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Michelle - The Beatles
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Written by: Lennon/McCartney
From: "Rubber Soul" (1965)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
I put down two versions here:
1. capo 3rd fret
2. capo 1st fret
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1st VERSION
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capo: 3rd fret
play: D (verse) / Dm (middle 8 / intro)
key: F (verse) / Fm (middle 8 / intro)
Transpose +3 for original chords
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm x-x-x-7-6-5 or: x-x-x-2-3-1
Dmmaj7 x-x-x-6-6-5 or: x-x-x-2-2-1
Dm7 x-x-x-5-6-5 or: x-x-x-2-1-1
Dm6 x-x-x-4-6-5 or x-x-x-2-0-1
Gmadd9 x-x(0)3-3-5
Gm x-x-x-3-3-3
Gm7 x-x-x(3)6-x
Bdim7 x-2-3-1-3(1)
Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-x
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capo 3rd fret
[Intro] / INTERLUDE
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Gmadd9 Gm (Gm7) A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5---3-------|5---5---5-5-5---|
B|----6-------6---|----6-------3---|----3-------6---|5---5---5-5-5---|
G/7-------6-------|5-------4-------|3---------------|6---6---6-6-6---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(bass)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------2---|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|------------3---|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
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[Intro]
| Dm Dmmaj7 | Dm7 Dm6 | Gmadd9 Gm Gm7| A |
[Verse]
D Gm
Michelle, my belle
C Bdim7 A
These are words that go together well
Bdim7 A
My Michelle
[Verse]
D Gm
Michelle, my belle
C Bdim7 A
Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble
Bdim7 A
Très bien ensemble
[Middle 8]
Dm
I love you, I love you, I love you
F7 Bb
That's all I want to say
A Asus4 A Dm
Until I find a way
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6
I will say the only words I know that
Gmadd9 Gm Gm7 A
You'll un - der -stand
[Verse]
D Gm
Michelle, my belle
C Bdim7 A
Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble
Bdim7 A
Très bien ensemble
[Middle 8]
Dm
I need to, I need to, I need to
F7 Bb
I need to make you see
A Asus4 A Dm
Oh, what you mean to me
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6
Until I do I'm hoping you will
Gmadd9 Gm Gm7 A
Know what I mean
[Solo] (= verse)
| D | Gm | C | Bdim7 | A Bdim7 | A |
(I love you ...)
[Middle 8]
Dm
I want you, I want you, I want you
F7 Bb
I think you know by now
A Asus4 A Dm
I'll get to you somehow
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6
Until I do I'm telling you so
Gmadd9 Gm Gm7 A
You'll un - der -stand
[Verse]
D Gm
Michelle, my belle
C Bdim7 A
Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble
Bdim7 A
Très bien ensemble
[Coda]
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6
I will say the only words I know that
Gmadd9 Gm Gm7 A [D]
You'll un - der -stand, my Michelle
| D | Gm | C | Bdim7 | A Bdim7 | A |
(repeat and fade)
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2nd VERSION
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capo: 1st fret
play: E (verse) / Em (middle 8 / intro)
key: F (verse) / Fm (middle 8 / intro)
Transose +1 for original chords
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CHORDS
[Intro] /[Link]
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em x-x-2-0-0-0
Em/D# x-x-1-0-0-0
Em/D x-x-0-0-0-0
Em/C# x-4-2-0-0-0
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-x
C6 x-3-2-2-x-x
C x-3-2-0-x-x
[Verse]
C#dim7 x-4-5-3-5(3)
[Middle 8]
Bsus4 x-2-4-4-0-0
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[Intro] / [Link] (capo: 1st fret)
Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C# Cmaj7 C6 C B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|2---2---2-2-2---|
B|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0---------------|4---4---4-4-4---|
G|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------2---0---|4---4---4-4-4---|
D|2-------1-------|0-------2-------|2-------2---2---|4-------4-------|
A|----------------|--------4-------|3-------3---3---|2-------2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(bass)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------2---|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|------------3---|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|
[Middle 8] (part)
B Bsus4 B Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2-------0---2---|----------------|
B|4-------0---4---|--------0-------|
G|4-------4---4---|0---2---0-------|
D|4-------4---4---|2---2---2-------|
A|2-------2---2---|2-------2-------|
E|----------------|0-------0-------|
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[Intro]
| Em Em/D# | Em/D Em/C# | Cmaj7 C6 C | B |
[Verse]
E Am
Michelle, my belle
D C#dim7 B
These are words that go together well
C#dim7 B
My Michelle
[Verse]
E Am
Michelle, my belle
D C#dim7 B
Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble
C#dim7 B
Très bien ensemble
[Middle 8]
Em
I love you, I love you, I love you
G7 C
That's all I want to say
B Bsus4 B Em [= Middle 8 (part)]
Until I find a way
Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C#
I will say the only words I know that
Cmaj7 C6 C B
You'll un-der-stand
[Verse]
E Am
Michelle, my belle
D C#dim7 B
Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble
C#dim7 B
Très bien ensemble
[Middle 8]
Em
I need to, I need to, I need to
G7 C
I need to make you see
B Bsus4 B Em [= Middle 8 (part)]
Oh, what you mean to me
Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C#
Until I do I'm hoping you will
Cmaj7 C6 C B
Know what I mean
[Solo] (= verse)
| E | Am | D | C#dim7 | B C#dim7 | B |
(I love you ...)
[Middle 8]
Em
I want you, I want you, I want you
G7 C
I think you know by now
B Bsus4 B Em [= Middle 8 (part)]
I'll get to you somehow
Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C#
Until I do I'm telling you so
Cmaj7 C6 C B
You'll un-der-stand
[Verse]
E Am
Michelle, my belle
D C#dim7 B
Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble
C#dim7 B
Très bien ensemble
[Coda]
Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C#
I will say the only words I know that
Cmaj7 C6 C B [E]
You'll un-der-stand, my Michelle
| E | Am | D | C#dim7 | B C#dim7 | B |
(repeat and fade)