I had already tabbed this song a couple of years ago, but the
format I used didn't make it justice, so here it is again with
a better look and a few corrections.
After I'M A LOSER and HELP this is John's 3rd self confession.
Although three Middle Eights seem a bit excessive, those vocal
harmonies, that simple and glowing Stratocaster solo, Ringo's
roll fills and Paul's playfull walking bass make it one of my
all time favourites.
He's a real Nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
Doesn't kave a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.
SOLO
He's as blind as he can be,
Just sees what he wants to see,
Nowhere Man can you see me at all?
Nowhere Man, don't worry,
Take your time, don't hurry,
Leave it all till somebody else
lends you a hand.
Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Middle eight
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.
He's a real Nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
Use a capo on the 2nd fret for rythm guitar
INTRO
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
He's a real nowhere man,
Em7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- ----0--|
B|-------------------------------|----------------------------3--|
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------0--|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------2--|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------2--|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------0--|
Sitting in his nowhere land,
00:08 Gm
e|------- 0------ 0---0-- 0------|3------ 3---3-- ----3-- 3------|
B|--------3-------3---3---3---0--|3-------3---3-------3---3------|
G|--------0-------0---0---0---0--|3-------3---3-------3---3------|
D|--------2-------2---2---2---0--|5-------5---5-------5---5------|
A|--------2-------2---2---2------|5-------5---5-------5---5------|
E|--------0-------0---0---0------|-------------------------------|
Making all his nowhere plans for
VERSE
00:16 A
e|2------ 2------ 2---2-- 2---0--|0------ 0---0-- ----0-- -------|
B|3-------3-------3---3---3---2--|2-------2---2-------2-------0--|
G|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|2-------2---2-------2-------0--|
D|0-------0-------0---0---0---2--|2-------2---2-------2-------0--|
A|----------------------------0--|0-------0---0-------0----------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Doesn't have a point view,
of
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G D Em
e|----3-- ----3-- ----3-- 3---3--|2------ 2---2-- 2---2-- 2---0--|
B|----3-------3-------3---3---3--|3-------3---3---3---3---3---0--|
G|----0-------0-------0---0---0--|2-------2---2---2---2---2---0--|
D|----0-------0-------0---0---0--|0-------0---0---0---0---0---2--|
A|----2-------2-------2---2---2--|----------------------------2--|
E|----3-------3-------3---3---3--|----------------------------0--|
Knows not where he's going to,
Em7 Gm
e|0---0-- ----0-- ----0-- 0------|3---3-- 3---3-- 3---3-- 3------|
B|0---0-------3-------3---3------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
G|0---0-------0-------0---0------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
D|2---2-------2-------2---2------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
A|2---2-------2-------2---2------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
E|0---0-------0-------0---0------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
Isn't he a bit like you and
F#m G
e|2------ 2------ 2---2-- 2------|3---3-- 3------ ----3-- 3------|
B|2-------2-------2---2---2------|3---3---3-----------3---3------|
G|2-------2-------2---2---2------|0---0---0-----------0---0------|
D|4-------4-------4---4---4------|0---0---0-----------0---0------|
A|4-------4-------4---4---4------|2---2---2-----------2---2------|
E|2-------2-------2---2---2------|3---3---3-----------3---3------|
what you're missing, Nowhere
F#m Em7
e|2------ 2------ 2---2-- 2------|0---0-- 0------ 0---0-- 0---0--|
B|2-------2-------2---2---2------|3---3---3-------3---3---3---3--|
G|2-------2-------2---2---2------|0---0---0-------0---0---0---0--|
D|4-------4-------4---4---4------|2---2---2-------2---2---2---2--|
A|4-------4-------4---4---4------|2---2---2-------2---2---2---2--|
E|2-------2-------2---2---2------|0---0---0-------0---0---0---0--|
Man the world is
A
e|----0-- 0------ 0------ 0---0--|0---0-- 0------ 0---0-- 0------|
B|----3---3-------3-------3---3--|2---2---2-------2---2---2------|
G|----0---0-------0-------0---0--|2---2---2-------2---2---2------|
D|----2---2-------2-------2---2--|2---2---2-------2---2---2------|
A|----2---2-------2-------2---2--|0---0---0-------0---0---0------|
E|----0---0-------0-------0---0--|-------------------------------|
At your command
SOLO (Remember that the solo guitar is not capoed)
00:47
e|2------ 2---2-- 2---2-- 2---0--|0------ 0------ 0---0-- 0---3--|
B|3-------3---3---3---3---3---2--|2-------2-------2---2---2---3--|
G|2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--|2-------2-------2---2---2---0--|
D|0-------0---0---0---0---0---2--|2-------2-------2---2---2---0--|
A|----------------------------0--|0-------0-------0---0---0---2--|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------3--|
