’’’ Ask Me Why (Lennon/McCartney) Intro: [this little lick also used over some E chords during verses] E -|------------------- -|------------------- -|------------------- -|-----9--9---------- -|--7-----------7---- -|-----------7-------
Verse: E F#m G#m F#m E I love you ... E F#m G#m F#m E G#7 And it’s ... C#m A F#m B7 That I I I I ... E F#m G#m F#m E Now you’re ... E F#m G#m F#m E G#7 And in time ... C#m It’s not... A E E+ (e.g., 076550) But you’re the ... Middle: A B7 E E+ I can’t believe it’s happened to me A B7 E B7 I can’t conceive of any more misery Verse: E F#m G#m F#m Ask me why ...[second time jump to ending] G#m A E E+ And I’m ... [now repeat from the middle] Ending: G#m A E A -|----------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------------9--9------------- -|---------------------------------7-----------7------- -|------------------------------------------7---------- And I’m always ... E A G#m -|---------------------------------------------- -|--------------------------4--4---------------- -|--------------------------------4--4--4--4---- -|-----9--9-----------------------------6--6---- -|--7-----------7------------------------------- -|-----------7-----------4---------------------- you Beatles Tab by Marc Hertzberg Digital Equipment Corporation hertzberg@netcad.enet.dec.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tab Special Notations: ---5/7--- play fret five, slide up to fret seven ---7\5--- play fret seven, slide down to fret five --8b(9)-- play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach the pitch of fret nine --b(9)8-- play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine, unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight ---/7---- slide up to fret 7 (the starting fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) ---15\--- play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) ---1h3--- play fret one and hammer-on to fret three ---7p5--- play fret seven and pull-off to fret five -7b(9)r7- play fret seven, bend up to fret nine, release back to fret seven --5h7p5-- play fret five, hammer on to fret seven, pull off to fret five --X------ pick string, but do not press string to fret; left hand mute ’
'Ask me why' was released as the B side to the 'Please please me' single.
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