SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (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 Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=104 4/4 Gtr I 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--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------| 1st & 2nd Verses $ Q Q H 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---5-5-5---|---------3-3-3---|-3-3-3---5-5-5---| 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-----------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----2-2-3-3-4-5-| |---------3-3-3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-3-3-------------| Interlude 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 |------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------------||-----------------|-3-3-0-0---------|-----------------| |-----2-2-5-5-2-2--||-3-3-------------|---------3-3-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3--------------||-----6-6-5-5-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |-----------------|---------------||---------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------||---------------|---------------| |-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5-----||--------1-1----|-3-3-----------| |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5-------||-3-3-----------|--------3-3----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-3-1-1-0-0-----|-----------------|--------1-1----|-3-3-----------| |-------------3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-3-3-----------|--------3-3----| Bridge 1 E E E E E E E E H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-5---------||-3-3-3---3-3-3---|-------5---------| |-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-----------||-------3-------3-|-3-3-3---3-3-3-4-| Bridge 2 E E E E E E E E +E Q Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |---------------3-|-(3)-5-----5----||-3-3-1-1-0-0-----|-----0-0-3-3-0---| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|--------3----3--||-------------3-3-|-1-1-----------3-| D.S. al Coda & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-3-3-------------|-5---5---5-------|-5---5---5------|| |-----6-6-5-5-3-3-|---5---5---5-2-5-|---5---5--------|| Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------*| |-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------*| |-----6-6-5-5-3-3-|-----6-6-5-5-3-3-*| 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