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Hey Bulldog

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

GUITAR RIFF

e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------0-----2------3-----4---|--------0-----4------3------2-0|
A|2---2------2------2------------|2---2------2------2------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ...
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------7-----9------10----11--|--------7----11------10----9--7|
D|9---9-------9------9-----------|9---9------9-------9-----------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

VERSE

B7 F#m

Sheepdog, standing in the rain

B7 F#m

Bullfrog, doing it again

A F#m E

Some kind of happiness is measured out in miles

A F#m B7

What makes you think you're Something special when you smile

VERSE

B7 F#m

Childlike no one understands

B7 F#m

Jackknife in your sweaty hands

A F#m E

Some kind of innocence is measured out in years

A F#m B7

You don't know what it's like to listen to your fears

CHORUS

Bm Bm#5 Bm6

You can talk to me

Bm7 Em Em#5

You can talk to me

Em6 Em7

You can talk to me

Bm Em

If you're lonely you can talk to me

VERSE

B7 F#m

Big man walking in the park

B7 F#m

Wigwam frightened of the dark

A F#m E

Some kind of solitude is measured out in you

A F#m B7

You think you know but you haven't got a clue

CHORUS

Bm Bm#5 Bm6

You can talk to me

Bm7 Em Em#5

You can talk to me

Em6 Em7

You can talk to me

Bm Em

If you're lonely you can talk to me ...

CODA

Hey

Wowwwwww wohoww

Hey, bulldog

Woww!

Hey, Bulldog (Hey Bulldog)

Hey, Bulldog (Hey Bulldog)

Hey, Bulldog (Hey Bulldog)

Hey, man

What's up brother?

Woof!

Whad'you say?

I say, ... Woof!

You know any more?

Wowwwwww woh!

Aaaahhh haha

You got it, that's it, you had it!

That's it man, Wooohooo, That's it, you got it!

Woooohahawohahahahh

Look at me man, I only had ten children

Aaaahooo Aaaaahaha hahahhahahaha

Quiet, man! Quiet!

OK

Hey, Bulldog

Hey, Bulldog

[SOLO] (Played by John)

    e|-----------------------------------|
    B|12121212-12121212---------------4-\|
    G|--------------------------------4-\|
    D|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-\-----------4----|
    A|----------------------2-2-/-6------|
    E|-----------------------------------|
    e|-----------------------------------|
    B|2--------2---4-/--5----------------|
    G|2--------2---4-/--6----------------|
    D|-----------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------|
    e|-----------------------------------|
    B|12121212-12121212---------------4-\|
    G|--------------------------------4-\|
    D|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-\-----------4----|
    A|----------------------2-2-/-6------|
    E|-----------------------------------|
    e|-----------------------------------|
    B|2--------2---4-/--5-----5--5-------|
    G|2--------2---4-/--6-----6--6-------|
    D|-----------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------|
    e|----0------------------------------|
    B|-------/-5-\-3----2---2------------|
    G|-------/-6-\-4----2---2----4---2-/-|
    D|-----------------------------------|
    A|0----------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------|
    e|--------4---------12121212 12-\----|
    B|----3-------3----------------------|
    G|-4---------------------------------|
    D|-----------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------|
    e|-----------------------------------|
    B|----5----5---3----2---2----2H-4P-2-|
    G|----6----6---4----2---2----2H-4P-2-|
    D|-----------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------|
    e|-----------------------------------|
    B|4--------4-/-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-\-----|
    G|4--------4-/-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-\-----|
    D|-----------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------|

ENDING RIFF

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

CHORDS:

B7 x24242

F#m 244222

A x02220

E 022100

Bm x24432

Bm#5 x25432

Bm6 x26432

Bm7 x24232

Em 022000

Em#5 022010

Em6 022020

Em7 022030

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B Bend

R Release

/ slide up

\ slide down

H hammer-on

P pull-off

~ vibrato

+ harmonic

x Mute note

. --play note like a dot in standard notation

^ --ties two notes together

(. Pause

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