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BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE (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=110(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------||--------------|----------------|-0---0---0-------|
|-------------||o-------------|------------3---|-----------0---0-|
|-5-----------||o-3-----------|-1----3-5-------|-------------2---|
|-------3-----||--------3-----|----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------------0---|-----------0-2-|---------------|
|---------0-------|--------1------|-----------3-5-|
|---0-2-3---------|-3--5----------|-1--3---5------|
|-3---------------|---------------|---------------|
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|-2---2---2-------|---------------2-|-3--5-7-9--7-6-|-7--5---3---2-----|
|-----------2---2-|-0---0---3---5---|---------------|------------------|
|-------------4---|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
1.
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H H
|----5-7-9--7-6-|-7---5-----------|-----7---------|-7----------||
|-8-------------|---------8---7---|-8-----8-7--7--|------5----o||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------o||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------||
Interlude
2.
|3-| |3-| |3-| |3-| |3-| |--3--|
Q E E Q E E H Q H Q H Q H Q H Q Q. E Q
|----5-7-9--7-6-||---------0-|---------0-|-2----2-----2-|
|-8-------------||-0--2-3----|----0-2----|----2-----2---|
|---------------||-----------|-3---------|--------------|
|---------------||-----------|-----------|--------------|
|3-| |-3-| |3-| |-3-| |3-| |-3-|
H Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q
|-2--2-------|--------0-2-|--------0-2-|
|--------0-2-|-0--2-3-----|----0-2-----|
|------4-----|------------|-3----------|
|------------|------------|------------|
|3-| |---3---| |3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
H Q Q. E E E H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-4----4-----4---|------0-2-4-|-5-5-5-4-4---|
|----4-----4---4-|-2--4-------|-----------1-|
|----------------|------------|-------------|
|----------------|------------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda
|3-| |-3-| |--3--| |3-|
H Q Q Q Q Q. E Q H Q W W
|------0-2-4-|-5---7-5-4----|----------|-------||
|-2--4-------|------------1-|-2--------|-------||
|------------|--------------|----------|-------||
|------------|--------------|----------|-------||
&
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----5-7-9--7-6-|-7--5-----------|-----5-7-------||
|-8-------------|--------8---7---|-8-------7--7--||
|---------------|----------------|---------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------||
Outro
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------0--|-----------0--|-2-------2-------|
|------2-3-----|------0-2-----|-----2-----2---2-|
|-5------------|-3------------|-------------4---|
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-------------2---|----------0--|----------0--|-4--4--4-------|
|-------0-2-------|-0--2--3-----|----0--2-----|---------4---4-|
|-0-2-4-----------|-------------|-3-----------|-----------6---|
|-----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q
|-------0--4-4-|-5--7-5-4--4---|-------0--4-4-|-5--5--4-----|
|-2--4---------|---------------|----4---------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------6-|-7------------|----------6--|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
E E E E Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------4--|-5--5--4------|----------7--|----5-----4--|
|-2-4---4-5-----|---------4----|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-----------6--|-7--7--5-----|-3-----2-----|
|---------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
Q=80
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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