Dont Let Me Down - The Beatles
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DON´T LET ME DOWN
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
E F#m7 F#m7/B A
0 2 2 1 0 0 2 4 2 2 2 2 x 2 2 2 2 2 x 0 2 2 2 0
Esus4/A Emaj7 B7
x x x 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 x 2 1 2 0 2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Billy Preston - Electric Piano'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=100
$
E
4/4
Gtr I
W +W
| |
/ /
Gtr II
Q S S E S
|-------------
|-------------
|----------9-9
|----9-(9)-9-9
|----9h11-----
|-------------
S E E E
------------|-
------------|-
-(9)-9------|-
h11--9-9----|-
-------9-12-|-
------------|-
H H
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-9---------|
11---------|
-----------|
Chorus
F#m7 F#m7/B
|--3--|
Q E. S S S S S E S S E E E S S Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
|--3--|
Q E E
||------9-----
||o----10-----
||------9-----
||-----11-----
||o-----9-----
||------------
E E E E
--9--------9--
-10-------10--
--9--------9--
-11-------11--
--9--------9--
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Q Q
---|------9---
---|-----10---
---|------9---
---|------9---
---|------9---
---|----------
Q Q Q
---9--9--9-|
--10-10-10-|
---9--9--9-|
---9--9--9-|
---9--9--9-|
-----------|
E A E
|---3---|
Q E. S S S S S E S S E E E S S Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q S S E
|-------------
|-------------
|---------9---
|----9--9-9---
|----9h11-----
|-------------
S S E E E
--------------
--------------
9--9-9--------
9h11-9---9----
---------9-12-
--------------
H
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|--9--------
--|-11--------
--|-----------
E E Q
-----------|
-9---------|
-9---------|
-9---------|
-----------|
-----------|
F#m7 F#m7/B
|--3--|
Q E. S S S S S E S S E E E S S Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
|--3--|
Q E E Q
|-----9-------
|----10-------
|-----9-------
|----11-------
|-----9-------
|-------------
E S S
--------9----9
-------10---10
--------9----9
-------11---11
--------9----9
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+Q E E
-|--(9)----9--
-|-(10)---10--
-|--(9)----9--
-|-(11)---11--
-|--(9)----9--
-|------------
Q Q Q
----9--9--9---
---10-10-10---
----9--9--9---
---11-11-11---
----9--9--9---
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1st & 2nd Verses
1.
To Coda
E A E
5/4
Q E S S S S S S S S E H +H.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q S S E
|-------------
|-------------
|---------9---
|----9--9-9---
|----9h11-----
|-------------
S S E E
--------------
--------------
9--9-9--------
9h11-9---9----
---------9---1
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E H H.
--||----------
--||----------
--||----------
--||--9-------
2-||-11-------
--||----------
------|
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F#m7 F#m7
4/4
E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E
|--14s12-12-12
|--14s12-12-12
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
E E E E
s=9--9----9---
s10-10---10---
------------11
--------------
--------------
--------------
E E E E E E
-|------------
-|------------
s|=9-9-9-9s6-6
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
+Q
----------|
----------|
---(6)----|
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----------|
----------|
Emaj7 Esus4/A E
5/4
E E E S S +S E. E E H +H.
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
W
|-7-----------
|-9-----------
|-8-----------
|-9-----------
|-7-----------
|-------------
H
--------||-7--
--------||-9--
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--------||-7--
--------||----
+H.
--(7)------|
--(9)------|
--(9)------|
--(9)------|
--(7)------|
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F#m7
4/4
E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E
|-14-12-12-12s
|-14s12-12-12s
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
E E E E
=9--9----9----
10-10---10-10-
-----------11-
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--------------
--------------
E E E E
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-11-11-11-9
--|-11-11-11-9
--|-----------
--|-----------
E E E E
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-9s6---6s9----
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Pre-Chorus
2.
