Tabs
The Long and Winding Road - Lennon & McCartney
This arrangement is very close to the recorded version. Just listen to
the
Beatles and you know what to play. I recorded this piece for rmmga Tape
V.
You can hear am MP3 file of this arrangement at my homepage
http://www.geocities.com/chiefnoda/
More specifically,
http://www.geocities.com/chiefnoda/audio/lawr.mp3
Arrangement - Chifuru "Chief" Noda ([email protected] or
[email protected])
Date - August 30, 1995
Revised and Updated – June 27, 2000
Tuning - drop 
D MajorD (D MajorD 
A augmentedA D MajorD 
G+G 
BB 
E MajorE)
Keycode - (letter) - section name
h - hammer on
..........A - artificial harmonics (see Appendix)
Roadmap: Play as follows A augmentedA A' BB A'' 
C majorC A' D MajorD
Section A augmentedA and A' are the same except measure 9.
Section A'' is played using artificial harmonics. If this is too
difficult,
play Section A.
Section D MajorD is the ending that is entered after measure 11 of Section A'
** Section A augmentedA **
Start with a pick-up measure (measure #0)
Measure #1: BB note is fretted instead of open BB so that F#, D MajorD and BB can
ring.
If difficult, use open B.
Measure #2: Whatever the chord is, it sounds good
Measure #3: You can slide your pinky from 5th fret to 3rd fret on D MajorD
string
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-2---|-3---2---------0-|-------------0---|---------0-1---0-|-----------------|
-----|-0-------3-------|---1-1---1-1-----|-3-----3-0-------|-----1---0-------|
-----|-0---------4-----|---0-0---0-0-----|-----4---0-------|-------------0---|
-----|-----------------|---0-0---0-0-----|---5-----3---3---|---2-----------2-|
-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---3-----|
-----|-2---------------|---0-0---0-0-----|-5---------------|-----------------|
Measure #5: x2x032 chord is fingered xIx0RM (index on 5th, middle on
1st, and ring on 2nd strings) - a little tricky
Measure #7: the number in () may be added.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-----0---2-3-----|-0---------------|-------------0---|-----------------|
-----1---3---3---|---0-------------|-----1---3-----3-|-3-----3-1---3---|
-----0---0-----4-|-----0-----------|-----0--(5)------|-----4----(2)----|
---2-------------|---------2-------|---2--(0)--4-----|---5-------3---5-|
-3-------2-------|-----------2-----|-0-------5-------|-----------------|
-----------------|-2-----------2---|-----------------|-5-------3---5---|
Measure #11: G+G note is fingered with pinky
Measure #12: G+G note is fingered with index
(there are other possibilities - you can play 
D7D7 in Meas#11 on 5th pos)
Measure #12: The last note 
F#F# is a pick-up note and is not sometimes
played
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-----0---2-3-----|-0---------------|-----0---2---3---|-3-------3---2---|
-----1---3---3---|---0-------------|-----1---1-------|-------0---------|
-----0---0-----4-|-----0-----------|-----0---2-------|-----0-----------|
---2-------------|---------2-------|---2-------------|---0-------------|
-3-------2-------|-----------2-----|-0---------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-2-----------2---|---------0-------|-5---------------|
** Section A' **
Measure #9 is the only difference from Section A augmentedA so I repeat Measures #9
- 12
only
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-----0---5-3---23|-0---------------|-----0---2---3---|-3-------3---2---|
-----1---3-------|---0-------------|-----1---1-------|-------0---------|
-----0---0---0---|-----0-----------|-----0---2-------|-----0-----------|
---2-------------|---------2-------|---2-------------|---0-------------|
-3-------2-------|-----------2-----|-0---------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-2-----------2---|---------0-------|-5---------------|
** Section BB **
Repeat this twice for Section BB
The timing is a little funny; I think I've added extra beats. If you
like
to be "true" to the Beatles, take out a few notes here and there :-)
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
-5-5-5-----------5-----------0---|-5---3---0-----------------------|
---------------------------------|-5-----------0---------------0---|
-------------0-------------------|-------------------------0-------|
-0-------0-4h------------0-------|---------4-----------4-----------|
---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
---------------------------------|----------------------------(2)--|
-0---3-----------------------3---|-3---1---------------------------|
---------0---------------0-------|-2-------2-----------------------|
---------------------0-----------|-------------0-------------------|
-2---------------2---------------|-----------------0---------------|
---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
** Section A'' **
In this section, the melody is played entirely using artificial
harmonics (as
indicated by A augmentedA after the number). See Appendix for artificial harmonics.
