The Beatles - She said she said

SHE SAID SHE SAID As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1966 Album REVOLVER) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar w/ capo 1st fret' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Electric Guitar w/ capo 1st fret' Intro Q=103 4/4 Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret) E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E Q Q Q E S S +S S E |-------------0---|------------------|----------------------------|| |---0-2h3-2h3-----|------------------|----------------------------|| |-2-------------2-|-(2)--2------2-2--|-2----2------2--2-2-(2)-2-2-|| |-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|| | | Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret) | W Q E. S E E Q E E +S S E E. S +S S E |-----------------|---------------0--|----------------------------|| |-----------------|------2------2----|---2-(2)-----2--------------|| |-----------------|---------0--------|---------0--------0-(0)-----|| |-----------------|-----------2------|-----------2------------2---|| |-----------------|--0---------------|-0------------------------0-|| |-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses Q Q E S S +S S E ||---------------------------| ||o--------------------------| ||--2---2-----2-2-2-(2)-2--2-| ||---------------------------| ||o--------------------------| ||---------------------------| | | E E S S E E S S +S E. ||----------------------3----| ||o---2-------3---3-(3)------| ||--------0------------------| ||----------2---2------------| ||o-0---0--------------------| ||---------------------------| Q Q E S S +S S E Q Q E E E E |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------0----2h====3-| |-2----2------2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2---2-----2--------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| | | E E +S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S +S E. |---------------------------|---------------------3----| |---3-(3)-----3-------------|---2-------3---3-(3)------| |---------2-------2-----2---|-------0------------------| |-0-------------0----0----0-|---------2---2------------| |-----------0---------------|-0---0--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| Q Q E S S +S S E Q Q E E E E |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-2-------------------------|-------------0----2h====3-| |------2------2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2---2-----2--------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| | | E E +S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S +S E. |---------------------------|---------------------3----| |---3-(3)-----3-------------|---2-------3---3-(3)------| |---------2-------2-----2---|-------0------------------| |-0-------------0----0----0-|---------2---2------------| |-----------0---------------|-0---0--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| E E E E +E S S +S S S S |------0------------------------| |-2h3---------------------------| |-----------2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| | | E E +S S E E S S S S E |-------------------------------| |---3-(3)------3----------------| |---------2---------2-----2-----| |-0---------------0----0----0---| |-----------0-------------------| |-------------------------------| W E E E E +H |--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|----2-4b6-2-(2)---------| |--------------------|-4----------------------| |--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------| | | Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E S S E |------3-(3)---------|------------------------| |------3-(3)-3-(3)---|-3--------2-(2)-2-2-2-2-| |-0----0-(0)-------0-|-2--------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-| |-2----0-(0)---------|-0--------2-(2)-2-2-2-2-| |-0----2-(2)---------|----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-| |--------------------|------------------------| E +E E E +E E +Q E E E E +H |--------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------|----------------------o|| |-4pb6r(4)-2-4-(4)-0-(0)---|-2p0-------------------|| |--------------------------|-----2-----------------|| |--------------------------|-------0-(0)----------o|| |--------------------------|-----------------------|| | | Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E S S E |------------3-(3)---------|-----------------------|| |------------3-(3)-3-(3)---|-3-----2-(2)-2-2-2-2--o|| |-0----------0-(0)-------0-|-2-----0-(0)-0-0-0-0---|| |-2----------0-(0)---------|-0-----2-(2)-2-2-2-2---|| |-0----------2-(2)---------|-------0-(0)-0-0-0-0--o|| |--------------------------|-----------------------|| Bridge 3/4 W H T T S S T T S S S S H. W |--------------|----------------------------||--------------|------------| |--------------|----------------------------||--------------|------------| |--------------|----------------------------||--------------|------------| |--------------|--------------2-------2-----||--------------|------------| |--------------|--------2h3h4---2h3h4---3h4-||--------------|------------| |--------------|----------------------------||-3------------|------------| | | Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |-0--0--3--3-3-|-0--0-0-0-----0-----0---0---||-3--3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0-| |-2--2--3--3-3-|-2--2-2-2-----2-----2---2---||-3--3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-| |-0--0--0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-----0-----0---0---||-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-| |-2--2--0--0-0-|-2--2-2-2-----2-----2---2---||-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-| |-0--0--2--2-2-|-0--0-0-0-----0-----0---0---||-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-| |--------------|----------------------------||--------------|------------| Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| |----3p2-0---|------------|------------|--------3---|------------|------------| |------------|-2---0-0----|---------0--|----0-2-----|---------2--|---------0--| |------------|---------2--|-----0-2----|-0----------|-----0-2----|-----0-2----| |------------|------------|-0----------|------------|-0----------|-0----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| | | Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q |-0--0---0-0-|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--|-2--2---2-2-|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--| |-0--0---0-0-|-2-2-2---2--|-2-2-2---2--|-3--3---3-3-|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--| |-0--0---0-0-|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--|-2--2---2-2-|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--| |-2--2---2-2-|-2-2-2---2--|-2-2-2---2--|-0--0---0-0-|-2-2-2---2--|-2-2-2---2--| |-2--2---2-2-|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--|------------|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--| |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| 3rd & 4th Verses 4/4 Q E E Q Q Q E S S +S S E |------------||---------------------------| |--------3---||o--------------------------| |----0-2-----||--2---2-----2-2-2-(2)-2--2-| |-0----------||---------------------------| |------------||o--------------------------| |------------||---------------------------| | | Q Q E E E E S S E E S S +S E. |------------||----------------------3----| |-7--7---7-7-||o---2-------3---3-(3)------| |-7--7---7-7-||--------0------------------| |-7--7---7-7-||----------2---0------------| |-5--5---5-5-||o-0---0--------------------| |------------||---------------------------| Q Q E S S +S S E Q Q E E E E |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------0----2h====3-| |-2----2------2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2---2-----2--------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| | | E E +S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S +S E. |---------------------------|---------------------3----| |---3-(3)-----3-------------|---2-------3---3-(3)------| |---------2-------2-----2---|-------0------------------| |-0-------------0----0----0-|---------2---2------------| |-----------0---------------|-0---0--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| Q Q E S S +S S E Q Q E E E E |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-2-------------------------|-------------0----2h====3-| |------2------2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2---2-----2--------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| | | E E +S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S +S E. |---------------------------|---------------------3----| |---3-(3)-----3-------------|---2-------3---3-(3)------| |---------2-------2-----2---|-------0------------------| |-0-------------0----0----0-|---------2---2------------| |-----------0---------------|-0---0--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| E E E E +E S S +S S S S |------0------------------------| |-2h3---------------------------| |-----------2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| | | E E +S S E E S S S S E |-------------------------------| |---3-(3)------3----------------| |---------2---------2-----2-----| |-0---------------0----0----0---| |-----------0-------------------| |-------------------------------| W E E E E +H |--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|----2-4b6-2-(2)---------| |--------------------|-4----------------------| |--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------| | | Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E S S E |------3-(3)---------|------------------------| |------3-(3)-3-(3)---|-3--------2-(2)-2-2-2-2-| |-0----0-(0)-------0-|-2--------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-| |-2----0-(0)---------|-0--------2-(2)-2-2-2-2-| |-0----2-(2)---------|----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-| |--------------------|------------------------| 1. E +E E E +E E +Q E E E E +H |--------------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------------|----------------------|| |-4pb6r(4)-2-4-(4)---------|-2p0------------------|| |------------------5-(5)---|-----2----------------|| |--------------------------|-------0-(0)----------|| |--------------------------|----------------------|| | | Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E S S E |------------3-(3)---------|----------------------|| |------------3-(3)-3-(3)---|-3-----2-(2)-2-2-2-2--|| |-0----------0-(0)-------0-|-2-----0-(0)-0-0-0-0--|| |-2----------0-(0)---------|-0-----2-(2)-2-2-2-2--|| |-0----------2-(2)---------|-------0-(0)-0-0-0-0--|| |--------------------------|----------------------|| Bridge 3/4 W H T T S S T T S S S S H. W |--------------|----------------------------||--------------|------------| |--------------|----------------------------||--------------|------------| |--------------|----------------------------||--------------|------------| |--------------|--------------2-------2-----||--------------|------------| |--------------|--------2h3h4---2h3h4---3h4-||--------------|------------| |--------------|----------------------------||-3------------|------------| | | Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |-0--0--3--3-3-|-0--0-0-0-----0-----0---0---||-3--3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0-| |-2--2--3--3-3-|-2--2-2-2-----2-----2---2---||-3--3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-| |-0--0--0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-----0-----0---0---||-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-| |-2--2--0--0-0-|-2--2-2-2-----2-----2---2---||-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-| |-0--0--2--2-2-|-0--0-0-0-----0-----0---0---||-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-| |--------------|----------------------------||--------------|------------| Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| |----3p2-0---|------------|------------|--------3---|------------|------------| |------------|-2---0-0----|---------0--|----0-2-----|---------2--|---------0--| |------------|---------2--|-----0-2----|-0----------|-----0-2----|-----0-2----| |------------|------------|-0----------|------------|-0----------|-0----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| | | Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q |-0--0---0-0-|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--|-2--2---2-2-|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--| |-0--0---0-0-|-2-2-2---2--|-2-2-2---2--|-3--3---3-3-|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--| |-0--0---0-0-|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--|-2--2---2-2-|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--| |-2--2---2-2-|-2-2-2---2--|-2-2-2---2--|-0--0---0-0-|-2-2-2---2--|-2-2-2---2--| |-2--2---2-2-|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--|------------|-0-0-0---0--|-0-0-0---0--| |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| Outro 2. 