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
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E|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4-----4---|x2
A
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G|-------------2------|-------------2------|
D|-------------2------|-------------2------|
A|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|
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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
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D|-------------2------|-------------2------|
A|0-------3/4---------|0-------3/4---------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
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|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
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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
