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THE NIGHT BEFORE
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1965 Album HELP!)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
x 5 7D 7 7 x 1 3 3F 2 1 1 3 5 G73 4 3 3 5 7 A75 6 5 5
x 3 5C 5 5 x 3 5 5G 4 3 3 5 7 7A 6 5 5 7 9 Bm9 7 7 7
Gm6 F(type 2) G(type 2) Am
3 5 5 3 5 3 x 8 10 10 10 x x 10 12 12 12 x 5 7 7 5 5 5
x 5 D77 5 7 5 x x C/G5 5 5 x x 7 E79 7 9 7
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul McCartney - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Electric Piano'
Intro
Q=143
D F
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
W Q E E E E Q E E E E H Q E E E E Q
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
Gtr III (El. Piano arr. for Gtr.)
W Q Q +E E +Q Q. E +E E E E Q Q +E E +Q
|----------|----5---(5)-5-(5)--|-5------5-(5)-5-5-5-|----1---(1)-1-(1)--|
|----------|----7---(7)-7-(7)--|-7------7-(7)-7-7-7-|----1---(1)-1-(1)--|
|----------|----7---(7)-7-(7)--|-7------7-(7)-7-7-7-|----2---(2)-2-(2)--|
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
F G7
E E E E H Q E E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q. E +E E E E Q Q +E E +Q
|-1------1-(1)-1-1-1-|----3---(3)-3-(3)--|
|-1------1-(1)-1-1-1-|----6---(6)-6-(6)--|
|-2------2-(2)-2-2-2-|----4---(4)-4-(4)--|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
A7
E E E E H Q E E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q. E +E E E E Q Q +E E +Q
|-1------3-(3)-3-1-3-|----3---(3)-3-(3)--|
|-3------3-(3)-3-3-6-|----5---(5)-5-(5)--|
|-4------4-(4)-4-4-7-|----6---(6)-6-(6)--|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
Pre-Chorus
A7 D
E E E E H Q E E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q Q +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E
|-3---3---(3)-3-(3)-3-||-----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|
|-5---5---(5)-5-(5)-5-||o----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|-6---6---(6)-6-(6)-6-||-----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|---------------------||---------------------|
|---------------------||o--------------------|
|---------------------||---------------------|
Q CE E E E Q Q GE E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q Q +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E
|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
Q AE E E E Q Q DE E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q E E +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|-6--6-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
Q CE E E E Q Q GE E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q Q +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E
|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
Chorus
$
Q AE E E E Q Q BmE E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q E E +E E +E E Q Q +E E +Q
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-||-------------------|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-||----7---(7)-7-(7)--|
|-6--6-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-||----7---(7)-7-(7)--|
|--------------------||----9---(9)-9-(9)--|
|--------------------||-------------------|
|--------------------||-------------------|
Gm6Q. E +H Q BmE E E E Q
| | | | |
/ / / / /
Q. E +E E +E E Q Q +E E +Q
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-8-----8--(8)-8-(8)-8-|----7---(7)-7-(7)--|
|-7-----9--(9)-9-(9)-9-|----7---(7)-7-(7)--|
|-8----12-(12)-8-(8)-8-|----9---(9)-9-(9)--|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
Gm6 Q. E +H Q DE E E E Q
| | | | |
/ / / / /
Q. E +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|--8----5-(5)-8-(8)--8-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|--9----7-(7)-7-(7)--9-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|-12----8-(8)-8-(8)-12-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
1.
G7 D F(type 2) G(type 2)
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q. E +Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Q Q +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------||
|----6---(6)--8--(8)--8-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|-6----6-(6)--8--o||
|----7---(7)-10-(10)-10-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|-5----5-(5)--7---||
|----9---(9)--9--(9)-12-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|-7----7-(7)--9---||
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------o||
|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
2.,D.S.
