Dear Prudence
The Beatles
The White Album, 1968
(John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I'm going to show you the chords & tab, and a couple of hints
- you can take it from there.
Warning: this song uses a "drop D" tuning - see below.
By the way, I interpreted these chords from listening to the
recording.
I did not use any other written music as an aid in writing the tab
presented on this page.
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(INTRO)
(fingerpick)
D C/D D Am/D G/D Am/D D7(sus4) D D/C D/B D/Bb
1 |--14-----12-----10-----8-----7-----5-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2---
2 |--15-----13-----10----10-----8-----5-----1-----1-----3-----3-----3-----3---
3 |--14-----12-----11-----9-----7-----5-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0---
4 |---0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---
5 |-----------------------------------------------------------3-----2-----1---
6 |---0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---
Dear
D/C D/B D/Bb D D/C D/B D/Bb
Prudence, won't you come out to play
D D/C D/B D/Bb D D/C D/B D/Bb
Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day
D D/C D/B D/Bb
The sun is up the sky is blue it's beautiful and so are you
D D/C C G/B D D/C D/B D/Bb
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
D D/C D/B D/Bb D D/C D/B D/Bb
Dear Prudence, open up your eyes
D D/C D/B D/Bb D D/C D/B D/Bb
Dear Prudence, see the sunny skies
D D/C D/B D/Bb
The wind is low the birds will sing that you are part of everything
D D/C C G D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4
Dear Prudence, won't you open up you eyes?
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4
Look around round (round round round round round round)
D Dsus4 D5 Dsus4
Look around round round (round round round round round round)
F Ab G D D/C D/B D/Bb
Look around
D D/C D/B D/Bb D D/C D/B D/Bb
Dear Prudence, let me see you smile
D D/C D/B D/Bb D D/C D/B D/Bb
Dear Prudence, like a little child
D D/C D/B D/Bb
The clouds will be a daisy chain so let me see you smile again
(strum chords from here on)
D D/C C G/B D D/C D/B D/Bb
Dear Prudence won't you let me see you smile?
D D/C D/B D/Bb D D/C D/B D/Bb
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play
D D/C D/B D/Bb D D/C D/B D/Bb
Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day
D D/C D/B D/Bb
The sun is up the sky is blue it's beautiful and so are you
D D/C C G/B D
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
(ENDING)
(fingerpick)
D C/D D Am/D G/D Am/D D7(sus4) D D/C D/B D/Bb D D/C D/B etc...(fade out)
1 |--14-----12-----10-----8-----7-----5-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-
2 |--15-----13-----10----10-----8-----5-----1-----1-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-
3 |--14-----12-----11-----9-----7-----5-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----2-
4 |---0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-
5 |-----------------------------------------------------------3-----2-----1-------
6 |---0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-
TIPS
"Drop D" tuning is used in this song.
You must tune the bottom (6th) string down one step so that it sounds like the 4th string.
Intro
To play the intro, put your fingers in the following positions,
then pick as demonstrated
below these chords. For the D D/C D/B D/Bb
chords see the part below where it says
during song (the pickin' is a little different for these four
chords).
D C/D D Am/D G/D Am/D D7(sus4) D D/C D/B D/Bb
1 |--14-----12-----10-----8-----7-----5-----3-----3--
2 |--15-----13-----10----10-----8-----5-----1-----1--
3 |--14-----12-----11-----9-----7-----5-----2-----2--
4 |---0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
5 |--------------------------------------------------
6 |---0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--
D C/D D Am/D
1 |-----14--------------- --12--------------- --10--------------- ---8---------------
2 |--15--------15-----15- ---------13-----13- ---------10-----10- ---------10-----10-
3 |---------14----------- ------12----------- ------11----------- -------9-----------
4 |-------------------0-- ----------------0-- ----------------0-- ----------------0--
5 |-----------------0---- --------------0---- --------------0---- --------------0----
6 |------0--------0------ ---0--------0------ ---0--------0------ ---0--------0------
2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
G/D Am/D D7(sus4) D7(sus4)
1 |------7--------------- ---5--------------- ---3--------------- ---3---------------
2 |------------8------8-- ---------5------5-- ----------1------1- ----------1------1-
3 |----------7----------- ------5------------ ------2------------ ------2-----------
4 |-------------------0-- ----------------0-- ----------------0-- ----------------0--
5 |-----------------0---- --------------0---- --------------0---- --------------0----
6 |------0--------0------ ---0--------0------ ---0--------0------ ---0--------0------
3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
1 = first finger
2 = second finger
3 = third finger
T = thumb
During song
Fingerpick the D, D/C, D/B, and D/Bb chords as in the following.
