Beatles

Revolution

Composer(s) : Lennon and McCartney
Year : 1968

Alan W. Pollack 's "Notes On" Revolution

 
 Intro :
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-|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
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-|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------12-----
-|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----/10------10--12b(14)---------
-|-----------------------------------11----------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------
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Verse/Chorus Form:

     B                                    E
You say you want a revolution   well you know

                            B
We all want to change the world

     B                                     E
You tell me that it's evolution  well you know

                           F#
We all want to change the world

C#m                        F#
But when you talk about destruction

C#m                           A   B  G#   F#
Don't you know that you can count me out (in?)

                          B       E
Don't you know it's gonna be   Alright

                          B       E
Don't you know it's gonna be   Alright

                          B       E     F#7
Don't you know it's gonna be   Alright


Guitar Details During Verses:
Guitar 1 plays a standard rock & roll shuffle:

       B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
-|-----9----9---9h11--9--9-----9h11--9--9--9h11--9--9--9h11--9--9--
-|-----7----7---7-----7--7-----7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--
   You say you want   a  rev   o     lu    ti  on      well     you

       E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
-|-----9----9---9h11--9--9-----9h11--9--9--9h11--9--9--9h11--9--9--
-|-----7----7---7-----7--7-----7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------
      know                                 we  all want to change the...

.. and so on, while Guitar 2 plays something along these lines:
       B-|-------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------4----4------4----4---4----4---4----4------
-|-------------4----4------4----4---4----4---4----4------
-|-------------4h6--4------4h6--4---4h6--4---4h6--4------
-|-------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------
   You say you want a rev o lu     tion      well you

       E-|-------------------------------------------------------
-|-----9-----9---9-----9---9-----9-------9-----9---------
-|-----9-----9---9-----9---9-----9-------9-----9---------
-|-----9h11--9---9h11--9---9h11--9-------9h11--9---------
-|-------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------
   know                  we all want to change the...


Guitar 2 plays this figure during the "chorus":

                 B             E
-|-------------------------------------------------------11--------------
-|-------------------4----4---------------------------9--12--12-----12---
-|-------------------4----4------------------9--9h11---------11h13--11---
-|-------------------4h6--4---------9--9h11------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ... it's gonna be         alright

.. repeated a few times, and then the following turnaround:

    F#7
-|-----------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------2----------4----------2-----------------------
-|--------2h4--------2h4--------2h4-------------2------------
-|--2--2----------2----------2----------2--2h4---------------


Now, over the A B G# chords in the last verse, the lead guitar
plays a screaming figure based on this:

-|-----------14----
-|--14b(16)--------
-|-----------------
-|-----------------
-|-----------------
-|-----------------

And over the B & E chords the final time around, the lead guitar
is rapidly picking in rhythm with the words:

-|--9--------------
-|--12b(14)--------
-|-----------------
-|-----------------
-|-----------------
-|-----------------

.. up until the climactic end.

-|-------------10--9---
-|--b(10)9--7--10--9---
-|-------------11--10--
-|-------------12--11--
-|-------------12--11--
-|-------------10--9---

Ook op Past Masters, Vols. 2:

Chords	Notes On
Day Tripper	Day Tripper
We Can Work It Out	We Can Work It Out
Across the Universe	Across the Universe
Paperback Writer	Paperback Writer
Rain	Rain
Lady Madonna	Lady Madonna
Let It Be	Let It Be
The Inner Light	The Inner Light
Hey Jude	Hey Jude
Revolution	Revolution
Get Back	Get Back
Don't Let Me Down	Don't Let Me Down
The Ballad of John and Yoko	The Ballad of John and Yoko
Old Brown Shoe	Old Brown Shoe
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

Ook op The Beatles [White Album]:

Chords	Notes On
Back in the U.S.S.R.	Back in the U.S.S.R.
Dear Prudence	Dear Prudence
Glass Onion	Glass Onion
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Wild Honey Pie	Wild Honey Pie
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
While My Guitar Gently Weeps	While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happiness Is a Warm Gun	Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Martha My Dear	Martha My Dear
I'm So Tired	I'm So Tired
Blackbird	Blackbird
Piggies	Piggies
Rocky Raccoon	Rocky Raccoon
Don't Pass Me By	Don't Pass Me By
Why Don't We Do It in the Road	Why Don't We Do It in the Road
I Will	I Will
Julia	Julia
Birthday	Birthday
Yer Blues	Yer Blues
Mother Nature's Son	Mother Nature's Son
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey	Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
Sexy Sadie	Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter	Helter Skelter
Long, Long, Long	Long, Long, Long
Revolution 1	Revolution 1
Honey Pie	Honey Pie
Savoy Truffle	Savoy Truffle
Cry Baby Cry	Cry Baby Cry
Can You Take Me Back	Can You Take Me Back
Revolution 9	Revolution 9
Good Night	Good Night

Ook op 1967-1970:

Chords	Notes On
Strawberry Fields Forever	Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane	Penny Lane
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help from My Friends	With a Little Help from My Friends
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds	Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
A Day in the Life	A Day in the Life
All You Need Is Love	All You Need Is Love
I Am the Walrus	I Am the Walrus
Hello Goodbye	Hello Goodbye
The Fool on the Hill	The Fool on the Hill
Magical Mystery Tour	Magical Mystery Tour
Lady Madonna	Lady Madonna
Hey Jude	Hey Jude
Revolution	Revolution
Back in the U.S.S.R.	Back in the U.S.S.R.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps	While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Get Back	Get Back
Don't Let Me Down	Don't Let Me Down
The Ballad of John and Yoko	The Ballad of John and Yoko
Old Brown Shoe	Old Brown Shoe
Here Comes the Sun	Here Comes the Sun
Come Together	Come Together
Something	Something
Octopus's Garden	Octopus's Garden
Let It Be	Let It Be
Across the Universe	Across the Universe
The Long and Winding Road	The Long and Winding Road

Ook op Love:

Chords	Notes On
Because	Because
Get Back	Get Back
Glass Onion	Glass Onion
Eleanor Rigby	Eleanor Rigby
Julia	Julia
I Am the Walrus	I Am the Walrus
I Want to Hold Your Hand	I Want to Hold Your Hand
Drive My Car / The Word / What You're Doing
Gnik Nus
Something	Something
Blue Jay Way	Blue Jay Way
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! / I Want You (she's So Heavy) / Helter Skelter
Help!	Help!
Blackbird / Yesterday
Strawberry Fields Forever	Strawberry Fields Forever
Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds	Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
Octopus's Garden	Octopus's Garden
Lady Madonna	Lady Madonna
Here Comes the Sun	Here Comes the Sun
The Inner Light	The Inner Light
Come Together / Dear Prudence
Cry Baby Cry	Cry Baby Cry
Revolution	Revolution
Back in the U.S.S.R.	Back in the U.S.S.R.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps	While My Guitar Gently Weeps
A Day in the Life	A Day in the Life
Hey Jude	Hey Jude
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
All You Need Is Love	All You Need Is Love