Beatles - I Want You Shes So Heavy bass tab
Bass Tab
Song Title: I Want You (She's so Heavy)
Artist: Beatles
Tuning: Standard
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From the Album: Abbey Road 1969
Tabbed by Theo Stromsted
You must listen to the song for timing.
Intro:
6/8
G|--------------------/10\--------------------------
D|--------3--5--7-------------------------------7~--
A|--5--7----------7---------------------------------
E|--------------------------8-7-6--8--10--5---------
Verse 1:
4/4
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------5-5-5--------------------------5-5-5-5--------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------3--------5--6--7
A|----------------------------------------3------5-----------------------
E|-------------5-5-5------------------5----------------------------------12\5-
#
G|---------------------7------------11-10------------------
D|----------------------------------------12-----12-12-12--
A|----------3---4--5---------------------------------------
E|--5-5--5----------------10-10-10-----------10------------
G|------14-12-10--------------------10b12r10
D|---------------12-12s1-0--12---------12---
A|------------------------------------------
E|--10--------------------------10----------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------9-7-
D|------3----------------------------------------------5-------9----9
A|-5-----------3------1--------5-6-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-8-7-------
E|-----------------------------------0-------------------------------
G|----------------------------9-7------------------------
D|------------------5-------9-----9----------------------
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-8-7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/19--
E|--------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2:
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G|-----------------------------------------------
D|---------7---------------------7--------7-7-8b9
A|-----------5h7p5-----------5h7----5h7p3--------
E|-----------------5-----7-----------------------
G|--5--------------------------5---------------------------
D|-----7\---------7-7-7----------7-------3---5-6-7---------
A|------------5-7---------------------5--------------------
E|---------5-------------5---------------------------12\5--
Repeat from #
Refrain 1:
6/8
{-------fast-------}
She's so... {********}
G|--------------------------15-16-13------------------------------------
D|--------------3--5--7--------------15-12------------------------7-----
A|--------5--7-----------7------------------14----------------------4-7-
E|-----------------------------------------------8-7-6--8--10--5--------
{-------fast----}
{********}
G|-----------------------19-16--------------------------------------
D|------------3--5--7---------18-15-------------------------------7-
A|------5--7----------7------------17-14--------------------4-7-----
E|------------------------------------------8-7-6--8--10--5---------
Guitar solo:
4/4
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------5--5-7-----5-5-5-7----------------5-5-5-7------------
A|-------5h7---------5h7---------7-7-7-5---5h7------------7-7--7-8
E|-----5------------5-----------5---------5-------------5---------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------5-5-5-7-------------------------3----3--2--0------------
A|----5h7----------------3---3-5--------5--------------2b3r2------
E|--5---------------5--5------------------- ------------------5---
G|------------------------------------7-7-7-------------7-7-5-
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------7-------5h7----5h7--------7
A|---------------------------3--5----------------5------------
E|----------------------5-------------------------------------
G|-----7-7-7------10h11-10h11-7-----7-7-7-------
D|---7------7------------------------------5h7--
A|-5----------5----------------5--5------------5
E|-----------------------------------------------
G|--6-7------7--7------------------------------------------
D|-------5-------------3----3------------------------------
A|----------------5--5--------3~-------3-1-1s5-----5--6--7-
E|---------------------------------------------------------
*
G|-----------------------------9-7------------------------------9-7---
D|-------------------5-------9-----9------------------5-------9-----9-
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-8-7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-8-7---------7
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------
D|-----------------
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-
Refrain 2:
6/8
G|------------------------------------------------
D|---------3--5--7---------------------------7----
A|---5--7-----------7--------------------4-7------
E|-----------------------8-7-6--8--10--5----------
G|------7--7------------------10/13\10--------------------------
D|-8-10----------3--5--7-------------------------------------7~-
A|-----------7-----------7--------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------8-7-6--8--10--5-------
Verse 3 (jazzy):
4/4
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------5--5-7-----5-5-5-7----------------5-5-5-7------------
A|-------5h7---------5h7---------7-7-7-5---5h7------------7-7--7-8
E|-----5------------5-----------5---------5-------------5---------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------5-5-5-7-------------------------3----3--2--0-----------
A|----5h7----------------3---3-5--------5--------------2b3r2-----
E|--5---------------5--5------------------- ------------------5--
G|-------------------15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-------7-7-7--------
D|---------5-5-5-5-7------------------------------------------------5h7---
A|----5h7---------------------------------------------------5----------5-5
E|--5---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---7-7-7---------7-7-7----------15-13-12-11-10-9-8-7--------7-7-7----
D|---------5h7----------5h7-----------------------------5------------5-
A|-------------5-5-----------5--5-------------------------5------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------5---------
G|--------7-7-7--------------------------------------------
D|------5-------5h7-------3---3----------------------------
A|--5-5-------------5--------------3---3---1---1---5-6-7---
E|---------------------------------------------------------
Yeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhh!
G|-----------------------------9-7------------------------------9-7---
D|-------------------5-------9-----9------------------5-------9-----9-
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-8-7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-8-7---------7
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------9~--\2/16\--------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
Ending:
6/8
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Repeat the refrain 7 times, or do it as many times as you like. Paul plays it with a
lot of improvising, slides and swoops.
