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THE BEATLES - THE WORD (Lennon/McCartney) From RUBBER SOUL
album. Released on December, 3rd, 1965.
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Bass tab by:PJVillanueva
Paul's bass sounds very good and his playing is simply great.
He surely used his Hofner violin bass in this recording, but
the sound is so pasty and deep, and it is so present in the
mix, that I wonder how first engineer, Norman Smith, got it.
It's impressive. Bass and drums did sound better in RUBBER
SOUL than they had done in HELP. I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU, YOU
WON'T SEE ME, WHAT GOES ON or THE WORD are good examples, but
this track is the best sounding. Paul gives his part a groovy
flavor and plays some fantastic flourishes (01:14, 02:21).
His vocal part is also doubled and split to both sides and he
can be heard distinctly singing in his usual black vein. This,
added to his playing, gives us a curious flash, doesn't it?
Say the word and you'll be free
Say the word and be like me
Say the word I'm thinking of
Have you heard? The word is love
It's so fine, it's sunshine
It's the word, Love.
In the beginning I misunderstood
But now I got it, the word is good.
Spread the word and you'll be free
Spread the word and be like me
Spread the word I'm thinking of
Have you heard? The word is love
It's so fine, it's sunshine
It's the word, Love.
Everywhere I go I hear it said
In the good and the bad books that I have read.
Say the word and you'll be free
Say the word and be like me
Say the word I'm thinking of
Have you heard? The word is love
It's so fine, it's sunshine
It's the word, Love.
Now that I know that for you must be right
I mean to show everybody the light.
Give the word a chance to say
That the word is just the way
It's the word I'm thinking of
And the only word is love
It's so fine, It's sunshine
It's the word, love
Say the word, love
Say the word, love
Say the word, love
Say the word, love.
PIANO INTRO
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Say the
CHORUS
00:05
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word and you'll free say the
be
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word and be me say the
like
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word I'm thinking Have
of you
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heard? the word love It's
is
00:21
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so fine sunshine It's
it's the
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word Love.
VERSE
00:28
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In the beginning I misunderstood,
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but now I got it the word good. Spread
is the
CHORUS
00:36
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word and you'll free spread
be the
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word and be me spread
like the
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word I'm thinking Have
of you
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heard? the word love It's
is
00:52
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so fine sunshine It's
it's the
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word Love.
VERSE
00:59
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Everywhere go I hear said
I it
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/the_word_btab_ver_3.html ]
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In good the books that have read. Say the
the and bad I
CHORUS
01:07
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word and you'll free say the
be
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word and be me say the
like
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word I'm thinking Have
of you
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heard? the word love It's
is
01:23
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so fine sunshine It's
it's the
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word Love.
VERSE
01:31
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Now that that for must be right
I know you
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I mean show everybody the light. Give
to the
CHORUS
01:38
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word a chance say that
to the
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word is just the way It's
the
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word I'm thinking and the
of
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only word love. It's
is
01:44
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so fine, It's It's
sunshine the
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word love.
INTERLUDE
02:02
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02:10
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Say the
CODA
02:14
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word Love Say the
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word Love Say the
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word Love Say the
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word
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Love.
02:34
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.......................... Fade out ...........................
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B Bend
R Release
/ slide up
\ slide down
H hammer-on
P pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
. - play note like a dot in standard notation
^ - ties two notes together
(. Pause
