A DAY IN THE LIFE (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=78(16=s16) 4/4 Gtr I W W E E E E +E E Q |----------|----------|-------------------| |----------|----------|-------------------| |----------|----------|---3-3-3-(3)-3-3---| |----------|----------|-------------------| 1st Verse +E E E E +E S S S S S S Q E E E E E E E E E S S E S S +E E |---------------0-2-2-2-2---||-0--0-0---------|-----------------------| |-------------------------2-||--------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-0-2-0---------| |-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-------------||----------------|---------------0-(0)-2-| |---------------------------||----------------|-----------------------| Q Q Q Q E E Q +E Q E Q E E Q E E Q. E +E Q E |-------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-------------|-----------------|-------------0-|-2----0-(0)------| |-3--3--2--2--|-0-0-0--(0)------|------0-2--2---|------------0--2-| |-------------|------------0--2-|-3--3----------|-----------------| Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E. S E E E E |--------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|| |------2-3--3--|-2--2--0--0--|------2-3--3--|-2-2-2--0-------0-|| |-3------------|-------------|-3--3---------|----------3-3-3---|| |--------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|| 2nd Verse E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E Q E |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---5-5-5---4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0--(0)------| |-3-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------|------------0--2-| Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E |---------------|-------------|--------------|---------------| |---------------|-2--2--0--0--|------2-3--3--|-2--2-2-0--0-0-| |------0-2--2-3-|-------------|-3--3---------|---------------| |-3--3----------|-------------|--------------|---------------| 3rd Verse E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------||---------------|---------------|-------------| |-----------------||---------------|--------0-0-0--|-------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||---------------|---------------|-3--3--2--2--| |-----------------||-3-3-3--2-2-2--|-0-0-0---------|-------------| E E Q +E S S +E E Q E E E E E E E. S E E E. S E E Q E E E E E E |----------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-0-0-0--(0)-----------|----------------|----------5--5-5-5-|-3--3-----------| |------------0-2-(2)-2-|-3--3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0----------|------0-1-1-1-1-| Interlude H=H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |---------5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------||---------0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-||-3-3-3-3---------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Q=87(16=s16) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-----------2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|| Bridge 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S +E E +S E. E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------7-|-(7)--------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------7-(7)---|-----7----7-|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-5----------|--------5---|-7-6-4-3-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|--------------------|------------|-----------------| 2/4 E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------|-----------------| |-2-1---------------------|-----------------| |-----4-3-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-|-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-| |-------------------------|-----------------| 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------2-2---| |-2-1-----2-1-----|-2-1-----0-0-------| |-----4-2-----4-2-|-----4-2-----------| |-----------------|-------------------| Interlude 2/4 4/4 E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------||-------0-5-5------| |-----------1-|-2-1---------1-4-|-2-1-------------||-----2-------5----| |-------------|-----4-3-2-2-----|-----4-3-2-2-2-2-||-3-3-----------7--| |-------------|-----------------|-----------------||------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------7-7-----| |-5-5-----5-5-----|-----4-7-----7-4-| |-----7-5-----7-5-|-5-5-------------| |-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E S S +S S E S S E E E E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------| |-7-7-4---7-7-4-(4)-----|--------------------| |-------7-----------7-7-|-7-7-7-5-4-7-7-5-4--| |-----------------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------0-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------7-7-7---|-----------------| |-----2-----------|-5-5-5-----------|-------4-7-------7-|-7-7-4---7-7-4---| |-3-3-------------|-------7-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-------------|-------7-------7-| |-----------------|---------------7-|-------------------|-----------------| 4th Verse Q=78(16=s16) E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-----------------||---------------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------||-5-5-5-5-0-4-4-4-4-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|---------------| |-7-7-7-5-3-3-3-5-||---------------------|-----------------|-3--3--2--2----| |-----------------||---------------------|-----------------|---------------| Q. E +E S S +E E Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q |----------------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| |----------------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| |-0----0-(0)-----------|-------------|--------5-5-5--|-3--3---------| |------------0-0-(0)-2-|-3--3--2--2--|-0-0-0---------|------0-1--1--| Outro H=H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |---------5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------||---------0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-||-3-3-3-3---------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| H.=H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |-----------------|-----------------|------*| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------*| |-----------------|-----------------|------*| |-----------------|-----------------|------*| 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

The Beatles - A day in the life