These known chords are used in this song.
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Across The Universe
the Beatles
Intro :
|–2—–/10—–9–7–5—————————————————–
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|–2—–/11—–9–7–6—–2–4–2–4–2–4–2–4–2–4–2–4–2–4–2–4–
|—–0——-0————–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–
|—————————-x–x–x–x–x–x–x–x–0—–0—–0—–0—–
|—————————-2—–2—–2—–2—————————–
D
Words
Bm
are
F#m
flowing out like endless rain into
A
paper
cup
Em7
A
A7
They slither while they pass they slip away across the Universe
D
Pools
Bm
of
F#m
sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind
Em7
Gm
Possessing and caressing me
D
A7sus4
Jai Guru Deva Om
A7
Nothing’s gonna change my world
G
Nothing’s
D
gonna change my world
A7
Nothing’s gonna change my world
G
Nothing’s
D
gonna change my world
D
Bm
F#m
Em7
Images of broken light which dance before me like
A
million
eyes
A
They
A7
call me on and on across the Universe.
D
Thoughts
Bm
meander
F#m
like
A
restless wind inside
A
letterbox
Em7
A
A7
They tumble blindly as they make their way across the Universe
D
A7sus4
Jai Guru De Va Om
A7
Nothing’s gonna change my world
G
Nothing’s
D
gonna change my world
A7
Nothing’s gonna change my world
G
Nothing’s
D
gonna change my world
D
Sounds
Bm
of
F#m
laughter, shades of earth are ringing through my opened ears
Em7
Gm
Inciting and inviting me
D
Bm
F#m
Em7
Limitless, undying love which shines around me like
A
million
suns
A
A
nd
A7
calls me on and on across the Universe.
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D
A7sus4
Jai Guru Deva Om
A7
Nothing’s gonna change my world
G
Nothing’s
D
gonna change my world
A7
Nothing’s gonna change my world
G
Nothing’s
D
gonna change my world
D
Jai Guru Deva. (Repeat)
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Another Version:
Intro :
-|–0—–/8—–7–5–3—————————————————–
-|————————5–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–
-|—–0–/9—–7–5–4—–0–2–0–2–0–2–0–2–0–2–0–2–0–2–0–2–
-|—————————2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–
-|–3————————2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–
-|————8————–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–
Verse 1:
C
Words
Am
are
Em
flowing out like endless rain into
A
paper
cup
Dm
They
G
slither as they fall they make their way across the universe
C
Pools
Am
of
Em
sorrow waves of joy are drifting through my open mind
Dm
Inciting
Fm
and inviting me
Chorus:
C
Jai
G
G
uru Da La Om
Nothing’s gonna change my world
F
Nothing’s
C
gonna change my world
G
Nothing’s gonna change my world
F
Nothing’s
C
gonna change my world
Beatles Tab by Marc Hertzberg
Digital Equipment Corporation
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Tab Special Notations:
—-0—- play the open string (‘fret zero’)
—-5—- play fret five
—-5~— play fret five with vibrato
—5/7— play fret five, slide up to fret seven
—75— play fret seven, slide down to fret five
–8b(9)– play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach
the pitch of fret nine
–
B
(9)8– play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine,
unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight
—-h7— hammer-on to fret seven
—-p5— pull-off to fret five
—/7—- slide up to fret 7 (the starting fret of the slide is
undefined, judge by ear)
—15— play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is
undefined, judge by ear)
—0h3— play the open string and immediately hammer-on to fret
three
—7p5— play fret seven and immediately pull-off to fret five
