SAVOY TRUFFLE (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1968 Album THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)) Words and Music by George Harrison Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=100 4/4 7/8 6/8 4/4 Gtr I W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E |----------|-----------------|---------------|--------|-----------------|| |----------|-----------------|---------------|--------|-----------------|| |----------|-7-7-7-------5-6-|-7-7-7---5-6-7-|--------|-7-7-7-------5-6-|| |----------|-----------7-----|-------7-------|--------|-------0-7-7-----|| Pre-Chorus $ E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-| ||o-7-7-7---5-6-7-7-|-(7)--7---5-6-7--|-9-9-9-------7-8-|-9-9-9---7-8-9---| ||--------7---------|--------7--------|-------0-9-9-----|-------9---------| +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)-7-5-5-4-4-----|-------------------|-----------------|-5-5-2-2----------| |---------------7-5-|-(5)-5-4-4-2-2-----|---------5-5-7-7-|---------5-5-2-2--| |-------------------|---------------5-4-|-3-3-7-7---------|------------------| Chorus 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 |-------------1-2-||---2-1-1---------|-----------------|------------------| |-----1-1-4-4-----||---------4-------|-----------------|------------------| |-2-2-------------||-------------5-6-|-7-7-7---5-7-7-5-|-7-7-7-5-7-7-5-5--| |-----------------||-----------7-----|-------7---------|------------------| 1. To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E H |------------------|--------------| |------------------|-------5------| |------------------|-----5--------| |-8-8-7-7-5-5-3-3--|-3-7----------| 7/8 6/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. |-----------------|---------------|-------------| |-----------------|---------------|-------------| |-7-7-7-------5-6-|-7-7-7---5-6-7-|-7-7---------| |-----------7-----|-------7-------|-------------| 1st Verse 2. 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E |------------------||--------------||-----------------| |-----------------o||-------5------||-----------------| |-7-7-7-------5-6-o||---2-5--------||-7-7-5-5-4-4-----| |-------0-7-7------||-3------------||-------------7-7-| E E E E E E S S E Q. E E E +E E Q. E +Q Q E S S E S S E E E E |-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------7-|------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |---------7-7-7s9---|----------7-(7)-9-|-10----9-(9)-----|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-----| |-5-5-7-9-----------|-5----7s9---------|-----------------|-----------------7-7-| E S S S S E +E E S S E Q. E E E +E E |-------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------7-|------------------| |-----------7-(7)-7-7s9---|----------7-(7)-7-| |-5-5-5-7s9---------------|-5----7s9---------| Guitar Solo Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E S S |-----------------||---------------------| |-----------------||---------------------| |-10----9-(9)-----||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---| |-----------------||---------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-7---------------|-7-7-7-------5-6-|-7-7-7-------7-8-|-9-9-9-------7-8--| |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------0-7-7-----|-------0-7-0-----|-------0-9-9------| 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)-7-5-5---------|-----------------|-------------2-2--| |-9-9-7---7-8-9---|-----------9-9-7-7-|-5-5-------------|-----2-2-5-5------| |-------9---------|-------------------|-----9-9-7-7-5-4-|-3-3--------------| Chorus 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||------------------| |-5-5-2-2---------|-----1-1-4-4-6-7-|-9-8-7-6---------||------------------| |---------5-5-2-2-|-2-2-------------|---------9-8-7-6-||-7-7-7---5-7-7----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------7-------7--| 2nd Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|--------------||------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------5------||------------------| |-7-7-7-5-7-7-5-5-|-3-3-2-2---------|-----5--------||-7-7-5-5-4-4------| |-----------------|---------5-5-3-3-|-3-7----------||-------------7-7--| E E E E E E S S E Q. E E E +E E Q. E +Q Q E S S E S S E E E E |-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------7-|------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |---------7-7-7s9---|----------7-(7)-9-|-10----9-(9)-----|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-----| |-5-5-7-9-----------|-5----7s9---------|-----------------|-----------------7-7-| E S S S S E +E E S S E Q. E E E +E E |-------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------7-|------------------| |-----------7-(7)-7-7s9---|----------7-(7)-7-| |-5-5-5-7s9---------------|-5----7s9---------| Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-10----9-(9)-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-----------------| Outro D.S. al Coda & E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E |------------------||--------------|-----------------| |------------------||-------5------|-----------------| |-7----------------||---2-5--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-3------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-----------------|-----------------|--------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-------5------*| |-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-3-|-3-3-2-2---------|---2-5--------*| |-----------------|---------5-5-3-3-|-3------------*| 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