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                    Michelle - The Beatles
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Written by: Lennon/McCartney
From: "Rubber Soul" (1965)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

I put down two versions here:
1. capo 5th fret (original chords, featuring the "edgy" 7#9 in the verse)
2. capo 3rd fret ('streamlined' with minor 7 chord instead)

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VERSION 1
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EDIT: After a lifetime of playing a minor 7 chord as the second chord in the 
verse, I finally came to realise that this second chord is actually a major 
chord, which still includes the minor third sung by the lead vocal by being
played as a 7#9. This Version 1 here presents the actual chords played on
the Beatles' recording, so I included the F7#9. 

If this chord is played too brashly, though, it does not sound true to the
overall feel of the song (the guitars are mixed extremely low there, the 
chord just doesn't 'stick out', it is barely audible at all). So, be careful 
with this chord (or play the alternative voicing I point out below which has 
the important notes on the high strings, but leaves out the major third).

capo: 5th fret
play: C (verse) / Cm (middle 8 / intro)
key: F (verse) / Fm (middle 8 / intro)

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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Cm        x-x-x-5-4-3
Cmmaj7    x-x-x-4-4-3
Cm7       x-x-x-3-4-3
Cm6       x-x-x-2-4-3
Fmadd9    x-x(1)1-1-3
Fm        x-x-x-1-1-1
Fm7       x-x-x(1)4-x

C         x-3-2-0-1-0
F7#9      1-3-x-2-4-4 (should not be over-accentuated, else it might 
 alternative: x(3)3-5-4-4 (major third left out)           sound 'wrong')
Bb6       x-1-3-3-3-3
 alternative: x-1-3-3-3-1 (plain major chord)
Adim7     x-0-1-2-1-2
G         3-x-0-0-3-3

Eb7       x-6-5-6-4-x
Ab     (t)4-6-6-5-4-x
G7        3-5-3-4-3-3

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capo 5th fret

[Intro] / [Interlude]
  Cm     Cmmaj7   Cm7     Cm6      Fmadd9  Fm (Fm7) G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----3---1-------/3---3---3-3-3---|
B|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|----1-------4---/3---3---3-3-3---|
G/5-------4-------|3-------2-------|1---------------|0---0---0-0-0---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  (bass) – no capo
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------2---|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|------------3---|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|

[Outro]
In the final bars of the outro, the diminished chord can be heard 
moving up and down as pointed out in the tab.
  Adim7            G       Adim7    G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----------------|----3-------2---|----3---3-3-3---|
B|1---4---7---4---|3---3---1---1---|3---3---3-3-3---|
G|2---5---8---5---|0---0---2---2---|0---0---0-0-0---|
D|1---4---7---4---|0-------1-------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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[Intro]
| Cm Cmmaj7 | Cm7 Cm6 | Fmadd9      Fm Fm7| G |


[Verse]
C        F7#9
Michelle, my belle
Bb6                  Adim7       G
These are words that go together well
Adim7 G
My  Michelle


[Verse]
C        F7#9
Michelle, my belle
Bb6               Adim7            G
Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble
Adim7       G
Très bien ensemble


[Middle 8]
  Cm
I love you, I love you, I love you
Eb7                   Ab
 That's all I want to say
G7              Cm
 Until I find a way
       Cm      Cmmaj7   Cm7     Cm6
I will say the only      words I know that
Fmadd9  Fm   Fm7  G
You'll  un - der -stand


[Verse]
C        F7#9
Michelle, my belle
Bb6               Adim7            G
Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble
Adim7       G
Très bien ensemble


[Middle 8]
  Cm
I need to, I need to, I need to
Eb7                 Ab
 I need to make you see
G7                    Cm
 Oh, what you mean to me
  Cm    Cmmaj7   Cm7    Cm6
Until I do  I'm   hoping you will
Fmadd9  Fm   Fm7  G
Know    what I    mean


[Solo] (= verse)
| C | F7#9 | Bb | Adim7 | G Adim7 | G |
 (I love you ...)


