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          September in the Rain – The Beatles
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Written by: Harry Warren/Al Dubin
From the Decca audition tapes (1962)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

A lot of barree. Tip for beginners: Leave out the key change in the last 
verse and play in G. I added a version 2 below  

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CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
Ab6    4-6-6-5-6-4
Bbdim  x-1-2-3-2-x
Abmaj7 4-x-5-5-4-x
E9     x-7-6-7-7-x
Bdim   x-2-3-4-3-x
Cdim7  x-3-4-2-4-x
Ebdim7 x-6-7-5-7-x
Gbdim7 x-9-10-8-10-x

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[Intro]
1 - 2 - 2 - doobidoo

| Ab6 | % | % | % |


[Verse]
    Ab
The leaves of brown came tumbling down
  Bbm          Bbm   Bbdim
Remember in September
Bbm Eb7     Ab
      In the rain


[Verse]
    Ab
The sun went out
                  Bbm
Just like a dying ember
       Bbm       Bbdim
Ooh in September 
Bbm  Eb7     Ab
      In the rain


[Middle 8]
   Bbm   Eb7
To every word
   Bbm    Eb7       Ab6
Of love I heard you whisper
    Cm        F
The raindrops seem
   Cm     F       Bb7    Eb7
To play a sweet refrain


[Verse]
       Ab
Though spring is here
   Ab               Bbm
To me it's still September
           Bbm   Bbdim 
Oh that September
Bbm  Eb7     Ab
      In the rain


[Middle 8]
   Bbm   Eb7
To every word
   Bbm    Eb7      | Ab Abmaj7 | Ab6 Ab |
Of love I heard you whisper
    Cm        F
The raindrops seem        1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
   Cm     F       Bb7   | E9      E9
To play a sweet refrain            (Though ...)


[Verse]
       A
Though spring is here
   A                Bm
To me it's still September
           Bm   Bdim 
Oh that September
           1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bm E       A   A   Ab  G  [ F# ]
    In the rain      oh yeah
F#                  B7          E        [ A ]
 I said I said it's September  ... in the rain
                             (break)

| A6 | % | % | % |
 Ah September in the rain


[Coda]
A Cdim7 Ebdim7 Gbdim7
     (triplets)
                1 + 2 + 3 + 4
| A  D Ebdim7 | E     A     A6




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Version 2 (without key change and in friendly G)
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CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
G6     3-x-0-0-0-0
Adim   x-0-1-2-1-x
Gmaj7  3-x-0-0-0-2
D9     x-5-4-5-5-x  or x-x-0-2-1-0
Bbdim7 x-1-2-0-2-x  or x-x-2-3-2-3
Dbdim7 x-4-5-3-5-x  or x-x-5-6-5-6
Edim7  x-7-8-6-8-x  or x-x-8-9-8-9

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[Intro]
1 - 2 - 2 - doobidoo

| G6 | % | % | % |


[Verse]
    G
The leaves of brown came tumbling down
  Am          Am     Adim
Remember in September
Am D7        G
      In the rain


[Verse]
    G
The sun went out
                  Am
Just like a dying ember
       Am       Adim
Ooh in September 
Am  D7       G
      In the rain


[Middle 8]
   Am    D7
To every word
   Am     D7        G6
Of love I heard you whisper
    Bm        E7
The raindrops seem
   Bm     E7      A7    D7
To play a sweet refrain


[Verse]
       G
Though spring is here
   G               Am
To me it's still September
           Am    Adim 
Oh that September
Am  D7       G
      In the rain


[Middle 8]
   Am    D7
To every word
   Am     D7       | G Gmaj7 | G6 G |
Of love I heard you whisper
    Bm        E7
The raindrops seem       1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
   Bm     E7      A7   | D9      D9
To play a sweet refrain            (Though ...)


[Verse]
       G
Though spring is here
   G                Am
To me it's still September
           Am    Adim 
Oh that September
             1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Am  D7       G   G   Gb  F   [ E ]
    In the rain        oh yeah
E                       A7       D         [ G6 ]
 I said, I said it's September  ...  in the rain
                              (break)

| G6 | % | % | % |
 Ah September in the rain


[Coda]
G Bbdim7 Dbdim7 Edim7
    (triplets)
                 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
| G   C Bbdim7 | D7    G     G6