MICHELLE
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 2003 Album RUBBER SOUL)
Transcribed by Paul Bell
Music by Lennon and Mcartney
Arranged by Paul Bell
Gtr I (E A D G B E)
Q=105
2/2
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q a Q Q Q
|----5--------5---|----5--------5---|-----5--3--1--|-5----5--5--5---||
|----6--------6---|----6--------6---|-----3--3--3--|-5--4h5--5--5---||
|-7------6---(6)--|-5------4---(4)--|-3------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-0-----(0)-------|-0------------|----------------||
|-0-----(0)---4---|-------------0---|--------------|-0--------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------||
H Q Q H Q Q H. Q W
H H Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-5-------5-------|----6--1-------|-0--5--0--0--|----1--4--1---|
|-----7-------7---|----3------3---|----5-----1--|-3--0--3--0---|
|-----7-------7---|----3------3---|----5-----2--|-1--1--4--1---|
|-0--(0)----------|-------0--(0)--|-------------|-3--0--3--0---|
|---------0--(0)--|---------------|-3-----------|-2------------|
|-----------------|-3-------------|-------3-----|--------------|
Q Q Q Q H Q Q H H Q Q Q Q
H Q E E +Q Q Q Q H H Q Q H
|-0----------1-0-|-(0)-----------||--5-------5-------|----6--1--------|
|-----2---3--3-2-|-(2)--2-----2--||o-----7-------7---|----3------3----|
|-----2---4------|------2-----2--||------7-------7---|----3------3----|
|----------------|---------------||--0--(0)----------|-------0--(0)---|
|-0--(0)---------|--0---0--2--4--||o---------0--(0)--|----------------|
|---------4------|---------------||------------------|-3--------------|
Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q
|-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q H. E E
|-0--5--0--0--|----1--4--1--|-0---------0-1--|-0---------------5--|
|----5-----1--|-3--0--3--0--|-----2---3-2-3--|------2---(2)-------|
|----5-----2--|-1--1--4--1--|-----2---4------|------2---(2)-------|
|-------------|-3--0--3--0--|----------------|--------------------|
|-3-----------|-2-----------|-0--(0)---------|-0---(0)---2---4----|
|-------3-----|-------------|---------4------|--------------------|
H H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q
|--3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. E E E E Q. E W
|-10-------10--------|-12--10-----------|---5-6-5-6-------|-1------------|
|-10-13-10-10-13-10--|-10--10------10---|-4-------------6-|-3------------|
|-10-------10--------|-12--10------10---|-5---------------|-3------------|
|--0-----------------|--0--(0)----------|-3-------0-------|-------0------|
|-----------0--------|----------0--(0)--|-----6-------3---|-1--3-----1---|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|
H H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E E E E Q E E +E E +Q +E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-0-5--5--5-10--5-3-|-(3)-1-(1)--(1)-1-3--|-5--5--5---5---|-5--5---5----5----|
|-3---(3)-----------|---------------------|-6-----6--(6)--|-6------6---(6)---|
|-0---(0)-----------|---------------------|-7-----6--(6)--|-5------4---(4)---|
|-------------------|--0-----2----3----5--|-7-------------|-0-----(0)--------|
|-0----2--------0---|---------------------|-----------4---|-------------0----|
|------------9------|---------------------|---------------|------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q H Q Q
1. 2.
