THINGS WE SAID TODAY As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1964 Album A HARD DAY'S NIGHT) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand

x 0 ^Am2 2 1 0 0 0^Em11 0 0 0 0 x 3 2^C 0 1 0 x 3 ^C72 3 1 0 1 3 3^F 2 1 1 x 1 ^Bb3 3 3 1 x 0 2^A 2 2 0 x x ^D70 2 1 2

x 2 ^B71 2 0 2 0 2 ^E70 1 0 0 x 1 ^Bb73 1 3 1

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Acoustic Guitar' Intro Q=134 Am 4/4 Gtr III H Q E S S E E E E E E E S S | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr I H Q E S S H +Q. S S |---------------|-----------------------| |---------------|-----------------------| |-----------2-2-|-2-------(2)-------2-2-| |-----------2-2-|-2-------(2)-------2-2-| |-----------0-0-|-0-------(0)-------0-0-| |---------------|-----------------------| | | Gtr II | W Q Q E E +Q |---------------|-----5-------5-(5)-----| |---------------|-----5-------5-(5)-----| |---------------|-----5-------5-(5)-----| |---------------|-----------------------| |---------------|-----------------------| |---------------|-----------------------| 1st, 2nd & 4th Verses $ Am Em11 Am E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / H +Q. S S W |-----------------------||--------------------| |-----------------------||o-------------------| |-2-------(2)-------2-2-||--2-----------------| |-2-------(2)-------2-2-||--2-----------------| |-0-------(0)-------0-0-||o-0-----------------| |-----------------------||--------------------| | | Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-----5-------5-(5)-----||------5-----3-(3)---| |-----5-------5-(5)-----||o-----5-----3-(3)---| |-----5-------5-(5)-----||------5-----4-(4)---| |-----------------------||--------------------| |-----------------------||o-------------------| |-----------------------||--------------------| Am Em11 Am E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr II Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-----5-----3-(3)---|-----5-----3-(3)---| |-----5-----3-(3)---|-----5-----3-(3)---| |-----5-----4-(4)---|-----5-----4-(4)---| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| Em11 Am E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-----5-----3-(3)---|-----5-----3-(3)---| |-----5-----3-(3)---|-----5-----3-(3)---| |-----5-----4-(4)---|-----5-----4-(4)---| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| Chorus Am Em11 Am C 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q W W |-----5-----3-(3)---|-----5-----3-(3)---|-0---------------||-0---------------| |-----5-----3-(3)---|-----5-----3-(3)---|-1---------------||-1---------------| |-----5-----4-(4)---|-----5-----4-(4)---|-2---------------||-0---------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-2---------------||-2---------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------||-----------------| C7 F Bb Am Em11 Am 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W Q Q E E +Q |-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----5-----3-(3)---| |-3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|-----5-----3-(3)---| |-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-----5-----4-(4)---| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| To Coda Am Em11 Am E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr I W H Q E S S |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-----------------2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------0-0-| |-----------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | W Q Q E E +Q |-5---------------|-----5-----3-(3)-----| |-5---------------|-----5-----3-(3)-----| |-5---------------|-----5-----4-(4)-----| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| 1. E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / H +Q. S S W |-----------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------------|-------------------o|| |-2-------(2)-------2-2-|-2------------------|| |-2-------(2)-------2-2-|-2------------------|| |-0-------(0)-------0-0-|-0-----------------o|| |-----------------------|--------------------|| | | Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +Q |-----5----5--5-(5)-5---|-----5-----0-(0)----|| |-----5----5--5-(5)-5---|-----5-----1-(1)---o|| |-----5----5--5-(5)-5---|-----5-----2-(2)----|| |-----------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------------|-------------------o|| |-----------------------|--------------------|| Bridge 2.

