A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1964 Album A HARD DAY'S NIGHT) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro 1st & 2nd Verses Q=145 4/4 Gtr I H. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------||--------------|--------------| |------------||o-------------|--------------| |-5----------||o-------3--3--|--------------| |------------||--3--3--------|-3--3--3--3---| Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|-------3--3--|-------------| |-1--1--1-1-1--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--------|-3--3--3--3--| $ Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E |--------------|-------------|---------------| |--------------|-------------|---------------| |--------------|-------------|-3--3--3---3-3-| |-1--1--1-1-1--|-3--3--3--3--|---------------| 1. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E |-------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-------------|-------------|----------------o|| |-5--5--5--5--|-------3--3--|----5-5-5-5-5-5-o|| |-------------|-3--3--------|-3---------------|| Bridge 2.,D.S. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-------------| |-------------||-------------|-------------| |-------------||-2--2--2--2--|-------------| |-3--3--3--3--||-------------|-0--0--0--0--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-0--0--0--0--| 3rd & 4th Verses Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------||-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------||-------------|-------------| |-3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--||-------3--3--|-------------| |-------------|-------------||-3--3--------|-3--3--3--3--| Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|-------3--3--|-------------| |-1--1--1-1-1--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--------|-3--3--3--3--| Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|-3--3--3---3-3-|-5--5--5--5--| |-1--1--1-1-1--|-3--3--3--3--|---------------|-------------| Guitar Solo To Coda Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q |-------------|----------------||-------------|--------------| |-------------|----------------||-------------|--------------| |-------3--3--|----5-5-5-5-5-5-||-------3--3--|--------------| |-3--3--------|-3--------------||-3--3--------|-3--3--3-3-3--| |-3-| Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |--------------|-------5-5-5-|-------3--3--|---------------| |-1--1--1-1-1--|-3--3--------|-3--3--------|-3--3--3-3-3---| Outro D.S. al Coda & |-3-| Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|---------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |--------------|---------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |--------------|-----------0-2-||-------5-5-5-|-------3--3--|-------3--3---| |-1--1--1--1-1-|-3--3--3-3-----||-3--3--------|-3--3--------|-3--3---------| Q Q Q Q W +W +W +W 3x |-------------|----------|------------||-------------|---------|| |-------------|----------|------------||o------------|--------o|| |-------3--3--|-5--------|-(5)--------||o-(5)--------|-(5)----o|| |-3--3--------|----------|------------||-------------|---------|| 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