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Song
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THE BEATLES - YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW (Lennon/McCartney) From MAGICAL
MISTERY TOUR 2 EP. Released on 8th December 1967.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
Let's all get up and dance to a song
That was a hit before your mother was born.
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...know.)
Sing it again.
Let's all get up and dance to a song
That was a hit before your mother was born.
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...know.)
Lift up your hearts and sing me a song
That was a hit before your mother was born.
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (Aaaah.)
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (Aaaah.)
Sing it again.
Da-da-da-da...
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (Yeah.)
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (Yeah.)
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (Yeah.)
12/8 Time
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e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|1------------------------------|
Let's all get up and dance to a song that was a
A7 Dm
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------| B|2-------2-------2-------2------|3-------3-------3-------3------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|0------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
hit before your mother was born
G C5 Cmaj7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------| B|3-------3-------3-------3------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|4-------4-------4-------4------|0-------0-------0-------0------| D|5-------5-------5-------5------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|3---------------2--------------| E|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Though she was born a long long time ago
A7 D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------| B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|0------------------------------| A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Your mother should know
(Your
G7 C
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Your mother should know
mother should) Aaaaaaaaaaah
E7
e|4------ 4------ 4------ 4------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------| G|4-------4-------4-------4------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|----------------2--------------|-------------------------------| E|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Sing it again
Am Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------| E|-----------------------------0-|1-------1-------1-------1------|
Let's all get up and dance to a song that was a
A7 Dm
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------| B|2-------2-------2-------2------|3-------3-------3-------3------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0------| A|0-------0-------0-------0----0-|-----------------------------0-| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
hit before your mother was born
G C Cmaj7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------| B|3-------3-------3-------3------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------| D|0-------0-------0----3--2----0-|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|3-------3-------2-------2------| E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
Though she was born a long long time ago
A7 D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------| B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|---------------------2---------|0-------0-------0----0---------| A|0-------0-------4-------4------|------------------------0------| E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------4-|
Your mother should know
(Your
G7 C
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------| D|-------------------------------|------------------------0------| A|-------------------------------|3-------3----2--3--------------| E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
Your mother should know
mother should) (Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
E F#m7 E E F#m7 E
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- -------| B|----------------0--------------|--------0------| G|1-------2-------1--------------|2-------1------| D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2------| A|-------------------------------|---------------| E|0-------2-------4-------0------|2-------4------|
aaaa)
Am Fmaj7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|1-------0----------------------|1-------0----------------------| G|2---------------2--------------|2---------------2--------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|------------------------0------|1------------------------------|
F6 Fmaj7 F G G6 G7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|1-------1-------1--------------|3-------3-------3--------------| G|2-------2-------2--------------|4-------4-------4--------------| D|0-------2-------3--------------|0-------2-------3--------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|1-------1-------1-------1------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
C E7
e|3------ ------- ------- -------|4------ 4------ 4------ 4------| B|1------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3------| G|0------------------------------|4-------4-------4-------4------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------| E|-----------------------------0-|--------0-------0-------0------|
Am Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
Lift up your hearts and sing me a song that was a
A7 Dm
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------| B|2-------2-------2-------2------|3-------3-------3-------3------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0------| A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------0-| E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
hit before your mother was born
G C Cmaj7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------| B|3-------3-------3-------3------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|4-------4-------4-------4------|0-------0-------0-------0------| D|5-------5-------5-------5------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|3-------3-------2-------2------| E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
Though she was born a long long time ago
A7 D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------| B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0------| A|0-------0-------0-------0----4-|-----------------------------0-| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Your mother should know
(You
G7 C
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0----0-| D|-----------------------------0-|---------------------------2---| A|-------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3------| E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
Your mother should know
mo......ther should Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
A7 D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------| B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0------| A|0-------0-------0-------0------|---------------------------0---| E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------4-|
Your mother should know
aaaah) (Your
G7
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3------| E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
Your mother should know
mo......ther should Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
E F#m7 E F#m7 E
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- -------| B|----------------0--------------|--------0------| G|1-------2-------1--------------|2-------1------| D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2------| A|-------------------------------|---------------| E|0-------2-------4-------0------|2-------4------|
aaaa)
Am Fmaj7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|1-------0----------------------|1-------0----------------------| G|2---------------2--------------|2---------------2--------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|------------------------0------|1------------------------------|
F6 Fmaj7 F G G6 G7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|1-------1-------1--------------|3-------3-------3--------------| G|2-------2-------2--------------|4-------4-------4--------------| D|0-------2-------3--------------|0-------2-------3--------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|1-------1-------1--------------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
C E7
e|0------ ------- ------- -------|4------ 4------ 4------ 4------| B|1------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3------| G|0------------------------------|4-------4-------4-------4------| D|---------------------0--2------|-------------------------------| A|3-------3-------3------------3-|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
Sing it again
Am Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
Da da da da da da da da da da da da
A7 D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------| B|2-------2-------2-------2------|3-------3-------3-------3------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0----2--3----0-| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
da da da da da da da da
G7 C Cmaj7
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------| D|---------------------3--2----0-|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|3-------3-------2-------2------| E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
Though she was born a long long time ago
A7 D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------| B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0------| A|0-------0-------0-------0------|---------------------------0---| E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------4-|
Your mother should know
(Your
G7 C
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0----0-| D|-------------------------------|-------------0--2-------2------| A|-------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3------| E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
Your mother should know
mother should Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
A7 D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ -------| B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|0-------0---------------0------| A|0-------0-------0-------0------|----------------0-------4------| E|-------------0---------------0-|-------------------------------|
Your mother should know
aaah) (Your
G7 C
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------| B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0----0-| D|------------------------0----0-|---------------------0--2------| A|----------------2--------------|3-------3-------3-------3------| E|3-------3----------------------|-------------------------------|
Your mother should know
mother should Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
A7 D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------| B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------| G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-------------------------------|0-------0---------------0------| A|0-------0---------------0------|----------------0------------0-| E|----------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
Your mother should know
aaah) (Your
G7 C ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ ------- ------- -------| B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1------------------------------| G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
Your mother should know
mother should Yeah)
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
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