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THE BEATLES - LOVELY RITA (Lennon/McCartney) From SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY
HEARTS CLUB BAND album. Released 1st June 1967.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
Lovely Rita meter maid.
Lovely Rita meter maid.
Lovely Rita meter maid.
Nothing can come between us,
When it gets dark I tow your heart away.
Standing by a parking meter,
When I caught a glimpse of Rita,
Filling in a ticket in her little white book.
In a cap she looked much older,
And the bag across her shoulder
Made her look a little like a military man.
Lovely Rita meter maid,
May I inquire discreetly,
When are you free,
To take some tea with me.
Took her out and tried to win her,
Had a laugh and over dinner,
Told her I would really like to see her again,
Got the bill and Rita paid it,
Took her home I nearly made it,
Sitting on the sofa with a sister or two.
Oh, lovely Rita meter maid,
Where would I be without you,
Give us a wink and make me think of you.
The intro was recorded by John and George with their two jumbos.
I've tabbed it for a single guitar.
Also a couple of things in the piano solo would be impossible to
play with a guitar, but I've tabbed it anyway because I thought
it was worth a try. I've put some of the notes in a lower tone so
that it can be played with any guitar.
I hope you like it.
B Bsus4e|----7-- ------- 7------ ----7--|----7-- ------- 7------ 7---7--|B|4---------------4--------------|4---------------4-H-5---5------|G|4---------------4--------------|4---------------4--------------|D|4---------------4--------------|4---------------4--------------|A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A e|----5-- ------- 5------ ----5--|------- 5---5-- ----5-- -------|B|--------2-------2--------------|2------------------------------|G|--------2-------2--------------|2-----------------------2---2--HD|--------2-------2--------------|2-----------------------2---2--|A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Aaah E5 E5 Emaj7sus4e|----0-- ------- 0------ ----0--|----0-- ------- ----0-- -------|B|----0-----------0-----------0--|----0-------0-H-4--------------|G|4-------4---------------1------|--------1---1-/-2-------2------|D|--------2----------------------|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B5 X X X X X X X Xe|2------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Be|7------ 7---7-- 7------ 7------|7---7-- 7------ 7------ 7---7--|B|7-------7---7---7-------7------|7---7---7-------7-------7---7--|G|8-------8---8---8-------8------|8---8---8-------8-------8---8--|D|9-------9---9---9-------9------|9---9---9-------9-------9---9--|A|9-------9---9---9-------9------|9---9---9-------9-------9---9--|E|7-------7---7---7-------7------|7---7---7-------7-------7---7--| Lovely Rita
Ae|5---5-- 5---5-- 5---5-- 5------|5---5-- 5---5-- 5---5-- 5---5--|B|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|G|6---6---6---6---6---6---6------|6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7------|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|A|7---7---7---7---7---7---7------|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|E|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--| meter maid
Ee|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--|G|1-------1---1---1-------1---1--|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|D|2-------2---2---2-------2---2--|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|A|2-------2---2---2-------2---2--|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|E|0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| Lovely Rita
B7e|2---2-- 2------ 2------ 2---2--|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|B|0---0---0-------0-------0---0--|0-------0-------0-------0------|G|2---2---2-------2-------2---2--|2-------2-------2-------2------|D|1---1---1-------1-------1---1--|1-------1-------1-------1------|A|2---2---2-------2-------2---2--|2-------2-------2-------2------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| meter maid
E De|0------ ------- 0------ -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|B|0---------------0--------------|3------------------------------|G|1---------------1--------------|2------------------------------|D|2---------------2--------------|0------------------------------|A|2---------------2--------------|-------------------------------|E|0---------------0--------------|-------------------------------| Lovely Rita meter maid
A B7e|0------ ------- 0------ -------|2------ ------- 2------ -------|B|2---------------2--------------|0---------------0--------------|G|2---------------2--------------|2---------------2--------------|D|2---------------2--------------|1---------------1--------------|A|0---------------0--------------|2---------------2--------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| nothing can come between us
C#m F#e|4------ ------- 4------ -------|2------ ------- 2------ -------|B|5---------------5--------------|2---------------2--------------|G|6---------------6--------------|3---------------3--------------|D|6---------------6--------------|4---------------4--------------|A|4---------------4--------------|4---------------4--------------|E|-------------------------------|2---------------2--------------| When it gets dark I tow your heart a......
