Something Big Chords
by Burt Bacharach5,647 views, added to favorites 164 times
Difficulty: | advanced |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Key: | D |
Capo: | no capo |
Author Mats Fagergren [a] 5,339. Last edit on Nov 22, 2021
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Song: Something Big (By: Burt Bacharach / Hal David)
Artist: Burt Bacharach
Chord Proposals: Mats Fagergren, 2019
Note: This song uses two guitars (Guitar Left Channel = GL and Guitar Right Channel = GR)
that colors the chords in different ways (mainly) in the verse...
Please use the chords according to the instructions below:
E,A,D,G,B,e
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Esus2 x,7,9,9,7,7 (GL)
E7sus2 x,7,9,9,7,10 (GL)
E6sus2 x,7,9,9,7,9 (GL)
Esus4 x,7,9,9,10,7 (GL)
Dmaj7 x,5,7,6,7,5 (GL)
Bm9 7,9,7,7,7,9 (GL)
Em7 x,7,9,7,8,7 (GL)
A7sus4 5,7,5,7,5,5 (GL)
Gmaj7 x,10,12,11,12,10 (GL)
A/G x,10,14,14,14,x (GL)
Gm6 3,x,2,3,3,3 or Em7-5(GL=GR)
A 5,7,7,6,5,5 (GL)
Bm 7,9,9,7,7,7 (GL)
Bsus2 x,2,4,4,2,2 (GL)
B x,2,4,4,4,x (GL)
Dmaj7sus2 x,5,7,6,5,5 (GR)
B7sus2 x,2,4,2,2,2 (GR)
A7sus4 x,0,2,0,3,0 (GR)
Gmaj7 3,x,4,4,3,x (GR)
A/G 3,x,2,2,2,x (GR)
A x,0,2,2,2,0 (GR)
Bm x,2,4,4,3,2 (GR)
Bmaj7 x,2,4,3,4,2 (GR)
Dmaj7 x,5,7,6,7,5 (GR)
( GR )= Guitar in Right channel (ear)
( GL )= Guitar in Left channel (ear)
[intro]
Esus2 Esus4 E7sus2 E6sus2 Esus4
|--7--7-----------------10----9------7---7-|
|--7--7--7-10-7-7-10-7--7-----7------10--7-|
|--9--9--9----7-9----7--9-----9----( 9 )---|
|--9--9-----------------9-----9----( 9 )---|
|--7--7-----------------7-----7----( 7 )---|
|------------------------------------------|
Esus2 Esus4 E7sus2 E6sus2 Esus4
|--7--7-----------------10----9------7---7-|
|--7--7--7-10-7-7-10-7--7-----7------10--7-|
|--9--9--9----7-9----7--9-----9----( 9 )---|
|--9--9-----------------9-----9----( 9 )---|
|--7--7-----------------7-----7----( 7 )---|
|------------------------------------------|
[verse]
( GR ) Dmaj7sus2
( GL ) Dmaj7
Like a grain of sand
( GR ) Dmaj7sus2 B7sus2
( GL ) Dmaj7 Bm9
That wants to be A rolling stone
( GR ) B7sus2 Em7
( GL ) Bm9 Em7
I want to be the man I'm not
( GR ) Em7 A7sus4
( GL ) Em7 A7sus4
And have the things, I really..
( GR ) A7sus4 Dmaj7sus2
( GL ) A7sus4 Dmaj7
... haven't got
( GR ) Dmaj7sus2 Gmaj7
( GL ) Dmaj7 Gmaj7
And that's a lot
[ chorus ]
Gmaj7
There'll be joy
A/G G
And there'll be laughter
Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Gm6
Something big is what I'm after now
Gm6 Bm A Gmaj7
Yes, it's what I'm after now
Gmaj7
After taking
A/G G
Take up giving
Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Gm6
Something big is what I'm living for
Gm6 Bm A Gmaj7
Yes, it's what I'm living for
[break]
( GR ) Gmaj7 Bmaj7
( GL ) Gmaj7 Bsus2 B Bsus2 B
Living for...
[verse2]
( GR ) Dmaj7sus2
( GL ) Dmaj7
Why do I go on
( GR ) Dmaj7sus2 B7sus2
( GL ) Dmaj7 Bm9
And fill my life with little things
( GR ) B7sus2 Em7
( GL ) Bm9 Em7
When there are big things I must do
( GR ) Em7 A7sus4
( GL ) Em7 A7sus4
And lots of dreams,That really....
( GR ) A7sus4 Dmaj7sus2
( GL ) A7sus4 Dmaj7
... should come true
( GR ) Dmaj7sus2 Gmaj7
( GL ) Dmaj7 Gmaj7
Before I'm through..
[chorus]
Gmaj7
There'll be joy
A/G G
And there'll be laughter
Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Gm6
Something big is what I'm after now
Gm6 Bm A Gmaj7
Yes, it's what I'm after now
Gmaj7
After taking
A/G G
Take up giving
Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Gm6
Something big is what I'm living for
Gm6 Bm A Gmaj7
Yes, it's what I'm living for
[break]
( GR ) Gmaj7 Bmaj7
( GL ) Gmaj7 Bsus2 B Bsus2 B
Living for...
[vers3 instrumental]
( GR ) Dmaj7sus2 Dmaj7sus2 B7sus2 B7sus2
( GL ) Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Bm9 Bm9
[ GR ) Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 Gmaj7
[ GL ) Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 Gmaj7
[chorus instrumental]
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 A/G G Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7
Gm6 Gm6 Bm A Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7
[chorus]
Gmaj7
After taking
A/G G
Take up giving
Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Gm6
Something big is what I'm living for
Gm6 Bm A Gmaj7
Yes, it's what I'm living for
[outro : chorus repeat and fade]
Gmaj7
After taking
A/G G
Take up giving
Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Gm6
Something big is what I'm living for
Gm6 Bm A Gmaj7
Yes, it's what I'm living for
[break]
( GR ) Gmaj7 Bmaj7
( GL ) Gmaj7 Bsus2 B Bsus2 B
Living for...
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8 comments

Thank you! That's a great tab! I believe that instead of Gm6 (in the chorus) one can play Daug also... Cheers!
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works pretty well with the jim o'rourke cover too
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Beautiful song, beautiful tab. Thanks!
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