NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN)
(Lennon/ McCartney)
The Beatles
Rubber Soul (1965)
John has a capo on the second fret of that Gibson of his. Clip
yours on and play in D. The signature guitar riff is based mostly
around a D chord--you'll move only your index finger and pinky
until the C chord comes along. I'm tabbing out only the
emphasized strokes here, so remember there is rythmic strumming in
the gaps. George doubles the melody on the sitar.
Sorry, I can't help you there.
Work on this until you can sing the vocal over it too!
D D/F# D C G/B D/A
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-----3----3---3---3--------3------3-----------------3--|
|--2-----2h4--2---0---2--------0------2---------0---0---2--|
|--0-----0----0---0---4-----2-----4---0---------2---0---0--|
|-------------------------------------------3-------2---0--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro: riff x2]
D D/F# D C G/B D
I once had a girl, or should I say she once had me.
D D/F# D C G/B D
She showed me her room, isn't it good? Norwegian wood.
Dm G
She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere.
Dm Em A
So I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair.
D D/F# D C G/B D
I sat on her rug, biding my time, drinking her wine.
D D/F# D C G/B D
We talked until two and then she said its time for bed.
[intrumental: riff x2]
Dm G
She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh
Dm Em A
I told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath.
D D/F# D C G/B D
And when I awoke, I was alone, this bird had flown.
D D/F# D C G/B D
So, I lit a fire, isn't it good? Norwegian wood.
Outro: riff x2
transcribed by Chris Sears
cts@mail.utexas.edu
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