While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Steven Hull's Ozark Mountain Daredevils Site presents:

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

The Beatles
The White Album, 1968
(George Harrison)

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Chords & Lyrics
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I'm going to show you the chords & a few hints - you can take it from there.

By the way, I learned this song from a friend - a long time ago.
I did not use any other written music as an aid in writing the tab presented on this page.
If you think that I have made a mistake, please let me know about it by dropping me a quick note.

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(SOLO)
Am   Am/G  Am/F#   F 
Am   G     D/F#    E


  Am          Am/G        Am/F#             F
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping


Am          G          D/F#      E
While my guitar gently weeps


  Am          Am/G        Am/F#        F
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping


Am          G          C        E
Still my guitar gently weeps



 
A            Amaj7  F#m    C#m     Bm                  E
I don't know why    nobody told you how to unfold your love


A            Amaj7  F#m     C#m           Bm                    E
I don't know how    someone controlled you they bought and sold you



 
  Am          Am/G        Am/F#       F
I look at the world and I notice it's turning


Am          G          D/F#     E
While my guitar gently weeps


     Am       Am/G         Am/F#     F
With every mistake we must surely be learning


Am          G          C        E
Still my guitar gently weeps


(SOLO) 2x
Am   Am/G   Am/F#   F   Am   G    D/F#    E 




A            Amaj7  F#m      C#m      Bm                 E
I don't know how    you were diverted you were perverted too

A            Amaj7  F#m        C#m   Bm              E
I don't know how    you were inverted no one alerted you



 
  Am           Am/G       Am/F#             F
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping


Am          G          D/F#     E
While my guitar gently weeps



Am          Am/G      Am/F#     F
Look at you all... 

                  
Am          G          D/F#     E
Still my guitar gently weeps


(SOLO)
Am   Am/G  Am/F#   F 
Am   G     D/F#    E

Am   Am/G  Am/F#   F 
Am   G     D/F#    E

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Chords

(fingers are on the left, frets on the right)

1 -|| --0----------------------------0
2 -|| --------1----------------------1
3 -|| -------------3-----------------2
4 -|| -------------2-----------------2
5 -|| --0----------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------

Am/G

Am/F#

1 -|| --1-----------------------------1
2 -|| --1-----------------------------1
3 -|| -(1)-----2---------------------2
4 -|| -(1)----------3----------------3
5 -|| -(1)----------3----------------3
6 -|| --1-----------------------------1

1 -|| ---------------------4---------3
2 -|| --0----------------------------0
3 -|| --0----------------------------0
4 -|| --0----------------------------0
5 -|| -------------2-----------------2
6 -|| ---------------------3---------3

D/F#

1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| ---------------1----------------2
4 -|| --0-----------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------T----------------2

1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| --0-----------------------------0
3 -|| --------1-----------------------1
4 -|| --------------3-----------------2
5 -|| --------------2-----------------2
6 -|| --0-----------------------------0

1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| ------------2-------------------2
3 -|| ------------2-------------------2
4 -|| ------------2-------------------2
5 -|| --0-----------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------

Amaj7

1 -|| --0-----------------------------0
2 -|| ------------3-------------------2
3 -|| -------1------------------------1
4 -|| ------------2-------------------2
5 -|| --0-----------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------

F#m

1 -|| ---1---------------------------2
2 -|| ---1---------------------------2
3 -|| ---1---------------------------2
4 -|| --(1)------------3------------4
5 -|| --(1)------------2------------4
6 -|| ---1---------------------------2

C#m

1 -|| --1----------------------------4
2 -|| -(1)-------2-------------------5
3 -|| -(1)------------4--------------6
4 -|| -(1)------------3--------------6
5 -|| --1----------------------------4
6 -|| ---------------------------------

1 -|| --1----------------------------2
2 -|| -(1)-------2-------------------3
3 -|| -(1)------------4--------------4
4 -|| -(1)------------3--------------4
5 -|| --1----------------------------2
6 -|| ---------------------------------

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Tips

During the Am, Am/G, Am/F#, F chords - instead of the Am/F#, you can play this:

Am(add4)/F#

1 -|| --0----------------------------0
2 -|| --------1----------------------1
3 -|| -------------3-----------------2
4 -|| --0----------------------------0
5 -|| --0----------------------------0
6 -|| -------------2-----------------2

During the Am, Am/G, Am/F#, F chords - at the end of the
F chordbend the low note before playing the next Am chord :

      Am   Am/G    Am(add4)/F#    F              Am
1 |---0-----0--------0------------1--------------0-
2 |---1-----1--------1------------1--------------1-
3 |---2-----2--------2------------2--------------2-
4 |---2-----2--------0------------3--------------2-
5 |---0--------------0------------3--------------0-
6 |---------3--------2------------1-----3(pull)----

During the A, Amaj7, F#m, C#m, Bm, E chords, you can break out of the E chord like this:

      E   E/F# E/G  E/G#
1 |---0----0----0----0----
2 |---0----0----0----0----
3 |---1----1----1----1----
4 |---2----2----2----2----
5 |---2----2----2----2----
6 |---0----2----3----4----
 
 beat 1    2    3    4

Use your thumb on the 2nd fret of the 6th string,
your third finger to move up to the 3rd and 4th frets

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I hope you enjoyed playing this.

Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping
to preserve the music of George Harrison.

Thanks for stopping by - steve

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Lyrics & Music: George Harrison
Copyright 1968, Harrisongs Ltd.
chords & music interpreted by Steven Hull
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Created 8 February 2003 Updated 8 February 2003

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