The Who – Love Aint For Keeping (Bass Tab)
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LOVE AIN'T FOR KEEPIN' (Bassline)
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1971 Album WHO'S NEXT)
Words and Music by Pete Townshend
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Entwistle - Bass'
Intro
Q=72
4/4
Gtr I
W Q Q S S S S +S E S Q E. S S S S S S S S S
|----------|-----------------------|-------------------------||
|----------|----7--------7-(7)-5---|----7--5-7-------7-5-----||
|----------|-------5-7-----------7-|-----------5-7-0-----7-5-||
|----------|-5---------5-----------|-5-----------------------||
1st Verse
Q S E S E E S E S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S Q S E S E E S E S
|----/9s7--------------|---------------------------|----/9s7--------------|
|-5-------------/9s7---|--------4-5s6-7--5-7-5-----|-5-------------/9s7---|
|---------0-5-5------0-|-5--5-7----------------7-5-|---------0-5-5------0-|
|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
E. S S S S S E. S S S S S E S S Q S S S S E. S
|---------------------------|----------7-5----------|
|--------4-5s6-7--5-7-5-----|--------------5h7------|
|-5--5-7----------------7-5-|-5-5-5-5----------5--5-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-7-5--------------------------||
|-------7---5---------7-5------||
|-------------7-7---------7s5--||
|-----------------5-5----------||
Chorus
2/4 4/4
H H E. S S S a E E E E. S E S S S S E
|-----------|--------------|----------------------|
|------5----|-5--5---0-5h7-|-----7------------5-7-|
|-3---------|--------------|--------------5-7-----|
|-----------|--------------|-5-5----3-5-5---------|
a S S E E. S S E S S S S S
|-5h7-5----------------------||
|-------7-7------5-5-7-5-----||
|------------5-7---------7-5-||
|----------------------------||
2nd Verse
Q S E S E E S E S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S
|----/9s7--------------|----------------------------|
|-5-------------/9s7---|--------4-5s6-7--5-7-5------|
|---------0-5-5------0-|-5--5-7----------------7-5--|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
Q S E S E E S E S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S E S S Q S S S S E. S
|----/9s7--------------|---------------------------|----------7-5-----------|
|-5-------------/9s7---|--------4-5s6-7--5-7-5-----|--------------5h7-------|
|---------0-5-5------0-|-5--5-7----------------7-5-|-5-5-5-5----------5--5--|
|----------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
Chorus
2/4
S S S S S S S S E E S S S S H H E. S S S a E
|-7-5-------------------------||-----------|--------------|
|-------7---5---------7-5-----||------5----|-5--5---0-5h7-|
|-------------7-7---------7s5-||-3---------|--------------|
|-----------------5-5---------||-----------|--------------|
4/4
E E E. S E S S S S E a S S E E. S S E S S S S S H H
|----------------------|-5h7-5----------------------|-----------|
|-----7------------5-7-|-------7-7------5-5-7-5-----|------5----|
|--------------5-7-----|------------5-7---------7-5-|-3---------|
|-5-5----3-5-5---------|----------------------------|-----------|
2/4 4/4
E. S S S a E E E E. S E S S S S E a S S E E. S S E S S S S S
|--------------|----------------------|-5h7-5-----------------------||
|-5--5---0-5h7-|-----7------------5-7-|-------7-7------5-5-7-5------||
|--------------|--------------5-7-----|------------5-7---------7-5--||
|--------------|-5-5----3-5-5---------|-----------------------------||
Guitar Solo
Q S E S E E S E S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S Q S E S E E S E S
|----/9s7--------------|---------------------------|----/9s7--------------|
|-5-------------/9s7---|--------4-5s6-7--5-7-5-----|-5-------------/9s7---|
|---------0-5-5------0-|-5--5-7----------------7-5-|---------0-5-5------0-|
|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
E. S S S S S E. S S S S S E S S Q S S S S E. S
|---------------------------|----------7-5----------|
|--------4-5s6-7--5-7-5-----|--------------5h7------|
|-5--5-7----------------7-5-|-5-5-5-5----------5--5-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E S S S S
|-7-5--------------------------||
|-------7---5---------7-5------||
|-------------7-7---------7s5--||
|-----------------5-5----------||
Outro
2/4 4/4
H H E. S S S a E E E E. S E S S S S E
|-----------|--------------|----------------------|
|------5----|-5--5---0-5h7-|-----7------------5-7-|
|-3---------|--------------|--------------5-7-----|
|-----------|--------------|-5-5----3-5-5---------|
2/4
a S S E E. S S E S S S S S H H E. S S S E
|-5h7-5----------------------|-----------|------------|
|-------7-7------5-5-7-5-----|------5----|-5--5---0-7-|
|------------5-7---------7-5-|-3---------|------------|
|----------------------------|-----------|------------|
4/4
W W W
|----------:----------:------*|
|----------:----------:------*|
|----------:----------:------*|
|-5--------:----------:------*|Duration Legend
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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