Penny Lane tab by The Beatles
Guitar Tab
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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 A/Ab F#m7 A/E D6 E7sus4
In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
E7 A A/Ab F#m7 A/E Am
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know.
Am6 Fmaj7
And all the people that come and go
E7sus4 E7 E7sus4 E7
Stop and say hello.
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
2
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E D6 E7sus4
On the corner is a banker with a motorcar,
E7 A A/Ab F#m7 A/E Am
The little children laugh at him behind his back.
Am6 Fmaj7
And the banker never wears a mack
E7sus4 E7 D
In the pouring rain, very strange.
Middle Eight
G5 G Csus2 Cadd9
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
G5 G Csus2
There beneath the blue suburban skies
E
I sit, and meanwhile back
3
A A/AB F#m7 A/E D6 E7sus4
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
E7 A A/Ab F#m7 A/E Am
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen.
Am6 Fmaj7
He likes to keep his fire engine clean,
E7sus4 E7 E7sus4 E7
It's a clean machine.
Solo A A/Ab F#m7 A/E D6 E7sus4 E7
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E Am Am6 Fmaj7
E7sus4 E7 D
Middle Eight
G5 G Csus2 Cadd9 G5
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
G Csus2
A four of fish and finger pies
E
In summer, meanwhile back
4
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E D6 E7sus4
Behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout
E7 A A/Ab F#m7 A/E Am
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
Am6 Fmaj7
And tho' she feels as if she's in a play
E7sus4 E7 E7sus4 E7
She is anyway.
5
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E D6 E7sus4
In Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer,
E7 A A/Ab F#m7 A/E Am
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim.
Am6 Fmaj7
And then the fireman rushes in
E7sus4 E7 D
>From the pouring rain, very strange.
Middle Eight
G5 G Csus2 Cadd9
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
G5 G Csus2
There beneath the blue suburban skies
E
I sit, and meanwhile back.
Coda
A D
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
A D
There beneath the blue suburban skies,
A
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 A/Ab F#m7 A/E D6(no3) E7sus4 E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------1------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|0------------------------------|--------2----------------------|
E|--------4-------2-------0------|----------------0-------0----4-|
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E Am
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|--------4-------2-------0------|-------------------------------|
Am6 Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2------------------------------|1------------------------------|
E7sus4 E7 E7sus4 E7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G|2-------2-------1-------1------|2-------2-------1-------1------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
Verse2
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E D6 E7sus4 E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------1------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|0------------------------------|--------2----------------------|
E|--------4-------2-------0------|----------------0-------0------|
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E Am
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|--------4-------2-------0------|-------------------------------|
Am6 Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2------------------------------|1------------------------------|
E7sus4 E7 D
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|2------ 2------ 2------ -------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|3-------3-------3--------------|
G|2-------2-------1-------1------|2-------2-------1--------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0----4-------4--0--------------|
A|-------------------------------|--------0----------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
Middle eight
G5 G
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|-------------------------------|2----------- 2----------0----2-|
E|3------------3-------3---------|---------------------3---------|
Csus2 Cadd9
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-------3-------3--------------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|0-------0-------0--------------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------0--2----3-|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|3------------3-----------------|3-----------------------3------|
E|-------------------------------|------------3-------3----------|
G5 G
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|---------------------0--2------|2----------- 2--2----3-------2-|
E|3------------3--3--------------|-------------------------------|
Csus2 E
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|0-------0-------0--------------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1--------------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2--------------|
A|3------------3----------3------|2------------------------------|
E|---------------------3---------|--------4-------0--------------|
Verse3
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E D6 E7sus4 E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------1------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|0------------------------------|--------2----------------------|
E|--------4-------2-------0------|----------------0-------0------|
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E Am
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|--------4-------2-------0------|-------------------------------|
Am6 Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2------------------------------|1------------------------------|
E7sus4 E7 E7sus4 E7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G|2-------2-------1-------1------|2-------2-------1-------1------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
Solo
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E D6 E7sus4 E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------1------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|0------------------------------|--------2----------------------|
E|--------4-------2-------0------|----------------0-------0------|
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E Am
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|--------4-------2-------0------|-------------------------------|
Am6 Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2------------------------------|1------------------------------|
E7sus4 E7 D
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|3----0-------------------------|
G|2-------2-------1-------1------|2-------2----------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0----4--0--------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------0--------------|
E|0------------0--------0--------|-------------------------------|
Middle eight
G5 G
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|-------------------------------|2----------- 2----------0----2-|
E|3------------3-------3---------|---------------------3---------|
Csus2 Cadd9
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-------3-------3--------------|3------------3----------3------|
G|0-------0-------0--------------|0------------0----------0------|
D|---------------------0--2----3-|2------------2-------2--0------|
A|3------------3-----------------|3-------3-------3-------3----3-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G5 G
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3--------------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0----0--0--------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0----0--0-------0--------------|
A|-----2-------------------------|2-------2--- ---2-------2------|
E|3------------3-----------------|-------------------------------|
C E
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|1-------3-------3--------------|0-------0-------0--------------|
G|0-------0----0--0--------------|1-------1-------1--------------|
D|2----2--2-------2--------------|2-------2-------2--------------|
A|3-------3-------3--------------|2------------------------------|
E|---------------------3---------|--------4-------0--------------|
Verse4
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E D6 E7sus4 E7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------1------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|0------------------------------|--------2----------------------|
E|--------4-------2-------0------|----------------0-------0------|
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E Am
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|--------4-------2-------0------|-------------------------------|
Am6 Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2------------------------------|1------------------------------|
E7sus4 E7 E7sus4 E7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
G|2-------2-------1-------1------|2-------2-------1-------1------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|0------------0-------0---------|0------------0-----------------|
Verse5
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E D6 E
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0----------------------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------1-------1------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------2-------2------|
A|0------------------------------|--------2-----------2--------2-|
E|--------4-------2-------0------|----------------0-------0------|
A A/Ab F#m7 A/E Am
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|--------4-------2-------0------|-------------------------------|
Am6 Fmaj7
e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|1-------1-------1-------1------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|2------------------------------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
Esus4 E D
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|3----0-------------------------|
G|2-------2-------1-------1------|2-------2----------------------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0----4--0--------------|
A|--------------2----------------|----------------0--------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
Middle eight
G5 G
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|-------------------------------|2----------- 2--2-------0----2-|
E|3------------3--3----3--3----3-|---------------------3---------|
Cadd9
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-------3-------3--------------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|0-------0-------0--------------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|2-------2-------2--------------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|3------------3----------0----2-|3-------3-------3-------3------|
E|---------------------3---------|-----3-------3-------3-------2-|
G5 G
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3--------------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0----0--0--------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0----0--0-------0--------------|
A|-----2-------------------------|2-------2--- ---2-------2------|
E|3------------3-----------------|-------------------------------|
C E
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|1-------3-------3--------------|0-------0-------0--------------|
G|0-------0----0--0--------------|1-------1-------1--------------|
D|2----2--2----------------------|2-------2-------2--------------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3------|-----2-------2-----------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------4-------0--------------|
Coda
A
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|5-------5-------5-------5------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|0------------0--0-------0------|4------------4--4----0--4------|
E|---------------------0---------|-------------------------------|
D
e|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2----0--2-------2------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0----2--4------------4--0------|
A|-------------0---------------0-|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|5-------5-------5-------5------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
A|0------------0--0-------0----0-|4------------4--4----0--4----0-|
E|---------------------0---------|-------------------------------|
D
e|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2----0-|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|0------------0--0----2--4------|------------------------4------|
A|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-----0--------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------2------|
A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B 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
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