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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 18:33:16 MET
From: mike chapman 
Subject: 'Because' by 'The Beatles'


                        Because

                    Lennon/McCartney

Album: Abbey Road

Transcribed by Mike Chapman (chapman@power.psl.ee.vt.edu)

This version is pretty fun to play along with the vocal version
on Anthology 3!  Try using your pinky for the notes marked with
a *. This version also sounds great on just an acoustic. I like
to use a stiff pick to get a sharper attack sound, but finger
picking is okay too. The song is almost entirely barre chords.

Chords:

 C#m    G#7sus?   G#      A       A7      D       F#
EADGBe  EADGBe  EADGBe  EADGBe  EADGBe  EADGBe  EADGBe
======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======
446654  464644  466544  577655  575685  000232  244322

Main section:
    C#m                             G7sus?          G#
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
B|------5--------|------5--------|------4--------|------4------|
G|----6---6------|----6---6------|----6---6------|----5---5----|
D|--6-------6---6|--6-------6---6|--4-------4---4|--6-------6--|
A|4-----------7*-|4-----------7*-|6-----------7*-|6------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------4|

    A             C#m           A7
e|--------------|---------------|-----------------|------------|
B|------5-------|-------5-------|-------8---------|-------7----|
G|----6---6-----|-----6---6-----|-----6---6-------|-----6------|
D|--7-------7---|---6-------6---|---5-------5---5-|---5--------|
A|------------7-|-4-----------4-|-------------7---|------------|
E|5-------------|---------------|-5---------------|-5----------|

    D
e|------2---------|-------2-1---|
B|----3---3-------|-----3-------|
G|--2-------2---2-|---2---------| - Repeat main section
D|0-----------4*--|-0-----------|
A|----------------|-------------|
E|----------------|-------------|

  "Ahhh, Ahh.. "                  "Because the (etc.)..."

Lyrics (not necessarily in order):
Because the world is round, it turns me on
Because the world is round, ahhh
Because the wind is high, it blows my mind
Because the wind is high, ahhh
Love is old, love is new
Love is all, love is you
Because the sky is blue, it makes me cry
Because the sky is blue, ahhh

Part with "Love is old, love is new...":
    F#                               G#
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-|
B|------2---------|------2---------|------4---------|------7---|
G|----3---3-------|----3---3-------|----5---5-----5-|----5-----|
D|--4-------4---4-|--4-------4---4-|--6-------6-4---|--4-------|
A|------------4---|------------4---|----------------|----------|
E|2---------------|2---------------|4---------------|4---------|