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Day Tripper

The Beatles
Tab
4.8(1k)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------| x5

Verse 1

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

Got a good reason

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

For taking the easy way out

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-0----4----0-2-----|
D|----------2------2----2----------|
A|--0--3-4-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Got a good reason

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

For taking the easy way out now

Chorus

F#

She was a daaa-y tripper, one way ticket yeah!

A G#

It took me so-o long

C# B

to find out, and I found out.

Instrumental

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------| x2
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

Verse 2

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

She's a big teaser

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

She took me half the way there

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-0----4----0-2-----|
D|----------2------2----2----------|
A|--0--3-4-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

She's a big teaser

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

She took me half the way there now

Chorus

F#

She was a daaa-y tripper, one way ticket yeah!

A G#

It took me so-o long

C# B

to find out, and I found out.

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-----------4--2----/6-----2--4-----------------|x3
D|-4--0--1--4--------4-----4-----------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Solo

e|--------------------------5b------------|
B|--------3------3---5h-7--------7---5----|
G|-4---4-----4----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-----------10-------10---12b14b12---10---------------|
B|-12~--12~-------12-----------------------12----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
B|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
G|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|

Instrumental

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------| x2
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

Verse 3

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

Tried to please her

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

She only played one night stands

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------2-0----4----0-2-----|
D|----------2------2----2----------|
A|--0--3-4-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Tried to please her

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

She only played one night stands now

Chorus

F#

She was a daaa-y tripper, a sunday driver yeah

A G#

It took me so-o long

C# B

to find out, and I found out.

Outro

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------| x4
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

Day tripper

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------2-0---4----0-2--|
A|----------2------2----2------|
E|--0--3-4---------------------|

Day tripper yeah

(repeat and fade)

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| h Hammer-on

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| ~ Vibrato

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