Martha My Dear Chords

Song: Martha my dear
Artist: The Beatles
Composers: Lennon and McCartney
Album: The Beatles (The white album)
 
Tabbed by DJ  16th Dec 2016
 
PLEASE NOTE:
In the Intro and also Verse 3 note the beats per bar.
It starts with a bar of 4/4, then a bar of 2/4,
the next is in 3/4, and finally back to 4/4 again.
Throughout the song emphasise the bass notes of
each chord.
 
CAPO: 3rd fret
(Will then sound in the original key of Eb)
 
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
C     = x32010   Dsus2    = xx0230   D6      = xx0202
C/G   = 332010   G        = 355433   D6/A    = x00202
B     = x24442   Fmaj9    = xx3010   Asus7   = x02030
Em    = 022000   G7       = 320001   Asus7/E = 002030
Em7/D = xx0000   F        = 133211   F#7     = 242322
A/C#  = x42220   Bm7      = x24232   C4      = x33010
A7    = x02020   Bm7/F#   = 224232   A11     = x00020
D     = xx0232   Emadd9   = xx2002   C/B     = x20010
D4    = xx0233   Emadd9/B = x22002   C/A     = x02010
 
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[Intro]
   C              B   Em   Em7/D A/C#  A7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /   /  |  /    /    /  |
  D  D/E D/F# D/A D  D4  D Dsus2  G     Fmaj9
| /__/     /__/   /__/   /__/  |  /  /  /  /  |
   G     F        G     F        G     G7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
 
[Chorus]
C
Martha my dear, 
         B        Em      Em7/D    A/C# A7
Though I spend my days in conver - sa - tion,
D   D/E  D/F#   D/A  D    D4   D    Dsus2 G
Please--------,        ...re - mem- ber   me,
Fmaj9      G     F            G   F          G    G7
Martha, my love, don't forget me, Martha, my dear
 
[Verse 1]
Bm7  Bm7/F# Bm7  Bm7/F#
Hold your   head up,
    Emadd9 Emadd9/B Emadd9  Emadd9/B
You sil  - ly       girl,
D6        D6/A   D6   D6/A   D6    (D6/A)  (D6/B)
Look what you've done----------,    when ...you...
A7sus4      A7sus4/E    A7           A7/E
Find your - self in the thick of it,
A7sus4     A7sus4/E  A7             F#7    Bm7
Help your- self to a bit of what is all a- round you,
         Emadd9
...Silly girl!
 
[Bridge]
       Bm7           E7                Bm7
Take a good look a - round you, take a good look...
       E7                   A11
You're bound to see ...that you and me...
     Gmaj7                   Bm7   Bm7/F#
Were meant to be ...for each other--------,
         Emadd9      C C4  C
...Silly girl!    |  /__/  /  |
 
[Verse 3 - Instrumental]
   C              B   Em   Em7/D A/C#  A7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /   /  |  /    /    /  |
  D  D/E D/F# D/A D  D4  D Dsus2  G     Fmaj9
| /__/     /__/   /__/   /__/  |  /  /  /  /  |
   G     F        G     F        G     G7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
 
[Verse 4]
Bm7  Bm7/F# Bm7  Bm7/F#
Hold your   hand out,
    Emadd9 Emadd9/B Emadd9  Emadd9/B
You sil  - ly       girl,
D6       D6/A   D6   D6/A   D6   (D6/A)  (D6/B)
See what you've done----------?   When ...you...
A7sus4      A7sus4/E    A7           A7/E
Find your - self in the thick of it,
A7sus4     A7sus4/E  A7             F#7    Bm7
Help your- self to a bit of what is all a- round you,
         Emadd9
...Silly girl!
 
[Chorus]
C
Martha my dear,
         B      Em      Em7/D    A/C# A7
You have always been my inspir - ra - tion,
D   D/E  D/F#   D/A  D   D4 D    Dsus2 G
Please--------,       ...be good to    me,
Fmaj9      G     F            G   F          G
Martha, my love, don't forget me, Martha, my dear
 
[Coda]
   C  C/B C/A C/G    C
|  /   /   /   /  |  /  ||
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[Riff - Intro, Verses 1 and 5]       [Verses 2 and 4]
    D D/E D/F# D/A D  D4 D  Dsus2       (D6/A)(D6/B)
e|--2-----------------3--2--0--|      e|-----------|
B|--3-----------------3--3--3--|      B|-----------|
G|--2-----------------2--2--2--|      G|-----------|
D|--0--------------0-----0--0--|      D|-----------|
A|-------------0---------------|      A|---0---2---|
E|-----0---2-------------------|      E|-----------|
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