PAUL McCARTNEY - HI HI HI. Released as a single with C MOON
as B side on the 1st December 1972.
Well, when I met you at the station
You were standing with a bootleg in your hand.
I took you back to my little place
For a taste of a multicoloured band.
We're gonna get Hi Hi Hi,
The night is young.
She'll be my funky little mama,
Gonna rock it
and we've only just begun.
We're gonna get Hi Hi Hi
With the music on.
Won't say bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye
'Til the night is gone.
I'm gonna do it to you, gonna do you
Sweet banana, you'll never give up.
We're gonna get Hi Hi Hi in the midday sun.
Well, well, take off your face,
Recover from the trip you've been on.
I want you to lie on the bed,
Get you ready for my polygon.
I'm gonna do it to you, gonna do you
Sweet banana, you've never been done.
Yes, I go like a rabbit, gonna grab it,
Gonna do it 'til the night is done.
We're gonna get Hi Hi Hi
With the music on.
Won't say bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye
'Til the night is gone.
I'm gonna do it to you, gonna do it,
Sweet banana, you'll never give up.
We're gonna get Hi Hi Hi, we're gonna get Hi Hi Hi,
We're gonna get Hi Hi Hi in the midday sun.
To play the slide guitar part you must tune
your guitar to open E. (E, B, E, G#, B, e)
12/8
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B7sus2
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(bottleneck slide guitar)
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| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 \ |
| e | 191919 191919 191919 191919 | 191919 191919 19 \ |
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| B | | 10\9 10 \ 8 / 9 |
| G | 13\11 | 8 / 9 |
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| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / |
| e | 12 12 12 | 7 / |
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| A | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| B | 19\17 17/19 21\19 19\17 |
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| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
Well, when I
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00:19
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| A | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 2 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 |
met you at the station you with a in your
were bootleg hand
standing
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| A | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 / |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I took back
you to
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| B | HPHPHPH |
| G | 01010101 9 \ |
| D | | 9 \ |
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| A | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
my little place for a taste of a multicoloured band.
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| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
We're get
gonna
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| G | 7H9 7H9 7 7 | 9 |
| D | 9 | |
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A5 A6 A5 ..
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| A | 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 | 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
Hi Hi Hi, the is young
night
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| A | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 / |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
She'll
be my
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| B | | HPHPHPH 0 |
| G | | 01010101 |
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| A | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 0/ |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 |
funky little gonna it and only just
mama, rock we've begun.
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| A | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
We're get
gonna
00:48
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| A | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 2 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 |
Hi Hi Hi with music on.
the
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| A | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 / |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Won't bye
say
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| B | 8 8 8 10B12 8B9 |
| G | 7H9 7H9 7H9 | 9 ~ \ |
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| A | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 2 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 |
bye bye bye bye bye bye bye 'til the is gone.
night
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| A | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 / |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I'm gonna do it
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| B | 8 8 8 8 10B12 8B9 |
| G | 7H9 7H9 7H9 | 9 ~ |
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01:02
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| A | 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 | 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
to you, do you banana, you'll give up.
gonna sweet never
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| A | 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 / |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
We're get
gonna
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| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
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| A | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
Hi Hi Hi in the sun.
midday
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| D | 9 ~ | 7 8 9 \ |
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| A | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
01:17
B7
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| D | 7 7 | |
| A | 9 9 9 | |
| E | 7 11 | |
| e | 2 | 2 2 2 0 |
| B | 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 | 2 2 2 0 |
| D | 1 | 1 1 1 |
| A | 2 | 2 2 2 |
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E7
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| D | 0 0 | |
| A | 2 2 | |
| E | 0 | |
| e | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| B | 0 2 0 | 0 0 2 |
| G | 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| e | | 2 2 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 1 |
| D | 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
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| D | 0 0 0 | |
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| D | 2 2 2 | |
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Well, well
01:31
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| A | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
take your face, recover the trip you've
off from been on.
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| A | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 / |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I want you to lie
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| G | 2 ~ / 4 | 4\2P0 |
| D | | 2 2 ~ |
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| A | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
on the bed, Get you ready for my polygon.
