IT'S ONLY LOVE (Bassline)

As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1965 Album HELP!)


Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand 


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=117
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx2         
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|

 W
------|
------|
-3----|
------|


              
  H.      Q   
|------------|
|------------|
|-0-------0--|
|------------|

  1st & 2n
   Q.   E Q.  
|-------------
|o------------
|o-3----3-2---
|-------------

d Verses
 E   Q.   E Q 
---|----------
---|----------
-2-|-1----1---
---|--------1-

 Q    Q.   E Q
----|---------
----|---------
----|--------5
-1--|-3----3--

  Q
-----|
-----|
--5--|
-----|


  Q.   E Q  Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|--------5--5-
|-3----3------

   Q.   E Q.  
-|------------
-|------------
-|-3----3-2---
-|------------

 E   Q.   E Q 
---|----------
---|----------
-2-|-1----1---
---|--------1-

 Q    Q.   E Q
----|---------
----|---------
----|--------5
-1--|-3----3--

  Q
-----|
-----|
--5--|
-----|


  Q.   E Q  Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|--------5--5-
|-3----3------

   Q.   E Q  Q
-|------------
-|------------
-|--------3--3
-|-1----1-----

    Q.   E Q  
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|--------5--
--|-3----3----

Q    Q.   E E 
---|----------
---|----------
5--|-3----3---
---|--------3-

E +E  E
--------|
--------|
3-(3)-2-|
--------|


              
  Q.   E E E +
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-5----5-0-5-(

       Chorus
E  E    Q  Q  
-----||-------
-----||-------
-----||-1--1--
5)-5-||-------

Q  Q    Q  Q  
------|-------
------|-------
1--1--|-------
------|-3--3--

E E Q    Q  E 
-------|------
-------|------
----0--|-3--3-
3-3----|------

E Q  E E
---------|
---------|
--3--3-2-|
3--------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q  
|-------------
|-------------
|-0--0-----0--
|-------0-----

  Q  Q  Q  Q  
|-------------
|-------------
|-1--1--1--1--
|-------------

  Q  Q  Q  Q  
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-3--3--3--3--

  Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-1--1--1--1--

|
|
|
|


  1.          
  Q  Q  E E E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-----------0-
|-3--3--3-3---

     2.
E     Q  Q  E 
---||---------
--o||---------
2-o||---------
---||-3--3--3-

E E E
------||
------||
--0-3-||
3-----||


 Outro
  Q.   E Q  Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-1----1-1--1-

   Q.   E Q  Q
-|------------
-|------------
-|-----------5
-|-3----3-3---

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

  Q
-----|
-----|
-----|
--3--|


  Q.   E +Q   
|-------------
|-------------
|-0----0-(0)--
|-------------

Q    Q.   E Q 
---|----------
---|----------
2--|-3------3-
---|------3---

 Q    Q.   E Q
----|---------
----|---------
-2--|-0------0
----|------3--

  Q    Q.   E 
-----|--------
-----|--------
--0--|-3------
-----|------3-

Q  Q
------|
------|
3--2--|
------|


  Q.   E Q  Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|-0------0--0-
|------3------

   W          
-|----------|-
-|----------|-
-|-3--------|-
-|----------|-

+W
-------*|
-------*|
(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