Whole Lotta Love Bass

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WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1969 Album LED ZEPPELIN II)
 
Words and Music by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones & John Bonham
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Paul Jones - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=92
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          H    E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E. S E. S
|----------|----------|--------------------|----------------------|
|----------|----------|--------------------|----------------------|
|----------|----------|----------5-(5)---5-|----------------------|
|----------|----------|--------7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--|
 
 
                             1st Verse
  E. S E. S E S S +S  S E     E. S E. S E S S +S  S E
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------||o-------------------------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-||o---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---||--0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
  E. S E. S E S S +S  S E  4x
|--------------------------||
|-------------------------o||
|---------------5-(5)---5-o||
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7----||
 
 
 Chorus
  E. S E. S S E S +S  E S   E. S E. S S E S +S  E S   E. S E. S S E S +S  E S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
                             2nd Verse
  E. S E. S S E S +S  E S     E. S E. S E S S +S  S E
|-------------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------||o-------------------------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-||o---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---||--0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
  E. S E. S E S S +S  S E  4x
|--------------------------||
|-------------------------o||
|---------------5-(5)---5-o||
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7----||
 
 
                           Chorus
  E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S S E S +S  E S   E. S E. S S E S +S  E S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
  E. S E. S S E S +S  E S   E. S E. S S E S +S  E S   W          +W
|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|--------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|--------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|----------|--------|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--------|-(0)----|
 
 
 Sound effects
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
 
 
                                  Guitar Solo
  W          W          W          E S S Q  H
|----------|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-0---0---------|
 
 
  E S S Q  H      E S S Q  H      E S S Q  H      E S S Q  H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0---0---------|-0---0---------|-0---0---------|-0---0---------|
 
 
                          Verse 3
  E S S Q  E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E
|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0---0------7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
  E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
  E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
                                                     Chorus
  E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S S E S +S  E S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
  E. S E. S S E S +S  E S   E. S E. S S E S +S  E S   E. S E. S S E S +S  E S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
                         Breakdown
  W          +W           W          W
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|------|
 
 
  W          W          H    Q  Q    W
|----------|----------|------------|------|
|----------|----------|------------|------|
|----------|----------|------------|------|
|----------|----------|---------0--|-5----|
 
 
                                                Outro
  +W           +W           H    E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E
|------------|------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|------------|----------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|--------7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
  E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
  E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
  E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
  E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|
 
 
  E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E   E. S E. S E S S +S  S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------*|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------*|
|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-|---------------5-(5)---5-*|
|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---|-0--0-0--0-0-7-------7---*|
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - 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
-----------
 |  - 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
 
 
 
You need coolin', baby, I'm not foolin',
I'm gonna send you back to schoolin',
Way down inside honey, you need it,
I'm gonna give you my love,
I'm gonna give you my love.
 
[Chorus]
Wanna Whole Lotta Love [X4]
 
You've been learnin', baby, I've been yearnin',
All them good times, baby, baby, I've been yearnin',
Way, way down inside honey, you need it,
I'm gonna give you my love... I'm gonna give you my love.
 
[Chorus]
 
You've been coolin', baby, I've been droolin',
All the good times I've been misusin',
Way, way down inside, I'm gonna give you my love,
I'm gonna give you every inch of my love,
Gonna give you my love.
 
[Chorus]
 
Way down inside... woman... You need... love.
 
Shake for me, girl. I wanna be your backdoor man.
Keep it coolin', baby.
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