Not Guilty Bass Tab by The Beatles

Not Guilty bass tab by The Beatles

Bass Tab

NOT GUILTY
by The Beatles (George Harrison)
Anthology version

INTRO:

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------------------|--------9-----------------------|
A|7-------------------7---7-------|7-------------------7---7-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^
                                                          Not
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------------------|--------9---------------9---9---|
A|7-------------------7---7-------|7---------------7---------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

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VERSE:

  guilty                                                         for
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|5-----------5---3------------3--|2-----------2---3---5-------h6--|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

  getting in your way      while you try to steal the
G|--------------------------------|----------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------|
A|------------7-------------------|------------7---|
E|7---7---------------------------|7---7-----------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^

BRIDGE-TO-VERSE:

  day                                                   Not
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------6--|
A|----7---7-------7-------7-------|7-------7-------7-h9-p7-7-h9----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

VERSE:

  guilty                                                    and I'm
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------3------------3--|2-----------2---3---5-----------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

  nodding for the rest     I'm not trying to steal your
G|--------------------------------|----------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------|
A|-------------7------------------|----------------|
E|7---7---------------------------|7---5-------3---|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^

BRIDGE:

  vest
G|--------------------------------|------------5-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------7-----------7-----------|
A|--------1-------3---3---4-------|/5----------------------5-------|
E|----3---------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

CHORUS:

        I am not trying  to be     smart I only want what  I can
G|--------------------------------|----------------9---7-----------|
D|--------6-------9-------6---9---|--------6---9-----------9---7---|
A|7-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

  get                                                 I'm really
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3--3--3-3--3--3-----------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

  sorry for your raging head   but like you heard me said  Not
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|7-----------7-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|7-----------7-------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

VERSE:

  guilty                                               though you're
G|--------------------------------|--------------------5-----------|
D|7---------------5---------------|4-----------5---7---------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

  signing me a writ        while I'm trying to do my
G|--------------------------------|----------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------|
A|------------7-------------------|----------------|
E|7---7---------------------------|7---5--------3--|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^

BRIDGE:

  bit
G|--------------------------------|----------------5---------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------7---------------7-------|
A|--------1-------3---3---4-------|/5------------------------------|
E|----3---------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

CHORUS:

   I don't expect  to take your hoard   I only  want what  I can
G|--------------------------------|----------------9---7-----------|
D|--------6-------9-------6---9---|--------6---9-----------9---7---|
A|7-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

  get                                                  I'm really
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3--3--3-3--3--3-----------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

  sorry that you're underfed  but like you heard me said        Not
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|7-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------7-------------------|7--7--7-7--7--7-----------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

INTRO REPRISE:

  guilty
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------------------|--------9-----------------------|
A|7-------------------7---7-------|7-------------------7---7-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------9-----------------------|--------9---------------9-------|
A|7-------------------7---7-------|7---------------7---7-------7---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

BASS SOLO:

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------7-------5-------5-------|4-------4---5---7---5---4-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------4---5---7---5---4-------|
A|7-------7-----------5---7-------|7---------------------------7---|
E|----------------7---------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------7-------5-------5-------|4-------4---5---4---------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------7-----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

                                                          Not
G|---------|9--------|---------|9--------|---------|---------|
D|9--------|---------|9--------|---------|9--------|---9\----|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|7--------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
  ^  ^  ^   ^  ^  ^   ^  ^  ^   ^  ^  ^   ^  ^  ^   ^  ^  ^

VERSE:

  guilty                                                         for
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------7-------5-------5-------|4-------4---5---7--p5---4-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

  looking like a freak     making friends with every
G|--------------------------------|----------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------|
A|------------7-------------------|----------------|
E|7---7---------------------------|7---7\-------0--|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^

SECOND BRIDGE-TO-VERSE:

  Sheik                 Not
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------4-------5-------|
A|--------7-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^

VERSE:

  guilty                                                         for
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---------------5-------5-------|4-------4---5---7--p5---7-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

  leading you astray        on the road to  Masalay
G|--------------------------------|----------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------|
A|7-----------7-------------------|----------------|
E|----7---------------------------|7---5-------3---|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^

BRIDGE:


G|--------------------------------|------------5-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------7-----------7-----------|
A|--------1-------3-------4-------|/5----------------------5-------|
E|----3---------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

CHORUS:

       I won't upset the apple cart     I only want  what I can
G|--------------------------------|----------------9---7-----------|
D|--------6-------9-------6---9---|--------6---9-----------9---7---|
A|7-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

  get                                                  I'm really
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------|--------------------------------|
A|------------5-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3--3--3-3--3--3-----------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

  sorry that you've been misled but like you heard me said      Not
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|7--7--7-7--7--7\----------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|7--7--7-7--7--7-----------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

BRIDGE-TO-JAM:

  guilty
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|5-------3-------2-------0-------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^

OUTRO JAM:

Start with this riff (x6):
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|7-p6--5-7-------7-p6--5-7-------|
E|--------------------------------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^

Then it descends down:
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|5-p4--3-5-------5-p4--3-5-------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|7-p6--5-7-------7-p6--5-7-------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|5-p4--3-5-------5-p4--3-5-------|3-p2--1-3-------3-p2--1-0-------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^        ^       ^       ^       ^

Then variations of this:
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|7-p6--5-7-----------------------|
E|----------------7-p6--5-7-------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^

With variations of this at times, until fadeout
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|5-p4--3-0-------5-p4--3-0-------|
  ^       ^       ^       ^

 h = hammer-on
 p = pull-off
 \ = slide down
 / = slide up

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