I Should Have Known Better tab by The Beatles

Tabs

• Capo on 2nd

Title: I Should Have Known Better
Artist: The Beatles

Time: 4/4
Tempo: Q=120

Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
Play the E-string (6th) bass in D MajorD chord with your left-hand thumb wrap around.
Play Chorus after every 2nd Verse, and applying the appropriate Bridge.

Intro:
  G+G
E MajorE|-----------------0---1---0-------|-----------------0---1---0-------|
BB|-3---------------------------3---|-----------------------------3---|
G+G|-----0-------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|
D MajorD|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
                                 I

Verse:

E MajorE|-----------------0---1---0-------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------------------0---|
BB|-----------------------------3---|---------------------3---3---0---|-3-------3---0---3---3-----------|
G+G|-----0-------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|-----0---------------------------|
D MajorD|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
                           should have known better with a girl like  you,

                                    E minorEm
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|---------------------0---0---0---|
BB|---------------------3---3---0---|-3-------3---0---3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----0-------0-------------------|-----0---------------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|
D MajorD|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
            that I would love  ev'-ry thing that you do,           and I  do


BridgeToVerse:
  C majorC                 D MajorD
E MajorE|-------------------------0---2---|---------------------0---2---3---|
BB|---------------------3-----------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----0-------0-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
D MajorD|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A augmentedA|-3---------------3---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
            hey hey hey            and I  do.

  G+G
E MajorE|-----------------0---1---0-------|-----------------0---1---0-------|
BB|-----------------------------3---|-----------------------------3---|
G+G|-----0-------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|
D MajorD|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
                           whoa,  whoa

BridgeToChorus:

                   B7B7
E MajorE|---------------------0---0---2---|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
G+G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
D MajorD|---------0---------------0-------|---------1---------------1-------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------0---------------|-2---------------2---------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
            can't you see?

Chorus:
  E minorEm                C majorC                 G+G
E MajorE|-----------------0-------2-------|-3-------2-------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
BB|---------0-----------------------|-------------------------3-------|---------0-----------------------|
G+G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D MajorD|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
      That  when  I     tell  you   that  I     love  you,

  B7B7                E minorEm                C majorC
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------0-------2-------|-3-------2-------0-------3-------|
BB|-0-------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D MajorD|---------1---------------1-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A augmentedA|-2---------------2---------------|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
  oh,                    you're gon-  na say  you   love  me   too,

  G+G                               G7G7
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|-0-------0-------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
G+G|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0---------------0-------0---|
D MajorD|---------0---------------0-h-2-p-0---|---------0---------------3-------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------3-------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
  hoo-  hoo-  hoo-  hoo            oh-   oh

  C majorC                 D MajorD                 G+G              A minorAm high
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------/7---|
BB|---------1-------0-------1-------|-3-------1-------0---------------|-3-------------------0---3-------|
G+G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------------------2-------|-----0-------0-------------------|
D MajorD|---------2---------------2-------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|---------0---------------0-------|
A augmentedA|-3---------------3---------------|---------0---------------0-------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-2---------------2---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
      And   when  I     ask   you   to   be    mine-        ah- ah- ine

                   A minorAm                D7D7
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|-----------------0---1-------3---|-------------1---0---------------|
G+G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------------------|---------------------2-------2---|
D MajorD|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|-----0---------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|---------0---------------0-------|
E MajorE|-7---------------7---------------|---------------------------------|-2---------------2---------------|
                         You're gonna  say        you love me   too.

  G+G
E MajorE|-----------------0---1---0-------|-----------------0---1---0-------|
BB|-----------------------------3---|-----------------------------3---|
G+G|-----0-------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|
D MajorD|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
                           Soo-  ooh

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| /  Slide up
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off

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