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The Beatles - What Goes On guitar tab

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THE BEATLES - WHAT GOES ON (Lennon/McCartney) from RUBBER SOUL album.

Released 3rd December 1965.

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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva

Chorus

What goes on in your heart?

What goes on in your mind?

You are tearing me apart

When you treat me so unkind

What goes on in your mind

Verse

The other day I saw you

As I walked along the road

But when I saw him with you

I could feel my future fold

It's so easy for a girl like you to lie

Tell me why

Chorus

Verse

I met you in the morning

waiting for the tides of time

But now the tide is turning

I can see that I was blind

It's so easy for a girl like you to lie

Tell me why

What goes on in your heart?

Solo

I used to think of no on else

But you were just the same

You didn't even think of me

As someone with a name

Did you mean to break my heart and watch me die

Tell me why

Chorus

In your mind

In your mind

...............................................

The first are a couple of examples about how rythm guitar goes and then

there's the intro and the solo guitar part along with the words

E

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

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D|-------------2------|-------------2------|-------------2------|

A|-------------2------|-------------2------|-------------2------|

E|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4-----4---|x2

A

E|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|

G|-------------2------|-------------2------|

D|-------------2------|-------------2------|

A|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|

E

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D|-------------2------|-------------2------|-------------2------|

A|-------------2------|-------------2------|-------------2------|

E|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|x2

A B

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G|-------------2------|-------------2------|-------------4------|

D|-------------2------|-------------2------|-------------4------|

A|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4-------/-|2-------5/6-------6\|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G|-------------4------|-------------2------|2-------2-----2-----|

D|-------------4------|-------------2------|2-------2-----2-----|

A|2-------5/6---------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|0-------3/4---------|0---------(0)-------|

E

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

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D|-------------2------|-------------2------|-------------2------|

A|-------------2------|-------------2------|-------------2------|

E|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|x2

A

E|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|

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D|-------------2------|-------------2------|

A|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|

E

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D|-------------2------|-------------2------|-------------2------|

A|-------------2------|-------------2------|-------------2------|

E|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|x2

A B

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G|-------------2------|-------------2------|--------4----4------|

D|-------------2------|-------------2------|--------4----4------|

A|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G|--------4----4------|-------------2------|2-------4-----4-----|

D|--------5----5------|-------------2------|2-------5-----5-----|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|0-------3/4---------|0-------------------|

Intro

E B

E|-----0---------3----|-----4--------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|--4-------4---------|

G|-----1----2----3----|4-------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|4------4-----5R4----|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

Chorus

E

E|-----0--------------|0-------------------|--------------------|

B|------------0-------|--------------------|------------0-------|

G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

D|2-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

What goes on

E|0-------------------|-----0--------------|0------------0------|

B|--------------------|-------------0------|-------0------------|

G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

in your heart? What goes on

A

E|--------------------|--------------------|-----0------------0-|

B|--------------------|--------------------|------------2-------|

G|--------------------|--------------------|---------------0----|

D|--------------------|--------------------|2-------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

in your mind?

E

E|---------0----------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|---2---------2------|--------------------|--------------------|

G|------0---------0---|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

you are tea...........................ring me a....part

E|-----0------------0-|--------------------|------0-------------|

B|--------------------|--------3-----0-----|--------------------|

G|-------------1------|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

When you tre.................

A

E|--------------------|--------------------|0------0------------|

B|--------------------|-----2--------------|---2----------------|

G|--------------------|------------0-------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

..at me so un....kind What goes on

B E

E|--------------------|--------------------|-----0--------------|

B|-----------------0--|--------------------|--------------------|

G|--------------------|--------------------|------------1-------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

in your mind?

Verse

E|0-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|-----0--------------|--------------------|

G|--------------------|-----1------1-------|-----1------1-------|

D|--------------------|-----2------2-------|-----2------2-------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

The other day I saw you As I

A E

E|--------------------|------------0-------|--------------------|

B|-----1--------------|-----1------1-------|------------0-------|

G|-----2-------2----2-|-----2------2-------|----1---------------|

D|-----2-------2------|-----2------2-------|----2---------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

walked along the road But when I saw him with

A

E|--------------------|-----0--------------|-----0------0-------|

B|--------------------|-----1-------0---0--|-----1------1-------|

G|-----1-------1------|-----2--------------|-----2------2-------|

D|-----2-------2------|-----2--------------|-----2------2-------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

you I could feel my future fold it's so

B E

E|-----0--------------|---------------2----|-----0--------------|

B|-----1-----------0--|-----0---------0----|-------------3------|

G|-----2-------2------|---------2-----2----|------------------0-H

D|-----2--------------|---------------1----|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

ea...sy for a girl like you to lie

Chorus

B

E|---0----------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------3-----0-----|------------0-------|---0----------0-----|

G|1-------------------|-----2-------------3/4--------3----------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

tell me why What goes on

E

E|--------------------|--------------------|----0------------0--|

B|--------------------|--------------------|-----------3--------|

G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

in your heart

E|--------0-----------|-------------0------|--------------0-----|

B|--------------------|-------3------------|--------3-----------|

G|---1----------------|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

What goes on in your mind

A

E|------------5-------|---5----------------|--------------------|

B|-----5--------------|----------8---------|--------------------|

G|--------------------|6-------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

You are tea...................

E

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|-----3-----3-P-0----|--------------------|

G|--------------------|1-------------------|0-H-1---------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

.....ring me a...part When you treat

A

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|-----3-------0------|--------------------|--------------------|

G|--------------------|0-------1-----------|-----0--------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

me so un...kind

B

E|0-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G|---------0----------|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

What goes on in your mind

Verse

E

E|-----0-------------0|--------------------|-----0--------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|-------------0------|

G|------------1-------|---------1----------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

I met you in the mor..