Emaj7 Esus4/A E E
E E E S S +S E. E E W W E E E S S E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q S
|-------------
|-----9-------
|-----9------9
|-----9------9
|-------------
|-------------
E S E E H
-----------|--
-----9-9---|--
-(9)-9-9-9-|-9
h11------9-|-9
-----------|--
-----------|--
H
----------||--
---------o||--
----------||--
----------||--
---------o||-1
----------||--
H H Q
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
9---------|---
1---------|-7-
----------|---
E E +E E
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--------------
--9-8---(8)-9-
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Q
-------|
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6------|
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B7
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E Q E E
|-------------
|-------------
|-9-----9-----
|---9-------6-
|-------------
|-------------
E E E Q
--------|-----
--------|-----
9---9---|-----
--------|-----
--9-----|-----
--------|-7---
E E +E E Q
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----------7---
9-6---(6)---9-
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E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E Q E E
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-6-----------
|---7---9---6-
|-------------
E E E E Q
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-6---
7---6---|---7-
--9-----|-----
E E E E E
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--------------
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--9---6-7---6-
----------9---
----|
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D.S. al Coda
E A E
E E E S S E E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S E H H
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E Q E E
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-6-----------
|---7---9---6-
|-------------
E E E Q
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
7---6---|-----
--9-----|-0---
S S E S S
--------------
--------------
------9-9-(9)-
9-(9)-9-9h11--
9h11----------
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E E E
-----------|--
-----------|--
9----------|--
9---9------|--
----9---12-|-1
-----------|--
H H
----------||
----------||
----------||
9---------||
1---------||
----------||
Piano solo
&
E F#m7
Gtr I
W E E E S S E E S S E
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
H H
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|--9----------
|-11----------
|-------------
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-
Q E E
-----9--------
----10-------1
-----9--------
----11-------1
-----9--------
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E S S E E
9----9------9-
0---10-----10-
9----9------9-
1---11-----11-
9----9------9-
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| Gtr III
|
| H a E a
|---------4---
|-------7p5-7p
|--1----------
|--2----------
|--2----------
|-------------
|-3-|
E S S S S S
4-4---------|-
5---7-5---5-|-
--------6---|-
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-
Q S S S S
-------4------
7----7---7-5--
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E S S S S E
-----4--------
--7----7-5----
6-----------6-
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E
E E E S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+E E E
|--(9)----9--9
|-(10)---10-10
|--(9)----9--9
|-(11)---11-11
|--(9)----9--9
|-------------
E E S
---------9----
--------10----
---------9----
--------11----
---------9----
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S E E
--9------9---|
-10-----11---|
--9-----11---|
-11-----11---|
--9------9---|
-------------|
+Q E E
--(9)------9--
-(11)-----11--
-(11)-----11--
-(11)-----11--
--(9)------9--
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E S S
------9------9
-----11-----11
-----11-----11
-----11-----11
------9------9
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E E
----------9---
---------11---
---------11---
---------11---
----------9---
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| |--3--|
| S S E +E
|------4------
|---7-----7-(7
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
a S S S S S
----4-7--7-9--
)-7----------9
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S S S S S
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--7-5----5-7-|
------6------|
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Q a E S
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---5----------
--------4h=6-4
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a S S S S S
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--------------
---1--1-4-4--6
-4p2--2-------
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S S S S S
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-1------------
---4---2----2-
----------4---
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F#m7
E E E S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E
|--9--9--9----
|-11-11-11----
|-11-11-11----
|-11-11-11----
|--9--9--9----
|-------------
E S S E
--9------9----
-11-----11----
-11-----11----
-11-----11----
--9------9----
--------------
E +Q
---9----|--(9)
--10----|-(10)
---9----|--(9)
--11----|-(11)
---9----|--(9)
--------|-----
E E
--------9-----
-------10-----
--------9-----
-------11-----
--------9-----
--------------
E
-----9--------
----10--------
-----9--------
----11--------
-----9--------
--------------
S S E E
---9-------9-|
--10------10-|
---9-------9-|
--11------11-|
---9-------9-|
-------------|
|
| Q E E
|----------4--
|-------------
|-------------
|--2-------6--
|-------------
|-------------
S S S S S
--7-9---12---1
--------------
--4-6----9---1
--------------
--------------
--------------
S S S E
4----12-|--14-
--------|-----
1-----9-|--11-
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
S S S S S
-12-14----9-12
--------------
--9-11----6--9
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--------------
--------------
S S S a
-14-14-12-14S1
--------------
-11-11--9-11S1
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E Q
6----14------|
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3----11------|
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E E E S S E E S S E
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / /
+E E
|--(9)--9-----
|-(10)-10----1
|--(9)--9-----
|-(11)-11----1
|--(9)--9-----
|-------------
E E E
9--------9----
0-------10----
9--------9----
1-------11----
9--------9----
--------------
S S E E
---9-------9--
--10------10--
---9-------9--
--11------11--
---9-------9--
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--|
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| +Q a
|-(14)----14S1
|-------------
|-(11)----11S1
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
E. S S S
6----16-14-12-
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3----13-11--9-
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S S S S S S
9--7-9-12-14-9
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6--4-6--9-11-6
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--|
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E A E
E E E S S E E S S E W
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
E E S S
|-------------
|-------------
|--9-9--------
|--9-9---9-(9)
|--------9h11-
|-------------
E S S
--------------
--------------
-9------9--(9)
-9------9h=11-
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--------------
E E E
------------|-
------------|-
-9----------|-
-9---9------|-
-----9---12-|-
------------|-
W
------*|
------*|
------*|
-9----*|
11----*|
------*|
|
| Q a E
|-12---7S9----
|-------------
|--9---4S6----
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
S a S +S S
-7------------
---7S9-(9)--7-
-4------------
---4S6-(6)--4-
--------------
--------------
S S E E
------------|-
-5---5----5-|-
---6--------|-
-2---2----2-|-
---4--------|-
------------|-
W
------*|
------*|
------*|
-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
----------------
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