LET IT BE (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1970 Album LET IT BE)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro, 1st & 2n3rd Verse
Q=80
4/4
Gtr I
Wx19 Q E E Q. e
|-------------||---------------|
|-------------||----2-0------5-|
|-------------||--------3------|
|-------------||---------------|
Q. S S H Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q E E Q S S S S
|-5-------------|-----------5--|-------------|-----------5-5-4-4--||
|--------5-5----|-7----5-3-----|------2-5----|-3--2-0-------------||
|---------------|--------------|-3-----------|--------3-----------||
|---------------|--------------|-------------|--------------------||
Chorus
Q e E E E e E Q e S S Q +S S S S E E E e Q e E
|-2--2---0-0-0---|--------5--------------|----------------|
|----------------|-3--3------------2-3s5-|-----2-3-5--5---|
|----------------|----------3--(3)-------|-3-3------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
Q E E Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q S S S S
|-----------5---|------5------5-|------5------------|
|-3--2-0------5-|-7--7---5--5---|-3--3--------2-3s5-|
|--------3------|---------------|--------3--3-------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
Interlude
Q E E Q. S S Q E E E S S S S E Q E E Q E E Q Q H
|-----------------|----------5-5-5-5-5-||-----------3-2-|-0----------|
|----2-3-5----5---|-3--2-0-------------||-3--2-0--------|----3-------|
|-3---------------|--------3-----------||--------3------|-------3----|
|-----------------|--------------------||---------------|------------|
Guitar Solo
H H Q Q Q S S E Q +S E S Q. E
|------5----|-------/5--5-5-5-||-------------------|
|-3---------|-5--3------------||--------2-3-5----5-|
|-----------|-----------------||-3--(3)------------|
|-----------|-----------------||-------------------|
S E. e e Q E e Q E S S Q E E E. S E E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|----5------------|--------------5-5-5---2----|
|-7-7--7-5-3--3s5-|------2-3-5----5-|-3--3-2-0-----------5---2--|
|-----------------|-3---------------|----------3-3--------------|
|-----------------|-------------3---|---------------------------|
Q E E E S S S S E Q E E Q E E
|--------------------|-------------5\-|
|----2-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--5-3-3--3----|
|-3------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|
E. S E E Q E E E. S E E E S S S S E
|----5-5----------|------------5-5-5s4-4-||
|--------2-5----5-|-3--3-2-0-------------||
|-3---------------|----------3-----------||
|-------------3---|----------------------||
Chorus
Q Q E. S E E Q e E E. S Q E Q. Q e E Q E E H
|-2--2--0--0-0---|-------------5--|---------------|-------------||
|----------------|-3--3-----------|--------5--5---|-3--2-0------||
|----------------|--------3--3----|-3-3-----------|--------3----||
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-------------||
4th Verse
H H Q e e Q e e Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. e
|-5---------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------5----|-7--7-5-3--3-5-|------2-5------|-3--2-0------5-|
|-----------|---------------|-3-------------|--------3------|
|-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. S S H Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q E E Q S S S S
|-5-------------|-----------5--|-------------|-----------5-5-4-4--||
|--------5-5----|-7----5-3-----|------2-5----|-3--2-0-------------||
|---------------|--------------|-3-----------|--------3-----------||
|---------------|--------------|-------------|--------------------||
Chorus
Q e E E E e E Q e S S Q +S S S S E E E e Q e E
|-2--2---0-0-0---|--------5--------------|----------------|
|----------------|-3--3------------2-3s5-|-----2-3-5--5---|
|----------------|----------3--(3)-------|-3-3------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
Out-Chorus
Q E E Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q S S S S
|-----------5---||------5------5-|------5------------|
|-3--2-0------5-||-7--7---5--5---|-3--3--------2-3s5-|
|--------3------||---------------|--------3--3-------|
|---------------||---------------|-------------------|
Q E E Q. e E. S E E Q e e Q E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S
|---------------|-------------5-4-|-2--5\---0--5\---|----5\------5-----5-|
|----2-3-5----5-|-3--3-2-0--------|-----------------|-3------------5s7---|
|-3-------------|----------3------|-----------------|---------3----------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Outro
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q S S E Q e e Q E E Q Q H
|---------------|-----------5-5-5-||-----------3-2-|-0----------*|
|----2-3-5----0-|-3--2-0----------||-3--2-0--------|----3-------*|
|-3---------2---|--------3--------||--------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
\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
