The Byrds – Ill Feel A Whole Lot Better (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by The Byrds
(From the 1965 Album MR. TAMBOURINE MAN)
Words and Music by Gene Clark
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Roger McGuinn - Electric 12-string Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gene Clark - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=134
A Asus4 Asus2 A AsusA AsAs2 Asus4 A Asus2 A AsAs4
4/4
Gtr I (El. 12-string Gtr.) Gtrs I, II (El. Gtr.)
Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E E E
|----0--0-0---0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0---0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-||
|----2--2-2---3-|-(3)-2--0-(0)-2-2-0-|-2--2--0-2---3-|-(3)-2--0-(0)-2-3-2-||
|----2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-||
|----2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-||
|----0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)------------0---|-0--0--0---0-0-|-(0)------------0---||
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
A AsAs2 Asus4 A Asus2 A AsAs4 AsAs2 Asus4 A Asus2 A E
Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E Q E
||-----0--0-0---0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-|----0--0-0---0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0--0-|
||o----2--0-2---3-|-(3)-2--0-(0)-2-3-2-|----2--0-2---3-|-(3)-2--0-(0)-2--0-|
||--2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2--1-|
||--2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2--2-|
||o-0--0--0---0-0-|-(0)------------0---|-0--0--0---0-0-|-(0)---------------|
||----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
Esus4 E Esus4 E F#m B
Q E E E Q E +E Q E +E Q E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----0-0---0--0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0--0-|-2-2---2-(2)-2---2-|-7-7---7-7-7---0--|
|----0-0---0--0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0--0-|-2-2---2-(2)-2-2-2-|-7-7---7-7-7---0--|
|----2-2-1-1--2-|-(2)-2--1-(1)-1--1-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-8-8-8-8-8-8---0--|
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2--2-|-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
|-2------2------|-------------------|-4---4---------4---|-9---9---9---9----|
|-0------0------|-------------------|-2---2-------------|-7---7-------7----|
A AsAsAsAs2Asus4 A Asus2 A D Bm
E E E E E Q E +E Q E +E Q E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|---0-0-0-0-0--0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0--2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2---2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|---2-0-2-0-2--3-|-(3)-2--0-(0)-2--3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2--2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2--0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4--|
|-0---0---0----0-|-(0)---------------|-------------------|-2---2--------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
1.
A E D Dsus4
E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-0-0---0-(0)-0--0-|-0-0---0-(0)-0---0-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2--0-|-0-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2----|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2------------|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0---0---------0---|
|-0---0------------|-2---2---------2---|-------------------|
|------------------|-0---0---------0---|-------------------|
E A AsAs2 Asus2 A Asus2 A AsAs4
E E E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E E E
|-0-0---0-(0)-0---0-|-0--0--0-0---0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0-0-0--||
|-0-0---0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2--2--0-2---0-|-(0)-2--0-(0)-2-3-2-o||
|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2--||
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2--||
|-2---2---------2---|-0--0--0---0---|-----0----------0---o||
|-0---0---------0---|---------------|---------------------||
2.,D.S.
