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HEY JUDE

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

Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

Transcribed by Slowhand 



           F                   C/G                  C7                   Bb
      1 3 3 2 1 1          3 3 2 0 1 0          x 3 2 3 1 0          x 1 3 3 3 1

          F7                  Bb/A                  Gm                   Gm7
      1 3 1 2 4 1          x 0 3 3 3 1          3 5 5 3 3 3          3 5 3 3 3 3

          Eb               Bb(type 2)
      x 6 8 8 8 6          6 8 8 7 6 6



Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Paul McCartney - Piano arr. for Guitar'


 1st Verse
  Q=80
  F             C              C7 C7sus4     F
 4/4
  Gtr III (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------
|-------------
|-2--2--2--2--
|-3--3--3--3--
|-3--3--3--3--
|-------------

|-------------
|-------------
|-0--0--0--0-2
|-2--2--2--2-3
|-3--3--3-----
|-------------

-|------------
-|------------
-|-3--0--0--0-
-|-5--3--3--3-
-|------------
-|------------

-|------------
-|------------
-|-2--2--2--2-
-|-3--3--3--3-
-|-3--3--3--3-
-|------------

-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|


  Bb          
  Q  Q  Q  Q  
|-------------
|-------------
|-3--3--3--3--
|-3--3--3--3--
|-5--5--5--5--
|-------------

  F           
  Q  Q  Q  Q  
|-------------
|-------------
|-2--2--2--2--
|-3--3--3--3--
|-3--3--3--3--
|-------------

  C           
  Q  Q  Q  Q  
|-------------
|-------------
|-0--0--0--0--
|-2--2--2--2--
|-3--3--3--3--
|-------------

  F
  Q  Q  H
|------------|
|------------|
|-2--2--2----|
|-3--3--3----|
|-3--3--3----|
|------------|

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 2nd & 4th Verses
  $
  F                 C/G
  Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
  E E E E E E E E   E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /

  Gtr III
  Q   Q   Q   
|-------------
|-------------
|-2---2---2---
|-3---3---3---
|-3---3---3---
|-------------

Q     Q   Q   
----|---------
----|---------
2---|-0---0---
3---|-2---2---
3---|-3---3---
----|---------

  Q   E E
----------|
----------|
--0---0-2-|
--2---2-3-|
--3-------|
----------|


  C7                    F
  E S S E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /

  Q     Q     
|-------------
|-------------
|-3-----0-----
|-5-----3-----
|-------------
|-------------

Q   Q     Q   
--------|-----
--------|-----
0---0---|-2---
3---3---|-3---
--------|-3---
--------|-----

Q     Q   Q
--------------
--------------
2-----2---2---
3-----3---3---
3-----3---3---
--------------

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  Bb                  F
  E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /

  Q   Q     Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|-3---3-----3-
|-3---3-----3-
|-5---5-----5-
|-------------

  Q     Q   Q 
------|-------
------|-------
--3---|-2---2-
--3---|-3---3-
--5---|-3---3-
------|-------

    Q   Q
------------|
------------|
----2---2---|
----3---3---|
----3---3---|
------------|


             To Coda
  C7                   F
  E E E S S E E E E    E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |    | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /    / / / / / / / / /

  Q   Q     Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|-0---0-----0-
|-2---2-----2-
|-3---3-----3-
|-------------

  Q      Q   Q
-------|------
-------|------
--0----|-2---2
--2----|-3---3
--3----|-3---3
-------|------

     Q   E E
---------1-0--
---------1-1--
-----2---2-2--
-----3--------
-----3--------
--------------

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                      Bridge
  F7                   Bb        Bb/A
  E E E S S E E E E    E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |    | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /    / / / / / / / / /

  Q   Q     Q 
|-------------
|-4---4-----4-
|-5---5-----5-
|-7---7-----7-
|-------------
|-------------

  Q      E E E
------||------
--4---||-3-3-3
--5---||-3-3-3
--7---||-3-3-3
------||------
------||------

 E   E E E E
-------------|
-3---3-3-3-3-|
-3---2-2-2-2-|
-3---3-3-3-3-|
-------------|
-------------|


  Gm        Gm7       C7
  E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /

  E E E E   E 
|-------------
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-5-5-5-5---3-
|-------------
|-------------

