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HEY JUDE (Bassline)

As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1968 Album PAST MASTERS VOL. 2)

Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

Transcribed by Slowhand 


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


 1st & 2nd
  Q=80
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx17        
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

 VerseBridge
   Q  Q  Q  Q 
||------------
||------------
||-1--1--0--0-
||------------

   Q  Q  Q  Q 
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-3--3--1--1-

   Q  Q  Q  Q
-|------------
-|------------
-|-------3--3-
-|-0--3-------

-|
-|
-|
-|


  E E E E E E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-

E E   E E E E 
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
1-1-|-1-1-1-1-

E E E E   E E 
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-1-1-
1-1-1-1-|-----

+E  E Q  Q    
------------|-
------------|-
(1)-1-0--0--|-
------------|-

Q  Q  Q  Q
------------|
------------|
------------|
3--3--1--1--|


              
  Q.   E Q  Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|--------3----
|-0----3----3-

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

     2/4      
E E   E E E E 
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
1-1-|-1-1-1-1-

 4/4
  E E E E E E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|-------------

E E   a W
----|--------|
----|--------|
3-3-|-2h3----|
----|--------|

|
|
|
|


 3rd Verse
  $
  Q  Q  Q  Q  
|-------------
|-3--3--3--3--
|-------------
|-------------

  Q.   E H    
|-------------
|-------------
|-3----3-3----
|-------------

  Q.   E E E E
|-------------
|------2-5----
|-3--------3-5
|-------------

 E   Q.   E Q 
---|----------
-2-|-3--------
---|--------3-
---|------5---

 Q
----|
----|
----|
-1--|


              
  H    Q  E E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-1-------1-3-
|------1------

              
  Q.   E Q  Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|------0-3----
|-1---------1-

        To Cod
   Q.   E Q  Q
-|------------
-|------------
-|-3------3--3
-|------3-----

a
    E E +E  E 
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-1-1-(1)-1-

+E  E +E  E
------------|
------------|
------------|
(1)-1-(1)-0-|


              
  E E E E E E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-

      Bridge
E E    Q  Q  Q
----||--------
----||--------
--0-||-1--1--0
3---||--------

  Q    Q  Q  Q
-----|--------
-----|--------
--0--|--------
-----|-3--3--1

  Q    Q  Q  Q
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|-------3
--1--|-0--3---

  Q
-----|
-----|
--3--|
-----|


  E E E E E E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-

E E   E E E E 
----|---------
----|---------
--0-|---------
3---|-1-1-1-1-

E E E E   E E 
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-1-1-
1-1-1-1-|-----

+E  E Q  Q    
------------|-
------------|-
(1)-1-0--0--|-
------------|-

Q  Q  Q  Q
------------|
------------|
------------|
3--3--1--1--|


              
              
  Q.   E Q  Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|--------3----
|-0----3----3-

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

              
     2/4      
E E   E E E E 
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
1-1-|-1-1-1-1-

            D.
 4/4
  E E E E E E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|-------------

S. al Coda
E E   a W
----|---------
----|---------
3-3-|-2h3-----
----|---------

||
||
||
||


              
  &
  E E E E E E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-

              
E E   E E E E 
----|---------
----|-3-3-3---
----|-------3-
1-1-|---------

        Outro
H        E E E
-----||-------
-----||o-3-3-3
-----||o------
1----||-------

 E E E E E
-----------|
-3-3-3-3-3-|
-----------|
-----------|


  E E E E E E 
|-------------
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-
|-------------
|-------------

E E   E E E E 
----|---------
1-1-|---------
----|-1-1-1-1-
----|---------

E E E E   E E 
--------|-----
--------|-----
1-1-1-1-|-----
--------|-1-1-

E E E E S S E 
--------------
--------------
------------3-
1-1-1-1-1s5---

11x
-||
o||
o||
-||


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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