Get Back The Beatles
As recorded by The Beatles
(Released as single in 1969)
Transcribed by Wunderdog
Notes:
Both guitars are standard tunings.
Gtr II; Ryhthm (Harrison) uses liberal palm muting on the downstroke.
Gtr I; Lead(Lennon)palm muting when not soloing.
The transcription is from the intro to the beginning of the electric piano solo.
Lead varies in second verse, but all those parts can be derived from the transcription shown below.
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
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.
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
S - shift slide
~ - vibrato
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
[A]Gtr I
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-| |-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------2-----|-------------------2-----| |-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-| |-2---2-2---2-2---2-----2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-----2-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E [G]Q [D]Q
|-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|---------4--7---| |-------------------------|---------5--7---| |-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|-7-7-7-7-5--5---| |-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5-5-5-5-3------|
|
| PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E E Q Q
|-------------------------|---------3--2---| |-------2-----------2-----|---------0--3---| |-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2-2-2-2-0--2---| |-2---2-----2-2---2-----2-|-2-2-2-2-0--0---| |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------|
[A]Gtr I
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7-----9-----7-----9-----|-7-----9-----7-----9-----| |-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5S|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-| |-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
[D] S S E S S E S S E S E. [A] E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------12-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------10-12b14=======12r==10-----------| |---------------------------------|-/11--------------------------11--------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-12------14------12------14------|----------------------------------------| |-10---10-10---10-10---10-10------|----------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--3-------3-------3-------3------|----------------------------------------| |--2----2--2----2--2----2--2----2-|---2----2--2--------2--2----2--2---2----| |-------0-------0-------0-------0-|---2----2--2--------2--2----2--2---2----| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
but he knew he couldn't last
Gtr [A]I
E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----7-9-----7-----9-----|-7-----9-----7-----9-----| |-----5-5-----5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5S|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-| |-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Jojo left his home in Tucson Arizona
[D] S S E S S E S S E S E. [A] E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------12-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------10-12b14=======12r==10-----------| |---------------------------------|-/11--------------------------11--------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-12------14------12------14------|----------------------------------------| |-10---10-10---10-10---10-10------|----------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--3-------3-------3-------3------|----------------------------------------| |--2----2--2----2--2----2--2----2-|---2----2--2--------2--2----2--2---2----| |-------0-------0-------0-------0-|---2----2--2--------2--2----2--2---2----| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
for some cali - fornia grass Get ba-
[A]Gtr I
E E E Q S S S S S S E E E Q S S S S S S
|------------------9-9-9-9-9---|------------------9-9-9-9-9---| |------------------8-8-8-8-8---|------------------8-8-8-8-8---| |------------------9-9-9-9-9---|------------------9-9-9-9-9---| |------------7-----------------|------------7-----------------| |------7h9---------------------|------7h9---------------------| |-/9---------------------------|-/9---------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------2-------|----------------------2-------| |--2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2---|--2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2---| |--2---2-2---2-2---2-------2---|--2---2-2---2-2---2-------2---| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------|
back Get back Get ba-
[D] E E E Q S S S S S S [A] E E E Q [G] S S [D]S S S S
|------------------8-8-8-8-8---|----------------9-9-9-9-9---| |------------------7-7-7-7-7---|----------------8-8-8-8-8---| |------------------7-7-7-7-7---|----------------9-9-9-9-9---| |------------7-----------------|------------7---------------| |------7h9---------------------|------7h9-------------------| |-/9---------------------------|-/9-------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q
|------------------------------|--------------3-----2-------| |--3-----3-----3-------3-------|--------------0-----3-------| |--2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2---|--2---2-2---2-0-----2-------| |------0-----0-----0-------0---|--2---2-2---2-0-----0-------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------|
back to where you once be - longed Get ba-
[A]Gtr I
E E E Q S S S S S S E E E Q S S S S S S
|--------------9-9-9-9-9---|--------------9-9-9-9-9---| |--------------8-8-8-8-8---|--------------8-8-8-8-8---| |--------------9-9-9-9-9---|--------------9-9-9-9-9---| |----------7---------------|----------7---------------| |------7h9-----------------|------7h9-----------------| |-/9-----------------------|-/9-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E E Q. S S E S S E E Q. S S E
