#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# SOMETHING As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1969 Album ABBEY ROAD) Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk Words and Music by George Harrison Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Lead w/slight dist' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Rhythm w/slight dist and chorus' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Organ arr. for Gtr.' Intro Q=66 4/4 Gtr I ~~ ~~~ Q E E S +S e E E E. S |----|--------------------------------| |----|---10-12pb13r(12)p10-11---12----| |----|--------------------------------| |----|--------------------------------| |----|--------------------------------| |----|--------------------------------| | | Gtr II | Q E E E E Q E. S |----|--------------------------------| |----|---10-10----------10--8----8----| |----|---10-10----------10--8----7----| |----|---10-10----------10--8----9----| |----|-8--8--8-----------8-10---10----| |----|--------------------------------| Verses $ ~~ W W ||-----------------|----------------------| ||o-13-------------|----------------------| ||-----------------|----------------------| ||-----------------|----------------------| ||o----------------|----------------------| ||-----------------|----------------------| | | H E Q. E E E E E E E E ||--------!-8------|----------------------| ||o-------!-8------|-----------------8----| ||---9----!-9------|--9--9--9--------9----| ||--10----!10------|--9--9--9----9---9----| ||o-10----!10------|-10-10-10---10--------| ||---8--------8----|--8-------8----8---8--| Gtr II H +E. S S S E |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--9-----(9)-----------(9)------| |--8-----(8)-(8)------(10)------| |-10----(10)-----(10)------(10)-| |--8-----(8)--------------------| Q E E E S S E. S Q +S E. E. S +S E S |------------------------|--------------------------| |-10-----10--------------|-7--(7)-----7-------------| |-10-----10------10------|-7--(7)-(7)-5--5-(5)-5-3s=| |-10--10------10---------|-7--(7)-----7-------------| |--8---8----8-------7----|-5--(5)-----5-------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| To Coda Gtr I |-pay 1st time only ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ W H E. s s T T +E +E E Q E. S E E |-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|---------------7-7-7s9-(9)-|-(9)--------------7s9---| |-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| | | Gtr II Gtr III | Q S S S S Q. E e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |------3------------|-5--5-5-5-4--4---4------4--|--3--3---3-3-2--2---2-2-| |----1---1-1s3------|-5--5-5-5-5--5---5------5--|--5--5---5-5-5--5---5-5-| |-4--2-----2s4------|-5--5-5-5-5--5---5------5--|--5--5---5-5-5--5---5-5-| |-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| | | W Q. E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E |-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|--------5------5--------5--|-------5---5------5-----| |-------------------|-7------5------5--------5--|--5----5---5-5--5-5---5-| |-------------------|----------6--6----------6--|--5--5-----5-4--4-4---4-| |-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |-Gtr I plays on 3rd verse ~~ ~~~ E E S +S e E E E. S |---------------------------------|| |---10-12pb13r(12)p10-11---12----o|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |--------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|| | | Gtr II | E E E E Q Q |---------------------------------|| |---10-10----------10--8----8----o|| |---10-10----------10--8----7-----|| |---10-10----------10--8----9-----|| |-8--8--8-----------8-10---10----o|| |---------------------------------|| Bridge ~~ a W W |------------------------||--------------------| |-13s14------------------||o-------------------| |------------------------||--------------------| |------------------------||--------------------| |------------------------||o-------------------| |------------------------||--------------------| | | H +E E S S e e e S E. e e S E. |-----5----(5)-(5)-5-5-5-||--5-5---5--4-4---4--| |-----5----(5)-(5)-5-5-5-||o-5-5---5--5-5---5--| |-----6----(6)-(6)-6-6-6-||--6-6---6--6-6---6--| |-----7----(7)-(7)-7-7-7-||--7-7---7--6-6---6--| |-----7----(7)-(7)-7-7-7-||o-------------------| |-----5----(5)-(5)-5-5-5-||--------------------| 1. 2. Gtr II e e S E. E E S E. e e S E. E S S E E W W |-2-2---2--0-0---0--|----------3---3---3S|=5---------||---8----|| |-2-2---2--2-2---2--|-7-7---7--3---3---3S|=5--------o||---8----|| |-2-2---2--2-2---2--|-7-7---7--4---4---4S|=6---------||---9----|| |-4-4---4--2-2---2--|-7-7---7--5---5---5S|=7---------||--10----|| |-------------------|-5-5---5--5---5---5S|=7--------o||--10----|| |-------------------|----------3---3---3S|=5---------||---8----|| Guitar Solo Gtr I ~~~~ ~~~~ Q S S E H E S S E S +S H |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------12--------------|----------12b14-12b14r(12)-----------| |-----12h14-----14----------|----12h14-------------------14-------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | H +E E E e H +E. S Q |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--8------------(8)---------|--------------------------------8-8--| |--9------------(9)---------|--9-------------------------(9)-9-9--| |-10-----------(10)-10------|--9-------------------------(9)-9-9--| |-10-----------(10)----10---|-10------------------------(10)------| |--8------------(8)-------8-|--8-------------------------(8)------| E S S S S E e e E S +S |---------------------------------------------------| |------------------------13-----13-----13pb15r(13)--| |----------12h14-12-/15-----------------------------| |----12h14------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E. S +S S E |---------------------------------------------------| |--8--8-----8---------8-----10-(10)--8--8-----------| |--9--9-----9---------9------9--(9)--9--9-----------| |--8--8-----8---------8------8--(8)--8--8-----------| |-10-10----10--------10-----10-(10)-10-10-----------| |--8--8-----8-----8---8------8--(8)--8--8-----------| ~~ ~ |-3--| |--3---| S +S e Q a S S E a S S E Q E E E E e e E +E |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-15b17r(15)-13-----------13-13\-----------------|-------------------------10pb12r(10)-| |---------------14--12s14-----------------12-12\-|-----------------11-11---------------| |-----------------------------------12s14--------|-7-----9s7S==12----------------------| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | Q Q E S S E e Q E. S E. S +Q |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-10------------10---------------10--------------|-7--7------7--7--------7-(7)---------| |-10------------10-----------10------------------|-5--5------5--5--------5-(5)---------| |-10------------10-----10--------------------10--|-7--7------7--7--------7-(7)---------| |--8-------------8------8---------------7--------|-5--5------5--5--------5-(5)---------| |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--3--| S +S S +S E. S S. T S S E e E |----------------------------------9--8s6S12---11-10--| |-10pb12r(10)-10pb12r(10)s8------8--------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S H |------------------------------3---1------------------| |--------------3-------------1---3-3------------------| |----------0-----------0h=2--------0------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |--3--------------------------------------------------| E. T +T +T +T +T +T E E T +T +T +T +T +T +T +T E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----7pb9r(7)b9==(7)r(7)b9==(7)r(7)p5---7pb9r(7)b9==(7)r(7)b9==(7)r(7)b9==(7)r(7)p5-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Q. E E S S E E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------5----------------5----------------------------5-| |-7---------------------------------5----------------5----------------------------5-| |-------------------------------------6-6-----------------------------------------6-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda ~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~ |----3-----| |--3--| |----3----| E S +T +T +T E E E E E E E E E. S S +S e E E E E |-------------------------------10b12-10---8h==10-8-|----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------8---------------------|-10----12pb13r(12)p10-11---12-----|| |---7pb9r(7)b9==(7)r(7)p5s9-------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| | | E S S E E E S S E E Q E E Q Q |---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------5-----------------5----------------5------|-------10----------10--8----8-----|| |-5-------5-----------------5----5-------5---5----5-|-------10----------10--8----7-----|| |-5-5-----------------------5----4-------4---4----4-|-------10----------10--8----9-----|| |---------------------------------------------------|--8-----8-----------8-10---10-----|| |---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|| & ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ E E E +S s E E E E H E S S +S E. |-------------------------------|---------------^16-15-(15)-14------| |---10-12pb13r(12)p10-11---12---|-14-----14-----^14-----------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | E E E E Q Q H +S S S S S S E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---10-10------10------8----8---|-14----(14)-14--14-14--14--14--14\-| |---10-10------10------8----7---|-14----(14)-14--14-14--14--14--14\-| |---10-10------10------8----9---|-14----(14)-14--14-14--14--14--14\-| |-8--8--8-------8-----10---10---|-12----(12)-12--12-12--12--12--12\-| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ~~ E E S +S e E E a E E a W |--------------------------------------|----------*| |----10----12pb13r(12)p10-11---11s12---|-12s13----*| |--------------------------------------|-11s12----*| |--------------------------------------|----------*| |--------------------------------------|----------*| |--------------------------------------|----------*| | | E S S E E Q Q W |--------------------------------------|-----8----*| |-10-10-10-10----------10--8-------8---|-----8----*| |-10-10-10-10----------10--8-------7---|-----9----*| |-10-10-10-10----------10--8-------9---|----10----*| |--8--8--8--8-----------8-10------10---|----10----*| |--------------------------------------|-----8----*|