TILL THERE WAS YOU As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1963 Album WITH THE BEATLES) Words and Music by Meredith Willson Arranged by The Beatles Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Acoustic Nylon-string Guitar' Intro Q=100 F F#° Gm7 Gm7/C F F#° 4/4 Gtr I |---3---| |--3--| |---3---| Q Q Q H Q Q Q H Q Q Q H |-1-------------------|-------------------|-1--------------------| |-----1---------------|-3-----------------|-----1----------------| |---------2-----------|---3---------------|---------2------------| |-------------4-------|-------5-----------|-------------4--------| |---------------------|-----------3-------|----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|----------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-1-1---1-----2-2-2---|-3---3---3-3-3-3---|-1-1---1-----2-2-2----| |-1-1---1-----1-1-1---|-3---3---3-3-3-3---|-1-1---1-----1-1-1----| |-2-2---2-----2-2-2---|-3---3---3-3-3-3---|-2-2---2-----2-2-2----| |-3-3---3-----1-1-1---|-3---3---3-3-3-3---|-3-3---3-----1-1-1----| |---------------------|-----------3-3-3---|----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|----------------------| 1st & 2nd Verses Gm7 Gm7/C F |--3--| |--3--| Q Q Q H Q Q Q H |-------------------||--1-------------------| |-3-----------------||o---1-----------------| |---3---------------||--------2-------------| |-------5-----------||-------------3--------| |-----------3-------||o---------------------| |-------------------||----------------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-3---3---3-3-3-3---||--1---1---1-(1)-1-1---| |-3---3---3-3-3-3---||o-1---1---1-(1)-1-1---| |-3---3---3-3-3-3---||--2---2---2-(2)-2-2---| |-3---3---3-3-3-3---||--3---3---3-(3)-3-3---| |-----------3-3-3---||o---------------------| |-------------------||----------------------| F#° Gm7 |--3--| Q Q Q H H H |-2-------------------|-------------------| |---1-----------------|-------------------| |-------2-------------|-------------------| |------------4--------|---------5---------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| | | Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-2---2---2-(2)-2-2---|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3----| |-1---1---1-(1)-1-1---|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3----| |-2---2---2-(2)-2-2---|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3----| |-1---1---1-(1)-1-1---|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3----| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| 1. Bbm7 F Am7 Abm7 Gm7 Gm7/C F |---3----| Q Q Q H W W H Q E E |-1----------------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------| |----2-------------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------| |----------3-------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------| |---------------3--------|----------------|---------------|----------------3---| |------------------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------| |------------------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------| | | E. S E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E |-6----6-6---6-(6)-6-6---|-1--1-1-x-5-x-4-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-1--1-1-(1)-1-1-----| |-6----6-6---6-(6)-6-6---|-1--1-1-x-5-x-4-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-1--1-1-(1)-1-1-----| |-6----6-6---6-(6)-6-6---|-2--2-2-x-5-x-4-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-----| |-6----6-6---6-(6)-6-6---|-3--3-3-x-5-x-4-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-----| |------------------------|----------------|--------3--3-3-|--------------------| |------------------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------| 2. Gm7 Gm7/C F F9 |--3--| |--3--| |---3----| Q Q Q H H E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------------||------------------|---------------------1---|| |---------------------o||---------1--------|-----------------1-------|| |---3------------------||------------2-----|------------2------------|| |-5-----5--------------||------------------|-------3-----------------|| |------------3--------o||------------------|---3---------------------|| |----------------------||------------------|-------------------------|| | | Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-3---3---3-(3)-3-3----||-1--1-1-(1)-1-1---|-8---8---8-(8)-8---8-----|| |-3---3---3-(3)-3-3---o||-1--1-1-(1)-1-1---|-8---8---8-(8)-8---8-----|| |-3---3---3-(3)-3-3----||-2--2-2-(2)-2-2---|-8---8---8-(8)-8---8-----|| |-3---3---3-(3)-3-3----||-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---|-8---8---8-(8)-8---8-----|| |---------------3-3---o||------------------|-8---8---8-(8)-8---8-----|| |----------------------||------------------|-------------------------|| Bridge $ | | Q E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-6--6-6-(6)-6-6---|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|-1--1-1-(1)-1-1---| |-6--6-6-(6)-6-6---|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|-1--1-1-(1)-1-1---| |-7--7-7-(7)-7-7---|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2---| |-8--8-8-(8)-8-8---|-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---| |------------------|--------------------|------------------| |------------------|--------------------|------------------| D9 Gm7 Gmaj7 |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |------------2--------|---5---5---4-4---4---| |---0---3-------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Q E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E |-5---5---5-(5)-5-5---|-3---3---3-3---3---3-| |-5---5---5-(5)-5-5---|-3---3---3-3---3---3-| |-5---5---5-(5)-5-5---|-3---3---3-3---3---3-| |-5---5---5-(5)-5-5---|-5---5---5-4---4---4-| |-5---5---5-(5)-5-5---|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E E. S E E |-3--3-3-3-(3)-3-3---|----------3--3-3----| |-6--6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|-5--5-5---3--3-3----| |-4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4---|-5--5-5---3--3-3----| |-3--3-3-3-(3)-3-3---|-5--5-5---3--3-3----| |-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5---|-3--3-3---3--3-3----| |-3--3-3-3-(3)-3-3---|--------------------| 3rd Verse | | Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-4--4-4-(4)-4-4---||-1---1-1-(1)-1-1---| |-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---||-1---1-1-(1)-1-1---| |-5--5-5-(5)-5-5---||-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---| |------------------||-3---3-3-(3)-3-3---| |------------------||-------------------| |------------------||-------------------| F#° Gm7 |--3--| Q Q Q H W |-2------------------|------------------| |---1----------------|------------------| |-------2------------|------------------| |------------4-------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| | | Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E |-2---2---2-(2)-2-2--|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---| |-1---1---1-(1)-1-1--|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---| |-2---2---2-(2)-2-2--|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---| |-1---1---1-(1)-1-1--|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| To Coda | | Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E |-6---6---6-(6)-6-6---|-1--1-1-x-5-x-4-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-1--1-1-(1)-1-1---|| |-6---6---6-(6)-6-6---|-1--1-1-x-5-x-4-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-1--1-1-(1)-1-1---|| |-6---6---6-(6)-6-6---|-2--2-2-x-5-x-4-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2---|| |-6---6---6-(6)-6-6---|-3--3-3-x-5-x-4-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3---|| |---------------------|----------------|--------3--3-3-|------------------|| |---------------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|| Guitar Solo Gm7 Gm7/C F F#° Gm7 H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|---1-------------|-------------------|------5-3-5-3-5-3-| |---------------|-1---3-1---------|-------4-----------|------5-3-5-3-5-3-| |-----------2-3-|---------3-2-0---|---2-5---5s7-5-3-2-|-3----5-3-5-3-5-3-| |---------------|---------------3-|-4-----------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| | | Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E. S E E E E E E |-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-1---1---1-1-1---|-2---2-----5-5-5---|-3--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-1---1---1-1-1---|-1---1-----4-4-4---|-3--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-2---2---2-2-2---|-2---2-----5-5-5---|-3--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3---3---3-3-3---|-1---1-----4-4-4---|------------------| |--------3--3-3-|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| Bbm7 F Am7 Abm7 |--3--| E. S E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E |----6-8-6-8-6-8-6-|-------------10------8---7-| |------8-6-8-6-8-6-|----------10--------10---9-| |-6----8-6-8-6-8-6-|-------10------------9---8-| |------------------|----10---------------------| |------------------|--8-------------8----------| |------------------|---------------------------| | | E. S E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-6--6-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10----------10---x--5-x-4-| |-6--6-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10----------10---x--5-x-4-| |-6--6-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10----------10---x--5-x-4-| |------------------|-10----------10---x--5-x-4-| |------------------|--8-----------8------------| |------------------|---------------------------| Gm7 Gb7 F |--3--| Q Q H a a Q Q Q Q. E |-6-----------|-----1-1------------------| |-8-----10----|---1-------1--------------| |-7------9----|-2--------------2---------| |--------8----|--------------------------| |--------9----|-----------------------0--| |-------------|--------------------------| | | Q Q H Q E E +E E E E |-3------5----|-----1---1---1-(1)-1-1----| |-3------5----|-----1---1---1-(1)-1-1----| |-3------3----|-----2---2---2-(2)-2-2----| |-3------4----|-----3---3---3-(3)-3-3----| |-------------|--------------------------| |-------------|--------------------------| Outro D.S. al Coda & | | Q E E +E E E E E. S E E +E E E E |-8---8---8-(8)-8---8------||-1--1-1-1-(1)-1-1---| |-8---8---8-(8)-8---8------||-1--1-1-1-(1)-1-1---| |-8---8---8-(8)-8---8------||-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2---| |-8---8---8-(8)-8---8------||-3--3-3-3-(3)-3-3---| |-8---8---8-(8)-8---8------||--------------------| |--------------------------||--------------------| C B |--3--| |--3--| E S S S E E E S S S E E |-------------------------------| |----------5-5-5----------4-4-4-| |------5-----5-5------4-----4-4-| |----5-------5-5----4-------4-4-| |-3--------------2--------------| |-------------------------------| | | E. S E E E. S E E |-------------------------------| |-5------5---5-5-4------4---4-4-| |-5------5---5-5-4------4---4-4-| |-5------5---5-5-4------4---4-4-| |-3------3---3-3-2------2---2-2-| |-------------------------------| C F |--3--| |----3-----| E S S S E E +H H Q Q Q |--------------------------|---------10----13---10-----| |----------5-5-5-(5)-------|---------10---------10-----| |------5-----5-5-(5)-------|---------------------------| |----5-------5-5-(5)-------|---------------------------| |-3------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| | | E. S E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |--------------------------|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1----1----1---| |-5------5---5-5-(5)-5-5---|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1----1----1---| |-5------5---5-5-(5)-5-5---|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2----2----2---| |-5------5---5-5-(5)-5-5---|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3----3----3---| |-3------3---3-3-(3)-3-3---|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| | | E E E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q H W |-4-4--4-4-(4)--4-4-4-|-1---1-1-(1)-1-1---|-1-----------|--------*| |-4-4--4-4-(4)--4-4-4-|-1---1-1-(1)-1-1---|-1-----------|--------*| |-4-4--4-4-(4)--4-4-4-|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-2-----------|--------*| |-4-4--4-4-(4)--4-4-4-|-3---3-3-(3)-3-3---|-3-----------|--------*| |-4-4--4-4-(4)--4-4-4-|-------------------|-------------|--------*| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------*| 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