This is the tab for Mayday Parade's and Vic Fuentes' cover of Somebody That I
Used To Know (originally performed by Gotye feat. Kimbra)
I play the best bits of both guitars on my les paul on Drop D and it sounds
great, probably one of the best covers I've ever heard!
There are also little distortion bits in the verses which I haven't included,
they're not really that playable so I didn't bother.
dash-rendar:
'The way the lead guitar part is played involved an open E pedal tone, so they
tuned down a half step. BUT this tab still works for people too lazy to tune down'
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Tuning:
Guitar 1 - Drop D (You could play guitar one standard in honesty)
Guitar 2 - Standard or Drop D, doesn't matter.
* - Palm mute
~ - let note ring
x - mute note
h - hammer on
p - pull of
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GUITAR 1: Rhythm
(Power Chords)
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Into:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------| X12
D|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--|
A|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--|
D|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Interlude Bit:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-13-13~~---15-13-13~~----12-12-12-12/131313---131313---131313---13\-|
A|-13-13~~---15-13-13~~----12-12-12-12/131313---131313---131313---13\-|
D|-13-13~~---15-13-13~~----12-12-12-12/131313---131313---131313---13\-|
Verse 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------X7------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-13~~-1313131313131313-|
A|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-13~~-1313131313131313-|
D|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-13~~-1313131313131313-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Chorus 1:
e|------|---------------------|
B|------|------REPEAT x4------|
G|------|---------------------|
D|--1010|-1088-866-688-81010--|
A|--1010|-1088-866-688-81010--|
D|--1010|-1088-866-688-81010--|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------REPEAT X4---------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--10101010-8888-6666-8888--|
A|--10101010-8888-6666-8888--|
D|--10101010-8888-6666-8888--|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------88888888-----------|
D|--1010101010101010-66666666-88888888-88888888x-|
A|--1010101010101010-66666666-66666666-88888888x-|
D|--1010101010101010-66666666----------88888888x-|
Verse 2:
Just Guitar 2 - Then..
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------REPEAT X2------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--|
A|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--|
D|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Pre-Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-13-13~~---15-13-13~~----12-12-12-12/131313---131313---131313---13\-|
A|-13-13~~---15-13-13~~----12-12-12-12/131313---131313---131313---13\-|
D|-13-13~~---15-13-13~~----12-12-12-12/131313---131313---131313---13\-|
Chorus 2:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------REPEAT X4---------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--10101010-8888-6666-8888--|
A|--10101010-8888-6666-8888--|
D|--10101010-8888-6666-8888--|
e|-------------------REPEAT X5-------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------88888888-----------|
D|--1010101010101010-66666666-88888888-88888888--|
A|--1010101010101010-66666666-66666666-88888888--|
D|--1010101010101010-66666666----------88888888--|
e|------------------------------------|--END-----------|
B|------------------------------------|----------------|
G|----------------------------88888888|-----10---------|
D|--1010101010101010-66666666-88888888|-8-8-10-8/13~~--|
A|--1010101010101010-66666666-66666666|-8-8-8--8/13~~--|
D|--1010101010101010-66666666---------|-8-8-8--8/13~~--|
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GUITAR 2: Lead
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I've not had the time to figure out the entirety of this yet, so
I'll update this later
Yet to do:
Interlude Bit
Pre-Chorus:
Intro Main Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-88-10-1010-12h13h15p12\10---8-88-7-77-5-55-3~--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------REPEAT X2-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
Intro Verse: Silent (other than weird distortion bits)
Interlude Bit:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------11-----------------------------------|
G|--12----12----12-12-12----------12--10----10----10--7b888888b7-|
D|----8-8---8-8---------8-8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8---8------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12----12----12-------8h10/12\10p8p7--10----10----10--7b8888888--|
D|----8-8---8-8---8-8h10--------------------8-8---8-8---8-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|------11--------11-------8-----6---|
G|----12--12----10--10----8-8---7-7--|
D|--13--------12--------10-----8-----|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------REPEAT X2---------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10--8~-88888888-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------8~-88888888-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------6~-66666666-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Chorus 1:
e|-----|----REPEAT X4----|
B|-----|-----------------|
G|--88-|-877-755-577-788-|
D|--xx-|-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-|
A|--66-|-655-533-355-566-|
D|-----|-----------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--16------16------16-----16-----18-18---18----|
G|----15-15---15-15---15-----15-15-----15---15--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------REPEAT X4-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------161616-|
G|--8-88-10-1010-12h13h15p12-10-1010-8-88-7-77-15-1515--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
e|------REPEAT X4-------|
B|----------------------|
G|---8-8-7-7-5-5-7-7----|
D|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
Pre-Chorus: (Same as interlude bit)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------11-------------------------------------|
G|--12----12----12-12-12----------12--10----10----10--7b888888b7---|
D|----8-8---8-8---------8-8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8---8--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12----12----12-------8h10/12\10p8p7--10----10----10--7b8888888----|
D|----8-8---8-8---8-8h10--------------------8-8---8-8---8-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2:
e|------REPEAT X4--------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--8888-7777-5555-7777--|
D|--xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx--|
A|--6666-5555-3333-5555--|
D|-----------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--16------16------16-----16-----18-18---18----|
G|----15-15---15-15---15-----15-15-----15---15--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------REPEAT X4-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------161616-|
G|--8-88-10-1010-12h13h15p12-10--8-88-7-77-15-1515--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|-23~-| _ _
B|----------------------------------------------16----|-----| |
G|--8-88-10-1010-12h13h15p12-10--8-88-7-77-15-15---15-|-----| |
D|----------------------------------------------------|-H13-| _ _|
A|----------------------------------------------------|-----| |
D|----------------------------------------------------|-----| |
|
End on either of these notes, the harmonic is used in
the song but it's tricky to play back to and easier to
play the 23 if you have that many frets!
DR~
https://primanota.net/mayday-parade/somebody-that-i-used-to-know-chords.htm