Intro: E B RE------------------------------------------------B---9-7-5-7-5-4-5-4-2-0-------0-2-9-9-9-10-9-----G---9-8-6-8-6-4-6-4-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-9-9-9-10-9-9---D-----------------------4-2-4------------------9-A------------------------------------------------E-0----------------------------------------------
BE-----------------------B------12-12------------G----9-11-13-11-9-------D-11--------------11-9--A-----------------12-11-E-----------------------
Verse:
E
You tell me that you've got every thing you want
And your bird can sing
F#m A E
But you don't get me You don't get me
Fill riff: BE-------------------------B--------12-12------------G------9-11-13-11-9-------D-9-11--------------11-9--A-------------------12-11-E-------------------------
Verse:You say you've seen seven wondersAnd your bird is greenBut you can't see me You can't see meMiddle: When your prize po--sessions start to G#m G+ B/F#E----------4------------------3------------------B-------4--4-----4----------4-4-4----------4-----G-----4------------6-4---4--------6-4---4--------D-6--------------------5--------------4----------A------------------------------------------------E------------------------------------------------
Weigh you down C#/FE-2-------------------------B-4-----4---------7-6-------G---------6-4-----6-6-6-----D---------------6-------6---A-------------8-----------8-E---------------------------
E F#m Look in my di----rection I'll be 'round I'llE----------0-------------2-----------------2-----B----------0-0---------2-2-2-------------2-2-2---G--------------1-----2----------2------2---------D------6-9-------2-4---------------4-4-----------A-7----------------------------------------------E------------------------------------------------
B be 'roundE--------------------B--------------------G-2--------8-8-8-----D----4---9-------9---A------------------9-E------7-------------
Guitar Solo: E B RE------------------------------------------------B----9-7-5-7-5-4-5-4-2-0-------0-2-9-9-9-10-9----G----9-8-6-8-6-4-6-4-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-9-9-9-10-9-9-4D------------------------4-2-4-------------------A------------------------------------------------E------------------------------------------------
BE-----7-7--------B---5-7-9-7-5----G-6-----------6--D----------------A----------------E----------------
F#m A E B RE--2-4-5-7-5-4-2-0---0-2-4-5-6-9-11-12-12-12-14--B------------------4-----------------------------G--2-4-6-8-6-4-2-1---1-2-4-6-8-9-11-13-13-13-14--D------------------4-----------------------------A------------------------------------------------E------------------------------------------------
E-12----------B----12-------G-13-13-13----D-------14-14-A----------14-E-------------
Middle:
When your bird is broken Will it bring you down?
You may be awoken I'll be 'round I'll be 'round
Verse:
Tell me that you've heard every sound there is
And your bird can swing
But you can't hear me You can't hear me
Repeat guitar solo:
. . then . .
End: AE-------------------------------------------------B---9-7-5-7-5-4-5---9-7-5-7-5-4-5--9-7-5-7-5-4-5-2G---9-8-6-8-6-4-6---9-8-6-8-6-4-6--9-8-6-8-6-4-6-2D------------------------------------------------2A-------------------------------------------------E-0---------------0---------------0---------------
B = bend up first note to second. . .
R = release first note to second. . .
In both cases, pick only first note
Magic E Chord for use in AYBCS. Note that this is
a real open, twangy sounding E5 chord. . . sounds
best on a Rickenbacker 325! Also sounds great in
Day Tripper.
E -0-B -0-G -9-D -9-A -7-E -0-
On June 10, 1995, Richard Fowler
(fowler@newshost.iphase.com) contributed the
following arrangement of the lead riff or tab
for AYBCS
E----------------------------------0--2--0--4-B-9--7\5--4\2-------------0--2--4--2--4--2--5-G-9--8-6--4-2--4\2--1--2--1--2--4-------------D--------------6-4--2--4----------------------A---------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------
E-4/5\4--0--------0--2--4--5--7--5-------------B-5-7-5--0--0--2-----2--4--7--9--7--9--7--5--7-G-----------------------------------9--8--6--8-D----------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------
E------------9---11--12--14--16--16--17--16-B-9--10--12--10--12--14--16--17--17--19--17-G-9--11--13---------------------------------D-------------------------------------------A-------------------------------------------E-------------------------------------------
E------------B-12---------G-----13-----D---------14-A------------E------------
I believe both Marc Hertzberg and Richard Fowler
were on the right track insofar as the melody is
concerned and I referred to their versions to
help confirm what I felt I was hearing on the Re-
volver version of And Your Bird Can Sing.However,
I can't see George Harrison zipping up and down
the fretboard to play these beautiful riffs. I
believe his riffs were confined to the higher
areas around the "Magic E Chord" discussed by Marc
Hertzberg. Also, the middle is based on easily
played chords and with easy transitions. Also, I
felt that there are corrections which need to be
made to the words.Anyway, this is the arrangement
I have come up with for this beautifully written
song. I hope you enjoy it! Any comments are cer-
tainly welcome.
