SONG: I’m Only Sleeping
ARTIST: The Beatles
ALBUM: Revolver
Tabbed for bass by KingUrth (kingurth@gmail.com)
This is a great song, and probably one of the most fun to play for bass. It’s in a weird
(Eb minor) and modulates a couple times, but once you get the rhythm and general note
the rest of it flows logically.
I’m pretty sure I have all the notes right, but I’m not great with tabbing out rhythm.
listen to the song. It sounds pretty bizarre, but I think it’s 4/4.
TUNING: EADG
G|--------------|-----------|-------------|-4-4-------|
D|--------------|-6-6-----4-|-4-4---------|-----2-1-5-|
A|--6-6-------6-|-----6-6---|-----2-2-2---|-----------|
E|------6-6-6---|-----------|-----------1-|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------|
D|-------4---|-----------|-4-4---------|-4-4-------|-------|
A|-6---6-----|---2-6-6-2-|-----1-2-2-1-|-----1-2-2-|-2-1---|
E|---6-----6-|-4---------|-------------|-----------|-----4-|
G|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
D|-4-4-----4-|-6-6-------6-|-8-8-----8-|-6-6-----|---------|
A|-----4-6---|-----6-4-6---|-----8-8---|-----6-4-|-2-2-2-1-|
E|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
G|---------|
D|-----8---|
A|-6-9---9-|
E|---------|
Then play that again, except instead of that last measure, play this:
G|---------|-----|-------8-|
D|-----8---|-----|-----8-8-|
A|-6-9---9-|--6--|-6-9-----|
E|---------|--6--|---------|
G|---------------|-----------|---------|---4-4-|---------|
D|---------------|-----------|-6-6-4-4-|-2-----|---------|
A|-4-4-----2-4---|-6-6---4-6-|---------|-------|-6-6---6-|
E|-----2-4-----4-|-----6-----|---------|-------|----6-6--|
G|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-6-6---6-|-4-4-------|-4-4-------|-------4---|-----------|
A|-----6---|-----2-2-1-|-----2-1-5-|-6---6-----|---2-6-6-2-|
E|---------|-----------|-----------|---6-----6-|-4---------|
G|-------------|-----------|---------|
D|-4-4---------|-4-4-------|---------|
A|-----1-2-2-1-|-----1-2-2-|-2-1---4-|
E|-------------|-----------|-----4---|
G|---------|-----|-------8-|
D|-----8---|-----|-----8-8-|
A|-6-9---9-|--6--|-6-9-----|
E|---------|--6--|---------|
G|---------------|---------|---------|---4-4-|---------|
D|---------------|---------|-6-6-4-4-|-2-2-2-|---------|
A|-4-4-----2-4---|-6-6---6-|---------|-------|-2-2-1-1-|
E|-----2-4-----4-|-----6---|---------|-------|---------|
G|---------|-----|
D|-----8---|-----|
A|-6-9---9-|--6--|
E|---------|--6--|