Gotye Somebody I Used To Know

Chorus Rhythm (1:33)

Dm

C major

C

Bb major

Bb

C major

C

e ----------------------------------------|

B

B ----------------------------------------|

G+

G ----------------------------------------|

D Major

D ---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--|

A augmented

A --12--x--x--10-x--x--8--x--x--10--x--x--|

E Major

E --10--x--x--8--x--x--6--x--x--8---x--x--|

Chorus Fills

e ------------------|----------------------------|

B ----13------------|-------13-------------------|

G --14--12-14-------|--12-14--12-14--12---12-14--|

D ------------15----|------------------10--------|

A --------------15--|----------------------------|

E ------------------|----------------------------|

Post Chorus Fill (2:18)

e ----------------------------|

B

B ------------13--------------|

G+

G --14-----------14--12-------|

D Major

D ----------------------12----|

A augmented

A ----------------------------|

E Major

E ----------------------------|

e ----------------------------|

B

B ------------13--------------|

G+

G --------14-----14--12-------|

D Major

D --14-12--------------12-12--|

A augmented

A ----------------------------|

E Major

E ----------------------------|

Fill (2:47)

e ---------------|-----------|--------------------|

B

B ---------------|--13-------|----------13--------|

G+

G --------14-12--|----14-12--|----14-12----14-12--|

D Major

D --14-12--------|-----------|--14----------------|

A augmented

A ---------------|-----------|--------------------|

E Major

E ---------------|-----------|--------------------|

ENJOY!

Verse Rhythm

Chord diagramDmDm Chord diagramC majorC

e ----------------------------|

Chord diagramBB ----------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G ----------------------------|

Chord diagramD MajorD -----x----x-x---x----x-x----|

Chord diagramA augmentedA ----12----x-x---10---x-x----|

Chord diagramE MajorE ----10----x-x---8----x-x----|

Or you can play

e ----------------------------|

Chord diagramBB ----------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G ----x----x-x----x----x-x----|

Chord diagramD MajorD ----7----x-x----5----x-x----|

Chord diagramA augmentedA ----5----x-x----3----x-x----|

Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------------|

Melody Fill (0:04)

e -------------------------------|

Chord diagramBB -------------10-11-13-10-------|

Chord diagramG+G -------12-12-------------12-12-|

Chord diagramD MajorD -12-12-------------------------|

Chord diagramA augmentedA -------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE -------------------------------|

e ---------------------|

Chord diagramBB ---------------------|

Chord diagramG+G -10-10-9-9-----------|

Chord diagramD MajorD -----------12-12--10-|

Chord diagramA augmentedA ---------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------|

e -------------------------------|

Chord diagramBB -------------10-11-13-10-------|

Chord diagramG+G -------12-12-------------12-12-|

Chord diagramD MajorD -12-12-------------------------|

Chord diagramA augmentedA -------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE -------------------------------|

e -------------------------0--|

Chord diagramBB ------------------------15--|

Chord diagramG+G ------------------------14--|

Chord diagramD MajorD --12-12---14---12-12----12--|

Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------------|

Fill (0:48)

e ----------------------------|

Chord diagramBB ------------13--------------|

Chord diagramG+G --14~----------14--12-------|

Chord diagramD MajorD ----------------------12----|

Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------------|

e ----------------------------|

Chord diagramBB ------------13--------------|

Chord diagramG+G --------14-----14--12-------|

Chord diagramD MajorD --14-12--------------12-12--|

Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------------|

Fill (1:03)

e --------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramBB --------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G --14~--------14~-------14~-12~-12~10---14~-|

Chord diagramD MajorD -----14b12~----14b10~--------------12-----|

Chord diagramA augmentedA --------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE --------------------------------------------|

In fig.1, the high strings are very heavily muted.

You almost can't hear a pitch, but I'm pretty sure it's there.

{........fig.1.........} {......alt fig.1.......} {..........fig.5.......}

Dm C Dm C C

e|-----------------------| |-------1----------0----| |-----------------------|

B|-------6----------5----| |-------3----------1----| |-------5----------5----|

G|-------7----------5----| |-------2----------0----| |-------5----------5----|

D|-------7----------5----| |-0--------0------------| |-------5----------5----|

A|-5--------5--3-------3-| |-------------3-------3-| |-3--------3--3-------3-|

E|-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------|

pm___ pm___

{.....................fig.3.....................}

Dm C Bb C

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|

B|-------6----------5----|-------3----------5----| * you can use alt fig.1 chords for

G|-------7----------5----|-------3----------5----| fig.3 and fig.5

D|-------7----------5----|-------3----------5----|

A|-5--------5--3-------3-|-1--------1--3-------3-|

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|

[Intro]

(play fig.1 x2 by itself first)

play with fig.1

Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------^5----|

B|-----------------------|-10-11-13-10-----------|-----------------------|-----------------^6----|

G|-------------12---12---|-------------12--------|-7-----7-----------9---|-7-----7---------^7----|

D|-10----10--------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

[Verse 1]

(fig.1)

Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C

Now and then I think of when we were together

Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die

Dm C Dm C

Told myself that you were right for me

Dm C Dm C

But felt so lonely in your company

Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember

[Interlude]

Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C

e||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B||10--------------|--------13----10|----------------|----------------| * with heavy vibrato

G||----------------|----------------|12--------------|----------------|

D||----------------|----------------|------12--------|--------14----12|

A||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||

B|10--------------|--------13----10|----------------|----------------||

G|----------------|----------------|12--------------|----------------||

D|----------------|----------------|------12----12--|----------------||

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

[Verse 2]

(play with fig.1)

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness Like resignation to the end Always the end

So when we found that we could not make sense Well you said that we would still be friends

But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over

[Chorus]

But you didn't have to cut me off, make out like it never happened and that we were nothing

Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb C

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B|--10------------|--------13------|--10------------|----------------|

G|----------------|--------------12|--------------12|--10----------12|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

And I don't even need your love But you treat me like a stranger And that feels so rough

Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb C

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B|--10------------|--------13------|--10------------|----------------|

G|----------------|--------------12|----------------|10--------12--12|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

You didn't have to stoop so low Have your friends collect your records And then change your

Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb C

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B|--10------------|--------13------|--10------------|----------------|

G|----------------|--------------12|--------------12|--10----------12|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

number I guess that I don't need that though Now you're just somebody that I used to know

[Intro, with fig.4]

[Interlude]

[Verse 3]

(with fig.1)

Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over

Dm C Bb C Dm C Dm

But had me believing it was always something that I'd done

(with fig.5)

C C C C

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B|----------------|10--------------|--------13----10|----------------|

G|--------9-------|------12--------|----------------|------12--------|

D|--------------12|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

And I don't wanna live that way Reading into every

C C C C

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B|--------------10|----------------|--------13----10|----------------|

G|--------9-------|------12--------|----------------|------12--------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

word you say You said that you could let it go

And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know...

(Chorus)

[Outro] (same chords as chorus, and fig.2)

Dm C Bb C

I used to know

Dm C Bb C

That I used to know x2

Dm C Bb C

Somebody...

Ref links

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/gotye/somebody-that-i-used-to-know-tabs1156135

Page in progress

8/13/2023 0005