To Coda
D G D G
Gtr I
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-2-3-3-3-3--|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-3-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-2-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-------------------|-------2---2---2----|
|-------------------|-------3---3---3----||
| Gtr II | E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-2-3-3-3-3--| |-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-3-0-0-0-0--| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-2-0-0-0-0--| |-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-------------------|-------2---2---2----| |-------------------|-------3---3---3----| A AsuAsus4 A Asus2 A Q E E E Q E +E Q E +E E E E |-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0------|| |-2--2-2-3-2--3-|-(3)-2--0-(0)-2---12-|| |-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2------|| |-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2------|| |-0--0---0------|---------------------|| |---------------|---------------------||
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| Q E E E Q E +E Q E +E E Q |-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0-0----|| |-2--2-2-3-2--3-|-(3)-2--0-(0)-2-2----|| |-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2----|| |-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2----|| |-0--0---0------|----------------0----|| |---------------|---------------------|| Guitar Solo A AsuA2 Asus4 A Asus2 A AsuA4 S S E E E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E |-------12-12----12----------|--------12-------14-14--12-------| |-12h14-------14----12-12-12-|-12h=14----14p12-----------14-12-| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E E E |-----------0-----0--0-----0-|-(0)-----0--------0-(0)--0--0--0-| |-----------2-----0--2-----3-|-(3)-----2--------0-(0)--2--3--2-| |--2--------2-----2--2--2--2-|-(2)-----2--------2-(2)--2--2--2-| |--2--------2-----2--2--2--2-|-(2)-----2--------2-(2)--2--2--2-| |--0--------0-----0-----0--0-|-(0)------------------------0----| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| AsuA2 Asus4 A Asus2 A E S S E E S S E E E E +E E E S S E E E E |-------12----------12-12-17-17-|-(17)----12-------12--12-12-10---| |-12h14----14-12h14-12-12-------|---------12-12h14-14--12-12-10---| |-------------------------14-14-|-(14)-14-------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E Q E |-----------0--------0--0-----0-|--(0)--0-----0----(0)--0-----0---| |-----------2--------0--2-----3-|--(3)--2-----0----(0)--2-----0---| |--2--------2--------2--2--2--2-|--(2)--2-----2----(2)--2-----1---| |--2--------2--------2--2--2--2-|--(2)--2-----2----(2)--2-----2---| |--0--------0--------0-----0--0-|--(0)----------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| Esus4 E Esus4 E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-----10-10-10-10--10-10-10-| |-10h12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-|-10h=12-12-12-12-12--12-10-10-| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------|
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| Q E E E Q E +E Q E +E Q E |-----------0--0-----0-----0-|-(0)-----0-----0-(0)--0-----0-| |-----------0--0-----0-----0-|-(0)-----0-----0-(0)--0-----0-| |-----------2--2--1--1-----2-|-(2)-----2-----1-(1)--1-----1-| |--2--------2--2--2--2-----2-|-(2)-----2-----2-(2)--2-----2-| |--2--------------2----------|------------------------------| |--0--------------0----------|------------------------------| F#m B E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E |-5---5-5--5--5-5-5-|-7-7-7-5-5-7-(7)S12--| |-5h7-7-7--7--5-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)S12--| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
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| E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |-2-2---2-(2)-2---2-|-7-7---7-7-7------0--| |-2-2---2-(2)-2-2-2-|-7-7---7-7-7------0--| |-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-8-8-8-8-8-8------0--| |-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9--9------| |-4---4---------4---|-9---9---9----9------| |-2---2-------------|-7---7--------7------| A AsuA2 Asus2A Asus4 A Asus2 A D S S E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |-12----12-12-12-(12)-12----12-|-14--12-12-12-12--12S10-10-| |-12h14-14-14-12-(12)-14-12-12-|-12--12-14-14-14--12S10-10-| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------|
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| E E E E E Q E +E Q E +E Q E |--------0--0--0---0---0-----0-|-(0)--0-----0-(0)--0-----2-| |--------2--0--2---0---2-----3-|-(3)--2-----0-(0)--2-----3-| |--2-----2--2--2---2---2-----2-|-(2)--2-----2-(2)--2-----2-| |--2-----2--2--2---2---2-----2-|-(2)--2-----2-(2)--2-----0-| |--0--------0------0---------0-|-(0)-----------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| Bm S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E |-10----10----10-10--14-10-10-|-10----10-10-10-10--14-10-12-| |-10h12----12-10-----10-10----|-10h12----12-10-10--10-10-12-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
