John Lennon – How Do You Sleep (Guitar Solo Tab)

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from studio version and the youtube video "Recording 'How Do You Sleep?" in which Lennon refers to the song as the nasty one.
[Intro]
 (lightly and erratically)
e|0-5-5-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------5|
B|5-5-5-------------------------------13sph 13sph-13sph--15------------------------|
G|------------------5-5v-5v-5v-5v-5v~--------------------14----7v-7v-7v-7v-7v/9\7~-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                               PM................ st
Bee pan  bup bup                                            fu kim

[Verse 1]
Am          Am/G       F
e|-------------------------------1---------3-5-0-------1--------------------0----|
B|-------------------------------1------/5-3-5-1-------1-3p1---1-1/h5-------3----|
G|-------------------------------2------/5-----0-2-2---2-2---2-2-2/4--------1----|
D|2---------2--------------------3---------------0-0---3-3---3----------0--------|
A|0---------0-----------3---------------------------------------------2----------|
E|5---------3---------3\1---------------------------------------------0----------|
   So Sgt. Pepper took yoohoouu by surprihieeise                         You 

  E7                         Am
e|----------0------------------------------------------8--------------------|
B|--------3----------------------------------10h8-8-10-8-------5------------|
G|------1--------------------2----------------9--9---9---------5------------|
D|---0-----------------------2-----------------------------5-7---7-5h7------|
A|2--------------------------0---------------------------/7-----------------|
E|0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  better see right through that mother's eyes

  Am                Am/G            F7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------7p5---5-7-----------5-7-7-5-----5|
D|2-----------------2-----------2---2---------------7p5-7-5-7--------/7-5-7-7-5-7-7-5|
A|0-----------------0-----------0---3-------------------7------------/7---------7-7--|
E|5-----------------3---------3-----1------------------------------------------------|
   Those freaks was right when they said you was deeeeee huh heeeaaaad

  E7                       Am
e|0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0-0--------------0------1----1--1------------5------------------------------|
G|1-1-1-----------1--1------2----2--2------------5---5-7------------------------|
D|0-0-0-----------2--2------2----2--2---------5-7--7-5-7------------------------|
A|2-------2--2----2---------0----0--0-------/7----------------------------------|
E|0-------0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
  The one mistake you made was in your head

[Chorus]
Organ
e|-----------------------------------------------------------5~-5-8-5-------5|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------5~-5-8-5-8-5-8-5|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-7--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar 
  D                                                   A     G A
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---5-7----7---5-7----7---5-7-----7---5-7----------2---0-2----2---0-2----2---0-2-|
D|/7-7-7-5-7-/7-7-7-5-7-/7-7-7-5-7--/7-7-7-5-7--------2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-0-2-|
A|/7---7-----/7---7-----/7---7------/7---7------------0---0-x-0--0---0-x-0--0---0-x-0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3----------3----------3---|
  Oooooooh                          How do you sleep?
  Oooooooh                          How do you sleep?        at night?

[Verse 2]  
Am         Am/G               F
e|-----------------------------------------1---------3-5-0-------1----------------1---1-|
B|-----------------------------------------1------/5-3-5-1-------1-3p1---1-1/h5---1-3---|
G|-----------------------------------------2------/5-----0-2-2---2-2---2-2-2/4-----2----|
D|2---------2------------------------------3---------------0-0---3-3---3---------1------|
A|0---------0------------------3-------------------------------------------------3------|
E|5---------3------------------3\1-----------------------------------------------1------|

   You live
       with straights who tell you you was king
  E7                             Am
e|------------0-------------------------------------------8--------------------|
B|-----------3----------------------------------10h8-8-10-8-------5------------|
G|0h1-----1----------------------2---------------9--9---9---------5------------|
D|0---0--------------------------2-----------------------------5-7---7-5h7-----|
A|2------------------------------0---------------------------/7----------------|
E|0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Jump when your momma tell you anything

  Am                Am/G            F7
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------/7~---5-5-/7--------5-/7-7-5-----5-7|
D|2-----------------2-----------2---2---------------/7~-7-5-5-/7-----/7-5-/7-7-5-7-7-5-7|
A|0-----------------0-----------0---3-------------------7------------/7----------7-7----|
E|5-----------------3---------3-----1---------------------------------------------------|
 The only thing you done was yesterday

