Well Well Well Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
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Well Well Well
                                  by John Lennon
                             Tabbed by
                                  Chris Scharling
                          (Scharling@bigfoot.com)
 
This is "Well Well Well" by John Lennon.  I think it should definitely be
played with at least some distortion.  I've only tabbed the verses, since I
can't exactly figure out what he's doing during the chorus, but here it goes!
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[Intro / Solo]
 
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------|
G|--------------------4-----------4--------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
e|--0--0--0--0----2--0--0--0--0--0---------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------2--4b5-----4--2-----2--4---------|
G|--2--4-------------------4---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------|
G|--------------------4-----------4--------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
e|--5--2-----------------------------------|
D|--------5--2-----------------------------|
B|--------------4-----2--4--2--------------|
G|-----------------4-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
          A
Well well well
   F#m
Oh well
          A
Well well well
   F#m
Oh well
 
[Verse 1]
 
e|--0---0----0----0---0---0---0--0---0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
B|--4b5-4b5--5b4--2-------2---4--2-------------|
G|--------------------4-------------4----------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
    I   took my loved one out to dinner
 
e|--0--0--0-----0---2--0--0--0----0--0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------2-----4b5----4--2-------2--4---------|
G|--2--4-----------------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
    so we could get a  bite    to eat
 
e|---0---0------0-----0----0---0----0--0--0--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5----5b4---2--------2----4--2-----------|
G|-------------------------4--------------4--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
     And though we    both had been much thinner
 
e|-5---2----------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--2-----------------------------|
B|------------------4------2-4-----2------------|
G|---------------------4---------------4--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
   She looked so beautiful I could eat her
 
[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
          A
Well well well
   F#m
Oh well
          A
Well well well
   F#m
Oh well
 
[Verse 2]
 
e|--0---0----0----0---0---0---0--0---0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
B|--4b5-4b5--5b4--2-------2---4--2-------------|
G|--------------------4-------------4----------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
    I took my loved one to the big field
 
e|--0--0--0-----0---2--0--0--0----0--0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------2-----4b5----4--2-------2--4---------|
G|--2--4-----------------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
    so we could watch the English sky
 
e|---0---0------0-----0----0---0----0--0--0--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5----5b4---2--------2----4--2-----------|
G|-------------------------4--------------4--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
     We both were nervous feeling guilty
 
e|-5---2----------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--2-----------------------------|
B|------------------4------2-4-----2------------|
G|---------------------4---------------4--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
   And neither one of us knew just why
 
[Chorus] (Around 5th time is when he starts screaming)
(Semi-Muted)
          A
Well well well
   F#m
Oh well
          A
Well well well
   F#m
Oh well
Repeat x5
  A   F#m
Well
Repeat x9
A
Well
(tap your foot in quarter notes for the bass drum)
 
[Solo]
From what my very ill tuned ear can hear the solo is the first two lines of tab and then the last line.
Please add corrections if you think otherwise
 
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------|
G|--------------------4-----------4--------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
e|--0--0--0--0----2--0--0--0--0--0---------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------2--4b5-----4--2-----2--4---------|
G|--2--4-------------------4---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
e|--5--2-----------------------------------|
D|--------5--2-----------------------------|
B|--------------4-----2--4--2--------------|
G|-----------------4-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
          A
Well well well
   F#m
Oh well
          A
Well well well
   F#m
Oh well
 
[Verse 3]
 
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------|
G|--------------------4-----------4--------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
     We sat and talked of revolution
 
e|--0--0--0--0----2--0--0--0--0--0---------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------2--4b5-----4--2-----2--4---------|
G|--2--4-------------------4---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
    Just like two liberals in the sun
 
e|---0---0----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5--5b4--2-----2--4--2-----------|
G|--------------------4-----------4--------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
     We talked of women's liberation
 
e|--5--2-----------------------------------|
D|--------5--2-----------------------------|
B|--------------4-----2--4--2--------------|
G|-----------------4-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
     And how the hell we could get things done
 
[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
          A
Well well well
   F#m
Oh well
          A
Well well well
   F#m
Oh well
 
[Verse 2|
e|--0---0----0----0---0---0---0--0---0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
B|--4b5-4b5--5b4--2-------2---4--2-------------|
G|--------------------4-------------4----------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
    I took my loved one to the big field
 
e|--0--0--0-----0---2--0--0--0----0--0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------2-----4b5----4--2-------2--4---------|
G|--2--4-----------------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
    so we could watch the English sky
 
e|---0---0------0-----0----0---0----0--0--0--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---4b5-4b5----5b4---2--------2----4--2-----------|
G|-------------------------4--------------4--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
     We both were nervous feeling guilty
 
e|-5---2----------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--2-----------------------------|
B|------------------4------2-4-----2------------|
G|---------------------4---------------4--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
   And neither one of us knew just why
 
[Chorus] (Semi-Muted)
          A
Well well well
   F#m
Oh well
          A
Well well well
   F#m
Oh well
 
 
Done.
All in all, it's a pretty simple song -- No chords to remember, it's actually
just playing a blues scale a few frets down.  Practice it for a little while.
The hardest part is hitting the open 1st string on almost every note.  It's
a real pain.  If anyone can figure out the stuff he does during the chorus,
it would be greatly appreciated.  I think it's just playing muted and semi-muted
strings, but I'm not sure.
 
From Plastic Ono Band, 1970
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8 comments
I think the chorus should be A and F#m.
I think FlorentinePogen is right! F#m instead of Fm... sounds better like this.
i love the comments section, because if the guy leaves something out, someone else can fill it in! and everyone wins! yeah dude great tab. i feel like post-scream therapy john lennon when i play it this is the original screamo song. only wayyy better.