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OCTOPUS'S GARDEN
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1969 Album ABBEY ROAD)
Words and Music by Ringo Starr
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=96
N.C.
4/4
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------12h14p12-------------------|
|------9h11s13----------13s11-9---11s13---|
|-9h11------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H E E E E
|-----------------------------3-------4---|
|-----------------------------4-------5---|
|-----------------------------4-------4---|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
BS S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------12-----------------------------|
|-----------------14p12------------10---11----|
|------9h11s13----------13s11------11---12----|
|-9h11------------------------14--------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| H E E E E
|------------------------------2----2----2----|
|------------------------------4----4----4----|
|------------------------------4----4----4----|
|------------------------------4----4----4----|
|------------------------------2----2----2----|
|---------------------------------------------|
E Q S S S S C#mS S S S S S S S A S S S S E E B E E Q
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-12-----14---------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-13----------13s11-9---9---11p9------|-------------------------------||
|--------------------------------11p9-|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|-11s9-7---7---9----------------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------/7-/7---/7-----||
|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|--0----------------4-----------------|--5--------------7-------------||
|------0-------0----------5-------5---|--------5-----5-------7------7-||
|----1------1-----------6------6------|------6-----6-------8------8---||
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------4--------4--------|----------7--------------9-----||
|--0------0---------------------------|--5--------------7-------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
EGtr III C#m
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
||--0-----------0-----------|-4-----------4-----------|
||o-----0-----0-----------0-|-----5-----5-----------5-|
||----1-----1-------1-----1-|---6-----6-------6-----6-|
||----2-----2-----2-----2---|---6-----6-----6-----6---|
||o-------2-----------2-----|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|
||--0-----------0-----------|-------------------------|
AGtrs I, II B
W W
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-5-----------5-----------|-7-----------7-----------|
|-----5-----5-----------5-|-----7-----7-----------7-|
|---6-----6-------6-----6-|---8-----8-------8-----8-|
|---7-----7-----7-----7---|---9-----9-----9-----9---|
|-------7-----------7-----|-------9-----------9-----|
|-5-----------5-----------|-7-----------7-----------|
EH Q S S S S
|-------------------12----------|
|----------------------14p12----|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-0-----------0-----------------|
|-----0-----0--------------0----|
|---1-----1-------1--------1----|
|---2-----2-----2-------2-------|
|-------2------------2----------|
|-0-----------0-----------------|
C#m
H E +S S +E E
|--------------14b16==(14)r-14-(14)---12-|
|----------------------------------------|
|-13-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
|--4------------4------------------------|
|------5-----5-------------------------5-|
|----6-----6-----------------6---------6-|
|----6-----6------------6-----------6----|
|--4-----4------4----------------4-------|
|----------------------------------------|
A W BQ E E a Q Q
|--------------------------|-------7---9-9s11-----7------||
|-14-----------------------|-----------------------------||
|--------------------------|-------8---9-9s11-----8------||
|--------------------------|-----------------------------||
|--------------------------|-----------------------------||
|--------------------------|-----------------------------||
|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|--5-----------5-----------|-7--------------7------------||
|------5-----5-----------5-|-----7-----7--------------7--||
|----6-----6-------6-----6-|---8-----8----------8-----8--||
|----7-----7-----7-----7---|---9-----9--------9-----9----||
|--------7-----------7-----|-------9--------------9------||
|--5-----------5-----------|-7--------------7------------||
Pre-Chorus
C#mW W AW BW
|-9--------|--------------|----------|------------------||
|----------|--------------|----------|------------------||
|-9--------|--------------|----------|------------------||
|----------|--------------|----------|------------------||
|----------|--------------|----------|------------------||
|----------|--------------|----------|------------------||
|
| W +H Q Q W E E E E E E E E
|-4--------|-(4)----4--4--|-5--------|-7-7-7-7---7-7----||
|-5--------|-(5)----5--5--|-5--------|-7-7-7-7---7-7----||
|-6--------|-(6)----6--6--|-6--------|-8-8-8-8---8-8----||
|-6--------|-(6)----------|-7--------|-9-9-9-9---9-9----||
|-4--------|-(4)----------|-7--------|-9-9-9-9---9-9----||
|----------|--------------|-5--------|-7-7-7-7---7-7----||
Chorus
EH S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------14p12-----14p12---|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-0-----------0-------------------|
|-----0-----0-----------------0---|
|---1-----1-----------1-------1---|
|---2-----2---------2------2------|
|-------2---------------2---------|
|-0-----------0-------------------|
To Coda
C#m H S S S S S S S S AW B
|--------------14p12---14p12-12-14----|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-13----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|--4------------4---------------------|-----5-----------7---------|
|------5-----5-------------------5----|---5---5-------7---7-------|
|----6-----6------------6--------6----|---6-----6-----8-----8-----|
|----6-----6---------6--------6-------|---------------------------|
|--4-----4------4----------4----------|-7---------7-9---------9---|
|-------------------------------------|-5---------5-7---------7---|
1. 2.
