THE WORD (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1965 Album RUBBER SOUL) 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 W E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S |----------|---------------------|----------------------|| |----------|---------------------|----------------------|| |----------|-5-5---5-3-------3-4-|-5-5---5-3-------3-4--|| |----------|-----------5-5-------|-----------5-5--------|| 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Verses $ E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S ||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ||o-5-5---5-3-------3-4-|-5-5---5-3-------3-4-|-5-5---5-3-------3-4-| ||------------5-5-------|-----------5-5-------|-----------5-5-------| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E |---------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |-------------------3-|-5-5---5-3---------3-|-5-5---5-3----------| |-5-5---5-3-------5---|-----------5-5---5---|-----------5-5-3----| |-----------5-5-------|---------------------|-----------------5--| E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q |---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|-------7-(7)-----|-------5-(5)------| |-5-5---5-3---------3-|-5-5---5-3-----3---|---4-7-----------|---2-5------------| |-----------5-5---5---|-----------5-5---5-|-5---------------|-3----------------| Bridge To Coda Q E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------------|--------------------||-------------|--------------| |--------------------|--------------------||-------------|--------------| |-5----5-3---------3-|-5-5---5-3----------||-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3---| |----------5-5---5---|-----------5-5-(5)--||-------------|--------------| 1.,2. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q S S E |-------------|--------------5--|| |-3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5s7---o|| |-------------|----------------o|| |-------------|-----------------|| Interlude 3. D.S. al Coda & Q Q Q S S E E E E S S E E +E E Q Q Q Q |--------------5-||---------------------||-------------| |-5--5--5--5-7---||---------------------||-------------| |----------------||-5-5---5-3-----------||-5--5--5--5--| |----------------||-----------5-5-(5)-5-||-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S Q E. S E E E E |-------------|-------------|-----------5-------5---|-----------------| |-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5s7-----5s7-----|-----------------| |-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-----------------------|-5--5--3-----3-5-| |-------------|-------------|-----------------------|---------5-5-----| Outro Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------||-----------------|---------------4-|-5--5--3-----3-5-| |-5--5--3-----3-5-||-5--5--3-----3-5-|-5--5--3---3-5---|---------5-5-----| |---------5-5-----||---------5-5-----|---------5-------|-----------------| Q E E S S S S S S S S e e e e e e e e E E E S S E E E E |------------5-----------|-----------------|--------------------| |-5--5-3-5s7---7s5-3-----|-----------------|--------------------| |--------------------5---|-5-5-5-3-----3-5-|-5-5---5-3-----3----| |------------------------|---------5-5-----|-----------5-5---5--| E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q E. S E E E E Q E. S Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-------7-(7)-----|-------5-(5)-----|-----------------|---------------| |---4-7-----------|---2-5-----------|-5--5--3-----3-4-|-5--5--3-------| |-5---------------|-3---------------|---------5-5-----|---------5--5--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--| |-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-| |-5--5--3-----3-5-|-5--5--3-----3-5-|-5--5--3-----3-5-|-5--5--3---3-5---| |---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|---------5-------| Q E. S E E E E Q E E S S S S S S S S e e e e e e e e |-----------------|------------5-----------|-----------------| |-5--5--3-----3-5-|-5--5-3-5s7---7s5-3-----|-----------------| |---------5-5-----|--------------------5---|-5-5-5-3-----3-5-| |-----------------|------------------------|---------5-5-----| E E E S S E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q E. S E E E S S |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------7-(7)-----|-------5-(5)-----|-------------------| |-5-5---5-3-----3---|---4-7-----------|---2-5-----------|-5--5--3-0-0-3-4-5-| |-----------5-5---5-|-5---------------|-3---------------|-------------------| +E. S +E S S +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S |---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------3-| |-(5)-5-(5)-3-0-(0)-0-(0)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-(3)-3-(3)---| |---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S +E. S |-------------------------|---------------------------*| |-(3)-3-(3)-3-(3)-3-(3)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-----*| |-------------------------|---------------------------*| |-------------------------|---------------------------*| 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