Michelle - The Beatles
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Capo: Fret 5
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
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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 5th fret (original chords, featuring the "edgy" 7#9 in the verse)
2. capo 3rd fret ('streamlined' with minor 7 chord instead)
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VERSION 1
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EDIT: After a lifetime of playing a minor 7 chord as the second chord in the
verse, I finally came to realise that this second chord is actually a major
chord, which still includes the minor third sung by the lead vocal by being
played as a 7#9. This Version 1 here presents the actual chords played on
the Beatles' recording, so I included the F7#9.
If this chord is played too brashly, though, it does not sound true to the
overall feel of the song (the guitars are mixed extremely low there, the
chord just doesn't 'stick out', it is barely audible at all). So, be careful
with this chord (or play the alternative voicing I point out below which has
the important notes on the high strings, but leaves out the major third).
capo: 5th fret
play: C (verse) / Cm (middle 8 / intro)
key: F (verse) / Fm (middle 8 / intro)
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CHORDS
E-A-
Cm x-x-
D-G-B-e
x-5-4-3
Cmmaj7 x-x-
Cm7 x-x-
Cm6 x-x-
Fmadd9 x-x(
Fm x-x-
Fm7 x-x-
x-4-4-3
x-3-4-3
x-2-4-3
1)1-1-3
x-1-1-1
x(1)4-x
C x-3-
2-0-1-0
F7#9 1-3-
alternative:
Bb6 x-1-
x-2-4-4 (should not be over-accentuated, else it might
x(3)3-5-4-4 (major third left out) sound 'wrong')
3-3-3-3
alternative:
Adim7 x-0-
G 3-x-
x-1-3-3-3-1 (plain major chord)
1-2-1-2
0-0-3-3
Eb7 x-6-
Ab (t)4-6-
G7 3-5-
5-6-4-x
6-5-4-x
3-4-3-3
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capo 5th fret
[Intro] / [Int
Cm Cmmaj
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----3-------
B|----4-------
G/5-------4---
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
erlude]
7 Cm7 Cm
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
3---|----3----
4---|----4----
----|3-------2
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
6 Fmadd9
+ 4 + 1 + 2
---3---|----3-
---4---|----1-
-------|1-----
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
Fm (Fm7) G
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
--1-------/3--
------4---/3--
----------|0--
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
2 + 3 + 4 +
-3---3-3-3---|
-3---3-3-3---|
-0---0-0-0---|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
(bass) – no
1 + 2 + 3 +
G|------------
D|------------
A|3-----------
E|------------
capo
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
2---|3--------
----|---------
----|---------
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|------
-------|------
---3---|------
-------|1-----
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
----------|---
----------|---
----------|3--
----------|---
2 + 3 + 4 +
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[Outro]
In the final b
moving up and
Adim7
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------
B|1---4---7---
G|2---5---8---
D|1---4---7---
A|------------
E|------------
ars of the out
down as pointe
G A
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|----3----
4---|3---3---1
5---|0---0---2
4---|0-------1
----|---------
----|---------
ro, the dimini
d out in the t
dim7 G
+ 4 + 1 + 2
---2---|----3-
---1---|3---3-
---2---|0---0-
-------|0-----
-------|------
-------|------
shed chord can be heard
ab.
+ 3 + 4 +
--3-3-3---|
--3-3-3---|
--0-0-0---|
----------|
----------|
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[Intro]
| | | | |
[Verse]
Michelle, my b
elle
These are word
s that go toge
ther well
My Michelle
[Verse]
Michelle, my b
elle
Sont les mots
qui vont très
bien ensemble
Très bien ense
mble
[Middle 8]
I love you, I
love you, I lo
ve you
That's all I
want to say
Until I find
a way
I will say the
only wor
ds I know that
You'll un - d
er -stand
[Verse]
Michelle, my b
elle
Sont les mots
qui vont très
bien ensemble
Très bien ense
mble
[Middle 8]
I need to, I n
eed to, I need
to
I need to mak
e you see
Oh, what you
mean to me
Until I do I'
m hoping you
will
Know what I
mean
[Solo] (= verse)
| | |
(I love you .
| | | |
..)
[Middle 8]
I want you, I
want you, I wa
nt you
I think you k
now by now
I'll get to y
ou somehow
Until I do I'
m telling yo
u so
You'll un - d
er -stand
[Verse]
Michelle, my b
elle
Sont les mots
qui vont très
bien ensemble
Très bien ense
mble
[Outro]
I will say the
only word
s I know that
You'll un - d
er -stand, my
[ ]
Michelle
| | |
(I love you .
| | | |
..)
[see tab above]
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VERSION 2
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Capo 3 has a little more "bottom end" (especially in the Bridge, which might
be good when playing alone. For those who think the 7#9 chord in the verse
is too much, this has the smoother minor 7 chord that sounds more streamlined
(because the chord duplicates the lead vocal). The original has the edgy 7#9,
though.
capo: 3rd fret
play: D (verse) / Dm (middle 8 / intro)
key: F (verse) / Fm (middle 8 / intro)
Transpose +3 for chords in original key
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CHORDS
E-A-
Dm x-x-
Dmmaj7 x-x-
Dm7 x-x-
Dm6 x-x-
Gmadd9 x-x(
Gm x-x-
Gm7 x-x-
D-G-B-e
x-7-6-5 or: x-x-x-2-3-1
x-6-6-5 or: x-x-x-2-2-1
x-5-6-5 or: x-x-x-2-1-1
x-4-6-5 or x-x-x-2-0-1
0)3-3-5
x-3-3-3
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] / [Int
Dm Dmmaj
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----5-------
B|----6-------
G/7-------6---
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
erlude] / [Cod
7 Dm7 Dm
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
5---|----5----
6---|----6----
----|5-------4
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
a]
6 Gmadd9
+ 4 + 1 + 2
---5---|----5-
---3---|----3-
-------|3-----
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
Gm (Gm7) A
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
--3-------|5--
------6---|5--
----------|6--
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
2 + 3 + 4 +
-5---5-5-5---|
-5---5-5-5---|
-6---6-6-6---|
-------------|
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(bass)
1 + 2 + 3 +
G|------------
D|------------
A|3-----------
E|------------
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
2---|3--------
----|---------
----|---------
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|------
-------|------
---3---|------
-------|1-----
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
----------|---
----------|---
----------|3--
----------|---
2 + 3 + 4 +
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[Intro]
| |
| | |
(see tab)
[Verse]
Michelle, my b
elle
These are word
s that go toge
ther well
My Michelle
[Verse]
Michelle, my b
elle
Sont les mots
qui vont très
bien ensemble
Très bien ense
mble
[Middle 8]
I love you, I
love you, I lo
ve you
That's all I
want to say
Until I find
a way
I will say the
only wor
ds I know that
You'll un - d
er -stand
[Verse]
Michelle, my b
elle
Sont les mots
qui vont très
bien ensemble
Très bien ense
mble
[Middle 8]
I need to, I n
eed to, I need
to
I need to mak
e you see
Oh, what you
mean to me
Until I do I'
m hoping you
will
Know what I
mean
[Solo] (= verse)
| | |
(I love you .
| | | |
..)
[Middle 8]
I want you, I
want you, I wa
nt you
I think you k
now by now
I'll get to y
ou somehow
Until I do I'
m telling yo
u so
You'll un - d
er -stand
[Verse]
Michelle, my b
elle
Sont les mots
qui vont très
bien ensemble
Très bien ense
mble
[Coda]
I will say the
only wor
ds I know that
You'll un - d
er -stand, my
[ ]
Michelle
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(repeat and fade)