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THE WORD (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'


 Intro
  Q=104
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          E E E S S E E E S S   E E E S S E E E S S
|----------|---------------------|----------------------||
|----------|---------------------|----------------------||
|----------|-5-5---5-3-------3-4-|-5-5---5-3-------3-4--||
|----------|-----------5-5-------|-----------5-5--------||


   1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Verses
    $
    E E E S S E E E S S   E E E S S E E E S S   E E E S S E E E S S
||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
||o-5-5---5-3-------3-4-|-5-5---5-3-------3-4-|-5-5---5-3-------3-4-|
||------------5-5-------|-----------5-5-------|-----------5-5-------|


  E E E S S E E E S S   E E E S S E E E S S   E E E S S E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------3-|-5-5---5-3---------3-|-5-5---5-3----------|
|-5-5---5-3-------5---|-----------5-5---5---|-----------5-5-3----|
|-----------5-5-------|---------------------|-----------------5--|


  E E E S S E E E S S   E E E S S E E E E   E E E E +Q   Q    E E E E +Q   Q
|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|-------7-(7)-----|-------5-(5)------|
|-5-5---5-3---------3-|-5-5---5-3-----3---|---4-7-----------|---2-5------------|
|-----------5-5---5---|-----------5-5---5-|-5---------------|-3----------------|


                                            Bridge
            To Coda
  Q  E S S E E E S S   E E E S S E E +Q      Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------------|--------------------||-------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------------||-------------|--------------|
|-5----5-3---------3-|-5-5---5-3----------||-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3---|
|----------5-5---5---|-----------5-5-(5)--||-------------|--------------|


               1.,2.
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  S S E
|-------------|--------------5--||
|-3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5s7---o||
|-------------|----------------o||
|-------------|-----------------||


                                          Interlude
  3.
   D.S. al Coda  &
  Q  Q  Q  S S E    E E E S S E E +E  E    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------5-||---------------------||-------------|
|-5--5--5--5-7---||---------------------||-------------|
|----------------||-5-5---5-3-----------||-5--5--5--5--|
|----------------||-----------5-5-(5)-5-||-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  S S S S S S S S   Q  E. S E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-----------5-------5---|-----------------|
|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5s7-----5s7-----|-----------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-----------------------|-5--5--3-----3-5-|
|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|---------5-5-----|


                    Outro
  Q  E. S E E E E    Q  E. S E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|---------------4-|-5--5--3-----3-5-|
|-5--5--3-----3-5-||-5--5--3-----3-5-|-5--5--3---3-5---|---------5-5-----|
|---------5-5-----||---------5-5-----|---------5-------|-----------------|


  Q  E E S S S S S S S S   e e e e e e e e   E E E S S E E E E
|------------5-----------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-5--5-3-5s7---7s5-3-----|-----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------5---|-5-5-5-3-----3-5-|-5-5---5-3-----3----|
|------------------------|---------5-5-----|-----------5-5---5--|


  E E E E +Q   Q    E E E E +Q   Q    Q  E. S E E E E   Q  E. S Q  Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-------7-(7)-----|-------5-(5)-----|-----------------|---------------|
|---4-7-----------|---2-5-----------|-5--5--3-----3-4-|-5--5--3-------|
|-5---------------|-3---------------|---------5-5-----|---------5--5--|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--|
|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  E. S E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|
|-5--5--3-----3-5-|-5--5--3-----3-5-|-5--5--3-----3-5-|-5--5--3---3-5---|
|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|---------5-------|


  Q  E. S E E E E   Q  E E S S S S S S S S   e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|------------5-----------|-----------------|
|-5--5--3-----3-5-|-5--5-3-5s7---7s5-3-----|-----------------|
|---------5-5-----|--------------------5---|-5-5-5-3-----3-5-|
|-----------------|------------------------|---------5-5-----|


  E E E S S E E E E   E E E E +Q   Q    E E E E +Q   Q    Q  E. S E E E S S
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------7-(7)-----|-------5-(5)-----|-------------------|
|-5-5---5-3-----3---|---4-7-----------|---2-5-----------|-5--5--3-0-0-3-4-5-|
|-----------5-5---5-|-5---------------|-3---------------|-------------------|


  +E. S +E  S S +E. S +E. S   +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S   +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------3-|
|-(5)-5-(5)-3-0-(0)-0-(0)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-(3)-3-(3)---|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S   +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S
|-------------------------|---------------------------*|
|-(3)-3-(3)-3-(3)-3-(3)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-----*|
|-------------------------|---------------------------*|
|-------------------------|---------------------------*|


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