VENUS AND MARS / ROCK SHOW (Bassline)
As recorded by Wings
(From the 1975 Album VENUS AND MARS)
Words and Music by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
Venus And Mars - Intro
Q=82
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Verse
4/4
Wx10
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||
Interlude
4/4 7/8
H H H H H H H E. S +E
|-----------|------------|-----------|---------------||
|-----------|------------|-----------|---------------||
|-----------|-------5----|-----------|---------5-(5)-||
|-3----5----|-1/---------|-3----5----|-1----3--------||
Rockshow - Intro
Faster Q=130
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|---------------2-|-(2)-------------|---------------2-|-(2)-------------|
|---------2-2-4---|-----------------|---------2-2-4---|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-----0-3-4-5--5--|-0-0-3-4---------|-----0-3-4-5--0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
W +W Q E E E E S S E +E E E E E E S S E
|----------|------------||-----------------2-|-(2)------------------|
|----------|------------||o--------2-2-2h4---|-----------2-2-2h4-2--|
|-7--------|-(7)--------||o-0--3-4-----------|-----0-3-4------------|
|----------|------------||-------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E S S E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------2-|-(2)--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------2-2-2h4---|-----------2-2----|---------------2-|-(2)---------------|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4--------|-----------2-4---|-------------------|
|-------------------|---------------3--|-0-0-0-0-4-------|-----0-3-4-0-0-3-4-|
1.
E E E E E E S S E +E E E E E E Q
|-----------------2-|-(2)---------------||
|---------2-2-2h4---|------------------o||
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-0-0----o||
|-------------------|---------------0---||
2.
E E E E E E S S E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------2-|-(2)----------------||
|---------2-2-2h4---|--------------------||
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-0-0-2-0--||
|-------------------|--------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|-----------------|-----------------2-|-----------------|-----------------2--|
|-----------------|---------2-2-2h4---|-----------------|---------2-2-2h4----|
|---5-5-5-5-5-4-2-|-0-0-3-4-----------|---5-5-5-5-5-4-2-|-0-0-3-4------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
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
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----2-4-(4)-------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-|-0-4---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2--|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-(2)----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-4---|---------2----------|
|-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-|-0-0-0-3-4-------|-----3-4---0-2-3-4--|
Breakdown
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
|---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5-----||-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5---6--|-7-7-7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H H H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------------|---------------5-|-7----5----|-3----2----|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---|-----------|-----------|
W +H E Q. Q. E +Q Q +E Q. E Q.
|----------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|-0--------|-(0)-----------|-------------5--|-(5)-3------5-----|
|----------|----------3----|-0----3-(3)-----|------------------|
3rd Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E S S E +E E E E E E S S E
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------2-|-(2)------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||--------2-2-2h4---|-----------2-2-2h4-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------||-0--3-4-----------|-----0-3-4------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-||------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E S S E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------2-|-(2)--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------2-2-2h4---|-----------2-2----|---------------2-|-(2)---------------|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4--------|-----------2-4---|-------------------|
|-------------------|---------------3--|-0-0-0-0-4-------|-----0-3-4-0-0-3-4-|
Chorus
E E E E E E S S E +E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E S S E
|-----------------2-|-(2)---------------||---------------|-----------------2--|
|---------2-2-2h4---|-------------------||---------------|---------2-2-2h4----|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-0-0-2-0-||-5-5-5--5--4-2-|-0-0-3-4------------|
|-------------------|-------------------||---------------|--------------------|
E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------|---------------2-|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-----------2h4---|---------------|-----2-4-(4)--------|
|---5-5--5--4-2-|-0-0-0-4---------|---5-5--5--4-2-|-0-4----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-|-0-2-2-0-0-2-0-2--|
Out-Chorus
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 S S E
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-------------2-||-----------------|---------2-2-2h4---|
|-----------------|---------2-4-4---||-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-|-0-0-3-4-----------|
|-----------------|---0-2-4---------||-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|--------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-|-0-0-3-4---------|-5--5--5--4-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------2-|---------------|------------------*|
|-----------2-4---|---------------|------------------*|
|-------3-4-------|-5--5--5-------|--------------3-4-*|
|-5-5-5-----------|---------2-3-5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-----*|
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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