E E E   E E E 
------|-------
3-3-3-|-------
3-3-3-|-3-3-3-
3-3-3-|-5-5-5-
------|-7-7-7-
------|-------

E   E E E E
------------|
------------|
3---3-3-3-3-|
5---5-5-5-5-|
7---7-7-7-7-|
------------|


  F                   F7
  E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /

  E E E E   E 
|-------------
|-1-1-1-1---1-
|-2-2-2-2---2-
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-------------
|-------------

E E E   Q   Q 
--1-0-|-------
1-1-1-|-4---4-
2-2-2-|-5---5-
3-----|-7---7-
------|-------
------|-------

    Q   Q
------------|
----4---4---|
----5---5---|
----7---7---|
------------|
------------|


  Bb        Bb/A      Gm        Gm7
  E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /

  E E E E   E 
|-------------
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-3-3-3-3---2-
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-------------
|-------------

E E E   E E E 
------|-------
3-3-3-|-3-3-3-
2-2-2-|-3-3-3-
3-3-3-|-5-5-5-
------|-------
------|-------

E   E E E E
------------|
3---3-3-3-3-|
3---3-3-3-3-|
5---3-3-3-3-|
------------|
------------|


  C7                  F                   F7        C7
                                         2/4       4/4
  E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E   E E E E   E E E E E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | |   | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /   / / / /   / / / / / / / /

  Gtr II (El. 
  W           
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

Gtr.)
        H     
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------

    E E E E   
------------|-
--------1-3-|-
------2-2-3-|-
------3-----|-
------------|-
------------|-

Q   Q     E E 
--------|-----
4---4---|-5-6-
5---5---|-5-7-
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----

Q   H
-------------|
8---8--------|
9---9--------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E E   E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-5-5-5-5---5-
|-7-7-7-7---7-
|-------------

E E E   E E E 
------|-------
------|-------
3-3-3-|-2-2-2-
5-5-5-|-3-3-3-
7-7-7-|-3-3-3-
------|-------

E   E E E E   
------------|-
------------|-
2---2-2-2-2-|-
3---3-3-3-3-|-
3---3-3-3-3-|-
------------|-

E E E E   E E 
--------|-----
--------|-----
2-2-2-2-|-----
1-1-1-1-|-2-3-
3-3-3-3-|-3-5-
--------|-----

Q   H
-------------|
-------------|
0---0--------|
2---2--------|
3---3--------|
-------------|


                3rd Verse
  C7             F                 C/G                 C7
  E E Q  H       E E E E E E E E   E E E S S E E E E   E S S E S S E E E E
  |              | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |
  /              / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / / /

  Gtr III
  E E Q  H    
|-------------
|-------------
|-0-2-3--3----
|-2-3-5--5----
|-----7--7----
|-------------

   Q   Q   Q  
||------------
||------------
||-2---2---2--
||-3---3---3--
||-3---3---3--
||------------

 Q     Q   Q  
-----|--------
-----|--------
-2---|-0---0--
-3---|-2---2--
-3---|-3---3--
-----|--------

   Q   E E   Q
-----------|--
-----------|--
---0---0-2-|-3
---2---2-3-|-5
---3-------|--
-----------|--

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

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


  F                   Bb
  E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /

  Q   Q     Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|-2---2-----2-
|-3---3-----3-
|-3---3-----3-
|-------------

  Q     Q   Q 
------|-------
------|-------
--2---|-3---3-
--3---|-3---3-
--3---|-5---5-
------|-------

    Q   Q
------------|
------------|
----3---3---|
----3---3---|
----5---5---|
------------|


  F                   C7
  E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /

  Q   Q     Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|-2---2-----2-
|-3---3-----3-
|-3---3-----3-
|-------------

