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Something (fingerstyle)

The Beatles
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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Readable tablature for Something (fingerstyle) by The Beatles

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

Track 1 · 6 strings · tuning low to high: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4
Symbols: h hammer-on, p pull-off, t tied note, x dead note, () ghost note, <> harmonic, PM palm mute, LR let ring, b bend, / slide, v vibrato.
Measure 1 · 4/4 · tempo 66 BPM
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/4-1/4|
E4  |--------1----0---------------4---3--|
B3  |----2---2---------2----------3---4--|
G3  |----3---3--------------------5---5--|
D3  |-----------------------------6---5--|
A2  |1-----------------------------------|
E2  |------------------------------------|

Measure 2 · 4/4 · tempo 66 BPM
Rhythm |1/16-1/8.-1/8-1/16-1/8.-1/8-1/16-1/8.|
E4  |-----1----1--------1--------1----3---|
B3  |0----0-------------0----0------------|
G3  |2----2-------------2-----------------|
D3  |3----3--------3----------------------|
A2  |-------------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------------|

Measure 3 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |0---0-------------------0-----------------------------------0---|
B3  |0---0------------------------0-------------------------0--------|
G3  |2---2---------2-------------------2---------------2----2----2---|
D3  |3---3----3---------3-------------------------3------------------|
A2  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E2  |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 4 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/16-1/8.-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-----------------------------1---3---1--|
B3  |---------3----3--------------3---3------|
G3  |---------2--------------2--------2------|
D3  |-----3---3---------3-------------3------|
A2  |----------------------------------------|
E2  |----------------------------------------|

Measure 5 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16|
E4  |--------1---------------1------------|
B3  |--------2-----------0---0------------|
G3  |----3-------3---2-----------2----0---|
D3  |-------------------------------------|
A2  |1------------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------------|

Measure 6 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/8.-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/16-r1/16-1/8|
E4  |-----3----3---------------3----------0--|
B3  |5----5------------5-------5----------0--|
G3  |4----4--------4-------0---4----------0--|
D3  |5----5----------------------------------|
A2  |----------------------------------------|
E2  |----------------------------------------|

Measure 7 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0-------0---0-------0-------0--|
B3  |0-------0---0-------0-------0--|
G3  |0-----------0------------------|
D3  |----------------0-------2------|
A2  |----3--------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 8 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |--------------------3-----------------------3------------------------3---|
B3  |-----5----5--------------5---------5-------------5--------------5--------|
G3  |7--------------7--------------7---------6---6----6----6----6----6----6---|
D3  |0----0----0----0----0----0----0------------------------------------------|
A2  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 9 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/8-1/4|
E4  |5----3--------3----0------------------3---3--|
B3  |5--------5--------------5-------------5---5--|
G3  |-----------------------------7----7---4---4--|
D3  |---------------------------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------------------------|

Measure 10 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/4-1/4|
E4  |-------------0---------------4---3--|
B3  |--------5--------------------3---4--|
G3  |----7-------------7----------5---5--|
D3  |8---8---8----8---------------6---5--|
A2  |------------------------------------|
E2  |------------------------------------|

Measure 11 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/8-1/8-1/16-1/8.-1/8-1/16-1/8-r1/16|
E4  |8----8----8---8--------8----8---8----10-------|
B3  |9----9-----------------9--------9----10-------|
G3  |10---10-----------10---10---------------------|
D3  |----------------------------------------------|
A2  |----------8---8---8----8----------------------|
E2  |----------------------------------------------|

Measure 12 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8.-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/8-1/8-1/16-1/8.|
E4  |8---8---------8----------12---------------|
B3  |9---9---------9--------------12-----------|
G3  |10--10---10---------------------------7---|
D3  |3---3----------------------------7--------|
A2  |----8-------------------------------------|
E2  |------------------------------------------|

