Hey Jude with chords
The three verses are played in the same way.
The two bridge are played in the same way too.
We will therefore only look at verse 1, bridge 1 and final.
Verse 1 of the Beatles song
Here are the chords you will be using for the verses :
When you master those chords, you can follow the next framework to play verse 1…
… and, following the same framework, verses 2 and 3.
Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.
Bridge 1 of the music
For the bridge 1 as well as the bridge 2, you need to know any two new chords.
When these one are ready, you can continue by following the tab and using the structure of the lyrics to play the bridge 2 :
Final
To play the final, you don’t need to know any new chords. You will just have to follow the plan :
Hey Jude video with tab
You can play other Beatles guitar tab like the famous Let It Be.
Hey Jude lyrics
The song Hey Jude by The Beatles are composed of three verses, two bridges and a final.
The structure of the lyrics is a bit complex :
Verse 1 – Verse 2 – Bridge 1 – Verse 3 – Bridge 2 – Verse 1 – Final
Verse 1
Hey Jude, don’t make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Verse 2
Hey Jude, don’t be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
Bidge 1
And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain
Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Verse 3
Hey Jude, don’t let me down
You have found her, now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Bridge 2
So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin
You’re waiting for someone to perform with
And don’t you know that it’s just you, Hey Jude, you’ll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Verse 1
Final
Na, na, na, nanana Nanana, Hey Jude…
If you don’t know, you can try to learn guitar bar chords with our classes.
PDF guitar score for play Hey Jude by The Beatles
The following score is a “home-made” PDF score that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations for guitar.
Summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the song Hey Jude chords by The Beatles.