Jimi Hendrix – Day Tripper (Bass Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb)
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As recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (From the 1998 Double Album BBC SESSIONS) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Arranged by Jimi Hendrix Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Noel Redding - Bass / 1/2 step down'
 Intro
  Q=148
 4/4
  Gtr I (1/2 step down: Eb Ab Db Gb) 
  Wx5          Q.   E E E E E   +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|------------|------------2-0-|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|------------2-0-|
|------------|----------2-----|------2-------2-----|----------2-----|
|------------|-0----3-4-------|--------------------|-0----3-4-------|

                       1st Verse
  +Q   E E +E  E E E    Q.   E E E E E   +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|--------------------||----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-||------------2-0-|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|------------2-0--|
|------2-------2-----||----------2-----|------2-------2-----|----------2------|
|--------------------||-0----3-4-------|--------------------|-0----3-4--------|

  +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|--------------------|------------2-0-|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|-----------------|
|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|----------2-----|------2-------2-----|------------2-0--|
|------2-------2-----|-0----3-4-------|--------------------|----------2------|
|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|-0----3-4--------|

                     Chorus
  Q  E E +E  E E E    Q  E. S E E E E   +Q   E. S E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|------------------||-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-0----4-(4)---0-2-||-4--4--4-----2-4-|-(4)--4--4-----2-3-|-4--4-4-----2-3--|
|----2-------2-----||---------4-4-----|-----------4-4-----|--------4-4------|
|------------------||-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4s|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------6--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4--4----4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

  E E E E E E Q    W          +H     H      Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|----------|-------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------|-------------|------------2-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2----|----------|-------------|----------2------|
|-------------3--|-0--------|-(0)---------|-0----3-4--------|

                       2nd Verse
  +Q   E E +E  E E E    Q.   E E E E E   +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|--------------------||----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-||------------2-0-|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|------------2-0--|
|------2-------2-----||----------2-----|------2-------2-----|----------2------|
|--------------------||-0----3-4-------|--------------------|-0----3-4--------|

  +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|--------------------|------------2-0-|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|-----------------|
|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|----------2-----|------2-------2-----|------------2-0--|
|------2-------2-----|-0----3-4-------|--------------------|----------2------|
|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|-0----3-4--------|

                       Chorus
  +Q   E E +E  E E E    Q  E. S E E E E   +Q   E. S E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|--------------------||-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-||-4--4--4-----2-4-|-(4)--4--4-----2-3-|-4--4-4-----2-3--|
|------2-------2-----||---------4-4-----|-----------4-4-----|--------4-4------|
|--------------------||-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----8-----------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4s|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6---6-6-6-6---|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-|-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

                      Guitar Solo 1
  +E  E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
|-------------------||-----------------|
|-------------------||-----------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------||-----------------|

  E E E S S E E S S E   E E E S S E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------2h4---|-------------------|
|-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 E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---4-4-4---------|-------------2h4-|------------------|
|---------2h4-2h4-|-----------------|---------2h4-----|------------------|
|-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 S S S S E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E S S E
|-----------2-4-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-------------2-|
|---------4-------4-2-|---------2-4-2-4-|---------2-4-2-4-|-------------2h4---|
|-2-2-2-2-------------|-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2---------|-----2-2-2-2-------|
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

  E E E E S S E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E. S E E E E
|-4-4-------------2-|-4-4-------------|-------------2-3-|-4----------------|
|---------0h2h4-4---|-----------------|-4-------2-4-----|------------------|
|-----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 E E E E   E E Q  Q  Q    W
|-------------------|-----------------|-2-4-2--------|------|
|-------------------|-------------2-4-|--------4--2--|------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|--------------|------|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|-0----|

                                                       3rd Verse
  +Q   Q  H      Q.   E E E E E   +Q   E E +E  E E E    Q.   E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|--------------------||-----------------|
|--------------|------------2-0-|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-||------------2-0--|
|--------------|----------2-----|------2-------2-----||----------2------|
|-(0)----------|-0----3-4-------|--------------------||-0----3-4--------|

  Q  E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------2-0--|
|-0----4-(4)---0-2-|------------2-0-|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|----------2------|
|----2-------2-----|----------2-----|------2-------2-----|-0----3-4--------|
|------------------|-0----3-4-------|--------------------|-----------------|

