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- #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
- #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
- #------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 18:06:42 -0400 (EDT)
- From: Douglas French <dfrench@site.gmu.edu>
- Subject: TAB: Norwegian Wood
-
-
-
- Yet another TAB of Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) along with
- 2 corrections to the existing TABs of the song. I have included
- the existing TABs in their entirety and unedited for reference.
-
- =============================================================================
- Title: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
- Composers: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- Group: The Beatles
- Album: Rubber Soul
- Arrangement: Doug French, dfrench@site.gmu.edu
-
- capo: 2nd fret
- time: 12/8
-
- Intro, play 2 times:
-
- #1 D
- E ||------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2----------------|
- B ||--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-------3-3-3-------3--------|
- G ||--2---2-2-2---4---2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---2----|
- D ||--0-----------------------4-----------2-------4----|
- A ||---------------------------------------------------|
- E ||---------------------------------------------------|
- + . . + . . + . . + . .
-
-
- D C G D
- E |------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-----2--------||
- B |--3---3-3-3-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-----3--------||
- G |--2---2-2-2-------0-------2---2-2-2-2-2---2--------||
- D |--0-------------------0---0-----------0------------||
- A |--------------3-------2---0------------------------||
- E |---------------------------------------------------||
- + . . + . . + . . + . .
-
-
- Use same guitar pattern under solo voice:
-
- #4 D
- E ||------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2----------------|
- B ||--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-------3-3-3-------3--------|
- G ||--2---2-2-2---4---2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---2----|
- D ||--0-----------------------4-----------2-------4----|
- A ||---------------------------------------------------|
- E ||---------------------------------------------------|
- + . . + . . + . . + . .
- 1. I once had a girl, or should I
- 2. (Instrumental) ....
-
- D C G D
- E |------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-----2--------|
- B |--3---3-3-3-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-----3--------|
- G |--2---2-2-2-------0-------2---2-2-2-2-2---2--------|
- D |--0-------------------0---0-----------0------------|
- A |--------------3-------2---0------------------------|
- E |---------------------------------------------------|
- + . . + . . + . . + . .
- say, she once had me;
- ....
-
- D
- E |------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2----------------|
- B |--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-------3-3-3-------3--------|
- G |--2---2-2-2---4---2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---2----|
- D |--0-----------------------4-----------2-------4----|
- A |---------------------------------------------------|
- E |---------------------------------------------------|
- + . . + . . + . . + . .
- She showed me her room, is- n't it
- ...
-
- D C G D
- E |------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2--------------|
- B |--3---3-3-3-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-----3--------|
- G |--2---2-2-2-------0-------2---2-2-2-2-2---2--------|
- D |--0-------------------0---0-----------0-------0----|
- A |--------------3-------2---0------------------------|
- E |---------------------------------------------------|
-
- + . . + . . + . . + . .
- good Nor-we-gian wood. She
- ... She
-
-
- Dm
- E |--1---1-1-1---1---0-0-0---0------------------------|
- B |--3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3----------------|
- G |--2---2-2-2---2---0-0-0---0---2-2-2---2---0---2----|
- D |--0-----------0-----------0-----------3---0---3----|
- A |--0-----------0-----------0------------------------|
- E |---------------------------------------------------|
- + . . + . . + . . + . .
- asked me to stay and she told me to sit an- y -
- told me she worked in the morning and started to
-
-
- G
- E |--3---3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3--------|
- B |--3---3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3--------|
- G |--0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0--------|
- D |--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0--------|
- A |--2-------------------------------------------0----|
- E |--3-----------------------3------------------------|
- + . . + . . + . . + . .
- where. So
- laugh. I
-
-
- Dm
- E |--1---1-1-1---1---0-0-0---0------------------------|
- B |--3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3----------------|
- G |--2---2-2-2---2---0-0-0---0---2-2-2---2---0---2----|
- D |--0-----------0-----------0-----------3---0---3----|
- A |--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------|
- E |---------------------------------------------------|
- + . . + . . + . . + . .
- I looked a round and I noticed there was-n't a
- told her I did-n't and crawled off to sleep in the
-
-
- Em7 A7
- E |--0---0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0---0-0-0-0-0----------|
- B |--3---3-3-3-3-----3-----3-2---2-2-2-2-2----------|
- G |--0---0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0---0-0-0-0-0----------|
- D |--2---2-2-2-2-2-----------2---2-2-2-2-2----------|
- A |--2-----------2-----------0-----------0----------|
- E |-------------------------------------------------|
- + . . + . . + . . + . .
- chair.
- bath.
-
-
- Use same guitar pattern as in measure #4 above:
-
- D
- 1. I sat on a rug, bid-ing my
- 2. And, when I a - woke, I was a-
-
-
- D C G D
- time, drinking her wine.
- lone, this bird had flown.
-
-
- D
- We talked un-til two, and then she
- So, I lit a fire, is- n't it
-
-
- D C G D
- said "It's time for bed."
- good Nor-we-gian wood.
-
-
- Repeat from measure #4 above.
-
- Ending:
-
- D
- E ||---------------------------------------------------|
- B ||--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-------3-3-3-------3--------|
- G ||--2---2-2-2---4---2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---2----|
- D ||--0-----------------------4-----------2-------4----|
- A ||---------------------------------------------------|
- E ||---------------------------------------------------|
- + . . + . . + . . + . .
-
-
- D C G D
- E |---------------------------------------------------||
- B |--3---3-3-3-------3-------3------------------------||
- G |--2---2-2-2-------0-------2------------------------||
- D |--0-------------------0---0------------------------||
- A |--------------3-------2---0------------------------||
- E |---------------------------------------------------||
- + . . + . . + . . + . .