4/4 Q E E Q E E E E +H Q Q E S S +S S E |-------------||------------------------||----------------------------| |--------3---o||------------------------||----------------------------| |----0-2------||----2-4b6-2-(2)---------||-2----2------2--2-2-(2)-2-2-| |-0-----------||-4----------------------||----------------------------| |------------o||------------------------||----------------------------| |-------------||------------------------||----------------------------| | | Q Q E E Q. E +E E S S E E E +S S E E. S +S S E |-2--2---2-2--||------------------------||----------------------------| |-3--3---3-3-o||-3--------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---0-0--||-0--------2-(2)-2-2-2-2-||-----------2----------------| |------------o||----------0-(0)-0-0---0-||-0--------------------------| |-------------||------------------------||----------------------------| Q Q E E E E Q E E E S S +S S E |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------0----2h===3-|-2--------------------------| |-2----2------2--------------|------2----2-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| | | E E +S S E E. S +S S E E E +S S E E. S +S S E |----------------------------|----------------------------| |---2-(2)-----2----------2---|---2-(2)-----2----------2---| |---------0--------0-(0)---0-|---------0--------0-(0)---0-| |-----------2----------------|-----------2----------------| |-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| Q Q E E E E |----------------------------| |----------------0----2h===3-| |-2----2------2--------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| | | E E +S S E E. S +S S E |----------------------------| |---2-(2)-----2----------2---| |---------0--------0-(0)---0-| |-----------2----------------| |-0--------------------------| |----------------------------| E E E E E S S +S S E Q Q E E E E |------0---------------------|-----------------------------| |-2-3------------------------|----------------0----2h===3--| |-----------2-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2----2------2---------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| | | E E +S S E E. S +S S E E E +S S E E. S +S S E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---2-(2)-----2----------2---|---2-(2)-----2----------2----| |---------0--------0-(0)---0-|---------0--------0-(0)---0--| |-----------2----------------|-----------2-----------------| |-0--------------------------|-0---------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| Q E E E S S +S S E |----------------------------| |-2--------------------------| |------2----2-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| | | E E +S S E E. S +S S E |----------------------------| |---2-(2)-----2----------2---| |---------0--------0-(0)---0-| |-----------2----------------| |-0--------------------------| |----------------------------| Q E E E S S +S S E Q Q E S S +S S E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-2--------------------------|-----------------------------| |------2----2-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2----2------2--2-2-(2)-2-2--| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| | | E E +S S E E. S +S S E E E +S S E E. S +S S E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---2-(2)-----2----------2---|---2-(2)-----2----------2----| |---------0--------0-(0)---0-|---------0--------0-(0)---0--| |-----------2----------------|-----------2-----------------| |-0--------------------------|-0---------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| Q Q E E E E |----------------------------| |----------------0----2h===3-| |-2----2------2--------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| | | E E +S S E E. S +S S E |----------------------------| |---2-(2)-----2----------2---| |---------0--------0-(0)---0-| |-----------2----------------| |-0--------------------------| |----------------------------| Q E E E S S +S S E Q Q E E E E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-2--------------------------|----------------0----2h===3--| |------2----2-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2----2------2---------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| | | E E +S S E E. S +S S E E E +S S E E. S +S S E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---2-(2)-----2----------2---|---2-(2)-----2----------2----| |---------0--------0-(0)---0-|---------0--------0-(0)---0--| |-----------2----------------|-----------2-----------------| |-0--------------------------|-0---------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| E E E E E S S +S S E Q Q E E E E |------0---------------------|----------------------------| |-2-3------------------------|----------------0----2h===3-| |-----------2-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2----2------2--------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| | | E E +S S E E. S +S S E E E +S S E E. S +S S E |----------------------------|----------------------------| |---2-(2)-----2----------2---|---2-(2)-----2----------2---| |---------0--------0-(0)---0-|---------0--------0-(0)---0-| |-----------2----------------|-----------2----------------| |-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| Q E E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------*| |-2---------------------------*| |------2----2-2--2-2-(2)-2-2--*| |-----------------------------*| |-----------------------------*| |-----------------------------*| | | E E +S S E E. S +S S E |-----------------------------*| |---2-(2)-----2----------2----*| |---------0--------0-(0)---0--*| |-----------2-----------------*| |-0---------------------------*| |-----------------------------*| 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 She said, "I know what it's like to be dead. I know what it is to be sad." And she's making me feel like I've never been born I said, "Who put all those things in your head? Things that make me feel that I'm mad. And you're making me feel like I've never been born." She said, "You don't understand what I said." I said, "No, no, no, you're wrong. When I was a boy everything was right, Everything was right." I said, "Even though you know what you know, I know that I'm ready to leave 'Cause you're making me feel like I've never been born." She said, "You don't understand what I said." I said, "No, no, no, you're wrong. When I was a boy everything was right, Everything was right." I said, "Even though you know what you know, I know that I'm ready to leave 'Cause you're making me feel like I've never been born." She said, "I know what it's like to be dead. I know what it is to be sad. I know what it's like to be dead..."