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| A | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 / |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I'm gonna do it
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| A | 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 | 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
to you, do you banana, you'll been done
gonna sweet never
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| A | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 / |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Yes, I'm a
like
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| B | | 8 8 |
| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
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| A | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
rabbit, gonna grab gonna it 'til the night done
it, do is
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| D | 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 9 |
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| A | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
We're get
gonna
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| B | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
| G | 9 9 9 9 | 9 \ |
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02:00
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| A | 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
Hi Hi Hi with music on.
the
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| A | 2 2 4 4 2 4 4 | 2 4 4 2 4 2 / |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Won't bye
say
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| B | 8B9 8B9 8 | 10B12 8B9 |
| G | 9 9 9 7 9 | 9 |
| D | | 9 |
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| A | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
bye bye bye bye bye bye bye 'til the is gone.
night
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| A | 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 2 4 4 2 4 2 / |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
I'm gonna do it
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| B | 8 8 8 8 | 10B12 8B9 |
| G | 9 7H9 7H9 7H9 | 9 ~ |
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| A | 7 7 9 9 7 9 9 | 7 9 9 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 |
to you, do you banana, you'll give up.
gonna sweet never
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| B | 10B12 8 10B12 8 | 10B12 8 10B12 8 |
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| D | 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 | 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
We're get
gonna
e|------ ------ -B-R-- ------|-B-R-P ------ ------ -----B|
B10B12---8-----101210 8-----101210-8----8------8--10-1012
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| B | | 3 |
| G | | 3\2P0 |
| D | | 2 0 |
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B5 B6 B5 ...
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| A | 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
Hi Hi Hi We're to get
going
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| B | 12 10B121212 121211 10P8 8 10 8 |
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C5 C6 C5 ...
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| A10 12 12 10 10 12 12 10 10 12 12 10 10 12 |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
Hi Hi Hi We're to get
going
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| B | 10 10 8 10 | 10 8 10 10 8 10 |
| G | 9 | 9 |
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B5 B6 B5 ...
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| A | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 | 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
Hi Hi Hi in the sun.
midday
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| B1012108 1012108 8 101012121210 8 101210 8 |
| G | 9 7 9 | 9 |
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(speeded up tempo)
x x x x x x x x x
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| A | 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 | 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
Oooh, babe
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| B | 101210 8 101210 8 | |
| G | 9\ | |
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02:36
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| A | 9 11 11 9 11 11 | 9 11 9 9 11 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| G | 8 8 8 | 8 8 |
| D | 7 7 7 | 7 7 |
| A | 9 9 9 | 9 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 | 7 7 |
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| A | 2 4 2 2 4 | 2 2 4 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
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| A | 9 11 9 9 11 | 9 9 11 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
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| G | 8 8 | 8 9 9 |
| D | 7 7 | 7 9 9 |
| A | 9 9 9 | 9 |
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| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7\ 0 |
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| A | 2 2 4 2 2 4 | 2 4 2 4 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
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| A | 7 9 7 7 9 | 7 9 9 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 |
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| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| A | 2 2 4 2 4 | 2 4 2 4 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
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| G | 0H1 | 0H1 |
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02:52
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| A | 9 11 9 11 | 9 11 9 11 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
Hi Hi Hi
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| B | 16 16 16 | 16 16 |
| G | 16 16 16 | 16 16 |
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| A10 12 10 12 10 12 10 12 |
| E | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 8 |
Hi Hi Hi
| e | 15 15 15 | 15 15 14 |
| B | 17 17 17 | 17 17 16 |
| G | 15 15 15 | 15 15 16 |
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| A | 9 11 9 11 | 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 | 7 |
Hi Hi Hi in the midday sun
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| B | 16 16 | 16 |
| G | 16 16 | 16 |
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| A | 4 | 2 P 0 |
| E | 0 | 3 0 |
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| D | 6 4 | |
| A | 7 | 5 P 4 |
| E | | 7 4 |
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| B | 9 7 | 8 / 9 \ |
| G | 9 7 9 | 7 8 / 9 ~ \ |
| D | 11 | 9 |
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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