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All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
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Written by: George Harrison
From: “All Things Must Pass” (1970)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Open-E / Standard / Drop D
Here is my reading of this beautiful song for acoustic guitar. The main
guitar is probably in Open-E Tuning. But there are a lot of acoustics on
Harrison's studio recording and they may play different voicings with or
without capo. Playing alone, I like using the shapes and settings below.
Version 1: Open-E Tuning / Standard tuning, no capo
Version 2: drop-D, capo 2nd fret to match the tuning of the original
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VERSION 1
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tuning: Open-E / standard
capo: -
key: E
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CODA LICK
Open-E Tuning Standard Tuning
A A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
e |0--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|
B |2-------2---2---22222------------| B|2-------2-------22222------------|
G#|1-------1---1---11111------------| G|2------2h4-2h4--2222h4-2----2----|
E |0------0h2-0h2--0000h2-0---0-----| D|2-----------------------2h4------|
B |2-----------------------0h2--0h2-| A|0-----------------------------0--|
E|----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
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CHORDS
G#
E-B-E- -B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
E 0-0-0-0-0-0 0-2-2-1-0-0
B7sus4/E 0-2-2-1-0-0 0-2-4-2-0-0 (or - easier to play,
leaving out the f#: 0-2-2-2-0-0)
(or - adding a c#: 0-4-4-2-0-0)
Emaj7 0-4-4-3-0-0 0-6-6-4-0-0
A x-2-0-1-2-0
Bm x-0-2-3-3-2
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[Intro]
| E | B7sus4/E | Emaj7 | A |
| E | B7sus4/E | Emaj7 | A |
[Verse 1]
E B7sus4/E E A
Sunrise doesn't last all morning,
E B7sus4/E E A
A cloudburst doesn't last all day
E B7sus4/E E A
Seems my love is up and has left you with no warning
E B7sus4/E E A
But it's not always going to be this grey
[Chorus]
Bm A Asus4 A
All things must pass,
E B7sus4/E E B7sus4/E Emaj7 A
All things must pass away
[Verse 2]
E B7sus4/E E A
Sunset doesn't last all evening,
E B7sus4/E E A
A mind can blow those clouds away
E B7sus4/E E A
After all this my love is up and must be leaving
E B7sus4/E E A
It's not always going to be this grey
[Chorus]
Bm A Asus4 A
All things must pass,
E B7sus4/E E B7sus4/E
All things must pass away
[Middle 8]
Bm Bm7 A
All things must pass,
Bm Bm7 A
None of life's strings can last
Emaj7 B7sus4/E
So I must be on my way and face another day
[Verse 3]
E B7sus4/E E A
Now the darkness only stays at nighttime,
E B7sus4/E E A
In the morning it will fade away
E B7sus4/E E A
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time
E B7sus4/E E A
It's not always going to be this grey
[Chorus]
Bm A Asus4 A
All things must pass,
E B7sus4/E E B7sus4/E
All things must pass away
Bm A Asus4 A
All things must pass,
6/4 CODA LICK (see above)
E B7sus4/E | A |
All things must pass away
[Outro]
| E | B7sus4/E | Emaj7 | A |
| E | B7sus4/E | Emaj7 | A | E
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VERSION 2
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tuning: drop D
capo: 2nd fret
play: D
key: E
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CODA LICK
G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
e|---------------------------------|
B|0-------0-------00000------------|
G|0------0h2-0h2--0000h2-0----0----|
D|0-----------------------1h2------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|5-----------------------------5--|
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CHORDS
D-A-D-G-B-e
D 0-0-0-2-3-2
A7sus4/D 0-0-2-0-3-0
Dmaj7 0-0-0-2-2-2
G 5-x-0-0-0-3
Gsus4 5-x-0-5-x-3
Am x-0-2-2-1-0
Am7 x-0-2-2-1-3
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[Intro]
| D | A7sus4/D | Dmaj7 | G |
| D | A7sus4/D | Dmaj7 | G |
[Verse 1]
D A7sus4/D D G
Sunrise doesn't last all morning,
D A7sus4/D D G
A cloudburst doesn't last all day
D A7sus4/D D G
Seems my love is up and has left you with no warning
D A7sus4/D D G
But it's not always going to be this grey
[Chorus]
Am G Gsus4 G
All things must pass,
D A7sus4/D D A7sus4/D Dmaj7 G
All things must pass away
[Verse 2]
D A7sus4/D D G
Sunset doesn't last all evening,
D A7sus4/D D G
A mind can blow those clouds away
D A7sus4/D D G
After all this my love is up and must be leaving
D A7sus4/D D G
It's not always going to be this grey
[Chorus]
Am G Gsus4 G
All things must pass,
D A7sus4/D D A7sus4/D
All things must pass away
[Middle 8]
Am Am7 G
All things must pass,
Am Am7 G
None of life's strings can last
Dmaj7 A7sus4/D
So I must be on my way and face another day
[Verse 3]
D A7sus4/D D G
Now the darkness only stays at nighttime,
D A7sus4/D D G
In the morning it will fade away
D A7sus4/D D G
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time
D A7sus4/D D G
It's not always going to be this grey
[Chorus]
Am G Gsus4 G
All things must pass,
D A7sus4/D D A7sus4/D
All things must pass away
Am G Gsus4 G
All things must pass,
6/4 CODA LICK (see above)
D A7sus4/D | G
All things must pass away
[Outro]
| D | A7sus4/D | Dmaj7 | G |
| D | A7sus4/D | Dmaj7 | G | D