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SHE'S A WOMAN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1964 Album PAST MASTERS VOL. 1)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro
Q=170(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
H Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|--------7--5s3-|--------7--5s3-|
|---------12--|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|
1st, 2nd & 4th Verses
$
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q Q H
|---------------|---------------||---------------|------------|
|---------------|---------------||o--------------|------------|
|--------7--5s3-|--------7--5s3-||o--------7-----|-5--5-------|
|-5----5--------|-5----5--------||--5----5----5--|-------5----|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q Q H
|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------|
|--------7--5s3-|--------7--5s3-|--------7-----|-5--5-------|
|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|-5----5----5--|-------5----|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E q q q E E
|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------7--5s3-|--------7--5s3-|-5--5-------3-|
|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|-------5--5---|
q q q E E q q q E E q q q q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5--5-------3-|-5--5-------3-|-5--5-----5--|--------7-----|
|-------5--5---|-------5--5---|-------5-----|-5----5----5--|
Q Q H Q. E Q E E Q. E q q Q. E Q. E
|------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|------------|-----------5h7-|-----------7--|---------------|
|-5--5-------|--------7------|--------7-----|-7----7------5-|
|-------5----|-5----5--------|-5----5-------|--------7------|
Q. E Q Q q q q E E q q q q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7----7----7--|-5--5-------3-|-5--5-----5--|--------------|
|--------7-----|-------5--5---|-------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|
1.
To Coda
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q E E E E Q
|--------------|---------------|----------------||
|--------------|-----------5h7-|---------------o||
|-5----5-------|--------7------|----7-7-7-7-7--o||
|--------5--5--|-5----5--------|-5--------------||
Chorus
2.
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------||-------------|
|-----------5--|-7----7----7--||-------------|
|--------7-----|--------7-----||-4--4-----4--|
|-5----5-------|--------------||-------4-----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q q q q q
|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-4--4-----4--|-------------|-------------||
|-------4-----|-4--4-----4--|-5--5--7--7--||
|-------------|-------4-----|-------------||
3rd Verse
Q. E Q Q Q Q H Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
|--------------|------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------7-----|-5--5-------|--------7--5s3-|--------7--5s3-|
|-5----5----5--|-------5----|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|
Q. E Q Q Q Q H Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
|--------------|------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------7-----|-5--5-------|--------7--5s3-|--------7--5s3-|
|-5----5----5--|-------5----|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|
q q q E E q q q E E q q q E E q q q q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|-5--5-------3-|-5--5-------3-|-5--5-------3-|-5--5-----5--|
|-------5--5---|-------5--5---|-------5--5---|-------5-----|
Q. E Q Q Q Q H Q. E Q E E Q. E q q
|--------------|------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------------|------------|-----------5h7-|-----------7--|
|--------7-----|-5--5-------|--------7------|--------7-----|
|-5----5----5--|-------5----|-5----5--------|-5----5-------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q q q q E E q q q q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|-7----7------5-|-7----7----7--|-5--5-------3-|-5--5-----5--|
|--------7------|--------7-----|-------5--5---|-------5-----|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------||
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------||
|--------------|-5----5-------|-------------|-7--7--7--7--||
|-5----5-5--5--|--------5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-------------||
Guitar Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-7--7--------|----7--7-----|----7--------|----7--------|
|-------5--7--|----------7--|-------5--7--|----------5--|
|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----5-----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|--------------|-7--7-----5--|-7--7--------|
|-5--5-----3--|-5--5-----5/--|-------7-----|-------7--7--|
|-------5-----|-------5------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------||
|-------------|----4--5--6h7-|-----------5--|-7--7--------||
|-7--7-----7--|-5------------|--------7-----|-------7--7--||
|-------7-----|--------------|-5----5-------|-------------||
D.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-4--4-----4--|-------------|-------------||
|-4--4-----4--|-------4-----|-4--4-----4--|-5--5--7--7--||
|-------4-----|-------------|-------4-----|-------------||
Outro
&
Q Q Q Q Q. E H Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------||-------------|
|----7-----5--|-7----7------||----7-----5--|
|-------7-----|--------7----||-------7-----|
|-5-----------|-------------||-5-----------|
Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7----7----5--|----7-----5--|-7----7----7--|
|--------7-----|-------7-----|--------7-----|
|--------------|-5-----------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q. E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q
|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|---------------|----7-----5--|-7----7----5--|
|-5--5-----3--|-5----5----5s7-|-------7-----|--------7-----|
|-------5-----|--------5------|-5-----------|--------------|
Q. E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
|--------------|----4--5--6s7-|----7-----5--*|
|-7----7----7--|-5------------|-------7-----*|
|--------7-----|--------------|-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