B B11 B B11 Be|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|--------4-------2-------4------|--------4-------2-------4------|G|--------4-------2-------4------|--------4-------2-------4------|D|--------4-------2-------4------|--------4-------2-------4------|A|2-----------------------2------|2-----------------------2------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| way
E Ae|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|B|0-------0-------0-------0------|2-------2-------2-------2------|G|1-------1-------1-------1------|2-------2-------2-------2------|D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|A|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------| Standing by a parking meter
D Ge|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|B|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|G|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|A|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2------|E|-------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3------| When I caught a glimpse of Rita
E B7e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|B|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|G|1-------1-------1-------1------|2-------2-------2-------2------|D|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|A|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------| filling in a ticket in her little white book
E Ae|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|B|0-------0-------0-------0------|2-------2-------2-------2------|G|1-------1-------1-------1------|2-------2-------2-------2------|D|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|A|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------| In a cap she looked much older
D Ge|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|B|3-------3-------3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|G|2-------2-------2-------2------|0-------0-------0-------0------|D|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|A|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2------|E|-------------------------------|3-------3-------3-------3------| And the bag across her shoulder
E B7e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|B|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|G|1-------1-------1-------1------|2-------2-------2-------2------|D|2-------2-------2-------2------|1-------1-------1-------1------|A|2-------2-------2-------2------|2-------2-------2-------2------|E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------| made her look a little like a military man
E C#m F# Be|0------ 0------ 4------ 4------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|B|0-------0-------5-------5------|2-------2-------4-------4------|G|1-------1-------6-------6------|3-------3-------4-------4------|D|2-------2-------6-------6------|4-------4-------4-------4------|A|2-------2-------4-------4------|4-------4-------2-------2------|E|0-------0----------------------|2-------2----------------------|
E De|0------ ------- ------- 0------|2------ ------- 0------ -------|B|0-----------------------0------|3---------------2--------------|G|1-----------------------1------|2---------------2--------------|D|2-----------------------2------|0---------------2--------------|A|2-----------------------2------|----------------0--------------|E|0-----------------------0------|-------------------------------| Lovely Rita meter maid
E B7e|0------ ------- 0------ -------|2------ ------- 2------ -------|B|0---------------0--------------|0---------------0--------------|G|1---------------1--------------|2---------------2--------------|D|2---------------2--------------|1---------------1--------------|A|2---------------2--------------|2---------------2--------------|E|0---------------0--------------|-------------------------------| May I inquire discreetly
C#m F#e|4------ ------- 4------ -------|2------ ------- 2------ -------|B|5---------------5--------------|2---------------2--------------|G|6---------------6--------------|3---------------3--------------|D|6---------------6--------------|4---------------4--------------|A|4---------------4--------------|4---------------4--------------|E|-------------------------------|2---------------2--------------| When are you free to take some tea with
B B7e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|4---------------4--------------|4---------------4--------------|G|4---------------4--------------|4---------------4--------------|D|4---------------4--------------|4---------------4--------------|A|2---------------2--------------|0---------------0--------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| me.
B13 B7e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|4---------------4--------------|4---------------4--------------|G|4---------------4--------------|4---------------4--------------|D|4---------------4--------------|4---------------4--------------|A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|4---------------4--------------|2---------------2--------------|
F#m7e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|----5-----------5-----------5--|--------5---------------5------|G|----2-----------2-----------2--|--------2---------------2------|D|----4-----------4-----------3--|--------4---------------4------|A|2-----------2---2-------2------|-----2--2-----------2-------2--|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B7 X X X X X X X Xe|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|D|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Solo
E De|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|9-----------11--12--9----------|----10-----------10--10--10-10-|G|9-----------12--13--9----------|11--------------9---9---9--9---|D|-------------------------------|12-------------11--------------|A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E Be|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|9-----------11--12--9-------7--|----------------7--5--4--------|G|9-----------12--13--9-------7-H|8---8-------------------6--4---|D|-------------------------------|----9-------------------------7|A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|-------------------------------|----------------4--2--0--------|G|-------------------------------|------------------------2--1---|D|-------------------------------|------------------------------4|A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
##m F#6 F# F#7e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- 2------ -------|B|----------------------5------4-|--------2---------------5------|G|--------------5/6------------3-|--------3-------3-------3------|D|6-------------5/6------------4-|--------4----------------------|A|----------------------4--------|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|D|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Be|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|4---4---4---4---4-----3\2-----0|--------0----------------------|G|-------------------------------|------3------------------------|D|4-4---4---4---4-------3\2-----1|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|--------------2----------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ...........