EQ Q. Q E EH E a Q E
|-------9\-------4----------||------------------------------||
|--------------------------o||---------------------------12-||
|-------9\-------4----------||---------------11s13----------||
|---------------------------||------------------------------||
|--------------------------o||------------------------------||
|---------------------------||------------------------------||
|
| Gtr III
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-----0------------0--------||-----0---------------0--------||
|---0---0--------0---0-----o||---0---0-----------0---0------||
|---1------1-----1-----1----||---1-----1---------1-----1----||
|---------------------------||------------------------------||
|-2----------2-2---------2-o||-2---------2-2--------------2-||
|-0----------0-0---------0--||-0---------0-0--------------0-||
Guitar Solo
AE Q E S +S S S E. S
|---------------14-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|---16b18----------16pb18r(16)-14---14------16s==|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
|---------5-----------------------5--------------|
|----5------5-------------------5----5-----------|
|----6--------6-----------------6-------6--------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------------7--7---------------------7------|
|-5--------------5--5---------------------5------|
F#m S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S D E E E E +E S +S E E
|----------------------------------------------|-19b21-------17----17-(17)-19b21==(19)r-------17-|
|----17-17---17-------17---17-17-------17---17-|-------------------------------------------------|
|-18--------------/18--------------/18---------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|----------2---------------------2-------------|----------10-----------------------10------------|
|--------2----2----------------2-----2---------|-------10----10------------10-----------10-------|
|--------2------2--------------2--------2------|-------11-------11---------11--------------11----|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|--4----------------4----4----------------4----|-12----------------12--12---------------------12-|
|--2----------------2----2----------------2----|-10----------------10--10---------------------10-|
E E E E E +E E a +E +E
|-17-------------------------------------------------|
|----------17----17-(17)-17----17b19==(17)r===(17)---|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------12------------------12-----------------------|
|----12----12------------12------------12------------|
|----13-------13---------13----------------13--------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-14-------------14--14------------------------14----|
|-12-------------12--12------------------------12----|
A Q S S S S +S S S S E E a F#m S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------14--------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------17---17-17-------17---17-17-------17---17-|
|-14-----------14-16b18==(16)r----16---14---16-|-16s18--------------/18--------------/18---------|
|--------14-16---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|------5-----------------------------5---------|-------------2---------------------2-------------|
|----5----5------------------------5----5------|----------2-----2----------------2-----2---------|
|----6-------6---------------------6------6----|----------2-------2--------------2--------2------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|--7------------7----------7-----------------7-|-----4----------------4----4----------------4----|
|--5------------5----------5-----------------5-|-----2----------------2----2----------------2----|
D E E E E E S +S S S E E
|-19b21-------19b21-------19pb21r(19)-17----17----19----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
|----------10----------------------------12-------------|
|-------10----10----------------------12----12----------|
|-------11----------11----------------13-------13-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-------------------12-14----------------------14----|
|-10-------------------10-12----------------------12----|
D.S. al Coda &
A E. S +Q S B S E E E A H B H
|-17----17-(17)--------------------||----------------------------|
|---------------------16---16-16\--||-14------------12-----------|
|---------------------16---16-16\--||----------------------------|
|---------------------16---16-16\--||----------------------------|
|---------------------14------14\--||----------------------------|
|----------------------------------||----------------------------|
|
| E S S S S E S S E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|--------5-------------7----7--7---||-------5------------7-------|
|-----5------5---------7----7--7---||----5----5--------7---7-----|
|-----6---------6------8----8--8---||----6------6------8-----8---|
|----------------------9----9--9---||----------------------------|
|--7--------------7----9----9--9---||--7----------7--9---------9-|
|--5--------------5----7----7--7---||--5----------5--7---------7-|
C#mS S S S E S S +S S S S Q
|-------------------------------9--------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------9---9----9-11b13==(11)r---13-----------|
|-9s11---------------------------------14------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------9--------------------------9---------|
|-------9---9----------------------9----9------|
|------11-----11------------------11------11---|
|--------------------------------------------9-|
|-9--------------9----------9----------------7-|
AW B C#m E +S S E E +S S E E E
|-------------------------|-14pb16r(14)-12-----14pb15r(14)-12-----12---14-|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-----5-----------7-------|--------------4----------------------4---------|
|---5---5-------7---7-----|----------5-----5------------------5----5------|
|---6-----6-----8-----8---|----------6-------6----------------6------6----|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------4-|
|-7---------7-9---------9-|--4------------------4-------4---------------2-|
|-5---------5-7---------7-|-----------------------------------------------|
AW B
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-----5-----------7--------||
|---5---5-------7---7------||
|---6-----6-----8-----8----||
|--------------------------||
|-7---------7-9---------9--||
|-5---------5-7---------7--||
Outro
E
|----3----|
S S S E E S S S S S S Q +H +E E Q
|-14pb15r14p12--------------------------------|--------------------*|
|--------------14-12--------------------------|--------------------*|
|--------------------13s11-9h11p=9---11b13====|=(11)----(11)r------*|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------*|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------*|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------*|
|
| E E Q E E E E W
|-12------------------------------------------|--------------------*|
|-12------------------------------------------|--------------------*|
|-13----------------------------12---13-------|--------------------*|
|-14----------------------------13---14-------|--------------------*|
|-14----------------------------14---14-------|--------------------*|
|-12------------------------------------------|--------------------*|
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