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The Bed by Lou Reed
The Bed
=======================
---------intro---------
=======================
(0:00)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
b----/7---5---3---|-1-3---3---1-----|---------1-3-1---|-3---------------|
g----/7---5---4---|-2-----2---2-----|-3-5-3---2-------|-4---------------|
d----/7---5---5---|-3-----3---3-----|-5-------3-------|-5---------------|
a-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
e-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
(0:15)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
b----/7---5---3---|-1-3---3---1-----|---------1-3-1---|-3---------------|
g----/7---5---4---|-2-----2---2-----|-3-5-3---2-------|-4---------------|
d----/7---5---5---|-3-----3---3-----|-5-------3-------|-5---------------|
a-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
e-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|
=======================
---------verse---------
=======================
(0:28)
e-----------------|-----------------|
b-----------------|-----------------|
g-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a-----------------|-----------------|
e-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(0:35)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b--------------------|-------------------|
g--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-\1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
a--------------------|-------------------|
e--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(0:41)
e-------------------|-----------------|
b-------------------|-----------------|
g---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a-------------------|-----------------|
e---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(0:48)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b--------------------|-------------------|
g--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-\1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a--------------------|-------------------|
e--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(0:55)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b---------3------3---|-------3--5----5---|
g----0-2--2h4----4---|-----5---------5---|
d---0------------0---|----5--------5-5---|
a--------------------|-3-----------3-----|
e-3------------3-----|-------------------|
(1:02)
e-------0------------|-------------------|
b-------1-------1----|-------3--5----5---|
g----2--2-------2----|-----5----5----5---|
d---2-----------2----|----5-----5--------|
a-0-----------0------|-3-----------3---3-|
e--------------------|-------------------|
=======================
--------chorus---------
=======================
(1:08)
e-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
b-----1-------3---|-----5------(7)*-|-----3---------1--s3**|
g-----2-------4---|-----5-----(7)---|-----4--5--\3--2--s4--|
d---2-------4-----|---5------(7)----|---5----7--\5--3--s5--|
a-0-------2-------|-3-----3-5-------|--------8--\6---------|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3--------------------|
* lay down your finger softly on the strings, directly above the 7th metal fret
** Don’t pick the strings, just slide
(1:20)
e-----------------|
b-----------------|
g-----------------|
d-----------------|
a-----------------|
e-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(1:22)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|---------------------|
b-----1-------3---|-----1-----------|-----3---------1--/3-|
g-----2-------4---|---0-0----(7)----|-----4--5--\3--2--/4-|
d---2-------4-----|---2-------(7)---|---5----7--\5--3--/5-|
a-0-------2-----2-|-3-----3-5-------|--------8--\6--------|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------------|
(1:34)
e-----------------|
b-----------------|
g-----------------|
d-----------------|
a-----------------|
e-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(1:36)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
b----/7---5---3---|-1-3---3---1-----|---------1-3-1---|-3---------------|
g----/7---5---4---|-2-----2---2-----|-3-5-3---2-------|-4---------------|
d----/7---5---5---|-3-----3---3-----|-5-------3-------|-5---------------|
a-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
e-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
(1:49)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
b----/7---5---3---|-1-3---3---1-----|---------1-3-1---|-3---------------|
g----/7---5---4---|-2-----2---2-----|-3-5-3---2-------|-4---------------|
d----/7---5---5---|-3-----3---3-----|-5-------3-------|-5---------------|
a-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
e-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------3-3-3-|
=======================
---------verse---------
=======================
(2:02)
e-----------------|-----------------|
b-----------------|-----------------|
g-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a-----------------|-----------------|
e-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(2:09)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b--------------------|-------------------|
g--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-\1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5--3--|
a--------------------|-------------------|
e--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(2:16)
e-------------------|-----------------|
b-------------------|-----------------|
g---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a-------------------|-----------------|
e---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(2:23)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b--------------------|-------------------|
g--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-\1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a--------------------|-------------------|
e--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(2:29)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b---------3------3---|-------3--5----5---|
g----0-2--2h4----4---|-----5---------5---|
d---0------------0---|----5--------5-5---|
a--------------------|-3-----------3-----|
e-3------------3-----|-------------------|
(2:36)
e-------0------------|-------------------|
