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DON´T LET ME DOWN (Bassline)

As recorded by The  Beatles
(From the 1969 Album PAST MASTERS VOL. 2)

Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

Transcribed by Israel Velasco


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'


  Moderate Roc
              
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          +
|----------|--
|----------|--
|----------|--
|-0--------|-(

k Q=100
              
Q    Q   H    
--------------
----14\-------
--------------
0)------------

$
    Q.    E  S
||----------11
||o------11---
||o-9---------
||------------

  S  S  S  E  
-11-11-11-11--
-------------1
--------------
--------------

S S   Q.   E  
----|---------
1p9-|--------1
----|-9----9--
----|---------

Q.    E
---------|
1----11--|
---------|
---------|


  Q.   E S S S
|--------9-9-9
|------9------
|-7-----------
|-------------

 S E S  S   Q.
-9-9------|---
-----9h11-|---
----------|-7-
----------|---

   E Q.   E
-----9----9-|
---9--------|
------------|
------------|


                                          |--3--|
  Q.    E  S  
|---------11-1
|------11-----
|-9-----------
|-------------

S  S  S  E S  
1-11-11-11----
-----------9h1
--------------
--------------

S   Q.    E   
--|-----------
1-|------11\--
--|-9---------
--|-----------

Q. Q  E
--------|
--------|
--------|
9--9--9-|


              
              
              
  Q.   E S S S
|--------9-9-9
|------9------
|-7-----------
|-------------

            1.
   To Coda
            5/
 S E S  S    H
-9-9------||--
-----9h11-||--
----------||-7
----------||--

4
    +H.
-------------|
-------------|
----(7)------|
-------------|


 4/4
  Q.    E  +Q 
|-------------
|------11-(11)
|-9-----------
|-------------

  E E   Q.    
------|-------
------|------1
----7-|-9-----
--9---|-------

E  +Q   E E
------------|
1-(11)------|
----------6-|
--------7---|


              
  Q.   E +Q   
|-------------
|------9-(9)--
|-7-----------
|-------------

     5/4      
E E   H    +H.
----|---------
----|---------
--6-|-7----(7)
7---|---------

       4/4
        Q.    
------|-------
------|------/
------|-9-----
------|-------

 E  +Q   E E  
-------------|
11-(11)------|
-----------7-|
---------9---|

 Q.     E  +Q 
--------------
------/11-(11)
-9------------
--------------

  Q
-----|
-----|
-----|
--7--|


              
  Q.    E  +Q 
|-------------
|------11-(11)
|-9-----------
|-------------

              
  E E   E. S  
------|----9--
------|-------
----6-|-7-----
--7---|-------

            2.
Q   H       W 
9\-------||---
--------o||---
--------o||-7-
---------||---

      Q  E  E 
----|----9--8-
----|---------
----|-7-------
----|---------

 +E   E Q
-(8)--9-6-|
----------|
----------|
----------|


  E Q  E E E E
|-9----9---9--
|---9----6----
|------------9
|-------------

 E   Q  E E +E
-9-|----------
---|----------
---|----9-6-(6
---|-7--------

  E Q    E Q  
-------|------
--7----|-6----
)---9--|---7--
-------|------

E E E E E   E 
----------|---
----------|-6-
9-6-7---6-|---
------9---|---

Q  E E E E E
--------------
--------------
7--9-6-7---6--
---------9----

|
|
|
|


              
  E Q  E E E E
|-------------
|-6-----------
|---7--9-6-7--
|------------9

              
 E   E E S S E
---|----------
---|---------6
-6-|-7-7-7h9--
---|----------

              
 S S S S S S E
--------------
-7-7-7-7-7-6--
-------------9
--------------

       D.S.   
   H    H     
-|-----------|
-|-----------|
-|-7---------|
-|-----------|

  &
  W
|------|
|------|
|-7----|
|------|


  E E E S  S S
|------------9
|-------9h11--
|-7h9-9-------
|-------------

  S S  S S  S 
h11-9h11-9h11-
--------------
--------------
--------------

E
9-|
--|
--|
--|


  S  S S  S  +
|------9h11-(1
|-9h11--------
|-------------
|-------------

E  E +E  E E E
1)------------
---------9----
---9-(9)-----6
-----------7--

   E E E  E E 
-|----------9-
-|---6-9-11---
-|-7----------
-|------------

E  S S  E
9----------|
--11-9-----|
-------11--|
-----------|


  Q.   E S  S 
|--------9----
|------9---11-
|-7-----------
|-------------

S  S  +S  S E 
--------------
9-------------
--11-(11)-9-8-
--------------

  E E  E S  S 
|--------9h11-
|-----11------
|-9-9---------
|-------------

S  S S  S S  S
9h11-9h11-9h11
--------------
--------------
--------------

 S  S
-9h11-|
------|
------|
------|


  S  S E S  S 
|-9h11-9------
|--------9h11-
|-------------
|-------------

S  S E E  E S 
9h11----------
---------11---
-----9-9------
------------7-

S
--|
--|
6-|
--|


  E E S S E S 
|---------9---
|-----6-9---7-
|-7-7---------
|-------------

S S S E E   W
----------|---
7-7-7-7---|---
--------6-|-7-
----------|---

---*|
---*|
---*|
---*|


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

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