The Word tab by The Beatles
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Song: The Word Band: The Beatles Album: Rubber Soul A tab by Gedaliah Ejdelman E-mail: gejdel69@yahoo.com I couldn't really line the lyrics too well with the tabs so thats why they're separate except in the chorus. And also don't mind the slashes; I just put them there so I could separate the chords one from another after I realized that spaces don't work.
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Intro:
(Piano plays the first three notes and then then the
guitar enters and plays its part twice:)
(G)/////////(Dsus4)///////(Dm)
e-7---------3---------------1------------1------------------1----------------
B8---------3---------------3------------3------------------3----------------
G----------------------------------------2------------------2----------------
D------------------------------0---------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------0--------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 1
(Now play similar pattern under voice.)
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(G7)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------0----------------0----------------------------0----------------0
G-----------0----------------0----------------------------0----------------0
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------2---------------------------------------------2----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
Gsus4 A ///////Asus4 G
It's so fine; it's sun__shine.
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1---------------------------------------------
B-----------3----------------3---------------------------------------------
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------------------------
D-0---------------------------------------------0---------------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
After chorus. (Played with two guitars, one playing
the riff below and the other accompanying the riff
with the chords which are on top of the measures.)
Dm(#1)/////////////////////////// Cadd9
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-12-7\2p0-----------------------------------0-------------------------------
A-------------------3--------0--------0h3--------------3-------0------0h3--
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dm7(#1) /////////////////////////////////////// G7
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-0-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------
A---------3--------0-------0h3-------------3-------0----------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------3-------1p0---
Verse 2:
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(G7)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------0----------------0----------------------------0----------------0
G-----------0----------------0----------------------------0----------------0
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------2---------------------------------------------2----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
Gsus4 A ///////Asus4 G
It's so fine; it's sun__shine.
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1---------------------------------------------
B-----------3----------------3---------------------------------------------
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------------------------
D-0---------------------------------------------0---------------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
After chorus 2:
Dm(#1) ////////////////////////////// Cadd9
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--12-7\2p0-----------------------------------0-------------------------------
A-------------------3--------0--------0h3--------------3-------0------0h3--
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dm7(#1) /////////////////////////////////////// G7
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-0-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------
A---------3--------0-------0h3-------------3-------0----------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------3-------1p0---
Verse 3:
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(G7)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------0----------------0----------------------------0----------------0
G-----------0----------------0----------------------------0----------------0
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------2---------------------------------------------2----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
Gsus4 A ///////Asus4 G
It's so fine; it's sun__shine.
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1---------------------------------------------
B-----------3----------------3---------------------------------------------
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------------------------
D-0---------------------------------------------0---------------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
After chorus 3:
Dm(#1) ////////////////////////////// Cadd9
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-12-7\2p0-----------------------------------0-------------------------------
A-------------------3--------0--------0h3--------------3-------0------0h3--
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dm7(#1) /////////////////////////////////////// G7
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-0-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------
A---------3--------0-------0h3-------------3-------0----------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------3-------1p0---
Verse 4:
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(G7)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------0----------------0----------------------------0----------------0
G-----------0----------------0----------------------------0----------------0
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------2---------------------------------------------2----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
Gsus4 A ///////Asus4 G
It's so fine; it's sun__shine.
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1---------------------------------------------
B-----------3----------------3---------------------------------------------
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------------------------
D-0---------------------------------------------0---------------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Solo (similar to the afterchoruses just without
lyrics):
Dm(#1)/////////////////////////// Cadd9
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-12-7\2p0-----------------------------------0-------------------------------
A-------------------3--------0--------0h3--------------3-------0------0h3--
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dm7(#1) /////////////////////////////////////// G7
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-0-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------
A---------3--------0-------0h3-------------3-------0-------------0--------------
E------------------------------------------------------------3-3----3--1p0---
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coda:
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(G7)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------0----------------0----------------------------0----------------0
G-----------0----------------0----------------------------0----------------0
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------2---------------------------------------------2----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dm)
e------------1----------------1----------------------------1----------------1
B-----------3----------------3----------------------------3----------------3
G-----------2----------------2----------------------------2----------------2
D-0---------------------------------------------0-----0---------------------
A------------------------0---------------------------------------------0-----
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dm(#2) Dmmaj7 Dm7(#2) Dm6 Dm(#1)
Say the wo________________rd love.
(play the afterchorus/solo pattern a few times and
fade)
Verse 1:
Afterchorus 1:
Verse 2:
Afterchorus 2:
Verse 3:
Afterchorus 3:
Verse 4:
Coda:
Say the word love
Say the word love
Say the word love
Chords (the way they're played in this song)
Gsus4: 330003
A: x02220
Asus4: x02230
G: 320033 or 320003
Dm(#1): x00231
Cadd9: x32033
Dm7(#1): x00211
G7: 320001
Dm(#2): x0023x
Dmmaj7: x0022x
Dm7(#2): x0021x
Dm6: x0020x
Codes used
12\7=slide down–play fret 12 and slide your finger
down to fret 7 as quickly as you can
0h3=hammer on–hammer (with your finger!) on fret 3
immediately after you play that string freely
1p0=pull off–play fret 1 and let go right away
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