Julia
 (Lennon/McCartney)
 The White Album (1968) 
 
 
 
  
     
  This song is capoed in the 2nd fret and played in C. The finger-picking 
 pattern is easy once you get the hang of it (it is the same
 for all chords).  Once you "get" it you can also play Octopus's Garden
 and Dear Prudence; they use the same pattern!  A hint: the thumb plays
all 
 notes on the bottom three strings and uses an alternating pattern
 that never changes throughout the song. It goes 5th string, 4th string,
 6th string, 4th string and then repeats ad finitum. I suggest practicing
the 
 picking with only the thumb till you get the rhythm down.  The right-hand 
 second finger (middle finger) plays all the notes on the 1st and second 
 strings (if you want to use your right-hand third finger (ring) to play 
 notes on the 1st string, that works too).  The right-hand first finger 
 (index) plays all notes on the third string.  Now learn the pattern! 
 Also, notice the fingering change whenever John plays a C.  The left-hand 
 third finger moves from the 5th string to the 6th in the middle of the
chord.
 Good luck!
 
 [Verses: The first two lines only occur in verse 1 and 4.  For the other
          verses, skip down.]
 
  CaddG            Am7              Em
 
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 |------------1---------------1-----------------0----------------0----|
 |--------0---------------2----------------0----------------0---------|
 |------2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------2--------2--|
 |--3---------------0----------------2----------------2---------------|
 |----------3---------------0----------------0----------------0-------|
 
 1. Half of what I say is  meaning  less,
 4. When I cannot  sing my heart,
 
 
  CaddG            Am7              Em                G
 
 |--3---------------3----------------3----------------3---------------|
 |------------1---------------1-----------------0----------------3----|
 |--------0---------------2----------------0----------------0---------|
 |------2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------0--------0--|
 |--3---------------0----------------2----------------2---------------|
 |----------3---------------0----------------0----------------0-------|
 
 
 1. But I say it  just to reach you Ju-                             lia
 4. I  can only   speak  my  mind,  Ju-                             lia
 
 
 
 
  CaddG            Am7             Gm7             Gm7(add9)
 
 |--3---------------3----------------3----------------5---------------|
 |------------1---------------1-----------------3----------------3----|
 |--------0---------------2----------------3----------------3---------|
 |------2-------2-------2-------2--------3--------3-------3--------3--|
 |--3---------------0----------------5----------------5---------------|
 |----------3---------------0----------------3----------------3-------|
 
 1.  Ju-             lia            Ju-             lia,
 2.  Ju-             lia,           sea        shell eyes,
 3.  Ju-             lia,           Ju-             lia,
 4.  Ju-             lia,           Sleep      ing sand,
 5.                                 Mmm
 
    A                             F7(add9)           Fm7
 
 |--5---------------5----------------3----------------4---------------|
 |------------5---------------5-----------------1----------------1----|
 |--------6---------------6----------------2----------------1---------|
 |------7-------7-------7-------7--------1--------1-------1--------1--|
 |--7---------------7----------------3----------------3---------------|
 |----------5---------------5----------------1----------------1-------|
 
 1. Ocean         child             calls             me.
 2. Win       dy  smile             calls             me.
 3. Mor-   ning    moon             touch             me.
 4. Si     lent   cloud             touch             me.
 5.                                 calls             me. (go to outro)
 
  CaddG            Am7              Em                G
 
 |--3---------------3----------------3----------------3---------------|
 |------------1---------------1-----------------0----------------3----|
 |--------0---------------2----------------0----------------0---------|
 |------2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------0--------0--|
 |--3---------------0----------------2----------------2---------------|
 |----------3---------------0----------------0----------------0-------|
 
 1. So  I sing this song of love,    Ju-                       lia (go to
verse 2)
 2. So  I sing this song of love,    Ju-                       lia (play C
2x, then go to bridge)
 3. So  I sing this song of love,    Ju-                       lia (play C
2x, then go to verse 4)
 4. So  I sing this song of love,    Ju-                       lia (go to
verse 5)
 
 
 [bridge]
 
   Bm                              CaddG
 
 |--2---------------2----------------3----------------3---------------|
 |------------3---------------3-----------------1----------------1----|
 |--------4---------------4----------------0----------------0---------|
 |------4-------4-------4-------4--------2--------2-------2--------2--|
 |--2---------------0----------------3----------------3---------------|
 |----------2---------------2----------------3----------------3-------|
 
      Her hair of floating sky is shimmering,
 
 
   Am7             Am6              Em7              Em6
 
 |--3---------------2-------------------------------------------------|
 |------------1---------------1------3----------3-----2----------2----|
 |--------2---------------2----------------0----------------0---------|
 |------2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------2--------2--|
 |--0---------------0----------------2----------------2---------------|
 |----------0---------------0----------------0----------------0-------|
 
   Glimmering,                       in     the      sun
 
 
  Em(addC)         Em                     
 
 |---------------------------------|
 |--1---------1-----0---------0----|
 |--------0---------------0--------|
 |------2-------2-------2-------2--|   (To verse 3)
 |--2---------------2--------------|
 |--------------------------0------|
 
 
 
 [outro]
 
  CaddG            Am7              Em                C
 
 |--3---------------3----------------3----------------3---------------|
 |------------1---------------1-----------------0----------------0----|
 |--------0---------------2----------------0----------------0---------|
 |------2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------2--------2--|
 |--3---------------0----------------2----------------3---------------|
 |----------3---------------0----------------0----------------3-------|
 
    So I sing this song of love for Ju-              lia 
 
 
   Em               C               Em                G                
Cmaj7
 

|--3---------------3----------------3----------------3-------------------0-|

|------------0---------------1-----------------0----------------0--------0-|

|--------0---------------0----------------0----------------0-------------0-|

|------2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------0--------0------2-|

|--2---------------3----------------2----------------2-------------------3-|

|----------2---------------3----------------0----------------0-----------3-|
 
   Ju-             lia              Ju-                                 lia