  Q     Q   Q 
------|-------
------|-------
--2---|-0---0-
--3---|-2---2-
--3---|-3---3-
------|-------

    Q   Q
------------|
------------|
----0---0---|
----2---2---|
----3---3---|
------------|


  F                   F7
  E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /

  Q   Q     Q 
|-------------
|-------------
|-2---2-----2-
|-3---3-----3-
|-3---3-----3-
|-------------

  E E   Q   Q 
--1-0-|-------
--1-1-|-4---4-
--2-2-|-5---5-
------|-7---7-
------|-------
------|-------

    Q   Q
------------||
----4---4---||
----5---5---||
----7---7---||
------------||
------------||


 Bridge
  Bb        Bb/A      Gm        Gm7
  E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /

  E E E E   E 
|-------------
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-3-3-3-3---2-
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-------------
|-------------

E E E   E E E 
------|-------
3-3-3-|-3-3-3-
2-2-2-|-3-3-3-
3-3-3-|-5-5-5-
------|-------
------|-------

E   E E E E
------------|
3---3-3-3-3-|
3---3-3-3-3-|
5---3-3-3-3-|
------------|
------------|


  C7                  F
  E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /

  Gtr II
  W           
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

        H     
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------

    E E E E
------------|
--------1-3-|
------2-2-3-|
------3-----|
------------|
------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E E   E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-5-5-5-5---5-
|-7-7-7-7---7-
|-------------

E E E   E E E 
------|-------
------|-1-1-1-
3-3-3-|-2-2-2-
5-5-5-|-3-3-3-
7-7-7-|-------
------|-------

E   E E E E
--------1-0-|
1---1-1-1-1-|
2---2-2-2-2-|
3---3-3-----|
------------|
------------|


  F7                  Bb        Bb/A
  E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /

  H         H 
|-------------
|-4-----------
|-5-----------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

        W
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------

------------|
------------|
------------|
------------|
------------|
------------|
|
| Q   Q     Q 
|-------------
|-4---4-----4-
|-5---5-----5-
|-7---7-----7-
|-------------
|-------------

  Q     E E E 
------|-------
--4---|-3-3-3-
--5---|-3-3-3-
--7---|-3-3-3-
------|-------
------|-------

E   E E E E
------------|
3---3-3-3-3-|
3---2-2-2-2-|
3---3-3-3-3-|
------------|
------------|


  Gm        Gm7       C7                  F                   F7
                                                             2/4
  E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E   E E E S S E E E E   E E E E
  | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | |
  / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / / /   / / / /

  W           
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

        W     
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------

              
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-
------------|-

H         E E 
--------------
--------------
------------2-
------------3-
--------------
--------------

E E   Q   Q
----|---------
1-3-|-4---4---
2-3-|-5---5---
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------

|
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|
|
| E E E E   E 
|-------------
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-5-5-5-5---3-
|-------------
|-------------

E E E   E E E 
------|-------
3-3-3-|-------
3-3-3-|-3-3-3-
3-3-3-|-5-5-5-
------|-7-7-7-
------|-------

E   E E E E   
------------|-
------------|-
3---3-3-3-3-|-
5---5-5-5-5-|-
7---7-7-7-7-|-
------------|-

E E E E   E E 
--------------
--------------
2-2-2-2---2-2-
3-3-3-3---3-3-
3-3-3-3---3-3-
--------------

E E   E E E E
----|---------
----|---------
2-2-|-2-2-2-2-
3-3-|-1-1-1-1-
3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
----|---------

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                 D.S. al Coda   &
  C7                               F
 4/4
  E E E E E E E E   E E Q  H       E E E S S E E E E
  | | | | | | | |   |              | | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / /   /              / / / / / / / / /

  E E Q   H   
|-------------
|-5-6-8---8---
|-5-7-9---9---
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

      W       
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------

       W
----||--------
----||--------
----||--------
----||--------
----||--------
----||--------

-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
|
| E E Q   H   
|-------------
|-------------
|-----0---0---
|-2-3-2---2---
|-3-5-3---3---
|-------------

      E E Q  H
----|---------
----|---------
----|-0-2-3--3
----|-2-3-5--5
----|-----7--7
----|---------

       E E E E
----||--------
----||--------
----||-2-2-2-2
----||-3-3-3-3
----||-3-3-3-3
----||--------

   E E E E
-----------|
-----------|
---2-2-2-2-|
---3-3-3-3-|
---3-3-3-3-|
-----------|


                    Outro
                     F
  E E E E E E Q      E E E E E E E E
  | | | | |          | | | | | | | |
  / / / / /          / / / / / / / /

