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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 6Song: Getting Better (Remix) Artist The Beatles Album: Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Deluxe) 2017, 1967 URL’s: --.-/watch?ds49almXL3BRtvlw (McCartney Live) --.-/watch?ds49almXL3BRtvlw (Live from Red Square) -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Better Tempo: 4|4 Tuning: Standard Chords: EADGbe Fadd9 XX3213 C X32010 C/G 332010 G 320003 F/C X33211 Fmaj7 XX3210 Dm7/C X30211 Em 022000 F 133211 Em/G 322000 [Intro] Riff #1: Over e||—15—15-15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15—|(cont.) B||—15—15—15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15—| G||—12—12—12^12—12-|—12—12—12-12—| D||————————————-——-|—————————————| B||————————————-——-|—————————————| E||————————————-——-|—————————————| (Keyboards over) Fadd9 Fadd9 C Fadd9 It's getting better all the ti-me. [Verse 1] G C/G G C/G I used to get mad at my school. (No, I can't complain) G C/G G C/G The teachers who taught me weren't cool, (No, I can't complain) G C/G G C/G You're holding me down (Ah), turning me round. (Ah) G C G C/G Filling me up with your rules, (Foolish rules) [Chorus 1] C F/C I've got to admit it's getting bet-ter. (Better) Riff #2: Over e||—15—15^15^15--15—|—15—15-15-15—|(cont.) B||—15—15^15^15-–15—|—15—15-15-15—| G||—12—12^12^12–-12—|—12—12-12-12—| D||—————————————--——|—————————————| B||———————————-—-———|—————————————| E||——————————-—-————|—————————————| C Fmaj7 A little bet-ter all the time, (It can't get no worse) C F/C I have to admit it's getting bet-ter, (Better) Dm7/C Em Dm7 Fmaj7 It's getting bet-ter since you've been mine. [Interlude 1] G G C [Verse 2] G C/G Me used to be angry young man, G C/G G C/G Me hiding me head in the sand. G C/G G C/G You gave me the word, I finally hea-rd, G C/G G C/G I'm doing the best that I ca-n. [Chorus 2] Riff #3: Over e||—15—15-15-15—|—15—15^15-15-15—|(cont.) B||—15—15—15-15—|—15—15^15-15-15—| G||—12—12—12-12—|—12—12^12-15-12—| D||—————————————|————————————-———| B||—————————————|————————————————| E||—————————————|——————————--————| C F/C I've got to admit it's getting bet-ter, (Better) C Fmaj7 A little bet-ter all the ti-me. (It can't get no worse) C F/C I have to admit it's getting bet-ter, (Better) Dm7/C Em Dm7 Fmaj7 It's getting bet-ter since you've been mine. Fmaj7 Em F Em Fmaj7 Em F Em Get - ting so much bet - ter all the ti-me. [Chorus 3] C C/G F It's getting bet-ter all the ti-me. Riff #1: (Repeat) Over e||—15—15-15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15—|(cont.) B||—15—15—15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15—| G||—12—12—12^12—12-|—12—12—12-12—| D||————————————-——-|—————————————| B||————————————-——-|—————————————| E||————————————-——-|—————————————| Em/G Fmaj7 Bet-ter, bet-ter, bet-ter. C C/G. F It's getting better all the ti-me, Em/G Fmaj7 Bet-ter, bet-ter, bet-ter. [Interlude 2] G C/G G C/G [Verse 2] (Sitar over) (G) (C/G) (G) I used to be cruel to my wom - an, C/G G C/G G I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved. (Keyboards over) G C/G G C/G Ma-n I was mean but I'm changing my scene, G C/G G C/G And I'm doing the best that I can. (Foolish rules) [Chorus 4] C F/C I admit it's getting bet-ter, (Better) Riff #4: Over e||—15—15^15^15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15—|(cont.) B||—15—15^15^15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15—| G||—12—12^12^12^12—12-|—12—12—12-12—| D||———————————————-——-|—————————————| B||—————————————-—-——-|—————————————| E||——————————-————-——-|—————————————| C Fmaj7 A little bet-ter all the ti-me. (It can't get no worse) C F/C I have to admit it's getting bet-ter, (Better) Dm7/C Em Dm7 Fmaj7 It's getting bet-ter since you've been mine. Fmaj7 Em F Em Fmaj7 Em F Em Get - ting so much bet - ter all the ti-me. [Coda] C Dm7/C It's getting bet-ter all the ti-me, Em/G Fmaj7 Bet-ter, bet-ter, bet-ter. C C/G F It's getting bet-ter all the ti-me, Riff #5: Over e||—15—15-15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15^15—|(cont.) B||—15—15—15^15—15-|—15—15-15-15^15—| G||—12—12—12^12—12-|—12—12—12-12^12—| D||————————————-——-|——————————————-—| B||————————————-——-|—————————————-——| E||————————————-——-|————————————————| Em/G F Bet-ter, bet-ter, bet-ter. Fmaj7 Em F Em Fmaj7 Em F Em Get - ting so much bet - ter all the ti-me. Riff #6: (Fade Out) e||—15—15-15^15—15-|—15—15^15-15—15-|—15^15-15—15-15^15|—15—15-15-15—|| B||—15—15—15^15—15-|—15—15^15-15—15-|—15^15-15—15-15^15|—15—15-15-15—|| G||—12—12—12^12—12-|—12—12^12-12—12-|—12^12-12—12-12^12|—12—12-12-12—|| D||————————————-——-|——————————————-—|———————————-—————-|—————————————|| B||————————————-——-|————————-———————|—————————————————-|—————————————|| E||————————————-——-|————————————-———|——————————-———-——-|—————————————|| [End] NOTES. 1. The repeating riffs are essentially repeating octave G5 chords, in different arrangements. This was not an attempt at a full TAB, but to assist in highlighting the lead accompaniment, where it is most prominent, as they are not all the same. 2. “…Referring to the lyric "I used to be cruel to my woman/I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved/Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene/And I'm doing the best that I can", Lennon admitted that he had done things in relationships in the past that he was not proud of. …” -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Better