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BARBARA ANN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beach Boys
(Released as a Single in 1965)
Words and Music by Fred Fassert
Arranged by The Beach Boys
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Brian Wilson - Bass'
Chorus
Q=160
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------|----------1--|-4--2--1-----|
|------------|----1--4-----|----------4--|
|------------|-2-----------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------1--|-4--2--1-----|-------------|-------------|
|----1--4-----|----------4--|----------1--|-4--2--1-----|
|-2-----------|-------------|----1--4-----|----------4--|
|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|
H. E E +H H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|----------1--|----------1--||
|-4---------2-|-(2)---------|----1--4-----|----1--4-----||
|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-2-----------||
1st & 2nd Verses
$
E E Q H W W H Q Q
|-------------|----------|----------|------------|
|-------------|----------|----------|---------4--|
|-------------|----------|----------|------------|
|-2-----------|----------|----------|------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------1--|----------1--|-------------|-------------|
|----1--4-----|----1--4-----|----------1--|----------1--|
|-2-----------|-2-----------|----1--4-----|----1--4-----|
|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-2-----------|
H. E E +H H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|----------1--|-4--2--1-----||
|-4---------2-|-(2)---------|----1--4-----|----------4--||
|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------||
Chorus
E E Q H W W H Q Q
|-------------|----------|----------|------------|
|-------------|----------|----------|---------4--|
|-------------|----------|----------|------------|
|-2-----------|----------|----------|------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----------1--|-4--2--1-----|
|----------1--|-4--2--1-----|----1--4-----|----------4--|
|----1--4-----|----------4--|-2-----------|-------------|
|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. E E +H H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------1--|-4--2--1-----|-------------|-------------|
|----1--4-----|----------4--|-4---------2-|-(2)---------|
|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Instrumental Break
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------||-------------|-------------|
|----------1--|-4--2--1-----||----------1--|-4--2--1-----|
|----1--4-----|----------4--||----1--4-----|----------4--|
|-2-----------|-------------||-2-----------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------1--|
|-------------|-------------|----------4--|----1--4-----|
|----------4--|----------1--|-2--4--2-----|-2-----------|
|-2--4--2-----|-2--4--2-----|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|----4--2-----|--------------|----3-----6--|-------------|
|----------4--|----1--2s3-4--|-4-----4-----|----1--2--4--|
|-2-----------|-2------------|-------------|-2-----------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q E Q E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------||-------------|--------------*|
|----------1--|-----------------||----------1--|----------1---*|
|----1--4-----|-----------------||----1--4-----|----1--4------*|
|-2-----------|---5--5-4-4---2--||-2-----------|-2------------*|
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
----------------
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