D Am
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
| | | | |
/ / / / /
Q. E +E E Q Q Q +E E +E E
|-2------2-(2)-2-2--||----0---(0)-0-(0)-0-|
|-3------3-(3)-3-3--||----1---(1)-1-(1)-1-|
|-2------2-(2)-2-2--||----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|-------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------|
Q D7E E E E Q Q GE E E C/GE Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q Q +E E +E E Q Q +E E +Q
|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|-------------------|
|----1---(1)-1-(1)-1-|----3---(3)-5-(5)--|
|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|----4---(4)-5-(5)--|
|--------------------|----5---(5)-5-(5)--|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
Q GE E E E Q Q BmE E E E Q Q E7E E E E Q Q A7E E E E Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Q E E +E E Q Q Q +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E Q Q E E +Q
|-----------------|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4-|----3---3-3-(3)--|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|----5---(5)-5-(5)-3-|----5---5-5-(5)--|
|-4--4-4-(4)-4-4--|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-4-|----6---6-6-(6)--|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5--|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
Pre-Chorus
Q A7E E E E Q Q DE E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q Q E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E
|-3--3---3-3-(3)-3-||----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|
|-5--5---5-5-(5)-5-||----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|-6--6---6-6-(6)-6-||----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|------------------||--------------------|
|------------------||--------------------|
|------------------||--------------------|
Q CE E E E Q Q GE E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q Q +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E
|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
Q AE E E E Q Q DE E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q E E +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E
|----5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|
|----5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|----6-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
Q CE E E E Q Q GE E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q Q +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E
|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
Chorus
Q AE E E E Q Q BmE E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q E E +E E +E E Q Q +E E +Q
|----5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-||----2---(2)-2-(2)--|
|----5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-||----3---(3)-3-(3)--|
|----6-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-||----4---(4)-4-(4)--|
|--------------------||-------------------|
|--------------------||-------------------|
|--------------------||-------------------|
Gm6Q. E +H Q BmE E E E Q
| | | | |
/ / / / /
Q. E +E E +E E Q Q +E E +Q
|-3----3-(3)-0-(0)-3-|----2---(2)-2-(2)--|
|-3----5-(5)-3-(3)-5-|----3---(3)-3-(3)--|
|-3----7-(7)-3-(3)-3-|----4---(4)-4-(4)--|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
Gm6Q. E +H Q DE E E E Q
| | | | |
/ / / / /
Q. E +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E
|-0----3-(3)-3-(3)-3-|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|-3----5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|-3----3-(3)-3-(3)-7-|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
To Coda
Q G7E E E E Q Q DE E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q Q +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E
|----3---(3)-1-(1)-3--|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|----6---(6)-3-(3)-3--|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4--|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
Guitar Solo
F(type 2) G(type 2)D
Q. E +Q Q Q E E E E Q
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
W Q E E +Q E E
|----------------||-------------------------|
|----------------||-------------------------|
|----------------||----5b7-5pb7r(5)---------|
|----------------||--------------------7----|
|----------------||-------------------------|
|----------------||-------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q. E +Q Q Q Q +E E +Q
|-1----1-(1)--3--||----5--------(5)-7-(7)---|
|-1----1-(1)--3--||----7--------(7)-8-(8)---|
|-2----2-(2)--4--||----7--------(7)-7-(7)---|
|----------------||-------------------------|
|----------------||-------------------------|
|----------------||-------------------------|
Q C E E E E Q Q G E E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q E E +Q E E E E E E +E +E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|------5-7b9===(7)r(7)---5----|
|-------5pb7r=(5)------3----|---7-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Q Q +E E +Q Q Q +E E +Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----8-------(8)-10-(10)---|-----------------------------|
|-----9-------(9)-10-(10)---|-----12------(12)-12--(12)---|
|----10------(10)-10-(10)---|-----12------(12)-14--(14)---|
|---------------------------|-----14------(14)-15--(15)---|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Q A E E E E Q Q D E E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----5b7-5pb7r=(5)-----------|
|--------3pb5r=(3)-----------|------------------------7----|
|-----------------------5----|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Q Q +E E +Q Q Q +E E +Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------12-(12)---|
|-14--14------(14)-14-(14)---|----14--------(14)-12-(12)---|
|-14--15------(15)-16-(16)---|----16--------(16)-12-(12)---|
|-16--16------(16)-17-(17)---|----17--------(17)-----------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Q C E E E E Q Q G E E E E Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Q E E +Q E E E E E E +E +E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|------5-7b9===(7)r(7)---5----|
|-------5pb7r=(5)------3----|---7-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Q Q +E E +Q Q Q +E E +Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------10-(10)---|-----------------------------|
|----12------(12)-10-(10)---|-----12------(12)-12--(12)---|
|----14------(14)-10-(10)---|-----12------(12)-14--(14)---|
|----15------(15)-----------|-----14------(14)-15--(15)---|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
A D F(type 2)
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q. E +Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Q E E +Q E E W W
|-----------------------------||--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------||--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------||--------------------|---------------------|
|--------3pb5r=(3)------------||--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------5-----||--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------||--------------------|---------------------|
|
| Q Q +E E +Q Q Q +E E +E E Q Q +E E +E E
|-----------------------------||----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|-----1---(1)-1-(1)-1-|
|-----------------------------||----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|-----1---(1)-1-(1)-1-|
|-14--14------(14)-14-(14)----||----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|-----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|-14--15------(15)-16-(16)----||--------------------|---------------------|
|-16--16------(16)-17-(17)----||--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------||--------------------|---------------------|
Q DE E E E Q Q Q H W
| | |
/ / /
Gtr II
Q E E +E E S +S E W +W
|-------------------------------|------------|--------*|
|-------------------------------|------------|--------*|
|----5b7-5pb7r(5)---------------|------------|--------*|
|-----------------7--3b5==(3)r3-|------------|--------*|
|-------------------------------|-5----------|-(5)----*|
|-------------------------------|------------|--------*|
|
| Gtr III
| Q Q +E E +Q Q Q H W
|----2--------(2)-2-(2)---------|-2----------|--------*|
|----1--------(1)-1-(1)---------|-3----------|--------*|
|----2--------(2)-2-(2)---------|-2----------|--------*|
|-------------------------------|------------|--------*|
|-------------------------------|------------|--------*|
|-------------------------------|------------|--------*|
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