GET BACK
As recorded by The Beatles
(Released as single in 1969)
Transcribed by Wunderdog
Notes:
Both guitars are standard tunings.
Gtr II; Ryhthm (Harrison) uses liberal palm muting on the downstroke.
Gtr I; Lead(Lennon)palm muting when not soloing.
The transcription is from the intro to the beginning of the electric piano solo.
Lead varies in second verse, but all those parts can be derived from the transcription shown below.
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
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.
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
S - shift slide
~ - vibrato
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
A
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|
|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------2-----|-------------------2-----|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-----2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-----2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G D
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|---------4--7---|
|-------------------------|---------5--7---|
|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|-7-7-7-7-5--5---|
|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5-5-5-5-3------|
|
| PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E E Q Q
|-------------------------|---------3--2---|
|-------2-----------2-----|---------0--3---|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2-2-2-2-0--2---|
|-2---2-----2-2---2-----2-|-2-2-2-2-0--0---|
|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|
A
Gtr I
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-----9-----7-----9-----|-7-----9-----7-----9-----|
|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5S|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
D A
S S E S S E S S E S E. E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------12-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------10-12b14=======12r==10-----------|
|---------------------------------|-/11--------------------------11--------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-12------14------12------14------|----------------------------------------|
|-10---10-10---10-10---10-10------|----------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--3-------3-------3-------3------|----------------------------------------|
|--2----2--2----2--2----2--2----2-|---2----2--2--------2--2----2--2---2----|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|---2----2--2--------2--2----2--2---2----|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
but he knew he couldn't last
A
Gtr I
E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----7-9-----7-----9-----|-7-----9-----7-----9-----|
|-----5-5-----5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5S|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Jojo left his home in Tucson Arizona
D A
S S E S S E S S E S E. E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------12-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------10-12b14=======12r==10-----------|
|---------------------------------|-/11--------------------------11--------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-12------14------12------14------|----------------------------------------|
|-10---10-10---10-10---10-10------|----------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--3-------3-------3-------3------|----------------------------------------|
|--2----2--2----2--2----2--2----2-|---2----2--2--------2--2----2--2---2----|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|---2----2--2--------2--2----2--2---2----|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
for some cali - fornia grass Get ba-
A
Gtr I
E E E Q S S S S S S E E E Q S S S S S S
|------------------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-----------------|
|------7h9---------------------|------7h9---------------------|
|-/9---------------------------|-/9---------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------2-------|----------------------2-------|
|--2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2---|--2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2---|
|--2---2-2---2-2---2-------2---|--2---2-2---2-2---2-------2---|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
back Get back Get ba-
D A G D
E E E Q S S S S S S E E E Q S S S S S S
|------------------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---------------|
|------7h9---------------------|------7h9-------------------|
|-/9---------------------------|-/9-------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q
|------------------------------|--------------3-----2-------|
|--3-----3-----3-------3-------|--------------0-----3-------|
|--2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2---|--2---2-2---2-0-----2-------|
|------0-----0-----0-------0---|--2---2-2---2-0-----0-------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
back to where you once be - longed Get ba-
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/get_back_tab_ver_7.html ]
A
Gtr I
E E E Q S S S S S S E E E Q S S S S S S
|--------------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---------------|
|------7h9-----------------|------7h9-----------------|
|-/9-----------------------|-/9-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E E Q. S S E S S E E Q. S S E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------2---------------|----------2---------------|
|--2---2---0-------2---2---|--2---2---0-------2---2---|
|--2---2---2-------2---2---|--2---2---2-------2---2---|
|------0-0-----------------|------0-0-----------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
back Get back Get ba-
D A
E E E Q S S S S S S E E E Q S S S S S S
|------------------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--------------------|
|------7h9---------------------|------7h9------------------------|
|-/9---------------------------|-/9------------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--3-----3-----3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
|--2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2---|--2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2------|
|------0-----0-----0-------0---|--2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
back to where you once be longed Get back Jojo
A
4/4
Gtr I
~~
E E E E Q E E +E Q Q E E E
|---------------------------------|------------12------------------------|
|-------10-10---10-10-----12---12-|-(12)b14===========12r====10------10\-|
|-/11-----------------------------|-----------------------------11-------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------2------|------------------------------2-------|
|---2----2--2----2--2---2--2----2-|---2---------2-2----2-2----2--2----2--|
|---2----2--2----2--2---2-------2-|---2---------2-2----2-2----2-------2--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D A G D
E E E Q E E E +H. Q
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------7-----5-----5-|-(5)b5.5-------------------|
|------7h9-----------7-----|---------------------------|
|-/9-----------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q
|--------------------------|-------------------3--2----|
|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|-------------------0--3----|
|--2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|--2--------2-2---2-0--2----|
|------0-----0-----0-----0-|--2--------2-2---2-0--0----|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
A
4/4
Gtr I
S S E S E S E S E. S S E Q Q E E E
|---------------------------------------|----------12------------------------|
|-----10---10-----10-----10--------12---|-12b14===========12r====10------10\-|
|-/11-----------------------------------|---------------------------11-------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------2--------|----------------------------2-------|
|---2----2--2---2----2----2----2----2---|--2--------2-2----2-2----2--2----2--|
|---2----2--2---2----2----2---------2---|--2--------2-2----2-2----2-------2--|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D A G D
E E E Q E E E +E E S S E E S S E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------8b8.5-5-----8b8.5-5-----------|
|------------7-----5-----5-|-(5)-------------5-----------5-------|
|------7h9-----------7-----|---------------7-----------7---------|
|-/9-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------0/----|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q
|--------------------------|-------------------3---------2-------|
|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|-------------------0---------3-------|
|--2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|--2----2-----2---2-0---------2-------|
|------0-----0-----0-----0-|--2----2-----2---2-0---------0-------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chorus:
A
Gtr I
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-----9-----7-----9-----|-7-----9-----7-----9-----|
|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5S|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Get back Get back
D A G D
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-12------14------12------14------|-7-----9-----7-----7--------|
|-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5----|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q Q
|---------------------------------|-------------3-----2--------|
|--3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------0-----3--------|
|--2----2--2----2--2----2--2----2-|-2---2-2---2-0-----2--------|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-2---2-2---2-0-----0--------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
back to where you once be - longed Get ba-
A
Gtr I
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-7-----9------7-----9-----|-7-----9------7-----9-----|
|-5---5-5---5--5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5--5---5-5---5-|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S E E Q. S S E S S E E Q. S S E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------|
|-2---2-----0--------2---2-|-2---2-----0--------2---2-|
|-2---2-----2--------2---2-|-2---2-----2--------2---2-|
|-----0-0------------------|-----0-0------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
back Get back back
C D
S S E S S E E E E E W
|-------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|--------|
|-------------------5---5s|==7-----|
|-------------------5---5s|==7-----|
|-7-----9-----7-----3---3s|==5-----|
|-5---5-5---5-5-----------|--------|
|
| PM PM PM PM
| S S E S S E S S E S S E +W
|-------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------3-|-(3)----|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-(2)----|
|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---0-|-(0)----|
|-------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|--------|
to where you once be -longed
D
Gtr I
+W
|--------*|
|--------*|
|-(7)----*|
|-(7)----*|
|-(5)----*|
|--------*|
|
| Gtr II
| +W
|--------*|
|-(3)----*|
|-(2)----*|
|-(0)----*|
|--------*|
|--------*|
