Doctor Robert Chords

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                  Dr. Robert – The Beatles
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Written by: Lennon/McCartney
From: "Revolver" (1966)
 
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
 
For less straining chord shapes (less barre), transpose -2 and use a
capo 2nd fret to get back to the original key. Basic tabs for original
and transposed version: see below.
 
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No capo, original key
  [riff 1]                            [riff 2]
  A       Asus4 A7 A     Asus4 A7     B       Bsus4 B7 B       Bsus4 B7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----3-----|----2---3-------| |----4-----5-----|----4-----5-----|
G|----2-----2---0-|----2---2-----0-| |----4-----4---2-|----4-----4---0-|
D|----2---------2-|----2---------2-| |----4---------4-|----4---------4-|
A|0---------------|0---------------| |2---------------|2---------------|
E|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
 
  [riff 3]                           [riff 4]
  F#     F#sus4 F# F#     F#sus4 F#   B  Bsus4  B    Bsus4       B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------2-----|----------2-----| |----2-----------|----------------|
B|----2-----2---2-|----2-----2---2-| |----5---5\4-----|5---5---5\4-----|
G|----3-----4---3-|----3-----4---3-| |----4---4-------|4---4---4-------|
D|----4---------4-|----4---------4-| |4-------4-------|4---4---4-------|
A|4-----------4---|4-----------4---| |2-------2-------|2-------2-------|
E|2-----------2---|2-----------2---| |----------------|----------------|
 
 
Transpose -2, capo 2nd fret to match the Beatles' recording
 
  [riff 1]                            [riff 2]
  G       Gsus4 G7 G     Gsus4 G7     A       Asus4 A7 A       Asus4 A7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
B|0---0-----1---0-|0---0-----1-----| |----2-----3-----|----2---3-------|
G|0---0-----0---0-|0---0-----0---0-| |----2-----2---0-|----2---2-----0-|
D|0---0-----0---3-|3---3-----0---0-| |----2---------2-|----2---------2-|
A|----------------|----------------| |0---------------|0---------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------| |----------------|----------------|
 
  [riff 3]                           [riff 4]
  E      Esus4  E  E       Esus4 E    A  Asus4  A    Asus4       A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------| |----0-----------|----------------|
B|0---0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-| |----3---3p2-----|3---3---3p2-----|
D|2---2-----2---1-|----1---------2-| |2---2---2-------|2---2---2-------|
D|2---2-----2-----|----0---------2-| |2-------2-------|2---2---2-------|
A|2---------------|2---------------| |0-------0-------|0---0---0-------|
E|0---------------|0---------------| |----------------|----------------|
 
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[Intro] (riff 1)
| A  Asus4 A7 | % | % | % |
 
 
[Verse] (riff 1)
A            Asus4 A7   A          Asus4 A7 | A  Asus4 A7 | % |
Ring my friend I   said you'd call Doc-tor   Robert
A            Asus4  A7        A     Asus4 A7      | A  Asus4 A7 | % |
Day or night, he'll be there any time at all Doctor Robert
 
 
[Bridge] (riff 3 + 2)
       F#  F#sus4  F# F#sus4   F#       F#sus4 F#
Doctor Robert ...     You're a new and better  man
F#sus4   F#     F#sus4 F#
He helps you to under -stand
F#sus4  E             F#
He does everything he can
      | B   Bsus4 B7| B  Bsus4 |
Doctor Robert
 
 
[Verse] (riff 1)
A               Asus4 A7   A      Asus4 A7 | A  Asus4 A7 | % |
If you're down, he'll pick you up, Doctor   Robert
A            Asus4 A7  A         Asus4 A7 | A  Asus4 A7 | % |
Take a drink from his special cup, Doctor   Robert
 
 
[Bridge] (riff 3 + 4)
       F#  F#sus4  F# F#sus4 F#     F#sus4  F#
Doctor Robert ...     He's a man you must believe
F#sus4  F# F#sus4 F#   Fsus4
Helping anyone in need
E             F#
No-one can succeed
            | B  Bsus4  B | Bsus4 B|
Like Doctor Robert 
 
 
[Middle 8]
B
Well, well, well
       E/B     B
You're feeling fine
B
Well, well, well
      E/B
He'll make you ...
 
 
[Interlude] (riff 1)
      | A  Asus4 A7 | % |
Doctor Robert
 
 
[Verse] (riff 1)
A               Asus4 A7    A           Asus4 A7 | A  Asus4 A7 | % |
My friend works for the National Health, Doctor    Robert
A               Asus4 A7    A        Asus4 A7   | A  Asus4 A7 | % |
Don't pay money just to see yourself with Doctor Robert
 
 
[Bridge] (riff 3 + 4)
       F#  F#sus4  F# F#sus4   F#       F#sus4 F#
Doctor Robert ...     You're a new and better  man
F#sus4   F#     F#sus4 F#
He helps you to under -stand
F#sus4  E             F#
He does everything he can
      | B  Bsus4  B | Bsus4 B|
Doctor Robert  
 
 
[Middle 8]
B
Well, well, well
       E/B     B
You're feeling fine
B
Well, well, well
      E/B
He'll make you ...
 
 
[Interlude] (riff 1)
      | A  Asus4 A7 | % |
Doctor Robert
 
 
[Coda] (riff 1)
A            Asus4 A7   A          Asus4 A7 | A  Asus4 A7 | % |
Ring my friend I   said you'd call Doc-tor   Robert
A            Asus4 A7   A          Asus4 A7 | A  Asus4 A7 | % |
Ring my friend I   said you'd call Doc    Robert
      | F# | F#sus4 F# | B Bsus4 | B
Doctor Robert     (fade out)
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