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PLEASE MR. POSTMAN (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1963 Album WITH THE BEATLES) Words and Music by B. Holland & F.C. Gorman Arranged by The Beatles Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=139 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| 1st & 3rd Verses H E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |----------------||----------------|---------------|----------------| |--------11-10-9-||o-7----7------6-|-7----7----7-6-|-4----4------2--| |----------------||o--------7--7---|--------7------|--------4--4----| |----------------||----------------|---------------|----------------| Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |-4----4---------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |--------4-0-2-4-|-5----5------4-|-5----5-----4-5-|-7----7------6--| |----------------|--------5------|--------5-5-----|--------7--7----| 2nd & 4th Verses Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E |----------------||---------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------||-7----7------6-|-7----7-----7-6-|-4----4------2--| |-7----7-----7-9-||--------7--7---|--------7-7-----|--------4--4----| |--------7-7-----||---------------|----------------|----------------| Q. E H Q. E Q E E Q. E +E E Q Q. E Q. E |-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| |-4----4------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| |--------4----|-5----5------4-|-5----5-(5)---5--|-7----7------6--| |-------------|--------5--5---|------------5----|--------7-------| Chorus 1. Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E |----------------||---------------|---------------|----------------| |--------------6-||-7----7------6-|-7----7----7-6-|-4----4------2--| |-7----7---7-9---||--------7------|--------7------|--------4-------| |--------7-------||---------------|---------------|----------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E |--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| |-4----4----4--|---------------|--------------|----------------| |--------4-----|-5----5-0----4-|-5----5----5--|-7----7------6--| |--------------|---------------|--------5-----|--------7--7----| 2. Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |-----------------||---------------|---------------|----------------| |--------------6-o||-7----7--------|-7----7----7-6-|-4----4------2--| |-7----7---7-9---o||--------7----7-|--------7------|--------4--4----| |--------7--------||---------------|---------------|----------------| Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E Q Q. E H |----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-4----4---------|--------7--7---|--------7------|-------------| |--------4-0-2-4-|-5----5------4-|-5----5-----5--|-7----7-7----| |----------------|---------------|----------5----|-------------| Outro Q. E H Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E |-------------||----------------|--------------|----------------| |-------------||o---------------|--------------|-4----4------2--| |-7----7-7----||o------4-7--4-7-|------4-7--4--|--------4--4----| |-------------||--5-------------|-5------------|----------------| 1.,2. Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q Q H |--------------|---------------|--------------|------------| |-4----4----4--|---------------|-----------4--|------------| |--------4-----|-5----5------4-|-5----5-------|-7----------| |--------------|--------5--5---|--------5-----|------------| 3. W 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------||-----------------|-----------------*| |----------o||-----------------|-----------------*| |----------o||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*| |-----------||-----------------|-----------------*| 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