Tabs
MIND GAMES
As recorded by John Lennon
(From the 1973 Album MIND GAMES)
Words and Music by John Lennon
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'John Lennon - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Ken Ascher - Mellotron'
Intro
Q=74
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ slide)
a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q
|-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5---||
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| Gtr II (Mellotron arr. for Gtr.)
| H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q
|----12------------|----12------------|----12------------|----12-------------||
|--------------10--|--------------10--|--------------10--|--------------10---||
|----------12------|----------12------|----------12------|----------12-------||
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Chorus
N.C.
a H Q Q a H Q Q
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| H Q Q H Q Q
||-----12------------|----12------------|
||o--------------10--|--------------10--|
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a H Q Q a H Q Q 4x
|-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5----||
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| H Q Q H Q Q 4x
|----12------------|----12--------------||
|--------------10--|--------------10---o||
|----------12------|----------12--------||
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1st & 2nd Verses
C/EC/E 
D/F#D/F# 
G/DG/D
E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E
||----8-8---8---10-10---10-|---7-7---7---7-7---7-|-----7-7---7---7-7---7-|
||o---8-8---8---10-10---10-|---8-8---8---8-8---8-|-----8-8---8---8-8---8-|
||----9-9---9---11-11---11-|---7-7---7---7-7---7-|-----7-7---7---7-7---7-|
||-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
||o------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
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| H H W +H H
||--3---------2------------|---------------------|-------------7---------|
||o-5---------3------------|-0-------------------|-(0)---------8---------|
||--5---------2------------|-0-------------------|-(0)---------7---------|
||-------------------------|-0-------------------|-(0)-------------------|
||o------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
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D/F#D/F# C/EC/E D/F#D/F# G/DG/D
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E
|---10-10---10---10-10---10-|---8-8---8---10-10---10-|---7-7---7---7-7---7-|
|---10-10---10---10-10---10-|---8-8---8---10-10---10-|---8-8---8---8-8---8-|
|---11-11---11---11-11---11-|---9-9---9---11-11---11-|---7-7---7---7-7---7-|
|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
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| W H H H H
|-2-------------------------|-3---------2------------|-----------7---------|
|-3-------------------------|-5---------3------------|-8---------6---------|
|-2-------------------------|-5---------2------------|---------------------|
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D/F#D/F#
E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE
|---7-7---7---7-7---7-|---10-10---10---10-10---10-||
|---8-8---8---8-8---8-|---10-10---10---10-10---10-||
|---7-7---7---7-7---7-|---11-11---11---11-11---11-||
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| W W
|-3-------------------|-5-------------------------||
|-3-------------------|-7-------------------------||
|-4-------------------|-7-------------------------||
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Chorus
N.C.
a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q
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| H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q
|----12------------|----12------------|----12------------|
|--------------10--|--------------10--|--------------10--|
|----------12------|----------12------|----------12------|
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a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q
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| H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q
|----12------------|----12------------|----12------------|
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a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q
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| H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q
|----12------------|----12------------|----12------------|
|--------------10--|--------------10--|--------------10--|
|----------12------|----------12------|----------12------|
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a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q
|-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5---||
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| H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q
|----12------------|----12------------|----12-------------||
|--------------10--|--------------10--|--------------10--o||
|----------12------|----------12------|----------12-------||
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Outro
N.C.
a H Q Q a H Q Q
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| H Q Q H Q Q
||-----12------------|----12------------|
||o--------------10--|--------------10--|
||-----------12------|----------12------|
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a H Q Q a H Q Q 4x
|-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5----||
|------------------|-------------------o||
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| H Q Q H Q Q 4x
|----12------------|----12--------------||
|--------------10--|--------------10---o||
|----------12------|----------12--------||
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Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc 🏷Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
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