ACK
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
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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
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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
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| - 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
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