#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Harlan L Thompson STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER- The Beatles E -7-7-7-7-7-7-5/4---2-5----0-4-2-0----- B -------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------- D -------------4/2--------------0------- A -7---6---5-------4------2-------4-0--- E -------------------------------------- (A) Em7 Let me take you down, cos I'm going to Strawberry Fields F#m7 D F# Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about Dmaj7 A Strawberry Fields forever E(IV) G#m E7(II) Bm7 C#7 F#m F#m7 Dmaj7 Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see D E7 A F#m It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out D E D A It doesn't matter much to me CHORUS: (n.c.) Em7 Let me take you down, cos I'm going to Strawberry Fields C#dim D F# Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about Dmaj7 A riff 1 Strawberry Fields forever E(IV) G#m E7(II) Bm7 C#m7 F#m F#m7 Dmaj7 riff 2 No one I think is in my tree, I mean it must be high or low D E7 A F#m E That is, you can't you know tune in but it's all right D E D A That is, I think it's not too bad ...CHORUS E(IV) G#m E7(II) Bm7 C#m7 F#m Always know, sometimes think it's me F#m7 Dmaj7 riff 2 But you know I know when it's a dream D E7 A F#m E I think a "no" will be a "yes", but it's all wrong D E D A That is, I think I disagree ...CHORUS (without riff 1) F#m Dmaj7 A Strawberry Fields forever Dmaj7 E F#m Strawberry Fields forever RIFF 1: RIFF 2: E -10-9------------------ ---------- B ------10-8-5----------- ---------- G -------------7p6------- ---------- D -----------------7----- -4-2-0---- A ----------------------- ---------- E ----------------------- ---------- Em7: 0 2 2 0 3 0 F#m7: 2 4 2 2 2 2 Dmaj7: x x 0 2 2 2 E(IV): x x 6 4 5 4 G#m: 4 6 6 4 4 4 E7 (II): x x 2 4 3 4 Bm7: 2 2 4 2 3 2 C#7: x 4 3 4 2 x C#dim: x x 1 2 1 2 (from Magical Mystery Tour, 1967) (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu) #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## #089 {title:Strawberry Fields Forever} {st:John Lennon/Paul McCartney} {define: E7-5 1 0 3 1 0 1 0} [G]Let me take you down 'cause I'm going [Dm7]to Strawberry Fields. [E7-5]Nothing is real. And [C]nothing to [D]get [E]hung about. [Am7]Stawberry Fields [D]fore[G]ver. [D]Living is easy with [D7]eyes close[B7]d, [Em]Misunderstanding all you [C]see. [Am7]It's getting [D7]hard to be some[G]one but it all works [Em]out, [Am7]It doesn't [D7]matter much to [C]me.[G] [C] Let me take you down 'cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields. Nothing is real. And nothing to get hung about. Stawberry Fields forever. No one I think is in my tree, I mean it must be high or low. That is, you know you can't tune in but it's all right, That is, I think it's not too bad. Let me take you down 'cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields. Nothing is real. And nothing to get hung about. Stawberry Fields forever. Always know sometimes think it's me, But you know I know and it's a dream. I think I know of thee, ah, yes but it's all wrong, That is, I think I disagree. Let me take you down 'cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields. Nothing is real. And nothing to get hung about. Stawberry Fields forever. # # Submitted to the ftp.nevada.edu:/pub/guitar archives # by Steve Putz # 7 September 1992 From: rzlucy@hikos.rz.uni-konstanz.de (Dierk Lucyga) {title:Strawberry Fields Forever} {st:The Beatles} {define: Em/D 1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1} {define: Bdim7 1 1 0 1 0 -1 -1} {start_of_chorus} [G] Let me take you down cause I'm going to [Dm7] strawberry fields. [Bdim7] Nothing is real. And no[C]thing to get hu[E]ng about [Cmaj7]Strawberry fields for[G]ever {end_of_chorus} [D]Living is [Dmaj7]easy with [D7]eyes closed. [Em]Misundersta[Em/D]nding all you [C]see. It's getting [D7]hard to be some[G]one, but it all works [Em]out [C] It doesn't mat[D]ter much to [C]me. {c:Chorus} [D]No one I [Dmaj7]think is in [D7]my tree [Em]I mean it [Em/D]must be high or [C]low. That is, you [D7]know you can't tune [G]in, but it's all [Em]right [C] That is, I [D]think it's not too [C]bad. {c:Chorus} [D]Always [Dmaj7]know some[D7]times think it's me. [Em]But you know I [Em/D]know and it's a [C]dream. I think I [D7]know of thee, ah, [G]yes, but it's all [Em]wrong [C] That is, I [D]think I disa[C]gree. {c:Chorus} Dierk Lucyga | Internet: rzlucy@nyx.rz.uni-konstanz.de Infomation Manager | Bitnet: RZLUCY@DKNKURZ1 Universitaet Konstanz | Postfach 5560 | D-W7750 Konstanz | Tel.: +49 7531 88 2404 #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Howard Wright (Hman) Subject: b/beatles/strawberry_fields_forever.tab Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 14:29:06 +0100 (BST) Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles ----------------------------------------------------- From the album 'Magical Mystery Tour' Tabbed by Howard Wright 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---------------------------------------------------------------------- etc etc fade back in, a few weird noises etc etc ......