The Beatles - The night before

THE NIGHT BEFORE (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1965 Album HELP!) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=143 4/4 Gtr I H Q E E H Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |-------------|-------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------2h|=3----3------2h=| |-----------4h|=5---------4h|=5----5--------|--------3-------| |-------------|------5------|--------5------|----------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-3----3------4h|=5----5------4h|=5----5------6h|=7----7------6h=| |--------3------|--------5------|--------5------|--------7-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Pre-Chorus Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |-------------||---------------|--------------|--------------| |-7----7------||o--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------7----||o-5----5-------|-3----3-------|--------5-----| |-------------||---------5-----|--------3-----|-3----3-------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------7-----|-5----5-------|-3----3-------|--------5-----| |-5----5-------|--------5-----|--------3-----|-3----3-------| Chorus $ Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------||--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------||--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------7-----||-2----2-------|--------5-----|-2----2-------| |-5----5-------||--------2-----|-3----3-------|--------2-----| 1. Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. Q. Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-3----3----5--o|| |--------5-----|-5----5-------|--------5-----|-5----5-------|--------------o|| |-3----3-------|--------5-----|-3----3-------|--------5-----|---------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses 2.,D.S. Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------||--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------||-7----7-------|--------------|-5----5-------| |-5----5-------||--------7-----|-5----5-------|--------5-----| |--------5-----||--------------|--------5-----|--------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|-2--2--2--2--| |-5----5-------|--------------|-2----2-------|-------------| |--------5-----|-2----2-------|--------2-----|-------------| |--------------|--------2-----|--------------|-------------| Pre-Chorus Q Q E E Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |-2--2--2-2-2--||--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------||--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------||-5----5-------|-3----3-------|--------5-----| |--------------||--------5-----|--------3-----|-3----3-------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------7-----|-5----5-------|-3----3-------|--------5-----| |-5----5-------|--------5-----|--------3-----|-3----3-------| Chorus Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------||--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------||--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------7-----||-2----2-------|--------5-----|-2----2-------| |-5----5-------||--------2-----|-3----3-------|--------2-----| To Coda Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------5-----|-5----5-------|--------5-----|-5----5-------| |-3----3-------|--------5-----|-3----3----3--|--------5-----| Guitar Solo Q. Q. Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------||--------------|--------------|--------------| |-3----3----5--||--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------||-5----5-------|-3----3-------|--------5-----| |--------------||--------5-----|--------3-----|-3----3-------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------7-----|-5----5-------|-3----3-------|--------5-----| |-5----5-------|--------5-----|--------3-----|-3----3-------| Outro D.S. al Coda & Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. Q. Q |--------------||--------------|--------------| |--------------||--------------|-3----3----3--| |--------7-----||-5----5-------|--------------| |-5----5-------||--------5-----|--------------| Q. E Q Q W +W |--------------|----------|--------*| |--------------|----------|--------*| |-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