John Lennon – Well Well Well (Guitar Tab)
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by John Lennon
Tabbed by
Chris Scharling
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This is "Well Well Well" by John Lennon. I think it should definitely be
played with at least some distortion. I've only tabbed the verses, since I
can't exactly figure out what he's doing during the chorus, but here it goes!
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[Intro / Solo]
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------| G|--------------------4-----------4--------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--0--0--0--0----2--0--0--0--0--0---------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|--------2--4b5-----4--2-----2--4---------| G|--2--4-------------------4---------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------| G|--------------------4-----------4--------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--5--2-----------------------------------| D|--------5--2-----------------------------| B|--------------4-----2--4--2--------------| G|-----------------4-----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
[Verse 1]
e|--0---0----0----0---0---0---0--0---0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
B|--4b5-4b5--5b4--2-------2---4--2-------------|
G|--------------------4-------------4----------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
I took my loved one out to dinner
e|--0--0--0-----0---2--0--0--0----0--0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------2-----4b5----4--2-------2--4---------|
G|--2--4-----------------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
so we could get a bite to eat
e|---0---0------0-----0----0---0----0--0--0--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5----5b4---2--------2----4--2-----------|
G|-------------------------4--------------4--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
And though we both had been much thinner
e|-5---2----------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--2-----------------------------|
B|------------------4------2-4-----2------------|
G|---------------------4---------------4--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
She looked so beautiful I could eat her[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
[Verse 2]
e|--0---0----0----0---0---0---0--0---0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
B|--4b5-4b5--5b4--2-------2---4--2-------------|
G|--------------------4-------------4----------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
I took my loved one to the big field
e|--0--0--0-----0---2--0--0--0----0--0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------2-----4b5----4--2-------2--4---------|
G|--2--4-----------------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
so we could watch the English sky
e|---0---0------0-----0----0---0----0--0--0--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5----5b4---2--------2----4--2-----------|
G|-------------------------4--------------4--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
We both were nervous feeling guilty
e|-5---2----------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--2-----------------------------|
B|------------------4------2-4-----2------------|
G|---------------------4---------------4--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
And neither one of us knew just why[Chorus] (Around 5th time is when he starts screaming)
(Semi-Muted)
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
Repeat x5
A F#m
Well
Repeat x9
A
Well
(tap your foot in quarter notes for the bass drum)
[Solo]
From what my very ill tuned ear can hear the solo is the first two lines of tab and then the last line.
Please add corrections if you think otherwise
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------| G|--------------------4-----------4--------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--0--0--0--0----2--0--0--0--0--0---------| D|-----------------------------------------| B|--------2--4b5-----4--2-----2--4---------| G|--2--4-------------------4---------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--5--2-----------------------------------| D|--------5--2-----------------------------| B|--------------4-----2--4--2--------------| G|-----------------4-----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
[Verse 3]
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------|
G|--------------------4-----------4--------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
We sat and talked of revolution
e|--0--0--0--0----2--0--0--0--0--0---------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------2--4b5-----4--2-----2--4---------|
G|--2--4-------------------4---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Just like two liberals in the sun
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------|
G|--------------------4-----------4--------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
We talked of women's liberation
e|--5--2-----------------------------------|
D|--------5--2-----------------------------|
B|--------------4-----2--4--2--------------|
G|-----------------4-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
And how the hell we could get things done[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
[Verse 2|
e|--0---0----0----0---0---0---0--0---0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
B|--4b5-4b5--5b4--2-------2---4--2-------------|
G|--------------------4-------------4----------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
I took my loved one to the big field
e|--0--0--0-----0---2--0--0--0----0--0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------2-----4b5----4--2-------2--4---------|
G|--2--4-----------------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
so we could watch the English sky
e|---0---0------0-----0----0---0----0--0--0--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5----5b4---2--------2----4--2-----------|
G|-------------------------4--------------4--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
We both were nervous feeling guilty
e|-5---2----------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--2-----------------------------|
B|------------------4------2-4-----2------------|
G|---------------------4---------------4--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
And neither one of us knew just why[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
A
Well well well
F#m
Oh well
Done.
All in all, it's a pretty simple song -- No chords to remember, it's actually
just playing a blues scale a few frets down. Practice it for a little while.
The hardest part is hitting the open 1st string on almost every note. It's
a real pain. If anyone can figure out the stuff he does during the chorus,
it would be greatly appreciated. I think it's just playing muted and semi-muted
strings, but I'm not sure.
From Plastic Ono Band, 1970