If Not For You bass tab by George Harrison

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: G

Difficulty: Novice

IF NOT FOR YOU (Bassline)
As recorded by George Harrison
(From the 1970 Album ALL THINGS MUST PASS)

Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Arranged by George Harrison
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Klaus Voormann - Bass'

  Intro:
  Q=116
  4/4
   Gtr I
   Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-----------5--|-3----3-3--3--|-----------5--|-3----3-3--3--|
E|-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|


   Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
A|-----------5--|-3----3-3--2--|---------------|--------------|
E|-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--5--|


                                  1st & 2nd Verses:
   Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q      Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------||---------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------||o--------------|--------------|
A|-----------5--|-3----3-3--3--||o-----------5--|-3----3-3--3--|
E|-3--3-3-3-----|--------------||--3--3-3-3-----|--------------|


   Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-----------5--|-3----3-3--3--|-----------5--|-3----3-3--2--|
E|-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|


   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q
G|--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------3--3--|-------------|-----------5--|-3--3-3-3--3--|
E|-5--5-5-------|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|


                                                  Bridge:
                 1.               2.
                                                  Segno $
   Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q      Q  E E Q  Q     Q  E E Q  Q
G|--------------|---------------||--------------||--------------|
D|--------------|--------------o||--------------||--------------|
A|-----------5--|-3----3-3--3--o||-3------3-----||-3--3-3-3--3--|
E|-3--3-3-3-----|---------------||----3-3----3--||--------------|


   Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|-5----5-5--5--|--------------|-3--3-3-3--3--|
E|-3--3-3-3--3--|--------------|-3--3-3-3--3--|--------------|


   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|-5----5-5--5--|-3----3-3--3--|
E|-3--3-3-3--3--|-5--5-5-5--5--|--------------|--------------|


                               3rd & 4th Verses:
   Q.   E Q  Q    Q  Q  H       Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q
G|--------------|------------||--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|------------||--------------|--------------|
A|-2----2-2--2--|------------||-----------5--|-3--3-3-3--3--|
E|--------------|-5----------||-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|


   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-----------5--|-3--3-3-3--3--|-----------5--|-3----3-3--3--|
E|-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|


                                 Interlude:
                                       To Coda
   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|-------------||---------------|--------------|
D|--------------|-------------||o--------------|--------------|
A|--------3--3--|-------------||o-----------5--|-3----3-3--3--|
E|-5--5-5-------|-5--5--5--5--||--3--3-3-3-----|--------------|


   Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-----------5--|-3----3-3--3--|-----------5--|-3----3-3--2--|
E|-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|


   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q      Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|---------------|---------------||--------------|--------------|
D|---------------|--------------o||--------------|--------------|
A|---------------|--------------o||-----------5--|-3----3-3--3--|
E|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--5---||-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|


                                 Outro:
              Dal Segno al Coda   Coda &
   Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q     Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------||--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------||--------------|--------------|
A|-----------5--|-3------3--3--||-3--3-3-3--3--|-----------5--|
E|-3--3-3-3-----|------3-------||--------------|-3--3-3-3-----|


   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    W          +W
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|--------*|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|--------*|
A|-3--3-3-3--3--|-----------5--|-3--3-3-3--3--|----------|--------*|
E|--------------|-3--3-3-3-----|--------------|-3--------|-(3)----*|

Lyrics:
If not for you
Babe, I couldn't even find the door
I couldn't even see the floor
I'd be sad and blue, if not for you

If not for you
Babe, the night would see me wide awake
The day would surely have to break
It would not be new, if not for you

If not for you, my sky would fall
Rain would gather, too
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all
I'd be lost, if not for you

If not for you
The winter would hold no spring
Couldn't hear a robin sing
I just wouldn't have a clue, if not for you

If not for you, my sky would fall
Rain would gather, too
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all
I'd be lost, if not for you

If not for you
The winter would hold no spring
Couldn't hear a robin sing
I just wouldn't have a clue, if not for you

If not for you

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