Wings – Girlfriend (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Written by: Paul McCartney
From: "London Town" (1978)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The first two bars of the verses alternate between G and G6, but the bass plays a
high "e" underneath, so the second chord could be interpreted as Em. Whatever
one calls the chord, I wouldn't suggest playing a standard Em shape (0-2-2-0-0-0)
because the "e" is just hinted at in the bass line and the guitars do not follow
this "hint" with a full blown chord change. To my ears, the G and the following
G6/Em chord have a lot in common, so I wouldn't highlight the subtle difference
too much by using a full Em voicing - the hint is enough to me (see my playing
suggestion for the verse pattern in the tab section below). I use the chord name
G6/E just to remind the player of this. Check out different options and settle
on the one that satisfies you most.
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[Intro] Acoustic G G6/E G G6/E G Am7 Am7 Am9 C9 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|3-----0---------|3---------0-3/5-|3-----0---------|------0---------|------3---------| B|0-----0---------|0-------3-------|1-----1---------|------0---------|------3---------| G|0-----0---------|0-----0-0-------|0-----0---------|------5---------|3-----3---------| D|0-----2-----0-2-|0-----2-0-------|2---------------|------5---------|2---------------| A|----------------|----------------|0---------------|------0---------|3---------------| E|3---------------|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Electric 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|------3---------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|4/5---------5---|3/5-------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|--------------4-|------4--------4|3----/12--------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------5-|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Verse] pattern G G6/E G G6/E 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|3-----0---------|3-----0---------| B|0-----0---------|0-----0---------| G|0-----0---------|0-----0---------| D|0-----2-----0-2-|0-----2-----0-2-| A|----------------|----------------| E|3---------------|3---------------| [Interlude] Eb G D G Eb G D G 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------3---------|----------------|------3---------|----------------| B|4/5---------5---|3/5-------------|4/5---------5---|3/5-------------| G|--------------4-|------4---------|--------------4-|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5-----------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Coda] LINK Am7 Am7 Am9 C9 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------3---------|----------------|----------------| B|4/5---------5---|3/5-------------|----------------| G|--------------4-|------4--------4|3----/12--------| D|----------------|--------------5-|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G 3-x-0-0-0-3 or 3-5-5-4-3-3
G6/E x-x-2-0-0-0 or 0-5-5-4-0-0 (= Em or Em7)
Am9 x-0-5-5-0-0
C9 x-3-2-3-3-3
C/D x-x-0-0-1-0 or x-5-5-5-5-7 (= Cmaj7/D)
Fm7 1-3-3-1-4-1
Fm6 1-3-3-1-3-1
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2
E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| G G6/E | G G6/E | Am7 | Am7 Am9 | C9 |
[Verse 1]
G G6/E Girlfriend G G6/E Am7 C/D I'm gonna tell your boyfriend, yeah G G6 Tell him G G6/E Am7 C/D Exactly what you're doing, yeah G Em Tell him what you do to me Am F | Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm | Late at night when the wind is free G G6/E | Eb G | D G | Eb G | D G | Girlfriend (Interlude)
[Verse 2]
G G6/E Girlfriend G G6/E Am7 C/D I'm gonna show your boyfriend, yeah G G6 Show him G G6/E Am7 C/D The letters I've been saving, yeah G Em Show him how you feel inside Am F | Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm | Then our love couldn't be denied Em And we're gonna have to tell him A|-0-0233-------| Am | Am C | [ G ] You'll only be a girlfriend (break) of mine
[Interlude]
G Am7 G Do do do do, do do do do do do do do Am7 G Do do do do, do do do do do do do do, do do do do ...
[Middle 8]
Eb G D G Till the river stops a-flowin' Eb G D G Till the wind doesn't wanna blow Eb G D G Till the flowers stop a-growin' Eb G D G Till my love doesn't wanna know
[Solo]
| A A6/F# | A A6/F# | Bm E | Am | E/G# | F | F | (Solo/Instrumental) | Am | E/G# | Am Em | F | Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm | (Solo/Instrumental)
[Verse] (part)
Em We're gonna have to tell him A|-0-0233-------| Am | Am C | [ G ] You'll only be a girlfriend (break) of mine
[Verse 3]
G G6/E Girlfriend G G6/E Am7 C/D We'd better tell your boyfriend, yeah G G6 Tell him G G6/E Am7 C/D Exactly what we're doing, yeah G Em Tell him what he needs to know Am Fmaj7 Fm7 Fm6 Fm Or he may never let you go ... oh no Em And we're gonna have to tell him A|-0-0233-------| Am | Am C |[ G ] You'll only be a girlfriend (break) of mine
[Interlude] and [Coda]
Do do do do, do do do do do do do do
Am7 G Do do do do, do do do do do do do do Am7 G Do do do do, do do do do do do do do [repeat] Am7 G Do do do do Till the river stop a-flowin' Am7 G (do do do do) Till the wind doesn't wanna blow Am7 G (do do do do) Till the flowers stop a-growin' Am7 G Am7 (do do do do) Till the ocean's a sea of snow (sea of snow, sea of snow …) G Am7 G Do do do do, do do do do do do do do Am7 G Do do do do, do do do do do do do do | Am7 | Am7 Am9 | C9 | Do do do do, [Coda link] G G6/E G Girlfriend