Hello everyone, today we have a look at the song I mentioned in my previous blog. It is “Norwegian Wood” sung by John Lennon. Like “War is Over” this song is also played with the 6/8 feel.
For anyone who is not familiar with the song, have a listen here:
Here is the Chordsequence including the Melody in between the chords for the fist part of the song:
E E E E E
E —————— ——————— ———————– ————————
B———2–0—– ———————- ———————– ————————
G—————-2– —————2–1– ———————– ————————
D ——————- ———–4———- ————-4——– ————————-
A ——————– ———————- ——–5———–4- ————————-
E ——————— ———————- ———————- ————————-
Count:123 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 123 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Repeat fist part once again!!
Em Em Em Em A A A A
Em Em Em Em A A B : ] Repeat sequence from top to this point.
Fingering for B Chord ( Yes it is a Barre Chord):
E ————————
B ———4————–
G ———4————–
D ——–4————–
A ——–2—————
E ————————-
Observe the 6/8 feel, in the fist part the Chord gets 3 beats, than each melody note receives one beat until the end of the bar, easy really as the bar is divided up into chord for 3 beats and 3 beats for the melody. The second part ( from Em) is just chords, again two chords per bar will do. Listen to the feel, once you get it start adding more strums.
Happy Playing and see you next time.
Eddie