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Version 1 Version 2--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey Bulldog – The Beatles --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Lennon/McCartney From: "Yellow Submarine" (1968) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard For easier chord shapes transpose -2 and use a capo 2nd fret to match the original key. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIFF [Intro] / [Interlude] OUTRO B5 B7 F#m 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| D|-------2--3---4-|-------4--3---2-| |-------2--3---4-|----------------| A|2-2-5-2--2------|2-2-5-2--2------| |2-2-5-2--2------|-------4--3---2-| E|----------------|----------------| |----------------|2-2-5-2--2------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e G/B x-2-5-4-3-x actually Bm(aug) or x-2-0-0-0-x Bm6 x-2-0-1-0-x = E7/B Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-2 C/E 0-3-2-0-1-0 actually Em(aug) Em6 0-2-2-0-2-0 Em7 0-2-2-0-3-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] (riff) | B5 | % | % | % | [Verse] B7 F#m Sheepdog standing in the rain B7 F#m Bullfrog doing it again A F#m E E7 Some kind of happiness is measured out in miles A F#m B7 What makes you think you're something special when you smile? [Verse] B7 F#m Childlike, no one understands B7 F#m Jack-knife in your sweaty hands A F#m E E7 Some kind of innocence is measured out in years A F#m B7 You don't know what it's like to listen to your fears [Middle 8] Bm G/B Bm6 You can talk to me Bm7 Em You can talk to me C/E Em6 Em7 You can talk to me Bm * E7 B5 If you're lonely, you can talk to me * [the Bm over "lonely" might be a Bm-5 or Bdim: x-2-3-4-3-x] [Interlude] (riff) | B5 | % | % | % | [Solo] | B7 | F#m7 | B7 | F#m7 | | A F#m | E | | A F#m | B7 | [Verse] B7 F#m Big man (yeah?) walking in the park B7 F#m Wigwam frightened of the dark A F#m E E7 Some kind of solitude is measured out in you A F#m B7 You think you know me, but you haven't got a clue [Middle 8] Bm G/B Bm6 You can talk to me Bm7 Em You can talk to me C/E Em6 Em7 You can talk to me Bm * E7 B5 If you're lonely, you can talk to me * [the Bm over "lonely" might be a Bm-5 or Bdim: x-2-3-4-3-x] [Interlude] (riff) | B5 | % | % | % | [Outro] (riff over verse chords, vocals ad lib) | B7 | F#m | B7 | F#m | (repeat til fade) Hey, bulldog Hey, bulldog Hey, bulldog Hey, bulldog Spoken: Paul: Hey, man. John: What's that, boy? Paul: Woof! John: What do you say? Paul: I say, "Woof!" John: Do you know any more? Paul: Wooow-aa! John: Ah-ha-ha! Paul: You got it! That's great! You hit it! That's it, man, whoo! That's it! You got it! John: [Screams hysterically] Paul: Don't look at me, man: I already have ten children. Hoo! John: Ah-ho! Ha-ha-ha aarrh ha-ha-ha! Paul: Quiet, boy, quiet! John: Okay. Paul: Quiet! Hey, bulldog Hey, bulldog