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BAD BOY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1964 Album PAST MASTERS VOL. 1)
Words and Music by Larry Williams
Arranged by The Beatles
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro
Q=142
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q E E +E E W Q Q E E +E E
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|
|-10--10--10-10-(10)-10-|----------|-10--10--10-10-(10)-10-|
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------9-9-9-||--------8-9------------|
|------11---------||o-10-10--------------8-|
|-----------------||o-----------10-10-10---|
|-----------------||-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------8-9------------|-------8-9------------|
|-10-10--------------8-|-10-10--------------8-|
|-----------10-10-10---|-----------10-10-10---|
|----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------8-9------------|-------8-9------------|
|-10-10--------------8-|-10-10--------------8-|
|-----------10-10-10---|-----------10-10-10---|
|----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------8-9------------|-------8-9------------|
|-10-10--------------8-|-10-10--------------8-|
|-----------10-10-10---|-----------10-10-10---|
|----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------8-9------------|----------------------|
|-10-10-----10-10-10---|-----------10-10-10---|
|--------------------7-|-8-8-11-12----------7-|
|----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------10-10-10---|-----------10-10-10---|
|-8-8-11-12----------7-|-8-8-11-12----------7-|
|----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-------8-9------------|
|-----------10-10-10-9-|-10-10--------------9-|
|-8-8-11-12------------|-----------10-10-10---|
|----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------8-9------------|-------8-9------------|
|-10-10--------------9-|-10-10--------------9-|
|-----------10-10-10---|-----------10-10-10---|
|----------------------|----------------------|
To Coda
E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q E E Q H
|-------8-9------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------|
|-10-10----------------|--------------------|----------------|-10-----------|
|-----------10-10-10---|-10----10-(10)--10--|-8----8-(8)--8--|--------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------|
Guitar Solo
1. 2.
H E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------||--------------||-------8-9------------|
|--------5-5-5-o||--------5-5-5-||-10-10-----10-10-10-8-|
|--------------o||--------------||----------------------|
|---------------||--------------||----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------8-9------------|-------8-9------------|
|-10-10-----10-10-8----|-10-10-----10-10-10-8-|
|-------------------10-|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------8-9---------|----------------------|
|-10-10-----8-8-7---|-----------10-10-10---|
|-----------------9-|-8-8-11-12----------7-|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------8-9-----------|
|-----------10-10-10----|-10-10-----------8-9-|
|-8-8-11-12----------10-|-----------10-10-----|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
H Q Q +W Q. E +Q Q E E Q H
|-------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
|---------10--|-(10)--------|----------------|-10-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-8----8-(8)--8--|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
Outro
Q=60
D.S. al Coda &
E E E E E E E E H Q Q +W
|------------------||-------------|---------*|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||---------10--|-(10)----*|
|------------------||-------------|---------*|
|------------------||-------------|---------*|
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
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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