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Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
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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This is an awesome tab and i'm suprised no-one has given it a good rating so i have.
man, this song creeps me out... every time I listen too it. Good tab by the way.
I was wondering if your sure this is in the right key and if so, how did you figure that out. My reason for the question is that they purposely slowed the tape down to give it a more freaky sound. Thats why Johns voice sounds so deep, among other things. Well, thats why I was never sure exactly which key they really play this song in. I like playing it in G the way I tabbed it. You way works but is alot more confusing. Yes, this is one of the best songs of all times. I like the backwords high hat that sounds like two knives being rubbed together. LOL