I SAW HER STANDING THERE (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1963 Album PLEASE, PLEASE ME) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=155 4/4 Gtr I W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------|-----6---9---7-6-|-----6---9---7-6-|-----6---9---7-6--| |----------|-7-7---7---7-----|-7-7---7---7-----|-7-7---7---7------| |----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1st 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 |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----6---9---7-6-||-----6---9---7-6-|-----6---9---7-6-|-----------------| |-7-7---7---7-----||-7-7---7---7-----|-7-7---7---7-----|-----4---7---5-4-| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-5-5---5---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 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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 - I saw her standing there