A

E|--------------------|-----0--------0-----|-----0------0-------|

B|--------------------|-----1--------1-----|-----1------1-------|

G|-----1-------1------|-----2--------2-----|-----2--0-2-2----0--|

D|--------------------|-----2--------2-----|-----2------2-------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

.....ning wai..ting for the tides of time But

E A

E|--------------------|--------------------|-----0--------0-----|

B|--------------------|--------------------|-----1--------1-----|

G|-----2------0-------|----2------0------2-|-----2--------2-----|

D|--------------------|--------------------|-----2--------2-----|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

now the tide is tur.......ning I can see that I was blind

B

E|-----0--------0-----|-----0--------0-----|-----2--------------|

B|-----1--------1-----|-----1--------1-----|-----0--------------|

G|-----2--------2-----|-----2--------2-----|-----2--------------|

D|-----2--------2-----|-----2--------2-----|-----1--------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------3-B-4|

it's so ea....sy for a girl like you to lie

E B

E|---------------0----|---0----0-----------|--------------------|

B|-----0------------3-|--------------------|---------------0----|

G|------------1-------|--------------------|-----2----2-------2-H

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|0-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

Tell me why

E

E|--------------------|-----0--------------|0-----------0-------|

B|---0----------0----0|------------3-------|--------------------|

G|4--------3-------3--|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

What goes on in your heart?

Solo

E|-----7--------------|7------7----7-------|----12--------------|

B|--------------------|--0-----------------|----------12--------|

G|-----------7--------|---------------7----|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A

E|12-----12-----------|-----9--------------|9-----------9-------|

B|--12--------12------|------------10------|-------10-----------|

G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E

E|-----0--------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|

B|------------3-------|-------3----0-------|-----0------0-------|

G|-------------------0H1---------------1---|--------------------|

D|--------------------|------------------/-|6-------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|0------0---------0--|-----0--------------|0-------------------|

B|--0---------0-------|------------3-------|-------3----0-----0-|

G|--------------------|--------------------|---------------1----|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A B

E|-----0-------------0|---------0---------0|----2--------2------|

B|--------------------|---2---------2------|-----------------0--|

G|-------0---0---0----|------0---------0---|-------2------------|

D|2-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

Verse

E

E|--------------------|-----0--------------|0-------------------|

B|------0------0----0-|------------3-------|-------3------------|

G|3-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

I

A

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|------------0-------|------------0-------|--------------------|

G|----1---------------|----1--------------0H2----2-------2------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

used to think of no one else but you were just the same

E

E|0-----------0-------|-----7--------------|--------------------|

B|1-----------1-------|--------------------|-----7--------------|

G|2-----2-----2-------|------------7-------|-----7--------------|

D|2-----------2-------|--------------------|-----6--------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|-----7--------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

You didn't e.....ven think of me as

A

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|-----1------1-------|1----1------1-------|----1-------1-------|

G|-----2------2-------|2----2------2-------|----2-------2-------|

D|-----2------2-------|2----2------2-------|----2-------2-------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

someone with a name Did you mean to break my heart

B E

E|-----2------2-------|------7-------------|--------------------|

B|-----0------0-------|--------------------|--------------------|

G|-----2------2-------|--------------------|--------------------|

D|-----1------1-------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

and watch me die Tell me why

Chorus

B E

E|--------------------|--------------------|-----0--------------|

B|--0----------0------|--------------------|-------------3------|

G|----------4-------2-|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

What goes on

E|0-----------0-------|-----0--------------|0-------------------|

B|--3-----------------|------------3-------|------0-------------|

G|--------------------|--------------------|------2-B-4-R-2-0---|

D|--------------------|--------------------|------------------2-|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

in your heart? What goes on

A

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G|------------0-------|-------------0------|----2--------2---0--|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|-------3-H-4--------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

in your mind

E

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|2----2----2----2----|2----2----2----2----|

A|--------------------|2----4----2----4----|2----4----2----4----|

E|--------------------|0----0--4-0----0----|0----0----0----0----|

You are tea..................... .....ring me a...part

E|-----0------------0-|---0----------------|--------------------|

B|------------3-------|3-----------3-B-4---|--------------------|

G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

When you treat

A

E|--------------------|-----5--------------|--------------------|

B|------------5-------|--------------------|---8-----8----------|

G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

me so un....kind What goes on

B E

E|--------------------|---2----------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|------------0-------|

G|--------------------|--------------------|----1-------1-------|

D|--------------------|--------------------|----2-------2-------|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

in your mind

E7

E|0-------0-----------|----0-------0-------|0-----0-----0-------|

B|0-------0-----------|----3-------3-------|3-----3-----3-------|

G|1-------1----1------|----1-------1-------|1-----1-----1-------|

D|2-------2----2------|----2-------2-------|2-----2-----2-----0-|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

in your mind in your mind

E5

(.

E|--------------------|-------0------------|--------------------|

B|--------------------|-------0------------|--------------------|

G|----0----3\2-0------|-------x------------|--------------------|

D|2--------------2----|2------2------------|--------------------|

A|--------------------|-------2------------|--------------------|

E|--------------------|0------0------------|--------------------|

B Bend

R Release

/ slide up

\ slide down

H hammer-on

P pull-off

~ vibrato

+ harmonic

x Mute note

. - play note like a dot in standard notation

^ - ties two notes together

(. Pause

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