Band: The Beatles

Song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Album: The Beatles (The White Album)
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com
Guitar 1: Electric Lead (Played by Eric Clapton)
Guitar 2: Acoustic Rhythm (play chords noted above Guitar 1)
All Guitars in standard tuning (eBGDAE)
Chords:
Am
Am7 D2/F# F
G
D
E
A
C#m F#m Bm
C
E|--0----0----0----1----3----2----0----0----4----2----2----0--|
B|--1----1----3----1----0----3----0----2----5----2----3----1--|
G|--2----2----2----2----0----2----1----2----6----2----4----0--|
D|--2----2----0----3----0----0----2----2----6----4----4----2--|
A|--0----0----0----3----2---------2----0----4----4----2----3--|
E|-------3----2----1----3---------0--------------2------------|
*Note- For ease I will call D2/F# just D2
[Intro]
(Am)

(Am7)

(D2)

(F)

(Am)
(G)
(D)
(E)
E|-----------------------------------0----------4--|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------2----/4----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------0-----------------|

Verse 1:
(Am)
(Am7)
(D2)
(F)
E|--------------------0--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------1----------------------------------------|
G|--2--2--2--2----2-----------2---------------------------2-----2--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------3-----3-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"I look at you all, see the love, there that's sleeping"
(Am)
(G)
(D)
(E)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------(10)b13-b13-b13r10--9-9-10\9---------|
G|----2--------------0---------------------------------------9---9--|
D|-------------------------0----------------------------------------|
A|---------------2--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------3------------------------------------------------------|
"While my guitar gently weeps"
(Am)
(Am7)
(D2)
(F)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2---------------------------------------------2-----2-----2--|
D|-------------------------------------------------3-----3-----3-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I look at the floor, and I see it needs sweeping"

(Am)
(G)
(C)
(E)
E|-------------------------------------------------5----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------8------------------|
G|---------------------------------7b9------7b9-----------7b9r7--5---b6---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Still my guitar gently weeps"

[Chorus 1]
(A)
(C#m)
(F#m)
(C#m)
(Bm)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------4--2---2--2--------------2--4----------|
D|--------------------2-/4--------------------2--2/4---------------|
A|----------------4-----------------------------------------2---2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"I don't whyyy-hy--hy
nobody told you "
(Bm)
(E)
E|--------------2-------------2-------0-------9----7----4----2---0-----2--|
B|-----------------3-----3-------3--5-5-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------4-------------------7/9---7----4----2----1---1/2----|
D|----------4-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"How to unfold your love"
(A)
(C#m)
(F#m)
(C#m)
E|--0------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
B|--2--------------5------------------2-------------------------5------5---|
G|--2------------6-----6----6---------------------------------------6------|
D|--2---------6-----------6----------------------------------6-------------|
A|--0------4----------------------------------------------4----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I don't know hoo-oo-oow
Someone controlled you"

(Bm)
(E)
E|--2---------------------------------------------------------12------------|
B|--3-----------------------------3-------------/14--12----------12---------|
G|--4-------------------------4-----4---4-------/13--13---13--------11\9-9--|
D|--4-----------------------4---4-----4-------------------------------------|
A|--2---------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"They bought and soooooold
you"

[Verse 2]
(Am)
(Am7)
(D2)
(F)
E|-------5--5--5---------------------0---0-------------|
B|-------5--5--5---------------------1---1-------------|
G|-------5--5--5---------------------2---2-------------|
D|-----------------------------------3---3-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"I look at the world, and I noo tice it's turning"

(Am)
(G)
(D)
(E)
E|-----------------------------------------------5----------8v---|
B|---------------------------------------------5----8/10---------|
G|--2------------------------------------7-b9--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
"While my guitar gently weeps"
(Am)
(Am7)
(D2)
(F)
E|-----------------------------------------------------0--------|
B|-------10--------------------------------------------------1--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------2-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
"With every mistake, we must surely be learning"
Am

G
C
"Still my guitar gently weeps"

