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Hey Bulldog – The Beatles
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Written by: Lennon/McCartney
From: "Yellow Submarine" (1968)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
For easier chord shapes transpose -2 and use a capo 2nd fret to match the
original key.
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RIFF
[Intro] / [Interlude] OUTRO
B5 B7 F#m
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
D|-------2--3---4-|-------4--3---2-| |-------2--3---4-|----------------|
A|2-2-5-2--2------|2-2-5-2--2------| |2-2-5-2--2------|-------4--3---2-|
E|----------------|----------------| |----------------|2-2-5-2--2------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G/B x-2-5-4-3-x actually Bm(aug)
or x-2-0-0-0-x
Bm6 x-2-0-1-0-x = E7/B
Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-2
C/E 0-3-2-0-1-0 actually Em(aug)
Em6 0-2-2-0-2-0
Em7 0-2-2-0-3-0
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[Intro] (riff)
| B5 | % | % | % |
[Verse]
B7 F#m
Sheepdog standing in the rain
B7 F#m
Bullfrog doing it again
A F#m E E7
Some kind of happiness is measured out in miles
A F#m B7
What makes you think you're something special when you smile?
[Verse]
B7 F#m
Childlike, no one understands
B7 F#m
Jack-knife in your sweaty hands
A F#m E E7
Some kind of innocence is measured out in years
A F#m B7
You don't know what it's like to listen to your fears
[Middle 8]
Bm G/B Bm6
You can talk to me
Bm7 Em
You can talk to me
C/E Em6 Em7
You can talk to me
Bm * E7 B5
If you're lonely, you can talk to me * [the Bm over "lonely" might be a Bm-5
or Bdim: x-2-3-4-3-x]
[Interlude] (riff)
| B5 | % | % | % |
[Solo]
| B7 | F#m7 | B7 | F#m7 |
| A F#m | E |
| A F#m | B7 |
[Verse]
B7 F#m
Big man (yeah?) walking in the park
B7 F#m
Wigwam frightened of the dark
A F#m E E7
Some kind of solitude is measured out in you
A F#m B7
You think you know me, but you haven't got a clue
[Middle 8]
Bm G/B Bm6
You can talk to me
Bm7 Em
You can talk to me
C/E Em6 Em7
You can talk to me
Bm * E7 B5
If you're lonely, you can talk to me * [the Bm over "lonely" might be a Bm-5
or Bdim: x-2-3-4-3-x]
[Interlude] (riff)
| B5 | % | % | % |
[Outro] (riff over verse chords, vocals ad lib)
| B7 | F#m | B7 | F#m |
(repeat til fade)
Hey, bulldog
Hey, bulldog
Hey, bulldog
Hey, bulldog
Spoken:
Paul: Hey, man.
John: What's that, boy?
Paul: Woof!
John: What do you say?
Paul: I say, "Woof!"
John: Do you know any more?
Paul: Wooow-aa!
John: Ah-ha-ha!
Paul: You got it! That's great! You hit it! That's it, man, whoo! That's it! You got it!
John: [Screams hysterically]
Paul: Don't look at me, man: I already have ten children. Hoo!
John: Ah-ho! Ha-ha-ha aarrh ha-ha-ha!
Paul: Quiet, boy, quiet!
John: Okay.
Paul: Quiet!
Hey, bulldog
Hey, bulldog