John Lennon – Mind Games (Guitar Tab)

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As recorded by John Lennon (From the 1973 Album MIND GAMES) Words and Music by John Lennon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Ken Ascher - Mellotron' Intro Q=74 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ slide) a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q
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| Gtr II (Mellotron arr. for Gtr.)
|     H     Q   Q        H     Q   Q        H     Q   Q        H     Q   Q
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   Chorus
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     a  H     Q   Q     a  H     Q   Q
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   a  H     Q   Q     a  H     Q   Q    4x
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   1st & 2nd Verses
      C/E       D/F#           G/D
    E S S E E E  S  S E  E   E S S E E E S S E E    E  S S E E E S S E E
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|   H         H              W                     +H          H
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    D/F#                        C/E       D/F#           G/D
  E  S  S E  E E  S  S E  E   E S S E E E  S  S E  E   E S S E E E S S E E
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  E S S E E E S S E E   E  S  S E  E E  S  S E  E
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 Chorus
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   Outro
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Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths