Sos Chords

by ABBA
33,679 views, added to favorites 969 times
Detailed, accurate chords and all sections, strumming pattern.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: advanced
Capo: 5th fret
Author NeoMvsEu [a] 35,194. Last edit on Dec 25, 2015
We have an official Sos tab made by UG professional guitarists.
Check out the tab

Chords

Dm
Bb/D
C/D
Am/D
Gm/D
A7-9/C#
F
C
Gm
A/C#
C7/E
Bb
Bbmaj7/F
Db
Eb
A7/C#
Dm/A
A7
A7sus4
C/E

Strumming

Edit
Are these strumming patterns correct?
1
&
2
&
1
&
2
&
Acoustic guitar plays capo 5 on the studio version. To imitate:
- transpose chords down 5 1/2-steps (first chord Am)
- Capo 5
 
 
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C V2 PC2 C INT C O
 
 
[INTRO]
Dm
 
4/4       2/4
Dm Bb/D | Dm |
4/4                            2/4
Dm  Dm C/D | Bb/D  Bb/D Am/D | Gm/D |
 
Dm Bb/D |
 
 
[VERSE 1]
    Dm
       Where are those happy days?
A7-9/C#                              Dm
       They seem so hard to find
    Dm
       I tried to reach for you,
A7-9/C#                             Dm
       but you have closed your mind
 
 
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
F                          C
       Whatever happened to our love?
Gm                         Dm
       I wish I understood
Dm
       It used to be so nice,
A7-9/C#                      Dm A/C# Dm C7/E | F Gm F C7/E
       it used to be so good
 
 
[CHORUS]
F                 C           Gm
   So when you're near me, dar - ling
             Bb
   can't you hear me?
     F     Bbmaj7/F | F Bbmaj7/F |
   S. O. S.
F               C
   The love you gave me,
     Gm                Bb
   no - thing else can save me
     F     Bbmaj7/F | F Bbmaj7/F
   S. O. S.
                      Bb
   When you're gone
            Db        Eb             F
   How can I  even try  to go on?
                      Bb
   When you're gone
               Db         Eb         F
   Though I try, how can I  carry on?
 
 
[VERSE 2]
  Dm
     You seem so far away,
A7/C#                              Dm
     though you are standing near
  Dm
     You made me feel alive,
A7/C#                              Dm
     but something died I fear
 
 
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
F                          C
     I really tried to make it out
Gm                         Dm
     I wish I understood
Dm
     What happened to our love?
A7/C#                      Dm A/C# Dm C7/E | F Gm F C7/E
     It used to be so good
 
 
[CHORUS]
F                 C           Gm
   So when you're near me, dar - ling
             Bb
   can't you hear me?
     F     Bbmaj7/F | F Bbmaj7/F |
   S. O. S.
F               C
   The love you gave me,
     Gm                Bb
   no - thing else can save me
     F     Bbmaj7/F | F Bbmaj7/F
   S. O. S.
                      Bb
   When you're gone
            Db        Eb             F
   How can I  even try  to go on?
                      Bb
   When you're gone
               Db         Eb         F
   Though I try, how can I  carry on?
 
 
[INTERLUDE]
Dm/A | A7        | Dm/A            |
Dm/A | A7sus4 A7 | Dm A/C# Dm C7/E |
 
 
[CHORUS]
F                 C           Gm
   So when you're near me, dar - ling
             Bb
   can't you hear me?
     F     Bbmaj7/F | F Bbmaj7/F |
   S. O. S.
F               C
   The love you gave me,
     Gm                Bb
   no - thing else can save me
     F     Bbmaj7/F | F Bbmaj7/F
   S. O. S.
                      Bb
   When you're gone
            Db        Eb             F
   How can I  even try  to go on?
                      Bb
   When you're gone
               Db         Eb         F
   Though I try, how can I  carry on?
 
 
[OUTRO]
                   Bb
When you're gone
         Db        Eb             F
How can I  even try  to go on?
                   Bb
When you're gone
            Db         Eb         F C/E
Though I try, how can I  carry on?
 
Dm  Dm C/D | Bb/D  Bb/D Am/D | Gm/D Dm n.c. |
X
By helping UG you make the world better... and earn IQ
Create correction
Please rate this tab
 
×
Sos – ABBA
How to play
"Sos"
Font
Transpose