Bad Company – Dont Let Me Down (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Bad Company (From the 1974 Album BAD COMPANY) Words and Music by Paul Rodgers & Mick Ralphs Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Boz Burrell - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=58
 6/8
  Gtr I
  H.        H.        H.        +Q.   Q  E
|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
|---------|---------|---------|----------6\-|
|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
|-0-------|-2-------|-4-------|-(4)---------|

  H.        H.        H.        Q.   +Q   E
|---------|---------|---------|--------------||
|---------|---------|---------|--------------||
|---------|---------|---------|--------------||
|-0-------|-2-------|-4-------|-4----(4)--2--||

 1st Verse
  Q  S S Q  S S   Q.   S S E E   Q  S S Q  S S   Q.   S S E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-4------------|---------------|-4------------|
|-4----x-2----x-|--------x-2-3-|-4----x-2----x-|--------x-2-3-|

  Q  S S Q  S S   Q.   S S E E   Q  S S Q  S S   Q.   E E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|------------||
|---------------|--------------|---------------|------------||
|---------------|-4------------|---------------|-4----------||
|-4----x-2----x-|--------x-2-3-|-4----x-2----x-|------1-2-3-||

 Chorus
  Q.   +Q   +S  S   Q.   +Q   E   H.        Q.   +Q   E
|-----------------|-------------|---------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------|---------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-4-------|-4----(4)----|
|-4----(4)--(4)-4-|-4----(4)--2-|---------|-----------2-|

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

 2nd Verse
  Q  S S Q  E   Q.   S S E E   Q  S S Q  S S   Q.   S S E E
|-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|-------------|-4------------|---------------|-4----4-------|
|-4----x-2----|--------x-2-3-|-4----x-2----x-|--------x-2-3-|

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

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

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

 Sax Solo
  Q.   +Q   S  S   Q.   S S E E   Q.   E  E  E    Q.   E E E
|-----------8\---|------6-------|------8--------|------------|
|----------------|------------6-|--------10-----|------------|
|-6----(6)-----3-|-4--------8---|-6---------10\-|-4----------|
|----------------|--------------|---------------|------1-2-4-|

  Q.   S S E E    H.        Q.   +Q   +S  S
|------8p5------|---------|-----------------||
|----------8----|---------|-----------------||
|-6----------6\-|---------|-----------------||
|---------------|-2-------|-2----(2)--(2)-2-||

 Guitar Solo
            |-3-|
  Q  S S Q  S S S   Q  S S S S E E   Q  S S E E E   Q.   S S E +S  S
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----------1-(1)---|
|-----------------|----------------|----------4---|------3-----------|
|-------------2-3-|-4------4-------|------------2-|-4----------------|
|-4----x-2--------|------x---x-2-3-|-4----x-2-----|----------------0-|
|-3-| |-3-|
  Q  S S Q  S S S   Q  S S S Q  E    Q  S S Q  S S   Q.   E E E
|-----------------|------4-5-6-----|---------------|-------------||
|-----------------|-------------6\-|---------------|-------------||
|-------------2-3-|-4--------------|---------------|-4-----------||
|-4----x-2--------|----------------|-4----x-2----x-|------1-2-3--||

 Chorus
  Q.   +Q   +S  S   Q.   +Q   S S   Q.   +Q   +S  S   Q  +S  S S S +E  E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------6-(6)----|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------6h8-------8\-|
|-----------------|-------------x-|-4----(4)--(4)-x-|-4--(4)--------------|
|-4----(4)--(4)-4-|-4----(4)------|-----------------|---------------------|

  Q   S S +Q    E      Q.   +Q   S S   Q.   +Q   +S  S   Q  +S  S S S E E
|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------6-(6)--------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-------------2-|-4----(4)--(4)-2-|-4--(4)-2-4-2-----|
|-4-------(4)--(4)-2-|-4----(4)--2---|-----------------|--------------2-3-|
  Q.      +Q   +S  S
|-3--| |-3--|
  Q.   +Q   +S  S S   Q  +S  S S  Q   E    Q.   +E  E E    Q  E S S E E
|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------4-5-|-6--(6)-8-9-10------|----------8-6\-|--------------|
|-------------------|----------------10\-|-4----(4)------|-4------------|
|-4----(4)--(4)-----|--------------------|---------------|--------0-1-2-|

                                                          |-3-|
  Q.   E E S S   Q.   S S E E   Q.   +E   E E    Q  +S  S S S S E E
|--------------|-1------0-----|----------------|--------------------||
|--------1-3---|----------1-1-|----------/8-6\-|--------------------||
|------3-------|--------------|-4----(4)-------|-4--(4)-2-4-2-------||
|-4------------|--------------|----------------|--------------4-3-2-||

 Outro
  Q  +S  S Q  +S  S   Q  +S  S Q  +S  S   Q  +S  S Q  +S  S
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-4--(4)-2-4--(4)-2-|-4--(4)-2-4--(4)-2-|-4--(4)-2-4--(4)-2-|

  Q  +S  S Q  +S  S   Q  +S  S Q  +S  S
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-4--(4)-2-4--(4)-2-|-4--(4)-2-4--(4)-2--|

                                H.=H
  Q  +S  S Q  +S  S   H.        H.        H.        +H.
|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|--------*|
|-4--(4)-2-4--(4)-2-|-0-------|-2-------|-4-------|-(4)----*|
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 If I had a love that was so true Then I wouldn't have to make do With the half a love that I have found That is tearing me down to the ground Don't let me down, don't let me down Don't let me down, tell me love can be found If I had a love that was so real And who would know the way I feel I want all your love today Just to keep me from fading away Don't let me down, don't let me down Don't let me down, tell me love can be found