Beatles

Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends bass tab

Paul McCartney is a better bass player than most people give him credit for. This song

in particular is a good example of his ingenuity. You will notice that I

chose to play some of the high notes on the lower strings because it rings out a

thicker tone than if played on the high strings. This is what it sounds like McCartney

doing.

Tabbed by: BASSteve

Tuning: EADG

Time signature: 4/4

r = rest (listen for duration)

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide (low to high)

\ = slide (high to low)

^ = bend (listen for pitch and release charateristics)

()= note inside parenthesis not plucked or hammered on

{}= note inside pointed parenthesis still ringing from previous measure

* My tabs are meant to be read in conjunction with listening to the song. In other words,

there are no specific notations to account for note / rest duration. However, you will

find that I’ve made an attempt to strategically space the notes and rests within their

respective measures in order to represent the appropriate durations.

“Bil_____________________ly_______________________Shear________________s.”

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

D|r-----------------------|r-----------------------|r-----------------------|

A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

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

|r-----------------------|14----------13----r-----|11\---r-----------------|

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

|------------------------|------------------------|------------2-----r-----|

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

|16----------------------|14----r----16-r-14\(11)9|------------9-----------|

|------------14----------|------------------------|7-----r-----------------|

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

“Oh_____I get by

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

|-----------------14-----|------------9-----------|------14-r--14-r--14\---|

|9-----r----12h14--------|9-----r-----------------|7--r--------------------|

|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------5-|

with a little help from my friends.”

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

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

|5--r--5--r------5-------|7--r--7--r--7--r4-7\----|5--r--5--r------5-------|

|------------5--r--5--r5-|----------------------5-|------------5--r--5--r5-|

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

|------------------------|------------------------|---14-13-r--11-r--9\(7)/|

|7--r--5--r--4--r4-------|------4--r--7--r7-4--r4-|7-----------------------|

|------------------7\----|5--r--------------------|------------------------|

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

|9-----------------------|{9}---------------------|------------9-----------|

|------------------------|------------------------|7--------r--------------|

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

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

|-----------16^-p14------|------------9---------9-|-----------14-r-13-11-r-|

|9--r--------------16-14-|9-----r-----------------|7-----------------------|

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

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

|------------9-----------|-----------16-r-14------|------------9---------9-|

|7-----r-----------------|9--r--------------16-14-|9-----r-----------------|

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

“No_____I get by with a little help from my friends.”

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

|------14-r--14-r--14\---|------------------------|------------------------|

|7--r--------------------|5--r--5--r5-----5-------|7--r--7--r--7--r4-7\----|

|----------------12------|------------5--r--5--r5-|----------------------5-|

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

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

|5--r--5--r------5-------|7--r--7--r--7--r4-7--r4-|------4--r--7--r7-4--r4-|

|------------5--r--5--r5-|------------------------|5--r--------------------|

“Do you____need___________an – y_____bod - y?”

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

|------------------------|------------11---9-8-r--|------------------------|

|7--r--7--r--7--r4-7--r--|4---------------------7-|9-----------7---6-4----/|

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

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

|------------------------|------------------------|------------11---9-8-r--|

|7--r--7--r7-5--r--5--r5-|------------------------|4---------------------7-|

|------------------------|5--r--5--r--5--r--5--r5-|------------------------|

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

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

|9-----------7---6-4----/|7--r--7---7-5--r--5--r--|------------------------|

|------------------------|------------------------|5---0-5---0-5---0-5---0-|

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

|------------9--9--r-----|-----------------14-----|------------9-----r-----|

|7-----r-----------------|9-----r----12h14--------|9-----r-----------------|

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

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

|--------15^p14----------|------------9--9--9-----|-----------------14-----|

|7-----r--------16-14--9-|7-----r-----------------|9-----r----12h14--------|

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

“Oh___I get by with a little help from my

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

|------------9-----r---9-|------14-r--14-r--14\---|------------------------|

|9-----r-----------------|7--r--------------------|5--r--5--r------5-------|

|------------------------|----------12----12----5-|------------5--r--5--r5-|

friends.”

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

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

|7--r--7--r--7--r4-7\----|5--r--5--r------5-------|7--r--5--r--4--r4-------|

|----------------------5-|------------5--r--5--r5-|------------------7---r-|

“Do you_____need___________an – y____

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

|------------------------|------------------------|------------11---9-8-r--|

|------4--r--7--r7-4--r4-|7--r--7--r--7--r4-7--r--|4---------------------7-|

|5--r--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

bod – y?”

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

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

|9-----------7---6-4----/|7--r--7--r--5--r--5--r5-|------------------------|

|------------------------|------------------------|5--r--5--r--5--r--5--r--|

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

|------------11---8-8-r--|------------------------|------------------------|

|4---------------------7-|9-----------7---6-4----/|7--r--7--r7-5--r--5--r5-|

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

“Oh___I get by with a little help from my friends.”

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

|7--r--7--r--7--r--7--r--|------------------------|------14-r--14-r--14\---|

|----------------7-------|5--r--5--r------5-------|7--r--------------------|

|----------------------5-|------------5--r--5--r5-|----------12----12----5-|

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

|------------------------|------14-r--14-r--14\---|------------------------|

|5--r--5--r------5-------|7--r--------------------|------4--r--7--r7-4--r4-|

|------------5--r--5--r5-|----------12----12----5-|5--r--------------------|

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

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

|7--r--7--r--7--r4-7--r--|5--------------------r--|------------------------|

|----------------------5-|------------------------|5-----------------------|

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

|5-r---5-r---5-r---5-r---|7-r---7-r---7-r---7-r---|2-----------------------|

|----3-----------3-------|----5-----------5-------|------------------------|

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

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

|{2}---------------------|

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

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

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