A DAY IN THE LIFE (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1967 Album SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro
Q=78(16=s16)
4/4
Gtr I
W W E E E E +E E Q
|----------|----------|-------------------|
|----------|----------|-------------------|
|----------|----------|---3-3-3-(3)-3-3---|
|----------|----------|-------------------|
1st Verse
+E E E E +E S S S S S S Q E E E E E E E E E S S E S S +E E
|---------------0-2-2-2-2---||-0--0-0---------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------2-||--------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-0-2-0---------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-------------||----------------|---------------0-(0)-2-|
|---------------------------||----------------|-----------------------|
Q Q Q Q E E Q +E Q E Q E E Q E E Q. E +E Q E
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------0-|-2----0-(0)------|
|-3--3--2--2--|-0-0-0--(0)------|------0-2--2---|------------0--2-|
|-------------|------------0--2-|-3--3----------|-----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E. S E E E E
|--------------|-------------|--------------|------------------||
|------2-3--3--|-2--2--0--0--|------2-3--3--|-2-2-2--0-------0-||
|-3------------|-------------|-3--3---------|----------3-3-3---||
|--------------|-------------|--------------|------------------||
2nd Verse
E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E Q E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---5-5-5---4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0--(0)------|
|-3-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------|------------0--2-|
Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E
|---------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|-2--2--0--0--|------2-3--3--|-2--2-2-0--0-0-|
|------0-2--2-3-|-------------|-3--3---------|---------------|
|-3--3----------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
3rd Verse
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------||---------------|---------------|-------------|
|-----------------||---------------|--------0-0-0--|-------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||---------------|---------------|-3--3--2--2--|
|-----------------||-3-3-3--2-2-2--|-0-0-0---------|-------------|
E E Q +E S S +E E Q E E E E E E E. S E E E. S E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0--(0)-----------|----------------|----------5--5-5-5-|-3--3-----------|
|------------0-2-(2)-2-|-3--3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0----------|------0-1-1-1-1-|
Interlude
H=H
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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------||---------0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-||-3-3-3-3---------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-|-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q=87(16=s16)
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-----------2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------||
Bridge
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S +E E +S E. E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------7-|-(7)--------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------7-(7)---|-----7----7-|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-5----------|--------5---|-7-6-4-3-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|--------------------|------------|-----------------|
2/4
E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-2-1---------------------|-----------------|
|-----4-3-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-|-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------2-2---|
|-2-1-----2-1-----|-2-1-----0-0-------|
|-----4-2-----4-2-|-----4-2-----------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
Interlude
2/4 4/4
E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------||-------0-5-5------|
|-----------1-|-2-1---------1-4-|-2-1-------------||-----2-------5----|
|-------------|-----4-3-2-2-----|-----4-3-2-2-2-2-||-3-3-----------7--|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------7-7-----|
|-5-5-----5-5-----|-----4-7-----7-4-|
|-----7-5-----7-5-|-5-5-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E S S +S S E S S E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-7-7-4---7-7-4-(4)-----|--------------------|
|-------7-----------7-7-|-7-7-7-5-4-7-7-5-4--|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------0-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------7-7-7---|-----------------|
|-----2-----------|-5-5-5-----------|-------4-7-------7-|-7-7-4---7-7-4---|
|-3-3-------------|-------7-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-------------|-------7-------7-|
|-----------------|---------------7-|-------------------|-----------------|
4th Verse
Q=78(16=s16)
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-----------------||---------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------||-5-5-5-5-0-4-4-4-4-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|---------------|
|-7-7-7-5-3-3-3-5-||---------------------|-----------------|-3--3--2--2----|
|-----------------||---------------------|-----------------|---------------|
Q. E +E S S +E E Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q
|----------------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|----------------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-0----0-(0)-----------|-------------|--------5-5-5--|-3--3---------|
|------------0-0-(0)-2-|-3--3--2--2--|-0-0-0---------|------0-1--1--|
Outro
H=H
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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------||---------0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-||-3-3-3-3---------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H.=H
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----------------|-----------------|------*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------*|
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
