While My Guitar Gently Weeps by The Beatles, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

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The Beatles was an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as one of the most influential bands of all time. The group was integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional

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Song: While my guitar gently weeps (Acoustic demo version)
Artist: The Beatles / George Harrison
Composer: George Harrison
Albums: Anthology 3 / Love

Tabbed by DJ
19st Aug 2015

I've seen a few tabbed versions in Dm with capo at
the 5th fret, here's an alternative way to play it.

CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Gm)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Em = xx2000 Em * = 022003 G = 320033
Em7/D = xx0000 Emadd9 = 022002 E = 022100
Em6/C# = x42000 Dsus2 = xx0230 G#m = 466544
Cmaj7 = x32000 A = x02220 C#m = x46654
B = x24442 B7 = x21202

George's acoustic demo version at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0c4diG79vA

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[Intro]
Em Em7/D Em6/C# Cmaj7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Em * Emadd9 Em Dsus2 Em * Em
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]
Em Em7/D Em6/C# Cmaj7
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping,
Em Dsus2 A B
While my gui - tar gently weeps,
Em Em7/D Em6/C# Cmaj7
I look at the floor, and I see it needs sweeping,
Em Dsus2 G B
Still my gui - tar gently weeps!

[Verse 2]
E G#m C#m G#m
I don't know why--- ...nobody told you...
F#m B
...How to unfold your love,
E G#m C#m G#m
I don't know how--- someone con - trolled you,
F#m B
They bought and sold you!

[Verse 3]
Em Em7/D Em6/C# Cmaj7
I look at the world, and I notice it's turning,
Em Dsus2 A B
While my gui - tar gently weeps,
Em Em7/D Em6/C# Cmaj7
With every mis - take we must surely be learning,
Em Dsus2 G B
Still my gui - tar gently weeps!

[Verse 4]
E G#m C#m G#m
I don't know how--- ...you were di - verted,
F#m B B7
You were perverted too,
E G#m C#m G#m
I don't know how---- ...you were in - verted,
F#m B
No one alerted you!

[Verse 5]
Em Em7/D Em6/C# Cmaj7
I look from the wings at the play you are staging,
Em Dsus2 A B
While my gui - tar gently weeps,
Em Em7/D Em6/C# Cmaj7
As I'm sitting here doing nothing but aging,
Em Dsus2 G B Em Em7/D
Still my gui - tar gently weeps--------------------!

Em6/C# Cmaj7
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[Coda]
Em * Emadd9 Em Dsus2 Em
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