THIS BOY As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1963 Album PAST MASTERS VOL. 1) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand D/A Dadd9/A D/A(type 2) Bm x 0 4 2 3 2 x 0 2 2 3 2 x 0 0 2 3 2 x 2 4 4 3 2

0 2 ^Em2 0 0 0 x 0 ^A72 0 2 0 x ^Dsus4/Ax x 2 3 3 x 0^D7/A 0 2 1 2

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=116 D/A Dadd9D/A D/A(type 2) Bm 12/8 Gtr I Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. | | | | | | | / / / / / / / Gtr II W E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E |---------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2----2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| |---------------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3----3-3-3-3-3--3-3-| |---------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2----4-4-4-4-4--4-4-| |---------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------------|

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E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E |-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0-0-0--0-0---|| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3----2-2-2-2-2--2-2---|| |-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4----2-2-2-2-2--2-2---|| |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses D/A(type 2) Bm Em A7 Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E ||--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| ||o-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| ||--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| ||--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D/A(type 2) Bm Em A7 Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D/A(type 2) Bm Em A7 Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. | | | | | | / / / / / / E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-0----------0-----------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-3----------2-----------| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-4----------2-----------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------| 1. D/A(type 2) Bm Em A7 Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--|| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-o|| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--|| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| 2. Dsus4/A D/A(type 2) D7/A Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|----5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--|| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|----5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--|| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|----5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--|| |-------------------------------------|----4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4--|| |-------------------------------------|----5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--|| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|| Bridge

^GW ^F#7W ^BmW Gtrs I, II 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 E E E E |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------|

^D7/AW ^GW ^E7W 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 E E E E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

^A7W W E E E E E E E E E E E E W +E +Q. |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--------(0)-(0)---|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--------(2)-(2)---|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--------(0)-(0)---|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--------(2)-(2)---|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--------(0)-(0)---|| |-------------------------|--------------------||

3rd Verse D/A(type 2) Bm Em A7 Gtr I Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / Gtr II E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D/A(type 2) Bm Em A7 Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D/A(type 2) Bm Em A7 Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. | | | | | | / / / / / / E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-0----------0-----------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-3----------2-----------| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-4----------2-----------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------| D/A(type 2) Bm Em A7 Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|| |-------------------4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-------------------------------------|| |-------------------2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| Outro D/A(type 2) Bm Em A7 Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E ||--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| ||o-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| ||--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| ||--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D/A(type 2) Bm Em A7 Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S E E E |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--|| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-o|| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--|| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------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