WHEN I'M SIXTY FOUR (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1967 Album SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=134(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-4-----------|-4-----------|-------------| |-------4-----|-------4-----|-2-----4-----| 1st & 2nd Verses Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------||--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------||o-------------| |-4-----4-----|-4-----------|-4-----------||o-4-----------| |----4--------|-------4-----|-------4-----||--------4-----| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-4-----------|-4-----------|-------6-----|-------6-----| |-------4-----|-------4-----|-4-----------|-4-----------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-------6-----|----1--2--3--|-4----------|-4-----------| |-4-----------|-4-----------|------------|-------4-----| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-4-----------|-4-----------|-------4-----|-------------| |-------4-----|-------4-----|-2-----------|-2-----2-----| Bridge Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------||-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------||-------------| |-------1-----|-6-----------|----4-----4--||-1--1--1--1--| |-4-----------|-------4-----|-------4-----||-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--| |-------------|-4--4--4--4--|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q H +Q. 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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

The Beatles - When im sixty four