Phil Ogden (Masp99@AOL.COM)
AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING -- REVOLVER VERSION
LENNON & MCCARTNEY
Intro:
---0---------------0---0---0------------------0------9-7---7-----------0---0---0---7-9-9-9/10\9---0------8-9-8-9-8-9-8-6-8-6---6-8-9-8-9-9--------6----------9---9-9-9-9-------6-----9----------------6----------------------------------------------------0------------------------------------------------
-0--------------------0---7-9-9p7------6-8-9-8-9-9p8-9--------9---------9-9------------------7--------------------
Verses:
E
You tell me that you've got everything you want
And your bird can sing
F#m A *E
But you don't get me -- you don't get me
Fill Riff:
E----------------------7-9-9p7--------9-8-9-9p8-9----9-9---------9-9--7-------------7------------------
E
You say you've seen seven wonders
And your bird is green
F#m A *E
But you can't see me -- you can't see me
When. . . possessions. . . .start G#m G+ B---------4-------------3-------------2--------------4-4-4---------4-4-4-2-0-----4-4-4-2-0------4-------6-4-0-4-------------4--------------6---------------------------4-----------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------
down Look. . . di..rection.I'll C#/F e F#m-------1-------------0-------------2------------2-2-2---------0-0-0---------2-2-2--------1-------1-----1-------1-----2-------2----3-----------3-2-----------2-4-----------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . .I'll. .'round F#m B-------2--------------2------------2-2-2----------4-4-4-2-0----2-------2------4------------4-----------4--------------------------------2-------------------------------------------
G#m G+
When your prized possessions
B/F# C#/F
Start to wear you down
E F#m
Look in my direction
B
I'll be 'round -- I'll be 'round
Musical Interlude:
---0---------------0---0---0------------------0------9-7---7-----------0---0---0---7-9-9-9/10\9---0------8-9-8-9-8-9-8-6-8-6---6-8-9-8-9-9--------6----------9---9-9-9-9-------6-----9----------------6----------------------------------------------------0------------------------------------------------
-0--------------------0-7--0--------------0-7--9----0---7-9-9p7---7-9-10-9-10-9-7-----7-9-10-9-11--6-8-9-8-9-9p8-9-8-9---------9-8-9-8-8-9--------------9---------9-----------------9-9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-11-12/13\12-7-------0--9/10\-9-9-9------------------9-9------------------9---------------------------------------
More verses:
When. . . . . broken. . . . will G#m G+ B---------4-------------3-------------2--------------4-4-4---------4-4-4-2-0-----4-4-4-2-0------4-------6-4-0-4-------------4--------------6---------------------------4-----------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------
down You. . . . . awoken. .I'll C#/F e F#m-------1-------------0-------------2------------2-2-2---------0-0-0---------2-2-2--------1-------1-----1-------1-----2-------2----3-----------3-2-----------2-4-----------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . .I'll. .'round F#m B-------2--------------2------------2-2-2----------4-4-4-2-0----2-------2------4------------4-----------4--------------------------------2-------------------------------------------
G#m G+
When your bird is broken
B/F# C#/F
Will it bring you down
E F#m
You may be awoken
B
I'll be 'round -- I'll be 'round
E
You tell me that you've heard every sound there is
And your bird can swing
F#m A *E
But you can't hear me -- you can't hear me
End:
---0---------------0---0---0------------9-7---7-----------0---0---0---7-9------8-9-8-9-8-9-8-6-8-6---6-8-9-8-9--------9---9-9-9-9-------6-----9-------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------
------------0-7--0--------------0-7--9--9p7---7-9-10-9-10-9-7-----7-9-10-9-11--9p8-9-8-9---------9-8-9-8-8-9--------------9-----------------9-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-11-12/13\12-7-------0-------------0-------------0--9/10\-9-9-9-----9-7---7-------9-7---7--------------------9-9-----8-9-8-9-8-----8-9-8-9-8------------------9-------9---9-9-------9---9-9-------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------0-------------
A---0-----------5----9-7---7-----5------8-9-8-9-8-6--------9---9-9-7----------------7--0-------------5-
NOTES:
e.g., 9/10\9 = Play 9 slide up to 10 slide down to 9. I sometimes substitute 9H10P9
e.g., 9p8 = 9 pull off to 8
* means strike base E string only before playing full E chord
