#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# TWO OF US (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles Transcribed by Carl Scharfglass Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Moderately Q=111 4/4 Gtr I W W E E Q S S E S S E ||-----------|----------|-------12--------12----------| ||o----------|----------|-----------12s14----------12-| ||o----------|----------|-10-10--------------12s14----| ||-----------|----------|-----------------------------| Q Q S S E S S E |-----12-----------------12-|| |---------------12-12s14----|| |-10------12s14-------------|| |---------------------------|| Verses $ E E Q S S E S S E E E Q S S E S S E |-------12-----------------12-|-------12-----------------12-| |-----------------12-12s14----|-----------------12-12s14----| |-10-10-----12s14-------------|-10-10-----12s14-------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 2/4 4/4 E E E E Q Q E E Q |-------12----|-----------------| |-------------|-10--10--9----9--| |-10-10----12-|-----------12----| |-------------|-----------------| E E E E Q Q E E Q S S E S S E |---------------------|-------12-----------------12-| |---------------------|-----------------12-12s14----| |-12-10-12----10--12--|-10-10-----12s14-------------| |----------12---------|-----------------------------| 2/4 E E Q S S E S S E E E Q |-------12-----------------12-|-------12---| |-----------------12-12s14----|------------| |-10-10-----12s14-------------|-10-10------| |-----------------------------|------------| Choruses 4/4 3/4 Q Q E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q S S e |-----------------|---------------------||---------------|---------------12--| |-10--10--9----9--|---------------------||--------9---10-|-12--12--12s14-----| |-----------12----|-12-10-12----10--12--||-10--10--------|-------------------| |-----------------|----------12---------||---------------|-------------------| 1. To Coda 2/4 4/4 Q E E E E Q Q S S e Q E E E E Q E E W |---------------|---------------12-|---------------|-----------|--------|| |--------9---10-|-12--12--12s14----|-------------9-|-10--10-12-|-------o|| |-10--10--------|------------------|-10--10-12-----|-----------|-10----o|| |---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|--------|| Bridge 2. W +W Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E a E |-----------|-------------||-------------7-10-|------------10-12-12s14--| |-----------|-------------||------7-8-10------|------10-12--------------| |-10--------|-(10)--------||------------------|-8-----------------------| |-----------|-------------||------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------10----|-------------------12----| |-------------10-12----12-|-------------12-14----14-| |-10-10-12-13-------------|-12-12-12-12-------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| D.S. al Coda E E E E E E E a E E E E E Q Q |-------------------12-14s16-|-14-14-12--------------|| |-------------12-14----------|----------14-12--14\---|| |-12-12-12-15----------------|-----------------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------|| E & W +W W W Q Q S S E S S E |-----------|-------------||----------|----------|-----12-----------------12--| |-----------|-------------||----------|----------|---------------12-12s14-----| |-10--------|-(10)--------||----------|----------|-10------12s14--------------| |-----------|-------------||----------|----------|----------------------------| Outro/Begin Fade Q Q S S E S S E Q Q S S E S S E |-----12-----------------12-||------------------------12-| |---------------12-12s14----||-----10--------12-12s14----| |-10------12s14-------------||-10------12s14-------------| |---------------------------||---------------------------| Q Q S S E S S E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-----12-----------------12-|-----12--------------|-----12--------------| |---------------12-12s14----|---------14s12-------|---------14s12-------| |-10------12s14-------------|-10------------14s12-|-10------------14s12-| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-----12--------------|-----12--------------| |---------14s12-------|---------14s12-------| |-10------------14s12-|-10------------14s12-| |---------------------|---------------------| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-----12--------------|-----12--------------*| |---------14s12-------|---------14s12-------*| |-10------------14s12-|-10------------14s12-*| |---------------------|---------------------*| 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