MIND GAMES As recorded by John Lennon (From the 1973 Album MIND GAMES) Words and Music by John Lennon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Ken Ascher - Mellotron' Intro Q=74 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ slide) a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q |-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5---|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| | | Gtr II (Mellotron arr. for Gtr.) | H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |----12------------|----12------------|----12------------|----12-------------|| |--------------10--|--------------10--|--------------10--|--------------10---|| |----------12------|----------12------|----------12------|----------12-------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| Chorus | | H Q Q H Q Q ||-----12------------|----12------------| ||o--------------10--|--------------10--| ||-----------12------|----------12------| ||-------------------|------------------| ||o------------------|------------------| ||-------------------|------------------| a H Q Q a H Q Q 4x |-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5----|| |------------------|-------------------o|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|-------------------o|| |------------------|--------------------|| | | H Q Q H Q Q 4x |----12------------|----12--------------|| |--------------10--|--------------10---o|| |----------12------|----------12--------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|-------------------o|| |------------------|--------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses | | H H W +H H ||--3---------2------------|---------------------|-------------7---------| ||o-5---------3------------|-0-------------------|-(0)---------8---------| ||--5---------2------------|-0-------------------|-(0)---------7---------| ||-------------------------|-0-------------------|-(0)-------------------| ||o------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| ||-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| | | W H H H H |-2-------------------------|-3---------2------------|-----------7---------| |-3-------------------------|-5---------3------------|-8---------6---------| |-2-------------------------|-5---------2------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------| | | W W |-3-------------------|-5-------------------------|| |-3-------------------|-7-------------------------|| |-4-------------------|-7-------------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------------|| Chorus | | H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |----12------------|----12------------|----12------------| |--------------10--|--------------10--|--------------10--| |----------12------|----------12------|----------12------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q |-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5--| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| | | H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |----12------------|----12------------|----12------------| |--------------10--|--------------10--|--------------10--| |----------12------|----------12------|----------12------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q |-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5--| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| | | H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |----12------------|----12------------|----12------------| |--------------10--|--------------10--|--------------10--| |----------12------|----------12------|----------12------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| a H Q Q a H Q Q a H Q Q |-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5---|| |------------------|------------------|------------------o|| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------o|| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| | | H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |----12------------|----12------------|----12-------------|| |--------------10--|--------------10--|--------------10--o|| |----------12------|----------12------|----------12-------|| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------o|| |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| Outro | | H Q Q H Q Q ||-----12------------|----12------------| ||o--------------10--|--------------10--| ||-----------12------|----------12------| ||-------------------|------------------| ||o------------------|------------------| ||-------------------|------------------| a H Q Q a H Q Q 4x |-10s12-----3S==5--|-10s12-----3S==5----|| |------------------|-------------------o|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|-------------------o|| |------------------|--------------------|| | | H Q Q H Q Q 4x |----12------------|----12--------------|| |--------------10--|--------------10---o|| |----------12------|----------12--------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|-------------------o|| |------------------|--------------------|| 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