Not A Second Time Tab by The Beatles

Not A Second Time tab by The Beatles (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

NOT A SECOND TIME

As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1963 Album WITH THE BEATLES)


           G                   Em                    D                   D7
      3 2 0 0 0 3          0 2 2 0 0 0          x x 0 2 3 2          x x 0 2 1 2

          Am7                  Bm7                  Am                   Am6
      x 0 2 0 1 0          x 2 4 2 3 2          x 0 2 2 1 0          x 0 2 2 1 2

          Bm
      x 2 4 4 3 2

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Acoustic Guitar'


   1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Verses
    Q=120
    $
    G               Em                 G
   4/4
    Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.)
    Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E   S S Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E
    |  |  | | | |   |  |   | | |  |    |  | | | | |
    /  /  / / / /   /  /   / / /  /    /  / / / / /

    Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
    Q  Q  Q   Q     Q  S S E   Q  Q    Q  Q   Q   Q
||-----3------3---|----7-7-7------7--|----3-------3---|
||o----3------3---|----8-8-8------8--|----3-------3---|
||-----4------4---|----9-9-9------9--|----4-------4---|
||-----5------5---|----9-9-9------9--|----5-------5---|
||o---------------|----7-7-7------7--|----------------|
||----------------|------------------|----------------|


                                   1.
  Em               D                G                D7
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E +E E E E
  |  | | | | |     |  | | | | |     |  | | | | |     |  | |  | | |
  /  / / / / /     /  / / / / /     /  / / / / /     /  / /  / / /

  Q  E E Q   Q     Q  E E Q   Q     Q  E E Q   Q     Q  E E  E E E E
|----7-7-----7---|----5-5-----5---|----3-3-----3---|----5-5----5-5----||
|----8-8-----8---|----7-7-----7---|----3-3-----3---|----7-7----7-7---o||
|----9-9-----9---|----7-7-----7---|----4-4-----4---|----5-5----5-5----||
|----9-9-----9---|----7-7-----7---|----5-5-----5---|----7-7----7-7----||
|----7-7-----7---|----5-5-----5---|----------------|----5-5----5-5---o||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||


                                      Bridge
  2.
  Am7              D7                  Am7
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E S S E E E E    Q  E E E E E E
  |  | | | | |     |  | | | | | |      |  | | | | |
  /  / / / / /     /  / / / / / /      /  / / / / /

  Q  E E Q   Q     Q  E S S E E E E    Q  E E E E E E
|------5-----5---|----5-5-5---5-5---||----5-5---5-5---|
|------5-----5---|----7-7-7---7-7---||----5-5---5-5---|
|------5-----5---|----5-5-5---5-5---||----5-5---5-5---|
|------5-----5---|----7-7-7---7-7---||----5-5---5-5---|
|----------------|----5-5-5---5-5---||----------------|
|----------------|------------------||----------------|


  Bm7              G                  Em                 Am
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E   E E E E E   Q  E   E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
  |  | | | | |     |  |   | | | |     |  |   | | | |     |  | | | | |
  /  / / / / /     /  /   / / / /     /  /   / / / /     /  / / / / /

  Q  E E E E E E   Q  S S E E E E E   Q  S S E E E E E   Q  E E Q   Q
|----7-7---7-7---|----3-3-3-3---3---|----7-7-7---7-7---|----5-5-----5-----|
|----7-7---7-7---|----3-3-3-3---3---|----8-8-8---8-8---|----5-5-----5-----|
|----7-7---7-7---|----4-4-4-4---4---|----9-9-9---9-9---|----5-5-----5-----|
|----7-7---7-7---|----5-5-5-5---5---|----9-9-9---9-9---|----7-7-----7-----|
|----------------|------------------|----7-7-7---7-7---|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


  Am6Am            Bm               D7               Em
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
  |  | | | | |     |  | | | | | |   |  | | | | | |   |  | | | | | |
  /  / / / / /     /  / / / / / /   /  / / / / / /   /  / / / / / /

