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While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Tutorial

Table of Contents

  1. Song Audio (YouTube)
  2. Song Lyrics and Chords
  3. Hand Claps/Snaps
  4. Keyboard
  5. Bass Tab
  6. Guitar Tab

YouTube Song Audio


Song Form

SONG FORM:

Basic Parts

VERSE
| Am / / / | Am/G / / / | D/F# / / / | F / / / |
| Am / / / |  G   / / / |  D   / / / | E / / / |

| Am / / / | Am/G / / / | D/F# / / / | F / / / |
| Am / / / |  G   / / / |  C   / / / | E / / / |

CHORUS
|: A  / / / | C#m / / / | F#m / / / | C#m / / /  |
|  Bm / / / | Bm  / / / |  E  / / / |  E7 / / / :|

Song Lyrics and Chords

[Intro]
| Am / / / | Am/G / / / | D/F# / / / | F / / / |
| Am / / / |  G   / / / |  D   / / / | E / / / |


[Verse 1]
  Am          Am/G         D/F#             F 
I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping
Am            G          D     E
  While my guitar gently weeps
  Am          Am/G         D/F#       F 
I look at the floor, and I see it needs sweeping
Am            G          C     E
  Still my guitar gently weeps


[Chorus 1]
A              C#m  F#m        C#m      
  I don't know why      nobody told you
Bm                   E
  How to unfold your love
A              C#m  F#m            C#m
  I don't know how      someone controlled you
Bm                     E
  They bought and sold you
 
 
[Verse 2]
  Am          Am/G         D/F#      F 
I look at the world, and I notice it's turning
Am            G          D     E
  While my guitar gently weeps
     Am       Am/G         D/F#    F 
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Am            G          C     E
  Still my guitar gently weeps


[Instrumental] (x2)
| Am / / / | Am/G / / / | D/F# / / / | F / / / |
| Am / / / |  G   / / / |  D   / / / | E / / / |


[Chorus 2]
A              C#m  F#m            C#m
  I don't know how      you were diverted
Bm                   E
  You were perverted too
A              C#m  F#m            C#m
  I don't know how      you were inverted
Bm               E
  No one alerted you
 
 
[Verse 3]
  Am          Am/G         D/F#            F 
I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping
Am            G          D     E
  While my guitar gently weeps
Am          Am/G       D/F#       F 
Look at you all...
Am            G          C     E
  Still my guitar gently weeps


[Outro -- Verse with Solo]
| Am / / / | Am/G / / / | D/F# / / / | F / / / |
| Am / / / |  G   / / / |  D   / / / | E / / / |

| Am / / / | Am/G / / / | D/F# / / / | F / / / |
| Am / / / |  G   / / / |  C   / / / | E / / / |

(repeating)


Keyboards

coming soon

Bass

Bass Tab
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS

Written by George Harrison

INTRO

  t=114
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|-7-------7-------7---7---7-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                             I   look

VERSE


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
              at      you     all                   see the     love

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               there   that’s  sleeping




G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           while   my      guitar                gently          weeps

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                             I   look

VERSE


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               at      the     floor             and     I       see

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               it      needs   sweeping

G|-9---9---9-----------------------|-7---7---7-----------------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           still   my      guitar                gently          weeps

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------6---------------|
A|-3-------3-------3---2---3---5---|-7-------7---9-----------7-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


BRIDGE



G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------7\----------------------|----------------/6-------9-------|
A|-----------------2-/-4---7-------|-4-----------7-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               I   don’t   know      why

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-----------------------|----------------/6-------9\------|
A|-----------------9\------2-------|-4-----------7-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               nobody          told      you

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------4\--------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------2-----------------------|-2-----------4---5-------6-------|
E|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
               how      to   unfold                      your

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-6---6-------6---7-------9\------|
A|-7---7-------7---9---9-------9---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   love

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------7\----------------------|----------------/6-------9\------|
A|-----------------2-/-4---7\------|-4-----------7-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               I   don’t   know      how

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-----------------------|----------------/6-------9-------|
A|-----------------9\------2-------|-4-----------7-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               someone       controlled      you

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------4\--------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------2-----------------------|-2-----------4---5-------6-------|
E|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
               they    bought  and   sold

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-6---6-------6---7-------9\------|
A|-7---7-------7---9---9-------9---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   you                                                   I       look








VERSE


G|---------------------------------|-7---7---7-----------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               at      the     world                 and I       notice

G|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
D|-4---4---4-----------------------|-3---3---3---------------5-h-7---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                       it’s    turning

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5-------5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           while   my      guitar                gently          weeps

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
A|-5---5---5-----------------------|-7---7-------7---9-----------7---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                            With ev’ry

VERSE


G|-9---X---9-----------------------|-7---X---7-----------------------|
D|-7---X---7-----------------------|-5---X---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                       mistake                   we      must    surely

G|-7-------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-------4-----------------------|-4-------3-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                       be      learning

G|-9---9---9-----------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5-------5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------7---5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           still   my      guitar                gently          weeps

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------6---------------|
A|-3-------3---2---3-------5-/-7---|-7-------7---9-----------7-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                     well...

