REVOLUTION (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1968 Album PAST MASTERS VOL. 2)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro
Q=120(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W W W H Q E E
|----------|----------|----------|-------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------1-|
1st, 2nd & 3rd Verses
$
2/4 4/4
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
||---------------|--------------|-------|--------------|---------------|
||o--------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----5--8--10-8-|
||o----5--8--5-8-|----5--8--5-8-|----5--|----5--8--5-8-|-6-------------|
||--6------------|-6------------|-6-----|-6------------|---------------|
2/4
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|
|----5--8--5-8-|----5--8--5-8-|----5--8--5-8-|----5--8--5-8-|----5----|
|-6------------|-6------------|-6------------|-6------------|-6-------|
4/4
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
|----5--8--5-8-|----5--8--5-8-|--------------|--------------||
|-6------------|-6------------|-8--6--5--8\--|-------3----3-||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-1--5-----5---||
Pre-Chorus
2/4 4/4
Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H E E +E E +Q Q Q Q
|------------|------------|------------|-----------|----------------|
|------------|------------|------------|-----------|----------------|
|------------|------------|------------|-----------|----------------|
|-3----------|-1----------|-3----------|-4-6-(6)-3-|-(3)--3--3--3---|
Chorus
Q Q 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 E E
|--------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------------||-----------------|-1---1---1-------|------------------|
|--------------||-1---1---1---1---|---1---1-------0-|-1---1---1---1----|
|-1--1--1--1-1-||---1---1---1---1-|-----------3-4---|---1---1---1---1--|
Interlude
1.
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||------|
|-1---1---1-------|-----------------|-1---1---1-------||------|
|---1---1-------0-|-1---1---1---1---|---1---1-------0-||------|
|-----------3-4---|---1---1---1---1-|-----------3-4---||-1----|
2.
+Q. E E Q E H H H E Q.
|-----------------||-----------|-------------||
|----------------o||-----------|-------------||
|----------------o||-----------|-------------||
|-(1)---1-1-1--5--||-1---------|--------1/---||
2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1------|
|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1----|
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D.S. al Coda &
E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. +H. Q
|---------------|--------------||------------|--------------||
|-3---3------x--|----x-----x\--||------------|--------------||
|---3---3-x-----|-x-----x------||------------|--------------||
|---------------|--------------||-1--1-------|-(1)------1---||
Out-Chorus
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|----5--8--5-8-|--------------|---------------|
|----5--8--5-8-|-6------------|----5--8--5-8-|-6-------------|
|-6------------|--------------|-6------------|----3--6--8-6--|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E +H
|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------*|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------*|
|----5--8--5-8-|-6------------|-------------0-|-1-0-2-1-(1)----*|
|-6------------|----3--6--8-6-|-1--1--1-3-4---|----------------*|
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
