The Beatles - Tell me why

TELL ME WHY (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1964 Album A HARD DAY'S NIGHT) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=150(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W Q E E +H Q E E +H |----------|---------------|---------------| |----------|---------------|---------------| |----------|-7-------------|-7-------------| |----------|------5-(5)----|------5-(5)----| Chorus $ Q E E +H Q E E +H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------|---------------||--------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------||o-------------|--------------| |-7-------------|-7-------------||o-5--4--------|--------------| |------5-(5)----|------5-(5)----||--------7--5--|-7--5--3--2---| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------| |----5--4-----|----4--7--4--|-5--5--------|-7----------------| |-0--------7--|-5-----------|-------7--7--|------5-(5)--5----| To Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-5--4--------|-------------|----5--4--2--|----4--7--4---| |-------7--5--|-7--5--3--2--|-0-----------|-5------------| 1st - 4th Verses 1.,2. Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----------------||-------------|--------------| |-------------|----------------||-------------|--------------| |-5--5--------|-7-----------4--||-5--5--5--5--|--------------| |-------7--7--|------5-(5)-----||-------------|-7--7--7--7---| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7--7--7--7--|-------------|-5--5--5--5--|--------------| |-------------|-5--5--5--5--|-------------|-7--7--7--7---| 3. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x Q E E +E E E E |-------------|--------------||------------------|| |-------------|-------------o||------------------|| |-7--7--7--7--|-------------o||-7----5-(5)-3-2---|| |-------------|-5--5--5--5---||----------------5-|| Bridge Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |-------------|----------------| |-------------|----------------| |----2--5--2--|----2--5--2-----| |-3-----------|-3----------3---| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| |----4--7--4--|----4--7--4---|-2--2--2--2--|-2-----2------| |-5-----------|-5----------5-|-------------|----2-----2---| D.S. al Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q Q H |-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|| |-7--5--4-----|-------------|-5--------------|-5-----------|| |----------7--|-5--3--2--0--|------7-(7)--7--|-------------|| Outro Q=80 & Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H W |----------------|----------------|----------------|------*| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------*| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-5----*| |-7-----7-(7)----|-6-----6-(6)----|-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