Chords for Back In The USSR (var.2) by The Beatles free download and read or play online: file .txt, 4.37 kb has 318 views and 0 downloads.
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 04:51:29 -0600
From: cts@mail.utexas.edu (chris)
Date: 12 Mar 1993 14:23:06 -0700 (MST)
From: Paul Zimmerman
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 02:09:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ted Hermary
Subject: b/beatles/back_in_the_ussr.crd
Differences from the versions already archived:
- adds chords to intro
- adds chords to bridge
- indicates chords played as rock-n-roll shuffles (5ths)
- adds chord markers for chorus riffs in Paul Zimmerman's version. If memory serves me correctly, these riffs are correct. Kudos to him for getting the bridge chords right!
Have a blast playing this!
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BACK IN THE USSR
(Lennon/McCartney)
>From _The Beatles_ (a.k.a. "The White Albumn", 1968)
INTRO:
E Esus2 Esus7 E7
VERSE 1:
A5 D5 C5 D5
Flew ... B.O.A.C. Didn't ... night
A5 D5 C5 D5
All the way ... on ... Man ... flight
CHORUS:
A
I'm ... U.S.S.R.
C D
You ... are
D(stop) A [D - Eb - E sliding run]
Back ... U.S.S.R.
VERSE #2 [same chords as first]
CHORUS #2
(A)
I'm ... U.S.S.R.
(C) (D)
You ... are
D/E(stop) G/E(stop) G/E(stop) A [bridge chord run]
Back in ... back ... back .... U.S.S.R.
BRIDGE:
A5 - B5 - C5 - C#5 - D5
Well the Ukraine ...
A5
They leave ...
A5 - B5 - C5 - C#5 - D F#m/C# Am/C B7
And Moscow girls ... sing ... shout
E7 D7 A B7-E7
And Georgia's ... mi ... mind Oh...
LEAD VERSE [same chords as sung ones]
CHORUS #3:
(A)
I'm ... U.S.S.R.
(C) (D)
You ... are
D(stop) A [begin bridge run]
Back ... U.S.S.R.
REPEAT BRIDGE
VERSE 3 [same chords]
CHORUS #4:
(A)
I'm ... U.S.S.R.
(C) (D)
You ... are
D(stop) A B7-E7
Back ... U.S.S.R.
EXTRO:
A5 shuffle to fade
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Chord forms:
INTRO
E7 Esus2 Esus7 E7
e |--0----0-----0-----0----
B |--0----0-----3-----3----
G |--1----2-----2-----1----
D |--0----0-----0-----2----
A |--2----2-----2-----2----
E |--0----0-----0-----0----
VERSE:
A5 D5 C5
e |------------------------------
B |------------------------------
G |-----------7h9p7------5h7p5--- standard r'n'r shuffle
D |--7h9p7----7----------5-------
A |--7--------5----------3-------
E |--5---------------------------
CHORUS
Common core:
(A) (C) (D)
e |------------|-------------|---------------
B |------------|-------------|---------------
G |------------|-------------|--7--5---------
D |------------|--7--5-------|--------8--5---
A |-7--5-------|--------8--5-|---------------
E |-------8--5-|-------------|---------------
[I recall that the piano plays the chords, guitar the riffs]
Various chorus endings:
Chorus #1 Chorus #2 Chorus #4
D - Eb -E D/E G/E B7 - E7
e |--5-s-6-s-7----5-----3-------2--s-7---------
B |--7-s-8-s-9----7-----3-------0--s-0---------
G |--7-s-8-s-9----7-----4-------2--s-7---------
D |--7-s-8-s-9----7-----5-------1--s-6---------
A |--5-s-6-s-7----5-----5-------2--s-7---------
E |---------------0-----0-------x----0---------
#2 chords are played as quickly muted shots. #4 chords are the same as the end of the bridge piece. Speaking of which....
BRIDGE:
A5 B5 C5 C#5 D5 A5
e |-------------------------------
B |-------------------------------
G |-2--4--5--6----7h9p7---2h4p2--- repeat first part of run, then
D |-2--4--5--6----7-------2-------
A |-0--2--3--4----5-------0-------
E |-------------------------------
D F#m/C# Am/C B7 E7 D7 B7 E7
e |-2---2------0------2----0-0----2p0h2---2--s--7--
B |-3---2------1------0----0-3----1-------0--s--0--
G |-2---2------2------2----1-1----2-------2--s--7--
D |-0---4------2------1----0-0----0-------1--s--6--
A |-----4------3------2----2-2------------2--s--7--
E |------------------------0-0---------------------
It's possible that the D5 and A5 are walked up/down one more fret (to 10th and 5th).