Something Acoustic Chords

by The Beatles
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author aerocom [a] 109.
5 contributors total, last edit on Mar 6, 2021
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Chords

Am
AmMaj7
Am7
A
A/E
C
C/E
C#m/G#
Cmaj7
C7
D
D7
Eb
F
F#m7
G/B
G

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Something - The Beatles (George Harrison)
 
Tabbed by: Rhys Gabriel
 
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
 
Alright, the other versions don't seem to be quite the way it was meant to be played (half step or
full step up). So hope this helps, especially for those who love the Anthology acoustic version
much better than the Abbey Road version. The big difference is that Abbey Road is played just like
this, but Anthology plays it in the key of A, so if you choose to play it like that, you will
have to use the transposer and set it to -3 (Three half steps down.) Otherwise, that's all. Hope
y'all like my first tab! (Thank you to carriep63 for the edits (And for the second time as well,
sounds much better.)) Now this is the Anthology version, so not everything will sound exactly like
the recordings on Abbey Road. For me personally, I like playing an Em at the second line of the
verse  instead of a C, but the C sounds much more correct, and I personally do C# at the end of
the verse, but Eb sounds much better when the B string is brought out. Hope you enjoy!
 
 
(Chords)
 
Am      x02210
AmMaj7  x02110
Am7     x02010
A       x02220
A/E     002220
C       x32010
C/E     032010
C#m/G#  446654
Cmaj7   x32000
C7      x32310
D       xx0232
D7      xx0212
Eb      xx1343
F       133211
F#m7    242222
G       320003 (320033 also works well with this song)
G/B     x20033
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
C                    Cmaj7
Something in the way she moves
C7                           F    F C/E
Attracts me like no other lover
D7                          G Am7 G/B
Something in the way she woos me
 Am                         AmMaj7
I don't want to leave her now
Am7                     D7
You know I believe and how
 
F Eb G
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
C                          Cmaj7
Somewhere in her smile she knows
C7                            F   F C/E
That I don't need no other lover
D                              G Am7 G/B
Something in her style that shows me, yeah
 Am                         AmMaj7
I don't want to leave her now
Am7                     D7
You know I believe and how
 
F Eb G A
 
 
[Bridge]
 
A             C#m/G#           F#m7  A/E
You're asking me, will my love grow?
        D     G       A
I don't know, I don't know
A          C#m/G#           F#m7  A/E
You stick around now it may show
        D     G       C
I don't know, I don't know
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
C Cmaj7 C7 F C/E D G Am7 G/B Am AmMaj7 Am7 D7 F Eb G
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
C                        Cmaj7
Something in the way she knows
C7                        F          F C/E
And all I have to do is think of her
D                             G Am7 G/B
Something in the things she shows me
 Am                         AmMaj7
I don't want to leave her now
Am7                   D7
You know I believe and how
 
F Eb G
 
 
[Outro]
 
C Cmaj7 C7 F C/E D G Am7 G/B Am AmMaj7
 
Am7                    D7
You know I believe in how
 
F Eb G A
F Eb G C
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25 comments
carriep63
Hey, nice tab - I'm the one that approved it this earlier today. You should know that if you are really wanting to put up the Anthology version that this is in the wrong key as that version starts out in A, not C. People who want to play along with the acoustic version of this will have to transpose your tab down -3. Here are some suggestions I have for your tab: - Your Ab+ is actually an AmMaj7 X02110. - Your Em at the end of the second line should be an Am for the walkdown. - Your C# at the end of the verse should be a D# x68886 (xxx343 works too.) - In the bridge, your C/G is actually a C#m (or an Amaj7.) - In the bridge, your F is an F#m.
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carriep63
Thanks for putting up my suggestions, that's awesome! I do notice you put a D#m in the bridge instead of a C#m though, was that intentional? Also, I think I may have been wrong about the F to Am in the first verse. It's an F to C. I hope you don't mind three more suggestions! Your tab just inspired me to learn this song so I've been playing it all day. 1. Personal preference, playing a D7 instead of a D on "you know I believe and how." It's just easier to switch from the Am7. 2. A little run in the third line of the verse: D G Am7 G/B (x20033) Something in the way she woos me 3. In the bridge, there is an A after the F#m that's missing: A C#m F#m A You're asking me, will my love grow? D G A I don't know, I don't know
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drmichaelroth
The D# should probably be a Bb I think.
+2