Let It Be Lennon/McCartney Tabbed by Marc Hertzberg (hertzberg@cornmuffin.com) of HELP! (cornmuffin.com/help) Verse: C G When I find myself in times of trouble Am Fmaj7 F6 Mother Mary comes to me C G Speaking words of wisdom F Em Dm C Let it be And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom Let it be Chorus: Am G Let it be let it be F C Let it be let it be G There will be an answer F Em Dm C Let it be etc. and so forth on the lyrics. The guitar solo is preceded by this run of chords (which is also used to end the song), played twice: F Em Dm C Bb Am G F C Guitar solo: C G Am F -|------------------------------------------------------------------ -|------------------------------------------------------------------ -|--5---------------------------------------5--7b(9)--b(8)7--5------ -|--5h7--5----------------5--5-----5--5--7-------------------------- -|----------7--5--3--5/7--------7----------------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------------------ C G F Em Dm C -|------8---------------------5------------------------------------- -|--/5-------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------b(9)7--5--7--b(9)-----b(9)7--5--------------------------- -|-----------------------------------------7--5--7--5--------------- -|-----------------------------------------------------7\5--3--5--3- -|------------------------------------------------------------------ C G Am -|------------------------------------------------------------------ -|-------------------------8-------8-------8--10-------------------- -|--------5--5-----5--7/9-----7/9-----7/9--------------------------- -|--5--7--------7--------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------------------ -|------------------------------------------------------------------ F C G -|--------------------------------------------b(17)15--------------- -|----------13--15b(17)--b(17)15--13--15--13------------------------ -|--12--14---------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------------------ -|------------------------------------------------------------------ -|------------------------------------------------------------------ F Em Dm C -|------------------------------------------------------------------ -|--b(17)15--13--15--b(17)15--13--15--13---------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------------------ -|------------------------------------------------------------------ -|------------------------------------------------------------------ -|------------------------------------------------------------------ Then a few choruses and verses, and on into the ending, consisting of a few choruses. During the last choruses, there are a nice collection of guitar riffs: Am G F C -|---------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------5--5-5--5--5--5------------------5------------------ -|------------------5--5h7-----7--5------------------5------------------ -|--------------------------------------7\5/7-----------7\5--3--5--3--5- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------- Let it be Let it be Let it be Let it be C G F Em Dm C -|------------------------------------------------------------------ -|------------------------------------------------------------------ -|-----------------------7b(9)--7--5---7---5--------5---5----------- -|--------------------------------------------5--7------------------ -|--3--------------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------------------ Whisper words of wisdom Let it be Am G F C -|-----------------------------------------------5--------------------------- -|-------------------------------------------------------------------8--8--8- -|-----------5--5----5--5------5--5----5--7b(9)-----b(9)7--5--7--/9---------- -|-----5--7-----5h7-----5h7-------5h7---------------------------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let it be Let it be Let it be Let it be C G F Em Dm C -|--b(10)8--5------/5------------------------------------------------ -|--------------------------8---------------------------------------- -|-----------------------------b(9)7--5--7b(9)--5--------5---5------- -|-------------------------------------------------5--7-------------- -|------------------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------------------- Whisper words of wisdom Let it be ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tab Special Notations: ----0---- play the open string ('fret zero') ----5---- play fret five ----5~--- play fret five with vibrato ---5/7--- play fret five, slide up to fret seven ---7\5--- play fret seven, slide down to fret five --7\5/7-- play fret seven, slide down to fret five, slide back up --8b(9)-- play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach the pitch of fret nine --b(9)8-- play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine, unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight ----h7--- hammer-on to fret seven ----p5--- pull-off to fret five ---/7---- slide up to fret 7 (the starting fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) ---15\--- play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) ---0h3--- play the open string and immediately hammer-on to fret three ---7p5--- play fret seven and immediately pull-off to fret five