Somebody That I Used To Know Chords & Tabs
Somebody That I Used To Know Tab
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Somebody That I Used To Know – Elliott Smith
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Tabbed by: Jessica Dinh
Email: sangodinh@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard
Capo 1st Fret
Intro
C Fmaj7 Em
E|-0-------|-0-------|-0-------|-0-------|-0----------|--0h1-----|-1----------|
B|------1--|------1--|-------1-|-------0-|--------0---|------0---|-----0------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|----------|------------|
D|---2----2|---2----2|---3----3|---2----2|-----0----0-|--0-----0-|---0----0---|
A|---------|---------|-3---3---|---------|------------|----------|----------3-|
E|-3---3---|-3---3---|---------|-0---0---|-0-1---3----|-3--------|-3----3-----|
F Fm
d + u d d d + u d
E|-1-------|-------1-|---------|------0h1-|-1---------|-1---1--1--1--1---1--1-|
B|-----1---|-----0---|---0---0-|---0------|----0------|-1---1--1--1--1---1--1-|
G|---------|---------|-0---2---|-0--------|-----------|-2---2--2--1--1---1--1-|
D|---3---3-|----0----|---------|----------|---0---0---|-3---3--3--3--3---3--3-|
A|-3-------|---------|-2---3---|----------|---------3-|-3---3--3--3--3---3--3-|
E|---------|-3/4-----|---------|-3---3----|-3----3----|-----------------------|
C
d + u d u d u d u d u d + u d u d + u d u
E|---1---1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1-| Verses |---0---0--0--0---0---0--0—-0-|
B|---1---1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1-| 1,2,4 |---1---1--1--1---1---1--1—-1-|
G|---1---1--1--1---|-1--1--1--1--1--1-| & 6 |---0---0--0--0---0---0--0—-0-|
D|---3---3--3--3---|-3--3--3--3--3--3-| |---2---2--2--2---2---2--2—-2-|
A|-3-3---3--3--3-3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3-| |---3---3--3--3---3---3--3-—3-|
E|-----------------|------------------| |-3-3---3--3--3-3-3---3--3—-3-|
Fmaj7 Em G7
d + u d u d + u d u d u d u d + u d u d u d u
E|---0---0--0--0-|---0---0--0--0---0--0---0--0-|---1---1--1--1---1--1---1--1--|
B|---1---1--1--1-|---0---0--0--0---0--0---0--0-|---0---0--0--0---0--0---0--0--|
G|---2---2--2--2-|---0---0--0--0---0--0---0--0-|---0---0--0--0---0--0---0--0--|
D|---3---3--3--3-|---2---2--0--2---2--2---2--2-|---0---0--0--0---0--0---0--0--|
A|-3-3---3--3--3-|---2---2--2--2---2--2---2--2-|---2---2--2--2---2--2---2--2--|
E|---------------|-0-0---0--0--0-0-0--0-1-0--0-|-3-3---3--3--3-3-3--3-2-------|
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F G7 G7
d + u d u d + u d u d u d u d + u d u d + u d u
E|---1---1--1--1---1---1--1--1-|---1--1---1--1-|---1---1--1--1---1---1--1--1--|
B|---1---1--1--1---1---1--1--1-|---0--0---0--0-|---0---0--0--0---0---0--0--0--|
G|---2---2--2--2---1---1--1--1-|---0--0---0--0-|---0---0--0--0---0---0--0--0--|
D|---3---3--3--3---0---0--0--0-|---0--0---0--0-|---0---0--0--0---0---0--0--0--|
A|-3-3---3--3--3-0-------------|-2-2--2-3-3--3-|---2---2--2--2---2---2--2--2--|
E|-----------------------------|---------------|-3-3---3--3--3-3-3---3--3--3--|
F Fm [final chords]
d + u d u d + u d u d + u d u d + u d u G7 C
E|---1---1--1--1-|---1---1--1--1---1---1--1--1---1---1--1--1-| E|-1---------|
B|---1---1--1--1-|---1---1--1--1---1---1--1--1---1---1--1--1-| B|-0--0--1---|
G|---2---2--2--2-|---1---1--1--1---1---1--1--1---1---1--1--1-| G|-0--0--0---|
D|---3---3--3--3-|---3---3--3--3---3---3--3--3---3---3--3--3-| D|-0--0--2---|
A|-3-3---3--3--3-|-3-3---3--3--3-3-3---3--3--3-3-3---3--3--3-| A|-2--2--3---|
E|---------------|-------------------------------------------| E|-3--3--3---|
At the end of the song, add one more Fm measure* before strumming the final chords.
3/5 are the same thing as verses 1/2/4/6, except you leave out that F measure near the end
the verse, and play one less Fm measure. Sorry if that’s confusing :( haha
Solo (to be played with a 2nd guitar)
Capo 1st Fret
For verse 4:
E|-0---0-----0-------|-------0---------------|--------------------------------|
B|---1---1-0---1-0---|-0-------4-3-----------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------0-|---2-0-------5-2-4/2-0-|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------------|-0-0h2-0------------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------------|----------3--3-3-3--3/5-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2--2-2-2--0-2--2-2h3p2-0-|-0-0h2-0-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------3--3-3-3-3--3-3/5-3-3--|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
For verse 6 (it’s just the ending’s a little different):
E|-0---0-----0-------|-------0---------------|--------------------------------|
B|---1---1-0---1-0---|-0-------4-3-----------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------0-|---2-0-------5-2-4/2-0-|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------------|-0-0h2-0------------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------------|----------3--3-3-3--3/5-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
G|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
D|-2--2-2-2--0-2--2-2h3p2-0-|-0-0h2-0---------------------|-------0-1-3---0---|
A|--------------------------|---------3--3-3-3-3--3-3/5-3-|-5-2-3-------2---3-|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
*measure: pluck/d/u/d/u
|d: down strum
|u: up strum
|+: indicates slight rest
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