Use the chord fingerings that I have shown below in the chords section.
Be careful here - this pickin' is a little different than the intro - the thumb doesn't jump as many strings.
D D/C D/B D/Bb
1 |---2----------------- --2----------------- --2----------------- --2--------------
2 |----------------3---- ---------------3---- ---------------3---- ---------------3-
3 |--------2------------ -------0------------ -------0------------ -------0---------
4 |------0---------0---- -----0---------0---- -----0---------0---- -----0---------0-
5 |--------------0------ --3----------3------ --2----------2------ --1----------1---
6 |---0--------0-------- -----------0-------- -----------0-------- -----------0-----
3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
Also, use this same finger pickin pattern for all other chords until you get to the ending.
Ending
The ending is played exactly like the intro except that you can
add a little
hammer to some of the final four chords (these also can be used
during the song):
D D/C D/B D/Bb
1 |---2----------------- --2------------2h3-- --2----------------- --2------------2h3-
2 |----------------3---- -------------------- ---------------3---- -------------------
3 |--------2------------ -------0------------ -------0------------ -------0-----------
4 |------0---------0---- -----0---------0---- -----0---------0---- -----0---------0---
5 |--------------0------ --3----------3------ --2----------2------ --1----------1-----
6 |---0--------0-------- -----------0-------- -----------0-------- -----------0-------
3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
Chords
These chords are for the "drop D" tuning.
(fingers are on the left, frets on the right)
D
1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| ---------------1----------------2
4 -|| --0-----------------------------0
5 -|| --0-----------------------------0
6 -|| --0-----------------------------0
D/C
1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| --0-----------------------------0
4 -|| --0-----------------------------0
5 -|| ------------------------1-------3
6 -|| --0-----------------------------0
D/B
1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| --0-----------------------------0
4 -|| --0-----------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------1----------------2
6 -|| --0-----------------------------0
D/Bb
1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| --0-----------------------------0
4 -|| --0-----------------------------0
5 -|| --------1-----------------------1
6 -|| --0-----------------------------0
C
1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| ---------1----------------------1
3 -|| --0-----------------------------0
4 -|| ---------------2----------------2
5 -|| -----------------------3--------3
6 -|| ----------------------------------
G/B
1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| --0-----------------------------0
3 -|| --0-----------------------------0
4 -|| --0-----------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| ----------------------------------
Dsus4
1 -|| ------------(2)---------4------4
2 -|| ---------------------3----------3
3 -|| -------------1------------------2
4 -|| --0-----------------------------0
5 -|| --0-----------------------------0
6 -|| --0-----------------------------0
D5
1 -|| --------------(2)-----------4--5
2 -|| ---------------------3----------3
3 -|| -------------1------------------2
4 -|| --0-----------------------------0
5 -|| --0-----------------------------0
6 -|| --0-----------------------------0
F
1 -|| --1-----------------------------1
2 -|| --1-----------------------------1
3 -|| -(1)-------2--------------------2
4 -|| -(1)-------------3--------------3
5 -|| -(1)-------------3--------------3
6 -|| -(1)-------------3--------------3
Ab
1 -|| --1-----------------------------4
2 -|| --1-----------------------------4
3 -|| -(1)-----2----------------------5
4 -|| -(1)-------------3--------------6
5 -|| -(1)-------------3--------------6
6 -|| -(1)-------------3--------------6
G
1 -|| --1-----------------------------3
2 -|| --1-----------------------------3
3 -|| -(1)------2---------------------4
4 -|| -(1)--------------3-------------5
5 -|| -(1)--------------3-------------5
6 -|| -(1)--------------3-------------5
When playing the D, Dsus4, and D5 chords - keep your hand
in the usual D chord and just move your pinkie up and down.
Disclaimer
The D D/C D/B D/Bb chord names are not technically correct -
the song is easier to play if you think of these chords being
related
this way. The D chord is a D chord - as for the rest, I have no
idea.
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I hope you enjoyed playing this.
Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping
to preserve the music of John Lennon & Paul McCartney.
Thanks for stopping by - steve
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Lyrics & Music: John Lennon & Paul
McCartney
Copyright 1968, Northern Songs Ltd.
chords & music interpreted by Steven
Hull
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Created 7 February 2003
Updated 8 February 2003