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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning: Standard
The first two bars of the verses alternate between G and G6, but the bass plays a
high "e" underneath, so the second chord could be interpreted as Em. Whatever
one calls the chord, I wouldn't suggest playing a standard Em shape (0-2-2-0-0-0)
because the "e" is just hinted at in the bass line and the guitars do not follow
this "hint" with a full blown chord change. To my ears, the G and the following
G6/Em chord have a lot in common, so I wouldn't highlight the subtle difference
too much by using a full Em voicing - the hint is enough to me (see my playing
suggestion for the verse pattern in the tab section below). I use the chord name
G6/E just to remind the player of this. Check out different options and settle
on the one that satisfies you most.
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[Intro]
Acoustic
G1 + G6/E2 + 3 + 4 + G1 + G6/E2 + G3 + 4 + Am71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Am71 + 2 Am9+ 3 + 4 + C91 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3-----0---------|3---------0-3/5-|3-----0---------|------0---------|------3---------|
B|0-----0---------|0-------3-------|1-----1---------|------0---------|------3---------|
G|0-----0---------|0-----0-0-------|0-----0---------|------5---------|3-----3---------|
D|0-----2-----0-2-|0-----2-0-------|2---------------|------5---------|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|0---------------|------0---------|3---------------|
E|3---------------|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Electric
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|------3---------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|4/5---------5---|3/5-------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|--------------4-|------4--------4|3----/12--------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------5-|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Verse] pattern
G1 + G6/E2 + 3 + 4 + G1 + G6/E2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3-----0---------|3-----0---------|
B|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|
G|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|
D|0-----2-----0-2-|0-----2-----0-2-|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
[Interlude]
Eb1 + 2 G+ 3 + 4 + D1 + 2 G+ 3 + 4 + Eb1 + 2 G+ 3 + 4 + D1 + G2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------3---------|----------------|------3---------|----------------|
B|4/5---------5---|3/5-------------|4/5---------5---|3/5-------------|
G|--------------4-|------4---------|--------------4-|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Coda] LINK
Am71 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Am71 + 2 Am9+ 3 + 4 + C91 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------3---------|----------------|----------------|
B|4/5---------5---|3/5-------------|----------------|
G|--------------4-|------4--------4|3----/12--------|
D|----------------|--------------5-|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G 3-x-0-0-0-3 or 3-5-5-4-3-3
G6/E x-x-2-0-0-0 or 0-5-5-4-0-0 (= Em or Em7)
Am9 x-0-5-5-0-0
C9 x-3-2-3-3-3
C/D x-x-0-0-1-0 or x-5-5-5-5-7 (= Cmaj7/D)
Fm7 1-3-3-1-4-1
Fm6 1-3-3-1-3-1
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2
E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0
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[Intro]
| G G6/E| G G6/E| Am7| Am7 Am9| C9|
[Verse 1]
GGirlG6/Efriend
G G6/EI'm gonna tell your Am7boyfriend, C/Dyeah
GTell G6him
G G6/EExactly what you're Am7doing, C/Dyeah
GTell him what you do to Emme
Am F| Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm|
Late at night when the wind is free
G G6/E| Eb G| D G| Eb G| D G|
Girlfriend (Interlude)
[Verse 2]
GGirlG6/Efriend
G G6/EI'm gonna show your Am7boyfriend, C/Dyeah
GShow G6him
G G6/EThe letters I've been Am7saving, C/Dyeah
GShow him how you feel inEmside
Am F| Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm|
Then our love couldn't be denied
And we're Emgonna have to tell him
A|-0-0233-------|
Am| Am C| [ G]
You'll only be a girlfriend (break) of mine
[Interlude]
GDo do do do, Am7do do do do do do do Gdo
Do do do do, Am7do do do do do do do Gdo, do do do do ...
[Middle 8]
EbTill the Griver Dstops a-Gflowin'
EbTill the Gwind doesn't Dwanna Gblow
EbTill the Gflowers Dstop a-gGrowin'
EbTill my Glove doesn't Dwanna knGow
[Solo]
| A A6/F#| A A6/F#| Bm E| Am| E/G#| F| F|
(Solo/Instrumental)
| Am| E/G#| Am Em| F| Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm|
(Solo/Instrumental)
[Verse] (part)
We're Emgonna have to tell him
A|-0-0233-------|
Am| Am C| [ G]
You'll only be a girlfriend (break) of mine
[Verse 3]
GGirlG6/Efriend
G G6/EWe'd better tell your Am7boyfriend, C/Dyeah
GTell G6him
G G6/EExactly what we're Am7doing, C/Dyeah
GTell him what he needs to Emknow
Or he Ammay never let you Fmaj7go ... oh noFm7 Fm6 Fm
And we're Emgonna have to tell him
A|-0-0233-------|
Am| Am C|[ G]
You'll only be a girlfriend (break) of mine
[Interlude] and [Coda]
Do do do do, do do do do do do do do
Do do do do, Am7do do do do do do do dGo
Do do do do, Am7do do do do do do do dGo [repeat]
Do do do do Am7Till the river Gstop a-flowin'
(do do do doAm7) Till the wind doesn't Gwanna blow
(do do do doAm7) Till the flowers Gstop a-growin'
(do do do doAm7) Till the ocean's a Gsea of snow (sea of snow, Am7sea of snow …)
GDo do do do, Am7do do do do do do do do G
Do do do do, Am7do do do do do do do do G
| Am7| Am7 Am9| C9|
Do do do do, [Coda link]
GGirlG6/EfriendG
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Girlfriend
by Wings
Chords in this song · guitar
G
G6/E
Am7
Am9
C9
C/D
G6
Em
Am
F
Fm
Fm7
Fm6
Eb
D
C
A
A6/F#
Bm
E
E/G#
Fmaj7
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Tuning: Standard
The first two bars of the verses alternate between G and G6, but the bass plays a
high "e" underneath, so the second chord could be interpreted as Em. Whatever
one calls the chord, I wouldn't suggest playing a standard Em shape (0-2-2-0-0-0)
because the "e" is just hinted at in the bass line and the guitars do not follow
this "hint" with a full blown chord change. To my ears, the G and the following
G6/Em chord have a lot in common, so I wouldn't highlight the subtle difference
too much by using a full Em voicing - the hint is enough to me (see my playing
suggestion for the verse pattern in the tab section below). I use the chord name
G6/E just to remind the player of this. Check out different options and settle
on the one that satisfies you most.
