----------|------*|
|-6--------|----------|----------|------*|
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
