The Beatles – Norwegian Wood (Bass Tab)
Versions
(7)
Auto-scroll
Speed:
1.0x
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on the album "Rubber
Soul".
"Norwegian Wood" was written mainly by John. It is mistakenly marked as the
first time a rock band played sitar in a song, although the Yardbirds did
that about half a year before, with a demo recording of "Heart Full Of Soul"
(which wasn't released then, they chose a fuzz-tone guitar instead for the
final recording). The sitar is played by George; it's not much more than repeating the
vocal melody in the verses and strumming the same one chord in
the bridges. Two acoustic guitars, bass and percussion (limited to bass drum
and tambourine) make up the rest of the arrangement. The song's lyrics tell
of one of John's affairs.
"Norwegian Wood" was first recorded with a different arrangement (including a
sitar "lick" in the bridges that's absent from the final recording) and
different key.
The song is also notable for being one of the few Lennon-McCartney
compositions in 3/4 (waltz) time, and the key changes between E major and E
minor (just like in "I'll Be Back").
3/4 time
Intro:
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|7---------------------7|
E|-----------------------|----------------------7|-----------------------|
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|7---------------------7|-----------------------|
E|7---------------------7|-----------------------|7---------------------7|
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7---------------------7|----------------7------|7---------------------7|
E|-----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
G|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|7----------------------|
Verse:
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7---------------------7|-----------------------|7---------------------7|
E|-----------------------|7---------------------7|-----------------------|
I once had a girl,
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- 7------ 9------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------/9----------------------|
A|-----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
E|7---------------------7|-----------------------|-----------------------|
or should say she once had
I
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7-------------------7--|-----------------------|7---------------------7|
E|-----------------------|7-------------------7--|-----------------------|
me? She
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|7---------------------7|----------------7------|
E|7---------------------7|-----------------------|7----------------------|
showed me her room, "Isn't it
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------5-------5------|7----------------------|
good, Nor - we - gian wood."
G|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|7----------------------|
She
Bridge:
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7----------------------|7----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
asked me to stay, and she told me to
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|7----------------------|----------------5------|
A|7----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
sit a - ny - where,
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|7----------------------|----------------7------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|7----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
So I looked a - round,
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|7----------------------|7----------------------|
E|7----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
and I no - ticed there wasn't a chair.
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|9----------------------|9----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
G|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|
A|----------------6------|
E|7----------------------|
Verse:
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7---------------------7|-----------------------|7---------------------7|
E|-----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
I sat on the rug,
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
E|7---------------------7|-----------------------|5-------5-------7------|
bi - ding my time, drin - king her
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7----------------------|--------5--------------|7-------------------7--|
E|-----------------------|7---------------7------|-----------------------|
wine. We
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------6------|7---------------------7|----------------6------|
E|7----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
talked un - til two, and then she
G|------- ------- -------|------- 7------ 9------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------/9----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
said: "It's time for bed."
G|------- ------- -------|
D|9-------9-\-7---5------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Verse (solo):
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7---------------------7|-----------------------|7---------------------7|
E|-----------------------|7---------------------7|-----------------------|
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------6------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
E|7----------------------|-----------------------|5-------5-------7------|
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7----------------------|--------5--------------|7---------------------7|
E|0----------------------|7---------------7------|-----------------------|
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------6------|7---------------------7|----------------6------|
E|7----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
G|------- ------- -------|------- 7------ 9------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------/9----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7----------------------|-----------------------|7---------------------7|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|7----------------------|
She
Bridge:
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7----------------------|7----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
told me she worked in the mor - ning, and
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|7----------------------|----------------5------|
A|7----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
star - ted to laugh.
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|7----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|7----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
I told her I
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7----------------------|7----------------------|7----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
didn't, and crawled off to sleep in the bath.
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|9----------------------|9----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------8------|7----------------------|
G|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|
A|9---------------6------|
E|--------7--------------|
Verse:
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7-------------------7--|-----------------------|7-------------------7--|
E|-----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
And when I a - woke,
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
E|7----------------------|-----------------------|5-------5-------7------|
I was a - lone, this bird has flown.
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|--------5--------------|7---------------------7|
E|0----------------------|7---------------7------|-----------------------|
So
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|7---------------------7|----------------6------|
E|7----------------------|-----------------------|7----------------------|
I lit a fire, isn't it
G|------- ------- -------|------- 7------ 9------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------/9----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7----------------------|-----------------------|7---------------------7|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
good, Nor - we - gian wood.
G|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|
A|--------6--------------|
E|7---------------7------|
Outro:
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|7---------------------7|-----------------------|7---------------------7|
E|-----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|7----------------------|-----------------------|
E|7----------------------|-----------------------|5-------6-------7------|
G|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|------- ------- -------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|0----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|Please e-mail me for any corrections, or write a comment.