Julia
(Lennon/McCartney)
The Beatles
The White Album (1968)
This song is capoed in the 2nd fret and played in C. The finger-picking
pattern is easy once you get the hang of it (it is the same
for all chords). Once you "get" it you can also play Octopus's Garden
and Dear Prudence; they use the same pattern! A hint: the thumb plays all
notes on the bottom three strings and uses an alternating pattern
that never changes throughout the song. It goes 5th string, 4th string,
6th string, 4th string and then repeats ad finitum. I suggest practicing the
picking with only the thumb till you get the rhythm down. The right-hand
second finger (middle finger) plays all the notes on the 1st and second
strings (if you want to use your right-hand third finger (ring) to play
notes on the 1st string, that works too). The right-hand first finger
(index) plays all notes on the third string. Now learn the pattern!
Also, notice the fingering change whenever John plays a C. The left-hand
third finger moves from the 5th string to the 6th in the middle of the chord.
Good luck!
[Verses: The first two lines only occur in verse 1 and 4. For the other
verses, skip down.]
CaddG Am7 Em
|--3---------------3----------------3----------------3---------------|
|------------1---------------1-----------------0----------------0----|
|--------0---------------2----------------0----------------0---------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------2--------2--|
|--3---------------0----------------2----------------2---------------|
|----------3---------------0----------------0----------------0-------|
1. Half of what I say is meaning less,
4. When I cannot sing my heart,
CaddG Am7 Em G
|--3---------------3----------------3----------------3---------------|
|------------1---------------1-----------------0----------------3----|
|--------0---------------2----------------0----------------0---------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------0--------0--|
|--3---------------0----------------2----------------2---------------|
|----------3---------------0----------------0----------------0-------|
1. But I say it just to reach you Ju- lia
4. I can only speak my mind, Ju- lia
CaddG Am7 Gm7 Gm7(add9)
|--3---------------3----------------3----------------5---------------|
|------------1---------------1-----------------3----------------3----|
|--------0---------------2----------------3----------------3---------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2--------3--------3-------3--------3--|
|--3---------------0----------------5----------------5---------------|
|----------3---------------0----------------3----------------3-------|
1. Ju- lia Ju- lia,
2. Ju- lia, sea shell eyes,
3. Ju- lia, Ju- lia,
4. Ju- lia, Sleep ing sand,
5. Mmm
A F7(add9) Fm7
|--5---------------5----------------3----------------4---------------|
|------------5---------------5-----------------1----------------1----|
|--------6---------------6----------------2----------------1---------|
|------7-------7-------7-------7--------1--------1-------1--------1--|
|--7---------------7----------------3----------------3---------------|
|----------5---------------5----------------1----------------1-------|
1. Ocean child calls me.
2. Win dy smile calls me.
3. Mor- ning moon touch me.
4. Si lent cloud touch me.
5. calls me. (go to outro)
CaddG Am7 Em G
|--3---------------3----------------3----------------3---------------|
|------------1---------------1-----------------0----------------3----|
|--------0---------------2----------------0----------------0---------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------0--------0--|
|--3---------------0----------------2----------------2---------------|
|----------3---------------0----------------0----------------0-------|
1. So I sing this song of love, Ju- lia (go to verse 2)
2. So I sing this song of love, Ju- lia (play C 2x, then go to bridge)
3. So I sing this song of love, Ju- lia (play C 2x, then go to verse 4)
4. So I sing this song of love, Ju- lia (go to verse 5)
[bridge]
Bm CaddG
|--2---------------2----------------3----------------3---------------|
|------------3---------------3-----------------1----------------1----|
|--------4---------------4----------------0----------------0---------|
|------4-------4-------4-------4--------2--------2-------2--------2--|
|--2---------------0----------------3----------------3---------------|
|----------2---------------2----------------3----------------3-------|
Her hair of floating sky is shimmering,
Am7 Am6 Em7 Em6
|--3---------------2-------------------------------------------------|
|------------1---------------1------3----------3-----2----------2----|
|--------2---------------2----------------0----------------0---------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------2--------2--|
|--0---------------0----------------2----------------2---------------|
|----------0---------------0----------------0----------------0-------|
Glimmering, in the sun
Em(addC) Em
|---------------------------------|
|--1---------1-----0---------0----|
|--------0---------------0--------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2--| (To verse 3)
|--2---------------2--------------|
|--------------------------0------|
[outro]
CaddG Am7 Em C
|--3---------------3----------------3----------------3---------------|
|------------1---------------1-----------------0----------------0----|
|--------0---------------2----------------0----------------0---------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------2--------2--|
|--3---------------0----------------2----------------3---------------|
|----------3---------------0----------------0----------------3-------|
So I sing this song of love for Ju- lia
Em C Em G Cmaj7
|--3---------------3----------------3----------------3-------------------0-|
|------------0---------------1-----------------0----------------0--------0-|
|--------0---------------0----------------0----------------0-------------0-|
|------2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------0--------0------2-|
|--2---------------3----------------2----------------2-------------------3-|
|----------2---------------3----------------0----------------0-----------3-|
Ju- lia Ju- lia
Transcribed by Chris Sears
cts@mail.utexas.edu
(
geocities.com/mofli)