WHEN I GET HOME (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1964 Album A HARD DAY'S NIGHT) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Chorus Q=132 4/4 Gtr I H Q E E +Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-------------||------------------|---------------| |-------------||o-----------------|---------------| |-------------||o-----------------|---------------| |-----------5-||--(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 E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------------|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|--------------2-| |-(5)--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|---------------|-3--3---3-3-3---| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------||---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------||---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------||-3--3--3-3-3-3-|---------------| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-||---------------|-1--1--1-1-1-1-| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-|---------------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|---------------| |---------------|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|---------------|-1--1--1-1-1-1-| Chorus Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|----------------||-----------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------o||-----------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------o||-----------------|---------------| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3-5--||-(5)--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-| To Coda +Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-----------------| |-(5)--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|---------------|-3--3--3-3-3-3---| Bridge Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------||---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------||---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------||-3--3------3---|-------7-7-3---| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-||-------3-3---3-|-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 |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3--3------3---|-------7-7-----|---------------|---------------| |-------3-3---3-|-5--5------5-3-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-| D.S. al Coda Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3--3-3-3-3---|| Outro & Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|----4---7---4-4-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--------------|---------------| Q E E E E Q W +W |---------------|----------|--------*| |---------------|----------|--------*| |---------------|-3--------|-(3)----*| |-3--3---3-3-3--|----------|--------*| 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