I Knew You Were Trouble Chords & Tabs
I Knew You Were Trouble Tab
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I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
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Tabbed by: Richard Contreras
E-mail: hobokoala51@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Intro: (Elevens not ones, very light distortion, bridge pickup)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-(x2)--------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: (Play progression twice)
e|-------------------------------------------------6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x----------|
B|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------9--x-x-9--x-x-9--x------7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------|
G|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-(x2)-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-(x2)-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----|
D|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x----------|
A|-------------------------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------------6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x----------|
B|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------9--x-x-9--x-x-9--x------7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------|
G|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-(x2)-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-(x2)-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----|
D|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x----------|
A|-------------------------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: First Part (let chords ring out)
e|-6~-------2~-------4~-------9~----4~--------------------------------------|
B|-7~-------4~-------6~-------11~---6~--------------------------------------|
G|-8~-------4~-------6~-------11~---6~--(x2)--------------------------------|
D|-8~-------4~-------6~-------11~---6~--------------------------------------|
A|-6~-------2~-------4~-------9~----4~--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Second Part (same rhythm as verse but without mutes in between)
e|-6--------2--------4--------9-----4---------------------------------------|
B|-7--------4--------6--------11----6----------Don't play last chord--------|
G|-8--------4--------6--------11----6-(x2)---------second time--------------|
D|-8--------4--------6--------11----6---------------------------------------|
A|-6--------2--------4--------9-----4---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/taylor_swift/i_knew_you_were_trouble_tab.html ]
Third Part (with heavy overdrive, neck pickup, listen for rhythms)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--------4--------6--------------6---------------------------------------|
D|-8--------4--------6--------4-----6--(x2)---------------------------------|
A|-6--------2--------4--------4-----4---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
Verse: (Play progression twice)
e|-------------------------------------------------6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x----------|
B|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------9--x-x-9--x-x-9--x------7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------|
G|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-(x2)-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-(x2)-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----|
D|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x----------|
A|-------------------------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------------6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x----------|
B|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------9--x-x-9--x-x-9--x------7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------|
G|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-(x2)-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-(x2)-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----|
D|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x------8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x----------|
A|-------------------------11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-(x2)-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--------4--------6--------------6---------------------------------------|
D|-8--------4--------6--------4-----6--(x6)---------------------------------|
A|-6--------2--------4--------4-----4---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
Bridge: (no guitar here, but these are the chords)
e|-2~------6~------2~------4------------------------------------------------|
B|-4~------7~------4~------6------------------------------------------------|
G|-4~------8~------4~------6------------------------------------------------|
D|-4~------8~------4~------6------------------------------------------------|
A|-2~------6~------2~------4------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------Don't play last chord-------|
G|-8--------4--------6--------------6-----------------last time-------------|
D|-8--------4--------6--------4-----6--(x8)---------------------------------|
A|-6--------2--------4--------4-----4---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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