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The Night Before Tab

by The Beatles
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THE NIGHT BEFORE
 
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1965 Album HELP!)
 
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
 
           D                    F                   G7                   A7
      x 5 7 7 7 x          1 3 3 2 1 1          3 5 3 4 3 3          5 7 5 6 5 5
 
           C                    G                    A                   Bm
      x 3 5 5 5 x          3 5 5 4 3 3          5 7 7 6 5 5          7 9 9 7 7 7
 
          Gm6               F(type 2)            G(type 2)               Am
      3 5 5 3 5 3        x 8 10 10 10 x       x 10 12 12 12 x        5 7 7 5 5 5
 
          D7                   C/G                  E7
      x 5 7 5 7 5          x x 5 5 5 x          x 7 9 7 9 7
 
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul McCartney - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Electric Piano'
 
 Intro
  Q=143
                D                                        F
 4/4
  Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
  W          Q  E E  E  E  Q     E  E E E  H          Q  E E  E  E  Q
                |       |        |      |                |       |
                /       /        /      /                /       /
 
  Gtr III (El. Piano arr. for Gtr.)
  W          Q  Q   +E  E +Q     Q.     E +E  E E E   Q  Q   +E  E +Q
|----------|----5---(5)-5-(5)--|-5------5-(5)-5-5-5-|----1---(1)-1-(1)--|
|----------|----7---(7)-7-(7)--|-7------7-(7)-7-7-7-|----1---(1)-1-(1)--|
|----------|----7---(7)-7-(7)--|-7------7-(7)-7-7-7-|----2---(2)-2-(2)--|
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
 
 
  F                       G7
  E  E E E  H          Q  E E  E  E  Q
  |      |                |       |
  /      /                /       /
 
  Q.     E +E  E E E   Q  Q   +E  E +Q
|-1------1-(1)-1-1-1-|----3---(3)-3-(3)--|
|-1------1-(1)-1-1-1-|----6---(6)-6-(6)--|
|-2------2-(2)-2-2-2-|----4---(4)-4-(4)--|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
 
 
                          A7
  E  E E E  H          Q  E E  E  E  Q
  |      |                |       |
  /      /                /       /
 
  Q.     E +E  E E E   Q  Q   +E  E +Q
|-1------3-(3)-3-1-3-|----3---(3)-3-(3)--|
|-3------3-(3)-3-3-6-|----5---(5)-5-(5)--|
|-4------4-(4)-4-4-7-|----6---(6)-6-(6)--|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
 
 
                         Pre-Chorus
  A7                         D
  E E E E  H              Q  E E  E  E  Q
  |     |                    |       |
  /     /                    /       /
 
  Q   Q   +E  E +E  E     Q  Q   +E  E +E  E
|-3---3---(3)-3-(3)-3-||-----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|
|-5---5---(5)-5-(5)-5-||o----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|-6---6---(6)-6-(6)-6-||-----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|---------------------||---------------------|
|---------------------||o--------------------|
|---------------------||---------------------|
 
 
     C                    G
  Q  E E  E  E  Q      Q  E E  E  E  Q
     |       |            |       |
     /       /            /       /
 
  Q  Q   +E  E +E  E   Q  Q   +E  E +E  E
|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
     A                    D
  Q  E E  E  E  Q      Q  E E  E  E  Q
     |       |            |       |
     /       /            /       /
 
  Q  E E +E  E +E  E   Q  Q   +E  E +E  E
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|-6--6-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
     C                    G
  Q  E E  E  E  Q      Q  E E  E  E  Q
     |       |            |       |
     /       /            /       /
 
  Q  Q   +E  E +E  E   Q  Q   +E  E +E  E
|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
                       Chorus
                     $
     A                     Bm
  Q  E E  E  E  Q       Q  E E  E  E  Q
     |       |             |       |
     /       /             /       /
 
  Q  E E +E  E +E  E    Q  Q   +E  E +Q
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-||-------------------|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-||----7---(7)-7-(7)--|
|-6--6-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-||----7---(7)-7-(7)--|
|--------------------||----9---(9)-9-(9)--|
|--------------------||-------------------|
|--------------------||-------------------|
 
 
  Gm6                       Bm
  Q.    E  +H            Q  E E  E  E  Q
  |     |   |               |       |
  /     /   /               /       /
 
  Q.    E  +E  E +E  E   Q  Q   +E  E +Q
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-8-----8--(8)-8-(8)-8-|----7---(7)-7-(7)--|
|-7-----9--(9)-9-(9)-9-|----7---(7)-7-(7)--|
|-8----12-(12)-8-(8)-8-|----9---(9)-9-(9)--|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
 
 
  Gm6                       D
   Q.   E +H             Q  E E  E  E  Q
   |    |  |                |       |
   /    /  /                /       /
 
   Q.   E +E  E +E   E   Q  Q   +E  E +E  E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|--8----5-(5)-8-(8)--8-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|--9----7-(7)-7-(7)--9-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|-12----8-(8)-8-(8)-12-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
 
