The Beatles - Blue jay way
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BLUE JAY WAY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1967 Album MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR)
Words and Music by George Harrison
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro
Q=100
4/4
Gtr I
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
1st - 3rd Verses
W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------||--------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------||o-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------||o-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|
|----------||--------------|-------------|-------------|
Q=20
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3----||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
Chorus
1.,2.(8=s8)
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3-| |3|
Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W
|---2-4-5-4--|-------------|-------------|------|
|------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|-3----------|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3----|
|------------|-------------|-------------|------|
Chorus
Q=100 3. Q=120(8=s8)
W 3x Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------||-||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|----------o||-||o-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-3--------o||-||o-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3----|
|-----------||-||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
1.,2.,3.
2/4 4/4
E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
|---2-4-5-|-4--4--------|-------------|--------------||
|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-3-------|-------3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--o||
|---------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
Outro
4.
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------||-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------||-------------|-------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--||-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|
|-------------|-------------||-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3---|-3---3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3---|
|-------------|------------3-|---3----------|------------3-|
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3---3--3--3--|-3---3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|
|---3----------|---3----------|-------------|-------------|
Q=80
Q Q H +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
|-3--3--3----|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----*|
|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
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
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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