 E7                                   Am
e|-------------0------------------------------------------------8-------------------|
B|----------0h3---------------------------------------10h8-8-10-8------5------------|
G|0h1-----1---------------------------2---------------9--9---9---------5----5h7-----|
D|0---0-------------------------------2-----------------------------5-7---7-5h7-----|
A|2-----------------------------------0---------------------------/7----------------|
E|0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 And since you're gone you're just a-nother day

[Chorus]
Organ
e|-----------------------------------------------------------5~-5-8-5-------5|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------5~-5-8-5-8-5-8-5|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-7--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar
  D                                                   A     G A
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---5-7----7---5-7----7---5-7-----7---5-7----------2---0-2----2---0-2----2---0-2-|
D|/7-7-7-5-7-/7-7-7-5-7-/7-7-7-5-7--/7-7-7-5-7--------2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-0-2-|
A|/7---7-----/7---7-----/7---7------/7---7------------0---0-x-0--0---0-x-0--0---0-x-0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3----------3----------3---|
  Oooooooh                          How do you sleep?
  Oooooooh                          How do you sleep?        at night?

[Solo] 
Am          Am/G        F
e|-------------------------------1---------3-5-0-------1--------------------0----|
B|-------------------------------1------/5-3-5-1-------1-3p1---1-1/h5-------3----|
G|-------------------------------2------/5-----0-2-2---2-2---2-2-2/4--------1----|
D|2---------2--------------------3---------------0-0---3-3---3----------0--------|
A|0---------0-----------3---------------------------------------------2----------|
E|5---------3---------3\1---------------------------------------------0----------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------7---|
B|-----------------------------------6--8/10~----6----6--------/6-----5-/8~---8-|
G|/9~-------7-5-7------9-10\5~----/7--7-------/7---/7---7---------7---7--9------|
D|-----------7---7-7/10---------------------------------------------6-6---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  E7                         Am
e|----------0------------------------------------------8--------------------|
B|--------3----------------------------------10h8-8-10-8-------5------------|
G|------1--------------------2----------------9--9---9---------5------------|
D|---0-----------------------2-----------------------------5-7---7-5h7------|
A|2--------------------------0---------------------------/7-----------------|
E|0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/9----9\---------------------5---5-7/9---9---9/14-------------------------|
D|---------------------------/7---7-------7---7------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Am          Am/G              F
e|-----------------------------------------1---------3-5-0-------1----------------1---1-|
B|-----------------------------------------1------/5-3-5-1-------1-3p1---1-1/h5---1-3---|
G|-----------------------------------------2------/5-----0-2-2---2-2---2-2-2/4-----2----|
D|2---------2------------------------------3---------------0-0---3-3---3---------1------|
A|0---------0------------------3-------------------------------------------------3------|
E|5---------3------------------3\1-----------------------------------------------1------|

e|---------8-------------------------------------------------------------------------13-|
B|-/10~-----8\5-------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-|
G|--------------7v-5v-4v----------------------------------------------------------12----|
D|-----------------------5v~----7v-5v---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------7v-3v---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  

E7                  Am
e|10/12-10-8--------0---------------------------------------|
B|-----------10-8\7-5-/10~----------------------------------|
G|------1-----------7------/9-7-5-5-----------5-------------|
D|------------------6--------------7-5--5h7-7--7-5h7v 7v 7v-|
A|------------------7--------------------------0------------|
E|------------------0---------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
Organ
e|-----------------------------------------------------------5~-5-8-5-------5|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------5~-5-8-5-8-5-8-5|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-7--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar
  D                                                   A    G A
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---5-7----7---5-7----7---5-7-----7---5-7----------2---0-2----2---0-2----2---0-2-|
D|/7-7-7-5-7-/7-7-7-5-7-/7-7-7-5-7--/7-7-7-5-7--------2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-0-2-|
A|/7---7-----/7---7-----/7---7------/7---7------------0---0-x-0--0---0-x-0--0---0-x-0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3----------3----------3---|
  Oooooooh                          How do you sleep?