H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-5--------0--------|-0---5----5----5----||-0---5----5----5---||
|-6---6----8----6---|-2---5----5----5---o||-2---5----5----5---||
|-3---3---------7---|-2------------------||-2-----------------||
|-0--(0)--(0)--(0)--|--------------------||-------------------||
|-------------------|-0--(0)--(0)--(0)--o||-0--(0)--(0)--(0)--||
|-------------------|--------------------||-------------------||
Q Q +Q +Q Q +Q +Q +Q Q +Q +Q +Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------------------|-------------|
|-----3----------3----------|----3-----3--|
|-----2----------2-------2--|-3--------3--|
|-0--(0)-0-2-4--(4)--5------|-------3-----|
|------------0--(0)-(0)-(0)-|-------5-----|
|---------------------------|-3-----------|
Q +E E E Q +E E E H H
|-3--| |---3---|
Q Q Q Q Q H Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----1----------1---|-----0----------0---|
|-----0------0---0---|-----1----------1---|
|-2--(2)-2-3---------|-0--(0)-0-2-3-------|
|-3--------------3---|-2--(2)---------2---|
|------------3--(3)--|------------4--(4)--|
Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q
|-3--| |-3--|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|-------------------||-10-------10--------|
|--------------|-------------------||-10-13-10-10-13-10--|
|----2---------|----2--------------||-10-------10--------|
|----2----3-0--|----2----------0-2-||--0-----------------|
|-4-----2------|-4-------0-2-3-----||-----------0--------|
|-5-----4------|-5-----0-----------||--------------------|
H H H H H H
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/michelle_tab_ver_5.html ]
Q. S S H E E E E Q. E W E E E E Q Q
|-12-------13p12-10------|---5-6-5-6-------|-1-----------|-0-5--5--5-10--5--|
|------10------------10--|-4-------------6-|-3-----------|-3---(3)----------|
|------12------------10--|-5---------------|-3-----------|-0---(0)----------|
|--0---(0)---------------|-3-------0-------|-------0-----|------------------|
|-----------------0------|-----6-------3---|-1--3-----1--|-0----2--------0--|
|------------------------|-----------------|-------------|------------9-----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E E +H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E H Q Q
|-3-1-(1)-----3--|-5--5--5---5---|-5--5---5-------5-|-5--------0--------|
|-3--------------|-6-----6--(6)--|-6------6---(6)---|-6---6----8----6---|
|-2-----------0--|-7-----6--(6)--|-5------4---(4)---|-3---3---------7---|
|-0----2---3-----|-7-------------|-0-----(0)--------|-0--(0)--(0)--(0)--|
|----------------|-----------4---|-------------0----|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|
Q Q Q Q H Q Q H Q Q Q Q +Q +Q
Q Q Q Q H H Q Q H Q Q Q Q
|-0---5----5----5---||-5-------5-------|----6--1-------|-0--5--0--0--|
|-2---5----5----5---||-----7-------7---|----3------3---|----5-----1--|
|-2-----------------||-----7-------7---|----3------3---|----5-----2--|
|-------------------||-0--(0)----------|-------0--(0)--|-------------|
|-0--(0)--(0)--(0)--||---------0--(0)--|---------------|-3-----------|
|-------------------||-----------------|-3-------------|-------3-----|
Q +Q +Q +Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q H H
|-3-|
Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q H. E E Q Q Q E E
|----1--4--1--|-0---------0-1--|-0---------------0-|-1------3---0-1-|
|-3--0--3--0--|-----2---3-2-3--|------2---(2)--3---|-3--3---2-------|
|-1--1--4--1--|-----2---4------|------2---(2)------|-2------2-------|
|-3--0--3--0--|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-2-----------|-0--(0)---------|-0---(0)---0-------|-0-----(0)--0---|
|-------------|---------4------|-------------------|----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q H Q Q
Dm7 Dm6
+Q Q Q E E H Q Q
|-(1)------3-----0-|-1-----0-----|
|--1---3---0-------|-3--------3--|
|--2-------2-------|----2--0-----|
|--0------(0)------|-0--------3--|
|--------------0---|-------------|
|------------------|-------------|
H Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-3--| |-3--|
H Q Q Q E E E Q +E E E
|---------------0---||-----------0-2--(2)-3-5---|
|-2--------3----2---||o-3--(3)-3-------3--------|
|-----2----4--------||------2----------2--------|
|-2---2---(2)--(2)--||------3-------------------|
|-0--(0)--(0)--(0)--||o-5----------0------------|
|-------------------||--------------------------|
Q Q +Q +Q H Q Q
|-3--| |-3--| |-3-|
H H Q +E E E Q Q Q +E E E Q Q H Q Q Q
|-6-----1-----|-0--(0)-0-1-3-----|----------0-------|-----------1------|
|----3-----3--|---------------1--|-3--(3)-3---6-----|-2-------3---3----|
|----3-----3--|---------------0--|-----1---------4--|-----2---4--------|
|-------0-----|-----5------------|-----3---------3--|-----2------------|
|-------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|-0--(0)-----------|
|-3-----------|------------3-----|------------4-----|---------4--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q H
1. 2.=H
|-3--| |-3-|
H +E E E E E E W
|---------------------0--||-----------------------*|
|-2-------(2)---0-2-3---o||-2------------------3--*|
|-----2-------2----------||-----2----------2--(2)-*|
|-----2------------------||-----2------4--(4)-(4)-*|
|-0--(0)---2------4-----o||-0--(0)--5-(5)-(5)-(5)-*|
|------------------------||-----------------------*|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|
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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