^AGtr III ^A ^D7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Gtr II W Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-5---------------||-----5-----5-(5)---|-----5-----5-(5)---| |-5---------------||-----5-----5-(5)---|-----7-----7-(7)---| |-6---------------||-----6-----6-(6)---|-----7-----7-(7)---| |-----------------||-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------||-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------||-------------------|-------------------| B7 E7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-----7-----7-(7)---|-----7-----7-(7)---| |-----7-----7-(7)---|-----9-----9-(9)---| |-----8-----8-(8)---|-----9-----9-(9)---| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| A D7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-----5-----5-(5)---|-----5-----5-(5)---| |-----5-----5-(5)---|-----7-----7-(7)---| |-----6-----6-(6)---|-----7-----7-(7)---| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| B7 Bb7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-----7-----7-(7)---|-----6-----6-(6)---|| |-----7-----7-(7)---|-----6-----6-(6)---|| |-----8-----8-(8)---|-----7-----7-(7)---|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| 3rd Verse Am Em11 Am Em11 Am 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q W Q Q E E +Q W |-----5-----3-(3)---|-5---------------|-----5-----3-(3)---|-5---------------| |-----5-----3-(3)---|-5---------------|-----5-----3-(3)---|-5---------------| |-----5-----4-(4)---|-5---------------|-----5-----4-(4)---|-5---------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| Am Em11 Am Em11 Am 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q W Q Q E E +Q W |-----5-----3-(3)---|-5---------------|-----5-----3-(3)---|-0---------------|| |-----5-----3-(3)---|-5---------------|-----5-----3-(3)---|-1---------------|| |-----5-----4-(4)---|-5---------------|-----5-----4-(4)---|-2---------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-2---------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| Chorus C C7 F Bb 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W W |-0---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------| |-1---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------| |-0---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------| |-2---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Am Em11 Am E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q W |-----5-----3-(3)---|-5---------------| |-----5-----3-(3)---|-5---------------| |-----5-----4-(4)---|-5---------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| Em11 Am A E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q W |-----5-----3-(3)-----|-5----------------|| |-----5-----3-(3)-----|-5----------------|| |-----5-----4-(4)-----|-6----------------|| |---------------------|------------------|| |---------------------|------------------|| |---------------------|------------------|| Bridge A D7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-----5-----5-(5)---|-----5-----5-(5)---| |-----5-----5-(5)---|-----7-----7-(7)---| |-----6-----6-(6)---|-----7-----7-(7)---| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| B7 E7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-----7-----7-(7)---|-----7-----7-(7)---| |-----7-----7-(7)---|-----9-----9-(9)---| |-----8-----8-(8)---|-----9-----9-(9)---| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| A D7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-----5-----5-(5)---|-----5-----5-(5)---| |-----5-----5-(5)---|-----7-----7-(7)---| |-----6-----6-(6)---|-----7-----7-(7)---| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| D.S. al Coda B7 Bb7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-7---7-----7-(7)---|-6---6-----6-(6)---|| |-7---7-----7-(7)---|-6---6-----6-(6)---|| |-8---8-----8-(8)---|-7---7-----7-(7)---|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| Outro &

^AmGtr III E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Gtr I H +Q. S S H +Q. S S H +Q. S S |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-2-------(2)-------2-2-|-2-------(2)-------2-2-|-2-------(2)-------2-2-| |-2-------(2)-------2-2-|-2-------(2)-------2-2-|-2-------(2)-------2-2-| |-0-------(0)-------0-0-|-0-------(0)-------0-0-|-0-------(0)-------0-0-| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| | | Gtr II | Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-----5-------5-(5)-----|-----5-------5-(5)-----|-----5-------5-(5)-----| |-----5-------5-(5)-----|-----5-------5-(5)-----|-----5-------5-(5)-----| |-----5-------5-(5)-----|-----5-------5-(5)-----|-----5-------5-(5)-----| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / H +Q. S S H +Q. S S |-----------------------|------------------------*| |-----------------------|------------------------*| |-2-------(2)-------2-2-|-2-------(2)-------2-2--*| |-2-------(2)-------2-2-|-2-------(2)-------2-2--*| |-0-------(0)-------0-0-|-0-------(0)-------0-0--*| |-----------------------|------------------------*| | | Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q |-----5-------5-(5)-----|-----5-------5-(5)------*| |-----5-------5-(5)-----|-----5-------5-(5)------*| |-----5-------5-(5)-----|-----5-------5-(5)------*| |-----------------------|------------------------*| |-----------------------|------------------------*| |-----------------------|------------------------*| 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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