The Beach Boys – You Still Believe In Me (Bass Tab)

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YOU STILL BELIEVE IN ME (Bassline) As recorded by The Beach Boys (From the 1966 Album PET SOUNDS) Words and Music by Brian Wilson & Tony Asher Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carol Kaye - Bass'

 Intro
  Q=85
  Gtr I
  W          W          W          W
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   1st & 2nd Verses
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  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
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|-2----2-4-----|-2----2-4-----|--------2--0--|--------2--0---|
|-----------2--|-----------2--|-0----0-------|-0----0--------|

  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
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|--------------|--------------|-4----4-4--4--|-4----4-4--4---|
|-4----4-4--4--|-4----4-4--4--|--------------|---------------|

  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q      Q.   E Q  Q
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|-4----4-4--4--|-4----4-------|--------------o||---------------||
|--------------|--------4--4--|-3----3-3--3---||-3----3-3--3---||

 Outro
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
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|-2----2-4-----|-2----2-4-----|-2----2-4-----|-2----2-4------|
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  Q.   E E E Q    Q.   E E E Q    Q.   E E E Q    Q.   E E E Q
|----------4----|----------4----|----------4----|----------4-----|
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|-2----2-2---2--|-2----2-2---2--|-2----2-2---2--|-2----2-2---2---|
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  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E Q
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|-2----2-4-----|-2----2-4-----|-2----2-4-----|-2----2-2---2---|
|-----------2--|-----------2--|-----------2--|----------------|

  Q.   E E E Q      Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
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|-2----2-2---2--||o-2----2-4-----|-2----2-4-----|-2----2-4------o||
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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 I know perfectly well I'm not where I should be I've been very aware Youve been patient with me Every time we break up You bring back your love to me And after all I've done to you How can it be You still believe in me I try hard to be more What you want me to be But I can't help how I act When you're not here with me I try hard to be strong But sometimes I fail myself And after all I've promised you So faithfully You still believe in me I wanna cry...