SONG: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
ARTIST: The Beatles
ALBUM: The White Album
BASSIST: Paul McCartney
TUNING: Standard (EADG)
TABBER: A. Scheide
( ) = climbing note
[ ] = repeat what is in the brackets
INTRO - Bass starts at :06
G|-------------------------------|
D|----0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----03-|
A|-1-------1-------1-------1-----|
E|-------------------------------|
VERSE 1 - "Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace..."
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-3-----0-3---------------------------------|
A|-1-------1----------0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----0-3-|
E|-----------------1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|------------------------------------0-3-----0-3-|
D|----0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----0-3--1-------1------|
A|-1-------1-------1-------1----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----0-3-------------0-3-----0-3-|
A|-1----------0-3--1-------1------|
E|---------1----------------------|
CHORUS - "Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on..."
[G|---------------------------0--(0)------------------------------------|]
[D|----0-3-----0-3--3--(3)0-3-------0-------0-3-------------0-3-----0-3-|]
[A|-1-------1-------------------------3--1----------0-3--1-------1------|]
[E|----------------------------------------------1----------------------|]x2
VERSE 2 - "Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweller's store..."
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-3-----0-3---------------------------------|
A|-1-------1----------0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----0-3-|
E|-----------------1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|------------------------------------0-3-----0-3-|
D|----0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----0-3--1-------1------|
A|-1-------1-------1-------1----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----0-3-------------0-3-----0-3-|
A|-1----------0-3--1-------1------|
E|---------1----------------------|
CHORUS - "Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on..."
G|---------------------------0--(0)------------------------------------|
D|----0-3-----0-3--3--(3)0-3-------0-------0-3-------------0-3-----0-3-|
A|-1-------1-------------------------3--1----------0-3--1-------1------|
E|----------------------------------------------1----------------------|
G|---------------------------0--(0)-------------------------------------|
D|----0-3-----0-3--3--(3)0-3-------0-------0-3-------------0-3------0---|
A|-1-------1-------------------------3--1----------0-3--1-------1-3---1-|
E|----------------------------------------------1-----------------------|
BRIDGE - "In a couple of years..."
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-1-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1-3-|
A|---1-1---1---1-1---1---1-1---1---1-1-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------0-|
A|-1-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1-3-4---|
E|---1-1---1---1-1---1---1-1---1---------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-1-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1-2-|
A|---1-1---1---1-1---1---1-1---1---1-1-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3-1-0---|
A|----------------------3-|
E|------------------------|
VERSE 3 - "Happy ever after in the market place..."
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-3-----0-3---------------------------------|
A|-1-------1----------0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----0-3-|
E|-----------------1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|------------------------------------0-3-----0-3-|
D|----0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----0-3--1-------1------|
A|-1-------1-------1-------1----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----0-3-------------0-3-----0-3-|
A|-1----------0-3--1-------1------|
E|---------1----------------------|
CHORUS - "Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on..."
G|---------------------------0--(0)------------------------------------|
D|----0-3-----0-3--3--(3)0-3-------0-------0-3-------------0-3-----0-3-|
A|-1-------1-------------------------3--1----------0-3--1-------1------|
E|----------------------------------------------1----------------------|
G|---------------------------0--(0)-------------------------------------|
D|----0-3-----0-3--3--(3)0-3-------0-------0-3-------------0-3--------0-|
A|-1-------1-------------------------3--1----------0-3--1-------1-3-4---|
E|----------------------------------------------1-----------------------|
BRIDGE - "In a couple of years..."
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-1-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1-3-|
A|---1-1---1---1-1---1---1-1---1---1-1-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------3---------3---------3-----0---|
A|-1-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1-3---1-|
E|---1-1-------1-1-------1-1-------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-1-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1-1-2-3-|
A|---1-1---1---1-1---1---1-1---1---------|
E|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3-1-0---|
A|----------------------3-|
E|------------------------|
VERSE 4 - "Happy ever after in the market place..."
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-3-----0-3---------------------------------|
A|-1-------1----------0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----0-3-|
E|-----------------1-------1-------1-------1------|
G|------------------------------------0-3-----0-3-|
D|----0-3-----0-3-----0-3-----0-3--1-------1------|
A|-1-------1-------1-------1----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----0-3-------------0-3-----0-3-|
A|-1----------0-3--1-------1------|
E|---------1----------------------|
CHORUS - "Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on..."
G|---------------------------0--(0)------------------------------------|
D|----0-3-----0-3--3--(3)0-3-------0-------0-3-------------0-3-----0-3-|
A|-1-------1-------------------------3--1----------0-3--1-------1------|
E|----------------------------------------------1----------------------|
G|---------------------------0--(0)-------------------------------------|
D|----0-3-----0-3--3--(3)0-3-------0-------0-3-------------0-3--5---5---|
A|-1-------1-------------------------3--1----------0-3--1---------5---5-|
E|----------------------------------------------1-----------------------|
END - "And if you want some fun..."
G|------------------------|
D|-5---5-(5)----3-1-0-----|
A|---5------5---------3-1-|
E|------------------------|
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