Norwegian Wood (v2) (A Major)
Artist: Beatles, The    Tempo: Brisk    Strum Pattern: | D – d u d u D – d u d u | or 6 strums    Roman Numerals: I, i, I+, ii, IV, V, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, The Beatles, 1965. (Their version is in E)

6/8 time. Strum pattern: | D – d u d u D – d u d u | counted as | 1 – 2 & 3 & 4 – 5 & 6 & |

Slashes after a chord indicate the number of beats (of 6) it gets in one shared measure. So, "[A]/// ... [G]///" means | [A] D – d u d u [G] D – d u d u |

Hyphen after slash = 1–beat rest (let ring). So, "[A]////––" means | [A] D – d u d u D – – – |

IMPORTANT: for "A+" leave the second string OPEN (unlike version shown). Leave fingers in "A" shape and only drop pinky onto the 1st string, 4th fret. If playing in a different key, IGNORE the "+" because it won't sound right.
Entered by: Cheryl Leon Levy   
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
A+
(A,C♯,E♯)
- A E♯ A C♯ E♯
Bm
(B,D,F♯)
F♯ B F♯ B D F♯
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
E
(E,G♯,B)
- - E B E G♯
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G

NW Riff    (playing options: v1   v3   v4   )
E|--12--------14--12--10--|--9--------7--10--9--|--5--------3--10--2--|--0--| B|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----| G|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----| D|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----| A|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----| E|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----|


Section 1
Intro (and/or R~iff x2 - note that the last note in the Riff gets a full 6 beats before you proceed; they were cut off in the Riff render):
IMPORTANT: for "A+" leave the second string OPEN (unlike version shown). Leave fingers in "A" shape and put a pinky down on A-string, 4th fret (2104)
If playing in a different key, IGNORE the "+" because it won't sound right.
In the first line I'm demonstrating the count:
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] (one two three four five six)		 [A+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Unison] (one two three four five six)		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /// (one two three)		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] /// (four five six)		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] (one two three four five six)
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[A+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ///		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ///		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1:
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I once had a		 [A+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Unison] girl, or should I		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /// say		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] /// she once had		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] She showed me her		 [A+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Unison] room, isn’t it		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /// Good		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] /// Norwegian		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ////–– wood?

Bridge 1:
For E chords in this song, you can also bar the 4th fret and put a pinky down on A-string, 7th fret (4447)
She [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] asked me to stay and she
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Told me to sit any–		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] –where
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ... So		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I looked around and I
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Noticed there wasn’t a		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] chair		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ////––

Verse 2:
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I sat on a		 [A+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Unison] rug, biding my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /// time,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] /// drinking her		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wine
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] We talked until		 [A+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Unison] two and then she		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /// said,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] /// “It’s time for		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bed”

Instrumental (and/or Riff x1):
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[A+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Unison] |		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ///		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ///		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ////––

Bridge 1:
She [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] told me she worked in the
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Morning and started to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] laugh
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ... I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] told her I didn’t and
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Crawled off to sleep in the		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] bath		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ////––

Verse 3:
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And when I a–		 [A+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Unison] –woke I was a–		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ///–lone,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] /// this bird had		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] flown
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] So I lit a		 [A+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Unison] fire, isn’t it		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /// good		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] /// Norwegian		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wood?

Outro (and/or Riff x1):
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[A+Augmented Chord (U,M3,A5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ///		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] /// (three slowing strums)		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /–––––  (one strum, let ring)

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