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Lady Madonna
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LADY MADONNA
As recorded by The Beatles
Transcribed by Jeff Perrin
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Piano (PM low strings if you play on a guitar)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion'
Intro
Moderately Q=110
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5-5---5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5---5-------||
|-1-2---1-0---------|-1-2-1-0---------|-1-2-1-0---------|-----0---2-------||
|-----------2---2---|---------2-------|---------2---2---|-2---0-0-2-------||
|---------0-0-0---0-|---------0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-------------||
|-0-0-4-4-----------|-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|-----------0-0-0-||
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
1st Verse
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--5-5---5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5---5--------||
||o-1-2---1-0---------|-1-2-1-0---------|-1-2-1-0---------|-----0---2-------o||
||------------2---2---|---------2-------|---------2---2---|-2---0-0-2--------||
||----------0-0-0---0-|---------0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-2-2-|-3-3--------------||
||o-0-0-4-4-----------|-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|-----------0-0-0-o||
||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-0-1-1-|-3---------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-------------|
|-2-2-2-2---------|-------0---0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|
|-0-0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2-2-|
|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-|-----------------|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|
|-----------------|-3-3-3---3---3---|-------------3-3-|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H H H
|-----------------|-----------------|------2----|-0----0----||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-------------|-5----3----|-3----3----||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|-5----2----|-2----1----||
|-----------------|-------------2-2-|-5---------|-2----2----||
|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-3----2----|-----------||
|-------------3-3-|-----------------|-----------|-----------||
2nd Verse
Gtr I
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-5-5---5-5-5-------|--5--5-5-5-5---------|
|-1-2---1-0---------|--1--2-1-0-----------|
|-----------2---2---|-----------2---------|
|---------0-0-0---0-|-----------0-0-0---0-|
|-0-0-4-4-----------|--0--0-4-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E S S E +E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)---------------2-|
|---------0-0-3-4---|-----------0-0-3-4---|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--5--5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5---5----------||
|--1--2-1-0---------|-----0---2----------||
|-----------2---2---|-2---0-0-2----------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3----------------||
|--0--0-4-4---------|-----------0--0---0-||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(2)---------------|--------------------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-5-5S7---(7)\---||
|-----0-3-4---------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
Interlude
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-5-5---5-5-5-------|--5--5-5-5-5---------|
|-1-2---1-0---------|--1--2-1-0-----------|
|-----------2---2---|-----------2---------|
|---------0-0-0---0-|-----------0-0-0---0-|
|-0-0-4-4-----------|--0--0-4-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E S S E +E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)---------------2-|
|---------0-0-3-4---|-----------0-0-3-4---|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--5--5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5---5----------||
|--1--2-1-0---------|-----0---2----------||
|-----------2---2---|-2---0-0-2----------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3----------------||
|--0--0-4-4---------|-----------0--0---0-||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(2)---------------|--------------------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-5-5S7---(7)\---||
|-----0-3-4---------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
Chorus
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-0-1-1-|-3---------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-------------|
|-2-2-2-2---------|-------0---0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|
|-0-0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2-2-|
|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-|-----------------|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|
|-----------------|-3-3-3---3---3---|-------------3-3-|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H H H
|-----------------|-----------------|------2----|-0----0--------------||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-------------|-5----3----|-3----3--------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|-5----2----|-2----1--------------||
|-----------------|-------------2-2-|-5---------|-2----2--------------||
|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-3----2----|---------------------||
|-------------3-3-|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H E S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|--------2-0---0------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|------------3---3-2--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
3rd Verse
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-5-5---5-5-5-------|--5--5-5-5-5---------|
|-1-2---1-0---------|--1--2-1-0-----------|
|-----------2---2---|-----------2---------|
|---------0-0-0---0-|-----------0-0-0---0-|
|-0-0-4-4-----------|--0--0-4-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E S S E +E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)---------------2-|
|---------0-0-3-4---|-----------0-0-3-4---|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--5--5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5---5----------||
|--1--2-1-0---------|-----0---2----------||
|-----------2---2---|-2---0-0-2----------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3----------------||
|--0--0-4-4---------|-----------0--0---0-||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(2)---------------|--------------------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-5-5S7---(7)\---||
|-----0-3-4---------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
Interlude
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-5-5---5-5-5-------|--5--5-5-5-5---------|
|-1-2---1-0---------|--1--2-1-0-----------|
|-----------2---2---|-----------2---------|
|---------0-0-0---0-|-----------0-0-0---0-|
|-0-0-4-4-----------|--0--0-4-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E S S E +E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)---------------2-|
|---------0-0-3-4---|-----------0-0-3-4---|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--5--5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5---5----------||
|--1--2-1-0---------|-----0---2----------||
|-----------2---2---|-2---0-0-2----------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3----------------||
|--0--0-4-4---------|-----------0--0---0-||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(2)---------------|--------------------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-5-5S7---(7)\---||
|-----0-3-4---------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|---------0-0-1-1-|-3---------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-------------||
|-2-2-2-2---------|-------0---0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------||
|-0-0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2-2-||
|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-|-----------------|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----||
|-----------------|-3-3-3---3---3---|-------------3-3-|-----------------||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H H H
|-----------------|-----------------|------2----|-0----0--------------||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-------------|-5----3----|-3----3--------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|-5----2----|-2----1--------------||
|-----------------|-------------2-2-|-5---------|-2----2--------------||
|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-3----2----|---------------------||
|-------------3-3-|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H E S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|--------2-0---0------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|------------3---3-2--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
4th Verse
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-5-5---5-5-5-------|--5--5-5-5-5---------|
|-1-2---1-0---------|--1--2-1-0-----------|
|-----------2---2---|-----------2---------|
|---------0-0-0---0-|-----------0-0-0---0-|
|-0-0-4-4-----------|--0--0-4-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E S S E +E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)---------------2-|
|---------0-0-3-4---|-----------0-0-3-4---|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|--5--5-5-5-5---5---|-5---5---5-----------|
|--1--2-1-0---------|-----0---2-----------|
|-----------2---2---|-2---0-2-2--2---2----|
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-----------------|
|--0--0-4-4---------|--------------0---0--|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(2)---------------|---------------------|
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-5-5S7--------7--|
|-----0-3-4---------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
2/4 4/4
E E S S E E E E E +H E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +H
|-----------|-----------------------|--5--5---5---5-5---5---|-5---5-5-(5)----*|
|-3-3---3---|-4---------3--2-(2)----|--2--2---2---3-3---3---|-4---3-2-(2)----*|
|-4-4-----4-|-5---------4--2-(2)----|-------------4-4---4---|-5---4-2-(2)----*|
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
|-2---2-----|-3----3----2--0-(0)----|--0----0---0-2---2---2-|-3-3-2-0-(0)----*|
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
|
| >
| E Q E Q a +E E +H +W W
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
|-4-4-----4-|-4b5====4r(4)----------|-----------------------|----------------*|
|-----------|--------------7-(7)----|-(7)-------------------|----------------*|
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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