Octopus’s Garden

Octopus’s Garden Bass Tab

OCTOPUS’S GARDEN

Written by Richard Starkey
From Abbey Road album, released on September 26, 1969
Take 32, recorded on April 26, 1969

INTRO
  00:00
  t=184
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A|---------------------------------|-----------------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------7-----------------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----7-------------------6-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------7-------9---------------|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
E|-----------------7---------------|-----------------4---------------|

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A|-----------------7---------------|-----------------6---------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-7-------9---------------7-------|

VERSE

  00:10

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-7---------------6---------------|
E|-----------------7---------------|---------------------------------|
           I’d     like    to  be

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-------------------------------|-4---------------2---------------|
E|-----------------4---------------|---------------------------------|
           under       the     sea                           in  an

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---------------|-----------------7---------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-----------------------5-------|
   octopus’s                   garden                    in  the shade

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------6------------6--|
E|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-7-------9------------7--7h9-----|

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A|-7-------------------------------|-7---------------6---------------|
E|-----------------7---------------|---------------------------------|
           He’d    let us      in

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A|-4-------------------------------|-4---------------2---------------|
E|-----------------4---------------|---------------------------------|
           knows   where we’ve been                          in  his

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---------------|-----------------7---------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-----------------------5-------|
   octopus’s                   garden                    in  the shade

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------6---------------6-------|
E|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-9---------------7---9-----------|

PRE-CHORUS

  00:31

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           I’d     ask     my        friends                 to

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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-9---------------7---------------|
   come            and     see

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           an      octopus’s

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
E|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|---------7-------9---------------|
   garden          with    me

CHORUS

  00:41

G|-----------------9---------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-7---------------6---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           I’d     like    to  be

G|-----------------6---------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-------------------------------|-4---------------2---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           under       the     sea                           in  an

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------7---------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
E|-5-----------------------5-------|-7---------------9---------------|
   octopus’s                   garden                    in  the shade

G|-----------------9---------------|-9---------------9---6---6-------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

VERSE

  00:52

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-7---------------6---------------|
E|-----------------7---------------|---------------------------------|
           We      would   be  warm

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-------------------------------|-4-------4-------2---------------|
E|-----------------4---------------|---------------------------------|
           below       the     storm                         in  our

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---------------|-----------------7---------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-----------------------5-------|
   little          hideaway                      beneath the waves

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------9---------------|-----------------6---------------|
E|-7-------------------------------|-7-------9---------------7-------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-7b9r7-----------6---------------|
E|-----------------7---------------|---------------------------------|
           Resting     our     head

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-------------------------------|-4b6r4-----------2---------------|
E|-----------------4---------------|---------------------------------|
           on      the seabed                                in  an

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---------------|-----------------4-------7-------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
   octopus’s                   garden                   near a

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------6-----------------------|
E|-7---------------7-------7-------|-9-------------------7-----------|
   cave

PRE-CHORUS

  01:12

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E|-9-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                   We      would     sing                    and

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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-9---------------7---------------|
   dance           around

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           because         we        know            we

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
E|-7-------7-------7---------------|---------7-------9---------------|
   can’t   be      found

CHORUS

  01:23

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-7---------------6---------------|
E|-----------------7---------------|---------------------------------|
           I’d     like    to  be

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-------------------------------|-4---------------2---------------|
E|-----------------4---------------|---------------------------------|
           under       the     sea                           in  an

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---------------|-----------------6---------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-7-------9---------------7-------|
   octopus’s                   garden                    in  the shade

G|---------------------------------|/9-------9---9---9---7---6-------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------9---|
A|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------7---------------|---------------------------------|

GUITAR SOLO

  01:33

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D|-7-------7-----------------------|-7-------7-----------------------|
A|-----------------7---------------|-----------------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah    Aaaaaaaaaaaah

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-------4-----------------------|-4-------4-----------------------|
A|-----------------4---------------|-----------------4---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-----------------------|-5-------5---------------5-------|
E|-----------------5---------------|-----------------5---------------|
   Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah    Aaaaaaaaaaaah

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------6-----------------------|
A|-7-------7-----------------------|-7---9-----------7---------------|
E|-----------------7---------------|---------------------------------|
   Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-----------------------|-7-------7-----------------------|
A|-----------------7---------------|-----------------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah    Aaaaaaaaaaaah

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-------4-----------------------|-4-------4-----------------------|
A|-----------------4---------------|-----------------4---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-----------------------|-7-------7-----------5---4-------|
E|-----------------5---------------|-----------------7-----------7---|
   Aaaaaaaaaah     aaaaaaaaaah       aaaaaaaaaah     aaaaaaaaaah

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
E|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-7-------7-------9---------------|
   Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah        aaaaah    aaaaaaaaaah     aaaaaaaaaah

VERSE

  01:54

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-7-------7-----------------------|
E|-----------------7---------------|-------------------------4-------|
                   We  would   shout

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-------------------------------|-4-------4---------------2-------|
E|-----------------4---------------|---------------------------------|
           and        swim about                                 the

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---------------|-----------------7---------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-----------------------5-------|
   coral                  that lies              beneath     the waves

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------6-------|-7-----------------------6-------|
E|-7-------7-------9---------------|---------7-------9---------------|
  (Lies            beneath                   the     ocean

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------7-----------------------|-7---------------6---------------|
E|-----------------7---------------|---------------------------------|
   waves)          Oh, what    joy                               for

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-------------------------------|-4-------4-------2---------------|
E|-----------------4---------------|---------------------------------|
   ev’ry          girl and     boy

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---------------|---------4-------7-------4-------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
   knowing                 they’re   happy           and they’re

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------9---------------|-------------------------6-------|
E|-7-------------------------------|-7---------------9---------------|
   safe
  (Happy                             and             they’re

PRE-CHORUS

  02:15

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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-9-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   safe)           We      would     be                      so

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------4-------|-9-------9-------7-------7-------|
   happy           you and     me

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   no      one     there       to   tell us          what    to  do

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------6-------|
E|-7-------7-------7-------7---7---|-----7---7-------9---------------|

CHORUS

  02:25

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-7-------7-------6---------------|
E|-----------------7---------------|---------------------------------|
           I’d     like    to  be

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-------------------------------|-4---------------2---------------|
E|-----------------4---------------|---------------------------------|
           under       the     sea                           in  an

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---------------|-------------------------6-------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-7---------------9---------------|
   octopus’s                   garden                    with    you

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------7---------------|-9---------------7---------------|
                                                             in  an

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-------7-------|-----------------6-------9-------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
   octopus’s                   garden                    with    you

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-9-------7-------7-------7-------|
                                                             in  an

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---------------|-----------------6---------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
   octopus’s                   garden                    with    you

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7---------------\---------------|---------6-------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bass Tabs
Title Octopus’s Garden
Artist The Beatles
Tablature Type ASCII Tab
YouTube ID A7coEcXjd7Q

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        G|-----------------|
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