#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: davies@ils.nwu.edu (Brian Davies) Subject: TAB: Clapton's Solo to "While My Guitar..." WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS by George Harrison [Am] [Am7/G] [Am6/F#] [Fmaj7] [Am] [G] [D] [E7] I [Am] look at you [Am7/G] all, see the [Am6/F#] love there that's [Fmaj7] sleeping [Am] While my gui[G]tar gently [D] weeps [E7] I [Am] look at the [Am7/G] floor and I [Am6/F#] see it needs [Fmaj7] sweeping [Am] Still my gui[G]tar gently [C] weeps [E7] [A] I don't know [C#m] why [F#m] nobody [C#m] told you [Bm] How to unfold your [E7] love [A] I don't know [C#m] how [F#m] someone cont[C#m]rolled you [Bm] They bought and sold [E7] you. I [Am] look at the [Am7/G] world and I [Am6/F#] notice it's [Fmaj7] turning [Am] While my gui[G]tar gently [D] weeps [E7] With [Am] every mis[Am7/G]take we must [Am6/F#] surely be [Fmaj7] learning [Am] Still my gui[G]tar gently [C] weeps [E7] Solo on Verse (transcribed at end) [A] I don't know [C#m] how [F#m] you were di[C#m]verted [Bm] You were perverted too [E7] [A] I don't know [C#m] how [F#m] you were in[C#m]verted [Bm] No one alerted you. [E7] I [Am] look at you [Am7/G] all see the [Am6/F#] love there that's [Fmaj7] sleeping [Am] While my gui[G]tar gently [D] weeps [E7] [Am] Look at you [Am7/G] all . . . [Am6/F#] [Fmaj7] [Am] Still my gui[G]tar gently [C] weeps. [E7] Solo on Verse Twice Solo: C E7 Am Am7/G Am6/F# (e) |------------|----------10h12-|-8~---------|------8-8~~~|~~~~~-------| (B) |-----13\10--|-8h10-/13-------|---10-------|-8h10-------|------------| (G) |------------|----------------|------------|------------|------------| (D) |------------|----------------|------------|------------|------------| (A) |------------|----------------|------------|------------|------------| (E) |------------|----------------|------------|------------|------------| Fmaj7 Am G D E7 (e) |------8-8~~~|~~~~--------|-8-10h12p10-8-12~~|~~--15\----|---17~~~~~-| (B) |-8h10-------|-------8h10-|------------------|---------15p13---------| (G) |------------|------------|------------------|-----------|-----------| (D) |------------|------------|------------------|-----------|-----------| (A) |------------|------------|------------------|-----------|-----------| (E) |------------|------------|------------------|-----------|-----------| Am Am7 Am6 (e) |-17-17~~~-17p15h17----------15-----|----------15-------| (B) |---------------|---17-15h17----15~-|-13h15-17----17p15-| (G) |---------------|-------------------|-------------------| (D) |---------------|-------------------|-------------------| (A) |---------------|-------------------|-------------------| (E) |---------------|-------------------|-------------------| Fmaj7 Am G (e) |-------------------|--------------------|-----------------| (B) |-13~~--13----------|-13-13--------------|-----------------| (G) |----------14p12h14-|--------------12----|-----------------| (D) |-------------------|--------12h14----14-|-12-12--10h12p10-| (A) |-------------------|--------------------|-----------------| (E) |-------------------|--------------------|-----------------| C E7 (e) |-------------------|-------------17-15-17-17p15h17-| (B) |-------------13-13-|-15-15-17-17-------------------| (G) |----12-14-14-------|-------------------------------| (D) |-14----------------|-------------------------------| (A) |-------------------|-------------------------------| (E) |-------------------|-------------------------------| ************************************************************************** * Brian Davies Never his mind on where he was. * * Institute For The Learning Sciences Hmph. What he was doing. Hmph! * * 1890 Maple Avenue - Yoda * * Evanston, IL 60201 * **************************************************************************