Measure 13 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/32-1/32-1/16-1/8-r1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------------8----11--------8---------------10--10--13-|
B3  |---------9-------------------8----9----------10---------|
G3  |----8---------------------------------------------------|
D3  |--------------------------------------------------------|
A2  |8-------------------------------------------------------|
E2  |--------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 14 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/8-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/8-r1/16|
E4  |10-------------11---10------------------8---------------5--------|
B3  |10-------------10---10---------10-------9---------------5--------|
G3  |10-------------10---10---------10-------10--------------5--------|
D3  |----------8-------------------------7--------------7-------------|
A2  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E2  |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 15 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |10---10---10---10---9----10---10---------10---------10--10--12-|
B3  |11-------------10---10---11--------------11---------11------12-|
G3  |0----0----0--------------0----0----------12---------12------12-|
D3  |---------------------------------------------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------------------------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 16 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |12--12--------8----8----------8--------3-------0--|
B3  |12--12--------7----7----------7--------4-------0--|
G3  |12--12--------9----9----------9--------5-------0--|
D3  |10-------10------------------------0-------2------|
A2  |--------------------------------------------------|
E2  |--------------------------------------------------|

Measure 17 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-1/64-1/64-1/64-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/32-1/32-r1/32-1/32-r1/16-1/16|
E4  |-----10-------------10---8----10--10---8---------10--------------10---10---------10-------------|
B3  |-----9---------9---------------------------------9---------------9----9----------9--------------|
G3  |-----10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D3  |0---------0---------------------------------11--------------11------------------------------0---|
A2  |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E2  |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 18 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16|
E4  |13---10---13---10--12---8----10---10--------5----5----5-------------------|
B3  |12------------------------------------------5--------------5--------------|
G3  |10--------------------------------------------------------------4---------|
D3  |----------------------------------0----0----0-----------------------------|
A2  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E2  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 19 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/4-1/4|
E4  |-------------0---------------4---3--|
B3  |--------5----5----2----------3---4--|
G3  |----3---3----3---------------5---5--|
D3  |-----------------------------6---5--|
A2  |1---1---1----1----------------------|
E2  |------------------------------------|

