This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Intro / Solo
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------| G|--------------------4-----------4--------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--0--0--0--0----2--0--0--0--0--0---------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|--------2--4b5-----4--2-----2--4---------| G|--2--4-------------------4---------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------| G|--------------------4-----------4--------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--5--2-----------------------------------| D|--------5--2-----------------------------| B|--------------4-----2--4--2--------------| G|-----------------4-----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
Verse 1
e|--0---0----0----0---0---0---0--0---0---------| D|---------------------------------------------| B|--4b5-4b5--5b4--2-------2---4--2-------------| G|--------------------4-------------4----------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|
I took my loved one out to dinner
e|--0--0--0-----0---2--0--0--0----0--0---------| D|---------------------------------------------| B|--------2-----4b5----4--2-------2--4---------| G|--2--4-----------------------4---------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|
so we could get a bite to eat
e|---0---0------0-----0----0---0----0--0--0--------| D|-------------------------------------------------| B|---4b5-4b5----5b4---2--------2----4--2-----------| G|-------------------------4--------------4--------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
And though we both had been much thinner
e|-5---2----------------------------------------| D|-------------5--2-----------------------------| B|------------------4------2-4-----2------------| G|---------------------4---------------4--------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
She looked so beautiful I could eat her
[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
Verse 2
e|--0---0----0----0---0---0---0--0---0---------| D|---------------------------------------------| B|--4b5-4b5--5b4--2-------2---4--2-------------| G|--------------------4-------------4----------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|
I took my loved one to the big field
e|--0--0--0-----0---2--0--0--0----0--0---------| D|---------------------------------------------| B|--------2-----4b5----4--2-------2--4---------| G|--2--4-----------------------4---------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|
so we could watch the English sky
e|---0---0------0-----0----0---0----0--0--0--------| D|-------------------------------------------------| B|---4b5-4b5----5b4---2--------2----4--2-----------| G|-------------------------4--------------4--------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
We both were nervous feeling guilty
e|-5---2----------------------------------------| D|-------------5--2-----------------------------| B|------------------4------2-4-----2------------| G|---------------------4---------------4--------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
And neither one of us knew just why
[Chorus] (Around 5th time is when he starts screaming)
(Semi-Muted)
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
Repeat x5
A F#m
Well
Repeat x9
A
Well
(tap your foot in quarter notes for the bass drum)
Solo
From what my very ill tuned ear can hear the solo is the first two lines of tab and then the last line.
Please add corrections if you think otherwise
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------| G|--------------------4-----------4--------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--0--0--0--0----2--0--0--0--0--0---------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|--------2--4b5-----4--2-----2--4---------| G|--2--4-------------------4---------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--5--2-----------------------------------| D|--------5--2-----------------------------| B|--------------4-----2--4--2--------------| G|-----------------4-----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
Verse 3
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------| G|--------------------4-----------4--------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
We sat and talked of revolution
e|--0--0--0--0----2--0--0--0--0--0---------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|--------2--4b5-----4--2-----2--4---------| G|--2--4-------------------4---------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
Just like two liberals in the sun
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------| G|--------------------4-----------4--------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
We talked of women's liberation
e|--5--2-----------------------------------| D|--------5--2-----------------------------| B|--------------4-----2--4--2--------------| G|-----------------4-----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
And how the hell we could get things done
[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
[Verse 2|
e|--0---0----0----0---0---0---0--0---0---------| D|---------------------------------------------| B|--4b5-4b5--5b4--2-------2---4--2-------------| G|--------------------4-------------4----------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|
I took my loved one to the big field
e|--0--0--0-----0---2--0--0--0----0--0---------| D|---------------------------------------------| B|--------2-----4b5----4--2-------2--4---------| G|--2--4-----------------------4---------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|
so we could watch the English sky
e|---0---0------0-----0----0---0----0--0--0--------| D|-------------------------------------------------| B|---4b5-4b5----5b4---2--------2----4--2-----------| G|-------------------------4--------------4--------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
We both were nervous feeling guilty
e|-5---2----------------------------------------| D|-------------5--2-----------------------------| B|------------------4------2-4-----2------------| G|---------------------4---------------4--------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
And neither one of us knew just why
[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
Done.
All in all, it's a pretty simple song -- No chords to remember, it's actually
just playing a blues scale a few frets down. Practice it for a little while.
The hardest part is hitting the open 1st string on almost every note. It's
a real pain. If anyone can figure out the stuff he does during the chorus,
it would be greatly appreciated. I think it's just playing muted and semi-muted
strings, but I'm not sure.
From Plastic Ono Band, 1970
Comments
Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?
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