PLEASE MR. POSTMAN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Carpenters
(From the 1975 Album HORIZON)
Words and Music by George Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brain Holland & Robert Bateman
Arranged by The Carpenters
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass'
Intro
Q=129
4/4
Gtr I
W q Q H W
|----------|------------|------|
|----------|------------|------|
|----------|-0----------|------|
|----------|------------|------|
Chorus
q Q H H E E E E Q E E Q E E
|------------|--------------||---------------|
|------------|--------------||--------2----2-|
|------------|--------4-3-2-||---------------|
|-2----------|--------------||-5----5--------|
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------2----2-|-4-4---4---------|-4-4---4---------|
|---------------|---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-|
|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5-----5-6-|-7-7---7---------|
|---------5-5---5-|---------5-5-----|---------7-7---7-|
1st Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------6-||-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-----7-6-|
|-7-7---7-7-7-9---||---------7-7---7-|---------7-7-----|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4---4---------|-4-4---4---------|-----------------|
|---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-||
|-5-5---5-----5-6-|-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-7-7-9---||
|---------5-5-----|---------7-7---7-|-----------------||
2nd Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-----7-6-|-4-4---4---------|
|---------7-7---7-|---------7-7-----|---------4-4---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4---4---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------4-4---4-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5-----5-6-|
|-----------------|---------5-5---5-|---------5-5-----|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------6-||-7-7---7---------|
|-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-7-7-9---||---------7-7---7-|
|---------7-7---7-|-----------------||-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7---7-----7-6-|-4-4---4---------|-4-4---4---------|
|---------7-7-----|---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5-----5-6-|-7-7---7---------|
|---------5-5---5-|---------5-5-----|---------7-7---7-|
Sax Solo
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------6-||-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-----7-6-|
|-7-7---7-7-7-9---||---------7-7---7-|---------7-7-----|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4---4---------|-4-4---4---------|-----------------|
|---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-||
|-5-5---5-----5-6-|-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-7-7-9---||
|---------5-5-----|---------7-7---7-|-----------------||
3rd Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-----7-6-|-4-4---4---------|
|---------7-7---7-|---------7-7-----|---------4-4---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4---4---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------4-4---4-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5-----5-6-|
|-----------------|---------5-5---5-|---------5-5-----|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------6-||-7-7---7---------|
|-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-7-7-9---||---------7-7---7-|
|---------7-7---7-|-----------------||-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7---7-----7-6-|-4-4---4---------|-4-4---4---------|
|---------7-7-----|---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5-----5-6-|-7-7---7---------|
|---------5-5---5-|---------5-5-----|---------7-7---7-|
4th Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------6-||-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-----7-6-|
|-7-7---7-7-7-9---||---------7-7---7-|---------7-7-----|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4---4---------|-4-4---4---------|-----------------|
|---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-|-5-5---5---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-5---5-|
E E E E E E E E q Q H q E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|----------------||
|-----------------|------------|------9-------6-||
|-5-5---5-----5-6-|-7----------|-7--------7-9---||
|---------5-5-----|------------|----------------||
Outro Guitar Solo
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-----7-6-|-4-4---4---------|
|---------7-7---7-|---------7-7-----|---------4-4---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4---4---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------4-4---4-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5-----5-6-|
|-----------------|---------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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------6-|-7-7---7---------|
|-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-7-7-9---|---------7-7---7-|
|---------7-7---7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7---7-----7-6-|-4-4---4---------|-4-4---4---------|
|---------7-7-----|---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5-----5-6-|-7-7---7---------|
|---------5-5---5-|---------5-5-----|---------7-7---7-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------6-|-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-----7-6-|
|-7-7---7-7-7-9---|---------7-7---7-|---------7-7-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-4-4---4---------|-4-4---4---------|-----------------|------------------*|
|---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5-----5-6--*|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------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