Measure 20 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/8|
E4  |--------------------------------------------------------------------5----5--|
B3  |--------------------------------------------------------------------6----6--|
G3  |-----7---------------7---------------7---------7---------------7----7----7--|
D3  |0---------0----------0----------0---------0---------0----------0----0----0--|
A2  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E2  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 21 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |---------------------------------------------------------0----0----7-------------|
B3  |-----6---------------6----6---------------6----6----6----6-------------------6---|
G3  |-----7---------------7----7---------------6----6----6----6-------------------6---|
D3  |0---------0----------0---------0----------4---------4----4----4---------4--------|
A2  |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 22 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |-----2----2----------2---------------2---------2---------------2----2---------2---|
B3  |-----2----2----------2---------------2---------2---------------2----2---------2---|
G3  |-----4----4----------4---------------4---------2---------------2----2-------------|
D3  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A2  |2---------2----------2----------2---------0---------0----------0---------0--------|
E2  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 23 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16|
E4  |3----3----3----3--------------------3----3----3----0---------------3----3---------|
B3  |2----2----2----2--------------------2----0----0----0---------------0----0---------|
G3  |0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------------------0----0---------|
D3  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A2  |-----------------------------------------3----3----3----------3---------3---------|
E2  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 24 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/8.-1/8.-1/8.-1/8-1/8|
E4  |2----2----2----------------|
B3  |2----1----0----------------|
G3  |2----2----2----4----3---2--|
D3  |---------------4----4---4--|
A2  |---------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 25 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |---------------------------------------------------------0----0----7-------------|
B3  |-----6---------------6----6---------------6----6----6----6-------------------6---|
G3  |-----7---------------7----7---------------6----6----6----6-------------------6---|
D3  |0---------0----------0---------0----------4---------4----4----4---------4--------|
A2  |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 26 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16|
E4  |-----2----2----------2---------------2---------2---------------2----2---------2---|
B3  |-----2----2----------2---------------2---------2---------------2----2---------2---|
G3  |-----4----4----------4---------------4---------2---------------2----2-------------|
D3  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A2  |2---------2----------2----------2---------0---------0----------0---------0--------|
E2  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 27 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16-1/16-1/16-1/16-r1/16|
E4  |3----3----3----3--------------------3----3----3----0---------------3----3---------|
B3  |2----2----2----2--------------------2----0----0----0---------------0----0---------|
G3  |0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------------------0----0---------|
D3  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A2  |-----------------------------------------3----3----3----------3---------3---------|
E2  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Measure 28 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8.-1/8.-1/8.-1/8.-1/8-1/8|
E4  |---------------------------|
