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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 --------------- 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