"Skyscraper"
by
Julian Plenti
NOTE: Ok, so when I play this song, I tune the my guitar to drop D.
Then I place my capo onto the FIRST fret. Enjoy.
(Main melody, REMEMBER CAPO, FIRST FRET)
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----------1------|
D|--------------4-----2-----------------4------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----| (Play the melody as
B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2---| many times as
G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1-------| needed.)
D|--------------4-----2--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
(At about 0:40 seconds into the song)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------| (Not too sure
G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----| about the bass
D|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--| notes!)
A|----------------------------0--------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----------1------|
D|--------------4-----2-----------------4------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----| (Keep playing the
B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2---| melody as many
G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1-------| times as needed)
D|--------------4-----2--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
(Then at about 1:04 into the song)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------|
G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----|
D|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--|
A|----------------------------0--------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---4-----4-----4----4------|
G|-----6-----6-----6----6----|
D|-------7-----7-----7----7--|
A|---------------------------|
D|-6-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------|
G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----|
D|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--|
A|----------------------------0--------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----------1------|
D|--------------4-----2-----------------4------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----| (Keep playing
B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2---| the melody
G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1-------| as many times
D|--------------4-----2--------------------------------| as needed.)
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/julian_plenti/skyscraper_tab.html ]
(Then at about 1:42 into the song)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------|
G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----|
D|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--|
A|----------------------------0--------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---4-----4-----4----4------|
G|-----6-----6-----6----6----|
D|-------7-----7-----7----7--|
A|---------------------------|
D|-6-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------|
G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----|
D|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--|
A|----------------------------0--------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4-----4-----4----4--------4-----4-----4-----4-------|
G|-----6-----6-----6----6--------6-----6-----6-----6-----|
D|-------7-----7-----7----7--------7-----7-----7-----7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-------------------------6---------------------------|
"Shake me, shake me, skyscraper..."
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----4-----4-----5------4------4-----5-----4---------|
G|------6-----6-----6------6------6-----6-----6-------|
D|--7------7-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----4-----4-----5------4------4-----5-----4---------|
G|------6-----6-----6------6------6-----6-----6-------|
D|--6------6-----6-----6------6-----6-----6-----6-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
"Shake me, shake me, skyscraper..."
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----4-----4-----5------4------4-----5-----4---------|
G|------6-----6-----6------6------6-----6-----6-------|
D|--7------7-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------| (Keep on playing
D|----------------------------------------------------| this until about
2:50)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----4-----4-----5------4------4-----5-----4---------|
G|------6-----6-----6------6------6-----6-----6-------|
D|--6------6-----6-----6------6-----6-----6-----6-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
(Then at 2:50 into the song, go back the the main melody)
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----------1------|
D|--------------4-----2-----------------4------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----|
B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2---|
G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1-------|
D|--------------4-----2--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--------|
B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2------|
G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1----------|
D|--------------4-----2-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------4---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
Hopefully its not too confusing!