[Guitar solo]
(E)
E|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------13-b14--15-b17--|
G|--(14)b17r14---12h14-b17------------------| go to the next line quick I
D|------------------------------------------| just separated them to make
A|------------------------------------------| sure Am always starts the lines
E|------------------------------------------|
(Am)
(Am7)
(D2)
(F)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------14~~~--------12h14-b17-14b17~~~----------12h14-b17-14b17~~~-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am) (G)
(D)
(E)
E|-----------------------------------------15------------------|
B|-------------------15-b17r15p13-15b17-------b17-r15--15--13--|
G|--------12h14-b17--------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--(15)b17--r---15b17--b17--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
(Am)
(Am7)
(D2)
(F)
E|----(15)b17r15----b17---------------15-------------------15--------------|
B|-------------------------17--15b17------b17r15--13h15b17-----b17r15--13--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Am)
(G)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--(14)b17r14p12h14-b17--14b17---------12--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------12h14----14--12p10-12---10h12-10--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(C)
(E)
|------------------------------10h12--12/15--15-b17--b17r15--b17--|
|----------------10h13--13/15-------------------------------------|
|---------12h14---------------------------------------------------|
|--12h14----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus 2]
(A)
(C#m)
(F#m)
(C#m)
(Bm)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------4--2---2--2--------------2--4----------|
D|--------------------2-/4--------------------2--2/4---------------|
A|----------------4-----------------------------------------2---2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"I don't hoo-oo-oow
you were diverted "
(Bm)
(E)
E|--------------2-------------2-------0------0--0------0------4----2----0--|
B|-----------------3-----3-------3--5-5---5---------5----------------------|
G|--------------------4-----------------------------------2/4---4----2-----|
D|----------4--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"You were perverted too"
(A)
(C#m)
(F#m)
(C#m)
E|--0------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
B|--2--------------5------------------2-------------------------5------5---|
G|--2------------6-----6----6---------------------------------------6------|
D|--2---------6-----------6----------------------------------6-------------|
A|--0------4----------------------------------------------4----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I don't know hoo-oo-oow
You were inverted"

(Bm)
(E)
E|--2------------------------------------0------------12-------12-------12--|
B|--3-------------------3-----------(5)-------------------------------------|
G|--4---------------4-----4---4----------------12/13------14~------14~------|
D|--4-------------4---4-----4-----------------------------------------------|
A|--2-----------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"No one alerted
you"
Verse 3:
(Am)
(Am7)
(D2)
(F)
E|--------------------------------------------------------0----------|
B|-------10~------------------------------------------------1--------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------2--2--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping"

(Am)
(G)
(D)
(E)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------10-10--10b13--10b13--8--10-10---10p8----------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------9p7--5--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"While my guitar gently weeps"
(Am)
(Am7)
(D2)
(F)
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--just play various random pickings on the strummed chords--|
D|--(there's nothing much)------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
"Look at you all..."
(Am)
(G)
(C)
(E)
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2-------------------7b9----7b9----7b9~~~--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"Still my guitar gently weeps"

Guitar Solo 2:
(Am)
(Am7)
(D2)
(F)
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
(Am)
(G)
(D)
(E)
E|---------------------------------------------8b10---8---5--------------|
B|----------------8b10----8b10-------8-----8----------------5------------|
G|--7b9----7b9-------------------9-----9-----9-----------------7b9r7--5--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am)
(Am7)
(D2)
(F)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------13b15-----(13)b15r13b15r13--|
G|-------------------5~--------5~--/----------------------------------|
D|-------------5--7---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am)
(G)
(C)
(E)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------17--|
B|--13b15--r13----10-/13-13-10-10-10-/13-13--/15--13--13h15--15/17--17------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------|
|--15-17--13b15r13-13------|
|----------------------14--|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
(Am)
(Am7)
(D2)
(F)
E|----------------15b17--b17-----------15b17---------15-(15)b17-b17---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--(14)--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Am)
(G)
(C)
E|----15-b17-b17r15b17------------------15-17-15--17----------------|
B|------------------------15b17------17----------------15--15b17----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(E)
E|---------17--------------------------------------|
B|--15b17------15-15b17r15--13-15---------13-------|
G|---------------------------------12-14-------14--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Fade]

That's it!

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Ghost note
Hammer-on
Pull-off
Release
Bend
Slide up
Slide down
Vibrato

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