Somebody
by Aerosmith
from "Aerosmith" (1973)
rhy.fig.1-
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B---------------------------------------------------|
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D---------------------------------------------------|
A----2--2--4----2--4--2--2---4----------------------|
E----0--0--0----0--0--0--0---0--2---2--3-3--4-4-----|
This riff changes slightly, sometimes changing to (2 3 4) instead of (2 3
3 4 4). When the verse comes in, play this:
rhy.fig.2-
I need a lady not somebody shady...
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B------2--------------------------------------------|
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D------2--------------------------------------------|
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E----------------------0---3---0---3----------------|
(rhy.fig.1))
I need a lady not somebody shady
need someone to be close to
somebody cozy not somebody nosy
help me see my whole day through
F#5
someone to share the load
A5
somebody to walk the road I live on...live!(rhy.fig.1)
Basic chords for this part go like this:
fill 1-
F#5 A5 live on...live
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B---------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------9--9\-----9---------------------|
D---4-----7---------9--9\-----9---------------------|
A---4-----7---------7--7\-----7---------------------|
E---2-----5-----------------------------------------|
(rhy.fig.2)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/aerosmith/somebody_tab_ver_2.html ]
Good Lord send me, good lord mend me
send me down someone for me
said I won't be choosy you could send me a floozy
send me anybody you please
F#5
Somebody say you will
A5
Somebody further still
G5 B5
Somebody some-somebody for me(fill 1)
fill 2-
E D5 A Em
E---------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------2-------------------------------|
G----9----7--7------2-------------------------------|
D----9----7--7------2----------------2--------------|
A----7----5--5-----------------------2--------------|
E-------------------------3---2---0--0--------------|
Now won't you send me somebody
(repeat twice)
guitar solo- (2x)
E----------------------------------12---------14--------16--16---|
B--15---------------------------------------------------x---x----|
G--14b--r-14b--r-14-14~~~~--12-13------12-14-----14\16--16--16---|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(2x)
E--12-------------------------------------------12-14b----r------|
B--------------------------------15-14-13-12-15------------------|
G-----11b--r------16-14b--r--12----------------------------------|
D------------14-\------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(2x)
E--14b-r-14-14b-r-14-14b-r-14-14b-r-14-14b-r--|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
E--14b-r-14-14b-r-14-14b-14r-14-12--12h14-12------------------|
B--------------------------------------------14p12------------|
G--------------------------------------------------12---------|
D-----------------------------------------------------14------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat entire figure, then back to rhy.fig.1
B5 G5
E-------------|
B-------------|
G---4---------|
D---4----5----|
A---2----5----|
E--------3----|
(rhy.fig.1)
yeah somebody
won't you send me somebody
now won't you send me somebody
(rhy.fig.2)
well,call for somebody scream loud and bloody
call woman woman come on to me
save for tomorrow share all your sorrow
misery enjoys company(yes it does,yes it does)
Symbols used:
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide
~ = vibrato