Beatles - Lady Madonna Chords & Tabs

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LADY MADONNA
As recorded by The Beatles

Transcribed by Jeff Perrin
        

Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Piano (PM low strings if you play on a guitar)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion'

 Intro
  Moderately Q=110
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E S S E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-5-5---5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5---5-------||
|-1-2---1-0---------|-1-2-1-0---------|-1-2-1-0---------|-----0---2-------||
|-----------2---2---|---------2-------|---------2---2---|-2---0-0-2-------||
|---------0-0-0---0-|---------0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-------------||
|-0-0-4-4-----------|-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|-----------0-0-0-||
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||


   1st Verse
    E E E E E E S S E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||--5-5---5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5---5--------||
||o-1-2---1-0---------|-1-2-1-0---------|-1-2-1-0---------|-----0---2-------o||
||------------2---2---|---------2-------|---------2---2---|-2---0-0-2--------||
||----------0-0-0---0-|---------0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-2-2-|-3-3--------------||
||o-0-0-4-4-----------|-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|-----------0-0-0-o||
||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||


 Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-0-1-1-|-3---------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-------------|
|-2-2-2-2---------|-------0---0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|
|-0-0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2-2-|
|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-|-----------------|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|
|-----------------|-3-3-3---3---3---|-------------3-3-|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   H    H      H    H
|-----------------|-----------------|------2----|-0----0----||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-------------|-5----3----|-3----3----||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|-5----2----|-2----1----||
|-----------------|-------------2-2-|-5---------|-2----2----||
|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-3----2----|-----------||
|-------------3-3-|-----------------|-----------|-----------||


 2nd Verse
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E S S E    E  E E E E E E   E
|-5-5---5-5-5-------|--5--5-5-5-5---------|
|-1-2---1-0---------|--1--2-1-0-----------|
|-----------2---2---|-----------2---------|
|---------0-0-0---0-|-----------0-0-0---0-|
|-0-0-4-4-----------|--0--0-4-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E S S E   +E  E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)---------------2-|
|---------0-0-3-4---|-----------0-0-3-4---|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|


   E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E  E   E
|--5--5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5---5----------||
|--1--2-1-0---------|-----0---2----------||
|-----------2---2---|-2---0-0-2----------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3----------------||
|--0--0-4-4---------|-----------0--0---0-||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|
| +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E Q   +Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(2)---------------|--------------------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-5-5S7---(7)\---||
|-----0-3-4---------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||


 Interlude
  E E E E E E S S E    E  E E E E E E   E
|-5-5---5-5-5-------|--5--5-5-5-5---------|
|-1-2---1-0---------|--1--2-1-0-----------|
|-----------2---2---|-----------2---------|
|---------0-0-0---0-|-----------0-0-0---0-|
|-0-0-4-4-----------|--0--0-4-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E S S E   +E  E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)---------------2-|
|---------0-0-3-4---|-----------0-0-3-4---|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|


   E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E  E   E
|--5--5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5---5----------||
|--1--2-1-0---------|-----0---2----------||
|-----------2---2---|-2---0-0-2----------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3----------------||
|--0--0-4-4---------|-----------0--0---0-||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|
| +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E Q   +Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(2)---------------|--------------------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-5-5S7---(7)\---||
|-----0-3-4---------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||


 Chorus
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-0-1-1-|-3---------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-------------|
|-2-2-2-2---------|-------0---0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|
|-0-0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2-2-|
|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-|-----------------|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|
|-----------------|-3-3-3---3---3---|-------------3-3-|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   H    H      H    H
|-----------------|-----------------|------2----|-0----0--------------||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-------------|-5----3----|-3----3--------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|-5----2----|-2----1--------------||
|-----------------|-------------2-2-|-5---------|-2----2--------------||
|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-3----2----|---------------------||
|-------------3-3-|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W                 W                 W           H    E S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|--------2-0---0------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|------------3---3-2--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/lady_madonna_tab_ver_5.html ]
 3rd Verse
  E E E E E E S S E    E  E E E E E E   E
|-5-5---5-5-5-------|--5--5-5-5-5---------|
|-1-2---1-0---------|--1--2-1-0-----------|
|-----------2---2---|-----------2---------|
|---------0-0-0---0-|-----------0-0-0---0-|
|-0-0-4-4-----------|--0--0-4-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E S S E   +E  E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)---------------2-|
|---------0-0-3-4---|-----------0-0-3-4---|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|


