Here Comes The Sun
View chords used in this chart
D chord G chord A7 chord
------2-----0--2-----2--0--------2--0---------
---3-----3--------3--------3--0--------3---2--
---2--------------------------0------------0--
---0--------------------------0------------2--
------------------------------2------------0--
------------------------------3---------------
D chord G chord A7 chord
"here comes the sun" part:
------2--0--2-----2-----0--2-----2--0--2-------
---3-------- --3-----3--------0-------------3--
---2--------------------------0-------------1--
---0--------------------------0-------------0--
------------------------------2-------------2--
------------------------------3-------------0--
D chord G chord E7 chord
------2--0----
---3-------3--
---2----------
---0----------
--------------
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D chord
and into the lick:
-----------0--------0--------0--------0--------------
--------3--------3--------3--------3-----3--2--0-----
--2--4--------2--------0--------2-----------------2--
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then:
------2-----0--2-------------------0---
---3-----3---------0--2--0--2--3--(2)--
---2---------------0-------------------
---0---------------2-------------------
-------------------0-------------------
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D chord A7 chord
The bridge part ("sun, sun, here it comes"):
--------------------------------------------2-----
-----------------1--------------------------3--2--
--------------2-----------0--------0--------2--0--
--------2--3-----------2--------0-----------0--2--
--0--4--------------3--------2-----------2-----0--
--------------------------------------3-----------
The part leading out of the bridge is all just based
on the A7 chord:
--------------------0-------0---3---5--5--
-2--0--2--3--2--3--(2)--3--(2)------------
-0----------------------------------------
-2----------------------------------------
-0----------------------------------------
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The end is just the "sun, sun, here it comes" lick.
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| HERE COMES THE SUN |
| (George Harrison) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
Tabbed by Preston Landers
planders@shadow.scs.unr.edu
WIDEST POINT OF FILE (75 COLUMNS) -------->
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| This is a beautiful accoustic guitar piece played by George on the |
| Beatles album "Abbey Road." See the chords used at the end of the |
| file. Have fun! |
| |
| CAPO ON SEVENTH FRET |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
INTRO
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 G G6 G
|--2-----0--2--------|-------2--0----------------|---------0-----------0--|
|--3--3-----------3--|-----------------3-----0---|---------0-----3-----0--|
|--2--------------2--|-----------------2-----0---|---3-----0-----0-----0--|
|--0-----------0-----|-0--0---------0--------0---|---0-----0-----0-----0--|
|--------------------|-----------------------2---|------2--2--2--2--2-----|
|--------------------|--------------------0--3---|-3-------3-----3--------|
A7 A7sus2 A7 A7sus4 A D Dsus2 D
|------------------0--------|------2-----0--2------|
|-2--0----2--3-----------2--|------3--3---------3--|
|-0-------0-----0--------2--|------2---------------|
|-2-------2-----2-----2--2--|--0---0---------------|
|-0-------0-----0-----------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
Dsus2 G Gmaj7 G6 G/B A7
|--------2--0--------------|-----2-----0------------------|
|-----------------3-----0--|-----0------------3-----2-----|
|-----------------------0--|-----0------------0-----0-----| (rest)
|--0--0--------0--------0--|-----0------------0-----2-----|
|-----------------------2--|-----3---------2--2--0--0-----|
|--------------------0--3--|--3--3--3---------------------|
CHORUS
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D G Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 E7
Here comes the sun doo doo doo doo Here comes the sun
|--2--0-----2-------|----2------0--2------|----2--0-----2---------|
|---------------3---|-------3----------0--|-----------------3-----|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D Dsus2 D
and I___ say_ "It's al- right."