[Verse 3]
Am          Am/G               F
e|-----------------------------------------1---------3-5-0-------1----------------1---1-|
B|-----------------------------------------1------/5-3-5-1-------1-3p1---1-1/h5---1-3---|
G|-----------------------------------------2------/5-----0-2-2---2-2---2-2-2/4-----2----|
D|2---------2------------------------------3---------------0-0---3-3---3---------1------|
A|0---------0------------------3-------------------------------------------------3------|
E|5---------3------------------3\1-----------------------------------------------1------|
   A pretty face may last a year or two                         You 

  E7                              Am
e|----------0--------------------------------8----------------8--------------------|
B|--------3---------------------------------10------10h8-8-10-8-------5------------|
G|------1--------------------------2---------9-------9--9---9---------5------------|
D|---0-----------------------------2------------------------------5-7---7-5h7------|
A|2--------------------------------0----------------------------/7-----------------|
E|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  But pretty soon they'll see what you can do

  Am                Am/G            F7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------7p5---5-7-----------5-7-7-5-----5|
D|2-----------------2-----------2---2---------------7p5-7-5-7--------/7-5-7-7-5-7-7-5|
A|0-----------------0-----------0---3-------------------7------------/7---------7-7--|
E|5-----------------3---------3-----1------------------------------------------------|
  The sound you make is muzak to my ears

  E7                       Am
e|0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0-0--------------0------1----1--1------------5------------------------------|
G|1-1-1-----------1--1------2----2--2------------5---5-7------------------------|
D|0-0-0-----------2--2------2----2--2---------5-7--7-5-7------------------------|
A|2-------2--2----2---------0----0--0-------/7----------------------------------|
E|0-------0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
  You must-a learned something in all those years

[Chorus]
Organ
e|-----------------------------------------------------------5~-5-8-5-------5|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------5~-5-8-5-8-5-8-5|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-7--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar
  D                                                   A    G A
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---5-7----7---5-7----7---5-7-----7---5-7----------2---0-2----2---0-2----2---0-2-|
D|/7-7-7-5-7-/7-7-7-5-7-/7-7-7-5-7--/7-7-7-5-7--------2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-0-2-|
A|/7---7-----/7---7-----/7---7------/7---7------------0---0-x-0--0---0-x-0--0---0-x-0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3----------3----------3---|
  Oooooooh                          How do you sleep?

[Solo] 
Am          Am/G               F
e|-----------------------------------------1---------3-5-0-------1----------------1---1-|
B|-----------------------------------------1------/5-3-5-1-------1-3p1---1-1/h5---1-3---|
G|-----------------------------------------2------/5-----0-2-2---2-2---2-2-2/4-----2----|
D|2---------2------------------------------3---------------0-0---3-3---3---------1------|
A|0---------0------------------3-------------------------------------------------3------|
E|5---------3------------------3\1-----------------------------------------------1------|

  E7                               Am
e|----------0--------------------------------8----------------8--------------------|
B|--------3---------------------------------10------10h8-8-10-8-------5------------|
G|------1--------------------------2---------9-------9--9---9---------5------------|
D|---0-----------------------------2------------------------------5-7---7-5h7------|
A|2--------------------------------0----------------------------/7-----------------|
E|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Am                Am/G         F7
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------7p5---5-7-----------5-7-7-5-----5|
D|2--------------2-----------2---2---------------7p5-7-5-7--------/7-5-7-7-5-7-7-5|
A|0--------------0-----------0---3-------------------7------------/7---------7-7--|
E|5--------------3---------3-----1------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10-10-10-10-10-10-10\8-5----------------------6-------10-8-5--5-6----------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9\7-5-7---7p5---5-5--5-7p5-8--------9-7-5--5-7----------|
D|-------------------------7---7p5-7-5-5--5-7p5-7--7h10--------7-------------|
A|---------------------------------7------------8----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|                           

e|---------------------5p3-3-3-3h5/10-8--------------------------------------|
B|-------------8-------5p3-3-3-3h5/10-8--------------------------------------|
G|--9p7---7-7-9-9~-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  E7                       Am
e|0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0-0--------------0------1----1--1------------5------------------------------|
G|1-1-1-----------1--1------2----2--2------------5---5-7------------------------|
D|0-0-0-----------2--2------2----2--2---------5-7--7-5-7------------------------|
A|2-------2--2----2---------0----0--0-------/7----------------------------------|
E|0-------0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Am           Am/G            F7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------7p5---5-7-----------5-7-7-5-----5|
D|2------------2-----------2---2---------------7p5-7-5-7--------/7-5-7-7-5-7-7-5|
A|0------------0-----------0---3-------------------7------------/7---------7-7--|
E|5------------3---------3-----1------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--10p8---------8------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10p8-10-8-10-8------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--------9-9--9--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|fades out
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