The Beatles - Run for your life

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1965 Album RUBBER SOUL) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney (Bass)' Intro Q=87(16=s16) 4/4 Gtr I W W E. S S E S E. S S E S |----------|----------|------------------------| |----------|----------|------------------------| |----------|----------|-5--5-------5--5--------| |----------|----------|------5-5-5------5-5-5--| 1st, 2nd & 4th Verses $ E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S |-----------------------||------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------||o-----------------------|------------------------| |-5--5-------5--5-------||o-5--5-------5--5-------|-2--2-------2--2--------| |------5-5-5------5-5-5-||-------5-5-5------5-5-5-|------2-2-2------2-2-2--| Chorus E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S |-----------------------|-----------------------||------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------||------------------------| |-5--5-------5--5-------|-2--2-------2--2-------||-2--2--------------2----| |------5-5-5------5-5-5-|------2-2-2------2-2-2-||------2-2-2-0--0-4---4--| 1. To Coda E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E E E E |-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|| |-2--2--------------2---|-2--2-------------------|-2--2-------2-2-3-4--|| |------2-2-2-0--0-4---4-|------2-2-2-3--3-2-2-2--|------2-2-2----------|| E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S |-----------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------o|| |-5--5-------5--5-------|-5--5-------5--5-------o|| |------5-5-5------5-5-5-|------5-5-5------5-5-5--|| Guitar Solo 2. E. S S E S E E E E E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S |--------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-2--2-------2-2-3-4-||-5--5-------5--5-------|-5--5-------5--5-------| |------2-2-2---------||------5-5-5------5-5-5-|------5-5-5------5-5-5-| E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |------5-5-5------5-5---|-5--5-------5--5-------|------7-7-7------7-7-7--| |-3--3-------3--3-----5-|------5-5-5------5-5-5-|-5--5-------5--5--------| 3rd Verse E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S |-----------------------||-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------||-----------------------|------------------------| |-5--5-------5--5-------||-5--5-------5--5-------|-2--2-------2--2--------| |------5-5-5------5-5-5-||------5-5-5------5-5-5-|------2-2-2------2-2-2--| Chorus E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S |-----------------------|-----------------------||------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------||------------------------| |-5--5-------5--5-------|-2--2-------2--2-------||-2--2--------------2----| |------5-5-5------5-5-5-|------2-2-2------2-2-2-||------2-2-2-0--0-4---4--| E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E E E E |-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |-2--2--------------2---|-2--2------------------|-2--2-------2-2-3-4-| |------2-2-2-0--0-4---4-|------2-2-2-3--3-2-2-2-|------2-2-2---------| Outro D.S. al Coda & E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E E E E |-----------------------|------------------------||---------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------||---------------------| |-5--5-------5--5-------|-5--5-------5--5--------||-2--2-------2-2-3-4--| |------5-5-5------5-5-5-|------5-5-5------5-5-5--||------2-2-2----------| E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S ||------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||o-5--5-------5--5-------|-5--5-------5--5-------| ||-------5-5-5------5-5-5-|------5-5-5------5-5-5-| E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S E. S S E S |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------o|| |-5--5-------5--5-------|-5--5-------5--5-------|-5--5-------5--5--------o|| |------5-5-5------5-5-5-|------5-5-5------5-5-5-|------5-5-5------5-5-5---|| 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