The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever (Guitar Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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From the album 'Magical Mystery Tour'
There are two other versions of this in the archives, but none are in the
right key. I thought a great song such as this deserved a proper tab in the
archives.
Because the recording of this song involved a lot of playing around with
tape speeds, you need to tune down your guitar by a whole step.
So instead of tuning your bottom string to E, tune to D, then tune the other
strings to this by playing at the 5th/4th fret (you know the routine ...)
You should end up tuned to DGCFAD.
This means that the song is based on the C chord for the guitar, but it
ends up being in the key of Bb.
I've tried to give a guitar part that does justice to all the things that are
going on in the song. For the first bit it's fairly straight forward since the
song has a guitar playing here - but later on I've tried to tab out a guitar
version of what the cellos and trumpets are doing.
Of course you can't play all of the song on just one guitar - but you can do
a pretty good job. I've written the chords above each line of tab if you just
want to strum along, and the words are underneath the line of tab.
[Intro]
This is played on the mellotron, but you can do it fairly easily on guitar.
G Gmaj7 G7 Am G F C D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|---3--3--3--3--3--3--1--0--------1--------0-------------------| F|---4--4--4--4--4--4--2--1------2--------0------2----0---------| C|---5-----4-----3--3----------2--------0--------3----2---------| G|--------------------------------------------------3-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
C Gm7 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------3------------------------3--3----| F|---0------------------------------------3-------------------3--3---------| C|---2------------------------------------3----------------3---------------| G|---3------------------------------------5------------3h5-----------------| D|----------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
Let me take you down cos' I'm going to Strawberry fields
A7
D|----------------0----------0--0---------------------------------|
A|------2--2----2------------------2--2---------------------------|
F|---0--------0-----------0---------------------------------------|
C|--------------------0h2-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------0-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|Nothing is real
F A7 D|-------1---------------------0-----------------------------------| A|----1--1-----------------------2----2----------------------------| F|----2--------------------0-------0-------------------------------| C|----3---------------0h2------------------------------------------| G|----3---------------0--------------------------------------------| D|----1------------------------------------------------------------|
And nothing to get hung about
F C D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---1-----------1------1----------------------------------------| F|---2-----------2------0----------------------------------------| C|---3-----------3------2----------------------------------------| G|---3-----------3------3----------------------------------------| D|---1-----------1-----------------------------------------------|
Strawberry fields forever
[Verse 1]
G Gmaj7 G7 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---3--3------3--3-----3--3---1---0----------------------------------| F|---4--4------4--4-----4--4---2---1----------------------------------| C|---5---------4--------3---------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Living is easy with eyes closed
Am Am/G F D|-------0---------0---------------1------1-----------------------------| A|-------1---------1---------------1---1------1-------------------------| F|-------2---------2-------------2------------2-------------------------| C|-----2---------2---------------3--------------------------------------| G|---0------0--------------------3--------------------------------------| D|-------------3-------------0h1----------------------------------------|
Misunderstanding all you see
F G C G/B Am Am/G D|---------1----------3----------------------------------0------------| A|---------1----------3----------------------------------1------------| F|---------2-------4----------------0---------0----------2------------| C|------3----------5----------------2---------0----------2------------| G|------3-------------------------3---------2---------0---------------| D|--0h1--------1/3-------------------------------------------3--------|
It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out
F G F C D|--------1-----------3---------------1--------------------------------| A|------1-------------3---3-----------1--1--0h1------------------------| F|------2-------------4---4-----------2--2--0--------------------------| C|------3-----------------5--------------3-----------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0h1----------1/3-------------0h1-----------------------------------|
It doesn't matter much to me
[Chorus]
C Gm (no chord ) D|--------------------------------------3-------------------------| A|--------------------------------------3-------------------------| F|--------------------------------------3-------------------------| C|--2-----------------------------------5------0------------------| G|--3-----------------------------------5---1-----1-----1------1--| D|--------------------------------------3------------3------1-----|
Let me take you down cos' I'm going to Strawberry fields
(no chord) D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|---7--------------7-------------------------------------------| D|---0--------------0-------------------------------------------|
Nothing is real
F G A7 D|-----1----------3-----0----------------------------------------| A|-----1----------3-----2----------------------------------------| F|-----2----------4-----0----------------------------------------| C|-----3----------5-----2----------------------------------------| G|-----3----------5-----0----------------------------------------| D|-----1----------3----------------------------------------------|
And nothing to get hung about
F C D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---1---------1-------1-----------------------------------------| F|---2---------2-------0-----------------------------------------| C|---3---------3-------2-----------------------------------------| G|---3---------3-------3-----------------------------------------| D|---1---------1-------------------------------------------------|
Strawberry fields forever
[Linking phrase]
This is the little downwards scale played on a harp-like instrument.
Leave all strings to sustain as much as possible.
