{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2020967,"song":"Getting Better","artist":"The Beatles","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2020967-getting-better-chords-by-the-beatles/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2020967?type=chord","rating":4.8019,"votes":28,"content":"Song:     Getting Better (Remix)\r\nArtist    The Beatles\r\nAlbum:    Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Deluxe) 2017, 1967\r\nURL’s:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmXL3BRtvlw (McCartney Live)\r\n          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmXL3BRtvlw (Live from Red Square)\r\n          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Better\r\nTempo:    4|4\r\nTuning:   Standard\r\n\r\n\r\nChords:\r\n          EADGbe\r\n[ch]Fadd9[/ch]     XX3213\r\n[ch]C[/ch]         X32010\r\n[ch]C/G[/ch]       332010\r\n[ch]G[/ch]         320003\r\n[ch]F/C[/ch]       X33211   \r\n[ch]Fmaj7[/ch]     XX3210\r\n[ch]Dm7/C[/ch]     X30211\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]        022000\r\n[ch]F[/ch]         133211\r\n[ch]Em/G[/ch]      322000\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\nRiff #1: Over\r\ne||—15—15-15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15—|(cont.)\r\nB||—15—15—15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15—|\r\nG||—12—12—12^12—12-|—12—12—12-12—|[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]||————————————-——-|—————————————|\r\n[ch]B[/ch]||————————————-——-|—————————————|\r\n[ch]E[/ch]||————————————-——-|—————————————|\r\n\r\n(Keyboards over)\r\n[ch]Fadd9[/ch]                       [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Fadd9[/ch]\r\nIt's getting better all the ti-me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nI used to get mad at my school. (No, I can't complain)[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C/G[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThe teachers who taught me weren't cool, (No, I can't complain)[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C/G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nYou're holding me down (Ah), turning me round. (Ah)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nFilling me up with your rules, (Foolish rules)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nI've got to admit it's getting bet-ter. (Better)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]Riff #2: Over\r\ne||—15—15^15^15--15—|—15—15-15-15—|(cont.)\r\nB||—15—15^15^15-–15—|—15—15-15-15—|\r\nG||—12—12^12^12–-12—|—12—12-12-12—|\r\nD||—————————————--——|—————————————|[/tab]\r\n[ch]B[/ch]||———————————-—-———|—————————————|\r\n[ch]E[/ch]||——————————-—-————|—————————————|\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nA little bet-ter all the time, (It can't get no worse)[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nI have to admit it's getting bet-ter, (Better)[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Dm7[/ch]         [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nIt's getting bet-ter since you've been mine.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude 1]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C/G[/ch]          \r\nMe used to be angry young man,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C/G[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nMe hiding me head in the sand.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C/G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nYou gave me the word, I finally hea-rd,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C/G[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nI'm doing the best that I ca-n.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Chorus 2]\r\nRiff #3: Over\r\ne||—15—15-15-15—|—15—15^15-15-15—|(cont.)\r\nB||—15—15—15-15—|—15—15^15-15-15—|\r\nG||—12—12—12-12—|—12—12^12-15-12—|[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]||—————————————|————————————-———|\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]||—————————————|————————————————|\r\nE||—————————————|——————————--————|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nI've got to admit it's getting bet-ter, (Better)[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nA little bet-ter all the ti-me. (It can't get no worse)[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nI have to admit it's getting bet-ter, (Better)[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Dm7[/ch]         [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nIt's getting bet-ter since you've been mine.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]        \r\nGet - ting so much bet - ter all the ti-me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]C/G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's getting bet-ter all the ti-me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]Riff #1: (Repeat) Over\r\ne||—15—15-15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15—|(cont.)\r\nB||—15—15—15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15—|\r\nG||—12—12—12^12—12-|—12—12—12-12—|[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]||————————————-——-|—————————————|\r\n[ch]B[/ch]||————————————-——-|—————————————|\r\n[ch]E[/ch]||————————————-——-|—————————————|\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em/G[/ch]              [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nBet-ter, bet-ter, bet-ter.[/tab]\r\nC                   C/G.    F\r\nIt's getting better all the ti-me,\r\n[tab][ch]Em/G[/ch]              [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nBet-ter, bet-ter, bet-ter.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude 2]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n(Sitar over)\r\n[tab]  ([ch]G[/ch])        ([ch]C/G[/ch])            ([ch]G[/ch])\r\nI used to be cruel to my wom - an,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C/G[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C/G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                                            \r\nI beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved.[/tab]\r\n(Keyboards over)\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C/G[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nMa-n I was mean but I'm changing my scene,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm doing the best that I can. (Foolish rules)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 4]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nI admit it's getting bet-ter, (Better)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]Riff #4: Over\r\ne||—15—15^15^15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15—|(cont.)\r\nB||—15—15^15^15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15—|\r\nG||—12—12^12^12^12—12-|—12—12—12-12—|[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]||———————————————-——-|—————————————|\r\n[ch]B[/ch]||—————————————-—-——-|—————————————|\r\n[ch]E[/ch]||——————————-————-——-|—————————————|\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nA little bet-ter all the ti-me. (It can't get no worse)[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nI have to admit it's getting bet-ter, (Better)[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Dm7[/ch]         [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nIt's getting bet-ter since you've been mine.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]        \r\nGet - ting so much bet - ter all the ti-me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]\r\nIt's getting bet-ter all the ti-me,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em/G[/ch]              [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nBet-ter, bet-ter, bet-ter.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]C/G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's getting bet-ter all the ti-me,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]Riff #5: Over\r\ne||—15—15-15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15^15—|(cont.)\r\nB||—15—15—15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15^15—|\r\nG||—12—12—12^12—12-|—12—12—12-12^12—|[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]||————————————-——-|——————————————-—|\r\n[ch]B[/ch]||————————————-——-|—————————————-——|\r\n[ch]E[/ch]||————————————-——-|————————————————|\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em/G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBet-ter, bet-ter, bet-ter.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]        \r\nGet - ting so much bet - ter all the ti-me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]Riff #6:                                                     (Fade Out)\r\ne||—15—15-15^15—15-|—15—15^15-15—15-|—15^15-15—15-15^15|—15—15-15-15—||\r\nB||—15—15—15^15—15-|—15—15^15-15—15-|—15^15-15—15-15^15|—15—15-15-15—||\r\nG||—12—12—12^12—12-|—12—12^12-12—12-|—12^12-12—12-12^12|—12—12-12-12—||[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]||————————————-——-|——————————————-—|———————————-—————-|—————————————||\r\n[ch]B[/ch]||————————————-——-|————————-———————|—————————————————-|—————————————||\r\n[ch]E[/ch]||————————————-——-|————————————-———|——————————-———-——-|—————————————||\r\n\r\n\r\n[End]\r\n\r\n\r\nNOTES.\r\n1.  The repeating riffs are essentially repeating octave G5 chords, in different arrangements. \r\nThis was not an attempt at a full TAB, but to assist in highlighting the lead accompaniment, \r\nwhere it is most prominent, as they are not all the same.\r\n2.  “…Referring to the lyric \"I used to be cruel to my woman/I beat her and kept her apart from \r\nthe things that she loved/Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene/And I'm doing the best that \r\nI can\", Lennon admitted that he had done things in relationships in the past that he was not proud of. …” \r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Better","plain_text":"Song:     Getting Better (Remix)\nArtist    The Beatles\nAlbum:    Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Deluxe) 2017, 1967\nURL’s:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmXL3BRtvlw (McCartney Live)\n          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmXL3BRtvlw (Live from Red Square)\n          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Better\nTempo:    4|4\nTuning:   Standard\n\n\nChords:\n          EADGbe\nFadd9     XX3213\nC         X32010\nC/G       332010\nG         320003\nF/C       X33211   \nFmaj7     XX3210\nDm7/C     X30211\nEm        022000\nF         133211\nEm/G      322000\n\n\n\nD||————————————-——-|—————————————|\nB||————————————-——-|—————————————|\nE||————————————-——-|—————————————|\n\n(Keyboards over)\nFadd9                       Fadd9\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\nB||———————————-—-———|—————————————|\nE||——————————-—-————|—————————————|\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude 1]\nG   G  C\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD||—————————————|————————————-———|\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\nD||————————————-——-|—————————————|\nB||————————————-——-|—————————————|\nE||————————————-——-|—————————————|\n\n\nC                   C/G.    F\nIt's getting better all the ti-me,\n\n\n\n[Interlude 2]\nG C/G   G C/G\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n(Sitar over)\n\n\n(Keyboards over)\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 4]\n\n\n\nD||———————————————-——-|—————————————|\nB||—————————————-—-——-|—————————————|\nE||——————————-————-——-|—————————————|\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]\n\n\n\n\n\nD||————————————-——-|——————————————-—|\nB||————————————-——-|—————————————-——|\nE||————————————-——-|————————————————|\n\n\n\n\n\nD||————————————-——-|——————————————-—|———————————-—————-|—————————————||\nB||————————————-——-|————————-———————|—————————————————-|—————————————||\nE||————————————-——-|————————————-———|——————————-———-——-|—————————————||\n\n\n[End]\n\n\nNOTES.\n1.  The repeating riffs are essentially repeating octave G5 chords, in different arrangements. \nThis was not an attempt at a full TAB, but to assist in highlighting the lead accompaniment, \nwhere it is most prominent, as they are not all the same.\n2.  “…Referring to the lyric \"I used to be cruel to my woman/I beat her and kept her apart from \nthe things that she loved/Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene/And I'm doing the best that \nI can\", Lennon admitted that he had done things in relationships in the past that he was not proud of. …” \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Better","chords":["Fadd9","C","C/G","G","F/C","Fmaj7","Dm7/C","Em","F","Em/G","B","D","E","A","Dm7"],"chord_diagrams":{"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}