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DIG A PONY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1970 Album LET IT BE)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro
Q=125
3/4
Gtr I
E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S
|----------------|-----------7----|----------------|
|-----------5----|------7--9----9-|-7--7-7---------|
|------5--7----7-|-5--9-----------|--------------7-|
|-3--7-----------|----------------|---------8-9----|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E. S E E E E. S E. S E. S
|------------------|-----------------|
|-----7------------|-----------5-----|
|-8-9---9--7-----5-|------5--7----7--|
|------------8-9---|-3--7------------|
1st - 6th Verses
$
$$
|-3-| |-3-|
E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E. S E E E H. Q Q Q
|-----------7----|----------------|------------------||----------|----------|
|------7--9----9-|-7--7-7---------|-----7------------||o---------|----------|
|-5--9-----------|--------------7-|-8-9---9--7-----5-||o---------|-------7--|
|----------------|---------8-9----|------------8-9---||--5-------|----------|
Q H q q q H E. S Q Q Q H Q H +E. S
|---------|----------|-----------|----------|---------|--------------|
|-7-------|-7--------|-----------|----------|---------|--------------|
|---------|----4--7--|-9----9----|-9--7--4--|-2-------|--------------|
|---------|----------|---------9-|----------|---------|-3----(3)-0---|
1.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q H Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S
|----------|---------|---------|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9---||
|----------|---------|---------|-------------------|-------------------o||
|----------|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-|-------------------o||
|-3--5--6--|-7-------|-3-------|-------------------|--------------------||
2.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S
|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9\-||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q E. S E. S E. S E. S
|----------|--------------|-----------------------|
|----------|----7--12--12-|-------------------14--|
|-------5--|-9------------|-12--12-12--15-16------|
|-3--7-----|--------------|-----------------------|
|--3--| |-3--|
E E E E. S E E E E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S H. +H.
|-------14----------------|----------------|-----------7----|---------|--------|
|-15h16----16--14---------|-----------5----|------7--9----9-|-7-------|-(7)----|
|-----------------15h16---|------5--7----7-|-5--9-----------|---------|--------|
|-------------------------|-3--7-----------|----------------|---------|--------|
Guitar Solo
To D.S. al Coda &
To Coda
+H. W W H. +Q Q Q H.
|----------|--------||--------||---------|------------|-------|
|-(7)------|--------||--------||-7-------|-(7)--------|-7\----|
|----------|--------||--------||---------|---------7--|-------|
|----------|--------||--------||---------|------------|-------|
Q Q Q H. Q Q Q H. H. Q Q Q
|----------|---------|----------|---------|---------|------------|
|-------7--|-4-------|-4--2-----|---------|---------|------------|
|-4--7-----|---------|-------4--|-2-------|---------|------------|
|----------|---------|----------|---------|-3-------|-3--5--6----|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
H. H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q W
|---------|---------|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--||------||
|---------|---------|-------------------|-----------------||------||
|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------||------||
|-7-------|-3-------|-------------------|-----------------||------||
Outro
E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S
|----------------|-----------7----|----------------|
|-----------5----|------7--9----9-|-7--7-7---------|
|------5--7----7-|-5--9-----------|--------------7-|
|-3--7-----------|----------------|---------8-9----|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E. S E E E E. S E. S E. S
|------------------|----------------|
|-----7------------|-----------5----|
|-8h9---9--7-----5-|------5--7----7-|
|------------8h9---|-3--7-----------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E. S E E E H. +H.
|-----------7----|----------------|------------------|---------|--------*|
|------7--9----9-|-7--7-7---------|-----7------------|---------|--------*|
|-5--9-----------|--------------7-|-8h9---9--7-----5-|-0-------|-(0)----*|
|----------------|---------8-9----|------------8h9---|---------|--------*|
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