Michelle - The Beatles
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Capo: Fret 5
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
The story goes that this song was originally a joke when Paul wanted to sound jazzy, using the F7#9 chord
that an old friend taught them. Later John suggested that Paul make a real song out of it.
This is a challenging transcription and I have made every effort to reflect the timing of the chords with
the words. Constructive criticism is most welcome. Enjoy!
[Chords]
C: x32013 (note the extra pinky on the high G)
F7#9: 131244
Bb6: x13333
Ebdim7: xx1212
G: 3x0003
Cm: x35543
Eb7: x6564x
Ab: 466544
G7: 353433
Optional chords (combined occasionally with the Ebdim7, see note below)
F#dim7: xx4545
Adim7: xx7878
[Intro Riff]
e|----3----3--
B|----4----4--
G|--5----4----
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
|----3---3---|
|----4---4---|
|--3---2-----|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
---3--1------|
---------4---|
-1-----------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
(slide)
-2/3-----2/3--
-2/3-----2/3--
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2/3--|
2/3--|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
[Chorus]
Michelle, m
a belle
These are word
s that go toge
ther well
My Michelle
[Chorus]
Michelle, ma
belle
Sont des mots
qui vont tres
bien ensemble
Tres bien ense
mble
[Verse 1]
I love you, I
love you, I lo
ve you
That's all I w
ant to say
Until I find a
way
I will say the
e|---------3--
B|---------4--
G|-----5------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
only words
---3-|--------
---4-|--------
-4---|--3-----
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
I know that y
3------3---|--
4------4---|--
--2--------|-1
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
ou'll underst
----3--1---|-2
---------4-|-2
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
and
/3-----2/3--2/
/3-----2/3--2/
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--------------
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--------------
3--|
3--|
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---|
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[Chorus]
Michelle, m
a belle
Sont des mots
qui vont tres
bien ensemble
Tres bien ense
mble
[Verse 2]
I need to, I n
eed to, I need
to
I need to make
you see
Oh, what you m
ean to me
Until I do
e|-----3------
B|-----4------
G|-5-------4--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
I'm hoping y
-3-|-------3--
-4-|-------4--
---|--3------2
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
ou will know
---3---|-----3
---4---|------
-------|-1----
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
what I mea
--1------|-2/3
-------4-|-2/3
---------|----
---------|----
---------|----
---------|----
n
-----2/3--2/3-
-----2/3--2/3-
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--------------
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
I love you
I want you, I
want you, I wa
nt you
I think you kn
ow by now
I'll get to yo
u somehow
Until I do
e|-----3------
B|-----4------
G|-5-------4--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
I'm telling yo
-3-|-----3----
-4-|-----4----
---|-3-------2
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
u so you'll
---3--|-----3-
---4--|-------
------|-1-----
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
understand
-1---|-2/3----
---4-|-2/3----
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-2/3--2/3--|
-2/3--2/3--|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
[Chorus]
Michelle, ma b
elle
Sont des mots
qui vont tres
bien ensemble
Tres bien ense
mble
[Outro]
I will say the
e|---------3--
B|---------4--
G|-----5------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
on - ly word
------3-|-----
------4-|-----
-4------|-3---
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
s I know tha
--3--------3--
--4--------4--
------2-------
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t you'll un-de
|-----3--1----
|-----------4-
|-1-----------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
r - stand,
--|-2/3-----2/
--|-2/3-----2/
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|-----------
3--2/3--|
3--2/3--|
--------|
--------|
--------|
--------|
My Michelle
* Additional Notes:
Sometimes in the first part of the chorus, you can use the chord sequence Ebdim7 - F#dim7 - Adim7 - Ebdim7,
changing chords on each beat before moving to the G...kind of like this:
Michelle, ma b
elle
These are word
s that go
to - ge
- ther
well
My Michelle
Note that you are using the sliding diminished form where you move the chord shape three frets up to yield
inversions of the same chord.
Transcribed by: BigDaddy