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YOU CAN'T DO THAT (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=140
4/4
Gtr I
W H Q E E Q Q Q Q
|----------|-------------|------------|
|----------|-------------|------------|
|----------|-------------|------------|
|----------|-----------2s|=3--3--3--3-|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q Q E S S E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S E E Q Q Q Q
|-----------------||--------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------||o-------------|-----------------|------------|
|---------2h3-5---||o-------------|---------2h3-5---|------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-||--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3-------3-|-3--3--3--3-|
Q Q E S S E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S E E Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------2h3-5---|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3-3h4-5---|----------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-|-------------|---------------3-|-3--3--3--3-2---|
Q Q Q Q E E E E H Q. E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-------------|--------------|----------------|-------------||
|-------------|--------------|----------------|-------------||
|-------------|-5-5-5-5------|-3----1-3-1---1-|-------------||
|-3--3--3--3--|--------------|------------3---|-3--3--3--3--||
1. 2.
$
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|------------------||--------------||
|-----------------o||--------------||
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||--------------||
|-3----------------||-3--3--3--3-5-||
Bridge
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|-7--7----------|-------------|
|-7--7--7--7--|-------7-7-3-3-|-5--5--7--7--|
Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q. E +E E E E
|---------------|-------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------2-5---|-------------|-7--7----------|------------------|
|-3--3--3-----5-|-7--7--7--7--|-------7-7-3-7-|-5----5-(5)-5-5-5-|
3rd & 4th Verses
Q E E +E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|------------------||-------------|--------------|--------------|
|------------------||-------------|--------------|--------------|
|------5-(5)-5-5-5-||-------------|----------2-5-|----------2-5-|
|-7--7-------------||-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3------|-3--3--3------|
Q Q E S S E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E S S E E Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------|
|---------2h3-5---|-3--3--3--3-1-|-3--3--3-3h4-5---|------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-|--------------|---------------3-|-3--3--3--3-|
To Coda
Q Q E E E E E E E E H Q. E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|---------------|--------------|-----------------||--------------|
|---------------|--------------|-----------------||--------------|
|-----------2-3-|-5-5-5-5------|-3----1-3-1---1--||------------5-|
|-3--3--3-3-----|--------------|------------3----||-3--3--3--3---|
Guitar Solo
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------||-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------||-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-------------------|----------2-5-2-|------2-5-5-2-5-|
|-----------------||-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-------|-3--3-----------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------2-5-5-2-5-|------2-5-------|----------------|
|------2-5-5-2-5-|-3--3-----------|-3--3-----5-2---|------2-5-5-2-5-|
|-3--3-----------|----------------|--------------3-|-3--3-----------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------4-7-7-4---|------2-5-5-2-5-|----------------|
|------2-5-5-2-3-|-5--5---------5-|-3--3-----------|------2-5-5-2-5-|
|-3--3-----------|----------------|----------------|-3--3-----------|
H.=H
D.S. al Coda &
Q E E E E E E W +H Q Q W +W
|-----------------||----------|--------------|----------|--------*|
|-----------------||----------|--------------|----------|--------*|
|------2-5---2----||----------|--------------|----------|--------*|
|-3--3-----3------||-3--------|-(3)----1--2--|-3--------|-(3)----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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