Martha my dear — Beatles

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Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 08:38:11 -0800 From: Brad Mahugh <[email protected]> Subject: TAB: <martha my dear> by <the beatles>

MARTHA,MY DEAR

Written by: John Lennon - Paul McCartney Orginially appeared on the album, "The Beatles" (the White Album), 1968

Notes: This is mostly a piano & orchestra performance on the White album. I've always liked the song, so came up with this arrangement for guitar Accompaniment.

Any ideas for fleshing this out, improving or arranging an intro for it, Let me know. Also, this is my first full attempt at writing guitar Tab notation, so hope its close enough for government work <g>.

I use capo at 3rd fret (chords listed are transposed to 1st position) The song is really in key of E flat on the record (not C)

Martha my dear though I spend my days in conver-sa-tion

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please... be good to me Martha, my love

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don't forget me Martha, my

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dear ... Hold your head up .... G5 | Bm | E|-3---3---1--0------------0--1----|---this part I just strum the---| B|-3---3---------3---0--3----------|---chords as shown below--------| + . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .

Hold your head up, you silly girl, look what you've done

When you find yourself in the thick of it,

Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you,

You silly girl

(middle eight - staccato eighth feel for the chording)

Take a good look around you

Take a good look around to see, that you and me

Were meant to be with each other, you silly girl

Hold your head up, you silly girl, see what you've done When you find yourself in the thick of it, Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you, You silly girl

Martha, my dear, you have always been my inspiration Please, be good to me, Martha, my dear, don't forget me, Martha, my love

~ transcribed by Brad Mahugh <[email protected]> ~ ~ ~ Brad Mahugh E-mail:[email protected]