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LOVELY RITA
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1967 Album SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=96
Bb Ab
4/4
Gtr I
S S E E. S +S S E E S S S S E E. S +E S S +S E S
|-6-6-6-6--6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4--4-(4)-4-4-(4)-4-4-|
|-6-6-6-6--6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4--4-(4)-4-4-(4)-4-4-|
|-7-7-7-7--7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-5-|
|-8-8-8-8--8-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6--6-(6)-6-6-(6)-6-6-|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
EbS S E E. S S S E S S E BbE. S S S E E. S S S E BbE E E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|------------------------|-----------------------||-----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------||-----------------|
AbE S S S S E E S S S S E EbS S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chorus
BbS S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S EbE E E E DbE E AbE E EbE E E E BbE E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-8-8-8-8-6-6-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-8-8-8-8-6-6-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------||-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------||-------------4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-|
1st & 2nd Verses
Cm F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb
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
|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||--6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--|
|-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||o-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2--|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||--8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3--|
|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||--8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|---------1-1-1-1-|-----------------||----------4-4-4-4-|---------2-2-2-2--|
Eb Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Eb 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
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-|-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6--|
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8--|
|---------6-6-6-6-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-2-2-2-|---------6-6-6-6--|
Chorus
EbQ CmQ FQ BbQ EbE E E E DbE E AbE E EbE E E E BbE E E E CmE E E E FE E E E
|-6--3--1--1--||-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--|
|-8--4--1--3--||-8-8-8-8-6-6-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1--|
|-8--5--1--3--||-8-8-8-8-6-6-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2--|
|-8--5--3--3--||-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--|
|-6--3--3--1--||-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-------1-----||-------------4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-|---------1-1-1-1--|
1.
Bb Bbsus4 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 W
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-6----||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6----||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7----||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8----||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-8----||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6----||
Piano Solo
Eb Db Ab Eb Bb Cm 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
|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---||
|-8-8-8-8-6-6-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|-8-8-8-8-6-6-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
|-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
|-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--o||
|-------------4-4-|---------6-6-6-6-|---------1-1-1-1-|-------------------||
Interlude
2.
Bb Ab Eb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
Bb Ab
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Outro
EbE E E E E E E E BbE E E E E E E E AbmE S S E S S E S S E S S
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||--------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||--------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||--------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------*|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------*|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------*|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6----------*|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6----------*|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4----------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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