WHAT YOU'RE DOING 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 B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Acoustic Guitar' Intro Q=122 D/A G D/A 4/4 Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.) W Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr I (El. Gtr.) Wx4 Q. E E E E E +Q E E E E +E E +Q. E E E E E |------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------| |------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------| |------------|---------4-2-----|--------------------|----------4-2-----| |------------|-0-----4-----4-2-|-(2)--2-0-2-4-(4)-0-|-(0)----4-----4-2-| |------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------| |------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------| 1st & 2nd Verses +Q E E E E +E E +Q. E E E E E |--------------------||-------------------| |--------------------||o------------------| |--------------------||-----------4-2-----| |-(2)--2-0-2-4-(4)-0-||--(0)----4-----4-2-| |--------------------||o------------------| |--------------------||-------------------| +Q E E E E +E E +Q. E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|----------4-2------|| |-(2)--2-0-2-4-(4)-0-|-(0)----4-----4-2--|| |--------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------|| Chorus +Q E E E E +E E +Q. E E E E E H E E E E H E E E E |--------------------|--------2---2---2-|---------3---3-|---------3---3--| |--------------------|--------3---3---3-|---------3---3-|---------3---3--| |--------------------|--------4---4---4-|---------4---4-|---------4---4--| |-(2)--2-0-2-4-(4)-0-|-(0)--------------|---------------|----------------| |--------------------|------------------|---------------|----------------| |--------------------|------------------|---------------|----------------| Bridge 1. 2. $ Q. 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 |-----------------|---------------------||------3---3---3-||------2---2---2--| |-----------------|--------------------o||------3---3---3-||------3---3---3--| |---------4-2-----|---------------------||------4---4---4-||------4---4---4--| |-0-----4-----4-2-|-(2)--2-0-2-4-(4)-0--||----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|--------------------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 |------3---3---3-|------2---2---2-|------0---0---0-|------0---0---0--| |------3---3---3-|------3---3---3-|------0---0---0-|------0---0---0--| |------4---4---4-|------4---4---4-|------1---1---1-|------1---1---1--| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| 3rd & 4th Verses W +H. Q Q. E E E E E +Q E E E E +E E |-0--------|-(0)------0--||-----------------|---------------------| |-2--------|-(2)------2--||-----------------|---------------------| |-2--------|-(2)------2--||---------4-2-----|---------------------| |-2--------|-(2)------2--||-0-----4-----4-2-|-(2)--2-0-2-4-(4)-0--| |-0--------|-(0)------0--||-----------------|---------------------| |-0--------|-(0)------0--||-----------------|---------------------| Chorus +Q. 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 |------------------|--------------------||------2---2---2-|------3---3---3--| |------------------|--------------------||------3---3---3-|------3---3---3--| |----------4-2-----|--------------------||------4---4---4-|------4---4---4--| |-(0)----4-----4-2-|-(2)--2-0-2-4-(4)---||----------------|-----------------| |------------------|--------------------||----------------|-----------------| |------------------|--------------------||----------------|-----------------| Guitar Solo To Coda Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q E E E E +Q H. Q |------3---3---3--|-----------------|--------------------||-5----------5---| |------3---3---3--|-----------------|--------------------||-7----------7---| |------4---4---4--|---------4-2-----|--------------------||----------------| |-----------------|-0-----4-----4-2-|-(2)--2-0-2-4-(4)---||----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||----------------| Q Q +H H +Q. E E E E E +H E E +E E +Q Q |-9--7--(7)-------|-5-----(5)-----5-|-9-9-7-7-(7)-------|----------------------| |-8--6--(6)-------|-7-----(7)-----7-|-8-8-6-6-(6)-------|-7--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---7-(7)---------7----| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------9-(9)--------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------| E E +E E +Q Q E E +E E +Q. E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---4-(4)---------4---|-4-------------------| |---------5-(5)-------|---5-(5)-------------| |-5-------------------|---------5-(5)-----5-| |---------------------|---------------------| D.S. al Coda H +E E Q W |-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|| |-2-----(2)-2-----|----------------|| |-4-----(4)---4---|----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|| Out-Chorus & Q. E E E E E W Q. E E E E E |-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------4-2-----|---------------|---------4-2-----| |-0-----4-----4-2-|---------------|-0-----4-----4-2-| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------| W Q. E E E E E +Q E E E E +Q |---------------|-----------------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------------| |---------------|---------4-2-----|--------------------| |---------------|-0-----4-----4-2-|-(2)--2-0-2-4-(4)---| |---------------|-----------------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------------| Q Q H W W W |------------|----------|----------|------| |------------|----------|----------|------| |------------|----------|----------|------| |-0----------|----------|----------|------| |------------|----------|----------|------| |------------|----------|----------|------| Outro Q. E E E E E +Q E E E E +E E ||------------------|--------------------| ||o-----------------|--------------------| ||----------4-2-----|--------------------| ||--0-----4-----4-2-|-(2)--2-0-2-4-(4)-0-| ||o-----------------|--------------------| ||------------------|--------------------| +Q. E E E E E +Q E E E E +E E |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|--------------------o|| |----------4-2-----|---------------------|| |-(0)----4-----4-2-|-(2)--2-0-2-4-(4)-0--|| |------------------|--------------------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