Fleetwood Mac – Think About Me (Bass Tab)
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Great John McVie bass part in this track. Watch out for the rhythm variations around the main tune!
Timings from, and transcribed from the album version of the track.
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[Intro] (0:01)
Q E E Q E E Q E E S S E +E S S Q E E Q E E Q Q S S S S S S S S
G|---------------|----------------------|---------------|------7-5-------------|
D|---------------|----------------------|---------------|----------7S5---------|
A|---------------|------------3-(3)-----|---------------|--------------8S5-----|
E|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-3s5-------5s3-|-1----1-1----1-|-1--1-------------8-5-|
[Verse 1] (0:09)
All it took was a special look
And I felt like I knew you before
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +Q E E Q E E
G|---------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
D|---------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
A|---------------|----------------|--------3---|----------------|
E|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1-1-1-3-|-3--5-6---1-|-(1)----1-1-1-3-|
(0:17)
I didn't mean to love ya'
Didn't think it would work out
Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S E +E S S
G|----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------------|
D|----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------------|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-5--|-5--5S=1--3---|---------------|------------3-(3)-----|
E|----------------|------------1-|-1----1-1----1-|-1--1-1-3s5-------5s3-|
(0:26)
But I knew we would be together
And I couldn't wait for more
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +Q. E Q E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|-(3)-----3--2---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------3-5---|-------3------5-|
E|-1----1-1----1--|-1----1-1-1-1-3-|-3---5--6-------|----------------|
(0:34)
But what can they say
It's not against the law
Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q S S E Q. E Q. E
G|--------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
D|--------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|-3---3--------|
A|-3---3-3-3-5--|-5--5S=1--3--|---------------|---------------3-|-------5----5-|
E|--------------|-------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1--1s5---|--------------|
[Chorus 1] (0:42)
I don't hold you down
Maybe that's why you're around
But if I'm the one you love
Q. E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3----3-3--3-5-|-8--8S=3--5-3-|-------------3-|---------------|
E|---------------|--------------|-6--6-6-6--6---|-1----1-1----1-|
(0:52)
Think about me
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S E +E S S
G|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
A|---------------|---------------|------------3-(3)-----|
E|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-3s5-------5s3-|
[Verse 2] (0:58)
I believe that you really want me
But it's not easy just to give in
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +Q. E Q E E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|----------------|-------------3-|-(3)-----3s=2---|
A|---------------|----------------|---------3-5---|-------3------5-|
E|-1----1-1----1-|-1----x-1-1-1-3-|-3--5--6-------|----------------|
(1:07)
So let yourself go
And let love begin
Q E E Q E E H Q. E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S E +E S S
G|---------------|-------------|---------------|----------------------|
D|---------------|-------------|---------------|----------------------|
A|-3----3-3--3-5-|-5S===1----3-|---------------|------------3-(3)-----|
E|---------------|-------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-3s5-------5s3-|
[Instrumental] (1:15)
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +H Q E E Q E E Q E E
G|-----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|------------3-|-(3)----3--2---|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------3---|-------------5-|-3----3-3--3-5-|
E|--1----1-1----1--|-1----1-1-1-1-3-|-3--5--6------|---------------|---------------|
(1:25)
Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E S S E
G|---------------|----------------|------------------|
D|---------------|----------------|------------------|
A|-5--5-3-1--1-3-|----------------|----------------3-|
E|---------------|-1-1---1-1----1-|-1----x-1-1-1s5---|
[Chorus 2] (1:31)
I don't hold you down
Maybe that's why you're around
H Q. E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E H E E Q
G|--------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
D|-3------------|----------------|-/3--3---------|-------------|
A|------5----3--|-3----3-3-3-3-5-|--------3--5-3-|-1----1-1S3--|
E|--------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
(1:40)
But if I'm the one you love
Think about me
E E E E Q E E Q E E E E S S E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
G|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------3-|---------------|---------------|
E|-1-1---1-1----1-|-1----1-1-1-1s5---|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|
(1:48)
I don't hold you down
Maybe that's *why* you're around
But if I'm the one you love
H H H E E E E Q E E Q E E H E E E E Q E E E E E E
G|-----------|--------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
D|-3---------|--------------|-3--3----------|--------------|------------------|
A|------5----|-3----3-3-3-5-|------5-3--5-3-|-1----1-1-1-3-|------------------|
E|-----------|--------------|---------------|--------------|-1----1-1--1---1--|
(1:58)
Think about me
Baby, once in a while
Q E E E E S S e Q E E Q E E Q Q E S S S S S S E E E E Q E E
G|------------------|---------------|-------7-------------|----------------|
D|------------------|---------------|---------7S5---------|----------------|
A|----------------3-|---------------|-------------8S5-----|----------------|
E|-1----1-1-1-1s5---|-1----1-1----1-|-1--1------------8-5-|-1-1---1-1----1-|
(2:07)
Think about me
Baby, once in a while
Q Q S S E +E S S Q E E Q E E Q E E S S E +E S S Q E E Q E E
G|---------------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
D|---------------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
A|-----------3-(3)-----|---------------|------------3-(3)-----|---------------|
E|-1--1--3s5-------5s3-|-1----1-1----1-|-1--1-1-3s5-------5s3-|-1----1-1----1-|
(2:15)
Think about me
Q E E S S E +E S S Q Q Q E E Q Q S S E Q Q E E Q E E
G|----------------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------3-(3)-----|--------------|-----------3-5--|----------------|
E|-1--1-1-3s5-------5s3-|-1--1--1----1-|-1--1--3s5------|-1----1-1----1--|
[Fade Out] (2:23)
Think about me
Every, every once in a while
Q Q S S e S S e Q E E Q E E Q S S E E S S E S S E E E E Q E E
G|-------------------|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------3-----3-|---------------|----5-3---------------|-----------------|
E|-1--1--3s5---3s5---|-1----1-1----1-|-1------5-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1---1-1----1--|
(2:32)
Think about me
Q Q S S E Q Q E E E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S e S S e W
G|----------------|------------------|-7-5-------------------------|------|
D|----------------|------------------|-----7S5---------------------|------|
A|-----------3-5--|----------------3-|---------8S5---------3-----3-|------|
E|-1--1--3s5------|-1----1-1-1-1s5---|-------------8-5-3s5---3s5---|-1----|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Tablature Legend
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/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slas