   E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E  E   E
|--5--5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5---5----------||
|--1--2-1-0---------|-----0---2----------||
|-----------2---2---|-2---0-0-2----------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3----------------||
|--0--0-4-4---------|-----------0--0---0-||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|
| +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E Q   +Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(2)---------------|--------------------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-5-5S7---(7)\---||
|-----0-3-4---------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||


 Interlude
  E E E E E E S S E    E  E E E E E E   E
|-5-5---5-5-5-------|--5--5-5-5-5---------|
|-1-2---1-0---------|--1--2-1-0-----------|
|-----------2---2---|-----------2---------|
|---------0-0-0---0-|-----------0-0-0---0-|
|-0-0-4-4-----------|--0--0-4-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E S S E   +E  E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)---------------2-|
|---------0-0-3-4---|-----------0-0-3-4---|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|


   E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E  E   E
|--5--5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5---5----------||
|--1--2-1-0---------|-----0---2----------||
|-----------2---2---|-2---0-0-2----------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3----------------||
|--0--0-4-4---------|-----------0--0---0-||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|
| +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E Q   +Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(2)---------------|--------------------||
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-5-5S7---(7)\---||
|-----0-3-4---------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||


 Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|---------0-0-1-1-|-3---------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-------------||
|-2-2-2-2---------|-------0---0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------||
|-0-0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2-2-||
|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-|-----------------|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----||
|-----------------|-3-3-3---3---3---|-------------3-3-|-----------------||


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   H    H      H    H
|-----------------|-----------------|------2----|-0----0--------------||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-------------|-5----3----|-3----3--------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------------|-5----2----|-2----1--------------||
|-----------------|-------------2-2-|-5---------|-2----2--------------||
|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-3----2----|---------------------||
|-------------3-3-|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W                 W                 W           H    E S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|--------2-0---0------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|------------3---3-2--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------||


 4th Verse
  E E E E E E S S E    E  E E E E E E   E
|-5-5---5-5-5-------|--5--5-5-5-5---------|
|-1-2---1-0---------|--1--2-1-0-----------|
|-----------2---2---|-----------2---------|
|---------0-0-0---0-|-----------0-0-0---0-|
|-0-0-4-4-----------|--0--0-4-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E S S E   +E  E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)---------------2-|
|---------0-0-3-4---|-----------0-0-3-4---|
|-0-0-3-4-----------|-----0-3-4-----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|


   E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E  E S S E
|--5--5-5-5-5---5---|-5---5---5-----------|
|--1--2-1-0---------|-----0---2-----------|
|-----------2---2---|-2---0-2-2--2---2----|
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-----------------|
|--0--0-4-4---------|--------------0---0--|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E Q.       E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(2)---------------|---------------------|
|-----------0-0-2-2-|-3-3-5-5S7--------7--|
|-----0-3-4---------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|


 2/4         4/4
  E E S S E   E    E    E  E +H        E  E S S E E E S S E   E E E E +H
|-----------|-----------------------|--5--5---5---5-5---5---|-5---5-5-(5)----*|
|-3-3---3---|-4---------3--2-(2)----|--2--2---2---3-3---3---|-4---3-2-(2)----*|
|-4-4-----4-|-5---------4--2-(2)----|-------------4-4---4---|-5---4-2-(2)----*|
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
|-2---2-----|-3----3----2--0-(0)----|--0----0---0-2---2---2-|-3-3-2-0-(0)----*|
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
|
|                                      >
| E Q     E   Q      A +E  E +H       +W                      W
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
|-4-4-----4-|-4b5====4r(4)----------|-----------------------|----------------*|
|-----------|--------------7-(7)----|-(7)-------------------|----------------*|
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|



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