J Geils Band
Love Stinks Bass Tab
LOVE STINKS (Bassline)
As recorded by The J. Geils Band
(From the 1980 Album LOVE STINKS)
Words and Music by Peter Wolf & Seth Justman
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Danny Klein - Bass'
Intro
Q=92
4/4
Gtr I
Wx6
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Q Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E S S Q Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E S S
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|-3--3--(3)------|-------------------|-3--3--(3)------|-------------------||
|-----------3-3--|-1--1--(1)-3-x-3-3-|-----------3-3--|-1--1--(1)-3-x-3-3-||
1st & 2nd Verses
Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
||----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
||o-3--3----------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3----------|-3--3-3----------|
||----------1-1---|--------5-5-5---|---------1-1---|--------5-5-5----|
Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|-3--3----------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3----------|-3--3-3---------||
|---------1-1---|--------5-5-5---|---------1-1---|--------5-5-5-3-||
Pre-Chorus
H. +E E H +E E E E W W
|---------------|----------------|----------|------||
|---------------|----------------|----------|------||
|---------------|----------------|----------|------||
|-3-------(3)-3-|-3----(3)---3---|-1--------|------||
Chorus
Q Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E S S Q Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E S S
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-3--3--(3)------|-------------------|-3--3--(3)------|-------------------|
|-----------3-3--|-1--1--(1)-3-x-3-3-|-----------3-3--|-1--1--(1)-3-x-3-3-|
1.
Q Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E S S Q Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E S S
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------o||
|-3--3--(3)------|-------------------|-3--3--(3)------|-------------------o||
|-----------3-3--|-1--1--(1)-3-x-3-3-|-----------3-3--|-1--1--(1)-3-x-3-3--||
Interlude
2.
Q Q +E E E S S Q Q E E E E
|-------------------||---------------|
|-------------------||---------------|
|-------------------||-3--3----------|
|-1--1--(1)-3-x-3-3-||---------1-1---|
Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|-3--3-3---------|-3--3----------|-3--3-3-----------|
|--------5-5-5---|---------1-1---|--------5-5-5-----|
Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|-3--3----------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3----------|-3--3-3---------||
|---------1-1---|--------5-5-5---|---------1-1---|--------5-5-5-3-||
Pre-Chorus
H. +E E H +E E E E W W
|---------------|----------------|----------|------||
|---------------|----------------|----------|------||
|---------------|----------------|----------|------||
|-3-------(3)-3-|-3----(3)---3---|-1--------|------||
Chorus
Q Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E S S Q Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E S S
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|-3--3--(3)------|-------------------|-3--3--(3)------|-------------------||
|-----------3-3--|-1--1--(1)-3-x-3-3-|-----------3-3--|-1--1--(1)-3-x-3-3-||
Interlude
Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Out-Chorus
Q Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E S S Q Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E S S 3x
||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------||
||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------o||
||o-3--3--(3)------|-------------------|-3--3--(3)------|--------------------o||
||------------3-3--|-1--1--(1)-3-x-3-3-|-----------3-3--|-1--1--(1)-3-x-3-3---||
Q Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E S S Q q H W
|----------------|-------------------|------------|------*|
|----------------|-------------------|------------|------*|
|-3--3--(3)------|-------------------|-3--3-------|------*|
|-----------3-3--|-1--1--(1)-3-x-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
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- 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