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |----------2---------------|----------2---------------| |--2---2---0-------2---2---|--2---2---0-------2---2---| |--2---2---2-------2---2---|--2---2---2-------2---2---| |------0-0-----------------|------0-0-----------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
back Get back Get ba-
[D] E E E Q S S S S S S [A] E E E Q S S S S S S
|------------------8-8-8-8-8---|------------------9-9-9-9-9------| |------------------7-7-7-7-7---|------------------8-8-8-8-8------| |------------------7-7-7-7-7---|------------------9-9-9-9-9------| |------------7-----------------|------------7--------------------| |------7h9---------------------|------7h9------------------------| |-/9---------------------------|-/9------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--3-----3-----3-------3-------|---------------------------------| |--2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2---|--2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2------| |------0-----0-----0-------0---|--2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------|
back to where you once be longed Get back Jojo
[A]
[4/4] Gtr I
~~
E E E E Q E E +E Q Q E E E
|---------------------------------|------------12------------------------| |-------10-10---10-10-----12---12-|-(12)b14===========12r====10------10\-| |-/11-----------------------------|-----------------------------11-------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------2------|------------------------------2-------| |---2----2--2----2--2---2--2----2-|---2---------2-2----2-2----2--2----2--| |---2----2--2----2--2---2-------2-|---2---------2-2----2-2----2-------2--| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[D] E E E Q E E E [A]+H. [G] [D]Q
|--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |------------7-----5-----5-|-(5)b5.5-------------------| |------7h9-----------7-----|---------------------------| |-/9-----------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q
|--------------------------|-------------------3--2----| |--3-----3-----3-----3-----|-------------------0--3----| |--2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|--2--------2-2---2-0--2----| |------0-----0-----0-----0-|--2--------2-2---2-0--0----| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------|
[A]
[4/4] Gtr I
S S E S E S E S E. S S E Q Q E E E
|---------------------------------------|----------12------------------------| |-----10---10-----10-----10--------12---|-12b14===========12r====10------10\-| |-/11-----------------------------------|---------------------------11-------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------2--------|----------------------------2-------| |---2----2--2---2----2----2----2----2---|--2--------2-2----2-2----2--2----2--| |---2----2--2---2----2----2---------2---|--2--------2-2----2-2----2-------2--| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[D] E E E Q E E E [A]+E E S S E [G]E S S [D]E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------8b8.5-5-----8b8.5-5-----------| |------------7-----5-----5-|-(5)-------------5-----------5-------| |------7h9-----------7-----|---------------7-----------7---------| |-/9-----------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------0/----|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q
|--------------------------|-------------------3---------2-------| |--3-----3-----3-----3-----|-------------------0---------3-------| |--2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|--2----2-----2---2-0---------2-------| |------0-----0-----0-----0-|--2----2-----2---2-0---------0-------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chorus:
[A]Gtr I
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7-----9-----7-----9-----|-7-----9-----7-----9-----| |-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5S|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-| |-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Get back Get back
[D] S S E S S E S S E S S E [A]S S E S S E [G]S S E [D]S S E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |-12------14------12------14------|-7-----9-----7-----7--------| |-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5----|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q
|---------------------------------|-------------3-----2--------| |--3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------0-----3--------| |--2----2--2----2--2----2--2----2-|-2---2-2---2-0-----2--------| |-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-2---2-2---2-0-----0--------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------|
back to where you once be - longed Get ba-
[A]Gtr I
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-7-----9------7-----9-----|-7-----9------7-----9-----| |-5---5-5---5--5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5--5---5-5---5-|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E E Q. S S E S S E E Q. S S E
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------| |-2---2-----0--------2---2-|-2---2-----0--------2---2-| |-2---2-----2--------2---2-|-2---2-----2--------2---2-| |-----0-0------------------|-----0-0------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
back Get back back
S S E S S E E E [C]E E [D] W
|-------------------------|--------| |-------------------------|--------| |-------------------5---5s|==7-----| |-------------------5---5s|==7-----| |-7-----9-----7-----3---3s|==5-----| |-5---5-5---5-5-----------|--------|
|
| PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E +W
|-------------------------|--------| |-----------------------3-|-(3)----| |-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-(2)----| |-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---0-|-(0)----| |-------------------------|--------| |-------------------------|--------|
to where you once be -longed
[D]Gtr I
+W
|--------*| |--------*|
|-(7)----*|
|-(7)----*|
|-(5)----*|
|--------*|
|
| Gtr II
| +W
|--------*|
|-(3)----*|
|-(2)----*|
|-(0)----*|
|--------*| |--------*|
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