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YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1967 Album MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro 1st, 2nd & 4th Verses Q=120(8=s8) $ 4/4 Gtr I H Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E H Q E E |-----------14\-|-------------|------------14\-||------------14\--| |---------------|-7-----------|-7--------------||o-7--------------| |---------------|----------7--|----------------||o----------------| |---------------|-------------|----------------||-----------------| Chorus H Q E E H Q E E H. Q H. Q |-----------14\-|-----------14\-|------------||------------| |-3-------------|-7-------------|-5----------||-5----------| |---------------|---------------|------------||------------| |---------------|---------------|------------||------------| H H H H H. Q H. Q |-----------|-----------|------------|------------| |-----------|-----------|------------|-5----------| |-3----2----|-0---------|-5----------|------------| |-----------|-----------|------------|------------| 1. 2. To Coda H. E E H H Q Q Q Q |--------------|------------||--------------| |--------------|-----------o||-2--4--6--2---| |-3---------5--|-7---------o||--------------| |--------------|------7-----||--------------| 2/4 4/4 Q Q H. Q W Q Q Q Q |-------|------------|----------|-------------| |-4--6--|-7----------|----------|-3--3--3--3--| |-------|---------7--|-8--------|-------------| |-------|------------|----------|-------------| 3rd Verse |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |-------------|----------------|--------------||---------------| |-5--5--5--5--|----------------|-2--2--2--2/--||-7--7--7--7----| |-------------|-3--3--3--3-5-3-|--------------||------------7--| |-------------|----------------|--------------||---------------| Chorus Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E |--------------|--------------|--------------||---------------| |-3--3--3--3---|-7--7--7--7---|------------7-||-5--5--5-3-2---| |------------5-|------------7-|-5--5--5--5---||-------------5-| |--------------|--------------|--------------||---------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E |-------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| |-------------|---------------|-----------7-6-|-5--5--5--5---| |-3--3--2--2--|-0--0--4-7-4---|-5--5--5-5-----|------------7-| |-------------|-------------5-|---------------|--------------| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E |-------------|--------------|----------------|---------------| |-------------|-7--7--7--7---|------------7-6-|-5--5--5--5----| |-3--3--3--5--|------------7-|-5--5--5--5-----|------------5--| |-------------|--------------|----------------|---------------| Interlude 2/4 4/4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. Q H. Q |-------------||-------------|-------|------------|-------------| |-------------||-2--4--6--2--|-4--6--|-7----------|-3-----------| |-3--3--3--5--||-------------|-------|---------7--|-------------| |-------------||-------------|-------|------------|-------------| Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E |------------|--------------|---------------| |-3--3--3----|-5--5--5--5\--|-----------2---| |------------|--------------|-3--3--3-5---3-| |------------|--------------|---------------| Outro D.S. al Coda & Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q |----------------||-------------| |-2--2-0-2-0-2/--||-7--7--------| |----------------||-------7--7--| |----------------||-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q |-------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| |-------7--6--|-5--5-----5----|---------------5-|-7--7-----7---| |-5--5--------|-------5-----5-|-3--3--3--5-7----|-------7------| |-------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| Q=50 |-3--| Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E W +W |-----------------|---------------|----------|--------*| |-------7----7--6-|-5--5-----5----|----------|--------*| |-5--5-----5------|-------5-----5-|-3--------|-(3)----*| |-----------------|---------------|----------|--------*| 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