Learn Music: Strawberry Fields Forever guitar tab - Beatles tabs

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 Strawberry Fields Forever   -    The Beatles
 
 From the album 'Magical Mystery Tour'
 Tabbed by Howard Wright
 
 
 
 
 Because the recording of this song involved a lot of playing around withtape speeds, you need to tune down your guitar by a whole step.
 
 So instead of tuning your bottom string to E, tune to D, then tune the otherstrings to this by playing at the 5th/4th fret (you know the routine ...)
 
 You should end up tuned to DGCFAD.
 
 This means that the song is based on the C chord for the guitar, but it
 ends up being in the key of Bb.
 
 
 
 I've tried to give a guitar part that does justice to all the things that aregoing on in the song. For the first bit it's fairly straight forward since thesong has a guitar playing here - but later on I've tried to tab out a guitarversion of what the cellos and trumpets are doing.
 
 Of course you can't play all of the song on just one guitar - but you can doa pretty good job. I've written the chords above each line of tab if you justwant to strum along, and the words are underneath the line of tab.
 
 
 Intro :
 ---------
 
 This is played on the mellotron, but you can do it fairly easily on guitar.
 
 
     G    Gmaj7  G7           Am        G       F     C
 
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A---3--3--3--3--3--3--1--0--------1--------0------------------
 F---4--4--4--4--4--4--2--1------2--------0------2----0--------
 C---5-----4-----3--3----------2--------0--------3----2--------
 G--------------------------------------------------3----------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
 Chorus :
 ----------
 
 
     C                                   Gm7
 
 D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 A----------------------------------------3------------------------3--3--
 F---0------------------------------------3-------------------3--3--------
 C---2------------------------------------3----------------3-------------
 G---3------------------------------------5------------3h5----------------
 D----------------------------------------3---------------------------
 
     Let me take you down cos' I'm going to  Strawberry fields
 
 
     A7
 
 D----------------0----------0--0--------------------------------
 A------2--2----2------------------2--2---------------------
 F---0--------0-----------0--------------------------------
 C--------------------0h2---------------------------------------
 G--------------------0---------------------------------------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 
     Nothing is real
 
 
 
      F               A7
 
 D-------1---------------------0-------------------------------
 A----1--1-----------------------2----2---------------------------
 F----2--------------------0-------0---------------------------
 C----3---------------0h2----------------------------------------
 G----3---------------0----------------------------------------
 D----1-------------------------------------------------------
 
   And nothing to get hung about
 
 
 
 
     F                 C
 
 D------------------------------------------------------------
 A---1-----------1------1---------------------------------------
 F---2-----------2------0---------------------------------------
 C---3-----------3------2---------------------------------------
 G---3-----------3------3---------------------------------------
 D---1-----------1---------------------------------------------
 
     Strawberry fields forever
 
 
 
 
 
 Verse 1:
 ---------
 
     G         Gmaj7     G7
 
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A---3--3------3--3-----3--3---1---0---------------------------------
 F---4--4------4--4-----4--4---2---1---------------------------------
 C---5---------4--------3------------------------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 
    Living is easy with eyes closed
 
 
 
 
     Am      Am/G             F
 
 D-------0---------0---------------1------1---------------------------
 A-------1---------1---------------1---1------1------------------------
 F-------2---------2-------------2------------2----------------------
 C-----2---------2---------------3---------------------------------
 G---0------0--------------------3--------------------------------
 D-------------3-------------0h1--------------------------------
 
      Misunderstanding all you see
 
 
 
     F            G               C         G/B      Am    Am/G
 
 D---------1----------3----------------------------------0--------
 A---------1----------3----------------------------------1-----------
 F---------2-------4----------------0---------0----------2----------
 C------3----------5----------------2---------0----------2----------
 G------3-------------------------3---------2---------0-----------
 D--0h1--------1/3-------------------------------------------3------
 
     It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out
 
 
 
 
     F          G               F           C
 
 D--------1-----------3---------------1--------------------------
 A------1-------------3---3-----------1--1--0h1-----------------------
 F------2-------------4---4-----------2--2--0------------------------
 C------3-----------------5--------------3---------------------------
 G--------------------------------------------------------------
 D--0h1----------1/3-------------0h1----------------------------------
 
       It doesn't matter much to me
 
 
 