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| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |--2-----2--2--2-(2)--2--2--2-|--2-----2-----2-(2)--2--2--2-| |--3-----3--3--3-(3)--3--3--3-|--3-----3--3--3-(3)--3--3--3-| |--2-----2--2--2-(2)--2--2--2-|--4-----4--4--4-(4)--4--4--4-| |--0-----0--0--0-(0)--0--0--0-|--4-----4--4--4-(4)--4--4--4-| |-----------------------------|--2--------2-----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| A E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E |-12----12-12-12-12--12-12-10-|-10----10-10-10-10--10---5-| |-12h14-14-14-12-14--12-12-10-|-10h12-12-12-12-12--10---5-| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
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| E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E E E E |--0-----0-----0-(0)--0-----0-|--0-----0-----0-(0)--0---0-| |--2-----2--2--2-(2)--2-----0-|--0-----0-----0-(0)--0-0-0-| |--2-----2--2--2-(2)--2-------|--1-----1--1--1-(1)--1-1-1-| |--2-----2--2-----------------|--2-----2--2--2-(2)--2-2-2-| |--0--------0-----------------|--2--------2-----------2---| |-----------------------------|--0--------0-----------0---| D G S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E |-5---5-5-5--5--5---3-|--3----3-3-3-3-3-3-0--| |-5h7-7-7-7--7--5---3-|--3h=5-5-5-5-5-3-3-0--| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
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| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-2---2-2-2-(2)-2-2-3-|-(3)---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-3---3-3-3-(3)-3-3-0-|-(0)---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-2---2-2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-(0)---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-0---0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |---------------------|---------2---2---2----| |---------------------|---------3---3---3----| D.S. al Coda & A AsAs2 Asus2 A Asus2 A AsAs4 Gtrs I, II Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E E E |-0--0--0-0---0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0-0-0--| |-2--2--0-2---0-|-(0)-2--0-(0)-2-3-2--| |-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2--| |-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2--| |-0--0--0---0---|-----0----------0----| |---------------|---------------------| Outro A Asus2 A G/A E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E ||--0-0-0-0-(0)-0--3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3--3--|| ||o-2-2-2-0-(0)-2--0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0--0-o|| ||--2-2-2-2-(2)-2--0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0--0--|| ||--2-2-2-2-(2)-2--0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0--0--|| ||o-0---0----------0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0----o|| ||-------------------|--------------------|| A G/A Gtr I S S E E S S E E E E |----------12-12-----------12----| |-12h14-14-14-12h14-14--12----10-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
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| Gtr II | E E E E +E Q E |--0-----0--0--0----(0)--0-----3-| |--2-----2--2--0----(0)--2-----0-| |--2-----2--2--2----(2)--2-----0-| |--2-----2--2--2----(2)--2-----0-| |--0--------0------------------0-| |--------------------------------| A G/A S S E E S S E E E E S S E E E E E E E |-10--------10-------10--10---5-|-5---5-5-5--5--5-5-3-| |-10h=12-12-10-10h12-12--10---5-|-5h7---7-5--7--5-5-3-| |-------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------|
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| +E Q E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E |-(3)-----3-----3----(3)--3---0-|-0---0-0-0-(0)-0---3-| |-(0)-----0-----0----(0)--0---2-|-2---2-2-0-(0)-2---0-| |-(0)-----0-----0----(0)--0---2-|-2---2-2-2-(2)-2---0-| |-(0)-----0-----0----(0)--0---2-|-2---2-2-2-(2)-2---0-| |-(0)-----0-----0----(0)--0-----|-0-----0-----------0-| |-------------------------------|---------------------| A5 Aadd9 S S E E E E E E E W +W |--3----3-3-3--3--3-0---|-0--------|-(0)----*| |--3h=5---5-3--5--3-0---|-0--------|-(0)----*| |-----------------------|-6--------|-(6)----*| |---------------------7-|-7--------|-(7)----*| |---------------------7-|-7--------|-(7)----*| |---------------------5-|-5--------|-(5)----*|
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| +E Q E +E Q E W +W |-(3)---3---3-(3)-3-----|-0--------|-(0)----*| |-(0)---0---0-(0)-0-----|-0--------|-(0)----*| |-(0)---0---0-(0)-0-----|-6--------|-(6)----*| |-(0)---0---0-(0)-0---7-|-7--------|-(7)----*| |-(0)---0---0-(0)-0---7-|-7--------|-(7)----*| |---------------------5-|-5--------|-(5)----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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