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Yer Blues Tab by John Lennon

Yer Blues tab by John Lennon

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Yer Blues
Beatles
by Lennon/McCartney
from The White Album
I hope you all appreciate this one,
it was a unbelieveable pain to tab!
Chorus:
1. Yes I'm
lonely wanna die Yes I'm
2. morning wanna die In the
Gt.1
  E
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|----------------------------|------------------------------
D|-2-------5vvv-2-------------|-2-------5vvvv-2--------------
A|----------------------------|------------------------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
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Gt.2

E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|---3333---------------------|---3333-----------------------
G|---4444---------------------|---4444-----------------------
D|----------------------------|------------------------------
A|----------------------------|------------------------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

lonely wanna die If I
evening wanna die If I
Gt.1
  A7 E
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|----------------------------|------------------------------
D|---------5vvvvv-7-----------|---------5vvvv-2--------------
A|----------------------------|------------------------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

Gt.2

E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|---3333---------------------|---3333-----------333333333---
G|---4444---------------------|---4444-----------444444444---
D|----------------------------|------------------------------
A|----------------------------|------------------------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

ain't dead already Oooh girl you know the reason
ain't dead already Oooh girl you know the reason
Gt.1
  G B7
E|----------------------------|-----7---5---4---3/2----------
B|----------------------------|---------5---4---3/2----------
G|-------------------------x--|-/8------6---4---3/2----------
D|-----------------7(9)-------|------------------------------
A|-----------5p7--------------|------------------------------
E|-3----7---------------------|------------------------------

Gt.2
E|----------------------------|-----7---5---4---3/2----------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|-------------------------x--|-/8------6---4---3-2----------
D|----------------------------|------------------------------
A|----------5------5p7--------|------------------------------
E|-3/7------------------------|------------------------------

1: 2:
why In the why My
Gt.1 Gt.1
  E A E/B B7 E A E/B B7
E|----------------------------|   E|----------------------------|
B|------5---------------------|   B|------5---------------------|
G|----4-----------------------|   G|----4-----------------------|
D|-------5vvv-2---0-----------|   D|-------5vvv-2---0-----------|
A|------------------2-2-------|   A|------------------2-2-------|
E|----------------------------|   E|----------------------------|

Gt.2 Gt.2
E|----------------------------|   E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|   B|----------------------------|
G|-------2--------------------|   G|-------2--------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2--0---4---4-4-|   D|-2-----2-----2--0---4---4-4-|
A|-2-----0-3h4------2-2---2-2-|   A|-2-----0-3h4------2-2---2-2-|
E|-0-3h4----------------------|   E|-0-3h4----------------------|

go back to the top...
Verse:
1. mother was of the sky My father was of the earth But
2. eagle picks mye eye The worm he licks my bone I
3. Black cloud crossed my mind Blue mist round my soul
Gt.1

E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|----------------------------|------------------------------
D|---------5vvv-2-------------|------------------------------
A|-7------------------------5-|-/7-------------------------5-
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

Gt.2
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|---------------------3------|-----------------------3------
G|---------------------2------|-----------------------2------
D|-2-------------------4------|-2---------------------4------
A|-2--------------------------|-2----------------------------
E|-0--------------------------|-0----------------------------

1, 2:
I am of the universe And you know what it's worth
feel so suicidal Just like Dylan's Mister Jones
Feel so suicidal
Gt.1 Gt.1

E|----------------------------|  E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B|----------------------------|  B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|----------------------------|  G|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D|----------------------------|  D|----------------------------|
A|-/7-------------------------|  A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|  E|----------------------------|

Gt.2 Gt.2

E|----------------------------|  E|-7(9)--------------5p3------|
B|----------------------------|  B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|  G|----------------------------|
D|-2--------------------------|  D|----------------------------|
A|-2--------------------------|  A|----------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------|  E|----------------------------|

I'm lonely wanna die If I
Lonely wanna die If I
Gt.1
  A E
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|----------------------------|------------------------------
D|---------5vvv-5-------------|---------5vvvv-2--------------
A|----------------------------|------------------------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

Gt.2
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|---3333--------33333--333---|--3-------333333--------33333-
G|---4444--------44444--444---|--4-------444444--------44444-
D|----------------------------|------------------------------
A|----------------------------|------------------------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

ain't dead already Oooh girl you know the reason
ain't dead already Oooh girl you know the reason
Gt.1
  G B7
E|----------------------------|-----7---5---4---3/2----------
B|----------------------------|---------5---4---3/2----------
G|----------------------------|-/8------6---4---3/2----------
D|-----------------7(9)7-------|-----------------------------
A|-----------5p7--------------|------------------------------
E|-3----7---------------------|------------------------------

Gt.2

E|----------------------------|-----7---5---4---3/2----------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|----------------------------|-/8------6---4---3-2----------
D|----------------------5-----|------------------------------
A|----------5------5p7-----7--|------------------------------
E|-3/7------------------------|------------------------------

