Hey Jude chords by
The Beatles (Official Version)
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Key: F majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1

F

C7

Hey Jude, don't make it bad

C7sus4

F

Take a sad song and make it better

Bb

F

Remember to let her into your heart

C7

F

Then you can start to make it better

Verse 2

F

C7

Hey Jude, don't be afraid

C7sus4

F

You were made to go out and get her

Bb

F

The minute you let her under your skin

C7

F

F7

Then you begin to make it better

Bridge 1
Bb Bb 
 
And anytime you feel the pain
Dm/A Dm/A 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Hey Jude,  refrain
F6 F6 
 
C7/E C7/E 
 
Don't carry the world
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
F7 F7 
 
upon  your shoulders
Bb Bb 
 
For well you know that it's a fool
Dm/A Dm/A 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Who plays  it cool
F6 F6 
 
C7/E C7/E 
 
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
By making his world  a little colder
F7 F7 
 
Na-na-na, na, na
C7 C7 
 
Na-na-na, na

Verse 3

F

C7

Hey Jude, don't let me down

C7sus4

F

You have found her, now go and get her

Bb

F

Remember to let her into your heart

C7

F

F7

Then you can start to make it better

Bridge 2
Bb Bb 
 
So let it out and let it in
Dm/A Dm/A 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Hey Jude,  begin
F6 F6 
 
C7/E C7/E 
 
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
You're waiting for someone to  perform with
F7 F7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And don't you know that it's just you
Dm/A Dm/A 
 
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Hey Jude,  you'll do
F6 F6 
 
C7/E C7/E 
 
C7 C7 
 
F F 
 
The movement you need   is on  your shoulder
F7 F7 
 
Na-na-na, na, na
C7 C7 
 
Na-na-na, na, yeah

Verse 4

F

C7

Hey Jude, don't make it bad

C7sus4

F

Take a sad song and make it better

Bb

F

Remember to let her under your skin

C7

F

Then you'll begin to make it better

Outro 1
Better better better better better, ah!
F F 
 
Eb6 Eb6 
 
Na, na, na, na-na-na na
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Na-na-na na, hey Jude
F F 
 
Eb6 Eb6 
 
Na, na, na, na-na-na na
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Na-na-na na, hey Jude
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF C7 C7sus4 Bb F7...

Chords

F
C7
C7sus4
Bb
F7
Dm/A
Gm7
F6
C7/E
Eb6

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
C7sus4: x-3-3-3-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Dm/A: x-0-3-2-3-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
C7/E: 0-3-2-3-1-x
Eb6: x-x-1-3-1-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of Hey Jude by The Beatles, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Beatles's performance.

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