#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Drive My Car Original Album: Rubber Soul Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney Copyright © 1965 Northern Songs Limited Published by Northern Songs Limited Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: Guitar1 is an electric 6-string (distorted). Guitar2 is an electric 6-string (clean). Key to tab ---------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off / - slide up \ - slide down b - bend r - release x - muted note _ - tied note ^ - ascending arpeggio V - descending arpeggio ~ - vibrato N.C. - no chord |-3-| - triplet INTRO: Guitar1: 4/4 9/8 N.C. |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------6b------5---|-7-------7---5-------5-------7________ |-----5---8p7-5---------------5---|-7-------7---5-------5-------7________ |-7---------------7---------------|-----------------5-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | |-------------------------5---7---|-------------------------------------| |-------------------5h7-----------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - | VERSE1: Chords: D7 xx0212 or x5757x Am7 x02010 or 575555 G7 320001 or 353433 Bm x24432 or 799777 Guitar2: 4/4 (D) (G) (D) (G) |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ___-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ___-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| |-5________-----7/9-------9\7-5---|---------------------5-----------|-5________-----7/9-------9\7-5---|---------------------5-----------| |---------------------------------|-3________-----5/7-------7\5-3---|---------------------------------|-3________-----5/7-------7\5-3---| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| |-5---------------9-------9p7-5---|---------------------5-----------|-5---------------9-------9p7-5---|---------------------5-----------| |---------------------------------|-3________-----3-7-------7p5-3---|---------------------------------|-3________-----3-7-------7p5-3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | (D) (G) (D) (G) Asked a girl what she wanted to be and she said, "Baby, can't you see? Guitar2: (D) (G) (Am7) (Bm) |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5________-----7/9-------9\7-5---|---------------------5-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------7---9-7-----| |---------------------------------|-3________-----5/7-------7\5-3---|-5-------5-------5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-7/9-----------9---| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---------------9-------9p7-5---|---------------------5-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------7---9-7-----| |---------------------------------|-3________-----5h7-------7p5-3---|-5-------5-------5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-7h9-----------9---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | (D) (G) (Am7) (Bm) I wanna be famous a star of the screen. But you can do some - thing in be -tween..." CHORUS1: Notes: In the 2nd and 4th bar of the chorus the acoustic grand piano plays that little fill. But here, one of the guitars needs to play it. Guitar2: <-------Piano-Fill------> <-------Piano-Fill------> |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----4-------5---7-------5---4---|---------------------------------|-----4-------5---7-------5---4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-3-------------------------------|-7-------7-------7-------7----5--|-3-------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-3-------3-------3-------3---5---|-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-3-------3-------3-------3---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm G Bm G Ba -by you can drive my car. Yes I'm gonna be a star Guitar2: (Bm) (E) (A) (D) (G) (A) |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------5-----------5-----------|---------------------7-----------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-0---2---3---0---5---3---2---0---|---------------5/7-------7---5---|-5-------5-----5-7/9-----9-x-5---| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------5-----------5-----------|---------------------7-----------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-0---2---3---0---5---3---2---0---|---------------5/7-------7---5---|-5-------5-----5-9-------9---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | (Bm) (E) (A) (D) (G) (A) Ba -by, you can drive my car And maybe I'll love you VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1, w/ bass figure. Chords: D x57775 or xx0232 G 355433 or 320003 Am7 575555 0r x02010 | D7 | G7 I told that girl that my prospects were good | D7 | G7 And she said baby, it's understood | D7 | G7 Workin' for peanuts is all very fine | Am7 | % But I can show you a better time CHORUS2: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1, w/ bass figure. In the 2nd and 4th bar of the chorus the acoustic grand piano plays that little fill. But here, one of the guitars needs to play it. Guitar2: <-------Piano-Fill------> <-------Piano-Fill------> |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----4-------5---7-------5---4---|---------------------------------|-----4-------5---7-------5---4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-3-------------------------------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-3-------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-3-------3-------3-----0-3---5---|-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-3-------3-------3-----0-3---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm G Bm G Ba -by you can drive my car. Yes I'm gonna be a star Guitar2: (Bm) (E) (A) (D) (G) (A) |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------7-7-7-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------5-----------5-----------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-0---2---3---0---5---3---2---0---|---------------5/7-------7\5-3---|-5-------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------5-----------5-----------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-0---2---3---0---5---3---2---0---|---------------5/7-------7\5-3---|-5-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | (Bm) (E) (A) (D) (G) (A) Ba -by, you can drive my car And maybe I'll love you" Beep, beep, m'beep, beep GUITAR SOLO: Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| |-5-------5-----5-7/9-----9\7-5---|---------------------5---7-5-----|-5-------5-----5-7/9-----9\7-5---|---------------------5---7-5-----| |---------------------------------|-3-------3-----3-5/7---------7---|---------------------------------|-3-------3-----3-5/7---------7---| | | Guitar1: | | D G D G | |-----------8/10\-8---------------|---------------------------------|-----------8/10\-8---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7--8br8-6---|-8-------8-----8-6b--8____\------|------------------------8br8-6---|-8-------8-----8-6b--------------| |-5b------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5b------7-----------7-----------|---------------------7____\------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | YEAH! Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| |-5-------5-----5-7/9-----9\7-5---|---------------------5---7-5-----|-5-------5-----5-7/9-----9\7-5---|---------------------5---7-5-----| |---------------------------------|-3-------3-----3-5/7---------7---|---------------------------------|-3-------3-----3-5/7---------7---| | | Guitar1: | D G D G | |-----------8/10\-8---------------|---------------------------------|-----------8/10\-8---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7--8br8-6---|-8-------8-----8-6b--8____\------|------------------------8br8-6---|-8-------8-----8-6b--------------| |-5b------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5b------7-----------7-----------|---------------------7____\------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Guitar2: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7-------7-----------7---9-7-5---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-7/9---------------| | | Guitar1: | | Am7 | 4/5-------5-/-8---8-------8-/-10--|-10------10-/10--13\88-/-10--10___ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | CHORUS3: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1, w/ bass figure. In the 2nd and 4th bar of the chorus the acoustic grand piano plays that little fill. But here, one of the guitars needs to play it. Guitar2: <-------Piano-Fill------> <-------Piano-Fill------> |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----4-------5---7-------5---4---|---------------------------------|-----4-------5---7-------5---4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-3-------------------------------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-3-------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-3-------3-------3-------3---5---|-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-3-------3-------3-------3---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm G Bm G Ba -by you can drive my car. Yes I'm gonna be a star Guitar2: (Bm) (E) (A) (D) (G) (A) |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------5-----------5-----------|---------------------7-----------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-0---2---3---0---5---3---2---0---|---------------5/7-------7---5---|-5-------5-----5-7/9-----9-x-5---| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------5-----------5-----------|---------------------7-----------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-0---2---3---0---5---3---2---0---|---------------5/7-------7---5---|-5-------5-----5-9-------9---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | (Bm) (E) (A) (D) (G) (A) Ba -by, you can drive my car And maybe I'll love you VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1, w/ bass figure. Chords: D xx0232 or x5777x Am7 x02010 or 575555 G 320003 or 355433 Bm x24432 or 799777 Guitar2: D G D G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------| |-5-------------7/9-------9\7-5---|---------------------5-----------|-5-------5-----7/9-------9\7-5---|---------------------5-----------| |---------------------------------|-3-------3-----3-5/7------7\5-3--|---------------------------------|-3-------3-----3-5/7-----7\5-3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D G D G I told that girl I could start right away, and she said, "Listen babe something to say I got Guitar2: D G Am7 Bm |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------5-----7/9-------9\7-5---|---------------------5-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------7---9-7-----| |---------------------------------|-3-------3-----3-5/7-----7\5-3---|-5-------5-------5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-7/9-----------9---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D G Am7 Bm I got no car and it's breaking my heart but I found a dri - ver and that's a start CHORUS4: Guitar2: <-------Piano-Fill------> <-------Piano-Fill------> |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----4-------5---7-------5---4---|---------------------------------|-----4-------5---7-------5---4---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-3-------------------------------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-3-------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-3-------3-------3-----0-3---5---|-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-3-------3-------3-----0-3---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bm G Bm G Ba -by you can drive my car. Yes I'm gonna be a star Guitar2: (Bm) (E) (A) (D) (G) (A) N.C. |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------7-7-7-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------5-----------5-----------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-0---2---3---0---5---3---2---0---|---------------5/7-------7\5-3---|-5-------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------5-----------5-----------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---5---|-0---2---3---0---5---3---2---0---|---------------5/7-------7\5-3---|-5-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | (Bm) (E) (A) (D) (G) (A) Ba -by, you can drive my car And maybe I'll love you" Beep, beep, m'beep, beep CODA: Guitar2: D A D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------5-----------5-----------|---------------------7---9-7-----|-5-------5-----------5-----------| |---------------5/7-------7\5-3---|-5-------5-----5-7/9---------9---|---------------5/7-------7\5-3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | YEAH! Beep beep m'beep beep YEAH! [Begin fade] Guitar2: A D A D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7---9-7-----|-5-------5-----------5-----------|---------------------7---9-7-----|-5-------5-----------5-----------| |-5-------5-----5-7/9---------9---|---------------5/7-------7\5-3---|-5-------5-----5-7/9---------9---|---------------5/7-------7\5-3---| | | Guitar1: | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |---------------------------------|-----8/10_\--8/10_\--8/10_---8/10___-------------------------------|-----8/10_\--8/10_\--8/10_---8/10_ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------R-E-S-T--------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------5-----------5-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------5/7-------7\5-3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Beep beep m'beep beep YEAH! Beep beep m'beep beep YEAH! [fades out] Guitar2: A D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7---9-7-----|-5-------------------------------| |-5-------5-----5-7/9---------9---|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Beep beep m'beep beep YEAH!