Tabs
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The Beatles - Penny Lane
(Released with Strawberry Fields as a single on 17
February 1967)
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Submitted by: Van Dorn
1
A augmentedA A/Ab 
F#m7F#m7 
A/EA/E 
D6D6 
E7sus4E7sus4
In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
E7E7 A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E 
A minorAm
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know.
Am6Am6 
Fmaj7Fmaj7
And all the people that come and go
E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
Stop and say hello.
2
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E D6D6 E7sus4E7sus4
On the corner is a banker with a motorcar,
E7E7 A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E A minorAm
The little children laugh at him behind his back.
Am6Am6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
And the banker never wears a mack
E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 
D MajorD
In the pouring rain, very strange.
Middle Eight
G5G5 
G+G 
Csus2Csus2 
Cadd9Cadd9
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
G5G5 G+G Csus2Csus2
There beneath the blue suburban skies
E MajorE
I sit, and meanwhile back
3
A augmentedA A/AB F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E D6D6 E7sus4E7sus4
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
E7E7 A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E A minorAm
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen.
Am6Am6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
He likes to keep his fire engine clean,
E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
It's a clean machine.
Solo A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E D6D6 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E A minorAm Am6Am6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 D MajorD
Middle Eight
G5G5 G+G Csus2Csus2 Cadd9Cadd9 G5G5
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
G+G Csus2Csus2
A augmentedA four of fish and finger pies
E MajorE
In summer, meanwhile back
4
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E D6D6 E7sus4E7sus4
Behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout
E7E7 A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E A minorAm
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
Am6Am6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
And tho' she feels as if she's in a play
E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
She is anyway.
5
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E D6D6 E7sus4E7sus4
In Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer,
E7E7 A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E A minorAm
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim.
Am6Am6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
And then the fireman rushes in
E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 D MajorD
>From the pouring rain, very strange.
Middle Eight
G5G5 G+G Csus2Csus2 Cadd9Cadd9
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
G5G5 G+G Csus2Csus2
There beneath the blue suburban skies
E MajorE
I sit, and meanwhile back.
Coda
A augmentedA D MajorD
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
A augmentedA D MajorD
There beneath the blue suburban skies,
A augmentedA
Penny Lane.
You can see the chords in the tab below.
It is based on the piano work + a walking bass in which I've
tryed to stick to the original as much as possible.
(Use a capo on the second fret)
Verse1
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E D6(no3) E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------1------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|--------2----------------------|
E MajorE|--------4-------2-------0------|----------------0-------0----4-|
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E A minorAm
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------4-------2-------0------|-------------------------------|
Am6Am6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|2------------------------------|1------------------------------|
E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G+G|2-------2-------1-------1------|2-------2-------1-------1------|
D MajorD|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
Verse2
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E D6D6 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------1------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|--------2----------------------|
E MajorE|--------4-------2-------0------|----------------0-------0------|
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E A minorAm
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------4-------2-------0------|-------------------------------|
Am6Am6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|2------------------------------|1------------------------------|
E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 D MajorD
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|2------ 2------ 2------ -------|
BB|0-------0-------0-------0------|3-------3-------3--------------|
G+G|2-------2-------1-------1------|2-------2-------1--------------|
D MajorD|0-------0-------0-------0------|0----4-------4--0--------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|--------0----------------------|
E MajorE|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
Middle eight
G5G5 G+G
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G+G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D MajorD|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|2----------- 2----------0----2-|
E MajorE|3------------3-------3---------|---------------------3---------|
Csus2Csus2 Cadd9Cadd9
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|3-------3-------3--------------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G+G|0-------0-------0--------------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D MajorD|---------------------0--2----3-|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|3------------3-----------------|3-----------------------3------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|------------3-------3----------|
G5G5 G+G
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G+G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D MajorD|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|---------------------0--2------|2----------- 2--2----3-------2-|
E MajorE|3------------3--3--------------|-------------------------------|
Csus2Csus2 E MajorE
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|3-------3-------3-------3------|0-------0-------0--------------|
G+G|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1--------------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2--------------|
A augmentedA|3------------3----------3------|2------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------3---------|--------4-------0--------------|
Verse3
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E D6D6 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------1------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|--------2----------------------|
E MajorE|--------4-------2-------0------|----------------0-------0------|
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E A minorAm
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------4-------2-------0------|-------------------------------|
Am6Am6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|2------------------------------|1------------------------------|
E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G+G|2-------2-------1-------1------|2-------2-------1-------1------|
D MajorD|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
Solo
