While My Guitar Gently Weeps Bass Tab by The Beatles

While My Guitar Gently Weeps bass tab by The Beatles (Ver. 2)

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While My Guitar Gently Weeps by The Beatles: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by The Beatles features Eric Clapton on lead guitar, adding his signature bluesy touch to George Harrison's composition. The song is known for its innovative use of a Clavinet keyboard, played by Paul McCartney, and its melancholic lyrics inspired by the ancient Chinese text the "I Ching." The recording session for this track was famously tense, with Harrison bringing in Clapton to ease tensions among the band members.

Tuning: Standard tuning
Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

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                                          Artist - Beatles
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                                 Song - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
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                                     Album - The White Album
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                                       Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard


G|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D|-7-|-5-|-4-|-3-|-7-|-5-|---|-------------|-7-|-5-|-4-|-3-|-7-|-5-|---|---|
A|---|---|---|---|---|---|-5-|-7--7--7-7-7-|---|---|---|---|---|---|-5-|-7-|
E|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

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                        s        s
G|---|---|---|---|-9-9-9\-|-7-7-7\-|------------------|---------|
D|-7-|-5-|-4-|-3-|-7-7-7\-|-5-5-5\-|------------------|-----6---|
A|---|---|---|---|--------|--------|-3--3---3-2-3-5-7-|-7-9---7-|
E|---|---|---|---|--------|--------|------------------|---------|



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CHORUS
G|-----s-------------|---s-----|--------s-|----------------|---s-----|----------------------------------------s-|
D|-7--7\---h----s----|---\6--9-|-------4\-|-7--7---s-------|---\6--9-|-----------------------------6-6--6-7--9\-|
A|--------2-4--7\--4-|-7-------|-2--2-----|-------9\--2--4-|-7-------|---2---4-5-6--7-7--7-9-9--9---------------|
E|-------------------|---------|----------|----------------|---------|-2----------------------------------------|


G|-----s-------------|---s-----|----------------|---s-----|--------s-|---------------------------------------s-|
D|-7--7\--------s----|---\6--9-|-7--7---s-------|---\6--9-|-------4\-|----------------------------6-6--6-7--9\-|
A|--------2\4--7\--4-|-7-------|-------9\--2--4-|-7-------|-2--2-----|---2--4-5-6--7-7--7-9-9--9---------------|
E|-------------------|---------|----------------|---------|----------|-2---------------------------------------|



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VERSE
G|-------|-7-7-7\-|-7-7-7\-|-5-5-5\-|--h--|-------|------|-------|---------------|
D|-7-----|-5-5-5\-|-4-4-4\-|-3-3-3\-|-5-7-|-7-7-7-|-5--5-|-------|-----------6---|
A|-------|--------|--------|--------|-----|-------|------|-5-5-5-|-7-7---7-9---7-|
E|-------|--------|--------|--------|-----|-------|------|-------|---------------|


G|-9--9-|-7--7-|-7--7-|------|-9-9-9-|---------------|-----------|------------|
D|-7--7-|-5--5-|-4--4-|-4--3-|-7-7-7-|-5--5----------|--------s--|--------6---|
A|------|------|------|------|-------|-------7--5--3-|-3-2-3-5\7-|-7--7-9---7-|
E|------|------|------|------|-------|---------------|-----------|------------|



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GUITAR SOLO 1
G|-9-9-9---9-9-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-5-5--5-5\7--7-9-|-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7---7-7-|-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-|-3-3--3-3\5--5\7-|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-|
A|-------------|-------|-------|-----------------|-------|-------|
E|-------------|-------|-------|-----------------|-------|-------|


G|--------------|----------9\-----|------s-|--------|--------|---------s----s--|
D|-7--7---7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7\-|-5-5-5\-|-4-4-4\-|-3-3-3--3\5--5\7-|
A|-5--5---5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-----7-7-|--------|--------|--------|-----------------|
E|--------------|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|-----------------|


G|--------|---------------|------------------|-------------|
D|-7-7-7\-|-5-5-5---3-2---|----------s----s--|---------6---|
A|--------|-------------5-|-3-3-3-2-3\5--5\7-|-7-7-7-9---7-|
E|--------|---------------|------------------|-------------|


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CHORUS
G|-----s-------------|---s-----|--------s-|----------------|---s-----|----------------------------------------s-|
D|-7--7\---h----s----|---\6--9-|-------4\-|-7--7---s-------|---\6--9-|-----------------------------6-6--6-7--9\-|
A|--------2-4--7\--4-|-7-------|-2--2-----|-------9\--2--4-|-7-------|---2---4-5-6--7-7--7-9-9--9---------------|
E|-------------------|---------|----------|----------------|---------|-2----------------------------------------|


G|-----s-------------|---s-----|----------------|---s-----|--------s-|---------------------------------------s-|
D|-7--7\--------s----|---\6--9-|-7--7---s-------|---\6--9-|-------4\-|----------------------------6-6--6-7--9\-|
A|--------2\4--7\--4-|-7-------|-------9\--2--4-|-7-------|-2--2-----|---2--4-5-6--7-7--7-9-9--9---------------|
E|-------------------|---------|----------------|---------|----------|-2---------------------------------------|



VERSE                                                                          s
G|-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-------|-------|------|-----------------------9\-----|
D|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-|-3-3-3---3-5-|-7-7-7-|-5--5-|------------------------------|
A|-------|-------|-------|-------------|-------|------|-5--5---5-5-5---7-7-7-----7-9-|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------------|-------|------|------------------------------|



G|-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5---7-7\9-|-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-|--------------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-|-3-3-3---5-5\7-|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-|-----------------s--|---------6-----6-|
A|-------|-------|-------|---------------|-------|-------|-7-5-3-3-3--3-2-3\5-|-7-7-7-9---7-9---|
E|-------|-------|-------|---------------|-------|-------|--------------------|-----------------|


GUITAR SOLO 2
G|-------9\-|-------9\-|-------7\---|-------5\-|-9-9-9-9\-|-7-7-7-7\-|
D|-7-7-7----|-5-5-5----|-4-4-4----4-|-3-3-3----|-7-7-7----|-5-5-5----|
A|----------|----------|------------|----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|------------|----------|----------|----------|


G|------------|---------9-9-9-9-|-------9\-|-------9\-|-------7\---|-------7\-|
D|-7--7--7--7-|-----------------|-7-7-7----|-5-5-5----|-4-4-4----4-|-3-3-3----|
A|-5--5--5--5-|-7---------------|----------|----------|------------|----------|
E|------------|---0-0-0---------|----------|----------|------------|----------|


G|-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-|-------------|-------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-------------|-----------6-----6-|
A|---------|---------|-3-3-3-2-3-5-|-7-7-7-7-9---7-9---|
E|---------|---------|-------------|-------------------|

04:11     s          s          s                           s          s
G|-------9\-|-------9\-|-------7\---|-------7--7-5-|-------9\-|-------7\-|
D|-7-7-7----|-5-5-5----|-4-4-4----4-|-3-3-3--------|-7-7-7----|-5-5-5----|
A|----------|----------|------------|--------------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|------------|--------------|----------|----------|

                                             s          s                           s
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------9\-|-------9\-|----7------7----|---7--5\7-7-5-|
D|--------------s--|---------6-----6-|-7-7-7----|-5-5-5----|-4------4-----4-|-3------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-3-5\7-|-7-7-7-9---7-9---|----------|----------|----------------|--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------|----------|----------------|--------------|


G|---------|---------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-------------|
A|---------|---------3-3-2-3-5-7-|
E|---------|---------------------|

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