The Beatles - Love me do

LOVE ME DO (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=140 4/4 Gtr I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-5-----------|-------5-----|-5-----------|-------5-----| |-------5-----|-3-----------|-------5-----|-3-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |-5-----------|-------5-----|-5-----------|-5-----5-------| |-------5-----|-3-----------|-------5-----|---------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ $$ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------| ||o-5-----------|-------5-----|-5-----------| ||o-------5-----|-3-----------|-------5-----| ||--------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------5-----|-5-----------|-------5-----| |-3-----------|-------5-----|-3-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-------5-----|-------5-----|------------|-5-----------| |-3-----------|-3-----------|-3----------|-------5-----| |-------------|-------------|------------|-------------| 1. To Dbl. Coda To Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|----------------|| |-------5-----|-5-----------|-------5-------o|| |-3-----------|-------5-----|-3-------------o|| |-------------|-------------|----------------|| Chorus 2. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-------------| |-5--5--4--2--||-------7-----|-------7-----| |-------------||-5-----------|-5-----------| |-------------||-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------5-----|-5-----------|-------7------| |-3-----------|-------5-----|-5------------| |-------------|-------------|--------------| D.S. al Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------7-----|-------5-----|-5-----5-----|| |-5-----------|-3--------3--|----5--------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|| Harmonica Solo & Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-------------|-------------| |-5--5--4--2--||-------7-----|-------7-----|-------5-----| |-------------||-5-----------|-5--------5--|-3-----------| |-------------||-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|---------------| |-5-----------|-------7-----|-------7-------| |-------5-----|-5-----------|-5-------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------5-----|-5-----------|-5-----------| |-3-----------|-------5-----|-------5-----| |-------------|-------------|-------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-5-----------|-5-----------|-5------------|| |-------5-----|-------5-----|-------5------|| |-------------|-------------|--------------|| Outro && Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------*| |-5-----------|-------5-----|-5-----------|-------5-----|-5-----------*| |-------5-----|-3-----------|-------5-----|-3-----------|-------5-----*| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------*| 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