NOWHERE MAN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1965 Album RUBBER SOUL)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
1st Verse
Q=122
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-7-6-6-------7-|-(7)-7-6-6---------|-------6-6-7-8-9---|
|---------9-7-----|-----------9-7---7-|-(7)-7-----------7-|
|-------------9---|---------------9---|-------------------|
2nd - 5th Verses
$
$$
+E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|------------------||------------------|
|-------6-6-7-8-9--||o-----6-6-7-8-9---|
|-(7)-7------------||o-7-7-------------|
|------------------||----------------7-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|---------------6-7-|-(7)-7-6-6----------|
|-------6-6-9-9-----|-----------9-7---7--|
|-(7)-7-------------|---------------9----|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------6-----|-------------------|
|-------6-6-9---9-7-|-(7)-7-6-6-------7-|
|-(7)-7-------------|-----------9-7-----|
|-------------------|---------------9---|
To Coda
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)-7-6-6----------|-------6-6-7-8-9---|
|-----------9-7---7--|-(7)-7-----------7-|
|---------------9----|-------------------|
Bridge
+Q Q E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E
|----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------||-6-6-----6-6----|-7-7-----7-7----|-6-6-----6-6-----|
|-(7)--7--7-7-7--||-----6-6------6-|-----7-7------6-|-----6-6------6--|
|----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E
|----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-7-7-----7-7----|-6-6-----6-6----|-----4------------|-----4-------------|
|-----7-7------6-|-----6-6------6-|---4---7-(7)----7-|---4---7-(7)----7--|
|----------------|----------------|-5------------9---|-5------------9----|
Guitar Solo
1.
E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----6------------||-----6-6-7-8-9---|-----------4---6-7-|-(7)-7-6-6-4-2---2--|
|---6---9-(9)------||-7-7-------------|-------6-6---6-----|---------------4----|
|-7-----------7-7--||---------------7-|-(7)-7-------------|--------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------4-------|-------------------|
|-------6-6---6---7-|-(7)-7-6-6-------7-|
|-(7)-7---------7---|-----------9-7-----|
|-------------------|---------------9---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)-7-6-6---------|-------6-6-9-6-9----|
|-----------9-7---7-|-(7)-7-----------7--|
|---------------9---|--------------------|
Outro
2.
D.S. &
D.S.
+E E Q E Q E E E E E +E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E +E E
|------------------||------------------||---------------|------------------|
|-----------------o||-----6------------||------6-9--6-9-|------------------|
|-(7)-7-7--7-7--7-o||---6---9-(9)------||-7--7----------|-7--7--7-7-(7)-7--|
|------------------||-7-----------7-7--||---------------|------------------|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-7---6---------|-7---6---------|---------------|------------------|
|--------9-7----|--------9-7----|-7---7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|------------9--|------------9--|---------------|------------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q W
|--------------|--------------|---------------|------*|
|-7--6---------|-7--6---------|--------6-9-6--|------*|
|-------9-7----|-------9-7----|-7--7-7--------|-7----*|
|-----------9--|-----------9--|---------------|------*|
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
