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THINGS WE SAID TODAY (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1964 Album A HARD DAY'S NIGHT) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro 1st, 2nd & 4th Verses Q=134 $ 4/4 Gtr I W H E Q E H H Q. E H |----------|-------------|-----------||--------------| |----------|-7-----------|-7---------||o-7----7------| |----------|------7-7--7-|------7----||o--------7----| |----------|-------------|-----------||--------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-7----7----5--|-7----7----5--|-7----7----5--|-7----7----5--| |--------7-----|--------7-----|--------7-----|--------7-----| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Chorus Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |--------------|--------------|--------------||---------------| |-7----7----5--|-7----7----5--|-7----7----5--||---------------| |--------7-----|--------7-----|--------7-----||-3----3-3----3-| |--------------|--------------|--------------||---------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|---------------| |-3----3-3--3--|---------------|-1----1-1----1-|-0----0--------| |--------------|---------------|---------------|--------0----3-| 1. To Coda Q. E Q Q H Q Q Q. E H Q. E H |--------------|------------|-------------|--------------|| |-----------5--|-7----------|-7----7-7----|-7----7-7----o|| |--------7-----|------7--7--|-------------|-------------o|| |-5----5-------|------------|-------------|--------------|| Bridge 2. Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------||---------------| |---------------||---------------| |---------------||---------------| |-5----5-5----5-||-5----5-5----5-| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-7----7-7----7-| |---------------|-7----7-7----7-|---------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|| |--------------|------4-7--4--|-9----9------9-|-8----8-8----8-|| |------4-7--4--|-5------------|--------9------|---------------|| |-5------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|| 3rd Verse Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-7----7----5--|-7----7----5--|-7----7----5--|-7----7-------| |--------7-----|--------7-----|--------7-----|--------7--7--| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|| |-7----7-------|-7----7----5--|-7----7-------|-7----7----5--|| |--------7--7--|--------7-----|--------7--7--|--------7-----|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|| Chorus Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|--------------|-3----3-3----3-|---------------| |-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3--3--|---------------|-1----1-1----1-| |---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q H Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------|--------------|------------|---------------|| |---------------|-----------5--|-7----------|---------------|| |-0----0--------|--------7-----|------7--7--|---------------|| |--------0----3-|-5----5-------|------------|-5----5-5----5-|| Bridge Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|------4-7--4--|--------4-----|---------------| |------4-7--4--|-5------------|------6----6--|-7----7-7----7-| |-5------------|--------------|-7------------|---------------| D.S. al Coda Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|| |--------------|------4-7--4--|-9----9------9-|-8----8-8----8---|| |------4-7--4--|-5------------|--------9------|-----------------|| |-5------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|| Outro & H Q. E H H H H H H H H |-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------*| |-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------*| |------7----7-|------7----|------7----|------7----|------7----*| |-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