WE CAN WORK IT OUT (Bassline)

As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1965 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'


 1st Verse
  Q=108
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    E  Q.     E  Q.    E   Q.     E  Q    E  E  E  +E  E
|-7-------7----|----7-----7---7----|-5--5----5-----7--(7)---|
|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-5----5-(5)---|-5-(5)---(5)-(5)---|-3-(3)--(3)s5-(5)-(5)-0-|
|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|


  H     E   Q   E   H    E Q.     E  Q    E  Q  q    E. S E E E. S E E
|-7-----7---7-----|-7----7-7----|-5--5----5--7--7--|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------|------------------|-5--5-5-------------|
|-5----(5)-(5)--0-|-5----5-5----|-3-(3)--(3)-5--5--|----------5--5-5----|
|-----------------|-------------|------------------|--------------------|


                       2nd, 3rd & 4th Verses
                    $
  E. S E E E. S E E     H    E Q.     H    E Q.     E Q.   E Q  E
|-------------------||--7----7-7----|-7----7-7----|-5-5----7-7-----|
|-5--5-5---7--7-7---||o-------------|-------------|----------------|
|-------------------||o-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----|-3-3----5-5-----|
|-------------------||--------------|-------------|-------------5--|


                                              To Coda
  H     E   Q   E   H    E E +Q     E  Q    E  E E q    q  q  q  q
|-7-----7---7-----|-7----7-7-(7)--|-5--5----5--7-7-7--|--------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|-5--5---------|
|-5----(5)-(5)----|-5----5-5-(5)--|-3-(3)--(3)-5-5-5--|-------5--5---|
|---------------5-|---------------|-------------------|--------------|


                  Bridge
  E E E E q  q      E  E  +Q   E Q  E   Q.   E E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E
|---------------||-11-11-(11)---------|---------------|---------------|
|-5-5-5---7--7--||--9--9--(9)---------|-9----9-7-7--7-|-5--5-------5--|
|---------------||-------------9-9--9-|---------------|-------5-5-----|
|---------------||--------------------|---------------|---------------|


  Q  Q  E Q.     H    H      H    H      q  q  E E E E
|--------------|-----------|-----------|----------------|
|-4--4---------|-----------|-----------|-9--9------7-8--|
|-------4-4----|-2----0----|-----------|-------9-9------|
|--------------|-----------|-3----2----|----------------|


  q  q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E Q  E   q  q  Q  Q    H    H
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|
|-9--9--7--7--|-5--5-------5-|-4--4-----4--|-----------|
|-------------|-------5-5----|-------4-----|-2----0----|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|


  1.           2.
           D.S. al Coda   &
  H    H        H    H       E. S E E q  q
|------------||-----------||----------------|
|-----------o||-----------||-5--5-5---------|
|-----------o||-----------||----------5--5--|
|-3----2-----||-3----2----||----------------|


                      Outro
  E. S E E E. S E E    H    H      W          +W
|-------------------||-7----7----|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|-5--5-5---7--7-7---||-----------|----------|--------*|
|-------------------||-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