 
                                              1.
     G7                      D                 F(type 2)   G(type 2)
  Q  E E  E   E   Q       Q  E E  E  E  Q      Q.   E +Q   Q
     |        |              |       |         |    |  |   |
     /        /              /       /         /    /  /   /
 
  Q  Q   +E   E  +E   E   Q  Q   +E  E +E  E   Q.   E +Q   Q
|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------||
|----6---(6)--8--(8)--8-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|-6----6-(6)--8--o||
|----7---(7)-10-(10)-10-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|-5----5-(5)--7---||
|----9---(9)--9--(9)-12-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|-7----7-(7)--9---||
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------o||
|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------||
 
 
                      1st & 2nd Verses
  2.,D.S.
  D                       Am
  E  E E E  E  E Q     Q  E E  E  E  Q
  |      |     |          |       |
  /      /     /          /       /
 
  Q.     E +E  E Q     Q  Q   +E  E +E  E
|-2------2-(2)-2-2--||----0---(0)-0-(0)-0-|
|-3------3-(3)-3-3--||----1---(1)-1-(1)-1-|
|-2------2-(2)-2-2--||----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|-------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------|
 
 
     D7                   G       C/G
  Q  E E  E  E  Q      Q  E E  E  E  Q
     |       |            |       |
     /       /            /       /
 
  Q  Q   +E  E +E  E   Q  Q   +E  E +Q
|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|-------------------|
|----1---(1)-1-(1)-1-|----3---(3)-5-(5)--|
|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|----4---(4)-5-(5)--|
|--------------------|----5---(5)-5-(5)--|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
 
 
     G                 Bm                   E7                   A7
  Q  E E  E  E Q    Q  E E  E  E  Q      Q  E E  E  E  Q      Q  E E E E  Q
     |       |         |       |            |       |            |     |
     /       /         /       /            /       /            /     /
 
  Q  E E +E  E Q    Q  Q   +E  E +E  E   Q  Q   +E  E +E  E   Q  Q   E E +Q
|-----------------|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4-|----3---3-3-(3)--|
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|----5---(5)-5-(5)-3-|----5---5-5-(5)--|
|-4--4-4-(4)-4-4--|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-4-|----6---6-6-(6)--|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5--|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
 
 
                     Pre-Chorus
     A7                  D
  Q  E E E E  Q       Q  E E  E  E  Q
     |     |             |       |
     /     /             /       /
 
  Q  Q   E E +E  E    Q  Q   +E  E +E  E
|-3--3---3-3-(3)-3-||----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|
|-5--5---5-5-(5)-5-||----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|-6--6---6-6-(6)-6-||----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|------------------||--------------------|
|------------------||--------------------|
|------------------||--------------------|
 
 
     C                    G
  Q  E E  E  E  Q      Q  E E  E  E  Q
     |       |            |       |
     /       /            /       /
 
  Q  Q   +E  E +E  E   Q  Q   +E  E +E  E
|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
     A                    D
  Q  E E  E  E  Q      Q  E E  E  E  Q
     |       |            |       |
     /       /            /       /
 
  Q  E E +E  E +E  E   Q  Q   +E  E +E  E
|----5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|
|----5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|----6-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-|----7---(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
     C                    G
  Q  E E  E  E  Q      Q  E E  E  E  Q
     |       |            |       |
     /       /            /       /
 
  Q  Q   +E  E +E  E   Q  Q   +E  E +E  E
|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----5---(5)-5-(5)-5-|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
                       Chorus
     A                     Bm
  Q  E E  E  E  Q       Q  E E  E  E  Q
     |       |             |       |
     /       /             /       /
 
  Q  E E +E  E +E  E    Q  Q   +E  E +Q
|----5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-||----2---(2)-2-(2)--|
|----5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-||----3---(3)-3-(3)--|
|----6-6-(6)-6-(6)-6-||----4---(4)-4-(4)--|
|--------------------||-------------------|
|--------------------||-------------------|
|--------------------||-------------------|
 
 
  Gm6                     Bm
  Q.   E +H            Q  E E  E  E  Q
  |    |  |               |       |
  /    /  /               /       /
 
  Q.   E +E  E +E  E   Q  Q   +E  E +Q
|-3----3-(3)-0-(0)-3-|----2---(2)-2-(2)--|
|-3----5-(5)-3-(3)-5-|----3---(3)-3-(3)--|
|-3----7-(7)-3-(3)-3-|----4---(4)-4-(4)--|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
 
 
  Gm6                     D
  Q.   E +H            Q  E E  E  E  Q
  |    |  |               |       |
  /    /  /               /       /
 
  Q.   E +E  E +E  E   Q  Q   +E  E +E  E
|-0----3-(3)-3-(3)-3-|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|-3----5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|-3----3-(3)-3-(3)-7-|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
              To Coda
     G7                    D
  Q  E E  E  E  Q       Q  E E  E  E  Q
     |       |             |       |
     /       /             /       /
 
