Paul McCartney – A Certain Softness (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Paul McCartney (From the 2005 Album CHAOS AND CREATION IN THE BACKYARD) Words and Music by Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' [1st - 4th Verses] Q=96 Segno $ Segno Segno $$ 4/4 Gtr I W Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E H

G|----------||--------------|--------------|-------------|
D|----------||o-7----7-7----|--------------|-------------|
A|-7--------||o-------------|-7------7-----|-8----8-8----|
E|----------||--------------|------7----7--|-------------|

   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E H      Q  E E Q  E E   Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
D|--------------|-------------|-8----8-7------|-----------7--|
A|-7------7-----|-8----8-8----|----7------7-6-|-5----5-5-----|
E|------7----7--|-------------|---------------|--------------|

                 1.
  To Dbl. Coda
   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    W
G|-5------5-----|--------------|--------------|-------||
D|------5-------|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|------o||
A|-----------3--|--------3-----|--------5-----|-7----o||
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------||

                                                  [Bridge]
  2.,D.S.
                                         To Coda
   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q     Q.   E Q  Q
G|---------------|----------------|--------------||---------------|
D|-3------3--3-4-|-5------5---5-6-|-7------7--7--||-7------7------|
A|------3--------|------5---5-----|------7-------||------7----7---|
E|---------------|----------------|--------------||---------------|

   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E
G|--------------|-4----4-4------|-------------|-2----2-2-------|
D|-4------4--4--|-----------4-2-|----------2--|-------------2--|
A|------4-------|---------------|-0--2--4-----|----------------|
E|--------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|

                                  Dal Segno al Coda
   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    H    H      W
G|--------------|-4----4----4--|-----------|-------||
D|-4----4-4--4--|--------4-----|-3----5----|-------||
A|--------------|--------------|-----------|-7-----||
E|--------------|--------------|-----------|-------||

 [Interlude]
 Coda &
   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|----6--9--6--|---------------|
D|-7----7-7-----|-7----7-7-----|-7-----------|-7----7-7------|
A|-----------7--|-----------7--|-------------|-----------7---|
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|

                         Dal Segno Segno al Double Coda
   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    W
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------||
D|-7----7-7-----|-7----7-7-----|-7------------|-------||
A|-----------7--|-----------7--|--------4--5--|-7-----||
E|--------------|--------------|------5-------|-------||

 [Outro]
 Double Coda &&
   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   W          +W
G|----------------|----------------|----------|--------*|
D|-3----3-----3-4-|-5----5-----5-6-|-7--------|-(7)----*|
A|--------3-3-----|--------5-5-----|----------|--------*|
E|----------------|----------------|----------|--------*|

************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous **************************************