Band: The Beatles
Song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Album: The Beatles (The White Album)
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com
Guitar 1: Electric Lead (Played by Eric Clapton)
Guitar 2: Acoustic Rhythm (play chords noted above Guitar 1)
All Guitars in standard tuning (eBGDAE)
Chords:
Am Am7 D2/F# F G D E A C#m F#m Bm C
e--0----0----0----1----3----2----0----0----4----2----2----0--|
B--1----1----3----1----0----3----0----2----5----2----3----1--|
G--2----2----2----2----0----2----1----2----6----2----4----0--|
D--2----2----0----3----0----0----2----2----6----4----4----2--|
A--0----0----0----3----2---------2----0----4----4----2----3--|
E-------3----2----1----3---------0--------------2------------|
*Note- For ease I will call D2/F# just D2
Intro:
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
(Am) (G) (D) (E)
e-----------------------------------0----------4--|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------2----/4----|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------0-----------------|
Verse 1:
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
e--------------------0--------------------------------------------|
B------------------------1----------------------------------------|
G--2--2--2--2----2-----------2---------------------------2-----2--|
D-----------------------------------------------------3-----3-----|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"I look at you all, see the love, there that's sleeping"
(Am) (G) (D) (E)
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------(10)b13-b13-b13r10--9-9-10\9---------|
G----2--------------0---------------------------------------9---9--|
D-------------------------0----------------------------------------|
A---------------2--------------------------------------------------|
E-----------3------------------------------------------------------|
"While my guitar gently weeps"
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------2---------------------------------------------2-----2-----2--|
D-------------------------------------------------3-----3-----3-----|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I look at the floor, and I see it needs sweeping"
(Am) (G) (C) (E)
e-------------------------------------------------5----------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------8------------------|
G---------------------------------7b9------7b9-----------7b9r7--5---b6---|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Still my guitar gently weeps"
Chorus 1:
(A) (C#m) (F#m) (C#m) (Bm)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------4--2---2--2--------------2--4----------|
D--------------------2-/4--------------------2--2/4---------------|
A----------------4-----------------------------------------2---2--|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"I don't whyyy-hy--hy nobody told you "
(Bm) (E)
e--------------2-------------2-------0-------9----7----4----2---0-----2--|
B-----------------3-----3-------3--5-5-----------------------------------|
G--------------------4-------------------7/9---7----4----2----1---1/2----|
D----------4-------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"How to unfold your love"
(A) (C#m) (F#m) (C#m)
e--0------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
B--2--------------5------------------2-------------------------5------5---|
G--2------------6-----6----6---------------------------------------6------|
D--2---------6-----------6----------------------------------6-------------|
A--0------4----------------------------------------------4----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I don't know hoo-oo-oow Someone controlled you"
(Bm) (E)
e--2---------------------------------------------------------12------------|
B--3-----------------------------3-------------/14--12----------12---------|
G--4-------------------------4-----4---4-------/13--13---13--------11\9-9--|
D--4-----------------------4---4-----4-------------------------------------|
A--2---------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"They bought and soooooold you"
Verse 2:
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
e-------5--5--5---------------------0---0-------------|
B-------5--5--5---------------------1---1-------------|
G-------5--5--5---------------------2---2-------------|
D-----------------------------------3---3-------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
"I look at the world, and I noo tice it's turning"
(Am) (G) (D) (E)
e-----------------------------------------------5----------8v---|
B---------------------------------------------5----8/10---------|
G--2------------------------------------7-b9--------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
"While my guitar gently weeps"
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
e-----------------------------------------------------0--------|
B-------10--------------------------------------------------1--|
G--------------------------------------------------------2-----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
"With every mistake, we must surely be learning"
Am G C
"Still my guitar gently weeps"
Guitar Solo:
(E)
e------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------13-b14--15-b17--|
G--(14)b17r14---12h14-b17------------------| go to the next line quick I
D------------------------------------------| just separated them to make
A------------------------------------------| sure Am always starts the lines
E------------------------------------------|
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--13--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------14~~~--------12h14-b17-14b17~~~----------12h14-b17-14b17~~~-------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (G) (D) (E)
e-----------------------------------------15------------------>
B-------------------15-b17r15p13-15b17-------b17-r15--15--13-->
G--------12h14-b17-------------------------------------------->
