C Em Ah, look at all the lonely people C Em Ah, look at all the lonely people Em Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church C Em Where a wedding has been, lives in a dream Em Waits at the window, wearing the face C Em That she keeps in a jar by the door, who is it for? Em7 Edim7 All the lonely people C Em Where do they all come from? Em7 Edim7 All the lonely people C Em Where do they all belong? Em Father McKenzie, writing the words C Em Of a sermon that no one will hear, no one comes near Em Look at him working, darning his socks C Em In the night when there’s nobody there, what does he care? Em7 Edim7 All the lonely people C Em Where do they all come from? Em7 Edim7 All the lonely people C Em Where do they all belong? C Em Ah, look at all the lonely people C Em Ah, look at all the lonely people Em Eleanor Rigby died in the church C Em And was buried along with her name, nobody came Em Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt C Em From his hands as he walks from the grave, no one was saved Em7 Edim7 All the lonely people C Em Where do they all come from? Em7 Edim7 All the lonely people C Em Where do they all belong? This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Eleanor Rigby chords by The Beatles
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
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u
3
d
4
u
Also works: all downs d d d d
How to play Eleanor Rigby on ukulele
On ukulele, Eleanor Rigby comes down to the down-up eighths: d u d u. Expect a brisk pace, around 134 bpm. The original recording is in E minor. The chords land in comfortable skilled territory. Chop short staccato downstrokes to echo the stabbing string parts.
4 ukulele chords used in "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles: C, Em, Em7 and Edim7
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I think it sounds better if when switching between the Em7 and Edim7 you only move the finger on the C string.
I love this song so much
God I love the Beatles! They were a truly great band. No one can replace music like that, no matter how good they are…
(Yes, my music choices are firmly stuck in the 60s/70s and I am proud of that)
Love this song! It sounds great
This is such a sad song ?
But I still love it
What’s the best strum pattern for this
ELEANOR RIGBY DIE IN THE CHURCH!!!! MMMM God this is such a good song
change the Edim7 to an Em6, and the C in the chorus to a Cmaj7.
I like +3 because I can’t reach all the low notes lol
I literally made an entire arrangement for myself and i’ll probably never preform it 🙁
hey whats the strumming pattern