Like Im Gonna Lose You Bass

by Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend
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Entire run-through of the song based on this youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShgXkSHMSm0 main riff provided, added some extra fills when felt necessary.Was this info helpful?
Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author healey.olsen [a] 40. Last edit on Sep 13, 2020
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Nice and smooth song, really easy and fun to add some tasty fills and licks.
Hope ya'll enjoy!
Difficulty is about a 4.5/10 on this one.
 
Counting it in semiquavers to get the feel easier to understand (count "One ee and ah" on each beat)
Ive mapped out when the notes occur above each staff in relation to this.
I've realised the bass kinda follows the rhythm of the vocal melody at most parts, along with the drums in the
triplet fills.
 
EDIT: I'm only 3 years later realising that this song is in 12/8 time signature, so all the notes can be felt
in groups of 3, all as triplets in relation to 4/4 (1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a) or (123,456,123,456)
 
Using the time marks in relation to this video (which I'm sure is the same for spotify and itunes etc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShgXkSHMSm0
 
No Bass for first verse (Its played with acoustic guitar low strings)
(Can still play main riff during it, but I think always best to add the extra dynamic of bass when the chorus
hits if you're playing with a band)
 
[Verse]
(0:37)                                                  "So  I'm  Gon - na"
   1                 2            a    3                 4    e    +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------8----7----5----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
(Main Riff, this is all you need if you want to play the song, keep reading for indepth walkthrough)
(0:41)
   1                 2            a    3                 4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1                 2            a    3                 4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x------------2----2-----------------x-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------8----7-----|
 
   1                 2            a    3                 4
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------|
 
   1            a    2            a    3            a   tri     pl     et
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8------------8----7------------7----5------------5----5------0------2-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
(0:54)
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x------------0----2-----------------x-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------8----7-----|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4         +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------|
 
   1        +   a    2        +   a    3        +   a   tri     pl     et
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-----------------7------------7----5-----------------5------0------2-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
(1:08)
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x-----------------3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x------------0----2-----------------x--------2----5-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4         +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------x-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------7----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------7----5-----------------3-------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +        3        +        4         +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------5---------5---------|
A|-8-----------------7-----------------5-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
(1:21)
Rest here after playing the first note, come back in at (1:34)
   1        +        2        +        3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
(1:34)
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x------------2----2-----------------x-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------5----3-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------7-----------------8-----------------10------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +        3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-----------------7-----------------5----------------/10------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
(1:48)
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x--------3---5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x-----------------2-----------------x--------2----5-----|
A|----------------------------3---5------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4         +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(This lick isnt necessary, but
D|-7-----------------x------------6----7-----------------5-------------------| I think it fills the gap really
A|----------------------------7-----------------7------------------5---------| well since there doesnt seem
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| to be much bass here)
 
   1        +   a    2        +   a    3        +   a    tri    pl    et
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8------------8----7------------5----5------------5----8------7------5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
(2:01)
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x------------0----2-----------------x-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------8----7-----|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------|
 
   1        +   a    2        +   a    3        +   a   tri     pl     et
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8------------8----7------------7----5------------5----5------0------2-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
(2:15)
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x------------0----2-----------------x-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------7----6-----|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +        3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
A|-8-----------------7-----------------5-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
(2:28)
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x-----------------3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x------------0----2-----------------x--------2----5-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----------------x-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------7----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------7----5-----------------3-------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +        3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
A|-8-----------------7-----------------5-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Solo]
(2:41)(Play softer for this guitar solo, if you want to play at all)
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x------------2----2-----------------x-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------8----7-----|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +        3        +       tri     pl     et
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-----------------7-----------------5-----------------5------x------2-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Bridge / Chorus]
(2:54)
   1        +        2        +        3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3~~~----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
(3:04)
      Optional slide down the neck and release once next bar starts
 "Byyuhheueuhhuhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"
   1        +        2        +        3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------13\-----------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x------------2----2-----------------x-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------8----7-----|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +        3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
A|-8-----------------7-----------------5-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
(3:21)
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------x------------5----3-----------------x--------3----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +    a
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------x------------0----2-----------------x-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------8----7-----|
 
   1        +        2        +   a    3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------x-----------------5-----------------3-------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +        3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
A|-8-----------------7-----------------5-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   1        +        2        +        3        +        4        +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3~~~----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
************************************
 
| x   Dead note / Mute
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Ring out
 
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Gamedame
This would be a LOT easier to follow if there were bars to indicate where the measures are. I was very disappointed in myself that I had so much trouble following what was going on without the lyrics under the notes or having the measures separated. Seems to be fun if I can work it out! 🤔 😊
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