  Q  E E Q   Q     Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----5-5-----5---|----7-7---7-7---|----5-5---5-5---|----7-7---7-7-7-|
|----5-5-----5---|----7-7---7-7---|----7-7---7-7---|----8-8---8-8-8-|
|----5-5-----5---|----7-7---7-7---|----5-5---5-5---|----9-9---9-9-9-|
|----7-7-----7---|----9-9---9-9---|----7-7---7-7---|----9-9---9-9-9-|
|----------------|----------------|----5-5---5-5---|----7-7---7-7-7-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


                Piano Solo
    To Coda
  Em             Am7              Bm7              G
  E E Q  H       Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
  |              |  | | | | |     |  | | | | |     |  | | | | |
  /              /  / / / / /     /  / / / / /     /  / / / / /

  E E Q  H       Q  E E Q   Q     Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q   Q
|-7-----------||----5-5-----5---|----7-7---7-7---|----3-3-----3---|
|-8-----------||----5-5-----5---|----7-7---7-7---|----3-3-----3---|
|-9-----------||----5-5-----5---|----7-7---7-7---|----4-4-----4---|
|-9-----------||----5-5-----5---|----7-7---7-7---|----5-5-----5---|
|-7-----------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|


  Em               Am                                Bm
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E +E E E E
  |  | | | | |     |  | | | | |     |  | | | | |     | | | |  | | |
  /  / / / / /     /  / / / / /     /  / / / / /     / / / /  / / /

  Q  E E Q   Q     Q  E E Q   Q     Q  E E Q   Q     Q   E E  E E E E
|----7-7-----7---|----5-5-----5---|----5-5-----5---|-----7-7----7-7---|
|----8-8-----8---|----5-5-----5---|----5-5-----5---|-----7-7----7-7---|
|----9-9-----9---|----5-5-----5---|----5-5-----5---|-----7-7----7-7---|
|----9-9-----9---|----7-7-----7---|----7-7-----7---|-----9-9----9-9---|
|----7-7-----7---|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|


                                                  Outro
                                 D.S. al Coda   &
  D7               Em                              G
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E Q  H       Q  E E E E E E
  |  | | | | | |   |  | | | | | |   |              |  | | | | | |
  /  / / / / / /   /  / / / / / /   /              /  / / / / / /

  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E Q  H       Q  E E Q   Q
|----5-5---5-5---|----7-7---7-7-7-|-7-----------||----3-3-----3---|
|----7-7---7-7---|----8-8---8-8-8-|-8-----------||----3-3-----3---|
|----5-5---5-5---|----9-9---9-9-9-|-9-----------||----4-4-----4---|
|----7-7---7-7---|----9-9---9-9-9-|-9-----------||----5-5-----5---|
|----5-5---5-5---|----7-7---7-7-7-|-7-----------||----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------||----------------|


  Em               G                Em                 G
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E   E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
  |  | | | | | |   |  | | | | | |   |  |   | | | | |   |  | | | | | |
  /  / / / / / /   /  / / / / / /   /  /   / / / / /   /  / / / / / /

  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q   Q     Q  S S E E E E E   Q  E E Q   Q
|----7-7---7-7---|----3-3-----3---|----7-7-7---7-7---|----3-3-----3---|
|----8-8---8-8---|----3-3-----3---|----8-8-8---8-8---|----3-3-----3---|
|----9-9---9-9---|----4-4-----4---|----9-9-9---9-9---|----4-4-----4---|
|----9-9---9-9---|----5-5-----5---|----9-9-9---9-9---|----5-5-----5---|
|----7-7---7-7---|----------------|----7-7-7---7-7---|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|


  Em               G                Em               G
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
  |  | | | | | |   |  | | | | | |   |  | | | | | |   |  | | | | | |
  /  / / / / / /   /  / / / / / /   /  / / / / / /   /  / / / / / /

  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q   Q     Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q   Q
|----7-7---7-7---|----3-3-----3---|----7-7---7-7---|----3-3-----3---*|
|----8-8---8-8---|----3-3-----3---|----8-8---8-8---|----3-3-----3---*|
|----9-9---9-9---|----4-4-----4---|----9-9---9-9---|----4-4-----4---*|
|----9-9---9-9---|----5-5-----5---|----9-9---9-9---|----5-5-----5---*|
|----7-7---7-7---|----------------|----7-7---7-7---|----------------*|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|


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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