Band: The Beatles Song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps Album: The Beatles (The White Album) Tabber: [email protected] 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|-------------------------------------------------| [Fade] That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me: [email protected] ************************************ | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | b Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato ************************************
