The following is how my band plays 'I am the Walrus.' It's tabbed for two guitars. I highly suggest listening to the song while reading the tab to pick up all the small string fills that I've tabbed for Guitar 2. G'luck and have fun! INTRO Guitar 1 (clean w/ chorus eff.) e|---------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-|-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D|---------------------|-----------------------------------------| A|---------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|---------------------|-----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (light distortion) e|---------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|---------------------|-2/4-----2---2/7-------------3---0-------| G|---------------------|-----------------4-------2---------------| D|---------------------|-----------------------------------------| A|---------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|---------------------|-----------------------------------------| Gui. 1 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0---------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-| D|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Gui. 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|2/3~~~~------------------------------------------| G|-----------------2~~~~-------2/5~~~~~~~~---------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| VERSE Gui. 1 (chorus eff. Optional) A G C D A e|---------------------------------|-----| B|.-------------------------------.|-----| G|--6-x-6-x-4-x-4-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-7--|---6-| D|.-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-7-.|---7-| A|--7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5--|---7-| E|--5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5--|---5-| I am he as you... ...I'm crying. Gui. 2 (w/ dist.) - Fills (what the strings play) e|-----------------|-----8-10---12~~~~-|---------------------| B|-5b4b5b4b5b4b5b4-|-10----------------|-5b4b5b4b5b4b5b4b5~~~| G|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------| D|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------| A|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------| E|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------| VERSE 2 Gui. 1 (chorus eff. Optional) A G C D A G F e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|.-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--6-x-6-x-4-x-4-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-7-x-6-x-6-x-4-x-4-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-1-x-| D|.-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-| A|--7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-| E|--5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-| Gui. 1 (chorus eff. Optional) (CHORUS) A G C D E e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-9------9-9--9-9-| D|-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-7-x-7-x-9------9-9--9-9-| A|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-7------7-7--7-7-| E|-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-7------7-7--7-7-| Gui. 2 (w/ dist.) - Fills (what the strings play) e|-----------|-----------|---------8----|---------8----| B|---1-3-1---|---1-3-1---|------10---10-|------10---10-| G|-2-------2-|-2-------2-|-9-11---------|-9-11---------| D|-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------| A|-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------| E|-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------| VERSE 3 (repeat VERSE 2) BRIDGE Gui. 1 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----8-------6-------4-------2-------4-------4---| D|---6---6---6---6---4---4---0---0---4---4---4---4-| A|-6-------4-------2-------0-------2-------2-------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Gui. 2 e|---------------7----------------10--7~~~~~~------| B|-4---2--4--7--------------10---------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Sitting in an... CHORUS VERSE 4 CHORUS
Intro: B A G F E E7 D D7 A A/G C D E A A/G I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together C D See how they run like pigs from a gun see how they fly A I`m crying Expert texpert choking smokers don`t you think the joker laughs at you? See how they smile like pigs in a sty, see how they snied I`m crying A A/G D/F# Famj7 G A A/G Sitting on a cornflake waiting for the van to come F Corporation tee shirt stupid bloody Tuesday man B you`ve been a naughty boy you let your face grow long Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog`s eye Crab a locker fishwife pornographic priestess boy you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down Semolina pilchards climbing up the Eiffel Tower Element`ry penguin singing Hare Krishna. Man you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe CHORUS: C D E I am the egg-man, they are the egg-men, I am the Walrus Goo goo g` joob A A/G C D E A A/G Mister city p`liceman sitting pretty little p`lice men in a row C D See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky see how they run A Dsus4 A E D D7 I`m crying I`m cry - ing I`m crying I`m cry - ing BRIDGE: E B A G F E B A G F E Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun. F If the sun don`t come B7 you get a tan from standing in the English rain C I am the egg-man... CHORUS
A C D E A I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. C D See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly. A I'm crying. A C D E A Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come. F Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday. B7 Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long. C D I am the eggman, we are the eggmen. E I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob. A C Mister City Policeman sitting D E A Pretty little policemen in a row. C D See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run. A Dsus4 I'm crying, I'm crying. A E D I'm crying, I'm crying. A C D E A Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye. F Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess, B7 Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down. C D I am the eggman, we are the eggmen. E I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob. B A G F E B A G F E Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun. F E If the sun don't come, you get a tan From standing in the English rain. C D I am the eggman, we are the eggmen. E I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob. A C Expert textpert choking smokers, D E A Don't you thing the joker laughs at you? C See how they smile like pigs in a sty, D See how they snied. A I'm crying. A C D E A Semolina pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower. F Elementary penguin singing Hari Krishna. B7 Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe. C D I am the eggman, they are the eggmen. E D7 I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob. C Goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob g'goo...