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Two Of Us

Beatles

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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-----------------------|
|-----------|-------------||------------------|-------------------------|


   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