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Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) – John Lennon
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Written by: John Lennon
From: "Double Fantasy" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The | D D6 | changes in the verses are probably not actually played.
They mainly serve as a substitute if you’re playing solo and the riff is missing.
If a second player takes over the riff, a plain D works well as accompaniment
throughout the verses.
In the middle 8, the marimba plays a descending line. The acoustic guitars, however,
seem to stay on A. With two players, it might sound nice if one guitar holds the A
while the other plays the “[Link] (high)” voicings.
For a single guitar, the “[Link] (low)” shapes could be used to bring those chords
into the part.
Further suggestions are highly welcome!
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[Riff]
[D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|7---------------|----------------|
B|7-10--7---------|------7---------|
G|--9---7-------9-|7---9-7---------|
D|--------------9-|7---9-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
[Em [Em/G [Em/B [Em7/D [D [D6 8D [D6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|2-----2---------|2-----2---------|
B|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|3-----3---------|3-----3---------|
G|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|2-----4---------|2-----4---------|
D|2-------2-------|x-------0-------|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|
A|2-------x-------|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|0-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Link] (low) [Link] (high)
[A [G/A [F#m/A [Em/A [A [A [G/A [F#m/A [Em/A [A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0---------------|----------------| |9-------7-------|5-------3---0---|
B|2-------0-------|2-------0---2---| |10------8-------|7-------5---2---|
G|2-------0-------|2-------0---2---| |9-------7-------|6-------4---2---|
D|2-------0-------|4-------2---2---| or |11------9-------|7-------5---2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0---0---| |0-------0-------|0-------0---0---|
E|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
Electric guitar
[Fast sweep arpeggio in the Verses - D6]
[D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e --2--|----------------|
B ---0-|----------------|
G ----2|----------------|
D -----|0---------------|
A -----|----------------|
E -----|----------------|
(let ring)
[Chorus]
[Em [D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|+12-------------|------------------|----------------|
B|--------+12-----|----------------|--12/10--10/7---7/|3---------------|
G|+12-------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
(slide)
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
D x-x-0-2-3-2
D6 x-x-0-4-3-2
Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
Em/G 3-x-2-0-0-0
(= G6)
Em/B x-2-x-0-0-0
Em7/D x-x-0-0-0-0
Bm(maj7) x-2-4-3-3-2
Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-2
B7 x-2-4-2-4-2
Asus2 x-0-2-2-0-0
A5 x-0-2-2-x-x
A7 x-0-2-0-2-0
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[Intro]
| D D6 | % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
D D6 D D6
Close your eyes
D D6 D D6
Have no fear
D D6 D D6
The monster's gone, he's on the run
D D6 D D6
And your Daddy's here
[Chorus]
Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | D | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | D | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
[Verse 2]
D D6 D D6
Before you go to sleep
D D6 D D6
Say a little prayer
D D6 D D6
Every day, in every way
D D6 D D6
It’s getting better and better
[Chorus]
Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | D | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | Bm | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
[Middle 8]
Bm Bm(maj7) Bm7 B7
Out on the ocean, sailing away
G D
I can hardly wait
G D
To see you come of age
| A | % |
G D or | A G/A | F#m/A Em/A A |
But I guess we'll both just have to have patient (Cause it's a ...)
[= [Link]]
A G D
Cause it's a long way to go
G D
A hard row to hoe
| A | % |
G D or | A G/A | F#m/A Em/A A |
Yes, it's a long way to go but in the meantime (Before you ...)
[= [Link]]
[Verse]
A D D6 D D6
Before you cross the street
D D6 D D6
Take my hand
D D6 D
Life is what happens to you
D6 D D6 D D6
While you're busy making other plans
[Chorus]
Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | D | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | D | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
[Verse 3]
D D6 D D6
Before you go to sleep
D D6 D D6
Say a little prayer
D D6 D D6
Every day, in every way
D D6 D
It’s getting better and better
[Chorus] (+ coda)
Em Em/G Em/B Em7/D | D | % |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
(break)
Em7 D6
Darling, darling, darling ... darling Sean
| D6 | % | % | % |
(marimba and drums, freely)Beautiful Boy Darling Boy chords and lyrics
Free chords for Beautiful Boy Darling Boy by John Lennon. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
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Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) – John Lennon
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: John Lennon
From: "Double Fantasy" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The | D D6 | changes in the verses are probably not actually played.
They mainly serve as a substitute if you’re playing solo and the riff is missing.
If a second player takes over the riff, a plain D works well as accompaniment
throughout the verses.
In the middle 8, the marimba plays a descending line. The acoustic guitars, however,
seem to stay on A. With two players, it might sound nice if one guitar holds the A
while the other plays the “[Link] (high)” voicings.
For a single guitar, the “[Link] (low)” shapes could be used to bring those chords
into the part.
Further suggestions are highly welcome!
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Electric guitar
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[Intro]
| D D6 | % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Middle 8]
| A | % |
[= [Link]]
| A | % |
[= [Link]]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus] (+ coda)
(break)Beautiful Boy Darling Boy Chords by John Lennon
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