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[Intro]
Acoustic
G G6/E G G6/E G Am7 Am7 Am9 C9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3-----0---------|3---------0-3/5-|3-----0---------|------0---------|------3---------|
B|0-----0---------|0-------3-------|1-----1---------|------0---------|------3---------|
G|0-----0---------|0-----0-0-------|0-----0---------|------5---------|3-----3---------|
D|0-----2-----0-2-|0-----2-0-------|2---------------|------5---------|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|0---------------|------0---------|3---------------|
E|3---------------|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Electric
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|------3---------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|4/5---------5---|3/5-------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|--------------4-|------4--------4|3----/12--------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------5-|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Verse] pattern
G G6/E G G6/E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3-----0---------|3-----0---------|
B|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|
G|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|
D|0-----2-----0-2-|0-----2-----0-2-|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
[Interlude]
Eb G D G Eb G D G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------3---------|----------------|------3---------|----------------|
B|4/5---------5---|3/5-------------|4/5---------5---|3/5-------------|
G|--------------4-|------4---------|--------------4-|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Coda] LINK
Am7 Am7 Am9 C9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------3---------|----------------|----------------|
B|4/5---------5---|3/5-------------|----------------|
G|--------------4-|------4--------4|3----/12--------|
D|----------------|--------------5-|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G 3-x-0-0-0-3 or 3-5-5-4-3-3
G6/E x-x-2-0-0-0 or 0-5-5-4-0-0 (= Em or Em7)
Am9 x-0-5-5-0-0
C9 x-3-2-3-3-3
C/D x-x-0-0-1-0 or x-5-5-5-5-7 (= Cmaj7/D)
Fm7 1-3-3-1-4-1
Fm6 1-3-3-1-3-1
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2
E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0
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[Intro]
G G6/E G G6/E Am7 Am7 Am9 C9
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[Verse 1]
G G6/E
Girlfriend
G G6/E Am7 C/D
I'm gonna tell your boyfriend, yeah
G G6
Tell him
G G6/E Am7 C/D
Exactly what you're doing, yeah
G Em
Tell him what you do to me
Am F Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm
| |
Late at night when the wind is free
G G6/E Eb G D G Eb G D G
| | | | |
Girlfriend (Interlude)
[Verse 2]
G G6/E
Girlfriend
G G6/E Am7 C/D
I'm gonna show your boyfriend, yeah
G G6
Show him
G G6/E Am7 C/D
The letters I've been saving, yeah
G Em
Show him how you feel inside
Am F Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm
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Then our love couldn't be denied
Em
And we're gonna have to tell him
A|-0-0233-------|
Am Am C G
| | [ ]
You'll only be a girlfriend (break) of mine
[Interlude]
G Am7 G
Do do do do, do do do do do do do do
Am7 G
Do do do do, do do do do do do do do, do do do do ...
[Middle 8]
Eb G D G
Till the river stops a-flowin'
Eb G D G
Till the wind doesn't wanna blow
Eb G D G
Till the flowers stop a-growin'
Eb G D G
Till my love doesn't wanna know
[Solo]
A A6/F# A A6/F# Bm E Am E/G# F F
| | | | | | | |
(Solo/Instrumental)
Am E/G# Am Em F Fm Fm7 Fm6 Fm
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(Solo/Instrumental)
[Verse] (part)
Em
We're gonna have to tell him
A|-0-0233-------|
Am Am C G
| | [ ]
You'll only be a girlfriend (break) of mine
[Verse 3]
G G6/E
Girlfriend
G G6/E Am7 C/D
We'd better tell your boyfriend, yeah
G G6
Tell him
G G6/E Am7 C/D
Exactly what we're doing, yeah
G Em
Tell him what he needs to know
Am Fmaj7 Fm7 Fm6 Fm
Or he may never let you go ... oh no
Em
And we're gonna have to tell him
A|-0-0233-------|
Am Am C G
| |[ ]
You'll only be a girlfriend (break) of mine
[Interlude] and [Coda]
Do do do do, do do do do do do do do
Am7 G
Do do do do, do do do do do do do do
Am7 G
Do do do do, do do do do do do do do [repeat]
Am7 G
Do do do do Till the river stop a-flowin'
Am7 G
(do do do do) Till the wind doesn't wanna blow
Am7 G
(do do do do) Till the flowers stop a-growin'
Am7 G Am7
(do do do do) Till the ocean's a sea of snow (sea of snow, sea of snow …)
G Am7 G
Do do do do, do do do do do do do do
Am7 G
Do do do do, do do do do do do do do
Am7 Am7 Am9 C9
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Do do do do, [Coda link]
G G6/E G
Girlfriend
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