|--------------------|----2-----0---------------|
|--3--3----3-----3---|----------------3---------|
|--------------------|----------------------2---|
|--------------------|--0----0-----0-----0------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-------0--------0--------|--0--------0-------------||
|----3--------3--------3--|--------3-----3\2--------||
|-4--------2--------0-----|-----2-------------4\2---||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
VERSE 1 and 2
D Dsus2 D D Dsus2 G G6 G
1. Little darling, it's been a long cold lone--ly wint-
2. Little darling, the smiles re - turning to their face-
|--2------0--2------|-------2--0-----------|---------0------------|
|-----3----------3--|-(3)----------3----0--|------3-------3---0---|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A7 A7sus2 A7 A7sus4 A7 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 G
--- ter; \
--- ces; / Lit-tle darling, it seems like years
|-------------------0------|----2--2--0--2------|-------2--0-------------|
|-2---0----2--3---------2--|-----------------3--|--(3)---------3----0----|
|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
G6 G A7 A7sus4
since its been clear
|-2--------0-------------|-----------------------||
|---------------3-----2--|---2--2---3--3--3--3---||
|------------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------------||
REPEAT CHORUS
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D G Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 E7
Here comes the sun doo doo doo doo Here comes the sun
|--2--0-----2-------|----2------0--2------|----2--0-----2---------|
|---------------3---|-------3----------0--|-----------------3-----|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D Dsus2
and I___ say_ "It's al- right."
|--------------------|----2-----0---------------|
|--3--3----3-----3---|-----------------3--------|
|--------------------|-----------------------2//|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-------0--------0--------|--0--------0-------------||
|----3--------3--------3--|--------3-----3\2--------||
|/4--------2--------0-----|-----2-------------4\2---||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
SOLO
D Dsus2 A7sus2 A7 A7sus2 A7 A F
|--2----0--2-----|----------------0-----|------------|--------------------|
|-----3-------0--|--2--0---2--3------2--|--2----2----|-----------------1--|
|----------------|----------------------|------------|--------------2-----|
|----------------|----------------------|------------|--------2--3--------|
|----------------|----------------------|------------|--0--4--------------|
|----------------|----------------------|------------|--------------------|
C G D A7 A
|-----------|-----------------|--------------|--------|------------||
|-----------|-----------------|--------------|--2--2--|------------||
|--------0--|--------0--------|-----(rest)---|--------|------------||
|-----2-----|-----0-----------|--0-----------|--------|--------2---||
|--3--------|--2-----------2--|--------------|--------|--0--4------||
|-----------|-----------3-----|--------------|--------|------------||
BRIDGE (?)
repeat twice
F C G D
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes.
|-----------|-----------|------------------|--------------------------|
|--------1--|-----------|------------------|--------------------------|
|-----2-----|--------0--|--------0---------|--------------------------|
|--3--------|-----2-----|-----0------------|--0-----------------------|
|-----------|--3--------|--2------------2--|--------------------------|
|-----------|-----------|------------3-----|--------------------------|
then do this:
A7 A7sus2 A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7 A
|--------------------------|---------------------0--|--0--0--0-----0--5---|
|--2----2---2--2--0--2--3--|----3--3---3--2--3------|-----------3---------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|--5--5--5--5----5--||----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------||----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------||----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------||----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------||----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------||----------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 3
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 G G6 G
3. Little darling, I feel that ice is slow -ly melt-
|--2------0--2------|-------2--0-----------|---------0------------|
|-----3----------3--|--------------3----0--|--(0)-3-------3---0---|
|-------------------|----2-----------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A7 A7sus2 A7 A7sus4 A7 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 G
--- ing; Lit-tle darling, it seems like years
|-------------------0------|----2-----0--2------|-------2--0-------------|
|--2--0----2--3---------3--|-------3---------3--|--------------3----2----|
|--------------------------|--------------------|---2--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
Gmaj7 G6 G A7 A7sus4
since its been clear
|-2--------0-------------|-----------------------||
|---------------3-----2--|-0-2--2---3--3--3--3---||
|------------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------------||
REPEAT CHORUS
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D G Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7 E7
Here comes the sun doo doo doo doo Here comes the sun
|--2--0-----2-------|----2------0--2------|----2--0-----2---------|
|---------------3---|-------3----------0--|-----------------3-----|
|-------------------|-2-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D Dsus2
and I___ say_ "It's al- right."
