Paul McCartney - A certain softness
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Tuning: E A D G B E
A CERTAIN SOFTNESS (Bassline)
As recorded by Paul McCartney
(From the 2005 Album CHAOS AND CREATION IN THE BACKYARD)
Words and Music by Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
[1st - 4th Verses]
Q=96
Segno $
Segno Segno $$
4/4
Gtr I
W Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E H
G|----------||--------------|--------------|-------------|
D|----------||o-7----7-7----|--------------|-------------|
A|-7--------||o-------------|-7------7-----|-8----8-8----|
E|----------||--------------|------7----7--|-------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q E E Q E E Q. E Q Q
G|--------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
D|--------------|-------------|-8----8-7------|-----------7--|
A|-7------7-----|-8----8-8----|----7------7-6-|-5----5-5-----|
E|------7----7--|-------------|---------------|--------------|
1.
To Dbl. Coda
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q W
G|-5------5-----|--------------|--------------|-------||
D|------5-------|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|------o||
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|--------5-----|-7----o||
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------||
[Bridge]
2.,D.S.
To Coda
Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
G|---------------|----------------|--------------||---------------|
D|-3------3--3-4-|-5------5---5-6-|-7------7--7--||-7------7------|
A|------3--------|------5---5-----|------7-------||------7----7---|
E|---------------|----------------|--------------||---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E
G|--------------|-4----4-4------|-------------|-2----2-2-------|
D|-4------4--4--|-----------4-2-|----------2--|-------------2--|
A|------4-------|---------------|-0--2--4-----|----------------|
E|--------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
Dal Segno al Coda
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q H H W
G|--------------|-4----4----4--|-----------|-------||
D|-4----4-4--4--|--------4-----|-3----5----|-------||
A|--------------|--------------|-----------|-7-----||
E|--------------|--------------|-----------|-------||
[Interlude]
Coda &
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|----6--9--6--|---------------|
D|-7----7-7-----|-7----7-7-----|-7-----------|-7----7-7------|
A|-----------7--|-----------7--|-------------|-----------7---|
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
Dal Segno Segno al Double Coda
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q W
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------||
D|-7----7-7-----|-7----7-7-----|-7------------|-------||
A|-----------7--|-----------7--|--------4--5--|-7-----||
E|--------------|--------------|------5-------|-------||
[Outro]
Double Coda &&
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E W +W
G|----------------|----------------|----------|--------*|
D|-3----3-----3-4-|-5----5-----5-6-|-7--------|-(7)----*|
A|--------3-3-----|--------5-5-----|----------|--------*|
E|----------------|----------------|----------|--------*|
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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
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