The Beatles – Blue Jay Way (Bass Tab)

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BLUE JAY WAY (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1967 Album MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR) Words and Music by George Harrison Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=100
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          W
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  W          W          W          W
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              1st - 3rd Verses
  W            Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------||--------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------||o-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------||o-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|
|----------||--------------|-------------|-------------|

                                            Q=20
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
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|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3----||
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 Chorus
  1.,2.(8=s8)
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

  |-3-| |3|
  Q Q Q Q H    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    W
|---2-4-5-4--|-------------|-------------|------|
|------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|-3----------|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3----|
|------------|-------------|-------------|------|

                  Chorus
  Q=100       3.   Q=120(8=s8)
  W         3x     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------||-||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|----------o||-||o-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-3--------o||-||o-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3----|
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  1.,2.,3.
 2/4       4/4
  E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q   4x
|---2-4-5-|-4--4--------|-------------|--------------||
|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-3-------|-------3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--o||
|---------|-------------|-------------|--------------||

                              Outro
  4.
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------||-------------|-------------|
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|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--||-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|
|-------------|-------------||-------------|-------------|

  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3---|-3---3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3---|
|-------------|------------3-|---3----------|------------3-|

  E E Q  Q  Q    E E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3---3--3--3--|-3---3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|
|---3----------|---3----------|-------------|-------------|

                                         Q=80
  Q  Q  H      +W           +W           +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
|-3--3--3----|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----*|
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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