WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1968 Album SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=113(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W W W |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| 1st Verse W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------||-9-----8-----|--------------|-11------------| |----------||-------------|-11-----------|--------9------| |----------||-------------|--------9-----|---------------| |----------||-------------|--------------|---------------| Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q. Q Q Q Q |-9----11---9------|-------------|-----------9----|--------------| |-------------11-9-|-------9-----|------9-11------|-------9------| |------------------|-7-----------|-9--------------|-9------------| |------------------|-------------|----------------|--------------| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----9-------9---||-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------||---------7---7---|-----------------|---------7---7----| |-7-------7-------||-5---5-----------|-7---7---7---7-5-|-5---5---------5--| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |-----------------|-----------------|---9-7---6-------|------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-7-|-9----| |-7---5-----------|---------7-7-----|-7---------------|------| |---------9---7---|-5---9-------9-7-|-----------------|------| 2nd Verse W Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E |----------||-------------|------13-(13)-11-9----|----------------| |----------||-------9-----|-------------------11-|-------9-9-9----| |----------||-7-----------|-9--------------------|-9-----------6--| |----------||-------------|----------------------|----------------| Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E |------9---------|-------------|------13---11-9----| |----------11-9--|-------9-----|----------------11-| |-7--------------|-7-----------|-9-----------------| |----------------|-------------|-------------------| Chorus $ Q Q Q. E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----9---9---9--||------------------|------------------| |-------9------|----------------||o---------7---7---|------------------| |-9----------6-|-7--------------||o-5---5-5-------6-|-7---7---7---7-4--| |--------------|----------------||------------------|------------------| To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |---------7---7---|-----------------|-7---------------|------------------|| |-5---5---------6-|-7---7---7-7-7-4-|-----4---7---4-7-|-7---7---7---7----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Bridge Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E |------6-(6)-4-4---|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |----------------6-|-4---------------|-----------------|-7--7--7--7-7--| |-4----------------|------7-(7)-6-4--|-7---7---5---5-5-|---------------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E Q E E E E E E E E |------6-(6)-4-4---|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------6-|-4---------------|-----------------| |-4----------------|------7-(7)-6-4--|-7---7---5---5---| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 3rd Verse 1. E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +Q Q E E E E +Q |----------------||----------------|-----------9-(9)--| |-7---7---7---7--||-------9-9-(9)--|-4----9-11--------| |---7---7---7----||-7--------------|------------------| |----------------||----------------|------------------| Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E +Q |-------------|------11-9-------|--------------|-----------9-(9)---| |-------9-----|-----------11-9--|-------9-9-9--|------9-11---------| |-9-----------|-7---------------|-7------------|-9-----------------| |-------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------| Q Q E E +Q E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----9---9---9----|| |-------9-9-(9)--|-----------------o|| |-9--------------|-7-------------7-o|| |----------------|------------------|| Outro 2. D.S. al Coda & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |------------------||-----------------|------| |-7---7---7---7----||-----------------|------| |---------------4--||-7---7---7---7---|-5----| |------------------||-----------------|------| W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |----------|-----------------|-----------------|------*| |-7--------|-5---5---5---5---|-7---7---7---7---|-9----*| |----------|-----------------|-----------------|------*| |----------|-----------------|-----------------|------*| 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

The Beatles - With a little help from my friends