D------------------------------------------------------------->
A------------------------------------------------------------->
E------------------------------------------------------------->
>--(15)b17--r---15b17--b17--|
>---------------------------|
>---------------------------|
>---------------------------|
>---------------------------|
>---------------------------|
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
e----(15)b17r15----b17---------------15-------------------15--------------|
B-------------------------17--15b17------b17r15--13h15b17-----b17r15--13--|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (G)
e------------------------------------------------------------------>
B------------------------------------------------------------------>
G--(14)b17r14p12h14-b17--14b17---------12-------------------------->
D--------------------------------12h14----14--12p10-12---10h12-10-->
A------------------------------------------------------------------>
E------------------------------------------------------------------>
(C) (E)
>------------------------------10h12--12/15--15-b17--b17r15--b17--|
>----------------10h13--13/15-------------------------------------|
>---------12h14---------------------------------------------------|
>--12h14----------------------------------------------------------|
>-----------------------------------------------------------------|
>-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2:
(A) (C#m) (F#m) (C#m) (Bm)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------4--2---2--2--------------2--4----------|
D--------------------2-/4--------------------2--2/4---------------|
A----------------4-----------------------------------------2---2--|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"I don't hoo-oo-oow you were diverted "
(Bm) (E)
e--------------2-------------2-------0------0--0------0------4----2----0--|
B-----------------3-----3-------3--5-5---5---------5----------------------|
G--------------------4-----------------------------------2/4---4----2-----|
D----------4--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"You were perverted too"
(A) (C#m) (F#m) (C#m)
e--0------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
B--2--------------5------------------2-------------------------5------5---|
G--2------------6-----6----6---------------------------------------6------|
D--2---------6-----------6----------------------------------6-------------|
A--0------4----------------------------------------------4----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I don't know hoo-oo-oow You were inverted"
(Bm) (E)
e--2------------------------------------0------------12-------12-------12--|
B--3-------------------3-----------(5)-------------------------------------|
G--4---------------4-----4---4----------------12/13------14~------14~------|
D--4-------------4---4-----4-----------------------------------------------|
A--2-----------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"No one alerted you"
Verse 3:
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
e--------------------------------------------------------0----------|
B-------10~------------------------------------------------1--------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------2--2--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping"
(Am) (G) (D) (E)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------10-10--10b13--10b13--8--10-10---10p8----------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------9p7--5--|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"While my guitar gently weeps"
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
e------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--just play various random pickings on the strummed chords--|
D--(there's nothing much)------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
"Look at you all..."
(Am) (G) (C) (E)
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------2-------------------7b9----7b9----7b9~~~--|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
"Still my guitar gently weeps"
Guitar Solo 2:
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9--|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (G) (D) (E)
e---------------------------------------------8b10---8---5--------------|
B----------------8b10----8b10-------8-----8----------------5------------|
G--7b9----7b9-------------------9-----9-----9-----------------7b9r7--5--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------13b15-----(13)b15r13b15r13--|
G-------------------5~--------5~--/----------------------------------|
D-------------5--7---------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (G) (C) (E)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------17-->
B--13b15--r13----10-/13-13-10-10-10-/13-13--/15--13--13h15--15/17--17------>
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
>--------------------------|
>--15-17--13b15r13-13------|
>----------------------14--|
>--------------------------|
>--------------------------|
>--------------------------|
(Am) (Am7) (D2) (F)
e----------------15b17--b17-----------15b17---------15-(15)b17-b17---|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--(14)--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (G) (C)
e----15-b17-b17r15b17------------------15-17-15--17---------------->
B------------------------15b17------17----------------15--15b17---->
G------------------------------------------------------------------>
D------------------------------------------------------------------>
A------------------------------------------------------------------>
E------------------------------------------------------------------>
(E)
e---------17--------------------------------------|
B--15b17------15-15b17r15--13-15---------13-------|
G---------------------------------12-14-------14--|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
...to fade...
That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:
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