Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles

Sounds ok Chris. I learnt this song a while ago only I'm sure it was in E, so it did need the odd barre chord like F#m and I think a F#m7.

Your version is nice and easy though!

I'll do a simplified intro tab for the key your playing it in.

2 minutes later

e------------------------------------
B------------------------------------
G------------------------------------
D--------5--5-h-7--5-----------------
A--5-h-7--------------5--8--7-------
E------------------------------------

There is a little bit more to it but this is a good starting point.

Yet another (Dogs & Rods) calaboration.

Another one of my favs! Thanks "Dogs & Rods"! 8)

Thanks matt I love it. BTW its seems the strum pattern D DUD starting out, but you could change it to DON'T 'D' LET 'D' ME 'D' in just three heavy down strumms and then back to mellower strums d dud or whatever. The second 'don't let me down gets the three down strums

This is how I play it in E

Its probably not as easy as Chris's version but more faithfull to the original sound.
CHORUS 4/4 time
E F#m F#m7 Amaj7/B E
Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me
F#m F#m7 Amaj7/B Esus4 E
down Don't let me down
Verse 5/4 time
E F#m7 F#m/B
Nobody ever loved me like she does oo she does yes she
E Esus4 E F#m
does And if somebody ever loved me like she do me oo she
F#m/B E Esus4
do me yes she does
CHORUS
And from the first time that she really done me oo she done me she done me
good. I guess nobody ever really done me oo she done me she does me good
CHORUS
BRIDGE 4/4 time
E B
I'm in love for the first time Don't you know it's gonna last.
B7 E
It's a love that lasts forever It's a love that had no past
CHORUS


Rodders,

I can't quite figure out the Amaj7/B and F#m/B chords. How are you playing them?

Thanks.

AMaj7B
EADGBe
X22224
F#mB

EADGBe
X34222

Thanks Rodders, but now I'm really confused. With my limited knowlege of music theory here's the way I understand it. Slash cords have the note following the slash in the bass. Given that I would have done this:

F#m F#m/B
EADGBE => EADBGE
244222 x24222

That would put B in the base. The A string, 3rd fret puts C in the bass, right?

For the AMaj7/B, I would have done this:

AMaj7 AMaj7/B
EADGBE => EADGBE
x02120 x22120


Again, putting B as the bass note.

What am I missing?

Maybe I should take this over to the Theory board.

Thanks,

Steve

Ok Steve,

What I tend to do when learning a song is to first look up any of the chords I'm not familiar with by going to powertab editors chord dictionary and keying in the chord I'm looking for and upon which fret I want to play it. The options on this piece of software are really good and give you all the options you are likely to encounter, such as Sharps / Flats / 7ths / Minor / Major etc. etc. As well as giving you all the Bass notes with Flats & Sharps. It will find the chord and give you the fingerings in chord box format, but not just one, usually it will give you up to 7 or 8 different shapes. All I do is pick the one with the easiest fingerings.
In the case of this song the chord shapes I gave you are the chord shapes it came up with.

If you have Powertab editor give it a go and see what you come up with.

If not, its a free download and not a huge file, but a very useful one and you can get it here.

http://www.power-tab.net/

Thanks Rodders. I have Powertab, but missed that feature! I just looked at it - very cool. I'm sure this will come in handy in the future.

Steve

Hey guys,

Had a jam with Rodders on this one yesterday. He played his self worked out version of the intro.

Wow! Authentic or what! Right on the nail Rodders old boy. You could have been there on the rooftop in Jan 69 (except you were only 13 at the time. well nearly 14).

My bruvver's clever!

Chris

Hey guys,

Had a jam with Rodders on this one yesterday. He played his self worked out version of the intro.

Wow! Authentic or what! Right on the nail Rodders old boy. You could have been there on the rooftop in Jan 69 (except you were only 13 at the time. well nearly 14).

My bruvver's clever!

Chris

Well thanks Chris but I think your putting me on too high a pedestal and I would hate to fall off.

Now then Isnt it about time we had an Easy Beatles Song Database

I haven't counted the songs we allready heve on here by the fab four, but wouldnt it be great if they were easier to locate !!

What do you think Nick :?: