xAND YOUR BIRD CAN SING
LENNON & MCCARTNEY
[Intro]
E B R
E------------------------------------------------|
B---9-7-5-7-5-4-5-4-2-0-------0-2-9-9-9-10-9-----|
G---9-8-6-8-6-4-6-4-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-9-9-9-10-9-9---|
D-----------------------4-2-4------------------9-|
A------------------------------------------------|
E-0----------------------------------------------|
B
E-----------------------|
B------12-12------------|
G----9-11-13-11-9-------|
D-11--------------11-9--|
A-----------------12-11-|
E-----------------------|
[Verse]
E
You tell me that you've got every thing you want
And your bird can sing
F#m A E
But you don't get me You don't get me
Fill riff:
B
E-------------------------|
B--------12-12------------|
G------9-11-13-11-9-------|
D-9-11--------------11-9--|
A-------------------12-11-|
E-------------------------|
[Verse]
You say you've seen seven wonders
And your bird is green
But you can't see me You can't see me
Middle:
When your prize po--sessions start to
G#m G+ B/F#
E----------4------------------3------------------|
B-------4--4-----4----------4-4-4----------4-----|
G-----4------------6-4---4--------6-4---4--------|
D-6--------------------5--------------4----------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
Weigh you down
C#/F
E-2-------------------------|
B-4-----4---------7-6-------|
G---------6-4-----6-6-6-----|
D---------------6-------6---|
A-------------8-----------8-|
E---------------------------|
E F#m
Look in my di----rection I'll be 'round I'll
E----------0-------------2-----------------2-----|
B----------0-0---------2-2-2-------------2-2-2---|
G--------------1-----2----------2------2---------|
D------6-9-------2-4---------------4-4-----------|
A-7----------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
B
be 'round
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G-2--------8-8-8-----|
D----4---9-------9---|
A------------------9-|
E------7-------------|
Guitar Solo:
E B R
E-------------------------------------------------|
B----9-7-5-7-5-4-5-4-2-0-------0-2-9-9-9-10-9-----|
G----9-8-6-8-6-4-6-4-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-9-9-9-10-9-9-4-|
D------------------------4-2-4--------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
B
E-----7-7--------|
B---5-7-9-7-5----|
G-6-----------6--|
D----------------|
A----------------|
E----------------|
F#m A E
B R
E--2-4-5-7-5-4-2-0---0-2-4-5-6-9-11-12-12-12-14--|
B------------------4-----------------------------|
G--2-4-6-8-6-4-2-1---1-2-4-6-8-9-11-13-13-13-14--|
D------------------4-----------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
E-12----------|
B----12-------|
G-13-13-13----|
D-------14-14-|
A----------14-|
E-------------|
Middle:
When your bird is broken Will it bring you down?
You may be awoken I'll be 'round I'll be 'round
[Verse]
Tell me that you've heard every sound there is
And your bird can swing
But you can't hear me You can't hear me
Repeat guitar solo:
. . then . .
End:
A
E--------------------------------------------------|
B---9-7-5-7-5-4-5---9-7-5-7-5-4-5--9-7-5-7-5-4-5-2-|
G---9-8-6-8-6-4-6---9-8-6-8-6-4-6--9-8-6-8-6-4-6-2-|
D------------------------------------------------2-|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E-0---------------0---------------0----------------|
B = bend up first note to second. . .
R = release first note to second. . .
In both cases, pick only first note
Magic E Chord for use in AYBCS. Note that this is
a real open, twangy sounding E5 chord. . . sounds
best on a Rickenbacker 325! Also sounds great in
Day Tripper.
