Song: Strawberry Fields forever
Artist: The Beatles
Composers: Lennon and McCartney
Album: Magical Mystery Tour
Tabbed by: DJ  7th April 2015

The recording is not in standard pitch, so the only way to play along
will require some retuning. Using a chromatic tuner, tune all strings
up approx.+40 cents above standard tuning.

CAPO: 2nd fret (Song will then sound in the approx. recorded key of E)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
        = xx0232          = 320033        = x2xxxx
 = x40222      *   = xx5433        = x0xxxx
     = x30212        = xx0211      = xx0000
      = x02010      = x30211         = xx0212
     = x01212          = xx3211       = xx4232
       = xx2000       = x2313x        = xx2010
        = x32010          = 022100        = xx0010
                       = 022200

N.C. = No chords      p = Pull -off note    h = hammer-on note

From the G * shape slide down into the Dm7 chord. 
Emphasise the slash bass notes where indicated.

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[Intro]
       
|  /  /   /  /

      
  |  /   /   /

       
   /  |  /  / 

           
 /  /  |  /  /

  |

[Chorus]
          
Let me take yo

              
u down, 'cause

      *   
 I'm going to 

...Strawberry 

Fields,
    
              

              
  Nothing is r

             
eal, and nothi

             
ng to get hung

        
 about,
          
Strawberry Fie

       
lds for - ever

!

[Verse 1]
         
Living is easy

      
     with eyes

           
 closed,
            
     Misunder 

         
- standing all

     
 you see,
             
It's getting h

             
ard to be some

    *        
 - one, but it

        
 all works out

   
,
             
   It doesn't 

             
matter much to

          
 me
              
              
              
              
              
              

           e|-
           B|-
           G|-
           D|-
           A|-
           E|-

-0---------3--
-1---------0--
-0---------0--
-2---------0--
-3---2--0--2--
-----------3--

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[Chorus]
          
Let me take yo

              
u down, 'cause

      *   
 I'm going to 

...Strawberry 

Fields,
    
              

              
  Nothing is r

             
eal, and nothi

            
ng to get hung

        
 about,
            
Strawberry Fie

          
lds for - ever

!

e|------------
B|--1--p0-----
G|---------0--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
3---|---0-----
----|-------3-
----|---------

---------|
---------|
---------|
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-2-------|
-----3---|

[Verse 3]
         
No one, I thin

       
k,   is in my-

      
--  tree,
            
     I mean, i

         
t must  be hig

             
h or low,
             
That is, you c

             
an't, you know

          *  
, tune - in, b

          
ut it's  al - 

     
right,
             
    That is, I

            
 think it's no

           
t too bad

[Chorus]
          
Let me take yo

              
u down, 'cause

      *   
 I'm going to 

...Strawberry 

Fields,
    
              

              
  Nothing is r

             
eal, and nothi

            
ng to get hung

        
 about,
            
Strawberry Fie

          
lds for - ever

!

e|------------
B|--1--p0-----
G|---------0--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
3---|---0-----
----|-------3-
----|---------

---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|
-2-------|
-----3---|

[Verse 4]
       
Always, no    

        
...some - time

              
s, think it's 

  
me,
            
    But, you k

         
now, I know wh

             
en it's a drea

     
m,
              
I think, er...

            
 no, I mean, e

      *      
r... yes, but 

        
it's all  wron

  
g,
             
    That is, I

            
 think I disa 

        
- gree!

[Chorus]
          
Let me take yo

              
u down, 'cause

      *   
 I'm going to 

...Strawberry 

Fields,
    
              

              
  Nothing is r

             
eal, and nothi

            
ng to get hung

         
 about,
             
Strawberry Fie

             
lds for - ever

           
,      Strawbe

              
rry Fields for

   
 - ever,
           
Strawberry Fie

          
lds for - ever

!

[Suggestion fo
              
e|--0---------
B|-----3------
G|--------0---
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

r a simple Cod
              
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0--h1--0-----|
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---2---||
---3---||

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The track is a combination of two separate recording sessions, the simpler
arrangement was used for the intro, verse 1 and first chorus, then there's
a tape edit and the rest of the recording is the cello and trumpet version.
The two versions had been performed in different keys a semi-tone apart,
and also at very slightly different tempos.  
The producer, George Martin, speeded up the first version, and slowed
down the second one until the pitches and tempos matched. With todays
digital recording this is easy, but in the 1960's George Martin had to edit 
this manually and it was as much luck as skill.
That's why none of the final record is in concert pitch.

In the song's fade out some believed John says,'I buried Paul', furthering
silly rumours Paul McCartney had died and been replaced with a look-alike.
John actually says,'Cranberry sauce', as described by Mark Lewisohn in his 
authorised book. Mark had access to the original multitrack tapes and could
listen to individual isolated tracks. 
Information sourced from the book-
'The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions:
The Official Story of the Abbey Road years 1962-1970'