 
 Chorus :
 ---------
 
    C                                   Gm               (no chord )
 
 D--------------------------------------3-------------------------
 A--------------------------------------3-------------------------
 F--------------------------------------3-------------------------
 C--2-----------------------------------5------0------------------
 G--3-----------------------------------5---1-----1-----1------1--
 D--------------------------------------3------------3------1-----
    Let me take you down cos' I'm going to  Strawberry fields
 
 
 
   (no chord)
 
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 F-----------------------------------------------------------
 C-----------------------------------------------------------
 G---7--------------7------------------------------------------
 D---0--------------0------------------------------------------
 
        Nothing is real
 
 
 
 
       F          G     A7
 
 D-----1----------3-----0---------------------------------------
 A-----1----------3-----2---------------------------------------
 F-----2----------4-----0---------------------------------------
 C-----3----------5-----2---------------------------------------
 G-----3----------5-----0---------------------------------------
 D-----1----------3--------------------------------------------
 
   And nothing to get hung about
 
 
 
     F                 C
 
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A---1---------1-------1----------------------------------------
 F---2---------2-------0----------------------------------------
 C---3---------3-------2----------------------------------------
 G---3---------3-------3----------------------------------------
 D---1---------1-----------------------------------------------
 
    Strawberry fields forever
 
 
 
 
 Linking phrase :
 -----------------
 
 This is the little downwards scale played on a harp-like instrument.
 Leave all strings to sustain as much as possible.
 
 
 D----1p0---------------------------------------------------------
 A---------1----------------------------------------------------
 F-----------3p0--------------------------------------------------
 C---------------3p2----------------------------------------------
 G--------------------3-----------------------------------------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 Verse 2:
 ---------
 
     G       Gmaj7     G7
 
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A---3--------3---------3-----1---0---------------------------------
 F---4--------4---------4-----2---1---------------------------------
 C---5--------4---------3-----3---3---------------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 
    Noone I think is in my tree
 
 
 
 
     Am         Am7             F
 
 D------------------------------------------------------------
 A---1-----------1--------------1---------------------------------
 F---2-----------0--------------2---------------------------------
 C---2-----------2--------------3---------------------------------
 G-------------------------------------0----------------------
 D-----------------------------------------3------------------
 
     I mean it must be high or low
 
 
 
     F              G                  C                 Am  Am/G
 
 D-------------------------------------------------------------------
 A---1--------------3------------------1----------------1----------
 F---2--------------4------------------0----------------2----------
 C---3--------------5------------------2----------------2----------
 G---3--------------5------------------3----------------0-----------
 D---1--------------3---------------------------------------3------
 
       That is you can't you know tune in but it's alright
 
 
 
 
     F               G                 F                C
 
 D------------------------------------------------------0------0----------------
 A---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3------1-------1-------1------1----------------
 F---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4------2-------2-------0------0------------------
 C---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5------3-------3-------2---2-----2--------------
 G---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5------3---0---3---0---3----------------------
 D---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3------1--------------------------------
 
        That is I  think it's not too bad
 
 
 
 Chorus :
 ---------
 
    C                                   Gm
 
 D---------------------------------------------6-6-------------
 A---------------------------------------------3-3-------------
 F---------------------------------------3-----3-3-------------
 C--2------------------------------------5----------------------
 G--3------------------------------------5---------------------
 D---------------------------------------3--------------------
 
      Let me take you down cos I'm going to
 
 
 
                                    Gm/E
 
 D-------------------------------6-6-----------3--3--3--3--3---
 A-------------------------------8-8--------------------------
 F--------------3------------------------------0--0--0--0--0---
 C--------------5-----------------------------------------------
 G--------------5-------1-----------------------------------------
 D--------------3-------1-----0-------------0------------------
 
   Strawberry fields             Nothing is real
 
 
 
          F         G        A
 
 D--------1---------3--------5---------------------------------
 A--------1---------3--------5----------------------------------
 F--------2---------4--------6----------------------------------
 C--------3---------5--------7----------------------------------
 G--------3---------5--------7----------------------------------
 D--------1---------3--------5----------------------------------
 
    And nothing to get hung about
 
 
 
    F                   C
 
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A--1-----------1-------1---------------------------------------
 F--2-----------2-------0---------------------------------------
 C--3-----------3-------2---------------------------------------
 G--3-----------3-------3---------------------------------------
 D--1-----------1----------------------------------------------
 