-
-
-
- =============================================================================
- =============================================================================
- Corrections to existing TABS:
-
- 1) Richard Cook's TAB (in D, capo on 2nd fret) lists the chords of the
- bridge as:
-
- Dm G
- She ... anywhere
- Dm G A
- I ... chair.
-
- which contains 2 errors. To be played in D the chords should be:
-
- Dm G
- She ... anywhere
- Dm Em7 A7
- I ... chair.
-
- 2) Robert Hall's TAB (in E) lists the chords of the bridge as:
-
- Am D
- She ... anywhere
- Am D F#
- I ... chair ---> verse (E riff above)
-
- which are in the wrong key. To be played in E the chords should be:
-
- Em A
- She ... anywhere
- Em Fm7 B7
- I ... chair.
-
- =============================================================================
- Existing TABs:
- =============================================================================
-
- Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 09:18:02 -0700
- From: rwcook@ix.netcom.com (Richard Cook )
- Subject: TAB: Norwegian Wood by The Beatles
-
- Norwegian Wood
- The Beatles
-
- Tabbed by Richard Cook
-
-
- Capo 2nd fret.
-
-
- D D D
- E ||-2----2------2---2---2--2--2------------------2------------------2----0h2-|
- B ||-3----3------3---3---3--3--3------------------3--------3---------3----3---|
- G ||-2----4------2---0---0--0--0-------0----------2--------0---------2----2---|
- D |--0----0------0---0---4--4--4---2----------4---0------------------0----0---|
- A ||-0-------------------------------------------------3--------2----0----0---|
- E ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-
-
-
- D D D
- E |--2----2------2---2---2--2--2------------------2------------------2----0h2-|
- B |--3----3------3---3---3--3--3------------------3--------3---------3----3---|
- G |--2----4------2---0---0--0--0-------0----------2--------0---------2----2---|
- D |--0----0------0---0---4--4--4---2----------4---0--------0---------0----0---|
- A |--0-------------------------------------------------3--------2----0----0---|
- E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me.
-
-
-
- D D D
- E |--2----2------2---2---2--2--2------------------2------------------2----0h2-|
- B |--3----3------3---3---3--3--3------------------3--------3---------3----3---|
- G |--2----4------2---0---0--0--0-------0----------2--------0---------2----2---|
- D |--0----0------0---0---4--4--4---2----------4---0--------0---------0----0---|
- A |--0-------------------------------------------------3--------2----0----0---|
- E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- She showed me her room, is n't it good nor-we - gian wood.
-
-
- bridge
- Dm G
- E |--------1---------------------------------------------3--------------------|
- B |--------3---------------------------------------------0--------------------|
- G |--------2---------------------------------------------0--------------------|
- D |--------0---------------------------------------------0--------------------|
- A |--------0---------------------------------------------2--------------------|
- E |------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
- She asked me to stay and she told me to sit any - where.
-
-
- Dm G A
- |--1--------------------------------------------3--------------0------------|
- |--3--------------------------------------------0--------------2------------|
- |--2--------------------------------------------0--------------2------------|
- |--0--------------------------------------------0--------------2------------|
- |--0--------------------------------------------2--------------0------------|
- |-----------------------------------------------3---------------------------|
- I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair.
-
-
-
- I sat on a rug, biding my time
- drinking her wine.
- We talked until two, and then she said
- it's time for bed.
-
- [repeat 1st measure]
-
- She told me she worked in the morning
- and started to laugh.
- I told her I didn't
- and crawled off to sleep in the bath.
-
- And, when I awoke, I was alone
- this bird had flown.
- So, I lit a fire, isn't it good
- Norwegian wood.
-
- [repeat 1st measure]
-
-
- notes:
- 1. Spacing doesn't indicate timing - I just lined the tab up with the lyrics.
- 2. Chords are tabbed for their first beat only. The D chord is strummed down,
- up, down. Note the hammer-on at the end of each measure.
- 3. Holding the D chord, use your pinky for 3rd fret notes and index finger
- for 1st fret notes, middle finger for 3rd fret on the A string.
- 4. Have an accompanist play along without a capo:
- E D E D [bridge] Em A Em A B
-
- --mxrangnjfumchebcqtfmbcrosshkmp--
-
-
- =============================================================================
-
- From: rh34+@andrew.cmu.edu (Robert R. Hall)
- Subject: Alternate TAB: Norwegian Wood
- Date: 6 Aug 92 16:22:34 GMT
-
- This song is in E; you can play it in D with a capo, but
- I don't have one, so I figured out this version. It lets
- you play the rhythm and lead guitar parts at the same time:
-
- e --0---0---0---0---0---x---x---x---0---x---x---x---0----------
- B --0---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------
- G --1---1---1---2---1---2---2---0---1---2---2---2---1----------
- D --2---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---2---0---0---0---2----------
- A --2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---2---4---4---4---2----------
- E --0---2---0---2---0---x---x---x---0---x---x---x---0----------
- |
- | I once had a girl or shld I say she once had me
- -> (c) B (c) G (c) D G G (c) D G A (c)
-
-
- Accent the string listed below the word to bring out
- the melody. (c) means accent the whole chord. Use your
- smallest finger to hit the notes during "I once had a girl."
-
- Chorus
- ------
- Am D
- She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere
-
- Am D F#
- I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair ---> verse (E riff above)
-
- ----------------------------
- I'm not sure of the complete lyrics, they're pretty clear
- on the album (Rubber Soul)
-
- Bob
-
- =============================================================================
-
-
-