Say You Love Me bass tab by Fleetwood Mac

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Intermediate

I love the bass line of this song, but found the other bass tabs on here lacking - especially in the chorus.
There's a lot of note and rhythm variation around the main tune, so watch out!

Timings from, and transcribed from the album version of the track.

Transcribed with the help of Transcribe! (https://www.seventhstring.com/xscribe/overview.html) and notated
in Power Tab Editor (http://www.power-tab.net/guitar.php).

Any corrections are much appreciated, please leave them in the comments below.

Tuning (E A D G), 4/4 time, 129 BPM

Intro: (0:07)
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E a Q  Q   E E E E E E E E  E E a E E a Q E E
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|---------7s9-------|-----------------|-----------7s9--7----|
E|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5------12\--|-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5s7-5--------9--|


Verse 1: (0:15)
 Have mercy baby on a poor girl like me.
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-5-6-|
E|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5---------|


 You know I'm falling, falling, falling at your feet.
  E E E E E E E E  +E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E a q  Q
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-7-7-x-7-7-7---7-|-(7)-7---7-7-9-7---|-----------------|---------7s9-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------9-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5-5-5------12\--|


(0:31)
 I'm tingling right from my head to my toes.
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E Q E E
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-5-6--|
E|-5-5---5-5-5---5--|-5-5---5-5-5-x-5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5--------|

 So help me, help me, help me make the feeling go.
  E E E E E E E E  e E e E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E a Q  q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------4-----|-----------------|------------------|
D|-7-7---7-7-7-----|-7---7---7---7-4-|-----------------|---------7s9------|
E|---------------7-|---7---7---------|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5-x-5------12--|


Chorus 1: (0:46)
 'Cos when the loving starts and the lights go down.
 And there's not another living soul around.
  Q Q  E E E E  +E E E E E E E E  H   Q.  +E  E E a E E a E E E E
G|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|--------------7-|-(7)-7-9h11p9-7-----|-----------------|----------------------|
D|-9--7-----7h9---|----------------9p7-|-9---------------|---------------4-7-8--|
E|-------10-------|--------------------|------12----(12)S|=5-5-5s7-5-5s7--------|


 You woo me until the sun comes up.
  Q Q  E E E E  +E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|--------------------|
A|--------------7-|-(7)-7-9h11p9-7-----|
D|-9--7-----7h9---|----------------9p7-|
E|-------10-------|--------------------|


 And you say that you love me.
  H  E E E E  Q E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
G|--------------|----------------|-------------------|
A|--------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|-9----7-------|----------------|-------------------|
E|--------9-7-5-|-5----5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5---|


Verse 2: (1:04)
 Have pity baby, just when I thought it was over.
  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-5----5-5-5---5-|-5----5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5--|


 Well now you got me running, running, running for cover.
  E E E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E a Q E E
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7--7s4-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|---------7s9--7---|
E|-----------------|----------------|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5-5-5--------9-|


(1:18)
 I'm begging you for a little sympathy.
                                |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E q q q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-5-6S=|
E|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5--------|


 And if you use me again, it'll be the end of me.
  E E E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E Q E E  Q E E E E E E
G|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|----------4-----|---------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7--7-7-7---7-4-|---------------|----------4-7-8--|
E|-----------------|----------------|-5----5-5------|-5--7-5-7--------|


Chorus 2: (1:35)
 'Cos when the loving starts and the lights go down.
 There's not another living soul around.
  Q Q  E E E E  +E E E E E E E E  H   q  Q  E E a E E a E E E E
G|----------------|--------------------|--------------|----------------------|
A|--------------7-|-(7)-7-9h11p9-7-----|--------------|----------------------|
D|-9--7-----7h9---|----------------9p7-|-9------------|---------------4-7-8--|
E|-------10-------|--------------------|------12--12S=|=5-5-5s7-5-5s7--------|

 You woo me until the sun comes up.
 And you say that you love me.
  Q Q  E E E E  +E E E E E E E E  H  E E E E  Q Q E E E E
G|----------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------7-|-(7)-7-9h11p9-7-----|--------------|--------------|
D|-9--7-----7h9---|----------------9p7-|-9----7-------|--------------|
E|-------10-------|--------------------|--------9-7-5-|-5----5-4-5-6-|


Instrumental: (1:48)
  Q E E Q E a E  +Q.  E a Q a Q   Q E E Q E a E  +Q.  E E E E E
G|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|--------4--5-5s7-|-(7)---7-7s9--7s9\--|--------4--5-5s7-|-(7)---7-9-7---7--|
E|-7----7----------|--------------------|-7----7----------|-------------9----|


  Q E E Q E E  +Q.  E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|--------4--5-7-|-(7)---7-9-7-----|-----------------|------------------|
E|-7--7-7--------|-------------9-7-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5-5---5-4-5-6--|


(2:02)
  Q E E Q E a E  +Q  E E a Q E E  Q E E Q E a E  +E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|--------4--5-5s7-|-(7)--7-7-7s9--7---|--------4--5-5s7-|-(7)-7---7-9-9-7---|
E|-7----7----------|-----------------9-|-7----7----------|-----------------9-|


  Q E E Q E a E  +E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|--------4--5-5s7-|-(7)-7-7-7-/9-7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7--7-7----------|----------------9-7-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|


Verse 3: (2:16)
 Baby baby, hope you're gonna stay away.
  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E Q E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4--5-6--|
E|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5---------|


 'Cos I'm getting weaker, weaker everyday.
  E E E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E a Q E E
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7--7-7-7S9S7---|-----------------|---------7s9-7---|
E|-----------------|--------------9-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5-5---------9-|


