Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb

SLOOP JOHN B (Bassline) As recorded by The Beach Boys (From the 1966 Album PET SOUNDS) Words and Music by Traditional Arranged by The Beach Boys Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Carol Kaye - Bass (1/2 step down)' Intro 1st Verse Q=126 4/4 Gtr I (1/2 step down - Eb Ab Db Gb) W W W W |----------|----------||----------|------| |----------|----------||----------|------| |----------|----------||----------|------| |----------|----------||----------|------| W H Q Q Q. E +E E E E H +E E E E |----------|------------|----------------2-|-----------------| |----------|------------|------------2-4---|-2----(2)-0------| |----------|---------2--|-0----2-(2)-------|------------4-2--| |----------|------------|------------------|-----------------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-2------2--4--|-2------0-----|--------------|---------------| |----2-4-------|----2-4----4--|-0------0--2--|-0------0--4---| |--------------|--------------|----0-2-------|----0-2--------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |-0------0-----|--------------|---------------|--------2--0---| |----0-2----4--|-2----0-2--4--|-0------0--5-4-|-2----2--------| |--------------|----2---------|----0-2--------|---------------| Chorus Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|--------------||--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------||--------------|---------------| |-0------0--2--|-0------0--2--||-0------0--2--|-0------0--2---| |----0-2-------|----0-2-------||----0-2-------|----0-2--------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-0------0--2--|-0------0--2--|-0------0--2--|-0------0--4---| |----0-2-------|----0-2-------|----0-2-------|----0-2--------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-2------2--4--|-2------0-----|--------------|---------------| |----2-4-------|----2-4----4--|-0------0--2--|-0------0--4---| |--------------|--------------|----0-2-------|----0-2--------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |-0------0-----|--------------|---------------|--------2--0---| |----0-2----4--|-2------2--4--|-0------0--5-4-|-2----2--------| |--------------|----2-4-------|----0-2--------|---------------| 2nd Verse Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|--------------||--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------||--------------|---------------| |-0------0--2--|-0------0--2--||-0------0--2--|-0------0--2---| |----0-2-------|----0-2-------||----0-2-------|----0-2--------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-0------0--2--|-0------0--2--|-0------0--2--|-0------0--4---| |----0-2-------|----0-2-------|----0-2-------|----0-2--------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-2------2--4--|-2------0-----|--------------|---------------| |----2-4-------|----2-4----4--|-0------0--2--|-0------0--4---| |--------------|--------------|----0-2-------|----0-2--------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |-0------0-----|--------------|-----------0---|--------2--0---| |----0-2----4--|-2------2--4--|-0------0----4-|-2----2--------| |--------------|----2-4-------|----0-2--------|---------------| Chorus Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|--------------||--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------||--------------|---------------| |-0------0--2--|-0------0--2--||-0------0--2--|-0------0--2---| |----0-2-------|----0-2-------||----0-2-------|----0-2--------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-0------0--2--|-0------0--2--|-0------0--2--|-0------0--4---| |----0-2-------|----0-2-------|----0-2-------|----0-2--------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q W W |--------------|--------------|----------|------| |-2------2--4--|-2------0-----|----------|------| |----2-4-------|----2-4----4--|----------|------| |--------------|--------------|----------|------| W W Q E E Q E E Q. E Q Q |----------|----------|---------------|---------------| |----------|----------|-----------0---|--------2--0---| |----------|----------|-0------0----4-|-2----2--------| |----------|----------|----0-2--------|---------------| 3rd Verse Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q. E +H Q Q E E E E |--------------|--------------||---------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------||------2-(2)----|-------------2--| |-0------0--2--|-0------0--2--||-0-------------|-2--0------0----| |----0-2-------|----0-2-------||---------------|-------0-2------| +Q. E +H Q Q E E E E +Q. E +E E E E Q. E Q Q |----------------|---------------|-----------------2-|---------------| |-(2)---2-(2)----|---------------|-------------2-4---|-2----0--------| |----------------|-2--0------0-0-|-(0)---4-(4)-------|--------4--2---| |----------------|-------0-2-----|-------------------|---------------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| |-2------2--4--|-2------0-----|-------------|--------------| |----2-4-------|----2-4----4--|-------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5---| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H W |-------------|-------------|------------|------| |-------------|-------------|------------|------| |-5--5--5--5--|-------------|------------|------| |-------------|-7--7--7--7--|-5----------|------| Out-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|------------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--*| 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 We come on the sloop john b My grandfather and me Around nassau town we did roam Drinking all night Got into a fight Well I feel so broke up I want to go home So hoist up the john bs sail See how the mainsail sets Call for the captain ashore Let me go home, let me go home I wanna go home, yeah yeah Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home The first mate he got drunk And broke in the capns trunk The constable had to come and take him away Sheriff john stone Why don't you leave me alone, yeah yeah Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home So hoist up the john bs sail See how the mainsail sets Call for the captain ashore Let me go home, let me go home I wanna go home, let me go home Why don't you let me go home (hoist up the john bs sail) Hoist up the john b I feel so broke up I wanna go home Let me go home The poor cook he caught the fits And threw away all my grits And then he took and he ate up all of my corn Let me go home Why don't they let me go home This is the worst trip I've ever been on So hoist up the john bs sail See how the mainsail sets Call for the captain ashore Let me go home, let me go home I wanna go home, let me go home Why don't you let me go home

The Beach Boys - Sloop john b