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    The document provides chords and lyrics for the Beatles song "Nowhere Man". It notes that the song is originally in the key of E but the Beatles played it with a capo on the second fret in the key of D. It then gives the chord progressions and lyrics for each verse and chorus. It also provides a transcription of the guitar solo, noting it should be played on a normally tuned guitar without a capo. The solo uses mainly open chords and natural harmonics to emulate the "scratchy" sound on the recording.

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    Nowhere Man

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    The document provides chords and lyrics for the Beatles song "Nowhere Man". It notes that the song is originally in the key of E but the Beatles played it with a capo on the second fret in the key of D. It then gives the chord progressions and lyrics for each verse and chorus. It also provides a transcription of the guitar solo, noting it should be played on a normally tuned guitar without a capo. The solo uses mainly open chords and natural harmonics to emulate the "scratchy" sound on the recording.

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    The document provides chords and lyrics for the Beatles song "Nowhere Man". It notes that the song is originally in the key of E but the Beatles played it with a capo on the second fret in the key of D. It then gives the chord progressions and lyrics for each verse and chorus. It also provides a transcription of the guitar solo, noting it should be played on a normally tuned guitar without a capo. The solo uses mainly open chords and natural harmonics to emulate the "scratchy" sound on the recording.

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    Nowhere Man

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    Daniel Blandon
    The document provides chords and lyrics for the Beatles song "Nowhere Man". It notes that the song is originally in the key of E but the Beatles played it with a capo on the second fret in the key of D. It then gives the chord progressions and lyrics for each verse and chorus. It also provides a transcription of the guitar solo, noting it should be played on a normally tuned guitar without a capo. The solo uses mainly open chords and natural harmonics to emulate the "scratchy" sound on the recording.

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    Nowhere Man

    (Lennon/McCartney)
    The Beatles
    Rubber Soul (1965)

    Okay, the song is in E. But the Boys played it with a capo on the second
    fret and played in D. Go for it.

    [the opening two lines are a capella]


    riff 1: (guitar 2, capo 2nd fret)
    (D) (A) |-0------------|
    He's a real nowhere man |-1------------|
    (G (D) |-2--0---------|
    Sitting in his nowhere land |-------4--2---|
    Em Gm D [riff 1] |------------0-|
    Making all his nowhere plans for nobody |--------------|

    D A riff 2:
    Doesn't have a point of view |---------------|
    G D |---------------|
    Knows not where he's going to |-2--0----------|
    Em Gm D [riff2] |-------4--2----|
    Isn't he a bit like you and me |------------0--|
    |---------------|

    F#m G
    Nowhere man please listen
    F#m G
    You don't know what you're missing
    F#m Em7 A7
    Nowhere man the world is at your command

    [solo: see below]


    D A
    G D
    Em Gm D

    D A
    He's as blind as he can be
    G D
    Just sees what he wants to see
    Em Gm D [riff 2]
    Nowhere man can you see me at all

    F#m G
    Nowhere man don't worry
    F#m G
    Take your time don't hurry
    F#m Em7 A7
    Leave it all till somebody else lends you a hand

    D A
    Doesn't have a point of view
    G D
    Knows not where he's going to
    Em Gm D [riff 2]
    Isn't he a bit like you and me

    F#m G
    Nowhere man please listen
    F#m G
    You don't know what you're missing
    F#m Em7 A7
    Nowhere man the world is at your command

    D A
    He's a real nowhere man riff 3:
    G D |-----------------------|
    Sitting in his nowhere land |---------------------2-|
    Em Gm D [riff 3] |-2--0------------0-----|
    Making all his nowhere plans for nobody |-------4--0--2---------|
    Em Gm D [riff 3] |-----------------------|
    Making all his nowhere plans for nobody |-----------------------|
    Em Gm D [riff 2]
    Making all his nowhere plans for nobody

    --------------------------------------------------

    Solo: This is played on a normally tuned guitar, NO CAPO. You'll be


    surprised how easy this is! The fingerings are mostly based on
    simple chord shapes (E and A). When the "chorded" fingerings come
    up, don't strike all strings at once; use a downstroke that allows
    each string tosound on its own for an instant. This will give you
    that "scratchy" sound--check out the record to hear what I
    obviously can't put into words. Note the natural harmonic at the
    5th fret at the end.

    (harm.)
    |-0-0--0------------------------------------------------------------5-|
    |-5-5--0---4-5-7------2----------0------------------------------------|
    |----------4--------2---2----1-2------2-2-------2-2-------------------|
    |----------4--------2--------2--------2-2--4----2-2-------------------|
    |----------------------------2----------------------3---3\2--2\0------|
    |-----------------------------------------------------------------0---|
    ^ ^ ^ ^
    | | | |
    A shape A shape E shape A shape
    in the 2nd fret
    fourth fret

    transcribed by Chris Sears


    cts@mail.utexas.edu

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