|--------------------|----2-----0---------------|
|--3--3----3-----3---|-----------------3--------|
|--------------------|-----------------------2//|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-------0--------0--------|--0--------0-------------||
|----3--------3--------3--|--------3-----3\2--------||
|/4--------2--------0-----|-----2-------------4\2---||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
REPEAT CHORUS AD-LIB
OUTRO F6 C G
slowly
|--------0--------0--------0-------------|--------------------------------|
|-----3--------3--------3------3\2-------|--------1-----------------------|
|--4--------2--------0--------------4\2--|-----2-----------0--------0-----|
|----------------------------------------|--0-----------2--------0--------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------3--------2-----------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D/A
|--------2----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------3----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORDS USED
D xx0232
Dsus2 xx0230
G 32000x
G(type2) 320030
G6 320000
Gmaj7 3x0002
A7sus2 x0200x
A7sus4 x0203x
E7 020130
G/B x2003x
A7 x02020
F xx321x
A7type3 x02223
C x320xx
A x01114
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: Preston Landers : Not valid in all areas. Times approximate. :
: : Some restrictions apply. Not the Beatles. :
: planders@shadow.scs.unr.edu : [Finger for PGP public key.] Retain stub. :
Here Comes the Sun - Beatles
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Words and music by George Harrison.
Arranged for two guitars by John Kean.
- 1st guitar : Capo on 7th fret; fingerpicks melodic accompaniment.
- 2nd guitar : No capo; strums chords (written above tab).
INTRO:
4/4
(2nd guitar tacit)
|-----2---0-2-----|-----2-0---------|-------0---------|-----------0-----|
|-------3-------3-|-----------3---0-|-----3-----3---0-|-2-0-2-3---2-----|
|---2-------------|---2-------------|---0-------------|-0---2-4-------0-|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
A(xx765x) A(xx765x) D(xx777x) E7(076xxx) slide down
|-----2---0-2-----|-----2-0---------|-----2-0---------|-----------------|
|-------3-------3-|-----------3---0-|-----------3---2-|-(2)-------------|
|---2-------------|---2-------------|---0-----------0-|-(0)-------------|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|-(0)-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
A(577655) A Dmaj7(x57675) B7(x21202)
|-----2-0---2-----|-----2---0-2-----|-----2-0---2-----|-----------------|
|-----3-----3---3-|-----3-3-3-------|-----0-----0---3-|-------2---0-----|
|---2-------------|---2-----------2-|---0-----------1-|-------1---1-----|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-0---0---0---0---|
Here comes the sun Here comes the sun and I say
A D(x5423x) A/C#(x4222x) Bm7(x2423x) A/C# E7(020100)
|---2---0---------|-------0-----------0----------|-0---------0----------|
|---3---3---3-----|----3----------3-----------3--|--------3-----3p2-----|
|---------------2-|-4---------2------------0-----|-----2------------4p2-|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---------0------------0-----|-----0----------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------|--------------0---0---|
|-----------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
It's alright
VERSES 1 and 2:
A A D E7
||------2---0-2-----|-----2-0---------|-------0---------|-----------0-----|
||--------3-------3-|-----------3---0-|---3-------3---0-|-2-0-2-3---2-----|
||*---2-------------|---2-------------|-----------------|-0---2-4-------0-|
||*-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|
||------------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
1. Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter;
2. Little darling, the smiles returning to their faces;
A A D E7
|-----2---0-2-----|-----2-0---------|---2---0---------|-----------0-----|
|-------3-------3-|-----------3---0-|-----------3---2-|-----2-3---2-----|
|---2-------------|---2-------------|-----------------|---0-----------0-|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
1,2. Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
A A Dmaj7 B7
|-----2-0---2-----|-----2---0-2-----|-----2-0---2-----|-----------------|
|-----3-----3---3-|-----3-3-3-------|-----0-----0---3-|-------2---0-----|
|---2-------------|---2-----------2-|---0-----------1-|-------1---1-----|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-0---0---0---0---|
Here comes the sun (doot'n do do) Here comes the sun and I say
A D A/C# Bm7 A/C# E7
|---2---0---------|-----0------0-------|-0------0----------|
|---3---3---3-----|---3------3------3--|------3----3p2-----|
|---------------2-|-4------2------0----|----2----------4p2-|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0------0------0----|----0--------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------0---0---|
|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
It's alright
.................... ......................
