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LET IT BE (Bassline)

As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1970 Album LET IT BE)

Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand


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



 Intro, 1st &a
  Q=80
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx19        
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|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

mp; 2n3rd Vers
   Q  E E Q.  
||------------
||----2-0-----
||--------3---
||------------

e
 e
---|
-5-|
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---|


  Q.   S S H  
|-5-----------
|--------5-5--
|-------------
|-------------

    Q.   E Q  
--|-----------
--|-7----5-3--
--|-----------
--|-----------

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

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

 S S S S
-5-5-4-4--||
----------||
----------||
----------||


 Chorus
  Q  e E E E e
|-2--2---0-0-0
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

 E   Q  e S S 
---|--------5-
---|-3--3-----
---|----------
---|----------

Q  +S  S S S  
-------------|
-------2-3s5-|
3--(3)-------|
-------------|

 E E E e Q  e 
--------------
-----2-3-5--5-
-3-3----------
--------------

E
--|
--|
--|
--|


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

e   Q  e e Q  
--|------5----
5-|-7--7---5--
--|-----------
--|-----------

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

  S S S S
----------|
----2-3s5-|
--3-------|
----------|


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

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

             I
 S S S S E    
-5-5-5-5-5-||-
-----------||-
-----------||-
-----------||-

nterlude
Q  E E Q  E E 
----------3-2-
3--2-0--------
-------3------
--------------

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


              
  H    H      
|------5----|-
|-3---------|-
|-----------|-
|-----------|-

              
Q  Q   Q  S S 
------/5--5-5-
5--3----------
--------------
--------------

    Guitar Sol
E    Q  +S  E 
5-||----------
--||--------2-
--||-3--(3)---
--||----------

o
S Q.   E
---------|
3-5----5-|
---------|
---------|


  S E. e e Q  
|-------------
|-7-7--7-5-3--
|-------------
|-------------

E e   Q  E S S
----|----5----
3s5-|------2-3
----|-3-------
----|---------

 Q  E E   E. S
--------|-----
-5----5-|-3--3
--------|-----
----3---|-----

 E E S S S S S
---------5-5-5
-2-0----------
-----3-3------
--------------

 S S S
---2----|
-5---2--|
--------|
--------|


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

 S S E   Q  E 
-------|------
-5-5-5-|-7--5-
-------|------
-------|------

E Q  E E
-------5\-|
3-3--3----|
----------|
----------|


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

E E   E. S E E
----|---------
--5-|-3--3-2-0
----|---------
3---|---------

 E S S S S E
---5-5-5s4-4-|
-------------|
-3-----------|
-------------|

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 Chorus
  Q  Q  E. S E
|-2--2--0--0-0
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

 E   Q  e E E.
---|----------
---|-3--3-----
---|--------3-
---|----------

 S Q    E Q.  
---5--|-------
------|-------
-3----|-3-3---
------|-------

 Q  e E   Q  E
--------|-----
-5--5---|-3--2
--------|-----
--------|-----

 E H
--------||
-0------||
---3----||
--------||


 4th Verse
  H    H      
|-5---------|-
|------5----|-
|-----------|-
|-----------|-

Q  e e Q  e e 
--------------
7--7-5-3--3-5-
--------------
--------------

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

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

  e
----|
--5-|
----|
----|


  Q.   S S H  
|-5-----------
|--------5-5--
|-------------
|-------------

    Q.   E Q  
--|-----------
--|-7----5-3--
--|-----------
--|-----------

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

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

 S S S S
-5-5-4-4--||
----------||
----------||
----------||


 Chorus
  Q  e E E E e
|-2--2---0-0-0
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

 E   Q  e S S 
---|--------5-
---|-3--3-----
---|----------
---|----------

Q  +S  S S S  
-------------|
-------2-3s5-|
3--(3)-------|
-------------|

 E E E e Q  e 
--------------
-----2-3-5--5-
-3-3----------
--------------

E
--|
--|
--|
--|


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

    Out-Chorus
e    Q  e e Q 
--||------5---
5-||-7--7---5-
--||----------
--||----------

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

Q  S S S S
-----------|
-----2-3s5-|
3--3-------|
-----------|


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

e   E. S E E Q
--|-----------
5-|-3--3-2-0--
--|----------3
--|-----------

  e e   Q  E  
--5-4-|-2--5\-
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------

E Q  E  E   Q 
--0--5\---|---
----------|-3-
----------|---
----------|---

 E  E Q  S S S
-5\------5----
-----------5s7
------3-------
--------------

 S
-5-|
---|
---|
---|


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

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

        Outro
S S E    Q  e 
5-5-5-||------
------||-3--2-
------||------
------||------

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

Q  H
--------*|
3-------*|
---3----*|
--------*|


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