GUITAR SOLO


G|-9---9---9-----------9---9-------|-7---7---7-----------------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5-------5---5-/-7---7-/-9---|
D|-4---4---4-----------------------|-3---3-------3---3-/-5---5-/-7---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-9---9---9-----------------------|-7---7---7-----------------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|----------------/9\--------------|
D|-7-------7-------7---7---7-------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-------5---5---5-------|-7---7---7---7-----------7---7---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7\----------------------|-5---5---5\----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4\----------------------|-3---3---3-------3-/-5---5-/-7---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7\----------------------|-5---5---5-------3---2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------6---------------|
A|-3---3---3---2---3-/-5---5-/-7---|-----7---7---9-----------7-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


BRIDGE


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------7\----------------------|----------------/6-------9-------|
A|-----------------2-h-4---7\------|-4-----------7-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               I   don’t   know      how

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-----------------------|----------------/6-------9\------|
A|-----------------9\------2-------|-4-----------7-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               you    were diverted

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------4\--------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------2-----------------------|-2-----------4---5-------6-------|
E|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
               you      were perverted

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-6---6-------6---7-------9\------|
A|-7---7-------7---9---9-------9---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   too

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------7\----------------------|----------------/6-------9\------|
A|-----------------2-/-4---7\------|-4-----------7-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               I   don’t   know      how

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-----------------------|----------------/6-------9-------|
A|-----------------9\------2-------|-4-----------7-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               you      were inverted

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------4\--------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------2-----------------------|-2-----------4---5-------6-------|
E|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
               no      one     alerted                       you

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-6---6-------6---7-------9\------|
A|-7---7-------7---9---9-------9---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                         I       look

VERSE


G|-9---9---9-----------------------|-7---7---7-----------------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               at      you     all               see     the     love

G|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
D|-4---4---4-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------3---5-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
               there   that’s  sleeping

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5-------5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           while   my      guitar                gently          weeps

G|---------------------------------|-------------9---9---9-----------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-------5---5---5-------|-7---7---7---------------7---7---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


VERSE


G|-9---X---9-----------------------|-7---X---7-----------------------|
D|-7---X---7-----------------------|-5---X---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
          Look at      you     all

G|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------7---7---9---|
D|-4---4---4-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------5---5---7---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-9---9---9-----------------------|-7---7---7-----------------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------7---5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           still   my      guitar                gently          weeps

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------6-----------6---|
A|-3---3---3-------3---2---3-/-5---|-7---7---7---9-------7---9-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


GUITAR SOLO


G|-------------9---\---------------|-------------9---\---------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-------------7---\---------------|-------------5---\---------------|
D|-4---4---4---------------4-------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-9---9---9---9---\---------------|-7---7---7---7---\---------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|-----------------9---9---9---9---|
D|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----0---0---0-------------------|


G|-------------9---\---------------|-------------9---\---------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-------------7---\---------------|-------------7---\---------------|
D|-4---4---4-------------------4---|-3---3---3-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-9---9---9---9-------------------|-7---7---7---7-------------------|
D|-7---7---7---7-------------------|-5---5---5---5-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------6-----------6---|
A|-3---3---3---2---3---5-------7---|-----7---7---9-------7---9-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-------------9---\---------------|-------------9---\---------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-------------7---\---------------|-------------7-------7---5-------|
D|-4---4---4-------------------4---|-3---3---3-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-------------9---\---------------|-------------7---\---------------|
D|/7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
A|-5---5---5---5-------5---5-/-7---|-7---7---7---9-------9-----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-------------9---\---------------|-------------9---\---------------|
D|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|-----7-----------7---------------|----/7------/7------/7---5-------|
D|-4-----------4-----------4-------|-3-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7---7-------------------|-5---5---5---5-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------/7---5-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------6-----------|
A|-3---3---3---3-------5-------5---|-7---7---7---7-----------7-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                             FADE OUT

Guitar

GUITAR Chord Shapes
   Am  x02210     G 320003      A  002220
 Am/G  302210     D x00232     C#m x46654
 D/F#  20021X     E 022100     F#m 244222
   F   xx3210     C 032010     Bm  x24432
GUITAR Tab

Solo for Joseph



SOLO #1 -- Joseph (simplified)(starting at 1:57 downbeat)
   Am                                Am/G
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-13------------------------------|---------13------13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|---------14------14--------------|-12--14--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
   
   D/F#                              F
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|---------13------13--------------|
G|---------------------------------|-12--14--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
   
   Am                                G
e|---------------------------------|-------------12------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-13------15------15--13--15------|
G|-------------------------12--14--|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
   
   D                                 E
e|-12------12------12--------------|-----------------12------15------|
B|-------------------------15------|-13------15----------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   

 
   Am                                Am/G
e|-17------17------17------17--15--|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-17------17------17------17--15--|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

   D/F#                              F
e|-17------17------17------17--15--|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-17------17------17------17--15--|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

   Am                                G
e|-------------12------------------|-------------12------------------|
B|-13------15------15--13----------|-13------15------15--13--15------|
G|-------------------------12--14--|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
   
   D                                 E
e|-12------12------12--------------|-----------------12------15------|-17~~~
B|-------------------------15------|-13------15----------------------|------
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +



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