[Middle 8]
  Cm
I want you, I want you, I want you
Eb7                  Ab
 I think you know by now
G                    Cm
 I'll get to you somehow
  Cm    Cmmaj7   Cm7     Cm6
Until I do  I'm   telling you so
Fmadd9  Fm   Fm7  G
You'll  un - der -stand


[Verse]
C        F7#9
Michelle, my belle
Bb6               Adim7            G
Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble
Adim7       G
Très bien ensemble


[Outro]
       Cm      Cmmaj7   Cm7     Cm6
I will say the only     words I know that
Fmadd9  Fm   Fm7  G          [ C ]
You'll  un - der -stand, my Michelle

| C | F7#9 | Bb | Adim7 | G Adim7 | G |
 (I love you ...)
                   [see tab above]

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VERSION 2
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Capo 3 has a little more "bottom end" (especially in the Bridge, which might 
be good when playing alone. For those who think the 7#9 chord in the verse
is too much, this has the smoother minor 7 chord that sounds more streamlined
(because the chord duplicates the lead vocal). The original has the edgy 7#9, 
though.

capo: 3rd fret
play: D (verse) / Dm (middle 8 / intro)
key: F (verse) / Fm (middle 8 / intro)

Transpose +3 for chords in original key

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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm        x-x-x-7-6-5  or: x-x-x-2-3-1
Dmmaj7    x-x-x-6-6-5  or: x-x-x-2-2-1
Dm7       x-x-x-5-6-5  or: x-x-x-2-1-1
Dm6       x-x-x-4-6-5  or  x-x-x-2-0-1
Gmadd9    x-x(0)3-3-5
Gm        x-x-x-3-3-3
Gm7       x-x-x(3)6-x

Bdim7     x-2-3-1-3(1)

Asus4     x-0-2-2-3-x

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capo 3rd fret

[Intro] / [Interlude] / [Coda]
  Dm     Dmmaj7   Dm7     Dm6      Gmadd9  Gm (Gm7) A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----5-------5---|----5-------5---|----5---3-------|5---5---5-5-5---|
B|----6-------6---|----6-------3---|----3-------6---|5---5---5-5-5---|
G/7-------6-------|5-------4-------|3---------------|6---6---6-6-6---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  (bass)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------2---|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|------------3---|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|

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[Intro]
| Dm Dmmaj7 | Dm7 Dm6 | Gmadd9    Gm Gm7 | A |
                  (see tab)

[Verse]
D        Gm7
Michelle, my belle
C                    Bdim7       A
These are words that go together well
Bdim7 A
My  Michelle


[Verse]
D        Gm7
Michelle, my belle
C                 Bdim7            A
Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble
Bdim7       A
Très bien ensemble


[Middle 8]
  Dm
I love you, I love you, I love you
F7                    Bb
 That's all I want to say
A        Asus4 A Dm
 Until I find  a way
       Dm      Dmmaj7   Dm7     Dm6
I will say the only      words I know that
Gmadd9  Gm   Gm7  A
You'll  un - der -stand


[Verse]
D        Gm7
Michelle, my belle
C                 Bdim7            A
Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble
Bdim7       A
Très bien ensemble


[Middle 8]
  Dm
I need to, I need to, I need to
F7                  Bb
 I need to make you see
A             Asus4 A  Dm
 Oh, what you mean  to me
  Dm    Dmmaj7   Dm7    Dm6
Until I do  I'm   hoping you will
Gmadd9  Gm   Gm7  A
Know    what I    mean


[Solo] (= verse)
| D | Gm7 | C | Bdim7 | A Bdim7 | A |
 (I love you ...)


[Middle 8]
  Dm
I want you, I want you, I want you
F7                   Bb
 I think you know by now
A            Asus4 A   Dm
 I'll get to you   somehow
  Dm    Dmmaj7   Dm7     Dm6
Until I do  I'm   telling you so
Gmadd9  Gm   Gm7  A
You'll  un - der -stand


[Verse]
D        Gm7
Michelle, my belle
C                 Bdim7            A
Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble
Bdim7       A
Très bien ensemble


[Coda]
       Dm      Dmmaj7   Dm7     Dm6
I will say the only      words I know that
Gmadd9  Gm   Gm7  A          [ D ]
You'll  un - der -stand, my Michelle

| D | Gm7 | C | Bdim7 | A Bdim7 | A |

(repeat and fade)
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