The Beatles - This boy

THIS BOY (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1963 Album PAST MASTERS VOL. 1) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney (Bass)' Intro Q=116 12/8 Gtr I W a Q +E a E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q E E E E |--------------|-----------------------------|-----------------6-------|| |--------------|-----------------------------|--------9-8-7--7-----7---|| |--------------|-4s5--(5)-4s5---4--------9-8-|-7----7------------------|| |--------------|--------------5---7----7-----|-------------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses H +S S E H +S S E H +Q H +S S E ||----------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------4-|-----------7----(7)------| ||o-5----(5)---4--------------|-7----(7)-------------4--| ||---------------7----(7)-----|-------------------------| H +S S E H E E Q. Q. H +S S E |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------7----(7)---7-| |-5----(5)---4------9-8-|-7----7-----------------| |--------------7--------|------------------------| H +S S E H +S S E E E E Q. E E E Q. |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|------------7----------| |-5----(5)---4------------9-|-5---------------------| |--------------7----(7)-----|-----------------------| 1. Q. E E E Q. E E E H E E Q. Q E |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------4-----|------9-8-7----7----o|| |-5----5---4--------5-8-|-7----------------4-o|| |--------5---7----------|---------------------|| 2. Q. Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E S S E E |---------------------|-------------------7p5-----|| |---------------------|-------4---4-7---7-----7-5-|| |-5----5---------4----|-5---5---------------------|| |-----------5-------5-|---------------------------|| Bridge H +E E H +E E H +E E Q. E E E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-5----(5)-5----------5-|-4----(4)-4------4-----| |------------5----(5)---|------------4------4-3-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| H +E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. E E E |----------------------|-----------------------| |------------4----4----|-----------------------| |-2----(2)-2-----------|-5----5-5-5-5----5-7-9-| |----------------------|-----------------------| H +E E Q. E Q H +E E Q. Q. |----------------------|----------------------| |-5----(5)-5-5----5-4--|----------------------| |----------------------|-7----(7)-7-7----7----| |----------------------|----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. H. Q E |-------------------------|--------------6----|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7----7----------7-|| |-------------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------|| 3rd Verse H +E E Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. |----------------------|-----------2----2----| |--------------------4-|-2----2--------------| |-5----(5)-4-2----2----|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| H +E E H +E E Q. Q. Q. E E E |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------7----9---7-| |-5----(5)-4----------8-|-7----7---------------| |------------7----(7)---|----------------------| H +E E H +Q E E E Q. E E E Q. |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|------------7----------| |-5----(5)-4-----------|-5---------------------| |------------7----(7)--|-----------------------| H +E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. Q. |-----------------------|----------------------|| |-----------------------|--------9-8-7----7----|| |-5----(5)-4-5------9-8-|-7----7---------------|| |-----------------7-----|----------------------|| Outro H +E E H +E E Q. E E E Q. E E E ||------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|--------9-8-7----7-9-7-| ||o-5----(5)-4----------9-|-7----7----------------| ||-------------7----(7)---|-----------------------| H +E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E |-----------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------|--------9-8-7----------o|| |-5----(5)-4--------9-8-|-7----7----------------o|| |------------7----7-----|-----------------5-7-5--|| 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