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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 4/4
E E E E 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---------|-----------------------------|
2/4
E E Q S S E S S E E E Q
|-------12-----------------12-|-------12---|
|-----------------12-12s14----|------------|
|-10-10-----12s14-------------|-10-10------|
|-----------------------------|------------|
Choruses
4/4 3/4
Q Q E E Q E E E E Q Q 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
2/4 4/4
Q E E E E Q Q S S E Q E E E E Q E E 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-----------------------|
|-----------|-------------||------------------|-------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/two_of_us_btab_ver_2.html ]
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
