#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---## Bass Tab Song Title: Nowhere Man Artist: Beatles Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------- From the Album: Rubber Soul 1965 Tabbed by David Connor <dconnor@idirect.ca> Mayfield S.S. You must listen to the song for timing. The words are kind of in time. The words are not exactly in time. So listen to the song. I pretty sure i got most of this right. There are so many small changes it's hard to keep track of them all so i did my best to transcribe it. Intro: ------ G|------------------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------- Nothing ------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------------------------- He's a real nowhere man, sitting in his nowhere land G|--------------------------------------------------------------- D|--7--7-6-6-4-----7--7-6-6-4-----------6-6-7-8-9------6-6-7-8-9- A|-------------7-4------------7-4--7--7-----------7--7----------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------- Making all his nowhere plans for nobody Verse 1: -------- G|-------------------------------------------------------6----- D|-------4-4-5-6-7-------------6-7-7-6-6-----------6-6-9---9--- A|--7--7---------------6-6-9-9-----------9-7---7-7------------- E|-----------------7-7-----------------------7----------------- Doesn't have a point of view Knows not where he's going to G|------------------------------------------------------------- D|--7--7-6-6-4-----7--7-6-4----------6-6-7-8-9----------------- A|-------------7-4----------7-4--7-7-----------7--7--7-7-7----- E|------------------------------------------------------------- Isn't he a bit like you and me Nowhere... Chorus 1: --------- G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--6-6-----6-6----------7-7------7-7-----------6-6----6-6-------7-7-----7--7- A|------6-6-----6--6----------7-7-----7-------------6-6-----6--------7-7------ E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...man please listen you don't know what your missing G|------------------------------------------------------------ D|-----6-6-----6-6--------4-------------4-------------6------- A|--6------6-6------6---4---7---4-7---4---7---4-7---6---9----- E|--------------------5-------------5-------------7-------7-7- Nowhere man the world is at your command Solo (Same as Verse): --------------------- G|-------------------------------------------------------6----- D|-------4-4-5-6-7-------------6-7-7-6-6-----------6-6-9---9--- A|--7--7---------------6-6-9-9-----------9-7---7-7------------- E|-----------------7-7-----------------------7----------------- G|------------------------------------------------------------- D|--7--7-6-6-4-----7--7-6-4----------6-6-7-8-9----------------- A|-------------7-4----------7-4--7-7-----------7--7--7-7-7----- E|------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 2: -------- Same tab as Verse 1 w/ He's as blind as he can be Just sees what he wants to see Nowhere man can you see me at all Chorus 2: --------- Same tab as Chorus 1 w/ Nowhere man don't worry Take your time don't hurry Leave it all till somebody else lends you a hand Verse 3: -------- Repeat Verse 1 Chorus 3: --------- Repeat Chorus 1 Ending: ------- G|-------------------------------------------------------6----- D|-------4-4-5-6-7-------------6-7-7-6-6-----------6-6-9---9--- A|--7--7---------------6-6-9-9-----------9-7---7-7------------- E|-----------------7-7-----------------------7----------------- He's a real nowhere man, sitting in his nowhere land G|--------------------------------------------------------------- D|--7--7-6-6-4-----7--7-6-6-4---------------4-7--4-7------------- A|-------------7-4------------7-4--7--7-7-7----------7--7-7-7-7-- E|--------------------------------------------------------------- Making all his nowhere plans for nobody G|--------------------------------------------------------------- D|--7--7-6-6-4-----7--7-6-6-4------------------------------------ A|-------------7-4------------7-4--7--7--7--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- E|--------------------------------------------------------------- Making all his nowhere plans for nobody G|--------------------------------------------------------------- D|--7--7-6-6-4-----7--7-6-6-4-----------------4-7-4-------------- A|-------------7-4------------7-4--7--7--7--7-------7------------ E|--------------------------------------------------------------- Making all his nowhere plans for nobody Not a really hard song but it takes a while to get used to the timing. ------------------------------------------ Any comments, corrections send them to David Connor at