Tabs
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THE BEATLES - NOWHERE MAN - Vocal Harmony (Lennon/McCartney)
from RUBBER SOUL album. Released 3rd December
1965.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
I have tabbed these three part harmony to please a kind request
and hoping that others would like too to wander a little with
those fine voices.
The song has an unusual structure. It has just two parts that we
can call 
A augmentedA and B. (The coda is basically A augmentedA with its second half
repeated three times).
A augmentedA can be considered both as verses (with different words for each
strophe) and also as chorus (it's the most evident hook and the
placing at the beginning [a capella] and end of the song and the
three part harmony reinforce this function) and 
BB is the bridge
(or middle eight) in which for the sake of accuracy I have tabbed
separately John's leading melody (voice in the middle) and the two
part harmony by Paul and George (high and low parts respectively).
It could also be fun playing it as a three part harmony too,
as shown lastly, though, of course, not so accurately.
A augmentedA
He's a real nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
A augmentedA
Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
BB
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.
A augmentedA (Solo)
A augmentedA
He's as blind as he can be,
Just sees what he wants to see,
Nowhere Man can you see me at all?
BB
Nowhere Man, don't worry,
Take your time, don't hurry,
Leave it all till somebody else
lends you a hand.
A augmentedA
Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
BB
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.
A augmentedA
He's a real nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
A augmentedA
e|------- ------- 4------ -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
BB|5-------5-------5--------------|4-------5--------4-------------|
G+G|4-------4-------4--------------|4-------6--------4-------------|
D MajorD|6-------6----------------------|--------4--------4-------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
He's a real nowhere Man,
e|------- ----0-- ------- 0------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
BB|2---2-------2-----------2------|0-------2-------0--------------|
G+G|2---2-------2-----------2------|1-------2-------1--------------|
D MajorD|2---2--------------------------|--------4-------2--------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|------------2-----------2------|1------------------------------|
G+G|2---2-------2-----------2------|2-------2-------2-----------2--|
D MajorD|4---4-------2-----------2------|2-------4-------2-----------4--|
A augmentedA|4---4--------------------------|--------3-------3-----------3--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Making all his nowhere plans for
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|1/2---------1---1--------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|2-----------2---2--------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|3-----------2---2--------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
nobody.
A augmentedA
e|------- ----4-- ------- 4------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
BB|5---5-------5-----------5------|4-------5---4------------------|
G+G|4---4-------4-----------4------|4-------4---4------------------|
D MajorD|6---6--------------------------|--------6---4------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Doesn't have a point of view,
e|------- ------- 0------ 0------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|0---2-------0------------------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|1---2-------1------------------|
D MajorD|2-------2----------------------|----4-------2------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Knows not where he's going to,
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|------------2-----------2---1--|-------------------------------|
G+G|2---2-------2-----------2---2--|----2-------2-----------2------|
D MajorD|4---4-------2-----------2---2--|----4-------2-----------4------|
A augmentedA|4---4--------------------------|----3-------3-----------3------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Isn't he a bit like you and
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|1/2-----1----------------------|--------------------4-------4--|
D MajorD|2-------2----------------------|----------------6--------------|
A augmentedA|3-------2----------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
me? Nowhere man,
BB
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------4/6--------|--------------------4-------4--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|2---4-----------6--------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
please listen You don't know
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|6------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|------------4-------6----------|----------------------------4--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|2---4---------------6----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
what you're missing Nowhere
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|6------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
BB|-------------------------------|--------4-------0-----------0--|
G+G|4---------------------------4--|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Man, the world is
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|6------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|2---0-----------0--------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|------------1------------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
at your command
e|0------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|-------------------------------|4---------------4---4---4---4--|
G+G|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|7---------------7---7---7---7--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaahhhhhhhhlaaalaaalaaalaah
A augmentedA - Solo
A augmentedA
He's as blind as he can be,
Just sees what he wants to see,
Nowhere Man can you see me at all?
BB
Nowhere Man, don't worry,
Take your time, don't hurry,
Leave it all till somebody else
lends you a hand.
A augmentedA
Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
BB
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.
A augmentedA - Coda
e|------- ------- 4------ -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
BB|5-------5-------5--------------|4-------5--------4-------------|
G+G|4-------4-------4--------------|4-------6--------4-------------|
D MajorD|6-------6----------------------|--------4--------4-------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
He's a real nowhere Man,
e|------- ----0-- ------- 0------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
BB|2---2-------2-----------2------|0-------2-------0--------------|
G+G|2---2-------2-----------2------|1-------2-------1--------------|
D MajorD|2---2--------------------------|--------4-------2--------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|------------2-----------2------|1------------------------------|
G+G|2---2-------2-----------2------|2-------2-------2-----------2--|
D MajorD|4---4-------2-----------2------|2-------4-------2-----------4--|
A augmentedA|4---4--------------------------|--------3-------3-----------3--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Making all his nowhere plans for
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|1/2---------1---1--------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|2-----------2---2--------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|3-----------2---2--------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
nobody.
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|------------2-----------2------|1------------------------------|
G+G|2---2-------2-----------2------|2-------2-------2-----------2--|
D MajorD|4---4-------2-----------2------|2-------4-------2-----------4--|
A augmentedA|4---4--------------------------|--------3-------3-----------3--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Making all his nowhere plans for
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|1/2---------1---1--------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|2-----------2---2--------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|3-----------2---2--------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
nobody.
e|------- ------- ------- -------|5---5-- ----5-- ------- 5------|
BB|5---5-------5-----------5------|5---5-------5-----------5------|
G+G|6---6-------6-----------6------|5---5-------5-----------5------|
D MajorD|7---7-------7-----------7------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Making all his nowhere plans for
(.
e|5---4-- 4------ ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|5---5---5----------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|5---4---4----------------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
nobody.
.................................................
BB as 3 part harmony
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|-------------------------------|----------------------------4--|
G+G|1/2-----1----------------------|--------------------4-------4--|
D MajorD|2-------2----------------------|----------------6-----------6--|
A augmentedA|3-------2----------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
me? Nowhere man,
BB
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|-------------------------------|----------------------------4--|
G+G|--------------------6----------|2-------2-----------4-------4--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|2---4-----------6-----------6--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
please listen You don't know
(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|------------4-------6----------|2-------2-------2-----------4--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|2---4---------------6----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
what you're missing Nowhere
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
BB|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|------------4-------6----------|2---------------------------4--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|2---4---------------6----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
BB|4------------------------------|0-------4-------0-----------0--|
G+G|4---------------------------4--|2------------------------------|
D MajorD|6------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Man, the world is
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh
e|0------ ------- 0------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|2-P-0-----------0--------------|4---------------4---4---4---4--|
G+G|2-----------1---2--------------|4------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|7---------------7---7---7---7--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
at your command
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaahhhhhhhhlaaalaaalaaalaah
BB 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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