JET (Bassline)
As recorded by Paul McCartney & Wings
(From the 1973 Album BAND ON THE RUN)
Words and Music by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I
H q E E +W H q E E +W
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||o-------------|------------|-------------|--------|
||o-2----2--4-5-|-(5)--------|-2----2--4-5-|-(5)----|
||--------------|------------|-------------|--------|
1. 2.
W +W W +W
|----------|-------------||----------|--------|
|----------|------------o||----------|--------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------o||-4--------|-(4)----|
|----------|-------------||----------|--------|
H q E E +W Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------------|------------|----------------|------------------|
|-2----2--4-5-|-(5)--------|----------------|------------------|
|-------------|------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
1st & 2nd Verses
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||--5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Chorus
Q Q E E E E E E E E +H W +W
|---------------|----------------||----------|--------|
|---------------|----------------||----------|--------|
|---------------|----------------||-4--------|-(4)----|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)----||----------|--------|
H q E E +W Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------|------------|---------------|------------------|
|-2----2--4-5-|-(5)--------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------|------------|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Bridge
$
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
|-----------------|------------------||-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------o||-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------o||-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||-|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------1-(1)-2--3-|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------2-|-(2)-4-------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------1-(1)-2--3-|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------2-|-(2)-4-------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
Q. E +E Q. +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------7-(7)------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5----------5----|-(5)--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Synthesizer Solo
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------||----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------||----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|-----------------|-----------------||----------|--------|
|-----------------|-----------------||----------|--------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-4--------|-(4)----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||----------|--------|
H q E E +W Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------|------------|---------------|------------------|
|-2----2--4-5-|-(5)--------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------|------------|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
3rd Verse
D.S. al Coda &
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 E E
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|---------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E +H W +W
|-----------------|----------------||----------|--------|
|-----------------|----------------||----------|--------|
|-----------------|----------------||-4--------|-(4)----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)----||----------|--------|
H q E E +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2----2--4-5-|-(5)--------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4--------|-(4)----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------|--------|
H q E E +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-------------|------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-2----2--4-5-|-(5)--------|-----------------|------------------||
|-------------|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
Outro
H q E E +W H q E E +W
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------|
|-2----2--4-5-|-(5)--------|-2----2--4-5-|-(5)----|
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------|
W +W Q Q Q Q
|----------|------------|-------------|
|----------|------------|-------------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-------------|
|----------|------------|-5--5--5--5--|
H.=H
Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E Q +W
|-------------|-----------------|--------*|
|-------------|-----------------|--------*|
|-------------|-4----4-(4)------|--------*|
|-5--5--5--5--|--------------5--|-(5)----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
