LOVELY RITA (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1967 Album SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Guitar I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=96 4/4 Gtr I W W W |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| Pre-Chorus W 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---10---7---10-|---5---8---5---8-|------------------| |----------||-8---8----8---8----|-6---6---6---6---|---5---8-----5-6--| |----------||-------------------|-----------------|-6---6---6-6------| |----------||-------------------|-----------------|------------------| Chorus E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||--------------|-----------------|------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||----------6---|-----------------|---1-1---3-1-0----| |-----------------||-6--6--4----6-|-6-6-6-4---3-5---|-3-----3-------3--| |-----------------||--------------|---------6-----6-|------------------| 1st & 2nd Verses 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 |-----------3-0---||------------------|-----------------|-----0-1-3-3-3-3--| |-----0-3-------3-||o-1-----------1---|-----------------|-1-1--------------| |-1-1-----1-------||o---4-3-1---3---3-|-4-2-1-----1-4---|------------------| |-----------------||----------4-------|-------4-2-----6-|------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----1-----------|-----0-1-3-------|------------------|| |-1-----------1---|---3---3-4-1-----|-1-1-------3---3-|-1-1-----3-3------|| |---4-3-1---3---3-|-4-----------4-1-|-------------1---|-----3-3-----1-1--|| |---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Chorus 1. 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 |-----------------|-----0-1-3---3---|-----------------|---------3-3-3----| |---8---8---6-----|-----------3---3-|---0-1---3-1-0---|-----0-3-------3--| |-6---6---4-----6-|-3-3-------------|-3-----3-------3-|-1-1--------------| |-------------4---|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Piano Solo E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------||------------------| |--------------3-|---------------3-|----------||-------8---6------| |-1-1-1-1-1--1---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-1--------||-6-6-6---4-----6--| |----------------|-----------------|----------||-------------4----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------3----|| |---5-5-6-8-6-----|---0-1---3-1-0---|---3---3---3---3-o|| |-6-----------8-5-|-3-----3-------3-|-1---1---1-------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Interlude 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------3-3-3---|-1-1-1---1-1-1---|-------3---3---3-| |---0-3---------3-|-------1-------1-|-1-1-1---1---1---| |-1-----5---------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---7---10---7---10-|---5---8---5---8-|------------------| |-----------------|-8---8----8---8----|-6---6---6---6---|---5---8-----5-6--| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-6---6---6-6------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||-------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||-6-----11\---6-----| |-----------------||---6-----------6---| |-----------------||-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-6-----11\---6-----|-6-----11\---6------| |---6-----------6---|---6-----------6----| |-------------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-6-----11\---6-----|-6-----11\---6-----| |---6-----------6---|---6-----------6---| |-------------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-6-----11\---6-----|-6-----11\---6------| |---6-----------6---|---6-----------6----| |-------------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E S S E E E H H |-------------------|---------------4-----|-----------4---8-7-|-6---------*| |-6-----11\---6-----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-4-|-6-6-6-6-6---6-----|-----------*| |---6-----------6---|---------------------|-------------------|-----------*| |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------*| 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