#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---## Bass Tab Song Title: I Want You (She's so Heavy) Artist: Beatles Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------- From the Album: Abbey Road 1969 Tabbed by David Connor <">dconnor@idirect.ca> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MUST VIEW AT 800x600 and UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You must listen to the song for timing. I've given just a tiny guide by including the words. The words are not exactly in time. So listen to the song. I pretty sure i got most of this right. There are so many small changes it's hard to keep track of them all so i did my best to transcribe it. Intro: ------ {-------fast------} G|-------------------10------------------------------- D|--------3--5--7------10-------------------------7~-- A|--5--7----------7------12--------------------------- E|-------------------------13p12-8-7-6--8--10--5------ Verse 1: -------- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------5-5-5--------------------------5-5-5-5-------------5-5-5-- I want you I want you so bad I want you G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------3--------5--6--7------ A|----------------------------------------3------5------------------------7---- E|-------------5-5-5------------------5-------------------------------------5-- I want you I want you so baaaad it's driving mad it's driving Chorus 1: --------- G|---------------------7------------11-10------------------ D|-----------------3----------------------12-----12-12-12-- A|----------4---5------------------------------------------ E|--5-5--5----------------10-10-10-----------10------------ I want You I want you so bad babe G|------14-12-----------------------10----- D|------------13-12-12s1-0--12---------12-- A|----------------------------------------- E|--10--------------------------10--------- I want you G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---9-7--- D|-------------------3-----------------------------------------------5------ -9-----9- A|--------------5-------3-----------1--------5-6-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-8-7 --------- E|-------------------------------------------------0------------------------ --------- I want you so bad its driving me mad-its driving G|----------------------------9-7-------------------------- D|------------------5-------9-----9-------------------3s14- A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-8-7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------- E|--------------------------------------------------------- Verse 2: -------- G|--------2------------------------------------- D|---14s3------------------------7-------------- A|-----------5h7p5---------3-5-7----5h7p5------- E|-----------------5-----7----------------8-7-5- I Want you I Want so baaaaadd babe G|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------ D|-----7--------------7---------------------------------3--------5-6-7------- A|--------------3-5-7------3-5-7-5-3----3----5---------------------------7--- E|---------5--7----------5-----------5-------------------------------------5- I want you I want you so bad its driving me mad it's driving Chorus 2: --------- Repeat chorus 1 Middle 1: --------- (I forget how the words go in this She's so heavy bit) {-------fast---------------} {********} G|--------------------------10-10-10------------------------------------- D|--14s3--------3--5--7--------------10--------------------------7~------ A|--------5--7-----------7--------------12--------------------------4-7-- E|-----------------------------------------13p12-8-7-6--8--10--5--------- She's so... {-------fast---------------} {********} G|-----------------------10-10-10------------------------------------- D|------------3--5--7-------------10------------------------------7--- A|--8-7-5--7----------7--------------12-----------------------4-7----- E|--------------------------------------13p12-8-7-6--8--10--5--------- Verse 3: -------- G|----------------------------------------------------------- D|-----------5--5-7-------5-5-5-7-------------5-5-5-7-------- A|-------5h7---------5h7-----------7-7----5h7-----------7-7-- E|-----5------------5------------5------5-------------5------ I Want You I want uou so baaad I want you G|---------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------5-5-5-7-------------------------3----3--2--0------------ A|----5h7----------------3---3-5--------5--------------2h3p2------ E|--5---------------5--5------------------- ------------------3h5- I want you so bad its driving me mad its driving me mad Chorus 3: --------- G|-------------------------------------------7-7---------7-7-5--- D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---------------------7-----5-7---7-------7- A|---------------------8-5-----------3--5------------5----------- E|-------------------------7-5--5-5------------------------------ I want you I want you G|------7-5------10h11-10h11-7-------7--7-------- D|----7-----7-----------------------------5-7---- A|--5---------5----------------5--5-----------5-- E|----------------------------------------------- so bad I Want you G|--------7--7---------------------------------------------- D|--6--7---------------3----3------------------------------- A|----------------5--5--------3--------3-1----1s5--5--6--7-- E|---------------------------------------------------------- I want you so baaaad its driving me mad its driving me G|-----------------------------9-7------------------------------9-7------ D|-------------------5-------9-----9------------------5-------9-----9---- A|---------7-7-7-7-7---9-8-7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-8-7---------7-- E|--0-0--0--------------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------- D|----------------- A|--7-7-7-7-7-7--7- E|--0-0-0-0-0-0--0- Middle 2: --------- {-------fast---------------} {********} G|---------------------10-10-10------------------------------------- D|---------3--5--7--------------10--------------------------7~------ A|---5--7-----------7--------------12--------------------------4-7-- E|------------------------------------13p12-8-7-6--8--10--5--------- {-------fast---------------} {********} G|-----------------------10-10-10------------------------------------- D|------------3--5--7-------------10------------------------------7--- A|--8-7-5--7----------7--------------12-----------------------4-7----- E|--------------------------------------13p12-8-7-6--8--10--5--------- Verse 4: -------- Repeat verse 3 Chorus 4: --------- Repeat Chorus 3 Middle 3: --------- Repeat Middle 2 Verse 5: -------- Repeat verse 3 Chorus 5: --------- Repeat Chorus 3 Ending: ------- {-------fast------} G|-------------------10------------------------------- D|--------3--5--7------10-------------------------7~-- A|--5--7----------7------12--------------------------- E|-------------------------13p12-8-7-6--8--10--5------ {-------fast---------------} {********} G|-----------------------10-10-10------------------------------------- D|------------3--5--7-------------10--------------------------7~------ A|--8-7-5--7----------7--------------12--------------------------8-7-- E|--------------------------------------13p12-8-7-6--8--10--5--------- {********}=Very, very fast Repeat the ending 5 or 6 times but I don't know do it as many times as you like ------------------------------------------ Any comments, corrections 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