b-------1-1-----1----|-------3--5----5---|
g----2--2-------2----|-----5----5----5---|
d---2-----------2----|----5-----5--------|
a-0-----------0------|-3-----------3---3-|
e--------------------|-------------------|
=======================
--------chorus---------
=======================
(2:43)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|---------------------|
b-----1-------3---|-----1------(7)--|-----3---------1--s3-|
g-----2-------4---|---0-0-----(7)---|-----4--5--\3--2--s4-|
d---2-------4-----|---2------(7)----|---5----7--\5--3--s5-|
a-0-----0-2-----2-|-3-----3-5-------|--------8--\6--------|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------------|
(2:56)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|---------------------|
b-----1-------3---|-----1------(7)--|-----3---------1--/3-|
g-----2-------4---|---0-0-----(7)---|-----4--5--\3--2--/4-|
d---2-------4-----|---2------(7)----|---5----7--\5--3--/5-|
a-0-----0-2-----2-|-3-----3-5-------|--------8--\6--------|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------------|
(3:07)
e-----------------|
b-----------------|
g-----------------|
d-----------------|
a-----------------|
e-----------------|
=======================
--------bridge---------
=======================
(3:10)
e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b-------3------3--|------3------3---|------5-------5--|--5-------5----5-|
g-----4-4------4--|----4--------4---|----5---5-----5--|--5-5-----5----5-|
d----5---------5--|---5---------5---|---5----------5--|--5-5-----5----5-|
a---5-------------|-----------------|-3----------3----|--3-----3----3---|
e-3---------------|-3---------3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
(3:24)
e------0----0--0--|-----0-0----0----|-----------------|-----------------|
b----2--2---2--2--|-----2-2----2----|-----3-5------3--|-----------------|
g---2-2-----2--2--|-----2-2----2----|---------5----4--|-3-3---3-----3---|
d-----------2--2--|------------2----|--------------5--|-5-5---5-----5---|
a-0---------------|-0-------------0-|---5-------------|-6-6---6-----6---|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3----------3----|-----3-----3---3-|
(3:37)
e-----------------|-------(7)--10~--|
b------1----1--1--|------(7)--------|
g-----0-----2--2--|-----(7)---------|
d----4------4-----|----(7)----------|
a-3-------------3-|-s5--------------|
e-----------------|-----------------|
=======================
---------verse---------
=======================
(3:44)
e-----------------|-----------------|
b-----------------|-----------------|
g-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a-----------------|-------------------|
e-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(3:51)
e---------------------|-------------------|
b---------------------|-------------------|
g---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-3p1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a---------------------|-------------------|
e---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(3:58)
e-------------------|-------------------|
b-------------------|-------------------|
g---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5p3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
a-------------------|-------------------|
e---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(4:04)
e---------------------|-------------------|
b---------------------|-------------------|
g---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d-3p1-1-1-1-1h3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a---------------------|-------------------|
e---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
(4:11)
e--------------------|-------------------|
b---------3------3---|-------3--5----5---|
g----0-2--2h4----4---|-----5---------5---|
d---0------------0---|----5--------5-5---|
a--------------------|-3-----------3-----|
e-3------------3-----|-------------------|
(4:18)
e-------0------------|-------------------|
b-------1-1-----1----|-------3--5----5---|
g----2--2-------2----|-----5----5----5---|
d---2-----------2----|----5-----5--------|
a-0-----------0------|-3-----------3---3-|
e--------------------|-------------------|
=======================
--------chorus---------
=======================
(4:25)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|---------------------|
b-----1-------3---|-----1-----------|-----3---------1--s3-|
g-----2-------4---|---0-0-----------|-----4--5--\3--2--s4-|
d---2-------4-----|---2------(7)----|---5----7--\5--3--s5-|
a-0-----0-2-----2-|-3-----3-5-------|--------8--\6--------|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------------|
(4:37)
e-----------------|-----0-----------|---------------------|
b-----1-------3---|-----1------(7)--|--------3------------|
g-----2-------4---|---0-0-----(7)---|------4--------------|
d---2-------4-----|---2------(7)----|---5-----------------|
a-0-----0-2-----2-|-3-----3-5-------|---------------------|
e-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------------|
This is the place where she lay her head
when she went to bed at night
And this is the place our children were conceived
candles lit the room brightly at night
And this is the place where she cut her wrists
that odd and fateful night
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
This is the place where we used to live
I paid for it with love and blood
And these are the boxes that she kept on the shelf
Filled with her poetry and stuff
And this is the room where she took the razor
and cut her wrists that strange and fateful night
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
I never would have started if I'd known
that it's end this way
But funny thing, I'm not at all sad
that it stopped this way
This is the place where she lay her head
when she went to bed at night
And this is the place our children were conceived
candles lit the room brightly at night
And this is the place where she cut her wrists
That odd and fateful night
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
This version is performed a whole step up from the album version in the key of A,
but still in standard tuning. The album version is in the key of G played in D-standard tuning.
