Something (as played by Paul McCartney)

The Beatlesfrom the 1969 album Abbey Road

Written by George HarrisonTranscribed by Eric Beaul

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= 66

Standard tuning

drums

6:1

IntroF

w/ pick

E G/DVerse

C H Cmaj7 H

XX X X X X

6/1

16 5 3

5 5 5 5 5 52 3

H

5 5 5

H

7 5 (2)5

Bass

4C7 F H D7 G H H

35 5 5 5 5 (5)

3 52 3 3

H

5 3 25

7 7 75

4 7 5 5 5

H

7 7 7 7

H

9 9

8

Pre-ChorusAm Am(maj7) Am7/G D9 F E G/D

VerseC H

79 (9)10 9 7

10 9 7 5 (5) 6 75 7 8 8 7 5

86 5 3

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 52 3

H

5

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12Cmaj7 H C7 F D7

5 5

H

7 57 5 3

5 5 5 5 5 5 53 5

2 31 1 1 1

25

4 75

16

GPre-Chorus

Am Am(maj7) Am7/G D9

5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 (9) 7 79 (9) 10 9 7

10 9 7 55

5 (5) 6 75 7

19

F ABridge

A H P C m/G# H P

8 6 57 7 7 7

67

97

6 6 6 6 6 7 8 97 7

9H11

P9

11 119H11

P9

22

F m7 H P A/E H P D G A

9 99

H11

P9

7 79

H11

P9

5 54 4 5 5 (5) 5 5

5 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 1 0

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25A H P C m/G# H P F m7 H P A/E H P D G

5 5 57

H

9

P

74 4

2

H

4

P

22 2

2

H

4

P

20 0

2

H

4

P

25 5

4 4 5 5 5 5

28C

SoloC H Cmaj7 H

3 2 (2) 0 (0)3 1 0

35 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 5

2 3

H

5 5 5

H

7 57 5

31

C7 F D

35 5 5 5 5 5 5

3 1 03 1

3 3 3 3 3 3 23 5 5

4 75 7

4

34

G7 Am Am(maj7) Am7 D9

5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 9 7 79 (9) 10 9 7

10 9 7 9 7 5 (5)5

6 75 5

7

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37F E G/D

VerseC Cmaj7

3 (3) 25 3 6 5 3 3 3 3 3

5 5 5 5 55 5 7 5 5 7 5

55 7 5

7

40C7 F D

35 5 5 5 5 5 5

2 5 2 31 1 1

25 5

4 77 7 7

4

43

GPre-Chorus

Am Am(maj7) Am7 D9

5 5 5 7 7 7 9 7 75 9 (9) 10 9 7

10 9 7 9 75 0 (0) 3 4 5

2

46

F E G/DOutro

AH

F E G/D C

36 5

7 7 7 7 7 76 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9

H10 10 10 10 9

12 10 13 123