I'M SO TIRED (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1968 Album THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' 1st - 3rd Verses Q=69 $ 4/4 Gtr I W H H H Q E E |----------||------------|-------------| |----------||o-7----6----|-----------6-| |----------||o-----------|-5----7--9---| |----------||------------|-------------| 1. 2/4 4/4 H H H Q E E H H H E E E E E E E E |-----------|-------------|-----------|------|------------------|| |-7---------|-----------6-|-7---------|------|-----------------o|| |------9----|-5----7--9---|------7----|-9----|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-5-o|| |-----------|-------------|-----------|------|------------------|| Bridge 2.,D.S. 2/4 4/4 Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-------|--------7-------------||-----------------| |-7--------------|-------|----------9-7s5-3-5-3-||-7-------7-------| |----4-5-7-7-9-7-|-9--9--|-5----5---------------||-----7-------7---| |----------------|-------|----------------------||-----------------| To Coda 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-|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-5-6--| |-----7-------7---|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|-5-5-7-7----------| |-----------------|-----7-7-----7-7-|-----7-7-----7-7-|------------------| Outro D.S. al Coda & E E Q H E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------------||-------------|-----------------|----------14\-14\-14\--| |-7-----------||-7-----------|---------4-4-5-6-|-7---------------------| |-------------||-------------|-5-5-7-7---------|-----------------------| |-------------||-------------|-----------------|-----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E Q H |-----------------|-------------*| |---------4-4-5-6-|-7-----------*| |-5-5-7-7---------|-------------*| |-----------------|-------------*| 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