  W           
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

       W
---||---------
---||o--------
---||---------
---||---------
---||o--------
---||---------

---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|
|
| E E E E H   
|-------------
|-------------
|-2-2-2-2-2---
|-3-3-3-3-3---
|-3-3-3-3-3---
|-------------

       E E E E
---||---------
---||o--------
---||--2-2-2-2
---||--3-3-3-3
---||o-3-3-3-3
---||---------

 E E E E
---------|
---------|
-2-2-2-2-|
-3-3-3-3-|
-3-3-3-3-|
---------|


  Eb                Bb(type 2)
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
  | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / /

  Gtr III
  E E E E E E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-
|-------------

E E   E E E E 
----|---------
----|---------
0-0-|---------
1-1-|-3-3-3-3-
1-1-|-5-5-5-5-
----|-6-6-6-6-

E E E E
--------|
--------|
--------|
3-3-3-3-|
5-5-5-5-|
6-6-6-6-|


  F                           F
  E E E S S E E E S S         E E E E E E E E
  | | | | | | | | | |         | | | | | | | |
  / / / / / / / / / /         / / / / / / / /

  E E E E   E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-3-3-3-3---3-
|-5-5-5-5---5-

E E E    3x   
---------||-||
--------o||-||
---------||-||
3-3-3----||-||
3-3-3---o||-||
5-5-5----||-||

  E E E E E E 
--------------
o-------------
--2-2-2-2-2-2-
--3-3-3-3-3-3-
o-3-3-3-3-3-3-
--------------

E E
-----|
-----|
2-2--|
3-3--|
3-3--|
-----|


  Eb                Bb(type 2)        F
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E   E   E   S S S S S S S S S S
  | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   |   |   |   | |   |   | | | | |
  / / / / / / / /   / / / / / / / /   /   /   /   / /   /   / / / / /

  E E E E E E 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-

E E   E E E E 
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
5-5-|-3-3-3-3-
6-6-|-5-5-5-5-
6-6-|-6-6-6-6-

E E E E   S S 
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
3-3-3-3-|-3-3-
5-5-5-5-|-3-3-
6-6-6-6-|-5-5-

S S S S S S S 
--------------
--------------
--------------
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

S S S S S S S 
--------------
--------------
--------------
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

  4x
--||
-o||
--||
--||
-o||
--||


    F                     Eb
    E E S S E E E S S E   E   E   S S E   E   E S S S S
    | |   | | | |   | |   |   |     | |   |   |   | | |
    / /   / / / /   / /   /   /     / /   /   /   / / /

    E E E   E 
||------------
||o-----------
||--2-2-2---2-
||--3-3-3---3-
||o-3-3-3---3-
||------------

E E E   E   S 
----------|---
----------|-1-
2-2-2---2-|---
3-3-3---3-|-1-
3-3-3---3-|-3-
----------|---

S S S E   S S 
--------------
1-1-1-1---1-1-
--------------
1-1-1-1---1-1-
3-3-3-3---3-3-
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S S E E   E
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1-1-1-1---1---
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1-1-1-1---1---
3-3-3-3---3---
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  Bb(type 2)                      F
  E   E   S S E   E   E S S S S   E   E   E   S S S S S S S S S S
  |   |     | |   |   |   | | |   |   |   |   | |   |   | | | | |
  /   /     / /   /   /   / / /   /   /   /   / /   /   / / / / /

  S S S S E   
|-------------
|-------------
|-3-3-3-3-3---
|-3-3-3-3-3---
|-5-5-5-5-5---
|-------------

S S S S E S S 
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--------------
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
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E     S S S S 
----|---------
----|---------
3---|-2-2-2-2-
3---|-3-3-3-3-
5---|-3-3-3-3-
----|---------

S E   S E   E 
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--------------
2-2---2-2---2-
3-3---3-3---3-
3-3---3-3---3-
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  S E   S   4x
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-----------o||
--2-2---2---||
--3-3---3---||
--3-3---3--o||
------------||


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

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