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I'm trying to include both notes and tab here. This is a way to play both parts at once. I have tuned the low E down to a D and put the capo on the 2nd fret, but actually I only use my capo on the A,D, G, B, and E strings and leave the low E alone. I don't think the tab program lets me do that. When you leave the low E you get really rich chords.
Anyway... There are a couple of spots where the notes are bent, but I also didn't know how to show that. You can play this with 2 fingers or a pick and one finger... Whatever works. I've made two compromises in the melody at the end of the 3rd measure...

Sorry everyone... I have no experience with tab software and made a couple of mistakes. This edit corrects them... In the third measure, beat 3, where you play the E and G#, slide you index finger up to the 7th position and play the rest of the measure there.

In the second to last measure, the high E should only bend 1/2 step to an F, not an F#. (I'm just not a tab person)..... In the word(s) of Rick Perry - "Oops"

Cool arrangement! Not super easy but do-able with some practice. Nice work.

I think something I would change, and this is just personal preference, is I would start on the 7th fret of the B/G strings and keep sliding down on those strings instead of switching between the e/B and B/G.

sloop_john_b wrote:Cool arrangement! Not super easy but do-able with some practice. Nice work.

I think something I would change, and this is just personal preference, is I would start on the 7th fret of the B/G strings and keep sliding down on those strings instead of switching between the e/B and B/G.

John, that's exactly what I used to do before trying this version with the capo on the 2nd fret. I think that the thirds ring out a bit more for me this way. Having the capo there also gives you the A,F# 6th on open strings at the beginning of that multiple 6ths passage and that little bit of relief really helps me. As I said somewhere else, I like playing certain Beatles songs with the capo on the 2nd fret, with the exception of the low E. Norwegian Wood sounds great that way. Since the Beatles use a capo for this rhythm part and I wanted the proper voicing, I started messing around with And Your Bird Can Sing w/capo and this seemed to be the best solution for my hands.