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A Hard Day's Night
From "A Hard Day's Night" (1964)
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Opening chord: Harrison arguably played an Fadd9 here. Playing alone on a single 6-string guitar,
however, there is no "correct" way to play the opening chord. What is heard on the Beatles'
effect of this multi-layered sound impression, a G7sus4 is often suggested, which actually
CHORDS / SPECIAL VOICINGS
Opening Chord
E-A-D-G-B-e
G7sus4/D x-5-3-5-3-3 or x-x-0-0-1-1
D7sus4 x-x-0-2-1-3 (actually Fadd9/D)
D7sus4/A x-0-0-0-1-3 or x-0-0-2-1-3 (more bottom end than the regular D7sus4)
Fadd9 x-x-3-2-1-3 or 1-0-3-2-1-3 or 1-3-3-0-1-1 (on a 12-string this voicing
would include the high f AND g notes)
F6add9/A x-0-3-5-3-3
F6add9/C x-3-3-2-3-3
(==> all voicings of Fadd9 or F6add9 miss out on the "d" in the bass, though)
Another opening chord idea (using a different tuning)
D-G-D-G-B-e
Fadd9/D 0-0-3-2-1-3
Song
E-A-D-G-B-e
Keep your pinky on the third fret of the high e-string for the first two lines of the verses
for the G, C, and F chords
G 3-x-0-0-3-3
C x-3-2-0-1-3
F x-x-3-2-1-3 or 1-x-3-2-1-3 (actually Fadd9)
D x-x-0-2-3-2
Bm x-2-4-4-3-2
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
C6 x-3-2-2-1-0
D7sus4 x-x-0-2-1-3 (actually Fadd9/D)
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1 (actually F/D)
Another possibility which gives a special flavour in the verses is G - Cadd9 - F6add9.
This is very easy to play; leave your pinky and ring finger in position.
G 3-x-0-0-3-3
Cadd9 x-3-2-0-3-3
F6add9 x-x-3-2-3-3
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[Intro]
G7sus4/D
[Verse]
It's been a Ghard Cday's Gnight and I've been Fworking like a Gdog
It's been a Ghard Cday's Gnight, I should be Fsleeping like a Glog
But when I Cget home to you, I find the Dthings that you do, will make me Gfeel Call Gright
[Verse]
You know I Gwork Call Gday to get you Fmoney to buy you Gthings and
it's Gworth it just to Chear you Gsay, you're gonna Fgive me everyGthing
So why on Cearth should I moan, cause when I Dget you alone, you know I'll Gfeel CO.GK.
When I'm Bmhome Emeverything seems to be Bmright
When I'm Ghome Emfeeling you holding me C6tight, Dtight, yeah!
[Verse]
It's been a Ghard Cday's Gnight and I've been Fworking like a Gdog
It's been a Ghard Cday's Gnight, I should be Fsleeping like a Glog
But when I Cget home to you, I find the Dthings that you do, will make me Gfeel Call rigGht
[Solo]
| G   C| G| F| G|
| G   C| G| F| G|
So why on Cearth should I moan, cause when I Dget you alone, you know I'll Gfeel CO.GK.
When I'm Bmhome Emeverything seems to be Bmright
When I'm Ghome Emfeeling you holding me C6tight, Dtight, yeah!
[Verse]
It's been a Ghard Cday's Gnight and I've been Fworking like a Gdog
It's been a Ghard Cday's Gnight, I should be Fsleeping like a Glog
But when I Cget home to you, I find the Dthings that you do, will make me Gfeel Call Gright
[Coda]
CYou know I Gfeel Call Gright
CYou know I Gfeel Call D7sus4rightDm7  
| D7sus4   Dm7| D7sus4   Dm7| D7sus4   Dm7|
(repeat and fade)
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