Tuning:

BANGLA DESH As recorded by George Harrison (From the 1971 Album THE BEST OF GEORGE HARRISON) Words and Music by George Harrison Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A E A C E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar w/ slide (Am tuning: E A E A C E)' Intro Q=72 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.) W W W W W |----------:----------:----------:----------:------| |----------:----------:----------:----------:------| |----------:----------:----------:----------:------| |----------:----------:----------:----------:------| |----------:----------:----------:----------:------| |----------:----------:----------:----------:------| Q=67 2/4 4/4 W W W W W |------:----------:----------:----------:------| |------:----------:----------:----------:------| |------:----------:----------:----------:------| |------:----------:----------:----------:------| |------:----------:----------:----------:------| |------:----------:----------:----------:------| Q=40 Faster Q=98 2/4 4/4 W W W |------|----------|------|| |------|----------|------|| |------|----------|------|| |------|----------|------|| |------|----------|------|| |------|----------|------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $

^N.C.W H E S S S E. ||-----------|-----------------| ||o----------|--------1-----1--| ||-----------|----------x-x----| ||-----------|-----------------| ||o----------|-----------------| ||-----------|-----------------|

E E +S E. E. S +E E +E E +S E. E. S +E E |---0-(0)-1--0--------0-|-(0)-0-(0)----0--------0-| |---------------3-(3)---|-----------3-----3-(3)---| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| E E +S E. E. S +E E E E +S E. E. S +E S S |---0-(0)----1--0-(0)---|-------------------------| |---------3-----------3-|---3-(3)-1--3--1-(1)-3-3-| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| E E +S E. E. S +E S S E E +S E. E. S +E E |-------------------------|-----------------------| |---3-(3)-1--3--1-(1)-3-3-|---4-(4)----4--------4-| |-------------------------|---------5-----5-(5)---| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-4---------------------| E. S +E E S E. S S E E E +S E. E. S +E E +E E +S E. E. S +E E |-----------------------|---0-(0)----0--------0-|-(0)-0-(0)----0--------0--| |---------------------4-|---------3-----3-(3)---|-----------3-----3-(3)----| |-------------------5---|-----------------------|--------------------------| |--------------4--6-----|-----------------------|--------------------------| |----3-(3)-6-6----------|-----------------------|--------------------------| |-4---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| 1. 2. To Coda E E +S E. E. S +E E E E +S E. E. S +E E W |------------------------|---0-(0)----0--------0--||------|| |---3-(3)-1--3--1-(1)-3--|---------3-----3-(3)---o||------|| |------------------------|------------------------||------|| |------------------------|------------------------||------|| |------------------------|-----------------------o||------|| |------------------------|------------------------||------|| Piano Solo

^N.C.W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------|

Sax Solo

^N.C. Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ slide - Am tuning: E A E A C E) W W W a E. S +S E. S E S S S e |----------|----------|----------|---------------------------------------| |----------|----------|----------|-12s15--14-(14)-12--15s12-------12-14--| |----------|----------|----------|--------------------------10s12--------| |----------|----------|----------|---------------------------------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------------------------------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------------------------------------|

a Q. S S Q. E a E. a S +E a E +H |----------16-------------|-16s19--14s16-(16)---------------| |-14s16-------16s14----16-|-------------------14s16-(16)----| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| D.S. al Coda W H E. S S S S S |----------|---------12s10-----------|| |----------|-----------------12s14---|| |----------|-------------------------|| |----------|-------------------------|| |----------|-------------------------|| |----------|-------------------------|| &

W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| Guitar Solo

^N.C.w/ slide ~~ ~~~ W E a E +S E. Q Q E a E S a E. E. S +S S E |----------||-------------------------|---10s12------------------------| |----------||---12s14-(14)s12---------|-----------12s13------7-(7)---7-| |----------||------------------12-----|------------------12--------7---| |----------||-------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------||-------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------||-------------------------|--------------------------------|

S E S +Q +E E Q E a E q H E S S +S S E S S E

Q |---------------------|---------------|-------------------------| |-7s8-----------------|---7s8---------|---5s4-(4)-5s4-5s4-------| |-----7-(7)--(7)------|-------7-------|-------------------5-5---| |---------------------|---------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|---------------|-------------------------|

Bridge

W W W ^N.C.E a E E. S E E E E |----------|----------|----------||---16s17---------------------| |----------|----------|----------||---------16--14--------------| |----------|----------|----------||----------------15s14s15s14--| |----------|----------|----------||-----------------------------| |----------|----------|----------||-----------------------------| |----------|----------|----------||-----------------------------|

E E Q H W W |---------------|----------|------|| |---------------|----------|------|| |-17s15---------|----------|------|| |---------------|----------|------|| |---------------|----------|------|| |---------------|----------|------|| Outro (Double Time Feel)

W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------*| |----------|----------|----------|------*| |----------|----------|----------|------*| |----------|----------|----------|------*| |----------|----------|----------|------*| |----------|----------|----------|------*| 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 My friend came to me, with sadness in his eyes He told me that he wanted help Before his country dies Although I couldn't feel the pain, I knew I had to try Now I'm asking all of you To help us save some lives Bangla desh, bangla desh Where so many people are dying fast And it sure looks like a mess I've never seen such distress Now wont you lend your hand and understand Relieve the people of bangla desh Bangla desh, bangla desh Such a great disaster - I don't understand But it sure looks like a mess I've never known such distress Now please don't turn away, I want to hear you say Relieve the people of bangla desh Relieve bangla desh Bangla desh, bangla desh Now it may seem so far from where we all are Its something we can't neglect Its something I can't neglect Now wont you give some bread to get the starving fed Weve got to relieve bangla desh Relieve the people of bangla desh Weve got to relieve bangla desh Relieve the people of bangla desh

George Harrison - Bangla desh