Norwegian Wood (solo acoustic)

Here's a nice little version of Norwegian Wood for a single guitarist:

Chords used –

E E6 Esus4 D1 D2 D? A Em Asus4 B7 B7
0 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 2 5
0 2 0 3 3 3 2 0 3 4 4
1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 4
2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4
2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2
0 0 0 x x x 0 0 0 2 2

D1 and D2 are simply different voicings of D – I have labelled them this way in order to differentiate between them for reasons which will become clear shortly. Either voicing of B7 can be used – I prefer the second, I find it easier, but it isn't important. As for the D? chord, I can't work out what it is called so posted a question on Guitar Players Discussion forum – so far some better brains than mine have failed to come up with a final resolution but it comes between the two different voicings of the D chord so I've called it D? for now – don't suppose it matters what you call it as long as you can play it……………

Melody for intro and verses – (chords underneath)

I once had a girl, or should I say,
E--------------------------2--5--------4---0--
B--0-2----0-----------------------------------
G---------------2----1------------------------
E E6 E Esus4 E D1 D2 E D?

she once had me,
E------5-------------
B-3----------2---0---
D1 D2 A E

This is A) to give you an idea of the timing and B) to show you that all the notes you need for the melody are incorporated into the chords, so you have, in effect, a built-in melody line!!!!

The chorus is much simpler so I won't tab the melody for that; let's get on with it!!!

Norwegian Wood – The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney)

Intro – played as above………………

E/E6/E/Esus4/E/D1/D2/D?/E/D1/D2/A/E

First Verse -

(E)I (E6)once (E)had (Esus4)a (E)girl,
(D1)or (D2)should (D?)I (E)say, (D1)she (D2)once (A)had (E)me,
(E)She (E6)showed (E)me (Esus4)her (E)room,
(D1)is- (D2)n't (D?)it (E)good, (D1)Nor- (D2)we- (A)gian (E)wood,

First Chorus –

(E)She (Em)asked me to stay
(Esus4)And she told (Em)me to sit
(Esus4)an-(Em)y- (A)where, /Asus4/A/Asus4
So (Em)I looked around (Esus4)and I no- (Em)ticed there was-(Esus4)n't (Em)a (A)chair,/B7

Second verse – chords same as first

I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine,
We talked until two, and then she said, it's time for bed……

Instrumental Passage – repeat intro

Second chorus - chords same as first

She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh,
I told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath

Third Verse – chords as verses 1 & 2

And when I awoke, I was alone, this bird had flown,
So I lit a fire, isn't it good, Norwegian Wood…………

Play intro again.

I have had to do this completely off the top of my head as I haven't got a copy of Norwegian Wood to hand on CD and I can't remember what key the original is in – think it was D but couldn't swear to it……………

Anyway that's the way I play it in the pub………!