(2:31)
 I guess I'm not as strong as I used to be.
  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5-6--|
E|-5----5-5-5---5-|-5----5-5-5---5-|-5----5-5-5---5-|-5----5-9-9------|


 And if you use me again, it'll be the end of me.
  E E E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  Q E E Q Q
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
D|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7--7-7-7S9-7-4-|-----------------|--------5-7-|
E|-----------------|----------------|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5--5-7-----|


Chorus 3: (2:46)
 'Cos when the loving starts and the lights go down.
 There's not another living soul around.
  Q Q  E E E E  +E E E E E E E E  H  Q E E  E E a E E E E E E
G|----------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|--------------7-|-(7)-7-9h11p9-7-----|-------------|-------------------|
D|-9--7-----7h9---|----------------9p7-|-9----7------|-------------4-7-8-|
E|-------10-------|--------------------|---------9-7-|-5-5-5s7-5-7-------|


(2:53)
 You woo me until the sun comes up.
 And you say that you love me.
  Q Q  E E E E  +E E E E E E E E  H  Q E E  E E a E E E E E E
G|----------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|--------------7-|-(7)-7-9h11p9-7-----|-------------|-------------------|
D|-9--7-----7h9---|----------------9p7-|-9----7------|-------------4-7-8-|
E|-------10-------|--------------------|---------9-7-|-5-5-5s7-5-7-------|


(3:01)
 Yes when the loving starts and the lights go down.
 There's not another living soul around.
  Q Q  E E E E  +E E E E E E E E  Q Q E E E E  +E E a E E E E E E
G|----------------|--------------------|---------------|---------------------|
A|--------------7-|-(7)-7-9h11p9-7-----|---------------|---------------------|
D|-9--7-----7h9---|----------------9p7-|-9--9--7-------|---------------4-7-8-|
E|-------10-------|--------------------|---------9-7-5-|-(5)-5-5s7-5-7-------|


(3:08)
 You woo me until the sun comes up.
 And you say that you love me.
  Q Q  E E E E  +E E E E E E E E  Q Q  q E E  E E a E E a E E E E
G|----------------|--------------------|--------------|----------------------|
A|--------------7-|-(7)-7-9h11p9-7-----|--------------|----------------------|
D|-9--7-----7-9---|----------------9-7-|-9-----7------|---------------4-7-8--|
E|-------10-------|--------------------|----------9-7-|-5-5-5s7-5-5s7--------|


(3:16)
 Say that you love me.
  E E q E E Q  E E a E E E E E E
G|---------------|-------------------|
A|---------------|-------------------|
D|-9-9-9--7------|-------------4-7-8-|
E|----------9-7--|-5-5-5s7-5-7-------|


 Say that you love me.
  H  Q E E  +W      +H.   E E
G|-------------|------------|----------------|
A|-------------|------------|----------------|
D|-9----7----5-|-(5)--------|-(5)------------|
E|-------------|------------|------------2h==|


Outro: (3:25)
           Falling, falling, falling.
  E E a E E E E E E  E E E E Q  Q  Q a E E a E E E E  E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|-7-7------------|--------------------|-7-7-9h11p9-7-----|
D|---------------7-9-|-----9-7-9------|----------------7-9-|--------------9-7-|
E|-5---5s7-5-7-9-----|------------12S=|=5--5s7-5-5s7-9-----|------------------|


           Falling, falling, falling.     Yeah.
  Q a E E a E E E E  E E E E E E Q  E E E E E E E E  +E E E E E E S S E
G|--------------------|--------------9-|-----------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------|-7-7---7-9-11---|---------------7-|-(7)-7----------------|
D|----------------7-9-|-----9----------|-----------7-9---|-------9-7-9-7-4h5h7--|
E|-5--5s7-5-5s7-9-----|----------------|-5-5-5-7-9-------|----------------------|


             Falling, falling, falling.
  S S E a E E a E E E E  E E E E Q E E
G|-----------------------|----------------|
A|-----------------------|-7-7------------|
D|-------------------7-9-|-----9-7-9--7---|
E|-5-5-5-5s7-5-5s7-9-----|--------------9-|


  Q a E E E E E E  E E E E +E E Q
G|------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------|-7-7-9h11-(11)-9-7---|
D|--------------7-9-|---------------------|
E|-5--5s7-5-7-9-----|---------------------|


            Falling, falling, falling.
  E E a E E a E E E E  E E E E +E E Q
G|---------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------|-7-7-9h11-(11)-9-7--|
D|-----------------7-9-|--------------------|
E|-5-5-5s7-5-5s7-9-----|--------------------|


Fade Out: (3:55)
  E E a E E a E E E E  E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-7-7-9h11p9-7------|
D|-----------------7-9-|--------------9-7--|
E|-5-5-5s7-5-5s7-9-----|-------------------|


           Falling, falling, falling.
  Q a E E a E E E E  E E E E Q E E  Q a E E a E E E E  E E E E E E Q
G|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|-7-7------------|--------------------|-7-7-----9h11h14---|
D|----------------7-9-|-----9-7-9----7-|----------------7-9-|-----9-7-----------|
E|-5--5s7-5-5s7-9-----|------------9---|-5--5s7-5-5s7-9-----|-------------------|


          Falling, falling, falling.
  Q Q  a E E E E  +E E E E E E E E  W
G|------------------|-------------------|------|
A|----------------7-|-(7)-7-------------|------|
D|--------------7---|-------9-7-9-7---7-|------|
E|-5--5---5s7-9-----|---------------9---|-5----|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h  - hammer-on
 p  - pull-off
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s  - legato slide
 S  - shift slide
 =  - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 x  - on rhythm slash represents muted slash