Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney - Silly Love Songs bass tab
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:43:43 +0200 From: Brans van Rossum Subject: m/mccartney_paul/silly_love_songs.btab Wings - Silly Love Songs >From the album "Wings At The Speed Of Sound" (1976) Bass played by Paul McCartney Words and Music by Paul McCartney Written by Paul as a "fuck you" to his critics, who said that all he could write was Silly Love Songs. Imho this song has the greatest bass line Paul ever did. Hope you'll enjoy it! Intro: 8 bars Then that kickass main riff comes in. Here's how it goes. G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|---------------|------0--------| A|3-3-0-0-----0--|---------------|--------0-3----|0-3-------3-3--| E|--------3-3----|0-0-2-2-3---3-2|1---2-3--------|---------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ There are some small variations, throughout the song. I'm not gonna tab them all out here, just listen to the record and you'll be able to play them, and even think of some by yourself. At 0:46 the riff stops. G|---------------|-------------/7|4--------------| D|---------------|---------------|---------------| A|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|0--------------|1--------------|---------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ What's wrong with that? I'd like to know, cause here I go G|-------------------------------| D|--0---2---3---4-5--------------| A|-------------------------------| E|--------------------3----------| ^ ^ ^ ^ Again! main riff again: Paul: I love you (4x) Paul: I can't explain the feelings plain to me, now can't you see Ahh she gave me more, she gave it all to me, now can't you see Linda: I love you (2x) what's wrong with that... Paul & Linda: I love you Bridge at 2:18 G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| A|---------------|--0---3---0----|5--------------|3-3-0-0-----0--| E|3--------------|--------------3|---------------|--------3-3----| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Love doesn't come in a minute... G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| A|---------------|--0---3---0----|5---5---5---3-5|----5---5---0-5| E|0--------------|--------------3|---------------|---------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ I only know that when I'm in it... G|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|--5-5-5--------| A|--5-5---5--5-5-|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|3-3---3-3---3--|3-------3-3-3-3| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Love isn't silly at all! Main riff with horns (4x) [3:10] G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| A|3--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|----------13\\-|1-----------3--| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Paul: how can I tell you about my loved one G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|3--------------|---------------| A|3--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|1--------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|3--------------|---------------| A|3--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|1--------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Paul: How can I tell you about my loved one (2x) Linda: I love you (2x) G|---------------|------4---4----|------5---5----|---------------| D|------5---5----|2--------------|3--------------|3---3-3-3-3-3-5| A|3--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|------------3--|------------0--|------------1--|---------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ main riff with horns (4x) G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|3--------------|---------------| 2x A|3--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|1--------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Paul: I love you (2x) G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|3--------------|---------------| 2x A|3--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|1--------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Paul: I love you (2x) Linda: I can't explain the feelings plain to me, now can't you see Ahh he gave me more, he gave it all to me, now can't you see G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|3--------------|---------------| A|3--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|1--------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Paul: I love you Linda: I can't explain the feelings plain to me, now can't you see Denny: How can I tell you about my loved one G|---------------|------4---4----|------5---5----|---------------| D|------5---5----|2--------------|3--------------|3---3-3-3-3-3-5| 3x A|3--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|------------3--|------------0--|------------1--|---------------| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Paul: I love you (3x) Linda: Ahh he gave me more, he gave it all to me, now can't you see I can't explain the feelings plain to me, now can't you see Ahh he gave me more, he gave it all to me, now can't you see Denny: How can I tell you about my loved one (3x) main riff with horns once verse: You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs... (main riff) What's wrong with that? (end on E)