Welcome to my “Hey Jude” chord chart. The chords are F, C, C7, Bb, F7, Bb/A, Bb/G, Bb/F, and Eb/G.
This is such a classic song, talk about your singalongs! The song doesn’t really have verses and choruses, they are combined into one. A lot of Beatles songs did this. It’s more of a composition A section, B section and C sections.
The barre chords might be tricky at first, Paul liked the key of F which has a few. Here is a lesson to help with barre chords that might be helpful.
The strumming pattern for the song is:
DD D DU DD D DU
1+ 2 +a 3+ 4 +a
HEY JUDE CHORD CHART
Verse 1 (A section)
F C C7 F
Hey Jude, don’t make it bad, take a sad song and make it better.
Bb F C7
Remember to let her into your heart, then you can start to make it
F
better
Verse 2 (A Section)
F C C7 F
Hey Jude, don’t be afraid, you were made to go out and get her.
Bb F C7
The minute you let her under your skin, then you begin to make it
F
better.
B Section
F7 Bb Bb/A Bb/G Bb/F
And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain, don’t carry the
C C7
world upon
F F7
your shoulders.
Bb Bb/A Bb/G Bb/F
For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool by making his
C
world a
C7 F
little colder.
Verse 3 (A Section)
F C C7 F
Hey Jude, don’t let me down, you have found her, now go and get her.
Bb F C7
Remember to let her into your heart, then you can start to make it
F
better.
B Section
F7 Bb Bb/A Bb/G Bb/F
So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin, you’re waiting for
C C7
someone to
F
perform with.
F7 Bb Bb/A Bb/G
And don’t you know that it’s just you, hey Jude, you’ll do, the
Bb/F
movement
C C7 F
you need is on your shoulder.
Verse 4 (A Section)
F C C7 F
Hey Jude, don’t make it bad, take a sad song and make it better.
Bb F C7
Remember to let her under your skin, then you’ll begin to make it
F
Better better better better better better, oh.
C Section
F Eb/G Bb F
Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude…
(repeat X number of times, fade)
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This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.