I Just Wwasn't Made For These Times bass tab by The Beach Boys
Bass Tab
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-------|
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| Gtr II (Upright Bass)
| H. E E H. E E
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||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-3---------------------3-|-1---------------------1-|
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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--------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
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| H. E E Q. E Q. E
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|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-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-------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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| H. E E H. E E
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-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--------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
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| H. E E Q. E Q Q
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|-------------------------|--------------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--------|
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| 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-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
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| 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--|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
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| 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-|
|-----------------------||--------------------|
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| 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--|
|--------------------|---------------------|
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| 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-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
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| 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-|----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|
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| 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
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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| 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||-------------|-------------|------|
|------------||-------------|-------------|------|
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| 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
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|-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------||-3----3-3--3--|-1----1-1--1--|---------------|
|-------------||--------------|--------------|-4----4-4--4---|
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| 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------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
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| 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
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
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| 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-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
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| 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--*|
|---------------------|----------------------*|
|---------------------|----------------------*|
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------------|----------------------*|
|---------------------|----------------------*|
|-3-----3--3-----3----|-3-----3--3-----3-----*|
|---------------------|----------------------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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