DEAR PRUDENCE As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1968 Album WHITE ALBUM) Transcribed by mr.smith Words and Music by John Lennon/Paul McCartney Arranged by John Lennon/Paul McCartney
Dropped D tuning A Intro = 76 A7sus4P D/A Cadd9/A G/A Aadd11 Cadd9/A
V V V V V V V 1 g 4 V V V V V V gV V V fV V I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I let ring 12 10 8 7 5 3 T 10 10 8 8 5 5 12 11 9 7 6 5 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D/AT D/C D/B D/B `
4 g V V V V V V I 42 V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V V V let ring 3 2 2 2 2 T 5 3 3 3 3 5 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
B Verse D/A D/C D/B D/B `
5x 7 g V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V let ring 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
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D.S. D/A D/C C G5
9 g V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V let ring 2 2 0 3 T 3 3 1 3 2 2 0 0 A 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 B 0 3 3 3 0 0 5 5
C Interlude D/A G/A Aadd11 G/A
11 V V V g V V V V gV V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V let ring 2 3 5 3 T 3 3 5 3 2 4 6 4 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr II T A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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D/A G/A Aadd11 G/A
13 V V V g V V V V gV V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V let ring 2 3 5 3 T 3 3 5 3 2 4 6 4 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 g j k fV V V j fV V V V V k V I u u V fV V Gtr III FullM FullM mp T 6 (6) 6O 6 8 8 (8) 8O 6 A 5 3 B 5 sl. P g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr II T A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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D/A G/A Aadd11 G/A
15 V V V g V V V V gV V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V let ring 2 3 5 3 T 3 3 5 3 2 4 6 4 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 g j k fV V V j fV V V V V k V I u V V fV u V f FullM FullM mp T 6 (6) 6O 6 8 8 (8) 8O 6 A 5 5 3 B 5 sl. P g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F/C A`/E ` G/D D/A D/C D/B D/B ` eV 17 g fV eV V V V V V I V V eV V V 42 V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V VfV V VeV V V V V V V V V V V VeV V V V V V V V let ring 1 4 3 2 2 2 2 T 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 5 4 2 2 2 2 A 3 3 6 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 3 3 6 6 5 5 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 g I 42 4 V Gtr II T A B 0
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D Verse D/A D/C D/B D/B `
21 g V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V let ring 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 g j P V k V V V V j V V V } I z u u } V V
Gtr III
T 7 8 7 7 8 7 x 7 x A 4 5 B H H sl.
D/A D/C D/B D/B `
3x 23 g V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V let ring 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
3x g j P V V V j V V V } I z u V V V T 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 x A 0 4 5 B H H sl.
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D/A D/C D/B D/B `
25 g V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V let ring 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 g j P V V j fV k V k I z u u u [[[ [[[[[[ T 7 8 7 6 5 A B
D/A D/C C G5
27 g V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V let ring 2 2 0 3 T 3 3 1 3 2 2 0 0 A 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 B 0 3 3 3 0 0 5 5
g j P V k V k V V V k V V V I z u u u u [[[[[[[[[ FullM T 7 8 7 7 8 10 10 A 9 9 B
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E Verse = 79 DP D/C D/B D/B `
29 g V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V eV V V V V 2 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
g V I
T 10 A B
D D/C D/B D/B `
31 g V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V eV V V V V 2 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 V V g V j V V V V V j V V V I V V V V V V V u u u Gtr III FullM FullM T 15 15 10 11 11 12 14 14 (14) O A 12 12 7O B 9 9 10 12 12 (12) sl. g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr II T A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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D D/C D/B D/B `
3x 33 g V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V eV V V V V 2 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
V V 3x g V j V V V V V V j V V V I V V V V V V V V u u u FullM FullM T 15 15 10 11 (11) 12 14 14 (14) O A 12 12 7O B 9 (9) 10 12 12 (12) sl. g 3x I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F Verse D D/C D/B D/B `
35 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
8va 8va 8va V V V V V V V VV g V j V V V V V k V V V VV VV k V V V VV VV VV k V VV VV VV I V V V V V V eV V u u u 14 17 (17) 12 14 15 17 22 T 10 15 (15) 15 19 (19) 10 15 17 11 12 14 11 14 16 11 14 (14) 9 11 12 14 19 A 7 12 (12) 12 16 (16) 7 12 14 B 9 10 12 9 12 13 sl. sl. sl. sl.
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G Outro = 76 D CP G5 D
39 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V let ring 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 3 3 5 5 0 0 0 0
8va 8va VV g U W I Gtr III 20 (20) T A B V V V V V V V V V g I j 6 Gtr II 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 T A B
Bm7/A A7sus4 D/A Cadd9/A G/A Aadd11 Cadd9/A 8va
V V V V V V V V V 42 g V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V let ring let ring 14 12 10 8 7 5 3 0 3 T 12 10 10 8 8 5 5 5 14 12 11 11 9 9 7 6 5 5 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 sl. H
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