AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1966 Album REVOLVER)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro
Q=140
4/4
Gtr I
q Q E E E E q Q E E E E q Q E E E E q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-7--7--------7-|-7--7--------6-|-7--7--------6-|-7--7--------6--||
|-------7-7-9---|-------7-6-9---|-------7-6-9---|-------7-7-9----||
1st & 2nd Verses
q Q E E E E q Q E E E E q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
||o-7--7--------6-|-7--7--------6-|-7--7--------7-|-(7)--7----6-7---|
||--------7-7-9---|-------7-7-9---|-------7-7-9---|---------7-----7-|
1.
Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E q E. S E E E E
|---------------|-------------|---------------|----9--------------||
|---------------|-7--6--------|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-6-7-8-9--o||
|-9--9------7-9-|-------9--9--|-7--7----------|-7----------------o||
|-------9-9-----|-------------|---------------|-------------------||
Bridge
2.
$
Q E. S E E E E Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|----7------------||---------------|-----------------|
|-------6-6-7-8-9-||-6--6--------5-|-(5)--5--------4-|
|-7---------------||---------4-6---|-----------4-6---|
|-----------------||-------4-------|---------4-------|
+Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-(4)--4--------3-|-(3)--3-----------|
|-----------4-6---|-----------4-6-7--|
|---------4-------|---------4--------|
To Coda
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E Q E q E. S E E Q
|---------------|---------------|------------------|----4-----------||
|---------------|-4--4------2-4-|-4----2-(2)-4-----|-------4--------||
|-7--7--4-2-----|-------4-4-----|----4----------4--|-2-------2-2-2--||
|-----------4-0-|---------------|------------------|----------------||
Interlude
Q Q a Q Q Q Q a Q Q Q Q a Q Q Q Q a Q Q
|------------9--|------------9--|------------9--|------------9---|
|-------7h9-----|-------7h9-----|-------7h9-----|-------7h9------|
|-7--7----------|-7--7----------|-7--7----------|-7--7-----------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q Q a Q Q S E. Q E E Q q E. S E E E E q E. S E E E E
|-------------11--|----------------|----9------------|----9--------------||
|-------9h11------|-9s7--6---------|-------6-6-7-8-9-|-------6-6-7-8-9---||
|-9--9------------|---------9p7s6--|-7---------------|-7-----------------||
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
3rd Verse
&
Q E. S E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----4--4--------||-------------|--------------|
|----------------||-------------|--------------|
|-2-------2-2-2--||-7--7--6--6--|-4--4--2--2/--|
|----------------||-------------|--------------|
q Q S S S S E E +Q Q E E E E
|-----------7h9-9---|--------------------|
|-------7h9---------|--------------------|
|-7--7------------7-|-(7)--7------7------|
|-------------------|---------7-9---9----|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E Q E q Q E E E E q E. S E E E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----9-------------||
|---------------|-7--6---------|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-6-7-8-9--||
|-9--9----7h9-7-|-------9-7----|-7--7----------|-7----------------||
|-------9-------|------------9-|---------------|------------------||
Outro
q E. S E E E E q E. S E E E E q E. S E E E E q E. S E E E E
|----9------------|----9------------|----9------------|----9-------------|
|-------6-6-7-8-9-|-------6-6-7-8-9-|-------6-6-7-8-9-|-------6-6-7-8-9--|
|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E Q E q E. S E E E E q E. S E E E E
|--------------|--------------|----9------------|----9-------------|
|--------------|-7--6---------|-------6-6-7-8-9-|-------6-6-7-8-9--|
|-9--9----7-9--|-------9-9--6-|-7---------------|-7----------------|
|-------9------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7--7--------7-|-7--7--------7-|-7--7--------7-|
|-------7-7-9---|-------7-7-9---|-------7-7-9---|
Q S S E S E S E S S S S E H.
|----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-----*|
|----------------------|-------------*|
|-7--------------------|-------------*|
|-0--------------------|-------------*|
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
