The Beatles - Let it be
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LET IT BE
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 B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Paul McCartney - El. Piano arr. for Gtr.'
Intro, Verses 1-3, Choruses
Ballad Q=80
4/4
Gtr I
Wx35
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
Guitar Solo
C G
H E a E S S E E E a S S S S Q +S S S S
|------------------||----------------------------|
|------------------||----------------------------|
|--------5-5-5-----||--------------------------5-|
|--------5h7-5-----||---------5-5---5--(5)-5h7---|
|--------------7-5-||-3-3-5s7-----7--------------|
|------------------||----------------------------|
Am Fmaj7F6 C G
Q. S +S Q. E E a S S S S S S E E S +S E
|-------------------------|-------8--------------5-----------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7b9---7pb9r(7)p5----(7)-|---7s9---9s7-5h7-7b9====7r(7)-5---|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
F C G
S S S S S S S S Q S S S S E S S a S +S E +S T T E +S T T E
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------8-(8)-----8-(8)-----8-|
|--------------------------5-|-5---5-7s9-(9)-------7s9-------7s9---|
|-7p5-7p5--------------5h7---|---7---------------------------------|
|---------7s5-3h5-3----------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Am Fmaj7 F6 C G
Q S S S S Q S +S S S Q. S S E +E E. S
|------------8-10b12--10pb12r(10)-8h10-|-8----------15pb17r(15)-----------|
|-10----8h10---------------------------|--------(0)----------------15pb17r|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F C
+S S S S S +S S S Q. E
|----------------------------------------||
|-(15)p13-15---15pb17r(15)-13h15-13------||
|----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------||
Chorus
Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
4th Verse
F C
W W W H a E E S S S S
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------5-5------------|
|----------|----------|----------|------5h7-5------3-----|
|----------|----------|----------|------------7s5-(3)h5--|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------------|
C G
H H W W W
|-----------|----------|----------|------||
|-----------|----------|----------|------||
|-----------|----------|----------|------||
|-----------|----------|----------|------||
|-3---------|----------|----------|------||
|-----------|----------|----------|------||
Chorus
Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Out-Chorus
Am G6 F C G
Q E S S S S E E S S Q. S S S S S S E S S +H E E S S E
|----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|--------5---5---5-----|------5-----------------|----------7b9-7p5-7--|
|--------5h7---7-5-----|------5h7---------------|---------------------|
|------------------7s5s|=7--------7s5-3h5-3-5p3-|-(3)-----------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
F C Am G6
Q S S E Q S S S S S S E S S E S S S S +S S S +S
|---------------------|----------------------------5-------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|-5--5---5-5----5---5-|-----5-----5-----5-7b9==(7)---7r(7)-|
|----5h7--------5h7---|-5h7---5h7---5h7--------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
Fmaj7 C
E S S a S E S Q E S +S
|--------------------8pb10r(8)-|
|-----------8-8-8--------------|
|-5-7---7s9--------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
G F C
Q S E. E S S S S S +S Q S S S S Q. E
|-------------------------------|-------------------||
|-10--8h10--8-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------9s7---5-7b9==(7)r-|-5------5---5------||
|-------------------------------|----5h7------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------||
Outro
F C G F C
Gtr II
Q E E Q E E Q Q H
|---------------|------------*|
|---------------|------------*|
|-2--0-0--------|------------*|
|-3--2-2-2--0---|------------*|
|--------3--1-3-|------------*|
|-------------3-|-3--1--0----*|
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