E Ae|0------ ------- 0------ ----0--|0------ ------- 0------ -------|B|0---------------0-----------0--|2---------------2--------------|G|1---------------1-----------1--|2---------------2--------------|D|2---------------2-----------2--|2---------------2--------------|A|2---------------2-----------2--|0---------------0--------------|E|0---------------0-----------0--|-------------------------------| Took her out and tried to win her,
D Ge|2------ ------- 2------ -------|3------ ------- 3------ -------|B|3---------------3------------0-|3---------------3--------------|G|2---------------2------------0-|0---------------0--------------|D|0---------------0------------0-|0---------------0--------------|A|-------------------------------|2---------------2--------------|E|-------------------------------|3---------------3--------------| Had a laugh and over dinner,
E B7e|0------ 0------ 0------ 0------|2------ ------- 2------ -------|B|0-------0-------0-------0------|0---------------0--------------|G|1-------1-------1-------1------|2---------------2--------------|D|2-------2-------2-------2------|1---------------1--------------|A|2-------2-------2-------2------|2---------------2--------------|E|0-------0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------| told her I would really like to see her again
E Ae|0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0-- 0------|0------ ------- 0------ -------|B|0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|2---------------2--------------|G|1---1---1---1---1---1---1------|2---------------2--------------|D|2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|2---------------2--------------|A|2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|0---------------0--------------|E|0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|-------------------------------| Got the bill and Rita paid it,
D Ge|2------ ----2-- 2------ ----2--|3------ ------- 3------ -------|B|3-----------3---3-----------3--|3---------------3--------------|G|2-----------2---2-----------2--|0---------------0--------------|D|0-----------0---0-----------0--|0---------------0--------------|A|-------------------------------|2---------------2--------------|E|-------------------------------|3---------------3--------------| Took her home I nearly made it,
E B7e|0------ ----0-- 0------ -------|2------ ------- 2------ -------|B|0-----------0---0--------------|0---------------0--------------|G|1-----------1---1--------------|2---------------2--------------|D|2-----------2---2--------------|1---------------1--------------|A|2-----------2---2--------------|2---------------2--------------|E|0-----------0---0--------------|-------------------------------| sitting on a sofa with a sister or two.
E C#m F# Be|0------ ------- 4------ -------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|B|0---------------5--------------|2-------2-------4-------4------|G|1---------------6--------------|3-------3-------4-------4------|D|2---------------6--------------|4-------4-------4-------4------|A|2---------------4--------------|4-------4-------2-------2------|E|0------------------------------|2-------2----------------------| Oooh
E De|0------ ------- ------- -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|B|0------------------------------|3------------------------------|G|1------------------------------|2------------------------------|D|2------------------------------|0------------------------------|A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|0------------------------------|-------------------------------| Lovely Rita meter maid
A B7e|0------ ------- 0------ -------|2------ ------- 2------ -------|B|2---------------2--------------|0---------------0--------------|G|2---------------2--------------|2---------------2--------------|D|2---------------2--------------|1---------------1--------------|A|0---------------0--------------|2---------------2--------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Where would I be without you,
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Give us a wink and make me think of
B e|7---7-- 7---7-- 7------ ----7--|7------ 7------ 7------ -------|B|7---7---7---7---7-----------7--|7-------7-------7--------------|G|8---8---8---8---8-----------8--|8-------8-------8--------------|D|9---9---9---9---9-----------9--|9-------9-------9--------------|A|9---9---9---9---9-----------9--|9-------9-------9--------------|E|7---7---7---7---7-----------7--|7-------7-------7--------------|
you Lovely Rita A Ee|5---5-- 5------ 5------ 5------|5------ ------- ------- ----0--|B|5---5---5-------5-------5------|5---------------------------0--|G|6---6---6-------6-------6------|6---------------------------1--|D|7---7---7-------7-------7------|7---------------------------2--|A|7---7---7-------7-------7------|7---------------------------2--|E|5---5---5-------5-------5------|5---------------------------0--| meter maid
e|0------ 0------ 0------ ----0--|0------ 0------ ------- -------|B|0-------0-------0-----------0--|0-------0----------------------|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----------------------| Lovely Rita
B7e|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|2------ ------- ------- -------|B|0-------0-------0-------0------|0------------------------------|G|2-------2-------2-------2------|2------------------------------|D|1-------1-------1-------1------|1------------------------------|A|2-------2-------2-------2------|2------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| meter maid
