Norwegian Wood chords

(This Bird Has Flown)

Song Key: E Major

Time Signature: 12/8 (♩.)

Tempo: 60 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Chords: E, Bm7, Em, A, F#m7, B

PS: 12/8 timing explained below

Chord Chart Legend
E Major Em A Major B Major B Major barre chord Bm7 Bm7 barre chord F#m7 F#m7-V2
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
E Major-LH Em-LH A Major-LH B Major-LH B Major barre chord-LH Bm7-LH Bm7 barre chord-LH F#m7-LH F#m7-V2-LH

Norwegian Wood

Intro:
Norwegian Wood Intro

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
  
               E               E    Bm7  A  E
Intro: 12/8 ‖: ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪ |  ♪♪♪  ♪♪   ♪  ♪♪♪♪♪♪ :‖
                Beat Count:

   E
1. I once had a girl
                   Bm7      A   E   
   Or should I say she once had me
   E
   She showed me her room
                    Bm7    A    E
   Is-n't it good   Nor-we-gian wood
       Em
   She asked me to stay
                               A
   And she told me to sit an-y-where
      Em
   So I looked a-round
                                    F#m7      B
   And I no-ticed there was-n't a | chair  -    |

   E
2. I sat on the rug bi-ding my time
   Bm7       A   E
   Drink-ing her wine
   E
   We talked un-til two and then she said
   Bm7       A   E
  "It's time for bed"

                E         E    Bm7   A    E
Instr:  ‖:            |                     :‖ 

       Em
   She told me she worked
                                   A
   In the morn-ing and start-ed to laugh
     Em
   I told her I did-n't
                                     F#m7      B
   And crawled off to sleep in the | bath  -     |

   E
3. And when I a-woke   I was a-lone
   Bm7       A   E
   This bird had flown
   E
   So I lit the fire
                  Bm7    A    E
   Is-n't it good Nor-we-gian wood

             E         E    Bm7   A   E                                     
Outro: |            |                 𝄑  |

Notes & Helpful Tips

  • Beginners: If you haven't learned barre chords, you can replace B Major with B7, and you can play the 'open chord' version of Bm7 which is exactly the same as B7 with the ommission of the first finger. The F#m7 using a mini-barre on the first 4 strings is a very easy alternative to the 'full-barre' version of the chord. If you find this easy, you are ready to learn barre chords.
  • Metronome set at 60 bpm (♩.)
  • There are 12 eighth-note beats per bar. This is equivalent to 4 dotted quarter notes each equivalent to 3 eighth notes. The metronome will sound on every 3rd beat (red numbers)
    → 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  • The timing during the Instrumental and the Outro are exactly the same as the Intro.

Song Details:

  • Songwriters: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  • Lyrics Begin: I once had a girl, or should I say she once had me.
  • Performing Artists: The Beatles
  • Album: Rubber Soul
  • Recorded: 12 October – 11 November 1965
  • Released: 3 December 1965
  • Genre: Folk rock, Pop rock, Folk-pop
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