Bass Tabs: The Beatles "Baby's in Black"

USER-SUBMITTED TAB

Below is a user-submitted guitar tablature for the song "Baby's in Black" by The Beatles, one of several user-submitted tabs to be found on GuitarWorld.com. Please note that the tablature on this page is not an official tab.

For official tabs, be sure to visit http://www.halleonard.com/

Artist: The Beatles

Song: "Baby's in Black”

Album: Beatles For Sale

3/4 time

Intro:

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Refrain:

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Oh, dear, what can I

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do? Ba - by's in black, and

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I'm fee - ling blue, Tell me, oh,

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what can I do?

Verse:

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She thinks of him,

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and so she dres - ses in

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black, And, oh, he'll

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ne - ver come back, she's dressed in

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black

Refrain:

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Oh, dear, what can I

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do? Ba - by's in black, and

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A|7----------------------|7-------9--------------|-----------------------|

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

I'm fee - ling blue, Tell me, oh,

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what can I do?

Verse:

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I think of her,

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but she thinks on - ly of

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him, And, oh, it's

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on - ly a whim, she thinks of

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him

Bridge:

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Oh, how long will it

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take, Till she

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sees her mis - take she has

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made, dear, what can I

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do? Ba - by's in black, and

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E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

I'm fee - ling blue, Tell me, oh,

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what can I do?

Refrain (solo):

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Bridge:

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Oh, how long will it

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take, Till she

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sees her mis - take she has

Refrain:

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made, dear, what can I

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do? Ba - by's in black, and

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E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

I'm fee - ling blue, Tell me, oh,

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D|-----------------------|7----------------------|----------------6------|

A|5----------------------|-----------------------|7-------9--------------|

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what can I do?

Verse:

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E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

She thinks of him,

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A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

and so she dres - ses in

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E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

black, And, oh, he'll

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D|-----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|

A|-----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

ne - ver come back, she's dressed in

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black

Refrain:

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Oh, dear, what can I

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do? Ba - by's in black, and

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E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

I'm fee - ling blue, Tell me, oh,

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what can I do?

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