3:
why The hate my rock n' roll wanna
why
Gt.1 Gt.1
  E A E/B B7
E|----------------------------|    E|-12-12-12-12----------------|
B|----------------------------|    B|-12-12-12-12-10(12)--8------|
G|----------------------------|    G|-------------------------9--|
D|-----5-5--5-5-5---0---------|    D|----------------------------|
A|--------------------2-2--2--|    A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|    E|----------------------------|

Gt.2
E|----------------------------|    E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|    B|----------------------------|
G|-------2--------------------|    G|----------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2--0---4---4-4-|    D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-----0-3h4------2-2---2-2-|    A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-0-3h4----------------------|    E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Bridge:
die yeah wanna die
Gt.1
  A
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|--------9-7---7-----9----9--|------------------------------
D|------------9---------------|---------9-7-5-------5---5----
A|----------------------------|---------------7---7----------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

Gt.2
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|--------------------------2-|--------------------------2---
D|-2---2--2---2--2---2--2h4---|-2---2--2---2--2---2--2h4-----
A|-0---0--3---4---------------|-0---0--3---4-----------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

If I
Gt.1
  E
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|---------9-7----------------|----------9-7-----------------
D|-------9-----9----7-5-------|------9-9--------9--7----5---
A|-7-----------------------7--|-----------------------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

Gt.2

E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|----------------------------|------------------------------
D|--------------------------2-|--------------------------2---
A|-2---2--2---2--2---2--2h4---|-2---2--2---2--2---2--2h4-----
E|-0---0--3---4---------------|-0---0--3---4-----------------

ain't dead already Oooh girl you know the reason why
Gt.1
  G B7
E|------------3---------------|------------------------------
B|----------3---6-----3-----6-|------------------------------
G|--------x-------------------|----------4--2----------------
D|----------------------------|-------4------------------2---
A|----------------------------|-2-------------------4--------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

Gt.2

E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|----------------------------|------4---4--2-----2------4---
D|--------------------------5-|---------------------4--------
A|----------------5---5-5-7---|-2---2------------------------
E|-3---3--6----7--------------|------------------------------

Gt.1
  E A E/B B7
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|------------9-7-------------|--------------------------12--
D|--------x-9--------9-7----5-|--------------------------12--
A|----------------------------|-7----5-----------------------
E|-0--------------------------|--------7----7-------7--------

Gt.2

E|----------------------------|--------2----2-2--------------
B|----------------------------|--------0----0-0--------------
G|----------------------------|--------2----2-2--------------
D|--------------------------0-|-2------1----1-1--------------
A|---------------0----0-0h2---|--------2----2-2--------------
E|-0----0-3----4--------------|------------------------------

Okay, give me a break, I can't tab this solo! Some day, I'll put
it up, probably, but it is like a minute and a half of NOISE, so
for right now, improvise during this section. Here are the
chords: 4 measures of E
2 measures of A
2 measures of E
1 measure of G
1 measure of B7
1 measure of E then A
1 measure of E/B then B7
REPEAT until the end of the B7
measure, and play this:
Chorus:
Yes I'm
lonely wanna die Yes I'm
Gt.1
  E
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|----------------------------|------------------------------
D|-2-------5vvv-2-------------|-2-------5vvvv-2--------------
A|----------------------------|------------------------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

Gt.2
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|---3333---------------------|---3333-----------------------
G|---4444---------------------|---4444-----------------------
D|----------------------------|------------------------------
A|----------------------------|------------------------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

lonely wanna die If I
Gt.1
  A7 E
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|----------------------------|------------------------------
D|---------5vvvvv-7-----------|---------5vvvv-2--------------
A|----------------------------|------------------------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

Gt.2
E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|---3333---------------------|---3333-----------333333333---
G|---4444---------------------|---4444-----------444444444---
D|----------------------------|------------------------------
A|----------------------------|------------------------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

ain't dead already Oooh girl you know the reason
Gt.1
  G B7
E|----------------------------|-----7---5---4---3/2----------
B|----------------------------|---------5---4---3/2----------
G|-------------------------x--|-/8------6---4---3/2----------
D|-----------------7(9)-------|------------------------------
A|-----------5p7--------------|------------------------------
E|-3----7---------------------|------------------------------

Gt.2

E|----------------------------|-----7---5---4---3/2----------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------
G|-------------------------x--|-/8------6---4---3-2----------
D|----------------------------|------------------------------
A|----------5------5p7--------|------------------------------
E|-3/7------------------------|------------------------------

Outro:
why Yes I'm lonely wanna
Gt.1
  E A E/B B7
E|---------------------------|------------------------------
B|------5---------------------|------------------------------
G|----4-----------------------|------------------------------
D|-------5vvv-2---0-----------|-2------5vvvvv-2--------------
A|------------------2-2-------|------------------------------
E|----------------------------|------------------------------

Gt.2

E|----------------------------|------------------------------
B|----------------------------|---3333-----------------------
G|-------2--------------------|---4444-----------------------
D|-2-----2-----2--0---4---4-4-|------------------------------
A|-2-----0-3h4------2-2---2-2-|------------------------------
E|-0-3h4----------------------|------------------------------

die Yes I'm... (Fade out)
Gt.1

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2--------5vvvvv-2----------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Gt.2

E|----------------------------|
B|---3333---------------------|
G|---4444---------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

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