    Strawberry fields forever
 
 
 
 Linking phrase :
 -----------------
 
 
 D----1p0---------------------------------------------------------
 A---------1----------------------------------------------------
 F-----------3p0--------------------------------------------------
 C---------------3p2----------------------------------------------
 G--------------------3-----------------------------------------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
 Verse 3:
 ---------
 
     G       Gmaj7     G7
 
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A---3--3----3---3-----3---3--------1--0---------------------------
 F---4--4----4---4-----4---4--------2--1-----------------------------
 C---5--5----4---4-----3---3--------3--3-----------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 
    Always, no, sometimes think it's me
 
 
 
     Am                Am7             F
 
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A---1--------1--------1-------1-------1----------------------
 F---2--------2--------0-------0-------2----------------------
 C---2--------2--------2-------2-------3----------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------0------------
 D----------------------------------------------------3-------
 
      But you know I know when it's a dream
 
 
 
    F           G           C              Am    Am/G
 
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 F-----------------------------------------------------------
 C-----------------------------------------------------------
 G----------0-------0---2---3---------------0-----------------
 D--1---3-------3----------------3----0----------3----------
 
     I think a no I mean a yes but it's all wrong
 
 
 
    F            G7          F            C
 
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A--1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3------------------------------------------
 F--2--2--2--2---4--4--4--4-------------------0-----------------------
 C--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3-------------2----3p2p0---------------------
 G--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---3--0--3--0--3--------------3--------------
 D--1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3---1------------------------------------------
 
     That is I think I disagree
 
 
 
 Chorus :
 ---------
 
    C                                   Gm                   Gm7
 
 D--------------------------------------3-------------------------------
 A--1-----------------------------------3------------------3------3-----
 F--0-----------------------------------3----------------3------3------3
 C--2-----------------------------------5--------------5------3------3--
 G--3-----------------------------------5-------------------------------
 D--------------------------------------3-------------------------------
    Let me take you down cos' I'm going to  Strawberry fields
 
 
 
    A7/E
 
 D---0--------------0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------
 A---2--------------2--2--2--2--2----------------------------------
 F---0--------------0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------
 C---2--------------------------------------------------------
 G---0------------------------------------------------------
 D---0--------------------------------------------------------
 
        Nothing is real
 
 
 
 
       F          G     A7
 
 D-----1----------3-----0---------------------------------------
 A-----1----------3-----2---------------------------------------
 F-----2----------4-----0---------------------------------------
 C-----3----------5-----2---------------------------------------
 G-----3----------5-----0---------------------------------------
 D-----1----------3--------------------------------------------
 
   And nothing to get hung about
 
 
 
     F                 C       Am7      F                 C
 
 D---------------------------------------------------------------
 A---1---------1-------1--------1-------1---------1-------1--------
 F---2---------2-------0--------0-------2---------2-------0--------
 C---3---------3-------2--------2-------3---------3-------2--------
 G---3---------3-------3--------0-------3---------3-------3-------
 D---1---------1------------------------1---------1--------------
 
    Strawberry fields forever         Strawberry fields forever
 
 
 
     F           G      F
 
 D---1-----------3------1-----------5r3---1--0h1p0h1p0--------
 A---1-----------3------1--------------------------------3-3--
 F---2-----------4------2-------------------------------------
 C---3-----------5------3-------------------------------------
 G---3-----------5------3-------------------------------------
 D---1-----------3------1-------------------------------------
 
     Strawberry fields forever
 
 
 Fade out over a chord of C
 ----------------------------
 
  (cellos)                     (elec. gtr)
 
 D-----------------------------------------1--0h1p0h1p0h1p0h1p0---
 A-------------------------------------------------------------
 F-----------5------2----------------------------------------------
 C--------------3-5---3----2-3-5------------------------------------
 G--3/1---3--------------5-------3-------3--------------------------
 D----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
 (harp-thing)
 
 D-------------------------------12--------------13--12--12---------15--13--
 A-----------13--11-----11-----------13--11------------------11------------
 F---10--12-----------------12---------------12------------------12---
 C---------------------------------------------------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 etc etc  fade back in, a few weird noises etc etc ......
 
 
 
 

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