COME TOGETHER (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 2000 Album THE BEATLES 1) Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' Intro Moderate Rock Q=84 4/4 Gtr I E E E E +Q Q E E S S E +E E Q E E S S E +Q Q |---------10-(10)-------|-----------10-(10)--------|-----------10-(10)-------| |------------------12--|---------------------12--|--------------------12--| |-5-5-/12---------------|-5-5-10h12----------------|-5-5-10h12---------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| E E S S E +E E Q |-----------10-(10)--------| |---------------------12--| |-5-5-10h12----------------| |--------------------------| Verse E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q ||----------10-(10)--------|---------10-(10)---------| ||o-------------------12--|-------------------12---| ||o-5-5-/12----------------|-5-5-/12-----------------| ||-------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q |---------10-(10)--------|---------10-(10)--------|----------------------| |-------------------12--|-------------------12--|-------10-(10)--------| |-5-5-/12----------------|-5-5-/12----------------|-0-0-------------12--| |------------------------|------------------------|----------------------| 1. E E E E +E E Q W +E E Q H |----------------------|----------|---------------| |-------10-(10)--------|----------|---------------| |-0-0-------------12--|----------|---------------| |----------------------|-3--------|-(3)-----------| E E S S E +Q Q E E S S E +E E Q E E S S E +Q Q |-----------10-(10)-------|-----------10-(10)--------|-----------10-(10)-------| |--------------------12--|---------------------12--|--------------------12--| |-5-5-10h12---------------|-5-5-10h12----------------|-5-5-10h12---------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| 2. E E S S E +E E Q H. Q W |-----------10-(10)---------||------------|------|| |---------------------12--o||------------|------|| |-5-5-10h12----------------o||------------|------|| |---------------------------||-3----------|------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E S S E +Q Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------10-(10)--------| |-----------------|----------------|--------------------12---| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|---------0------|-5-5-10h12----------------| |-----------------|-3-3-3-3--------|--------------------------| E E S S E +E E Q E E S S E +Q Q |-----------10-(10)--------|-----------10-(10)-------| |---------------------12--|--------------------12--| |-5-5-10h12----------------|-5-5-10h12---------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| E E S S E +E a E a E E |-----------10-(10)-10h12-10h12-10--|| |-----------------------------------|| |-5-5-10h12-------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| Verse E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q |---------10-(10)--------|---------10-(10)--------|---------10-(10)--------| |-------------------12--|-------------------12--|-------------------12--| |-5-5-/12----------------|-5-5-/12----------------|-5-5-/12----------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q |---------10-(10)--------|----------------------|----------------------| |-------------------12--|-------10-(10)--------|-------10-(10)--------| |-5-5-/12----------------|-0-0-------------12--|-0-0-------------12--| |------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| Chorus H. Q W E E E E E E E E |------------|----------||-----------------| |------------|----------||-----------------| |------------|----------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-| |-3----------|----------||-----------------| E E E E E E Q E E E E +Q Q E E S S E +Q S E. |----------------|---------10-(10)-------|-----------10-(10)--10h12---| |----------------|------------------12--|----------------------------| |---------0------|-5-5-/12---------------|-5-5-10h12------------------| |-3-3-3-3--------|-----------------------|----------------------------| Keyboard Solo Guitar Solo E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------||-||------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-||o-----------------| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||-||o-----------------| ||------------------|------------------||-||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E S S S S S S Q |------------------||---------10-(10)-------|---------10h12p10h12-10h12-10--|| |-----------------o||------------------12--|-------------------------------|| |-----------------o||-5-5-/12---------------|-5-5-/12-----------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||-----------------------|-------------------------------|| Verse E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q |---------10-(10)--------|---------10-(10)--------|---------10-(10)--------| |-------------------12--|-------------------12--|-------------------12--| |-5-5-/12----------------|-5-5-/12----------------|-5-5-/12----------------| |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q |---------10-(10)--------|----------------------|----------------------| |-------------------12--|-------10-(10)--------|-------10-(10)--------| |-5-5-/12----------------|-0-0-------------12--|-0-0-------------12--| |------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| Chorus H. Q W E E E E E E E E |------------|----------||-----------------| |------------|----------||-----------------| |------------|----------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-| |-3----------|----------||-----------------| E E E E E E Q E E S S E +Q Q E E S S E +E E Q |----------------|-----------10-(10)-------|-----------10-(10)--------| |----------------|--------------------12--|---------------------12--| |---------0------|-5-5-10h12---------------|-5-5-10h12----------------| |-3-3-3-3--------|-------------------------|--------------------------| Outro E E S S E +Q Q E E S S E +Q S S E E E E E E E E E |-----------10-(10)-------|-----------10-(10)--12-10-12-||-----------------| |--------------------12--|------------------------------||-----------------| |-5-5-10h12---------------|-5-5-10h12--------------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------|------------------------------||-----------------| a E E E E E E a E a E a E E E E E E a E a E a E E E E E E a E a E 10x |-----------------------||------------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| |-4h5-5-5-5-5-5-4h5-4h5-||o-4h5-5-5-5-5-5-4h5-4h5-|-4h5-5-5-5-5-5-4h5-4h5-o|| |-----------------------||------------------------|------------------------|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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