  Q  Q   +E  E +E  E    Q  Q   +E  E +E  E
|----3---(3)-1-(1)-3--|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|----6---(6)-3-(3)-3--|----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|
|----4---(4)-4-(4)-4--|----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
 
 
                   Guitar Solo
  F(type 2)   G(type 2)D
  Q.   E +Q   Q     Q  E   E     E  E  Q
  |    |  |   |        |            |
  /    /  /   /        /            /
 
  Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
  W                 Q  E   E    +Q     E  E
|----------------||-------------------------|
|----------------||-------------------------|
|----------------||----5b7-5pb7r(5)---------|
|----------------||--------------------7----|
|----------------||-------------------------|
|----------------||-------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q.   E +Q   Q     Q  Q        +E  E +Q
|-1----1-(1)--3--||----5--------(5)-7-(7)---|
|-1----1-(1)--3--||----7--------(7)-8-(8)---|
|-2----2-(2)--4--||----7--------(7)-7-(7)---|
|----------------||-------------------------|
|----------------||-------------------------|
|----------------||-------------------------|
 
 
     C                            G
  Q   E E      E   E   Q      Q    E E      E   E    Q
      |            |               |            |
      /            /               /            /
 
  Q   E E     +Q       E  E   E E  E E     +E  +E    E  E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|------5-7b9===(7)r(7)---5----|
|-------5pb7r=(5)------3----|---7-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Q   Q       +E   E  +Q      Q    Q       +E   E   +Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----8-------(8)-10-(10)---|-----------------------------|
|-----9-------(9)-10-(10)---|-----12------(12)-12--(12)---|
|----10------(10)-10-(10)---|-----12------(12)-14--(14)---|
|---------------------------|-----14------(14)-15--(15)---|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
 
      A                           D
   Q   E E      E   E   Q      Q   E   E      E   E   Q
       |            |              |              |
       /            /              /              /
 
   Q   E E     +Q       E  E   Q   E   E     +Q       E  E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----5b7-5pb7r=(5)-----------|
|--------3pb5r=(3)-----------|------------------------7----|
|-----------------------5----|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|  Q   Q       +E   E  +Q      Q   Q         +E   E  +Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------12-(12)---|
|-14--14------(14)-14-(14)---|----14--------(14)-12-(12)---|
|-14--15------(15)-16-(16)---|----16--------(16)-12-(12)---|
|-16--16------(16)-17-(17)---|----17--------(17)-----------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
 
     C                            G
  Q   E E      E   E   Q      Q    E E      E   E    Q
      |            |               |            |
      /            /               /            /
 
  Q   E E     +Q       E  E   E E  E E     +E  +E    E  E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|------5-7b9===(7)r(7)---5----|
|-------5pb7r=(5)------3----|---7-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Q   Q       +E   E  +Q      Q    Q       +E   E   +Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------10-(10)---|-----------------------------|
|----12------(12)-10-(10)---|-----12------(12)-12--(12)---|
|----14------(14)-10-(10)---|-----12------(12)-14--(14)---|
|----15------(15)-----------|-----14------(14)-15--(15)---|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
 
                                Outro
                 D.S. al Coda &
      A                             D                 F(type 2)
   Q   E E      E   E   Q        Q  E E  E  E  Q      Q.    E +Q     Q
       |            |               |       |         |     |  |     |
       /            /               /       /         /     /  /     /
 
   Q   E E     +Q       E  E     W                    W
|-----------------------------||--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------||--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------||--------------------|---------------------|
|--------3pb5r=(3)------------||--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------5-----||--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------||--------------------|---------------------|
|
|  Q   Q       +E   E  +Q        Q  Q   +E  E +E  E   Q   Q   +E  E +E  E
|-----------------------------||----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|-----1---(1)-1-(1)-1-|
|-----------------------------||----3---(3)-3-(3)-3-|-----1---(1)-1-(1)-1-|
|-14--14------(14)-14-(14)----||----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|-----2---(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|-14--15------(15)-16-(16)----||--------------------|---------------------|
|-16--16------(16)-17-(17)----||--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------||--------------------|---------------------|
 
 
     D
  Q  E   E     E  E  Q            Q  Q  H       W
     |            |               |
     /            /               /
 
  Gtr II
  Q  E   E    +E  E  S    +S  E   W            +W
|-------------------------------|------------|--------*|
|-------------------------------|------------|--------*|
|----5b7-5pb7r(5)---------------|------------|--------*|
|-----------------7--3b5==(3)r3-|------------|--------*|
|-------------------------------|-5----------|-(5)----*|
|-------------------------------|------------|--------*|
|
| Gtr III
| Q  Q        +E  E +Q            Q  Q  H       W
|----2--------(2)-2-(2)---------|-2----------|--------*|
|----1--------(1)-1-(1)---------|-3----------|--------*|
|----2--------(2)-2-(2)---------|-2----------|--------*|
|-------------------------------|------------|--------*|
|-------------------------------|------------|--------*|
|-------------------------------|------------|--------*|
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
-----------
 |  - 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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