The Beatles - Twist and shout
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TWIST AND SHOUT (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1963 Album PLEASE PLEASE ME)
Words and Music by Bert Russell & Phil Medley
Arranged by The Beatles
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro
Q=138
4/4
Gtr I
H E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------||----------4-----|-------------------|
|--------------||----4---5---5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-4---|
|------------4-||-5----5---------|-----------------7-|
|--------5-7---||----------------|-------------------|
Chorus
$
Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----------4-----|-------------------||------------4---|------------------|
|----4---5---5-7-|-(7)---7-7-7-7-7-7-||o----4-7-5----5-|-7-------7-7-5----|
|-5----5---------|-------------------||o-5-------------|-----4-7-------7--|
|----------------|-----5-------------||----------------|---5--------------|
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------4---|-----------------|-----------4---|------------------|
|----4-7-5----5-|-7-------7-7-5-4-|----4-7-5----5-|-7-------7-7-5----|
|-5-------------|-----4-7---------|-5-------------|-----4-7-------7--|
|---------------|---5-------------|---------------|---5--------------|
1st, 2nd & 3rd Verses
Q 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
|------------4---|-----------------||-------------4---|------------------|
|----4-7-5-5---5-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-||-----4-7-5-5---5-|-7-------7-5-4-2--|
|-5--------------|-----------------||-5-5-------------|-----4-7----------|
|----------------|---5-------------||-----------------|---5--------------|
1.
To Coda
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------4---|-----------------|------------4---|------------------|
|----4-7-5----5-|-7-------7-7-5-4-|----4-7-5-5---5-|-7-------7-5-4-2--|
|-5-------------|-----------------|-5--------------|-----4-7----------|
|---------------|---5-5-5---------|----------------|---5--------------|
2.
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------4---|------------------||-----------------|
|----4-7-5----5-|-7-------7-7-7-5-o||-7-------7-7-5-4-|
|-5-------------|-----------------o||-----4-7---------|
|---------------|---5-5-5----------||---5-------------|
Guitar Break
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------4---|-----------------||----------4-----|------------------|
|----4-7-5----5-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-||--------5---5-7-|---7---7-5-5-4-4--|
|-5-------------|-----------------||-5----5---------|------------------|
|---------------|---5-------------||----------------|-5---5------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------4-----|---------2-0-----|----------4-----|------------------|
|---------5---5-7-|-------2-----4-2-|-0-0-4--5---5-7-|---7-7-7-5-5-4-4--|
|-5-5-5-5---------|-----4-----------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-------------|----------------|-5----------------|
Bridge
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------4-----|-------------------||-----------------|
|-----4--5---5-7-|-7---/7----/7---/7-||-7-7-/7-7-7-7-7--|
|-5-5------------|-------------------||-----------------|
|----------------|---5-----5----5----||-----------------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-/7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-/7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-/7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D.S. al Coda &
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||---------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5-4---||-7-----7-7-5-4-|
|-----------------|---------------7-||---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||----5----------|
Q E E Q 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
|-----------4---|-----------------|-------------4---|------------------|
|----4-7-5----5-|-7---7---7---7---|-----4-7-5-5---5-|-7-------7-7-5-4--|
|-5-------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|-----4-7----------|
|---------------|---5---5---5---5-|-----------------|---5--------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4---|-----------------|-----------4---|------------------||
|-----4-7-5-5---5-|-7-------7-7-5-4-|----4-7-5----5-|-7-------7-5-4----||
|-5-5-------------|-----4-7---------|-5-------------|-----4-7-------5--||
|-----------------|---5-------------|---------------|---5--------------||
Outro
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-/7-7-7-/7-(7)-7-7-7-|-/7-7-7-/7-(7)-7-7-7-|-/7-7-7-/7-(7)-7-7-7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q H +W +W
|-------------------|---------------|-------------|---------*|
|-7-----------------|---------------|-------------|---------*|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------|---------*|
|----5--6--7--8--9--|-10------10----|-(10)--------|-(10)----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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