"NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN)" THE BEATLES

As heard on RUBBER SOUL (CAP ITOL)

Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney * Transcribed by Askold Buk * Bass transcription by Matt Scharfglass

AU guitars w/capo at 2nd fret.

D Dadd4 Cadd9 G/B Om G Em7 A

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All guitar parts sound in the key of E, one whole step higher th an written.
All tablature and chord positions are relative to the capo. Concert key chord symbols are indicated in parenthesis.

~ Intro (0:00)
Moderately Slow q. = 60
GlT. 1 D . Dadd4 D Cadd9 G/B D
(acous.) Rhy. Fig. I .

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Bass plays Bass Fill I (see below)
(0:08)
D Dadd4 D Cadd9 GIB D
Gtr. I repef1ts Rhy. Fig. I (see bar I )
Gtr. 2 (sitar arr. for gtr.)
Rif!A 1/2 t/2 end RiffA

Gtr. 3 (acous.)
Bass
(Eadd4) (Dadd9) (A!C#) (E)
(E) (repeal pre,ious bar)
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~ 1st Verse (0:16)
I once had a girl or should I say she once had me
D Dadd4 D Cadd9 G/B D
(E) (Eadd4) (E) (Dadd9) (Ate#) (E)
Gtr. I plays Rhy. Fig. I twice simile (see bar/) Gtrs. 2 and 3 play Fill I (see below)
Gtr. 4 plays Rhy. Fill I eight times (see below)
9 Bass

She showed me her room Isn't it good Norwegian wood She

D Dadd4 D Cadd9 G/B D
(E) (Eadd4) (E) (Oadd9) (Ate#) (E)
Gtr. 2 plays Fill I (see below)

Rhy. Fill I (0:16)

Gir. 4 ( 12-sir. acous.) Fill I (0:22, 0:30) Gir. 2 _____ __ ____ _
Bass Fill I (0:06) 1
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mainly on the D om.I G strings.
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in the chord
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 "NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN)"
~ 1st and 2nd Bridges (0:32, 1:20)
c.> asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere
c2.) told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh
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noticed there wasn't a chair

crawled off to sleep in the bath
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Fill 2 (0:48. 1:36)

Gtr. 2

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"NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN)"
CT!] 2nd and 3rd Ver ses (0:47, 1:36)
2. I sat on a ru g biding my time drinking her wine
J. And when I awoke I was alone this bird had flown
D Dadd4 D Cadd9 GIB D
Ctr. 2 plays Fill 2 four limes (see previous poge)
Gtr. J Ctr. 4 plays Rhy. Fill I eight limes (see first page)

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Bass (E) (Eadd4) (E) (Oadd9) (A!C#) (E)

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3rd Verse. skip ahead ta [!I
We talked until two and then she said "It's time for bed"
So I lit a lire Isn't it
Dadd4 D Cadd9 GIB D
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[ID (1:04)
D Dadd4 D Cadd9 GIB D
Ctr. I plays Rhy . Fig. I Mice (see bar I)
Gtr. 4 plays Rhy. Fill I eight times (see first page)
Gtr. 2 I 11'2 112
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Bass (E) (Eadd4) (E) (Dadd9) (AIC#) (E)

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go back to jg 2nd Bridge

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She good Norwegian wood
Dadd4 D Cadd9 G/B D D Cadd9 G/B 0
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[QI Outro (1:53)

D Dadd4 D Cadd9 GIB D
C1rs. 2 and 3 play RiffA (see bar 5)
Gtr. 4 plays Rhy. Fill I three limes (see first page) r it. ___ __ __ 1
Gtr. I
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(E) (Eadd4) (E) (Oadd9) (A!C#) (E)

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