THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1968 Album THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=105 Q=20 4/4 Gtr I W W W |----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|------|| Chorus Q=107 E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q ||--------------------|--------------------| ||o-10---10\--5---5/--|-/10---10\--3---3/--| ||o-------------------|--------------------| ||--------------------|--------------------| 2/4 4/4 E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q |-------------------|---------|----------------| |-10---10\--3---3-4-|-5---5-6-|-7---5--2---2/--| |-------------------|---------|----------------| |-------------------|---------|----------------| 1st - 3rd Verses Q=9Q=8Q=7Q=73 Q=70 E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E |-----------------|----------------|-------------||---------------| |-7---7\--0---0-1-|-7---7--0---0-1-|-2--0--------||---------------| |-----------------|----------------|-------3--2--||-0----0-3----3-| |-----------------|----------------|-------------||---------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |-3------3--5--|-7-------------|-3------3--5--|--------5----5-| |------3-------|------5-3----3-|------3-------|-7----7--------| |--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| Chorus Q=40 Q=106 Q=107 E E E E H W 3x E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |--------------|-----------||-||--------------------|--------------------| |-------2-3----|----------o||-||o-10---10\--5---5\--|-10---10\--3---3/---| |-0-2-3--------|----------o||-||o-------------------|--------------------| |--------------|-----------||-||--------------------|--------------------| 2/4 4/4 E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q |-------------------|---------|-----------------| |-10---10\--3---3-4-|-5---5-6-|-7---7\--2---2/--| |-------------------|---------|-----------------| |-------------------|---------|-----------------| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-----------------|------------------| |-7---7\--0---0-2-|-7---7\--0---0-1--| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| Outro 2/4 4/4 E E Q 4x W Wx6 |----------||------------|--------*| |-2---2/--o||-/10--------|--------*| |---------o||------------|--------*| |----------||------------|--------*| 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