Bee Gees – How Deep Is Your Love (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Bee Gees (From the 1977 Album SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER) Words and Music by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Maurice Gibb - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=112
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    +E  E +E  E   H.      Q    W          E E Q  +E  E E E
|----------3-(3)---|------------|----------|-3------------3---|
|-1----(1)---------|-1----------|----------|---3--------3---3-|
|----------------1-|---------1--|----------|-----1--(1)-------|
|------------------|------------|-4--------|------------------|

  H    +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E   W          E E +Q   +H
|--------------|--------------|----------|-----------------||
|-1----(1)-----|-1----(1)-----|----------|---8-(8)--(8)----||
|------------1-|------------1-|----------|-----------------||
|--------------|--------------|-4--------|-6---------------||

   1st - 3rd Verses
    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------3-----|
||o-------------5-|-3----3--------|-3----3--------|------3-------3-|
||o-6----6--------|--------3----3-|---------------|-1--------------|
||---------3------|---------------|--------3----3-|----------------|

  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E +E  E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------3-(3)----||
|-1----1--------|------5--------|-3------3----3-|--------3-------3--||
|---------------|-3------3----3-|------3--------|-1----1------------||
|--------3----3-|---------------|---------------|-------------------||

 Pre-Chorus
  H    E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E   H    +E  E E E   H    +Q.   E
|-1------1-----|-0----0----0---|----------------|---------------|
|------------1-|--------0----4-|-3----(3)---3---|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|----------3---3-|-4----(4)---4--|
|--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|

                                   Chorus
                                 $
  Q.   E Q  Q    E E +Q   +H        H    +E  E +E  E   H    +E  E +E  E
|--------------|---3-(3)--(3)----||----------3-(3)---|----------3-(3)----|
|-5----5-------|-----------------||-1----(1)---------|-1----(1)-------1--|
|--------5-----|-1---------------||----------------1-|-------------------|
|-----------3--|-----------------||------------------|-------------------|

  H    Q  Q    H    +E  E +E  E   H    +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E
|------------|------------------|--------------|---------------|
|------------|-6----(6)---------|--------------|---------------|
|------6--8--|----------------4-|-6----(6)---6-|-4----(4)---4--|
|-4----------|----------7-(7)---|--------------|---------------|

                                                    1.,2.
                                           To Coda
  Q.   E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E    Q.   E H     3x
|--------------|---1---0---------|-----------------|--------------||
|--------------|-----------2-----|-3----3-----3-5--|-6-----------o||
|-3----3----3--|---------------3-|----------3------|------6------o||
|--------3-----|-----------------|-----------------|--------4-----||

  3.
                                                   D.S. al Coda
  Q.   E H      Q.   E Q.   E   E E Q  +H       E E +E  E Q  Q
|-------------|---------------|-3-------------|------------------||
|-6-----------|---------------|---3-----------|-3-------3--------||
|------6------|-6----6--------|-----1--(1)----|---1-(1)---1--1---||
|--------4----|--------3----3-|---------------|------------------||

  &
  Q.   E H      Q.   E Q.   E   E E Q  +H       E E +E  E Q  Q
|-------------|---------------|-3-------------|------------------||
|-6-----------|---------------|---3-----------|-3-------3--------||
|------6------|-6----6--------|-----1--(1)----|---1-(1)---1--1---||
|--------4----|--------3----3-|---------------|------------------||

 Out-Chorus
  H    +E  E +E  E   H    +E  E +E  E   H    Q  Q    H    +E  E +E  E
|----------3-(3)---|----------3-(3)---|------------|-------------------|
|-1----(1)---------|-1----(1)-------1-|------------|-6----(6)----------|
|----------------1-|------------------|------6--8--|----------------4--|
|------------------|------------------|-4----------|----------7-(7)----|

  H    +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---1---0----------*|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------2------*|
|-6----(6)---6-|-4----(4)---4-|-3----3----3--|---------------3--*|
|--------------|--------------|--------3-----|------------------*|
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