Be|7------ 7------ 7------ ----7--|7------ 7------ 7------ -------|B|7-------7-------7-----------7--|7-------7-------7--------------|G|8-------8-------8-----------8--|8-------8-------8--------------|D|9-------9-------9-----------9--|9-------9-------9--------------|A|9-------9-------9-----------9--|9-------9-------9--------------|E|7-------7-------7-----------7--|7-------7-------7--------------|
Lovely Rita Oh lovely A Ee|5------ 5------ 5------ 5------|5------ ------- ------- ----0--|B|5-------5-------5-------5------|5---------------------------0--|G|6-------6-------6-------6------|6---------------------------1--|D|7-------7-------7-------7------|7---------------------------2--|A|7-------7-------7-------7------|7---------------------------2--|E|5-------5-------5-------5------|5---------------------------0--| meter maid Rita
e|0------ ------- 0------ ----0--|0---0-- 0------ 0------ 0------|B|0---------------0-----------0--|0---0---0-------0-------0------|G|1---------------1-----------1--|1---1---1-------1-------1------|D|2---------------2-----------2--|2---2---2-------2-------2------|A|2---------------2-----------2--|2---2---2-------2-------2------|E|0---------------0-----------0--|0---0---0-------0-------0------| Lovely Rita
B7e|2------ ------- 2------ -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|B|0---------------0--------------|0------------------------------|G|2---------------2--------------|2------------------------------|D|1---------------1--------------|1------------------------------|A|2---------------2--------------|2------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| meter maid
Bm7 Ame|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|3-----------3---3--------------|3-----------3---3-------5------|G|4-----------4---4--------------|4-----------4---4-------5------|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|0-----------0---0--------------|0-----------0---0-------0------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Dm Bm7 Am Bm7e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|----6-----------3-----------5--|--------3----------------------|G|----7-----------4-----------5--|--------4----------------------|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|----0-----------0-----------0--|--------0----------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Am Dme|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|3-----------------------3------|--------3-------5-----------6--|G|4-----------------------4------|--------4-------5-----------7--|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|0-----------------------0------|--------0-------0-----------0--|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bm7 Am Dm Bm7 Ame|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|--------3-----------5----------|6-----------3-----------5------|G|--------4-----------5----------|7-----------4-----------5------|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------0-----------0----------|0-----------0-----------0------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bm7 Am Dm Bm7e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|----3-----------3-----------5--|--------6-----------3----------|G|----4-----------4-----------5--|--------7-----------4----------|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|----0-----------0-----------0--|--------0-----------0----------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Am Dm Bm7e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|3-----------3-----------3------|----5-----------6-----------3--|G|4-----------4-----------4------|----5-----------7-----------4--|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|0-----------0-----------0------|----0-----------0-----------0--|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Am Bm7 Am Bm7e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|--------5-----------3----------|5-----------1-----------3------|G|--------5-----------4----------|5-----------2-----------4------|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|--------0-----------0----------|0-----------0-----------0------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Am Dm A7e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|--------3-------5-----------6--|--------8----------------------|G|--------4-------5-----------7--|--------9----------------------|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|----0-----------0-----------0--|--------0----------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|8-------8-------8-------8------|8-------8-------8-------8------|G|9-------9-------9-------9------|9-------9-------9-------9------|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|0-------0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0-------0------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Aaug5 A9 Ame|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|8-------8-------8-------8------|8-------10------12------13-----|G|9-------9-------9-------9------|9-------10------12------14-----|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|0-------0-------0-------0------|0--------0-------0-------0-----|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ae|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|B|13------------------\----------|-------------------------------|G|14------------------\----------|2------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|A|-0-----------------------------|0------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ............
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
