PLEASE PLEASE ME (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1963 Album PLEASE PLEASE ME) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' [Intro] Q=145 4/4 Gtr I Q H a Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E G|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| D|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| A|---------0h2--|-/7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2/--|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| [1st - 3rd Verses] Segno $ E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E Q E E E E G|-----------------||------------------|-------------------|----------------| D|-----------------||o-----------------|-------------------|-7-7-7----------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-2/--||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-7-|--------7-7-7-7-| E|-----------------||------------------|-------------------|----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E E E E E Q E E G|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|----------------| D|---5-5-7-7-9-9-9-|-------------------|---------------------|-7-7-7-7--------| A|-7---------------|-7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|---------7--7-7-| E|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|----------------| [Chorus] E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E G|---------9-9-----||-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D|-------------9-9-||-7-----------7-6-|-4-----------4-5-|-6-----------6----| A|-7---7-7---------||------7-(7)------|------4-(4)------|------4-(4)----4--| E|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1. To Coda Q. E +Q Q E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| D|-7-----------7--|-------------------|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--|-------6-9-9-6----| A|------7-(7)-----|-7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|------------------|-7-7-7---------7--| E|----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| 2. E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H G|-----------------||-----------------|-------------|| D|-7-7-6-7-9------o||-------6-9-9-6-9-|-------------|| A|----------------o||-7-7-7-----------|-7-----------|| E|------------7-7--||-----------------|-------------|| [Bridge] E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E G|--------------|-------------|---------------| D|---7----------|-9--7--6-----|------6-9--6-9-| A|-----9--7-----|----------9--|-7--7----------| E|-----------9--|-------------|---------------| Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E G|---------------|-------------|--------------|----------------| D|------6-9--6---|-7-----------|-9--9-7-6-----|------6-9--6----| A|-7--7--------7-|----9--7-----|-----------9--|-7--7--------7--| E|---------------|----------9--|--------------|----------------| Dal Segno al Coda Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E G|--------9--9-9-|---------------|----------------|| D|-7--7-7--------|------6-9--6---|-7--6-7-9-------|| A|---------------|-7--7--------7-|----------------|| E|---------------|---------------|-----------7-7--|| [Outro] Coda & E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-7-7-7-7-9-9-----|-------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-| E|-------------------|-------------7-7-|-------------------| E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W G|-----------------|--------------|-------------|------*| D|-7-7-7-7-9-9-----|--------------|-------------|------*| A|-----------------|-7-----10-----|-------------|-7----*| E|-------------7-7-|--------------|-8-----7-----|------*| ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous | h - hammer-on | /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") *************************************