TICKET TO RIDE (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1965 Album HELP!) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=125 4/4 Gtr I W W Q. E +H |----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|-0----0-(0)----| |----------|----------|---------------| 1st - 4th Verses $ $$ Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H |---------------||----------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------||o---------------|---------------|---------------| |-0----0-(0)----||o-0----0-(0)----|-0----0-(0)----|-0----0-(0)----| |---------------||----------------|---------------|---------------| Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-0----0-(0)----|-0----0-(0)----|-0----0-(0)----|-2----2-(2)----| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|-4----4-(4)----|---------------|-4----4-(4)----| |---------------|---------------|-5----5-(5)----|---------------| |-0----0-(0)----|---------------|---------------|---------------| H +H Q. E +H Q. E +H |-------------|---------------|---------------| |-5----(5)----|-4----4-(4)----|-2----2-(2)----| |-------------|---------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------|---------------| 1. To Coda Q. E +H Q. E +H |---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------o|| |-0----0-(0)----|-0----0-(0)----o|| |---------------|----------------|| Bridge 2.,D.S.,D.S.S. Q. E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------||---------------|---------------|----------------| |--------2-----||---------------|---------------|----------------| |-0----0----0--||-5--5--------3-|-5--5--------3-|-5--5--------5--| |--------------||-------5-5-5---|-------5-5-5---|-------5-5-5----| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-7--7------7---|-5--5--------3-|-5--5--------3-|-5--5--------5--| |-------7-7---7-|-------5-5-5---|-------5-5-5---|-------5-5-5----| Outro D.S. & D.S. W +W Q Q H Q Q Q Q |----------|------------||------------||--------------| |----------|------------||------------||--------------| |-7--------|-(7)--------||-0----------||----7-----7---| |----------|------------||------------||-5-----5------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7---| |-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------*| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------*| |----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7--|----7-----7---*| |-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