Autoscroll
1 Column
Text size
Transpose 0
I'LL FOLLOW THE SUN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1964 Album BEATLES FOR SALE)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro 1st & 2nd Verses
Q=120
4/4
Gtr I
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------||------------|-----------|
|------5----|-3---------||o-5---------|-3---------|
|-3---------|------3----||o------5----|------3----|
|-----------|-----------||------------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-5----4----|-----------|
|------5----|------7----|-----------|------5----|
|-3---------|-5---------|-----------|-5---------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Bridge
$
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|------------||-----------|-----------|
|------5----|-3---------o||------7----|-3---------|
|-3---------|------3----o||-5---------|------3----|
|-----------|------------||-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|------5----|------5----|------7----|-3---------|
|-3---------|-3---------|-5---------|------3----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
3rd & 4th Verses
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------||-----------|-----------|
|------5----|-----------||-5---------|-3---------|
|-3---------|-5----5----||------5----|------3----|
|-----------|-----------||-----------|-----------|
To Coda
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-5----4----|-----------|
|------5----|------7----|-----------|------5----|
|-3---------|-5---------|-----------|-5---------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Interlude
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------||-----------|-----------|
|------5----|-3---------||-5---------|-3---------|
|-3---------|------3----||------5----|------3----|
|-----------|-----------||-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-5----4----|-----------|
|------5----|------7----|-----------|------5----|
|-3---------|-5---------|-----------|-5---------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D.S. al Coda &
H H H H H H H H W
|-----------|-----------||-----------|-----------|------*|
|------5----|------5----||------5----|-3---------|------*|
|-3---------|-3---------||-3---------|------3----|------*|
|-----------|-----------||-----------|-----------|------*|
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