VERSE
01:03
e|2------ 2------ 2---2-- 2------|0---0-- 0------ 0---0-- 0------|
B|3-------3-------3---3---3------|2---2---2-------2---2---2---0--|
G|2-------2-------2---2---2------|2---2---2-------2---2---2---0--|
D|0-------0-------0---0---0------|2---2---2-------2---2---2---0--|
A|-------------------------------|0---0---0-------0---0---0------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
He's as blind as he can be,
e|3---3-- 3------ 3---3-- ----3--|2---2-- 2---2-- ----2-- 2---0--|
B|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|3---3---3---3-------3---3---0--|
G|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|2---2---2---2-------2---2---0--|
D|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0-------0---0---2--|
A|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|----------------------------2--|
E|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|----------------------------0--|
Just sees what he wants to see,
e|----0-- ----0-- 0---0-- 0------|3---3-- 3---3-- 3---3-- 3------|
B|----0-------0---3---3---3------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
G|----0-------0---0---0---0------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
D|----2-------2---2---2---2------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
A|----2-------2---2---2---2------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
E|----0-------0---0---0---0------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
Nowhere man can you see me at
e|2---2-- 2---2-- ----2-- 2------|----0-- ----0-- ----0-- 0---0--|
B|2---2---2---2-------2---2------|----3-------3-------3---3---3--|
G|2---2---2---2-------2---2------|----0-------0-------0---0---0--|
D|4---4---4---4-------4---4------|----2-------2-------2---2---2--|
A|4---4---4---4-------4---4------|----2-------2-------2---2---2--|
E|2---2---2---2-------2---2------|----0-------0-------0---0---0--|
All till else lends
somebody
e|0---0-- 0---0-- 0------ 0---0--|0------ 0---0-- 0---0-- 0------|
B|3---3---3---3---3-------3---3--|2-------2---2---2---2---2------|
G|0---0---0---0---0-------0---0--|2-------2---2---2---2---2------|
D|2---2---2---2---2-------2---2--|2-------2---2---2---2---2------|
A|2---2---2---2---2-------2---2--|0-------0---0---0---0---0------|
E|0---0---0---0---0-------0---0--|-------------------------------|
you a hand
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------9---9---9--|9-------9---9---9---9---9---9--|
E|--------------------7---7---7--|7-------7---7---7---7---7---7--|
VERSE
01:35
e|2------ 2------ 2---2-- ----0--|----0-- 0---0-- ----0-- ----3--|
B|3-------3-------3---3-------2--|----2---2---2-------2-------3--|
G|2-------2-------2---2-------2--|----2---2---2-------2-------0--|
D|0-------0-------0---0-------2--|----2---2---2-------2-------0--|
A|----------------------------0--|----0---0---0-------0-------2--|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------3--|
Doesn't have a point view,
of
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|----3-- 3---3-- ----3-- 3---3--|----2-- 2---2-- 2---2-- 2---0--|
B|----3---3---3-------3---3---3--|----3---3---3---3---3---3---0--|
G|----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|----2---2---2---2---2---2---0--|
D|----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|----0---0---0---0---0---0---2--|
A|----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|----------------------------2--|
E|----3---3---3-------3---3---3--|----------------------------0--|
Knows not where he's going to,
e|----0-- ----0-- ----0-- 0------|3---3-- 3---3-- 3---3-- 3------|
B|----3-------3-------3---3------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0--|
G|----0-------0-------0---0------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0--|
D|----2-------2-------2---2------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---0--|
A|----2-------2-------2---2------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
E|----0-------0-------0---0------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
Isn't he a bit like you and
e|2---2-- ----2-- ----2-- 2---2--|3---3-- 3---3-- ----3-- 3------|
B|2---2-------2-------2---2---2--|3---3---3---3-------3---3------|
G|2---2-------2-------2---2---2--|0---0---0---0-------0---0------|
D|4---4-------4-------4---4---4--|0---0---0---0-------0---0------|
A|4---4-------4-------4---4---4--|2---2---2---2-------2---2------|
E|2---2-------2-------2---2---2--|3---3---3---3-------3---3------|
what you're missing, Nowhere man
e|2---2-- 2------ 2---2-- 2------|0------ 0---0-- 0------ 0------|
B|2---2---2-------2---2---2------|3-------3---3---3-------3------|
G|2---2---2-------2---2---2------|0-------0---0---0-------0------|
D|4---4---4-------4---4---4------|2-------2---2---2-------2------|
A|4---4---4-------4---4---4------|2-------2---2---2-------2------|
E|2---2---2-------2---2---2------|0-------0---0---0-------0------|
the world is
CODA
02:07
D A
e|2------ 2------ 2---2-- 2---0--|0------ 0------ 0---0-- 0------|
B|3-------3-------3---3---3---2--|2-------2-------2---2---2---0--|
G|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|2-------2-------2---2---2---0--|
D|0-------0-------0---0---0---2--|2-------2-------2---2---2---0--|
