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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 --------------- 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