1. | 2. 2/4 3/8
A E7 | E7 (tacit)
|-----2---0-2-----|-----------0------|| |---------|-------|
|-------3-------0-|-2-0-2-3---2------|| |-2-------|-------|
|---2-------------|-0---2-4-------0-*|| |-0-------|-------|
|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------*|| |---------|-----2-|
|-----------------|-0---0---0---0----|| |-0-------|-0-4---|
|-----------------|------------------|| |---------|-------|
CHORUS: ....................
1,2,3,4,5. |
3/8 5/8 4/4 2/4 3/8 |
C G D A E7 (tacit) |
||---------|--------|------------|-----2---0-2-----|---------|--------||
||------1--|--------|------------|-----3-3-------2-|---0-2---|--------||
||*---2----|-----0--|-----0------|---------------0-|-----0---|-------*||
||*-3------|---2----|---0--------|-0---0---0---0---|---------|-----2-*||
||---------|-3------|-2-------2--|-----------------|-0---0---|-0-4----||
||---------|--------|-------3----|-----------------|---------|--------||
1,2. (no singing)
3,4,5,6. Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
.....................................
6.
4/4
E7 E7 E7 E7
|-----------------|---------------0-|-------------0-3-|---------5---5---|
|-----------0-2-3-|-----------2-3-2-|-----------3-2-2-|---------2---2---|
|-------------0-0-|-----------0-0---|-----------0-----|---------2---2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
VERSE 3:
A A D E7
||------2---0-2-----|-----2-0---------|-------0---------|-----------0-----|
||--------3-------3-|-----------3---0-|---3-------3---0-|-2-0-2-3---2-----|
||*---2-------------|---2-------------|-----------------|-0---2-4-------0-|
||*-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|
||------------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting;
A A D E7
|-----2---0-2-----|-----2-0---------|---2---0---------|-----------0-----|
|-------3-------3-|-----------3---0-|-----------3---2-|-----2-3---2-----|
|---2-------------|---2-------------|-----------------|---0-----------0-|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
A A Dmaj7 B7
||------2-0---2-----|-----2---0-2-----|-----2-0---2-----|-----------------|
||------3-----3---3-|-----3-3-3-------|-----0-----0---3-|-------2---0-----|
||*---2-------------|---2-----------2-|---0-----------1-|-------1---1-----|
||*-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-0---0---0---0---|
Here comes the sun (doot'n do do) Here comes the sun and I say
A D A/C# Bm7 A/C# E7
|---2---0---------|-----0------0-------|-0------0-----------||
|---3---3---3-----|---3------3------3--|------3----3p2------||
|---------------2-|-4------2------0----|----2----------4p2-*||
|-0---0---0---0---|-0------0------0----|----0--------------*||
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------0---0----||
|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------||
It's alright
A D A/C# Bm7 A/C# E7
|---2---0---------|-----0------0-------|-0------0----------|
|---3---3---3-----|---3------3------3--|------3----3p2-----|
|---------------2-|-4------2------0----|----2----------4p2-|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0------0------0----|----0--------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------0---0---|
|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
It's alright
CODA:
3/8 5/8 4/4
C(note) B(note) D(note) A(x022xx)
|--------|--------|------------|-2---------||
|-----1--|--------|------------|-3---------||
|---2----|-----0--|-----0------|-2---------|| Fine.
|-3------|---2----|---0--------|-0---------||
|--------|-3------|-2-------2--|-----------||
|--------|--------|-------3----|-----------||
How to play Here Comes The Sun
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.