A|----------------------------0--|0-------0-------0---0---0------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
He's a real nowhere man
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G D Em
e|3------ 3------ 3---3-- 3---3--|2---2-- 2------ 2---2-- 2---0--|
B|3-------3-------3---3---3---3--|3---3---3-------3---3---3---0--|
G|0------ 0------ 0---0-- 0---0--|2---2---2-------2---2---2---0--|
D|0------ 0------ 0---0-- 0---0--|0---0---0-------0---0---0---2--|
A|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|----------------------------2--|
E|3-------3-------3---3---3---3--|----------------------------0--|
Sitting in his nowhere land
Em7 Gm
e|----0-- ----0-- 0---0-- 0------|3---3-- 3---3-- 3---3-- 3------|
B|----3-------3---3---3---3------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
G|----0------ 0---0-- 0---0------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
D|----2-------2---2---2---2------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
A|----2-------2---2---2---2------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
E|----0------ 0---0-- 0---0------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
Making all his nowhere plans for
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
I have tabbed these three part harmony to please a kind request
and hoping that others would like too to wander a little with
those fine voices.
The song has an unusual structure. It has just two parts that we
can call A and B. (The coda is basically A with its second half
repeated three times).
A can be considered both as verses (with different words for each
strophe) and also as chorus (it's the most evident hook and the
placing at the beginning [a capella] and end of the song and the
three part harmony reinforce this function) and B is the bridge
(or middle eight) in which for the sake of accuracy I have tabbed
separately John's leading melody (voice in the middle) and the two
part harmony by Paul and George (high and low parts respectively).
It could also be fun playing it as a three part harmony too,
as shown lastly, though, of course, not so accurately.
A
He's a real nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
A
Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
B
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.
A (Solo)
A
He's as blind as he can be,
Just sees what he wants to see,
Nowhere Man can you see me at all?
B
Nowhere Man, don't worry,
Take your time, don't hurry,
Leave it all till somebody else
lends you a hand.
A
Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
B
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.
A
He's a real nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
A
e|------- ------- 4------ -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
B|5-------5-------5--------------|4-------5--------4-------------|
G|4-------4-------4--------------|4-------6--------4-------------|
D|6-------6----------------------|--------4--------4-------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
He's a real nowhere Man,
e|------- ----0-- ------- 0------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
B|2---2-------2-----------2------|0-------2-------0--------------|
G|2---2-------2-----------2------|1-------2-------1--------------|
D|2---2--------------------------|--------4-------2--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------2-----------2------|1------------------------------|
G|2---2-------2-----------2------|2-------2-------2-----------2--|
D|4---4-------2-----------2------|2-------4-------2-----------4--|
A|4---4--------------------------|--------3-------3-----------3--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Making all his nowhere plans for
e|------- ----4-- ------- 4------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
B|5---5-------5-----------5------|4-------5---4------------------|
G|4---4-------4-----------4------|4-------4---4------------------|
D|6---6--------------------------|--------6---4------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Doesn't have a point of view,
e|------- ------- 0------ 0------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
B|2-------2-------2-------2------|0---2-------0------------------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2------|1---2-------1------------------|
D|2-------2----------------------|----4-------2------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Knows not where he's going to,
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------2-----------2---1--|-------------------------------|
G|2---2-------2-----------2---2--|----2-------2-----------2------|
D|4---4-------2-----------2---2--|----4-------2-----------4------|
A|4---4--------------------------|----3-------3-----------3------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Isn't he a bit like you and
A
He's as blind as he can be,
Just sees what he wants to see,
Nowhere Man can you see me at all?
B
Nowhere Man, don't worry,
Take your time, don't hurry,
Leave it all till somebody else
lends you a hand.
A
Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
B
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.
