While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles
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] "Still my [G]guitar gentl[C]y 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--| >---------------------------| >---------------------------| >---------------------------| >---------------------------| >---------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/while_my_guitar_gently_weeps_tab_ver_7.html )
[(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...
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