'Norwegian Wood' by Beatles - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Norwegian Wood
Song lyrics:
capo: 2nd fret
time: 12/8
Intro, play 2 times:
#1 D
E ||------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2----------------|
B ||--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-------3-3-3-------3--------|
G ||--2---2-2-2---4---2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---2----|
D ||--0-----------------------4-----------2-------4----|
A ||---------------------------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------------------------------|
+ . . + . . + . . + . .
D C G D
E |------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-----2--------||
B |--3---3-3-3-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-----3--------||
G |--2---2-2-2-------0-------2---2-2-2-2-2---2--------||
D |--0-------------------0---0-----------0------------||
A |--------------3-------2---0------------------------||
E |---------------------------------------------------||
+ . . + . . + . . + . .
Use same guitar pattern under solo voice:
#4 D
E ||------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2----------------|
B ||--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-------3-3-3-------3--------|
G ||--2---2-2-2---4---2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---2----|
D ||--0-----------------------4-----------2-------4----|
A ||---------------------------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------------------------------|
+ . . + . . + . . + . .
1. I once had a girl, or should I
2. (Instrumental) ....
D C G D
E |------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-----2--------|
B |--3---3-3-3-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-----3--------|
G |--2---2-2-2-------0-------2---2-2-2-2-2---2--------|
D |--0-------------------0---0-----------0------------|
A |--------------3-------2---0------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
+ . . + . . + . . + . .
say, she once had me;
....
D
E |------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2----------------|
B |--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-------3-3-3-------3--------|
G |--2---2-2-2---4---2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---2----|
D |--0-----------------------4-----------2-------4----|
A |---------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
+ . . + . . + . . + . .
She showed me her room, is- n´t it
...
D C G D
E |------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2--------------|
B |--3---3-3-3-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-----3--------|
G |--2---2-2-2-------0-------2---2-2-2-2-2---2--------|
D |--0-------------------0---0-----------0-------0----|
A |--------------3-------2---0------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
+ . . + . . + . . + . .
good Nor-we-gian wood. She
... She
Dm
E |--1---1-1-1---1---0-0-0---0------------------------|
B |--3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3----------------|
G |--2---2-2-2---2---0-0-0---0---2-2-2---2---0---2----|
D |--0-----------0-----------0-----------3---0---3----|
A |--0-----------0-----------0------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
+ . . + . . + . . + . .
asked me to stay and she told me to sit an- y -
told me she worked in the morning and started to
G
E |--3---3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3--------|
B |--3---3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3--------|
G |--0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0--------|
D |--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0--------|
A |--2-------------------------------------------0----|
E |--3-----------------------3------------------------|
+ . . + . . + . . + . .
where. So
laugh. I
Dm
E |--1---1-1-1---1---0-0-0---0------------------------|
B |--3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3----------------|
G |--2---2-2-2---2---0-0-0---0---2-2-2---2---0---2----|
D |--0-----------0-----------0-----------3---0---3----|
A |--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
+ . . + . . + . . + . .
I looked a round and I noticed there was-n´t a
told her I did-n´t and crawled off to sleep in the
Em7 A7
E |--0---0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0---0-0-0-0-0----------|
B |--3---3-3-3-3-----3-----3-2---2-2-2-2-2----------|
G |--0---0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0---0-0-0-0-0----------|
D |--2---2-2-2-2-2-----------2---2-2-2-2-2----------|
A |--2-----------2-----------0-----------0----------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
+ . . + . . + . . + . .
chair.
bath.
Use same guitar pattern as in measure #4 above:
D
1. I sat on a rug, bid-ing my
2. And, when I a - woke, I was a-
D C G D
time, drinking her wine.
lone, this bird had flown.
D
We talked un-til two, and then she
So, I lit a fire, is- n´t it
D C G D
said "It´s time for bed."
good Nor-we-gian wood.
Repeat from measure #4 above.
Ending:
D
E ||---------------------------------------------------|
B ||--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-------3-3-3-------3--------|
G ||--2---2-2-2---4---2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---2----|
D ||--0-----------------------4-----------2-------4----|
A ||---------------------------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------------------------------|
+ . . + . . + . . + . .
D C G D
E |---------------------------------------------------||
B |--3---3-3-3-------3-------3------------------------||
G |--2---2-2-2-------0-------2------------------------||
D |--0-------------------0---0------------------------||
A |--------------3-------2---0------------------------||
E |---------------------------------------------------||
+ . . + . . + . . + . .
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Corrections to existing TABS:
1) Richard Cook´s TAB (in D, capo on 2nd fret) lists the chords of the
bridge as:
Dm G
She ... anywhere
Dm G A
I ... chair.
which contains 2 errors. To be played in D the chords should be:
Dm G
She ... anywhere
Dm Em7 A7
I ... here
Dm G A
I ... chair.
which contains 2 errors. To be played in D the chords should be:
Dm G
She ... anywhere
Dm Em7 A7
I ... chair.
2) Robert Hall´s TAB (in E) lists the chords of the bridge as:
Am D
She ... anywhere
Am D F#
I ... chair ---> verse (E riff above)
which are in the wrong key. To be played in E the chords should be:
Em A
She ... anywhere
Em Fm7 B7
I ... chair.