COME TOGETHER (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1969 Album ABBEY ROAD)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro
Q=85
4/4
Gtr I
E E S S E +Q Q
|-------------10-(10)-------|
|----------------------12\--|
|-------10s12---------------|
|-10-10---------------------|
E E S S E +Q Q E E S S E +Q Q
|-------------10-(10)-------|-------------10-(10)-------|
|----------------------12\--|----------------------12\--|
|-------10s12---------------|-------10s12---------------|
|-10-10---------------------|-10-10---------------------|
1st Verse
E E S S E +Q Q E E S S E +Q Q
|-------------10-(10)-------||-------------10-(10)-------|
|----------------------12\--||----------------------12\--|
|-------10s12---------------||-------10s12---------------|
|-10-10---------------------||-10-10---------------------|
E E S S E +Q Q E E S S E +Q Q
|-------------10-(10)-------|-------------10-(10)---------|
|----------------------12\--|----------------------12\----|
|-------10s12---------------|-------10s12-----------------|
|-10-10---------------------|-10-10-----------------------|
E E S S E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q W
|-------------10-(10)-------|-------5-(5)------|-------5-(5)------|------|
|----------------------12\--|--------------7\--|--------------7\--|------|
|-------10s12---------------|------------------|------------------|------|
|-10-10---------------------|-5-5--------------|-5-5--------------|-3----|
Interlude
+H H E E S S E +Q Q
|-------------||--------------10-(10)-------|
|-------------||o----------------------12\--|
|-------------||o-------10s12---------------|
|-(3)---------||--10-10---------------------|
E E S S E +Q Q E E S S E +Q Q
|-------------10-(10)-------|-------------10-(10)-------|
|----------------------12\--|----------------------12\--|
|-------10s12---------------|-------10s12---------------|
|-10-10---------------------|-10-10---------------------|
2nd - 4th Verses
$
E E S S E +Q Q E E S S E +Q Q
|-------------10-(10)-------||-------------10-(10)-------|
|----------------------12\--||----------------------12\--|
|-------10s12---------------||-------10s12---------------|
|-10-10---------------------||-10-10---------------------|
E E S S E +Q Q E E S S E +Q Q
|-------------10-(10)-------|-------------10-(10)---------|
|----------------------12\--|----------------------12\----|
|-------10s12---------------|-------10s12-----------------|
|-10-10---------------------|-10-10-----------------------|
E E S S E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q W
|-------------10-(10)-------|-------5-(5)------|-------5-(5)------|------|
|----------------------12\--|--------------7\--|--------------7\--|------|
|-------10s12---------------|------------------|------------------|------|
|-10-10---------------------|-5-5--------------|-5-5--------------|-3----|
To Coda
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------|-----------------|-----------------||
|----------|-----------------|----------------o||
|----------|-----------------|----------------o||
|----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-------||
E E S S E +Q Q
|-------------10-(10)-------|
|----------------------12\--|
|-------10s12---------------|
|-10-10---------------------|
El. Piano Solo
E E S S E +Q S E. E E E E E E E E
|-------------10-(10)--10h12\-||-------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-------------------------|
|-------10s12-----------------||-------------------------|
|-10-10-----------------------||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Guitar Solo
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------||------------------|
|-------------------------||------------------|
|-------------------------||------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E S S E +Q Q
|-----------------|-------------10-(10)-------|
|-----------------|----------------------12\--|
|-----------------|-------10s12---------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-10-10---------------------|
Interlude
D.S. al Coda &
E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S E +Q Q
|-------------10h12-10h12-10h12-10h12-10\--||-------------10-(10)-------|
|------------------------------------------||----------------------12\--|
|-------10h12------------------------------||-------10s12---------------|
|-10-10------------------------------------||-10-10---------------------|
E E S S E +Q Q E E S S E +Q Q
|-------------10-(10)-------|-------------10-(10)-------|
|----------------------12\--|----------------------12\--|
|-------10s12---------------|-------10s12---------------|
|-10-10---------------------|-10-10---------------------|
E E S S E +Q Q
|-------------10-(10)--------||
|----------------------12\---||
|-------10s12----------------||
|-10-10----------------------||
Outro
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-9--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-9---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-9--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-9---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-9--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-9---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-9--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-9---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-9--|
E E E E E E E E a E E E E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------10---------------------10-|
|-------------------------|----------12---------------------|
|-------------------------|-10s12-------12------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|----------------10-10-9s10-10----|
E E E S S S S E E E a E E E E E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|-------10-------------------------10-|
|-12----------------------------|----------12-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-10s12-------12-------------10-12----|
|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|----------------10-10-10-10----------|
E E E S S S S E E E
|-------------------------------*|
|-12----------------------------*|
|-------------------------------*|
|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-*|
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
\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
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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
