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    THE BEATLES - ELEANOR RIGBY (Lennon & McCartney) From
                  REVOLVER album. Released on 25th August
                  1966.

    -----------------------------------------------------

    George Martin used a string octet (4 violins, 2 violas
    and 2 chelli) with a four part score from his own pen
    for this song. It is a great and innovating theme, with
    good lyrics, only a little somber, and it shows Martin's
    good taste, fine ear and impressive arranging & writing
    skills, by which he should have earned the credit of
    "original cum creator" of Macca's piece. The lyrics were
    a group effort.

    Tune -Low E string down to lower C and -A string down to
    F to be able to play the chelli (you won't use those two
    strings to play the rest). I think that with a couple of
    guitars a great rendition of this song can be achieved.

    Aaaah look at all the lonely people
    Aaaah look at all the lonely people

    Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church
    Where a wedding has been
    Lives in a dream

    Waits at the window
    Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
    Who is it for?

    All the lonely people
    Where do they all come from?
    All the lonely people
    Where do they all belong?

    Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon
    That no one will hear
    No one comes near

    Look at him working
    Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
    What does he care?

    All the lonely people
    Where do they all come from?
    All the lonely people
    Where do they all belong?

    Aaaah look at all the lonely people
    Aaaah look at all the lonely people

    Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried
    Along with her name
    Nobody came

    Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands
    As he walks from the grave
    No one was saved

    All the lonely people
    Where do they all come from?
    All the lonely people
    Where do they all belong?

    C

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    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah   look    all     the     lonely          people
                            at

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    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah   look    all     the     lonely          people
                            at

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    C         7   4                                                 

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    Eleanor     Rigby               picks   the rice    in  the church
                                        up

                                    C

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        where   wedding     has been
            a

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    Lives   a   dream
        in

    00:23


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    Waits  the  window,             wearing the face    that    keeps
        at                                                  she


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        in  a  jar      by  the door


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    Who is  it  for?

    00:32
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    All     the lonely          people                      Where
                                                                do


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            they        come    from
                all

    00:39


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    All     the lonely          people                      Where
                                                                do


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            they        belong?
                all

    00:46


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    Father  McKenzie                writing the words   of  a   sermon


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            That        one will
                no              hear


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    No  one comes
                near

    00:55


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    Look    him working             Darning his socks   in  the night
        at


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    C 4       4       4       4      0   2   4                      
        when    nobody          there
            there's


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    What    he  care?
        does

    01:03


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    All     the lonely          people                      Where
                                                                do


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            they        come    from?
                all

    01:10


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    All     the lonely          people                      Where
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            they        belong?
                all

    01:17


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    F         6   7                                                 
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    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah   look    all     the     lonely          people
                            at


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    C         4   0                                                 
    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah   look    all     the     lonely          people
                            at


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    C         7   4                                                 

    01:31


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    C 4       4   4   4       4   4  4       4   4   4       4   4  
    Eleanor     Rigby               died    the church  and was buried
                                        in


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    C 4       4   4   4       4      0       0       0       0      
            Along       with    name
                            her


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    C 0       0       4       4      
    Nobody      came

    01:40


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    D                         2   4                                 
    F                     6                                         
    C                                                               
    Father  McKenzie                wiping  the dirt    from    hands
                                                            his


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    C                                                               
        as  he  walks   from    grave
                            the


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    F 4                              
    C                 4              
    No  one was saved

    01:48


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    C 4                              4                              
    All     the lonely          people                      Where
                                                                do


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    C 4                              4                              
            they        come    from
                all

    01:56


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    C 4                              4                              
    All     the lonely          people                      Where
                                                                do


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    e                                15 ~    12                     
    B                                                12             
    G                                                        14     
    D 2                                                             
    A                                                               
    E                                                               


    e                                                               
    B                                                               
    G                                                               
    D                                2                              
    F                                        6       2       1      
    C 4                                                             
            they        belong?
                all

   (.


    e                                                               
    B 8                                                             
    G 9 ~                                                           
    D 9                                                             
    A                                                               
    E                                                               


    e                                                               
    B                                                               
    G                                                               
    D 5 ~                                                           
    A                                                               
    E                                                               


    e                                                               
    B                                                               
    G 12 ~                                                          
    D                                                               
    A                                                               
    E                                                               


    e                                                               
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    F                                                               
    C 4 ~                                                           

        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
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e	3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3
B	5 5 5 5	5 5 5 5
G	5 5 5 5	5 5 5 5
D	5 5 5 5	5 5 5 5
A
E
e	12 12 12 12	12 12 12 12
B	12 12 12 12	12 12 12 12
G	9 9 9 9	9 9 9 9
D
A
E