Bass tabs
I JUST WASN'T MADE FOR THESE TIMES (Bassline) As recorded by The Beach Boys (From the 1966 Album PET SOUNDS) Words and Music by Brian Wilson & Tony Asher Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ray Pohlman - Electric Bass' Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Chuck Berghofer - Upright Bass' 1st & 2nd Verses Q=93 4/4 Gtr I (Electric Bass) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------15----------------|-------15----------------| ||o----------17-15----15-17-|----------17-15----15-17-| ||o----17----------17-------|----17----------17-------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| | | Gtr II (Upright Bass) | H. E E H. E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-3---------------------3-|-1---------------------1-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------15----------------|-------14------------------| |----------18-16----16-18-|----------17-15-----15-17--| |----18----------18-------|----17-----------17--------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| | | H. E E Q. E Q. E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-4---------------------4-|-3---------3--1---------1--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------15----------------|-------15----------------| |----------17-15----15-17-|----------17-15----15-17-| |----17----------17-------|----17----------17-------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| | | H. E E H. E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3---------------------3-|-1---------------------1-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------15----------------|-------14-----------------|| |----------18-16----16-18-|----------17-15----15-17--|| |----18----------18-------|----17----------17--------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| | | H. E E Q. E Q Q |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------5-----5-----|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-4---------------------4-|-3---------3--------------|| Bridge Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------| |--------3-----|--------------|---------------|-----------------| |-6---------6--|-5----5-------|---------------|-----------------| |------6-------|--------3--3--|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3--------| | | Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------| |--------3-----|--------------|---------------|--------------3--| |-6---------6--|-5----5-------|---------------|-----------------| |------6-------|--------3--3--|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3--------| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |------12----13-12----|------12----13-12----| |---10-------------12-|---10-------------12-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-3-----3--3-----3----|-3-----3--3-----3----| |---------------------|---------------------| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |------12----13-12----|------12----13-12-----| |---10-------------12-|---10-------------12--| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-3-----3--3-----3----|-3-----3--3-----3-----| |---------------------|----------------------| Chorus E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |---13-12------13-12----||--------------------| |---------12---------12-||----10--10----10----| |-----------------------||-8---------10----10-| |-----------------------||--------------------| | | Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E |-----------------------||--------------------| |-----------------------||--------------------| |-3-----3----3-----3----||-----3---3-----3----| |---------------------3-||-1----------3-----3-| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |----10--10----10----|----10--10----10-----| |-8---------10----10-|-8---------10----10--| |--------------------|---------------------| | | Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-----3---3-----3----|-----3---3-----3-----| |-1----------3-----3-|-1----------3-----3--| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |----10--10----10----|----10--10----10----| |-8---------10----10-|-8---------10----10-| |--------------------|--------------------| | | Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-----3---3-----3----|-----3---3-----3----| |-1----------3-----3-|-1----------3-----3-| Q Q E E E E Q Q H |--------------------|-8--------------| |----10--10----10----|----------------| |-8---------10----10-|----------------| |--------------------|----------------| | | Q Q E E E E Q. E Q Q |--------------------|----------------| |--------------------|----------------| |-----3---3-----3----|-6-----6--------| |-1----------3-----3-|---------5--5---| 1. W W W W |---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| | | Q. E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q |---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-5----5-5--5---|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------5-|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--------|-3----1------| |---------------|-------------|-------3--3--|---------4---| 2. W W W W |------------||-------------|-------------|------| |-----------o||-------------|-------------|------| |-----------o||-------------|-------------|------| |------------||-------------|-------------|------| | | H H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W |------------||-------------|-------------|------| |-----------o||-------------|-------3--3--|------| |-----------o||-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--------|------| |-3----------||-------------|-------------|------| Interlude W Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------||-3----3-3--3--|-1----1-1--1--|---------------| |-------------||--------------|--------------|-4----4-4--4---| | | H Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------||-3----3-3--3--|-1----1-1--1--|---------------| |-----------3-||--------------|--------------|-4----4-4--4---| Outro Q. E Q E E W W W |---------------||--------------|--------------|---------------| |-----------5---||--------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------5-||--------------|--------------|---------------| |-3----3-3------||--------------|--------------|---------------| | | Q. E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |---------------||--------------|--------------|---------------| |-----------5---||--------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------5-||-3--3--3--3---|-3--3--3--3---|-3--3--3--3----| |-3----3-3------||------------3-|------------3-|------------3--| W W W W W |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| | | Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |--------------|-------------|-2--2--0--0--|-------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|-3--3--3--3-5---| |-3--3--3--3---|-3--3--------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |------------3-|-------1--1--|-------------|-------------|----------------| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |------12----13-12----|------12----13-12----| |---10-------------12-|---10-------------12-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-3-----3--3-----3----|-3-----3--3-----3----| |---------------------|---------------------| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |------12----13-12----|------12----13-12-----*| |---10-------------12-|---10-------------12--*| |---------------------|----------------------*| |---------------------|----------------------*| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------|----------------------*| |---------------------|----------------------*| |-3-----3--3-----3----|-3-----3--3-----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 I keep looking for a place to fit Where I can speak my mind I've been trying hard to find the people That I won't leave behind They say I got brains But they ain't doing me no good I wish they could Each time things start to happen again I think I got something good goin' for myself But what goes wrong Sometimes I feel very sad Sometimes I feel very sad (Can't find nothin' I can put my heart and soul into) Sometimes I feel very sad (Can't find nothin' I can put my heart and soul into) I guess I just wasn't made for these times Every time I get the inspiration To go change things around No one wants to help me look for places Where new things might be found Where can I turn when my fair weather friends cop out What's it all about Each time things start to happen again I think I got something good goin' for myself But what goes wrong Sometimes I feel very sad Sometimes I feel very sad (Can't find nothin' I can put my heart and soul into) Sometimes I feel very sad (Can't find nothin' I can put my heart and soul into) I guess I just wasn't made for these times I guess I just wasn't made for these times I guess I just wasn't made for these times I guess I just wasn't made for these times I guess I just wasn't made for these times I guess I just wasn't made for these times
