Doctor Robert (ver 3) by Beatles
DOCTOR ROBERT (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1966 Album REVOLVER)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Intro
Q=160
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E q q Q. E q q Q. E Q. E Q. E q q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------||
|-7----7----5--|-7----7----6--|-7----7--------|-7----7----5--||
|--------7-----|--------7-----|--------7----7-|--------7-----||
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Q. E Q. E Q. E q q Q. E Q. E Q. E q q
||----------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-7----7--------|-7----7-------|-7----7--------|-7----7--------|
||o--------7----7-|--------7--7--|--------7----7-|--------7--7---|
||----------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E q q Q. E Q. E Q. E q q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7--------|-7----7-------|-7----7--------|-7----7----5---|
|--------7----7-|--------7--7--|--------7----7-|--------7------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-4----4--------|-4----4--------|-4----4--------|-4----4---------|
|--------4----4-|------------4--|--------4----4-|------------4---|
|---------------|--------5-7----|---------------|--------5-7-----|
Q. E Q. E Q. E q q Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|
|-4----4--------|-4----4----4--|------0-------|
|--------4----4-|--------4-----|-7------0-----|
|---------------|--------------|-----------0--|
1.
Q. E q q Q. E q Q Q. E q q
|--------------|--------------|---------------||
|-4----4----4--|--------------|-----------9--o||
|--------4-----|-2----2-------|--------9-----o||
|--------------|--------2--5--|-7----7--------||
Bridge
2.,D.S.
Q. E H Q. E H H Q Q
|-------------|-------------||-------------|
|--------4----|-------------||-/9----9--9--|
|-2----2------|-2----2-2----||-------------|
|-------------|-------------||-------------|
H H Q Q Q Q H Q.. S
|-----------|-------------|--------------|
|-9----9----|-9--9--9--9--|-9----9-----9-|
|-----------|-------------|--------------|
|-----------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q H H Q Q Q Q H H
|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|
|-9--9--9--9--|-9----9----|-9--9--9--9--|-9----9----|
|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|
|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|
To Coda D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q
|-------------|---------------||---------------||
|-7--7-----5--|-7----7--------||-7----7-7------||
|-------7-----|----------5-7--||----------5-7--||
|-------------|--------5------||---------------||
Outro
Q. E q q Q. E E E Q Q. E Q. E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7-------|-7----7-7------|-7----7--------|
|--------7--5--|----------5-7--|--------7----7-|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7-------5-|-7----7--------|-7----7--------|
|----------5-7---|--------7----7-|--------7----7-|
|--------5-------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E q q Q. E H Q Q Q Q
|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-7----7----6--|-7----7------|-4--4--4-----|
|--------7-----|--------7----|----------4--|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|
H H H Q Q +W
|-----------|-4-------4--|-(4)----*|
|-4----4----|------4-----|--------*|
|-----------|------------|--------*|
|-----------|------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
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