Norwegian Wood (D Major)
Artist:
Beatles, The
Tempo:
6/8 time
Roman Numerals:
I, i, ii7, IV, V7, m7
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
PollyEV
D
(D,F♯,A)
-
-
D
A
D
F♯
Dm
(D,F,A)
-
-
D
A
D
F
Em7
(E,G,B,D)
E
B
E
G
D
E
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
A7
(A,C♯,E,G)
-
A
E
G
C♯
E
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
Cmaj7
(C,E,G,B)
-
C
E
G
B
E
Intro Instrumental
D . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . C . CMaj7\ | D\ . . . . . |
D . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . C . CMaj7\ | D\ . . . . . |
Intro Riff
A __0_______2__0___________________________________________________________________
E _________________3___2_________0__3__2________________3_________________________
C ___________________________________________2________0____________________________
Low G ____________________________________________________________4_______2______________
Alternate Riff
A 5 • •/7 5 3/2 • • /0 3 2/• • •/• 3 •/• • •
E __________________________/3 /1 0/_____
C _____________________________________ /2____
G ____________________________________________
Verse 1
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I once had a girl, or should I say,
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
she once
[
Cmaj7
Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Minor Seventh
]
had
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
She showed me her room, isn't it good,
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
Norwe
[
Cmaj7
Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Minor Seventh
]
gian
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
wood
Verse 2
She
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
asked me to stay and she told me to sit any
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
where
So
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
chair
[
A7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Instrumental
D . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . C . CMaj7\ | D\ . . . . . |
Riff
A __0_______2__0__________________________________________________________________
E _________________3___2_________0__3__2________________3________________________ x 2
C ___________________________________________2________0___________________________
G _____________________________________________________________4_______2______________
Alternate Riff
A 5 • •/7 5 3/2 • • /0 3 2/• • •/• 3 •/• • •
E __________________________/3 /1 0/_____
C _____________________________________ /2____
G ____________________________________________
Verse 3
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I sat on a rug, biding my time,
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
drinking
[
Cmaj7
Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Minor Seventh
]
her
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
wine
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
We talked until two, and then she said,
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
it's time
[
Cmaj7
Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Minor Seventh
]
for
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
bed
Verse 4
She
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
told me she worked in the morning and started to
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
laugh
I
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
bath
[
A7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Verse 5
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
And when I awoke, I was alone,
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
this bird
[
Cmaj7
Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Minor Seventh
]
had
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
flown
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
So, I lit a fire, isn't it good,
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
Norwe
[
Cmaj7
Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Minor Seventh
]
gian
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
wood
Outro Instrumental
D . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . C . CMaj7\ | D\
Riff
A __0_______2__0__________________________________________________________________
E _________________3___2_________0__3__2________________3________________________
C ___________________________________________2________0___________________________
G ______________________________________________________________4______2______________
Alternate Riff
A 5 • •/7 5 3/2 • • /0 3 2/• • •/• 3 •/• • •
E __________________________/3 /1 0/_____
C _____________________________________ /2____
G ____________________________________________
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