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E D6D6 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------1------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|--------2----------------------|
E MajorE|--------4-------2-------0------|----------------0-------0------|
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E A minorAm
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------4-------2-------0------|-------------------------------|
Am6Am6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|2------------------------------|1------------------------------|
E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 D MajorD
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|0-------0-------0-------0------|3----0-------------------------|
G+G|2-------2-------1-------1------|2-------2----------------------|
D MajorD|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0----4--0--------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|----------------0--------------|
E MajorE|0------------0--------0--------|-------------------------------|
Middle eight
G5G5 G+G
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G+G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D MajorD|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|2----------- 2----------0----2-|
E MajorE|3------------3-------3---------|---------------------3---------|
Csus2Csus2 Cadd9Cadd9
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|3-------3-------3--------------|3------------3----------3------|
G+G|0-------0-------0--------------|0------------0----------0------|
D MajorD|---------------------0--2----3-|2------------2-------2--0------|
A augmentedA|3------------3-----------------|3-------3-------3-------3----3-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G5G5 G+G
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3--------------|
G+G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0----0--0--------------|
D MajorD|0-------0-------0-------0------|0----0--0-------0--------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-------------------------|2-------2--- ---2-------2------|
E MajorE|3------------3-----------------|-------------------------------|
C majorC E MajorE
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|1-------3-------3--------------|0-------0-------0--------------|
G+G|0-------0----0--0--------------|1-------1-------1--------------|
D MajorD|2----2--2-------2--------------|2-------2-------2--------------|
A augmentedA|3-------3-------3--------------|2------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------3---------|--------4-------0--------------|
Verse4
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E D6D6 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------1------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|--------2----------------------|
E MajorE|--------4-------2-------0------|----------------0-------0------|
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E A minorAm
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------4-------2-------0------|-------------------------------|
Am6Am6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|2------------------------------|1------------------------------|
E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G+G|2-------2-------1-------1------|2-------2-------1-------1------|
D MajorD|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|0------------0-------0---------|0------------0-----------------|
Verse5
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E D6D6 E MajorE
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0----------------------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------1-------1------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|--------2-----------2--------2-|
E MajorE|--------4-------2-------0------|----------------0-------0------|
A augmentedA A/Ab F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E A minorAm
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------4-------2-------0------|-------------------------------|
Am6Am6 Fmaj7Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
BB|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|2------------------------------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
Esus4Esus4 E MajorE D MajorD
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|0-------0-------0-------0------|3----0-------------------------|
G+G|2-------2-------1-------1------|2-------2----------------------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0----4--0--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------2----------------|----------------0--------------|
E MajorE|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
Middle eight
G5G5 G+G
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G+G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D MajorD|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|2----------- 2--2-------0----2-|
E MajorE|3------------3--3----3--3----3-|---------------------3---------|
Cadd9Cadd9
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|3-------3-------3--------------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G+G|0-------0-------0--------------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2--------------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|3------------3----------0----2-|3-------3-------3-------3------|
E MajorE|---------------------3---------|-----3-------3-------3-------2-|
G5G5 G+G
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3--------------|
G+G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0----0--0--------------|
D MajorD|0-------0-------0-------0------|0----0--0-------0--------------|
A augmentedA|-----2-------------------------|2-------2--- ---2-------2------|
E MajorE|3------------3-----------------|-------------------------------|
C majorC E MajorE
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|1-------3-------3--------------|0-------0-------0--------------|
G+G|0-------0----0--0--------------|1-------1-------1--------------|
D MajorD|2----2--2----------------------|2-------2-------2--------------|
A augmentedA|3-------3-------3-------3------|-----2-------2-----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|--------4-------0--------------|
Coda
A augmentedA
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|5-------5-------5-------5------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|0------------0--0-------0------|4------------4--4----0--4------|
E MajorE|---------------------0---------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD
e|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
BB|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2----0--2-------2------|
D MajorD|0-------0-------0-------0------|0----2--4------------4--0------|
A augmentedA|-------------0---------------0-|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|2-------2-------2-------2------|5-------5-------5-------5------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A augmentedA|0------------0--0-------0----0-|4------------4--4----0--4----0-|
E MajorE|---------------------0---------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD
e|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
BB|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G+G|2-------2-------2-------2----0-|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D MajorD|0------------0--0----2--4------|------------------------4------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-----0--------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|------------------------2------|
A augmentedA ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
BB|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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
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