John Lennon – Slippin And Slidin (Bass Tab)

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Slipping And Sliding Track by John Lennon taken from his Rock n Roll Songs album Bass performance Klaus Voormann. Tab by bass50611. Not exact As original more of how I see the bass line and how I would play It on stage. Comments at [email protected]
Intro:
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------2---------2-|
A|-------2---------2---------2-------4--2---0---4-----0---4---|
E|-0---4-----0---4-----0---4-----0----------------------------|

                                          (Break)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------1--4---------2---2-------------------------|
A|-------2---------2---2----------0---4---------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0---4-----0---4----------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1: 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--7------------------4--7--------4--7----5-----------5--------|
A|-5--------------2--5---5-----------5---------------2--5--------2--5-|
E|------------3-------------------------------------------------------|

                                             (Break)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--7-------4--7--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------5--------------4--7-------2--5---5--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------5----------3-----------------------------------|

Verse 2: 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--7------------------4--7-------------------------------------|
A|-5--------------2--5---5-----------5---------------2--5--------2--5-|
E|------------3--------------------------2--5----3-----------3--------|

                                             (Break)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--7-------4--7--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------5--------------4--7-------2--5---5--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------5----------3-----------------------------------|

1st Sax Solo:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--7--------------------------------------5-----------5--------|
A|-5--------------2--5---5-----------5---------------2--5--------2--5-|
E|------------3--------------2--5--------2--5-------------------------|

                                             (Break)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--7-------4--7--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------5--------------4--7-------2--5---5--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------5----------3-----------------------------------|

Verse 3:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------4--7--------4--7----5--------------------|
A|-5--------------2--5---5-----------5---------------2--5--------2--5-|
E|-----2--4---3----------------------------------------------3--------|

                                             (Break)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--7-------4--7--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------5--------------4--7-------2--5---5--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------5----------3-----------------------------------|

2nd Sax Solo:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--7------------------------------4--7----5--------------------|
A|-5--------------2--5---5-----------5---------------2--5--------2--5-|
E|------------3--------------2--5----------------------------3--------|

                                             (Break)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------4--7--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------5--------------4--7-------2--5---5--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----2--5--------------5----------3-----------------------------------|

Verse 4:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--------------2--5---5-----------5---------------2--5--------2--5-|
E|------------3--------------2--5--------2--5----3-----------3--------|

                                             (Break)
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------4--7---------------------------|
A|-5----------5--------------4--7-------2--5---5-|
E|-----2--5--------------5----------3------------|

Outro:                  (Repeat To Fade/End)
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------|
(Penniman, Bocage, Collins, Smith) Slippin' and a slidin', peepin' and a hidin', been told long time ago, Slippin' and a slidin', peepin' and a hidin', been told long time ago, I been told, baby, you been bold, I won't be your fool no more. Oh, big conniver, nothing but a jiver, done got hip to your jive, Oh, big conniver, nothing but a jiver, done got hip to your jive, Slippin' and a slidin', peepin' and a hidin', won't be your fool no more. Oh Malinda, she's a solid sender, you know you better surrender, Oh Malinda, she's a solid sender, you know you better surrender, Slippin' and a slidin', peepin' and a hidin', won't be your fool no more.