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WHAT YOU'RE DOING (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1964 Album BEATLES FOR SALE) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=122 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------|------------7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|------------7-5-| |------------|-5--5-5-5-5-----|----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-----| |------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1st & 2nd Verses Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-||o------------7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|------------7-5--|| |----------------||o-5--5-5-5-5-----|----------------|-5--5-5-5-5------|| |----------------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|| Chorus Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-4--4-4-4-4----|----------------|-----------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-7-7-|------------7--|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-7-7--| |----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------| Bridge 1. 2. $ Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------||----------------||-4--4-4-----4-4--| |------------7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-7-7-o||-5--5-5-5-5-7-7-||--------4-4------| |-5--5-5-5-5-----|----------------o||----------------||-----------------| |----------------|-----------------||----------------||-----------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-4--4-4-----4---|----------------|-----------------| |-5--5-5-----5-5-|--------4-4---7-|----------------|-----------------| |--------5-5-----|----------------|-7--7-7---------|-7--7-7-----7-7--| |----------------|----------------|--------7-7-7-7-|--------7-7------| 3rd & 4th Verses W +H. Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------|-------------||----------------|-----------------| |-7--------|-(7)------7--||------------9-7-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7--| |----------|-------------||-5--5-5-5-5-----|-----------------| |----------|-------------||----------------|-----------------| Chorus Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------||-4--4-4-4-4-----|-----------------| |------------7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-||------------7-7-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-5--5-5-5-5-----|----------------||----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------||----------------|-----------------| Guitar Solo To Coda E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|----------------||----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7--|------------7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-||------------7-5-| |------------------|-5--5-5-5-5-----|----------------||-5--5-5-5-5-----| |------------------|----------------|----------------||----------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-4--4-4-4-4------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|------------7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|------------7-7--| |----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-----|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| D.S. al Coda Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------7-7-6-6-|-5--5-5-----5-7--|| |----------------|----------------|-5--5-5---------|--------5-5------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| Out-Chorus & Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|------------7-5-| |-5--5-5-5-5-----|----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-----| |----------------|----------------|----------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|------------7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-| |----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-----|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| W +W Q. E Q Q Q Q +E E E E |----------|------------|--------------|------------------| |----------|------------|-7----7-7--7--|-7--7--(7)-7-5----| |-5--------|-(5)--------|--------------|---------------7--| |----------|------------|--------------|------------------| Outro Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| ||o--------------4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|--------------4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-o|| ||o-5--5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|----------------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