A - Coda
e|------- ------- 4------ -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
B|5-------5-------5--------------|4-------5--------4-------------|
G|4-------4-------4--------------|4-------6--------4-------------|
D|6-------6----------------------|--------4--------4-------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
He's a real nowhere Man,
e|------- ----0-- ------- 0------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
B|2---2-------2-----------2------|0-------2-------0--------------|
G|2---2-------2-----------2------|1-------2-------1--------------|
D|2---2--------------------------|--------4-------2--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------2-----------2------|1------------------------------|
G|2---2-------2-----------2------|2-------2-------2-----------2--|
D|4---4-------2-----------2------|2-------4-------2-----------4--|
A|4---4--------------------------|--------3-------3-----------3--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Making all his nowhere plans for
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------2-----------2------|1------------------------------|
G|2---2-------2-----------2------|2-------2-------2-----------2--|
D|4---4-------2-----------2------|2-------4-------2-----------4--|
A|4---4--------------------------|--------3-------3-----------3--|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Making all his nowhere plans for
e|------- ------- ------- -------|5---5-- ----5-- ------- 5------|
B|5---5-------5-----------5------|5---5-------5-----------5------|
G|6---6-------6-----------6------|5---5-------5-----------5------|
D|7---7-------7-----------7------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Making all his nowhere plans for
e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ ------- ------- -------|
B|4------------------------------|0-------4-------0-----------0--|
G|4---------------------------4--|2------------------------------|
D|6------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Man, the world is
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhlaaaaaaalaaaaaaalaaahhh
e|0------ ------- 0------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-P-0-----------0--------------|4---------------4---4---4---4--|
G|2-----------1---2--------------|4------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|7---------------7---7---7---7--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
at your command
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaahhhhhhhhlaaalaaalaaalaah
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
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The Beatles Nowhere Man Rubber Soul Tabbed by Joshua Nelson =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
[Verse]
He's a real nowhere man Sitting in his nowhere land F#m Am E (Fig. 1) (Fig 1) Making all his nowhere plans for nobody Esus E E|-|----------0-------|-| B|-|-0--------0-------|-| G|-|---2-1----1-------|-| D|-|-------2--2-------|-| A|-|----------2-------|-| E|-|----------0-------|-| [Verse]
E B Doesn't have a point of view A E Knows not where he's going to F#m Am [Fig. 1] (Fig. 1) Isn't he a bit like you and me Esus E E|-|----------0-------|-| B|-|-0--------0-------|-| G|-|---2-1----1-------|-| D|-|-------2--2-------|-| A|-|----------2-------|-| E|-|----------0-------|-| (Bridge)
G#m A Nowhere man, please listen G#m A You don't know what you're missing G#m F#m B Nowhere man, the world is at your command
E B He's as blind as he can be A E Just sees what he wants to see F#m Am (Fig. 1) (Fig. 1) Nowhere man can you see me at all? Esus E E|-|----------0-------|-| B|-|-0--------0-------|-| G|-|---2-1----1-------|-| D|-|-------2--2-------|-| A|-|----------2-------|-| E|-|----------0-------|-| (Bridge)
G#m A Nowhere man, don't worry G#m A Take your time, don't hurry G#m F#m B Leave it all till somebody else lends you a hand
(Verse)
E B Doesn't have a point of view A E Knows not where he's going to F#m Am [Fig. 1] (Fig. 1) Isn't he a bit like you and me Esus E E|-|----------0-------|-| B|-|-0--------0-------|-| G|-|---2-1----1-------|-| D|-|-------2--2-------|-| A|-|----------2-------|-| (Bridge) E|-|----------0-------|-|
G#m A Nowhere man, please listen G#m A You don't know what you're missing G#m F#m B Nowhere man, the world is at your command
[Verse]
E B He's a real nowhere man A E Sitting in his nowhere land F#m Am E [Fig. 2] (Fig. 2) Making all his nowhere plans for nobody Esus F#m E|-|---------2-----|-| B|-|-0-------2-----|-| G|-|---2-1---2-----|-| D|-|-------2-4-----|-| A|-|---------4-----|-| E|-|---------2-----|-| (Outro)
F#m Am E [Fig. 2] (Fig 2) Making all his nowhere plans for nobody Esus F#m E|-|---------2-----|-| B|-|-0-------2-----|-| G|-|---2-1---2-----|-| D|-|-------2-4-----|-| A|-|---------4-----|-| E|-|---------2-----|-|
F#m Am [Fig 1] (Fig.1) Making all his nowhere plans for nobody Esus E E|-|----------0-------|-| B|-|-0--------0-------|-| G|-|---2-1----1-------|-| D|-|-------2--2-------|-| A|-|----------2-------|-| E|-|----------0-------|-|