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After figuring out the bass part for "From Me to You," I revisited the bass part for "Help!" In doing so, I discovered that they have the same rhythm for (most of) the verses. The later verses of "From Me to You" have a different rhythm, and there are a couple measures in the verses of "Help!" that have a different rhythm too.
Because of that similarity in rhythm, notating the bass part for "Help!" seemed like it would be pretty easy. While I was doing it, I discovered that (during the verse with the simpler arrangement) I had a few notes in the wrong octave in my recording from early January. I've found that notating things often reveals errors in what I'd been playing because it forces me to scrutinize my own playing.
Back in January, I referenced The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook for the chords, but I found those needlessly complicated. I think they try to incorporate other elements of the arrangement into the guitar chords, rather than just providing what chords are actually played in the song. In any case, I wrote the chords above the staff roughly where they're played.
And, of course, there's the disclaimer that I might be wrong:
