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HOLD ME TIGHT (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1963 Album WITH THE BEATLES)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro 1st, 2nd & 4th Verses
Q=132
$
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|
|---------3-3-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||o---------3-3-0---|
|-1-1-4-5-----5-1-|-----------------||--1-1-4-5-------1-|
E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------0-0-----|------------------|
|---------3-3-----|-----------0-0-----|-------1-2-----2---|------------------|
|-1-1-4-5-----5---|-------1-2-------2-|-2-3-3-----------3-|---------3-3-0----|
|---------------1-|-2-3-3---------3---|-------------------|-1-1-4-5-------1--|
E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------0-0-----|------------------|
|---------3-3-----|-----------0-0-----|-------1-2-----2---|------------------|
|-1-1-4-5-----5---|-------1-2-------2-|-2-3-3-----------3-|---------3-3------|
|---------------1-|-2-3-3---------3---|-------------------|-1-1-4-5-----4-5--|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------3-3-----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3------|
|-1-1-4-5-----4-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-4-5-----4-5--|
1.
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------o||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Bridge
2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-------------------|
|---------1-1-----||-------------------|
|-----2-3-----2-3-||---------3-3-------|
|-4-4-------------||-1-1-4-5-----5-1---|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-----|------------------|
|-----2-3-6-6-2-3-|---------3-3-----|-1-1-4-5-----5-1-|---------5-5---5--|
|-4-4-------------|-1-1-4-5-----5-1-|-----------------|-3-3-6-6-----6----|
3rd Verse
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
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-2---||-----------------|---------3-3------|
|-----1-2-5-5-2---|-3-3-6-7-------3-||---------3-3-0---|-1-1-4-5-----5----|
|-3-3-----------3-|-----------------||-1-1-4-5-------1-|---------------1--|
S S E E E E 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 E
|-------------------|-----------0-0-----|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------0-0-----|-------1-2-----2---|-----------------|---------3-3------|
|-------1-2-------2-|-2-3-3-----------3-|---------3-3-0---|-1-1-4-5-----5----|
|-2-3-3---------3---|-------------------|-1-1-4-5-------1-|---------------1--|
S S E E E E 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 E
|-------------------|-----------0-0-----|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------0-0-----|-------1-2-----2---|-----------------|------------------|
|-------1-2-------2-|-2-3-3-----------3-|---------3-3-----|---------3-3------|
|-2-3-3---------3---|-------------------|-1-1-4-5-----4-5-|-1-1-4-5-----4-5--|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-1-1-4-5-----4-5-|------------------|
Bridge
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
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------1-1-----||-----------------|---------1-1------|
|-----------------|-----2-3-----2-3-||---------3-3-----|-----2-3-----2-3--|
|-----------------|-4-4-------------||-1-1-4-5-----5-1-|-4-4--------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------3-3-----|-----------------|
|---------3-3-0---|-1-1-4-5-----5---|---------5-5---5-|
|-1-1-4-5-------1-|---------------6-|-3-3-6-6-----6---|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|---------5-5-2-----||
|---------5-5-2---|-3-3-6-7-------3---||
|-3-3-6-7-------3-|-------------------||
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 W +W
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------*|
|-----2-3-6-6-3---|---------3-3-----|-----2-3-6-6-3---|----------|--------*|
|-4-4-----------4-|-1-1-4-5-----5-1-|-4-4-----------4-|-1--------|-(1)----*|
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