The Beatles - Doctor robert

DOCTOR ROBERT As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1966 Album REVOLVER) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=160 A7 D5/A A7 D5/A A7 D5/A A7 D5/A 4/4 Gtr I Q q E Q E Q q E Q E Q q E Q E Q q E Q E |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----6----7-----|------6------7----|------6-----7----|------6-----7----| |----5----7---5-|-(5)--5------7--5-|-(5)--5-----7--5-|-(5)--5-----7--5-| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-----5-------|--5-------5-------|--5------5-------|--5------5-------| | | Gtr II | H Q E E +Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E +H Q. E |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------5-|-(5)----5h7-----5-|------5--7-----5-|-(5)-----7-----5-| |---------------|------------------|--7--------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1st, 2nd & 3rd Verse $ | | Q Q Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E Q Q H ||------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||-------5--7-----5-|-(5)----5h7-----5-|-(5)----5h7-----5-|------5--7-------| ||o--7--------------|------------------|------------------|--7--------------| ||------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| | | Q Q Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------5--7-----5-|-(5)-----7-----5-|-(5)-----7-----5-|-(5)-----7-------| |--7--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-4---------2---|--4----------2---|--4----------2---|--4----------2----| |-2-----2-------|--2------2-------|--2------2-------|--2------2--------| | | H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |--4----------2---|--4----------2---|-----------0---| |--2------2-------|--2------2-------|-0-----0-------| 1. | | H H H Q E E H Q Q |---------------|---------------|------------------|| |---------------|---------------|-----------------o|| |---------------|---------------|------------------|| |---------------|-------------2s|==4---------------|| |--------4------|-2-----2-----0s|==2------2---2---o|| |-2------2------|---------------|------------------|| 2.,D.S. | | Q E E E E E E Q Q E E +Q |-----2-----------|----------------|| |---------5p4---4h|=5-----5p4-(4)--|| |-4-----4-----4---|----4-----------|| |-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|| Bridge | | W W W |-2---------|--------------|----------------| |-----------|--------------|----------------| |-----------|--------------|----------------| |-----------|--------------|----------------| |-----------|--------------|----------------| |-----------|--------------|----------------| H Q.. S H Q.. S H Q.. S H Q.. S H Q.. S |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |-4----4-----4-|-4----4-----4-|-4----4-----4-|-4----4-----4-|-4----4-----4---| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| To Coda D.S. al Coda & | | Gtr II | Q Q E S S +Q +Q E E E E E E E Q. E Q. |----5----5-(5)-(5)---|-(5)------------5--||-5---------------|| |----2----2h=3--(3)---|-(3)--3p2---2h3----||-3h5-----5-3-----|| |---------------------|----------2--------||-----------------|| |---------------------|-------------------||-----------------|| |---------------------|-------------------||-----------------|| |---------------------|-------------------||-----------------|| Outro | | H E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q Q +E E Q |-----------5-(5)---|--5----------------|------5--(5)-------| |-------------------|-----3p2---2-3-3p2-|-------------2h3---| |-----------------2-|---------2---------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | | Q. E E E E E H E E E E E E +E E E E E E |--5---------------|-----------------|-----5-(5)---5-------| |--------2h3-3-3p2-|---------3p2---2h|==3------------2-3-2-| |------------------|-------------2---|-----------2---------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------------| | | Q. E E E E E E E Q H H E E E E |--5---------------|----------5------|---------2-----| |--------2h3-3-3p2-|-----2-2---------|-----------2h4-| |------------------|-----------------|-------3-------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------| |------------------|-----------------|---------------| | | E E E E Q Q E E Q Q E E +W |-2-------2-----|---2-----------|--------*| |---4p2------2--|-----4--5--5p4-|-(4)----*| |-------3-------|-4-------------|--------*| |---------------|---------------|--------*| |---------------|---------------|--------*| |---------------|---------------|--------*| 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