D|----1p0----------------------------------------------------------| A|---------1-------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------3p0---------------------------------------------------| C|---------------3p2-----------------------------------------------| G|--------------------3--------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
G Gmaj7 G7 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---3--------3---------3-----1---0----------------------------------| F|---4--------4---------4-----2---1----------------------------------| C|---5--------4---------3-----3---3----------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Noone I think is in my tree
Am Am7 F D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---1-----------1--------------1----------------------------------| F|---2-----------0--------------2----------------------------------| C|---2-----------2--------------3----------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------0---------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------3-----------------------|
I mean it must be high or low
F G C Am Am/G D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---1--------------3------------------1----------------1-------------| F|---2--------------4------------------0----------------2-------------| C|---3--------------5------------------2----------------2-------------| G|---3--------------5------------------3----------------0-------------| D|---1--------------3---------------------------------------3---------|
That is you can't you know tune in but it's alright
F G F C D|------------------------------------------------------0------0-------------------| A|---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3------1-------1-------1------1-------------------| F|---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4------2-------2-------0------0-------------------| C|---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5------3-------3-------2---2-----2----------------| G|---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5------3---0---3---0---3--------------------------| D|---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3------1------------------------------------------|
That is I think it's not too bad
[Chorus]
C Gm D|---------------------------------------------6-6---------------| A|---------------------------------------------3-3---------------| F|---------------------------------------3-----3-3---------------| C|--2------------------------------------5-----------------------| G|--3------------------------------------5-----------------------| D|---------------------------------------3-----------------------|
Let me take you down cos I'm going to
Gm/E
D|-------------------------------6-6-----------3--3--3--3--3-------|
A|-------------------------------8-8-------------------------------|
F|--------------3------------------------------0--0--0--0--0-------|
C|--------------5--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5-------1------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3-------1-----0-------------0----------------------|Strawberry fields Nothing is real
F G A D|--------1---------3--------5-----------------------------------| A|--------1---------3--------5-----------------------------------| F|--------2---------4--------6-----------------------------------| C|--------3---------5--------7-----------------------------------| G|--------3---------5--------7-----------------------------------| D|--------1---------3--------5-----------------------------------|
And nothing to get hung about
F C D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--1-----------1-------1----------------------------------------| F|--2-----------2-------0----------------------------------------| C|--3-----------3-------2----------------------------------------| G|--3-----------3-------3----------------------------------------| D|--1-----------1------------------------------------------------|
Strawberry fields forever
[Linking phrase]
D|----1p0----------------------------------------------------------| A|---------1-------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------3p0---------------------------------------------------| C|---------------3p2-----------------------------------------------| G|--------------------3--------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
G Gmaj7 G7 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---3--3----3---3-----3---3--------1--0------------------------------| F|---4--4----4---4-----4---4--------2--1------------------------------| C|---5--5----4---4-----3---3--------3--3------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Always, no, sometimes think it's me
Am Am7 F D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|---1--------1--------1-------1-------1-----------------------| F|---2--------2--------0-------0-------2-----------------------| C|---2--------2--------2-------2-------3-----------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------0-------------| D|----------------------------------------------------3--------|
But you know I know when it's a dream
F G C Am Am/G D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------0-------0---2---3---------------0------------------| D|--1---3-------3----------------3----0----------3-------------|
I think a no I mean a yes but it's all wrong
F G7 F C D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3-------------------------------------------------| F|--2--2--2--2---4--4--4--4-------------------0-----------------------------| C|--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3-------------2----3p2p0----------------------| G|--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---3--0--3--0--3--------------3------------------| D|--1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3---1---------------------------------------------|
That is I think I disagree
[Chorus]
C Gm Gm7 D|--------------------------------------3--------------------------------| A|--1-----------------------------------3------------------3------3------| F|--0-----------------------------------3----------------3------3------3-| C|--2-----------------------------------5--------------5------3------3---| G|--3-----------------------------------5--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
Let me take you down cos' I'm going to Strawberry fields
A7/E
D|---0--------------0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|
A|---2--------------2--2--2--2--2-----------------------------------|
F|---0--------------0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|
C|---2--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0--------------------------------------------------------------|Nothing is real
F G A7 D|-----1----------3-----0----------------------------------------| A|-----1----------3-----2----------------------------------------| F|-----2----------4-----0----------------------------------------| C|-----3----------5-----2----------------------------------------| G|-----3----------5-----0----------------------------------------| D|-----1----------3----------------------------------------------|
And nothing to get hung about
F C Am7 F C D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---1---------1-------1--------1-------1---------1-------1---------| F|---2---------2-------0--------0-------2---------2-------0---------| C|---3---------3-------2--------2-------3---------3-------2---------| G|---3---------3-------3--------0-------3---------3-------3---------| D|---1---------1------------------------1---------1-----------------|
Strawberry fields forever Strawberry fields forever
F G F D|---1-----------3------1-----------5r3---1--0h1p0h1p0--------| A|---1-----------3------1--------------------------------3-3--| F|---2-----------4------2-------------------------------------| C|---3-----------5------3-------------------------------------| G|---3-----------5------3-------------------------------------| D|---1-----------3------1-------------------------------------|
Strawberry fields forever
[Fade out over a chord of C]
(cellos) (elec. gtr)
D|-----------------------------------------1--0h1p0h1p0h1p0h1p0------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------5------2------------------------------------------------| C|--------------3-5---3----2-3-5-------------------------------------| G|--3/1---3--------------5-------3-------3---------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(harp-thing)
D|-------------------------------12--------------13--12--12---------15--13---| A|-----------13--11-----11-----------13--11------------------11--------------| F|---10--12-----------------12---------------12------------------12----------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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