Paperback Writer - The Beatles
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G
PAPERBACK WRITER (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1966 Album A COLLECTION OF BEATLES OLDIES)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=157
4/4
Gtr I
Wx7
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
H S S S
|------12-12-1
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
S Q
2-12-12\--||
----------||
----------||
----------||
[1st Verse]
Q Q +E E
G|------------
D|-5--5--(5)--
A|-----------5
E|------------
E E +Q Q
-----|--------
-3-5-|-(5)--5-
-----|--------
-----|--------
E E E E q
---------|----
---------|----
-0-2s3-5-|----
---------|-3--
Q +E E E E
-------------|
-----------5-|
-------0-5---|
3--(3)-------|
+Q Q E E E
--------------
-(5)--5-------
-----------3-5
---------5----
E
---|
-3-|
---|
---|
q Q +E E
G|------------
D|-5--5--(5)--
A|-----------5
E|------------
E E +Q Q
-----|--------
-3-5-|-(5)--5-
-----|--------
-----|--------
E E Q Q Q
--------|-----
---3-5--|-5--5
-5------|-----
--------|-----
+E E E E
------------|-
--(5)---3-5-|-
------5-----|-
------------|-
+Q Q a E E
--------------
(5)--5------5-
--------5h7---
--------------
E E
----|
----|
7s5-|
----|
Q Q E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3--3----0-2
E|-------3----
E +Q Q E
---|----------
---|----------
-3-|-(3)--3---
---|---------3
E E E q H.
-------|------
-------|-5--5-
-0-2---|------
-------|------
W
------|------|
------|------|
------|------|
------|------|
|
|
|
|
[2nd Verse]
a Q a Q E
G|------------
D|-3h5--3h5---
A|-----------5
E|------------
E E E +Q
-------|------
---3-5-|-(5)--
-5-----|------
-------|------
Q E Q E q
----------|---
5---------|-5-
-----3s=5-|---
---5------|---
Q +E E E E
--------------
-5--(5)---3-5-
--------5-----
--------------
+Q Q E E
|-------------
|-(5)--5----3-
|---------5---
|-------------
Q
-----|
5----|
-----|
-----|
a Q a Q +
G|------------
D|-3h5--3h5--(
A|------------
E|------------
E E E E +Q
---------|----
5)---3-5-|-(5)
---5-----|----
---------|----
Q a E E a E
--------------
--5------5----
-----5h7---5h7
--------------
E
---|
-5-|
---|
---|
+Q Q +E
G|------------
D|-(5)--5--(5)
A|------------
E|------------
E E E Q Q
-------|------
-------|-5--5-
---3-5-|------
-5-----|------
a E E E E
------------|
-----5------|
-5h7---7s5--|
------------|
Q Q +E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3--3--(3)--
E|-----------3
E E +Q Q
-----|--------
-----|--------
-1-3-|-(3)--3-
-----|--------
E E E E q
---------|----
---------|-5--
---1-3---|----
-3-------|----
H. +W
--------|-----
5-------|-(5)-
--------|-----
--------|-----
---||
---||
---||
---||
[Chorus]
Wx7
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
H S S
|------12-12-1
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
S S E E
2-12-12-12-||
-----------||
-----------||
-----------||
[3rd Verse]
Q Q +E E
G|------------
D|-5--5--(5)--
A|-----------5
E|------------
E E +Q Q
-----|--------
-3-5-|-(5)--5-
-----|--------
-----|--------
E E E E Q
---------|----
---------|----
-0-2s3-5-|----
---------|-3--
Q +E E E E
-------------|
-----------5-|
-------0-5---|
3--(3)-------|
+Q Q E E E
--------------
-(5)--5-------
-----------3-5
---------5----
E
---|
-3-|
---|
---|
q Q +E E
G|------------
D|-5--5--(5)--
A|-----------5
E|------------
E E +Q E
-----|--------
-3-5-|-(5)----
-----|------0-
-----|--------
E Q Q Q Q
--------|-----
--------|-5--5
2s3--5--|-----
--------|-----
+E E E E
------------|-
--(5)---3-5-|-
------5-----|-
------------|-
+Q Q a E E
--------------
(5)--5------5-
--------5h7---
--------------
E E
----|
----|
7s5-|
----|
Q Q E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3--3----0-2
E|-------3----
E +Q Q E
---|----------
---|----------
-3-|-(3)--3---
---|---------3
E E E Q H.