                                                           Chorus
  +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E    Q  E. S E E E E
|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|----------------|------------------||------------------|
|------2-------2-----|------------2-0-|-0----4-(4)---0-2-||-4--4--4-----2-4--|
|--------------------|----------2-----|----2-------2-----||---------4-4------|
|--------------------|-0----3-4-------|------------------||------------------|

  +Q   E. S E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E. S E E E E
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----2---------------|
|-(4)--4--4-----2-3-|-4--4-4-----2-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)---2--2-------2--|
|-----------4-4-----|--------4-4-----|-----------------|------------0-0-4----|
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|

                                                            Guitar Solo 2
  E E E E E E E E   Q  E. S a E E E E   Q  E. S a E E E E    Q  E E E E E E
|-----------1-1-1-|----6--6-----------|----4--4-----------||-----------------|
|---------1-------|---------4s6-------|---------2s4-------||-----------------|
|-----3-3---------|-4-----------4-4-3-|-2-----------2-2-2-||----2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-4-4-------------|-------------------|-------------------||-0---------------|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------2-4-|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|------------------|
|-----2-4-4-4-----|-----------------|-----2-4---------|-------------2-4--|
|-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 E E E E   E E E E E S S S S E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-4-2-----|--------------------|
|---------1-2-3-4-|---------2-3-4---|---------4-------4-2-|--------------------|
|-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-------2-|-2-2-2-2-------------|-2-2-0-2-(2)-2-0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------------|

                                                          Outro
  E E E E E E S S E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    Q.   E E E E E
|-------------2-4---|-----------------|-----2-4-4-4-2---||----------------|
|-----1-2-3-4---7-4-|-----------------|-2-4-----------4-||------------2-0-|
|-2-2---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------||----------2-----|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||-0----3-4-------|

  +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|------------2-0-|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|------------2-0--|
|------2-------2-----|----------2-----|------2-------2-----|----------2------|
|--------------------|-0----3-4-------|--------------------|-0----3-4--------|

  +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   +Q   E E +E  E E E
|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|------------2-0-|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|
|------2-------2-----|----------2-----|------2-------2-----|
|--------------------|-0----3-4-------|--------------------|

  Q.   E E E E E   +Q   E E +E  E E E
|----------------|----------------------|
|------------2-0-|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2---|
|----------2-----|------2-------2-------|
|-0----3-4-------|----------------------|

  Q.   E E E E E   +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|------------2-0-|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|------------2-0-|
|----------2-----|------2-------2-----|----------2-----|
|-0----3-4-------|--------------------|-0----3-4-------|

  +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------|
|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|------------2-0---|
|------2-------2-----|----------2-------|
|--------------------|-0----3-4---------|

  +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   +Q   E E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|------------2-0-|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|------------2-0--|
|------2-------2-----|----------2-----|------2-------2-----|----------2------|
|--------------------|-0----3-4-------|--------------------|-0----3-4--------|

                       H.=H
  +Q   E E +E  E E E   H    H      H    H      S S S S Q  E E Q
|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
|-(0)----4-(4)---0-2-|-----------|-----------|-9s7s9s7-9----------|
|------2-------2-----|-----------|-2s===7----|------------7s5s7---|
|--------------------|-0----0----|-----------|--------------------|

  +W           +H.      Q
|------------|-------------*|
|------------|-------------*|
|-(7)--------|-(7)------7--*|
|------------|----------0--*|
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 Day tripper Yeah, Um ah um ah I got a good reason, for taken the easy way out I got a good reason, for taken the easy way out now She was a day tripper She was a day tripper, yeah One way ticket yeah One way ticket, yeah It took so long to find out, I found out Shes a big teaser She let me half the way down Shes a big teaser She let me half the way down She was a day tripper Trippin' bright and gay It took so long to find out, I found out Oh, can you hear me now Yeah I try to please her She only played one that stands I try to please her She only played one that stands She was a day tripper The day tripper, yeah Was a one way ticket One way ticket, yeah It took so long to find out, I found out Oh I found out Your out of your mind Day tripper x6 I got a good reason I got a good reason Yeah Baby you can...