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