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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Whatcha Gonna Do?</h1>
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  16 <p>Words and music Bob Dylan<br />
  17 Recorded Nov 14 and Dec 6 1962 during the <a class="recordlink" href="../02_freewheelin/index.htm">Freewheelin'</a> sessions<br />
  18 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  19
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  21
  22 <p>Open D tuning, capo 5th fret (sounding key G major)</p>
  23
  24 <p>Chords:</p>
  25 <pre>
  26 D    000000
  27 G/d  020100
  28 D(3) 054300 or 004300 or 004350
  29 D/f# 404300
  30 A7   x02100 or x02140
  31 A    777777
  32 </pre>
  33
  34 <p>The playing on this one is really very simple, but he's playing around
  35 with the basic elements (both the chord shapes, the rhythms and the
  36 chord sequences) in a way that makes it look complicated on paper. <br />
  37 Concerning the D(3) chord (i.e. D in the third position,
  38 i.e. beginning in the 3rd fret), the first fingering (054300) is to be
  39 preferred when it replaces the D-G/d-D figure, as in the second verse,
  40 and the second or third (004350) when it is played in the succession
  41 D-A7-D. The fingering D(3)=004300 goes with A7=002100, and
  42 D(3)=004350 with A7=002140.<br />
  43 I've written out the chords to the first three verses, which I think
  44 cover most of the variants in the handling of this song.</p>
  45
  46 <p>The rhythm in the D-G/d-D parts varies between straight beats and syncopated hammer-ons:</p>
  47 <pre class="tab">
  48   D       G/d            D     G/d
  49   :   .   .   .          :   .   .   .
  50 |-0---0---0---0---|    |-0---0-----0-0---|
  51 |-0---0---0---0---|    |-0---0-----0-0---|
  52 |-0---0---1---1---| or |-0---0h1---1-1---|
  53 |-0---0---0---0---|    |-0---0-----0-0---|
  54 |-0---0---2---2---|    |-0---0h2---2-2---|
  55 |-0---0---0---0---|    |-0---0-----0-0---|
  56 </pre>
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  60 <pre class="verse">
  61 [instrumental verse]
  62
  63         D    G/d          D   G/d
  64 Tell me what you're gonna do
  65          D            G/d        D
  66 When the shadow comes under your door.
  67 G/d     D    G/d             D   G/d
  68 Tell me what you're gonna do
  69          D                       A
  70 When the shadow comes under your door.
  71         D G/d             D
  72 Tell me what you're gonna do
  73          G/d                     D
  74 When the shadow comes under your door.
  75   D(3)    A7
  76 O Lord, O Lord,
  77                D   G/d  D  G/d  D  G/d  D  G/d
  78 What shall you do?
  79
  80 G/d     D    G/d          D    G/d
  81 Tell me what you're gonna do
  82          D     G/d        D
  83 When the devil calls your cards.
  84 G/d     D(3)
  85 Tell me what you're gonna do
  86                           A
  87 When the devil calls your cards.
  88         D G/d             D
  89 Tell me what you're gonna do
  90          G/d              D
  91 When the devil calls your cards.
  92 G/d D       A7
  93  O  Lord, O Lord,
  94                D    G/d  D  G/d  D  G/d  D
  95 What shall you do?
  96
  97 G/d     D    G/d            D  G/d
  98 Tell me what you're gonna do
  99           D(3)  A7       D
 100 When your water turns to wine.
 101 G/d     D D(3)      G/d   D D(3)
 102 Tell me what you're gonna do
 103           D/f#           A
 104 When your water turns to wine.
 105         D G/d             D
 106 Tell me what you're gonna do
 107           G/d            D
 108 When your water turns to wine.
 109 G/d D       A7
 110 O   Lord, O Lord,
 111                  D   G/d  D  G/d  D  G/d  D
 112 What shall you do?
 113
 114 [instrumental verse]
 115
 116 Tell me what you're gonna do
 117 When you can't play God no more.
 118 Tell me what you're gonna do
 119 When you can't play God no more.
 120 Tell me what you're gonna do
 121 When you can't play God no more.
 122 O Lord, O Lord,
 123 What shall you do?
 124
 125 [instrumental verse]
 126
 127 Tell me what you're gonna do
 128 When the shadow comes creepin' in your room.
 129 Tell me what you're gonna do
 130 When the shadow comes creepin' in your room.
 131 Tell me what you're gonna do
 132 When the shadow comes creepin' in your room.
 133 O Lord, O Lord,
 134 What should you do?
 135
 136 [instrumental verse]
 137 </pre>
 138
 139 <hr />
 140
 141 <p>For the sake of completeness, here's a version in standard tuning
 142 (uncapoed):</p>
 143 <pre class="verse">
 144         G    C/g          G   C/g
 145 Tell me what you're gonna do
 146          G            C/g        G
 147 When the shadow comes under your door.
 148 C/g     G    C/g             G   C/g
 149 Tell me what you're gonna do
 150          G                       D
 151 When the shadow comes under your door.
 152         G C/g             G
 153 Tell me what you're gonna do
 154          C/g                     G
 155 When the shadow comes under your door.
 156   G       D7
 157 O Lord, O Lord,
 158                G
 159 What shall you do?
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