These are the basic structures. As always there are variations that occur throughout the song,
most obviously the consistency of the pedal tone on the open A string (there's some other intruments
covering that in the live performance), how arpeggios are voiced, and various hammer-on and pull-off accents.
Hunter is finger-picking throughout and some of the notes are so lightly played
so as to be almost imperceptible.
approximate chords included along the top, disregarding the A pedal tone
[Intro]
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E D A G F G A
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----9\7-7---5---|-3-5-575---3-----|-1-3-1---3-5-3---|-5---------------|
G|-----9\7-7---6---|-4-----4---4-----|-2-------4-------|-6---------------| x2
D|-----9\7-7---7---|-5-----5---5-----|-3-------5-------|-7---------------|
A|-0---------------|-0-------------0-|-0-------0-----0-|-0-----0-0-----0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
-----
A G F G A
e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| x2
D|-7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---57--|\3---3---3h5--5---|-5h7--7---7---75--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
A D Bm D
e|------------------|-----0-2---------|------------------|-----0-2---------|
B|-----0h2------2---|----3--3-----3---|-----3-3-----3----|----3--3-----3---|
G|----2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|----4--4-----4----|---2---2-----2---| x1
D|---2----2-----2---|-0-----0---0-----|---4---4-----4----|-0-----0---0-----|
A|-0------0---0-----|-----------------|-2---------2------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
------
Bm C#m D E A G F G A
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-------5---|-----7-----------|-5---5---3--1--3-|-5---------------|
G|-----4-------6---|-----7------(7)--|-6---6---4--2--4-|-6---------------| x2
D|---4-------6-----|---7-------(7)---|-7-------5--3--5-|-7---------------|
A|-2-------4-------|-5--------(7)----|-0---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Bridge]
------
A D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----2---0---3---|-2-2-------------|
B|-----0-2---------|-----2---2---2---|-----3---3---3---|-3-3---3---3-----|
G|----2--2-----2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-2-2---2-2---2---|
D|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------|-0-0-------------|
A|-0-----0---------|-0---------------|-----------------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B G F
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----4-----------|-----4-------4---|-----3-3-----3---|-1-----1-1-------|
G|-----4---4---4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-4-----4---|-2-----2-----2---|
D|---4---4---------|---4---4-----4---|---5---------5---|-3-----3-----3---|
A|-2-------2-2-----|-2-------2-------|-0---------0-----|-0-0-------0-0---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G7? E
e|-----1-----------|--------------~--|
B|----0--0-----0---|------(7)--------|
G|--02-------------|----(7)----------|
D|-0---------------|--(7)------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0---------------|
This is the place where she lay her head
When she went to bed at night
And this is the place our children were conceived
Candles lit the room brightly at night
And this is the place where she cut her wrists
That odd and fateful night
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
This is the place where we used to live
I paid for it with love and blood
And these are the boxes that she kept on the shelf
Filled with her poetry and stuff
And this is the room where she took the razor
And cut her wrists that strange and fateful night
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
I never would have started if I'd known
That it's end this way
But funny thing, I'm not at all sad
That it stopped this way
Stopped this way
(x) - natural harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
\ - slide down
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