While My Guitar Gently Weeps
The Beatles
The White Album, 1968
(George Harrison)
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Chords & Lyrics
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I'm going to show you the chords & a few hints - you can take it from there.
By the way, I learned this song from a friend - a long time
ago.
I did not use any other written music as an aid in writing the tab
presented on this page.
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(SOLO)
Am Am/G Am/F# F
Am G D/F# E
Am Am/G Am/F# F
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
Am G D/F# E
While my guitar gently weeps
Am Am/G Am/F# F
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Am G C E
Still my guitar gently weeps
A Amaj7 F#m C#m Bm E
I don't know why nobody told you how to unfold your love
A Amaj7 F#m C#m Bm E
I don't know how someone controlled you they bought and sold you
Am Am/G Am/F# F
I look at the world and I notice it's turning
Am G D/F# E
While my guitar gently weeps
Am Am/G Am/F# F
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Am G C E
Still my guitar gently weeps
(SOLO) 2x
Am Am/G Am/F# F Am G D/F# E
A Amaj7 F#m C#m Bm E
I don't know how you were diverted you were perverted too
A Amaj7 F#m C#m Bm E
I don't know how you were inverted no one alerted you
Am Am/G Am/F# F
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
Am G D/F# E
While my guitar gently weeps
Am Am/G Am/F# F
Look at you all...
Am G D/F# E
Still my guitar gently weeps
(SOLO)
Am Am/G Am/F# F
Am G D/F# E
Am Am/G Am/F# F
Am G D/F# E
Chords
(fingers are on the left, frets on the right)
Am
1 -|| --0----------------------------0
2 -|| --------1----------------------1
3 -|| -------------3-----------------2
4 -|| -------------2-----------------2
5 -|| --0----------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------
Am/G
1 -|| --0----------------------------0
2 -|| --------1----------------------1
3 -|| -------------3-----------------2
4 -|| -------------2-----------------2
5 -|| --0----------------------------0
6 -|| ------------------4------------3
Am/F#
1 -|| --0----------------------------0
2 -|| --------1----------------------1
3 -|| -------------3-----------------2
4 -|| -------------2-----------------2
5 -|| --0----------------------------0
6 -|| ------------T------------------2
F
1 -|| --1-----------------------------1
2 -|| --1-----------------------------1
3 -|| -(1)-----2---------------------2
4 -|| -(1)----------3----------------3
5 -|| -(1)----------3----------------3
6 -|| --1-----------------------------1
G
1 -|| ---------------------4---------3
2 -|| --0----------------------------0
3 -|| --0----------------------------0
4 -|| --0----------------------------0
5 -|| -------------2-----------------2
6 -|| ---------------------3---------3
D/F#
1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| ---------------1----------------2
4 -|| --0-----------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------T----------------2
E
1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| --0-----------------------------0
3 -|| --------1-----------------------1
4 -|| --------------3-----------------2
5 -|| --------------2-----------------2
6 -|| --0-----------------------------0
A
1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| ------------2-------------------2
3 -|| ------------2-------------------2
4 -|| ------------2-------------------2
5 -|| --0-----------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------
Amaj7
1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| ------------3-------------------2
3 -|| -------1------------------------1
4 -|| ------------2-------------------2
5 -|| --0-----------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------
F#m
1 -|| ---1---------------------------2
2 -|| ---1---------------------------2
3 -|| ---1---------------------------2
4 -|| --(1)------------3------------4
5 -|| --(1)------------2------------4
6 -|| ---1---------------------------2
C#m
1 -|| --1----------------------------4
2 -|| -(1)-------2-------------------5
3 -|| -(1)------------4--------------6
4 -|| -(1)------------3--------------6
5 -|| --1----------------------------4
6 -|| ---------------------------------
Bm
1 -|| --1----------------------------2
2 -|| -(1)-------2-------------------3
3 -|| -(1)------------4--------------4
4 -|| -(1)------------3--------------4
5 -|| --1----------------------------2
6 -|| ---------------------------------
Tips
During the Am, Am/G, Am/F#, F chords - instead of the Am/F#, you can play this:
Am(add4)/F#
1 -|| --0----------------------------0
2 -|| --------1----------------------1
3 -|| -------------3-----------------2
4 -|| --0----------------------------0
5 -|| --0----------------------------0
6 -|| -------------2-----------------2
During the Am, Am/G, Am/F#, F chords - at the end of
the
F chordbend the low note before playing the next Am chord :
Am Am/G Am(add4)/F# F Am
1 |---0-----0--------0------------1--------------0-
2 |---1-----1--------1------------1--------------1-
3 |---2-----2--------2------------2--------------2-
4 |---2-----2--------0------------3--------------2-
5 |---0--------------0------------3--------------0-
6 |---------3--------2------------1-----3(pull)----
During the A, Amaj7, F#m, C#m, Bm, E chords, you can break out of the E chord like this:
E E/F# E/G E/G#
1 |---0----0----0----0----
2 |---0----0----0----0----
3 |---1----1----1----1----
4 |---2----2----2----2----
5 |---2----2----2----2----
6 |---0----2----3----4----
beat 1 2 3 4
Use your thumb on the 2nd fret of the 6th string,
your third finger to move up to the 3rd and 4th frets
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I hope you enjoyed playing this.
Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping
to preserve the music of George Harrison.
Thanks for stopping by - steve
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Lyrics & Music: George Harrison
Copyright 1968, Harrisongs Ltd.
chords & music interpreted by Steven
Hull
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Created 8 February 2003
Updated 8 February 2003