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From: hertzberg@netcad.enet.dec.com (Marc Hertzberg (History: Love it or leave it!)) Subject: TAB: Get Back (Lennon/McCartney) Get Back (Lennon/McCartney) Intro: [the intro shows the flavor of the rhythm guitar playing throughout the song] A -|---------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------- -|--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2---- -|--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2---- -|--X--0--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2---- -|---------------------------------------------------- G/A D/A A -|--------------------------5--5--3---2--0------------- -|--------------------------2--2--0---3--2------------- -|--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--2--2--0---2--2------------- -|--X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--------2---0--2------------- -|--X--0--X--2--X--2--X--2--------0---0--0------------- -|----------------------------------------------------- Verse: [the remainder of the tab is for the lead guitar] A -|----------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------- -|--7----9-----7---9----7---------9-----7----9--------- -|--5----5-----5---5----5---------5-----5----5--------- Jojo was a man ... D A -|-------------------------------------------12------------------------ -|------------------------------10--12b(14)------b(14)12--10------10--- -|-------------------------/11--------------------------------11------- -|--7------9-------7---9----------------------------------------------- -|--5------5-------5---5----------------------------------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------------------------- But he knew ... A -|--------------------------------------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------- -|--7----9--------7---9----7-----9----7----9--------- -|--5----5--------5---5----5-----5----5----5--------- Jojo left his ... D A -|------------------------------------------12------------------------ -|-----------------------------10--12b(14)------b(14)12--10------10--- -|------------------------/11--------------------------------11------- -|--7---------9---7---9----------------------------------------------- -|--5---------5---5---5----------------------------------------------- -|-------------------------------------------------------------------- For some ...Get back... A -|---------------9--9--9--9--9---------------9--9--9--9--9-------- -|---------------8--8--8--8--8---------------8--8--8--8--8-------- -|---------------9--9--9--9--9---------------9--9--9--9--9-------- -|------------7---------------------------7----------------------- -|------7--9------------------------7--9-------------------------- -|--/9--------------------------/9-------------------------------- Get ... Get ... D7 A G/A D/A A -|---------------8--8--8--8--8---------------9--9--9--9--9-------- -|---------------7--7--7--7--7---------------8--8--8--8--8-------- -|---------------7--7--7--7--7---------------9--9--9--9--9-------- -|------------7---------------------------7----------------------- -|------7--9------------------------7--9-------------------------- -|--/9--------------------------/9-------------------------------- to where ...Get ... A -|---------------9--9--9--9--9---------------9--9--9--9--9-------- -|---------------8--8--8--8--8---------------8--8--8--8--8-------- -|---------------9--9--9--9--9---------------9--9--9--9--9-------- -|------------7---------------------------7----------------------- -|------7--9------------------------7--9-------------------------- -|--/9--------------------------/9-------------------------------- Get ... Get ... D7 A -|---------------8--8--8--8--8---------------9--9--9--9--9-------- -|---------------7--7--7--7--7---------------8--8--8--8--8-------- -|---------------7--7--7--7--7---------------9--9--9--9--9-------- -|------------7---------------------------7----------------------- -|------7--9------------------------7--9-------------------------- -|--/9--------------------------/9-------------------------------- to where you ... Guitar Lead: A -|--------------------------------12------------------------------ -|-------10--10--10--12--12b(14)------b(14)12--10----------------- -|--/11--------------------------------------------11------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------- D A G D -|--------------------------------------------------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------------------- -|-----------7--------------------------------------------------- -|-----7--9-----10--7--10b(11)----------------------------------- -|--9------------------------------------------------------------ -|--------------------------------------------------------------- A -|--------------------------------12------------------------------ -|-------10--10--10--12--12b(14)------b(14)12--10------10--------- -|--/11--------------------------------------------11------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------- D A G D -|---------------------------------------------------------------- -|--------------------------8--5---------------------------------- -|------------7----------------------5--7b(9)--5-----5------------ -|-----7--10-----10--7--10--------7---------------7--------------- -|--9------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------- The rest of the song builds off these ideas. Once you can play the above, you'll be able to feel the small changes from verse to verse, lead to lead. Beatles Tab by Marc Hertzberg Digital Equipment Corporation hertzberg@netcad.enet.dec.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tab Special Notations: ---5/7--- play fret five, slide up to fret seven ---7\5--- play fret seven, slide down to fret five --8b(9)-- play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach the pitch of fret nine --b(9)8-- play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine, unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight ---/7---- slide up to fret 7 (the starting fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) ---15\--- play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) ---1h3--- play fret one and hammer-on to fret three ---7p5--- play fret seven and pull-off to fret five -7b(9)r7- play fret seven, bend up to fret nine, release back to fret seven --5h7p5-- play fret five, hammer on to fret seven, pull off to fret five --X------ pick string, but do not press string to fret; left hand mute From: Paul Zimmerman Subject: TAB: Get Back - Beatles Get Back - The Beatles ====================== The intro ,goes with an E5 played in eights, and then we have: e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G---------2---2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-2-2-2-2-0---2---|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-| A-2-2-2-2-----0---|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| Here we start singning......... e-----------------| B---------3-------| G---------2---2---| D---------0---2---| A-2-2-4-4-----0---| E-0-0-0-0---------| ^ these are only done the 2nd verse I think.. (listen to the record..) All this goes twice, and then we have: Chorus: e-----------------|--same again--|-----------------|-----------------| B-----2-3---------|--------------|-----------------|---------3-------| G---4-------------|--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2---2---| D-2---------------|--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0---2---| A-----------------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-----0---| E-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------| This is the riff for the lead guitar.. If you play it by yourself you'd better stick to E5 or perhaps an E7-chord for the two first measures.. This is also repeated twice.. And VOILA.. Get Back.. I'm not sure about the end though, but then again I don't think the Beatles were two sure about that either... Jojo was a man ..., A A But he knew ... D A G D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Jojo left ... A A For some ... D A G D Get back, ... A A Back to where ... D A G D Get back, ... A A Back to where ... D A [Electric Piano solo - same chords as verse] .[Chorus] This is a repost. Thanks to the original poster. Peace, Paul Z