Eleanor Rigby (E Minor)
Artist:
Beatles, The
Genre:
Rock & Roll
Tempo:
Allegro, 4/4, 137 bpm
Roman Numerals:
i, i6, i7, VI, VImaj7
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
PollyEV
Em
(E,G,B)
E
B
E
G
B
E
Em6
(E,G,B,C♯)
E
B
E
G
C♯
E
Em7
(E,G,B,D)
E
B
E
G
D
E
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
Cmaj7
(C,E,G,B)
-
C
E
G
B
E
Intro
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
Ah, look at all the lonely
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
people
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
Ah, look at all the lonely
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
people
Verse 1
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
been
Lives in a
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
door
Who is it
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
for?
Chorus
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
All the lonely
[
Em6
Minor 6th Chord (U,m3,P5,M6)
on the Perfect Unison
]
people
Where
[
Cmaj7
Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Major Sixth
]
do they all come
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
from?
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
All the lonely
[
Em6
Minor 6th Chord (U,m3,P5,M6)
on the Perfect Unison
]
people
Where
[
Cmaj7
Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Major Sixth
]
do they all be-
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
long?
Verse 2
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
hear
--No one comes
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
near.
Look at him working. Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody's
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
there
--What does he
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
care?
Chorus
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
All the lonely
[
Em6
Minor 6th Chord (U,m3,P5,M6)
on the Perfect Unison
]
people
Where
[
Cmaj7
Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Major Sixth
]
do they all come
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
from?
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
All the lonely
[
Em6
Minor 6th Chord (U,m3,P5,M6)
on the Perfect Unison
]
people
Where
[
Cmaj7
Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Major Sixth
]
do they all be-
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
long?
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
Ah, look at all the lonely
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
people
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
Ah, look at all the lonely
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
people
Verse 3
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
name--Nobody
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
came
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
grave--No one was
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
saved
Chorus
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
All the lonely
[
Em6
Minor 6th Chord (U,m3,P5,M6)
on the Perfect Unison
]
people
Where
[
Cmaj7
Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Major Sixth
]
do they all come
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
from?
[
Em7
Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
All the lonely
[
Em6
Minor 6th Chord (U,m3,P5,M6)
on the Perfect Unison
]
people
Where
[
Cmaj7
Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Major Sixth
]
do they all be-
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
long?
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