-------|------
-------|-5--5-
-0-2---|------
-------|------
+W
------|-------
------|-(5)---
------|-------
------|-------
-||
-||
-||
-||
[4th Verse]
a Q Q E E
G|------------
D|-3h5--5--5-5
A|------------
E|------------
E E +E E E
-----|--------
-5-3-|-(3)h5-5
-----|--------
-----|--------
E E E E E +
-----------|--
-5-5-5-5-3-|-(
-----------|--
-----------|--
E E Q E E E
--------------
3)h5-5--5-5-5-
--------------
--------------
E +E E E E
--|-----------
5-|-(5)-5-3h5-
--|-----------
--|-----------
+E E E E
----------|
(5)-5-3h5-|
----------|
----------|
Q E E E E
G|------------
D|-5--5-5-5-5-
A|------------
E|------------
E E +E E E
----|---------
5-3-|-(3)h5-5-
----|---------
----|---------
E E E E E +E
----------|---
5-5-5-5-3-|-(3
----------|---
----------|---
E E E +E E
--------------
)h5-5-3-(3)h5-
--------------
--------------
E E +E E E
----|---------
5-3-|-(3)h5-5-
----|---------
----|---------
E E E Q
----------|
5-5-5-5\--|
----------|
----------|
Q Q E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3--3----0-2
E|-------3----
E +E E Q
---|----------
---|----------
-3-|-(3)-3-3--
---|----------
E E E E q H
--------|-----
--------|-5--5
--0-3---|-----
3-------|-----
. +W
-------|------
-------|-(5)--
-------|------
-------|------
--||
--||
--||
--||
[Chorus]
|--3--|
Wx7
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
a E a Q
|-10h12-10h12-
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
a E a Q
-10h12-10h12--
--------------
--------------
--------------
E E E
10-12-10-||
---------||
---------||
---------||
[Interlude]
Q Q E E E
G|------------
D|-5--5------3
A|-------5-5--
E|------------
E +Q Q E
---|----------
-5-|-(5)--5---
---|---------0
---|----------
E E E Q Q
-------|------
-----0-|-5--5-
-2-3---|------
-------|------
E E E E Q
---------|----
-----3-5-|-5--
-0-5-----|----
---------|----
Q E E E E
-----------|
5----------|
---0-2-3-5-|
-----------|
Q Q +E E
G|------------
D|-5--5--(5)--
A|-----------5
E|------------
E E +Q Q
-----|--------
-3-5-|-(5)--5-
-----|--------
-----|--------
E E E E Q
---------|----
---------|----
-0-2-3-5-|----
---------|-3--
Q +E E E E
-------------|
-----------5-|
-------0-5---|
3--(3)-------|
+Q Q E E E
--------------
-(5)--5-------
-----------5--
---------5----
E
---||
-3-||
---||
---||
[Outro]
Q Q +E
G||-----------
D||o-5--5--(5)
A||o----------
E||-----------
E E E +E E
-------|------
---3-5-|-(5)--
-5-----|-----5
-------|------
E E +E E Q
--------------
-3-5-(5)---3--
---------5----
--------------
Q Q +E E
|-------------
|-5--5--(5)---
|-----------5-
|-------------
E E +Q Q
----|---------
3-5-|-(5)--5--
----|---------
----|---------
a Q Q x2
---------||
-----5--o||
5h7-----o||
---------||
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| h - hammer-on
| s - legato slide
| \ - slide out of (to "nowhere")
| |-3-| - triplet
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