Revolution Lennon/McCartney Tabbed by Marc Hertzberg (hertzberg@cornmuffin.com) of HELP! (cornmuffin.com/help) Intro : -|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---- -|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------12----- -|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----/10------10--12b(14)--------- -|-----------------------------------11---------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- Verse/Chorus Form: B E You say you want a revolution well you know B We all want to change the world B E You tell me that it's evolution well you know F# We all want to change the world C#m F# But when you talk about destruction C#m A B G# F# Don't you know that you can count me out (in?) B E Don't you know it's gonna be Alright B E Don't you know it's gonna be Alright B E F#7 Don't you know it's gonna be Alright Guitar Details During Verses: Guitar 1 plays a standard rock & roll shuffle: B -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|-----9----9---9h11--9--9-----9h11--9--9--9h11--9--9--9h11--9--9-- -|-----7----7---7-----7--7-----7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7-- You say you want a rev o lu ti on well you E -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|-----9----9---9h11--9--9-----9h11--9--9--9h11--9--9--9h11--9--9-- -|-----7----7---7-----7--7-----7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7-- -|----------------------------------------------------------------- know we all want to change the... ... and so on, while Guitar 2 plays something along these lines: B -|------------------------------------------------------- -|-------------4----4------4----4---4----4---4----4------ -|-------------4----4------4----4---4----4---4----4------ -|-------------4h6--4------4h6--4---4h6--4---4h6--4------ -|------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------- You say you want a rev o lu tion well you E -|------------------------------------------------------- -|-----9-----9---9-----9---9-----9-------9-----9--------- -|-----9-----9---9-----9---9-----9-------9-----9--------- -|-----9h11--9---9h11--9---9h11--9-------9h11--9--------- -|------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------- know we all want to change the... Guitar 2 plays this figure during the "chorus": B E -|-------------------------------------------------------11-------------- -|-------------------4----4---------------------------9--12--12-----12--- -|-------------------4----4------------------9--9h11---------11h13--11--- -|-------------------4h6--4---------9--9h11------------------------------ -|----------------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------------- ... it's gonna be alright ... repeated a few times, and then the following turnaround: F#7 -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|-------------2----------4----------2----------------------- -|--------2h4--------2h4--------2h4-------------2------------ -|--2--2----------2----------2----------2--2h4--------------- Now, over the A B G# chords in the last verse, the lead guitar plays a screaming figure based on this: -|-----------14---- -|--14b(16)-------- -|----------------- -|----------------- -|----------------- -|----------------- And over the B & E chords the final time around, the lead guitar is rapidly picking in rhythm with the words: -|--9-------------- -|--12b(14)-------- -|----------------- -|----------------- -|----------------- -|----------------- ... up until the climactic end. -|-------------10--9--- -|--b(10)9--7--10--9--- -|-------------11--10-- -|-------------12--11-- -|-------------12--11-- -|-------------10--9--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --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