Two of Us The Beatles
TWO OF US (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
Transcribed by Carl Scharfglass
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Moderately Q=111
[4/4] Gtr I
W W E E Q S S E S S E
||-----------|----------|-------12--------12----------| ||o----------|----------|-----------12s14----------12-| ||o----------|----------|-10-10--------------12s14----| ||-----------|----------|-----------------------------|
Q Q S S E S S E
|-----12-----------------12-|| |---------------12-12s14----|| |-10------12s14-------------|| |---------------------------||
Verses
$
E E Q S S E S S E E E Q S S E S S E
|-------12-----------------12-|-------12-----------------12-| |-----------------12-12s14----|-----------------12-12s14----| |-10-10-----12s14-------------|-10-10-----12s14-------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
[2/4] E E E E [4/4] Q Q E E Q
|-------12----|-----------------| |-------------|-10--10--9----9--| |-10-10----12-|-----------12----| |-------------|-----------------|
E E E E Q Q E E Q S S E S S E
|---------------------|-------12-----------------12-| |---------------------|-----------------12-12s14----| |-12-10-12----10--12--|-10-10-----12s14-------------| |----------12---------|-----------------------------|
E E Q S S E S S E [2/4] E E Q
|-------12-----------------12-|-------12---| |-----------------12-12s14----|------------| |-10-10-----12s14-------------|-10-10------| |-----------------------------|------------|
Choruses
[4/4] Q Q E E Q E E E E Q Q [3/4] Q E E E E Q Q S S E
|-----------------|---------------------||---------------|---------------12--| |-10--10--9----9--|---------------------||--------9---10-|-12--12--12s14-----| |-----------12----|-12-10-12----10--12--||-10--10--------|-------------------| |-----------------|----------12---------||---------------|-------------------|
1.
To Coda
Q E E E E Q Q S S E Q E E E E [2/4] Q E E [4/4] W
|---------------|---------------12-|---------------|-----------|--------|| |--------9---10-|-12--12--12s14----|-------------9-|-10--10-12-|-------o|| |-10--10--------|------------------|-10--10-12-----|-----------|-10----o|| |---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|--------||
Bridge
2.
W +W Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E A E
|-----------|-------------||-------------7-10-|------------10-12-12s14--| |-----------|-------------||------7-8-10------|------10-12--------------| |-10--------|-(10)--------||------------------|-8-----------------------| |-----------|-------------||------------------|-------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------10----|-------------------12----| |-------------10-12----12-|-------------12-14----14-| |-10-10-12-13-------------|-12-12-12-12-------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E A E E E E E Q Q
|-------------------12-14s16-|-14-14-12--------------|| |-------------12-14----------|----------14-12--14\---|| |-12-12-12-15----------------|-----------------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------||
&[E]
W +W W W Q Q S S E S S E
|-----------|-------------||----------|----------|-----12-----------------12--| |-----------|-------------||----------|----------|---------------12-12s14-----| |-10--------|-(10)--------||----------|----------|-10------12s14--------------| |-----------|-------------||----------|----------|----------------------------|
Outro/Begin Fade
Q Q S S E S S E Q Q S S E S S E
|-----12-----------------12-||------------------------12-| |---------------12-12s14----||-----10--------12-12s14----| |-10------12s14-------------||-10------12s14-------------| |---------------------------||---------------------------|
Q Q S S E S S E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----12-----------------12-|-----12--------------|-----12--------------| |---------------12-12s14----|---------14s12-------|---------14s12-------| |-10------12s14-------------|-10------------14s12-|-10------------14s12-| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----12--------------|-----12--------------| |---------14s12-------|---------14s12-------| |-10------------14s12-|-10------------14s12-| |---------------------|---------------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----12--------------|-----12--------------*| |---------14s12-------|---------14s12-------*| |-10------------14s12-|-10------------14s12-*| |---------------------|---------------------*|
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
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