E -0-
B -0-
G -9-
D -9-
A -7-
E -0-
On June 10, 1995, Richard Fowler
([email protected]) contributed the
following arrangement of the lead riff or tab
for AYBCS
E----------------------------------0--2--0--4-|
B-9--7\5--4\2-------------0--2--4--2--4--2--5-|
G-9--8-6--4-2--4\2--1--2--1--2--4-------------|
D--------------6-4--2--4----------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
E-4/5\4--0--------0--2--4--5--7--5-------------|
B-5-7-5--0--0--2-----2--4--7--9--7--9--7--5--7-|
G-----------------------------------9--8--6--8-|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
E------------9---11--12--14--16--16--17--16-|
B-9--10--12--10--12--14--16--17--17--19--17-|
G-9--11--13---------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
E------------|
B-12---------|
G-----13-----|
D---------14-|
A------------|
E------------|
AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING -- REVOLVER VERSION
LENNON & MCCARTNEY
[Intro]
---0---------------0---0---0------------------0---|
---9-7---7-----------0---0---0---7-9-9-9/10\9---0-|
-----8-9-8-9-8-9-8-6-8-6---6-8-9-8-9-9--------6---|
-------9---9-9-9-9-------6-----9----------------6-|
--------------------------------------------------|
-0------------------------------------------------|
-0-----------------|
---0---7-9-9p7-----|
-6-8-9-8-9-9p8-9---|
-----9---------9-9-|
-----------------7-|
-------------------|
[Verse]
E
You tell me that you've got everything you want
And your bird can sing
F#m A *E
But you don't get me -- you don't get me
Fill Riff:
E
-----------------|
-----7-9-9p7-----|
---9-8-9-9p8-9---|
-9-9---------9-9-|
-7-------------7-|
-----------------|
E
You say you've seen seven wonders
And your bird is green
F#m A *E
But you can't see me -- you can't see me
When. . . possessions. . . .start
G#m G+ B
---------4-------------3-------------2-------|
-------4-4-4---------4-4-4-2-0-----4-4-4-2-0-|
-----4-------6-4-0-4-------------4-----------|
---6---------------------------4-------------|
---------------------------------------------|
-0-------------------------------------------|
down Look. . . di..rection.I'll
C#/F e F#m
-------1-------------0-------------2-------|
-----2-2-2---------0-0-0---------2-2-2-----|
---1-------1-----1-------1-----2-------2---|
-3-----------3-2-----------2-4-----------4-|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
. . . . .I'll. .'round
F#m B
-------2--------------2-------|
-----2-2-2----------4-4-4-2-0-|
---2-------2------4-----------|
-4-----------4----------------|
----------------2-------------|
------------------------------|
G#m G+
When your prized possessions
B/F# C#/F
Start to wear you down
E F#m
Look in my direction
B
I'll be 'round -- I'll be 'round
Musical Interlude:
---0---------------0---0---0------------------0---|
---9-7---7-----------0---0---0---7-9-9-9/10\9---0-|
-----8-9-8-9-8-9-8-6-8-6---6-8-9-8-9-9--------6---|
-------9---9-9-9-9-------6-----9----------------6-|
--------------------------------------------------|
-0------------------------------------------------|
-0--------------------0-7--0--------------0-7--9-|
---0---7-9-9p7---7-9-10-9-10-9-7-----7-9-10-9-11-|
-6-8-9-8-9-9p8-9-8-9---------9-8-9-8-8-9---------|
-----9---------9-----------------9-9-------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-11-12/13\12-7-----|
--0--9/10\-9-9-9---|
---------------9-9-|
-----------------9-|
-------------------|
-------------------|
More verses:
When. . . . . broken. . . . will
G#m G+ B
---------4-------------3-------------2-------|
-------4-4-4---------4-4-4-2-0-----4-4-4-2-0-|
-----4-------6-4-0-4-------------4-----------|
---6---------------------------4-------------|
---------------------------------------------|
-0-------------------------------------------|
down You. . . . . awoken. .I'll
C#/F e F#m
-------1-------------0-------------2-------|
-----2-2-2---------0-0-0---------2-2-2-----|
---1-------1-----1-------1-----2-------2---|
-3-----------3-2-----------2-4-----------4-|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
. . . . .I'll. .'round
F#m B
-------2--------------2-------|
-----2-2-2----------4-4-4-2-0-|
---2-------2------4-----------|
-4-----------4----------------|
----------------2-------------|
------------------------------|
G#m G+
When your bird is broken
B/F# C#/F
Will it bring you down
E F#m
You may be awoken
B
I'll be 'round -- I'll be 'round
E
You tell me that you've heard every sound there is
And your bird can swing
F#m A *E
But you can't hear me -- you can't hear me
End:
---0---------------0---0---0---------|
---9-7---7-----------0---0---0---7-9-|
-----8-9-8-9-8-9-8-6-8-6---6-8-9-8-9-|
-------9---9-9-9-9-------6-----9-----|
-------------------------------------|
-0-----------------------------------|
------------0-7--0--------------0-7--9-|
-9p7---7-9-10-9-10-9-7-----7-9-10-9-11-|
-9p8-9-8-9---------9-8-9-8-8-9---------|
-----9-----------------9-9-------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
-11-12/13\12-7-------0-------------0-----------|
--0--9/10\-9-9-9-----9-7---7-------9-7---7-----|
---------------9-9-----8-9-8-9-8-----8-9-8-9-8-|
-----------------9-------9---9-9-------9---9-9-|
-----------------------------------------------|
-------------------0-------------0-------------|
A
---0-----------5-|
---9-7---7-----5-|
-----8-9-8-9-8-6-|
-------9---9-9-7-|
---------------7-|
-0-------------5-|
NOTES:
e.g., 9/10\9 = Play 9 slide up to 10 slide down to 9. I sometimes substitute 9H10P9
e.g., 9p8 = 9 pull off to 8
* means strike base E string only before playing full E chord
CHORDS:
A 577655
B 224442
B/F# XX4442
C#/F XX3121
E 079900
e 022100
F#m 244222
G+ XX5443
G+ (picked) XX0443
G#m 466444
G#m (picked) 446444
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| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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