B3  |5----4----2----0-----------|
G3  |2----2----2----2----2---0--|
D3  |3----3----3----3----3---3--|
A2  |--------------------3---3--|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 29 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
E4  |8--|
B3  |9--|
G3  |10-|
D3  |10-|
A2  |8--|
E2  |---|
AlphaTex source notation
\title "John"
\tempo 66
\tuning E4 B3 G3 D3 A2 E2
\instrument 27
.
\ts 4 4 :8 1.5 (2.2 3.3) :16 (1.1 2.2 3.3) 0.1 2.2 r :4 (4.1 3.2 5.3 6.4) (3.1 4.2 5.3 5.4) |
\tempo 66 :16 (0.2 2.3 3.4) :8 (1.1 0.2 2.3 3.4) {d} :8 1.1 :16 3.4 :8 (1.1 0.2 2.3) {d} :8 0.2 :16 1.1 :8 3.1 {d} |
:4 (0.1 0.2 2.3 3.4) :16 (0.1 0.2 2.3 3.4) 3.4 2.3 3.4 0.1 0.2 2.3 r 3.4 2.3 (0.2 2.3) (0.1 2.3) |
:8 r 3.4 :16 (3.2 2.3 3.4) :8 3.2 {d} :16 3.4 2.3 :8 (1.1 3.2) (3.1 3.2 2.3 3.4) 1.1 |
1.5 3.3 (1.1 2.2) 3.3 2.3 0.2 (1.1 0.2) :16 2.3 0.3 |
(5.2 4.3 5.4) :8 (3.1 5.2 4.3 5.4) {d} :8 3.1 4.3 5.2 0.3 :16 (3.1 5.2 4.3) r :8 (0.1 0.2 0.3) |
(0.1 0.2 0.3) 3.5 (0.1 0.2) (0.1 0.2 0.3) 0.4 (0.1 0.2) 2.4 (0.1 0.2) |
:16 (7.3 0.4) (5.2 0.4) (5.2 0.4) (7.3 0.4) (3.1 0.4) (5.2 0.4) (7.3 0.4) 5.2 :8 6.3 :16 (3.1 6.3) (5.2 6.3) 6.3 6.3 (5.2 6.3) (3.1 6.3) |
(0.1 5.1 5.2) :8 3.1 :16 5.2 3.1 0.1 5.2 7.3 :8 7.3 (3.1 5.2 4.3) :4 (3.1 5.2 4.3) |
:8 8.4 (7.3 8.4) :16 (5.2 8.4) (0.1 8.4) 7.3 r :4 (4.1 3.2 5.3 6.4) (3.1 4.2 5.3 5.4) |
:16 (8.1 9.2 10.3) (8.1 9.2 10.3) :8 (8.1 8.5) (8.1 8.5) :16 (10.3 8.5) :8 (8.1 8.1 9.2 10.3 8.5) {d} :8 8.1 :16 (8.1 9.2) :8 (10.1 10.2) :16 r |
:8 (7.1 8.1 9.2 10.3 3.4) :8 (7.1 8.1 9.2 10.3 3.4 8.5) {d} :16 10.3 (7.1 8.1 9.2) r :8 12.1 12.2 :16 7.4 :8 7.3 {d} |
:8 8.5 :32 8.3 9.2 :16 8.1 :8 11.1 :16 r (8.1 8.1 8.2) 9.2 r :8 (8.1 10.1 10.2) 10.1 13.1 |
(10.1 10.2 10.3) :16 r 8.4 (11.1 10.2 10.3) (10.1 10.2 10.3) r (10.2 10.3) :8 7.4 :16 (8.1 9.2 10.3) r 7.4 :8 (5.1 5.2 5.3) :16 r |
(10.1 11.2 0.3) (10.1 0.3) (10.1 0.3) (10.1 10.2) (9.1 10.2) (10.1 11.2 0.3) (10.1 0.3) r (8.1 10.1 11.2 12.3) r :8 (8.1 10.1 11.2 12.3) 10.1 (12.1 12.2 12.3) |
(12.1 12.2 12.3 10.4) :16 (12.1 12.2 12.3) 10.4 (8.1 7.2 9.3) (8.1 7.2 9.3) r (8.1 7.2 9.3) :8 0.4 (3.1 4.2 5.3) 2.4 (0.1 0.2 0.3) |
:16 0.4 (8.1 10.1 9.2 10.3) 0.4 :64 9.2 10.1 8.1 :8 10.1 :16 10.1 8.1 11.4 (8.1 10.1 9.2) r 11.4 :32 (8.1 10.1 9.2) (8.1 10.1 9.2) r (8.1 10.1 9.2) :16 r 0.4 |
(12.1 13.1 12.2 10.3) 10.1 13.1 :8 10.1 :16 12.1 8.1 (8.1 10.1) (10.1 0.4) 0.4 (7.1 5.1 5.2 0.4) 5.1 5.1 5.2 4.3 r |
:8 1.5 (3.3 1.5) :16 (5.2 3.3 1.5) (0.1 5.2 3.3 1.5) 2.2 r :4 (4.1 3.2 5.3 6.4) (3.1 4.2 5.3 5.4) |
:16 0.4 7.3 0.4 r (7.3 0.4) r 0.4 7.3 0.4 7.3 0.4 r (7.3 0.4) (0.1 5.1 6.2 7.3 0.4) :8 (0.1 5.1 6.2 7.3 0.4) |
:16 0.4 (6.2 7.3) 0.4 r (6.2 7.3 0.4) (6.2 7.3) 0.4 r (6.2 6.3 4.4) (6.2 6.3) (6.2 6.3 4.4) (0.1 6.2 6.3 4.4) (0.1 4.4) (0.1 7.1) 4.4 (6.2 6.3) |
2.5 (2.1 2.2 4.3) (2.1 2.2 4.3 2.5) r (2.1 2.2 4.3 2.5) r 2.5 (2.1 2.2 4.3) 0.5 (2.1 2.2 2.3) 0.5 r (2.1 2.2 2.3 0.5) (2.1 2.2 2.3) 0.5 (2.1 2.1 2.2) |
(2.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) (2.1 3.1 2.2) (2.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) (2.1 3.1 2.2) 0.3 r 0.3 (2.1 3.1 2.2) (3.1 3.1 0.2 3.5) (3.1 3.1 0.2 3.5) (2.1 0.1 0.2 3.5) r 3.5 (3.1 0.2 0.3) (3.1 0.2 0.3 3.5) r |
:8 (2.1 2.2 2.3) {d} (2.1 1.2 2.3) {d} (2.1 0.2 2.3) {d} (4.3 4.4) {d} :8 (3.3 4.4) (2.3 4.4) |
:16 0.4 (6.2 7.3) 0.4 r (6.2 7.3 0.4) (6.2 7.3) 0.4 r (6.2 6.3 4.4) (6.2 6.3) (6.2 6.3 4.4) (0.1 6.2 6.3 4.4) (0.1 4.4) (0.1 7.1) 4.4 (6.2 6.3) |
2.5 (2.1 2.2 4.3) (2.1 2.2 4.3 2.5) r (2.1 2.2 4.3 2.5) r 2.5 (2.1 2.2 4.3) 0.5 (2.1 2.2 2.3) 0.5 r (2.1 2.2 2.3 0.5) (2.1 2.2 2.3) 0.5 (2.1 2.1 2.2) |
(2.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) (2.1 3.1 2.2) (2.1 3.1 2.2 0.3) (2.1 3.1 2.2) 0.3 r 0.3 (2.1 3.1 2.2) (3.1 3.1 0.2 3.5) (3.1 3.1 0.2 3.5) (2.1 0.1 0.2 3.5) r 3.5 (3.1 0.2 0.3) (3.1 0.2 0.3 3.5) r |
:8 (5.2 2.3 3.4) {d} (4.2 2.3 3.4) {d} (2.2 2.3 3.4) {d} (0.2 2.3 3.4) {d} :8 (2.3 3.4 3.5) (0.3 3.4 3.5) |
:1 (8.1 8.1 9.2 10.3 10.4 8.5)

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