Note
that sometimes bass notes are staggered so the harmonics can be heard. I
chnage things around and this is just an example of how you could do it.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
-2A--|-3A--2A--------0A|-------------0A--|---------0A1A--0A|-----------------|
-----|---------3A------|---1-1---1-1-----|-3A--------------|-----1A--0A------|
-----|-----------4A----|---0-0---0-0-----|-------4---------|-------------0A--|
-----|-----------------|---0-0---0-0-----|-----5-------3---|---2-----------2A|
-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---3-----|
-----|---2-------------|---0-0---0-0-----|---5-----3-------|-----------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-----0A--2A3A----|-0A--------------|-------------0A--|-----------------|
-------------3A--|---0A------------|-----1A--3A------|-3A------1A--3A--|
---------------4A|-----0A----------|-----------------|---4A--4A--2A--4A|
---2-------------|---------2A------|---2-------4-----|-----5A----------|
-3-------2-------|-----------2A----|-0-------5-------|-----------------|
-----------------|-2-----------2A--|-----------------|-----------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-----0A--2A3A----|-0A--------------|-----0A--2A--3A--|-3A--------------|
-------------3A--|---0A------------|-----------------|-----------0A----|
---------------4A|-----0A----------|-----------------|---------0A--0A--|
---2-------------|---------2A------|---2-------------|-------0A--------|
-3-------2-------|-----------2A----|-0---------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-2-----------2A--|---------0-------|-5---------------|
** Section C majorC **
This is the part where strings come in. Sustain notes as much as
possible and
make guitar sounds like string section ;-P
| | | | | | | |
---------0-----0-|-2-----2-3---5---|
-3-----3---------|-----3-----------|
-----0-------0---|-----------------|
---4-------4-----|---4-------------|
---------0-------|-2---------------|
-5---------------|-----------------|
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
-10----------10--12----------12--|-14----------14--15-------17------|
-----7---8-----------------------|---------12-----------------------|
-0-------------------11--12------|-----11---------------------------|
---------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
-----------------0---------------|----------------------------------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
** Section D MajorD (end) **
This is the CODa section, and you come here after you play measure #11
of
section A' (or A augmentedA).
Measure #4: Artificial harmonics again. If you prefer, just omit "A" and
fret
as numbered. I finger this chord by using ring finger to hold 5th AND
6th
strings.
Measure #5: Yes, this single note can make or kill the tune. Get a clear
tone!
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
-3-------2-------------------0---|----------------------------------|
-0---------------3---------------|-----1---1-------1----1-----------|
-0-------------------4-----------|-----0---0-------0----0-----------|
---------------------------------|-----0---0-------0----0-----------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-2-------------------------------|-----0---0-------0----0-----------|
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------3A------|
-0-------2-------4---------------|----------------------4A----------|
-0-------------------------------|-----------------5A---------------|
---------------------------------|-------------5A-------------------|
-0-------------------------------|-5A-------------------------------|
| . | . | . | .
-3A------------------------------||
---------------------------------|| END
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Appendix: Artificial Harmonics
To play artificial harmonics, your left hand frets a string as
indicated.
For example, if it says "3A", your left hand actually holds string on
3rd
fret. There are two methods for right hand.
(a) classical (I use it here)
Your RH index finger touches 12 frets above the fretted note. Using the
same example, your index finger touches 15th fret (3+12), but do not
fret the string here. Your ring finger (or middle finger) then plucks
the
string and you'll get harmonics. This takes some practice, so don't
despair if the first attempt fails.
(b) jazzy
Your RH index finger touches 12 frets as above. But your RH thumb is
used
to pluck the string.
In (a), your index finger is almost perpendicular to strings. In (b),
your index finger is almost parallel to strings.
The choice of (a) or b) depends on what you play: In (a), your thumb can
play bass notes. In (b), your middle and ring fingers can add hramony
notes or you can do "harmonic cascade".
Practice: You can practice this by playing a scale.
For further info, you can look at some advanced guitar method books.
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