While My Guitar Gently Weeps Bass Tab

Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3
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Band: The Beatles
Song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Album: The Beatles (White Album - Disc 1)
Bassist: Paul McCartney
Tabbed: beano1@gmail.com

I noticed a lot of the tabs for this song were off in many places and laid out 
poorly so I decided to tab it myself...  This song has a fun bass line (although 
nothing in this song compares to Eric Clapton's lead guitar playing, he 
really makes his guitar weep). This tab is set up to be as close to the correct 
timing as possible.

/ or \ - Slide up or down
     h - Hammer-on
     ~ - Hold
     x - Muted note

*Note: There are a lot of slide offs that aren't necesary (ex: 9/ slide off 
to nothing), they just make it sound better.  Also, there are a lot of measures 
where McCartney plays on two strings at the same time, while this is not necesary 
as well, it is what he really does and gives the bass line more character.*

Intro: 0:00
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D|7~------|5~------|4~------|3~------|7~------|5~------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|5~------|7-77777-|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

Verse: 0:16
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D|7~------|5~------|4~------|3~------|--------|--------|
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Chorus 1: 0:47
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G|--------|--------|
D|--------|----6---|
A|3-3-3235|7-79--7-|
E|--------|--------|

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D|-7-7/------|---4h6-9-|7-7------|---4h6-9/|----4/---|--------|--------|66-67-9/-|
A|-----2h47/-|4-7------|----9/-2-|4-7------|2-2------|2-4-5-6-|77-799-9|---------|
E|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-------2-|--------|--------|---------|

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D|7-7/-------|---4/6-9/|7-7------|---4/6-9-|----4/---|--------|--------|66-67-9/-|
A|-----2/47/-|4-7------|----9/-2-|4-7------|2-2----2-|2-4-5-6-|77-799-9|---------|
E|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|

Verse 2: 1:24
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G|--------|777-----|777-----|555------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|7~------|555-----|444-----|333---5h7|777-----|5-5-----|--------|----6-9-|
A|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|555-----|77-7---7|
E|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

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G|999-----|777-----|777-----|--------|999-----|--------|
D|777-----|555-----|444-----|-4-3----|777-----|5-5-----|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------75|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

Bridge: 1:54
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G|---------|--------|999--99-|777-----|777-----|55-55779|999-----|777-----|
D|---------|----6---|777--77-|555-----|444-----|33-33557|777-----|555-----|
A|3-323-5/7|7-79--7-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

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G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|
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A|5-5-555-|7777/--7|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|------5-|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|

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G|----------|--------|
D|----------|----6---|
A|33323/55/7|7779--7-|
E|----------|--------|

Chorus 2: 2:30
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G|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
D|-7-7/------|---4h6-9-|7-7------|---4h6-9/|----4/---|--------|--------|66-67-9/-|
A|-----2h47/-|4-7------|----9/-2-|4-7------|2-2------|2-4-5-6-|77-799-9|---------|
E|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-------2-|--------|--------|---------|

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G|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
D|7-7/-------|---4/6-9/|7-7------|---4/6-9-|----4/---|--------|--------|66-67-9/-|
A|-----2/47/-|4-7------|----9/-2-|4-7------|2-2----2-|2-4-5-6-|77-799-9|---------|
E|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|

Verse 3: 3:04
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A|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|555-555-|77777777|
E|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

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D|7x7-----|5x5-----|444-----|333--555|777-----|555-----|
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Coda: 3:33
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E|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|

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A|5-5-5-5-|777---77|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|

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D|--------|----6--6|777-----|555-----|444-----4|333-----|5/777-----|555-----|
A|333235-7|7779-79-|--------|--------|---------|--------|----------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|----------|--------|

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D|---------|------6-|777-----|555-----|4--4--4-|3-------|7777----|5555------|
A|5555555/7|7779-9--|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----5/75-|
E|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------|

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G|--------|--------|
D|--------|-----6--|
A|3-33-5-5|7777--7-|
E|--------|--------|


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