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OH! DARLING (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1969 Album ABBEY ROAD)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
1st Verse
Q=111
12/8
Gtr I
W Q. +Q a E Q. E E E
|--------------||--------------------------|
|--------------||--------------------------|
|--------------||-----------7h9-7----4-5-6-|
|--------------||-5----(5)-----------------|
Q. +Q a E Q. a Q E Q. +Q a E H E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7----(7)------------------|-9----(9)--9s12-9----0---|
|-----------7h9-7----7h9--7-|-----------------------0-|
H +E a E Q. a Q E H E E Q. a Q. H E E H.
|--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
|--------------7-----------|-----------------------|----------------|
|-5----(5)-7s9------7s9--5-|------9---7----9h11----|------9---7-----|
|--------------------------|-7------7--------------|-7------7-------|
2nd - 4th Verses
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. H +E a E Q. E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-7-7-7-7-6-4-----------||o--------------------------|
|-----------4-5-5-5-5-6-7-|-------------7---------||o-7----(7)-7h9-7----4-5-6--|
|-5-5-5-5-7---------------|-----------------------||--5----(5)-----------------|
H +E a E Q. a E E a E H +E E Q. E E E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------9h11-9---------9------|-------------11-----------|
|-7----(7)-----------9s11---9s11-|-9----(9)-12-------12s9-7-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
H +E a E Q. a E E a E H a E E Q. Q a E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------7--------7-----|--------------------------|
|-5----(5)-7s9------7s9---7s9-|------5s6-9-7----7--9s11--|
|-----------------------------|-7------------------------|
To Coda
H E E Q. E a 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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|----------------------9--|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|------9---7----7-9s11----|-----------4-5-5-5-5-4---|-------------------------||
|-7------7----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-------------7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-9-9-7-||
Bridge
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q. Q E Q E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q.
|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|-3----3------------3---|---------------------|
|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-6-7-|---------3------/3---3-|-0----2----3----4----|
|----------------------|-----------1--1--------|---------------------|
Q. S E S E Q E E E E Q. Q. Q. a E Q
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-7-----------------------|---------------------9--|
|------7h9-7h9-7------7-9-|------6----9----9s11----|
|-----------------8-9-----|-7----------------------|
1.
Q. Q. Q. a E Q E E E E a Q E E E E a Q Q. Q. H.
|------------------------|------------------------------|------------------||
|---------------------9--|------------------------------|-----------------o||
|------6----9----9s11----|-7-7-7-7-9s11--8-8-8-8-10s12--|-7---------------o||
|-7----------------------|------------------------------|------------------||
Outro
2.
D.S. al Coda &
H. H. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-------------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------------|
|-7---------------||-----------4-5-5-5-5-6-7-|
|-----------------||-5-5-5-5-7---------------|
tempo rubato Q=105
e E E q E +H. +W +E +Q.
|---------------------|----------------------*|
|---------------------|----------------------*|
|---------------------|----------------------*|
|-5-----6--5-(5)------|-(5)--------(5)-(5)---*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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