The Scientist Chords & Tabs
Tuning: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb,
E6 A E7Major Bsus4
E|----------------------------|
B|--5------2-------5------5---|
G|--4------2-------4------4---|
D|--2------2-------2------4---|
A|--4------0-------2------2---|
E|----------------------------|
(The acoustic parts can seem as if they need more fill, to do so play both the G and D
strings when playing the picking patterns)
Intro/Verses
E6 A
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2-----5/7-5--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2---------|
A|--4-------------------------0------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E7Major
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E6 A E7M
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
E6 A E7M
I had to find you, Tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart
E6 A E7M
Tell me your secrets, And ask me your questions
Oh, let's go back to the start
E6 A E7M
Running in circles, Coming up tails
Heads on a science apart
(For the strumming parts such as the chorus, just strum the chords and you can add in
this during the a chord if you want)
(this is where you choose to play it or play
another 2 "A" chords instead)
E6 A
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2-----5/7-5--|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-------2-----2-----2/4-2--|
D|--2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2/4-2--|
A|--4-----4-----4-----4-------0-----0------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E7Major
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
D|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E6 A E7M
Nobody said it was easy, It's such a shame for us to part
E6 A E7M
Nobody said it was easy, No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh, take me back to the start
Verses
E6 A
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2-----5/7-5--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2---------|
A|--4-------------------------0------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E7Major
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/willie_nelson/the_scientist_tab.html ]
E6 A E7M
I was just guessing, At numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart
E6 A E7M
Questions of science, Science and progress
Don't speak as loud as my heart
E6 A E7M
Tell me you love me, Come back and haunt me
Oh, and I rush to the start
E6 A E7M
Running in circles, Chasing tails
Coming back as we are
E6 A E7M
Nobody said it was easy, Oh It's such a shame for us to part
E6 A E7M
Nobody said it was easy, No one ever said it would be this hard
(little ending acoustic part)
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|------2--4--2---2--4---|
D|----2---------4--------|
A|--2--------------------|
E|-----------------------|
I'm going back to the start
Ending Rhythm Guitar (you can choose to play it this way the whole song)
E6 A
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2-----5/7-5--|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-------2-----2-----2/4-2--|
D|--2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2/4-2--|
A|--4-----4-----4-----4-------0-----0------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E7Major Bsus2
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
D|--2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
(Extra leads in song)
INTRO LEAD Guitar
E|--------------------------------|
B|---5-7b9r7--7b9r7p5---7b9r7--5--|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------9h10p9---5--5------5--9-9------|
G|-------6--4--4---------------------------4-----------9----|
D|-/4-7-------------------------------2------2-----------9--|
A|-------------------------------------------------7--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Lead verses
E|----------------------------------------|
B|---7b9r7--5---------5--7----------7--5--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
violin solo
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/12--12--10-9-10--9--10--14--12--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------13/11--13/11--11br--9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/13--11--9--------12br--12br---9----12br---12br---9--|
D|--------------9----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Guitar acoustic out
E|--12-12-12-12---------------------------------|
B|---------------14--14-14-14---12-12-12-12-12--|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Lead Electric out
E|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--12--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11--|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
