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Your Mother Should Know Tab by The Beatles

Your Mother Should Know tab by The Beatles

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THE BEATLES - YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW (Lennon/McCartney) From MAGICAL
              MISTERY TOUR 2 EP. Released on 8th December 1967.
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  Tabbed by:PJVillanueva


Let's all get up and dance to a song
That was a hit before your mother was born.
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...know.)
Sing it again.
Let's all get up and dance to a song
That was a hit before your mother was born.
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...know.)
Lift up your hearts and sing me a song
That was a hit before your mother was born.
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (Aaaah.)
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (Aaaah.)
Sing it again.
Da-da-da-da...
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (Yeah.)
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (Yeah.)
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (Yeah.)
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                                 |------- ------- ------- -------|
                                 |-------------------------------|
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                                 |-----------------------------7|
                                 |-------------------------------|
                                 |-------------------------------|

  Am
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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu



                                  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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|1------------------------------|
  Let's all  get  up       and dance to   a song     that was a

  A7                              Dm
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  hit     before          your    mother  was born

  G                               C5              Cmaj7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|4-------4-------4-------4------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|5-------5-------5-------5------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|3---------------2--------------|
E|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Though she was born     a    long       long time       ago

  A7                              D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
             Your mother should know
                                                  (Your
  G7                              C
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
             Your mother should know
  mother should)                          Aaaaaaaaaaah
  E7
e|4------ 4------ 4------ 4------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
G|4-------4-------4-------4------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------2--------------|-------------------------------|
E|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Sing it again



  Am                              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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0-|1-------1-------1-------1------|
  Let's all  get  up       and dance to   a song     that was a

  A7                              Dm
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0----0-|-----------------------------0-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  hit     before          your    mother  was born

  G                               C               Cmaj7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|0-------0-------0----3--2----0-|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|3-------3-------2-------2------|
E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
  Though she was born     a    long       long time       ago

  A7                              D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|---------------------2---------|0-------0-------0----0---------|
A|0-------0-------4-------4------|------------------------0------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------4-|
             Your mother should know
                                                  (Your
  G7                              C
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------0------|
A|-------------------------------|3-------3----2--3--------------|
E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
             Your mother should know
  mother should)                         (Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  E       F#m7    E       E       F#m7    E
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- -------|
B|----------------0--------------|--------0------|
G|1-------2-------1--------------|2-------1------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------|
E|0-------2-------4-------0------|2-------4------|
  aaaa)
  Am                              Fmaj7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|1-------0----------------------|1-------0----------------------|
G|2---------------2--------------|2---------------2--------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------0------|1------------------------------|

  F6      Fmaj7   F               G       G6      G7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|1-------1-------1--------------|3-------3-------3--------------|
G|2-------2-------2--------------|4-------4-------4--------------|
D|0-------2-------3--------------|0-------2-------3--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|1-------1-------1-------1------|3-------3-------3-------3------|

  C                               E7
e|3------ ------- ------- -------|4------ 4------ 4------ 4------|
B|1------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|0------------------------------|4-------4-------4-------4------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0-|--------0-------0-------0------|





  Am                              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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
  Lift up     your hearts and sing  me    a song     that was a

  A7                              Dm
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------0-|
E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
  hit      before         your    mother  was born

  G                               C               Cmaj7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|4-------4-------4-------4------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|5-------5-------5-------5------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|3-------3-------2-------2------|
E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
  Though she was born     a long      long   time         ago

  A7                              D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0----4-|-----------------------------0-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
             Your mother  should know
                                                  (You
  G7                              C
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0----0-|
D|-----------------------------0-|---------------------------2---|
A|-------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
             Your mother should know
  mo......ther    should                  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  A7                              D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0------|---------------------------0---|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------4-|
             Your mother should know
  aaaah)                                           (Your
  G7
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
             Your mother should know
  mo......ther    should                  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa



  E       F#m7    E               F#m7    E
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- -------|
B|----------------0--------------|--------0------|
G|1-------2-------1--------------|2-------1------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------|
E|0-------2-------4-------0------|2-------4------|
  aaaa)

  Am                              Fmaj7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|1-------0----------------------|1-------0----------------------|
G|2---------------2--------------|2---------------2--------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------0------|1------------------------------|


  F6      Fmaj7   F               G       G6      G7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|1-------1-------1--------------|3-------3-------3--------------|
G|2-------2-------2--------------|4-------4-------4--------------|
D|0-------2-------3--------------|0-------2-------3--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|1-------1-------1--------------|3-------3-------3-------3------|


  C                               E7
e|0------ ------- ------- -------|4------ 4------ 4------ 4------|
B|1------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|0------------------------------|4-------4-------4-------4------|
D|---------------------0--2------|-------------------------------|
A|3-------3-------3------------3-|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
                                  Sing it again



  Am                              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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
  Da  da     da   da      da  da     da      da   da  da  da  da

  A7                              D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0----2--3----0-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
  da      da  da          da      da  da  da  da

  G7                              C               Cmaj7
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------3--2----0-|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|3-------3-------2-------2------|
E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
  Though she was born     a    long long      time      ago


  A7                              D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0------|---------------------------0---|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------4-|
             Your mother  should know
                                                  (Your
  G7                              C
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0----0-|
D|-------------------------------|-------------0--2-------2------|
A|-------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
             Your mother should know
  mother should                           Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  A7                              D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ -------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|-------------------------------|0-------0---------------0------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0------|----------------0-------4------|
E|-------------0---------------0-|-------------------------------|
             Your mother should know
  aaah)                                           (Your

  G7                              C
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0----0-|
D|------------------------0----0-|---------------------0--2------|
A|----------------2--------------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
E|3-------3----------------------|-------------------------------|
             Your mother should know
  mother should                           Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  A7                              D7
e|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
D|-------------------------------|0-------0---------------0------|
A|0-------0---------------0------|----------------0------------0-|
E|----------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
             Your mother should know
  aaah)                                           (Your

  G7                              C ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
e|1------ 1------ 1------ 1------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
B|0-------0-------0-------0------|1------------------------------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0------|0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
             Your mother should know
  mother should                            Yeah)



        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
        ^ - ties two notes together

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