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maybe an irrelevant reply to an old thread, but I think the drop d drone is absolutely essential to the song. It was written about Mia Farrow"s sister while the Beatles were in India visiting the Maharishi. That drone defines the atmosphere of the song, especially if you let it buzz a little on your nail just an opinion.

]]> Guitar Players Discussion oldbill https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/paged/2/#post-390460 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/paged/2/#post-73364 Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:31:02 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/paged/2/#post-73364 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/paged/2/#post-73333 Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:20:27 +0000 Thanks for the tab. I've always liked Dear Prudence but never tried to play it. I printed this out last night, took it home and amazed myself by almost playing it through cleanly (I've only been playing for about 8 months now). Beautiful song. Thanks.]]> Guitar Players Discussion TheTortoise https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/paged/2/#post-73333 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/paged/2/#post-71992 Thu, 07 Oct 2004 23:49:30 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion ovation_player https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/paged/2/#post-71992 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/paged/2/#post-71949 Thu, 07 Oct 2004 17:46:13 +0000
Dear Prudence.

This tab is also right on the mark:
Powertab Dear Prudence

To read the first you'll need to download the demo version of GuitarPro -- which Arjen always recommends highly.

You can download GuitarPro's free demo at
Guitar Pro site and Powertab's entirely free editor at:
Powertab editor.

I think you'll find the guitar parts on these tabs very satisfactory.

Tim]]> Guitar Players Discussion Musenfreund https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/paged/2/#post-71949 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/#post-71826 Wed, 06 Oct 2004 11:08:52 +0000
Many thanks, as usual you have hit the nail smack on the head. It was the alternating bass with that repeating low D droning away that threw me, utterly.

Thanks very mcuh for your, and everyone else's input. Note that i was not intending to give the impression that i was critisising Elektrablue's tab, it just sounded "off" when played as indicated.

All the best

Matt]]> Guitar Players Discussion mattguitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/#post-71826 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/#post-71799 Wed, 06 Oct 2004 05:26:37 +0000
The "main" guitar, the acoustic, is finger picked throughout (bridge, too) and is in Travis style picking throughout. But the crazy thing about this particular Travis picking is that the low D (sixth string) is the "alternate" bass note. So you're always hitting that on the second and fourth beats which makes it sound a little surreal if you're playing it on your own. I mean, for your bass notes you're going D (fourth string), D (sixth string), C (fifth string), D (sixth string), etc. Hitting that low D every other bass can throw you off if you're not used to it.

When I played this song on my own in coffee shops and wherever, I never used the exact transcription. People know the song and their ears are simply listening for the descending chord line. You could put it on the B and G strings and still sound okay. Likewise, I opted for straight strumming during the bridge in order to beef things up a bit.

So you have to decide how you want to present the song. If you're learning it for the sake of knowing it (and that's very admirable), then you've got many guitar parts to learn. If you're learning it in order to perform it solo, then you've also got to come up with an arrangement that you feel comfortable with and that your audience will appreciate.

Hope this helps. By the bye, the best transcription I've seen is in the Hal Leonard book, Acoustic Guitar Bible, a steal at $19.95!

Peace]]> Guitar Players Discussion David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/#post-71799 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/#post-71770 Tue, 05 Oct 2004 23:59:46 +0000 The Beatles - Dear Prudence Guitar tab >From havyalegria@yahoo.com (Chile) hforce19@hotmail.com http://www.thebeatlesgold.tk/ Subject: TAB: Dear Prudence Date: Monday, 23 Sep 2002 18:20 PM Dear Prudence (Lennon/McCartney) Transcribed by Havy Alegría. This is the real version of "Dear Prudence". that the lowest string is tuned to a D, and that the tablature refers to what strings should be played. Intro Melody E |14-------------12-------------10-------------8-----------7----------- B |----------12-------------10-------------10-----------8-----------8--- G |-----14-------------12-------------11------------9-----------7------- D |---0---------0----0---------0----0---------0---0-------0---0-------0- A |0--------------0--------------0--------------0-----------0----------- D |--------0--------------0--------------0------------0-----------0----- E 5-----------3-----------3---------- B --------7-----------5-----------5-- G ----7-----------5-----------4------ D --0-------0---0-------0---0-------0 A 0-----------0-----------0---------- D ------0-----------0-----------0---- E 2-----------2-----------2-----------2------------| B --------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----| G ----2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------| D --0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0--| A 0-----------3-----------2-----------1------------| D ------0-----------0-----------0-----------0------| Dear prudence......... (repeats chord) E |2-----------2-----------2-----------2------------ B |--------3-----------3-----------3-----------3---- G |----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------- D |--0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-- A |0-----------3-----------2-----------1------------ D |------0-----------0-----------0-----------0------ Won't you come out........ E |0-----------3-----------2------------ B |--------1-----------0-----------3---- G |----0-----------0-----------2-------- D |--2-------2---0-------0---0-------0-- A |3-----------2-----------0------------ - D |------0-----------0-----------0------ Look around, around, around.......(repeat) E |2-----------3-----------5-----------3------------ B |--------3-----------3-----------5-----------3---- G |----2-----------4-----------6-----------4-------- D |--0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-- A |0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------ D |------0-----------0-----------0-----------0------ Look around............ |1-----------4-----------3-----------2------------ B |--------1-----------4-----------3-----------3---- G |----2-----------5-----------4-----------2-------- D |--0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-- A |0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------ D |------0-----------0-----------0-----------0------ Fade Out E |14-------------12-------------10-------------8-----------7----------- B |----------12-------------10-------------10-----------8-----------8--- G |-----14-------------12-------------11------------9-----------7------- D |---0---------0----0---------0----0---------0---0-------0---0-------0- A |0--------------0--------------0--------------0-----------0----------- D |--------0--------------0--------------0------------0-----------0----- E 5-----------3-----------3-----------2--| B --------7-----------5-----------5---3--| G ----7-----------5-----------4-------2--| D --0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-0--| A 0-----------0-----------0-----------0--| D ------0-----------0-----------0-----0--| Let me know if this works for you!]]> Guitar Players Discussion Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/#post-71770 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/#post-71768 Tue, 05 Oct 2004 23:39:23 +0000 Where you have put the chords for the intro, are they also travis picked one by one, or are you trying to indicate that they are strummed once each?
And is the "look around" bit strummed or picked??
I can't help feeling i am missing something here, i can't see why you would continually pluck the low D string all the way through, when the bass line goes D - C - B - A.?????? confused.
Matt OK... everything is fingerpicked. Nothing is strummed. The way this tab is written, the pattern is the first bit at the very top and that is the pattern that you will use throughout. The intro (and all of the following verses) don't show the pattern, just the strings for that particular chord that you will be fingerpicking, but you will always use that same pattern. (I believe that this is written is 6/8 time, so each note is played as an eighth note). So, basically, you pluck the A string first, the higher D string second, the G string third, the low D string fourth, the B string fifth, and the high D string again sixth, no matter what chord you happen to be fingering, and that is the pattern throughout. Give it a shot and let me know if you're getting it! Once you've got that pattern figured out, it's really fairly simple. (And, once you've got the pattern and the chords down you'll hear the bass line coming out.)]]> Guitar Players Discussion Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/#post-71768 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/#post-71752 Tue, 05 Oct 2004 22:33:06 +0000
http://www.guitarnotes.com/tabs/tabsearch.cgi?query=Dear+Prudence&engine=tabs

don't know how good they are though, haven't got time for the moment to try them out.......

Vic.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/dear-prudence-the-beatles-help/#post-71752