The Beatles - Revolution

REVOLUTION As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1968 Album PAST MASTERS VOL. 2) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'George Harriosn - Electric Guitar (w/ fuzz)' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Electric Guitar ' Intro Moderate Shuffle Q=120(8=s8) Bb 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5s6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5s6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| F7 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-----3------| |--3--| |--3--| a E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E E E Q. +E E E |-5s6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------------11---(11)------|| |-5s6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8b10==(8)r-6-9-11b13----------------|| |---------------------------|--------------------------------10---|| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------x-|| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------|| 1st, 2nd & 3rd Verses $ Bb Eb 2/4 4/4 |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| Q E E E +H +E E E E E +H +H E E E E E +H ||--------------------|----------------------|--------|--------------------| ||o-------------------|----------------------|--------|--------------------| ||--------------------|----------------------|--------|--------------------| ||--8--8-(8)-8-(8)----|-(8)-8-8-(8)-8-(8)----|-(8)----|-8-8-8h10--8-(8)----| ||o-8--8h10--8-(8)----|-(8)-8-8h10--8-(8)----|-(8)----|-6-6-6-(6)-6-(6)----| ||--------------------|----------------------|--------|--------------------| Bb |--3--| |-3--| |--3--| +E E E E E +H E E E E E H +E E E E E +H |----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| |-(8)-8-8h10--8-(8)----|-(8)-8-8--8-8-(8)----|-(8)-8-8-(8)-8-(8)----|| |-(6)-6-6-(6)-6-(6)----|--8--8-8h10-8--8-----|-(8)-8-8h10--8-(8)----|| |----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| Eb 2/4 4/4 |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| +E E E E E +H +E E E E E +H +H E E E E E +H |----------------------|----------------------|--------|--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|--------|--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|--------|--------------------| |-(8)-8-8-(8)-8-(8)----|-(8)-8-8-(8)-8-(8)----|-(8)----|-8-8-8h10--8-(8)----| |-(8)-8-8h10--8-(8)----|-(8)-8-8h10--8-(8)----|-(8)----|-6-6-6-(6)-6-(6)----| |----------------------|----------------------|--------|--------------------| F7 |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| +E E E E E +H E E E E E +H +E E E E E +H |----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|| |-(8)-8-8h10--8-(8)----|-3-3-3-(3)-3-(3)----|-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-(3)----|| |-(6)-6-6-(6)-6-(6)----|-3-3-3h=5--3-(3)----|-(3)-3-3h=5--3-(3)----|| |----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|| Pre-Chorus Cm/G F7 Cm/G Ab Bb G 2/4 Q Q H H H Q Q H E E +E E |-3----------|-1---------|-3----------|--4-----------6-----(6)--------3-------| |-4----------|-1---------|-4----------|--4-----------6-----(6)--------3-------| |-5----------|-2---------|-5----------|--5-----------7-----(7)--------4-------| |-5----------|-3---------|-5----------|--6-----------8-----(8)--------5-------| |-3----------|-3---------|-3----------|--6-----------8-----(8)--------5-------| |------------|-1---------|------------|--4-----------6-----(6)--------3-------| | | Gtr II | |------3-------| |------3------| | W W W E +E E +E E +E |------------|-----------|------------|----------------13-(13)----------------| |------------|-----------|------------|-13b15==(13)r-----------13b15====(13)r-| |------------|-----------|------------|---------------------------------------| |------------|-----------|------------|---------------------------------------| |------------|-----------|------------|---------------------------------------| |------------|-----------|------------|---------------------------------------| 4/4 +W |-(3)----------------------------------------------------| |-(3)----------------------------------------------------| |-(4)----------------------------------------------------| |-(5)----------------------------------------------------| |-(5)----------------------------------------------------| |-(3)----------------------------------------------------| | | |-3-| |-3--| |-----3------| |-----3-----| | Q E +E Q E +E E +E E +E |-13---------------13--------------13-(13)---------------| |-----13b15==(13)r----13b15==(13)r---------13b15==(13)r--| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| Chorus F7 Bb |-----3------| W E E E E E +H |--1---------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--1---------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2---------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---------------------------------------------------||--------------8----------8---(8)------8---(8)------------------------------------| |--3---------------------------------------------------||--------------8----------8h==10-------8---(8)------------------------------------| |--1---------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |3-| |-3--| |-----3------| |-----3-----| |------3-------| |-----3------| |-----3------| |-----3------| | Q E +E Q E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E |-13--------------13--------------13-(13)--------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----13b15==(13)r----13b15==(13)r---------13b15==(13)r-||-13b15==(13)r---13b15==(13)r-13b15==(13)r-13b15==(13)r-13b15==(13)r-13b15==(13)r-| |------------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------------------10--| |-------------------------------------------------------------11--| |-------------------------------------------------------------10--| |--------------------------------------------------8----10s12-----| |--6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6------10------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |3-| | E +E E +E E +E E +E E E Q |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-13b15==(13)r13b15==(13)r13b15==(13)r13b15==(13)r13b15r13-11-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb Eb |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |--3--| E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|--------------------------10-| |---------------------|--------------------------11-| |---------------------|--------------------------10-| |----8-8-(8)-8-(8)----|------------------8-10s12----| |----8-8h10--8-(8)----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| | | H H W |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |-12------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| To Coda Bb Eb |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |--3--| E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-----------------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------------10-|| |---8-8-(8)-8-(8)----|------------------8-10s12----|| |---8-8h10--8-(8)----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------------|| Interlude 1. F7 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E +E E E E E +E E E E E +E E E E E |----------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------o|| |----------------------|--------------------------|| |--------1-(1)-------3-|-(3)-------1-(1)----------|| |-3--1h3---------3h5---|-------1h3---------3h5-5-o|| |-1------------1-------|-----1-----------1--------|| 2. F7 |-3-| |--3---| Q E E E +E E E E E |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |--------1-(1)----------3-| |-3--1h3---------3h5------| |-1------------1----------| | | Gtr II | H Q E E |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |--------------------10---| |--------------------10---| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| +E E E E E +E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--(3)---------------------1--(1)-----------------------------------| |--------------1h==3---------------------------------3h==5-------5--| |-------1--------------------------------1--------------------------| | | |-----3-----| |------3------| |-----3-----| | +E E E +E E +E E +E E +E E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-(10)-10-----10-(10)-----10-(10)-----10---(10)-----10-(10)b12==10r=| |-(10)-10b12==10r(10)b12==10r(10)b12==10r==(10)b12==10r(10)-----10--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb |-----3-----| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |---8---------8-------8h=====10---8---8--8-8h10--8-| |---6---------6-------6------(6)--6---6--6-6-(6)-6-| | | |------3------| |-----3-----| | +E E +E E +E E +H |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-(10)-10-------(10)-10-----(10)-10-(10)-----------| |-(10)-10b12====(10)r10b12==(10)r10-(10)-----------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| 2/4 |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------| |-8-8-8h10--8-8-8-8h10--8-|-8-8-8h10--8-| |-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-|-6-6-6-(6)-6-| | | W W |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------| Eb 4/4 |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-8-8-8h10----8-8-8-8h10----8-|-8-8-8h10----8-8-8---8h10--8-| |-6-6-6-(6)---6-6-6-6-(6)---6-|-6-6-6-(6)---6-6-6---6-(6)-6-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| | | |---3----| | Q E E E E E E E Q E Q Q Q |-----------6---5-------------|-----------8------------6----| |-----------------9-8-----7---|-6-------------6---8---------| |-----6-----------------------|---8-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| F7 |----3-----| |----3-----| Q E E E +E E E E E |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------1---(1)-----------------------------3---| |-3-----------------1h==3-------------------------------3h==5----------| |-1--------------------------------------------1-----------------------| | | |----3-----| |----3-----| |-----3------| |----3-----| | E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-6-----(6)--6-----(6)--6-----(6)---6-----(6)----6-----(6)--6-----(6)--| |-8b10==(8)r-8b10==(8)r-8b10==(8)r--8b10==(8)r---8b10==(8)r-8b10==(8)r-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----3-----| |----3-----| +E E E E E +E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-(3)-----------------------------1---(1)-----------------------------3---| |----------------------1h==3-------------------------------3h==5----------| |-------------1-----------------------------------1-----------------------| | | |-----3------| |----3-----| |-----3------| |----3-----| | E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--6-----(6)----6-----(6)--6-----(6)---6-----(6)----6-----(6)--6-----(6)--| |--8b10==(8)r---8b10==(8)r-8b10==(8)r--8b10==(8)r---8b10==(8)r-8b10==(8)r-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----3-----| |----3-----| +E E E E E +E E E E E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-(3)-----------------------------1---(1)-----------------------------3----| |----------------------1h==3-------------------------------3h==5-----------| |-------------1-----------------------------------1------------------------| | | |-----3------| |----3-----| |-----3------| |----3-----| | E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--6-----(6)----6-----(6)--6-----(6)---6-----(6)----6-----(6)--6-----(6)---| |--8b10==(8)r---8b10==(8)r-8b10==(8)r--8b10==(8)r---8b10==(8)r-8b10==(8)r--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda & |----3-----| |----3-----| +E E E E E +E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-(3)-----------------------------1---(1)---------------------------------|| |----------------------1h==3-------------------------------3h==5------5---|| |-------------1-----------------------------------1-----------------------|| | | |-----3------| |----3-----| |-----3------| |----3-----| | E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |--6-----(6)----6-----(6)--6-----(6)---6-----(6)----6-----(6)--6-----(6)--|| |--8b10==(8)r---8b10==(8)r-8b10==(8)r--8b10==(8)r---8b10==(8)r-8b10==(8)r-|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| F7 |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E +E E E E E |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |--------1-(1)-------3-| |-3--1h3---------3h5---| |-1------------1-------| | | W |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| Out-Chorus Bb |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| +E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E +H |-------------------------||----------------------------| |-------------------------||----------------------------| |-------------------------||----------------------------| |-(3)-------1-(1)---------||-8-8-8-(8)-8-(8)------------| |-------1h3---------3h5-5-||-8-8-8h10--8-(8)------------| |-----1-----------1-------||----------------------------| | | Gtr II | W H E Q E |-------------------------||----------------------------| |-------------------------||-----------------13------13-| |-------------------------||-----------------15b17===15-| |-------------------------||----------------------------| |-------------------------||----------------------------| |-------------------------||----------------------------| Eb |--3--| |---3----| E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |---8---8-8h10--8-8--8-----8h10-----8--| |---6---6-6-(6)-6-6--6-----6-(6)----6--| |--------------------------------------| | | +Q Q E Q E |--------------------------------------| |-(13)--------------13-----------13----| |-(15)r-------------15b17========15----| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| Bb |--3--| E E E E E +H |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |---8---8-8-(8)-8-(8)------------| |---8---8-8h10--8-(8)------------| |--------------------------------| | | +Q Q E Q E |--------------------------------| |-(13)----------------13------13-| |-(15)r---------------15b17===15-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| Eb Bb |--3--| |---3----| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---8---8-8h10--8-8--8-----8h10-----8-|---8--8----8-(8)-8-(8)---------| |---6---6-6-(6)-6-6--6-----6-(6)----6-|---8--8----8h10--8-(8)---------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | |----3-----| |--3---| | +Q Q E Q E +Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(13)--------------13-----------13---|-(13)---13---13----13--13-13---| |-(15)r-------------15b17========15---|-(15)---15---15----15--15-15---| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| Eb |-----3------| |-----3------| E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--8--------8--------8h===10------8-----8--------8--------8h===10------8----| |--6--------6--------6----(6)-----6-----6--------6--------6----(6)-----6----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |------6-------| |-------6-------| |------6-------| |-------6-------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-| |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15-15-15-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| E. S E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------3-----1-----------1----------------| |-----------------------------------------3-----1-----3-----1-----3-----1----| |-----------------------------------1-----------------3-----------3-----1----| |-----------------------1-----3----------------------------------------------| |--1--------------1----------------------------------------------------------| | | |--------6--------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-13--13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |-15--15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb Cb6Bb6 |---------5---------| S S S S S e e +H +W |--3h===4p===3p===2s===1------------------|--------*| |----------------------------4--3--(3)----|-(3)----*| |----------------------------4--3--(3)----|-(3)----*| |----------------------------4--3--(3)----|-(3)----*| |----------------------------2--1--(1)----|-(1)----*| |-----------------------------------------|--------*| | | |----------6-----------| | S S S S S S e e H W |-----------------------------------------|--------*| |-13-13---13---13---13---13-13-13---------|--------*| |-15-15---15---15---15---15-15-15r--------|--------*| |-----------------------------------------|--------*| |-----------------------------------------|--------*| |-----------------------------------------|--------*| 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