Latch

Sam Smith

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Latch

Written by Guy Lawrence/Howard Lawrence/James Napier/Sam Smith
Key: Bm
Latch Key F#mF#m
Latch Key GmGm
Latch Key G#mG#m
Latch Key AmAm(one step down)
Latch Key A#mA#m(half step down)
Latch Key BmBm(original key)
Latch Key CmCm(half step up)
Latch Key C#mC#m(one step up)
Latch Key DmDm
Latch Key D#mD#m
Latch Key EmEm
Latch Key FmFm
	  		 
 


Strum Pattern/Key refrains 
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   Bm/G              Bm/E              Bm/C            Bm Bm/G 

e|--2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---2--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3-----3-----3------| BM PART 

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    G                G/E               G/C            Bm Bm/G 

e|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---2--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3-----3-----3------| G PART 


Basically these two sections repeat throughout the whole song.  
Use F# bass at your own liking - listen to cello part for bass progression timing 

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Intro: BM PART x2 
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Verse: 
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   You           lift my heart up     when the rest of me is down 
   You,          you enchant me  even when you're not  around 

e|--2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---2--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3-----3-----3------| x2 

    If          there are boundaries, I will try to knock them down 
    I?m         latching on, babe, now I know what I have found 

e|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---2--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3-----3-----3------| x2 


Pre-Chorus 
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      I feel we're close-              

e|--3---3---3-3---3----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4----| <---------------First bar of preChorus is G  
D|---------------------| then switches to Bm for the rest of the way 
A|---------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3--|  
              
    -enough               Could I lock in your love? 

e|--2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---2--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3-----3-----3------| 

     I feel we?re close enough             Could I lock in your love? 
                                        
e|--2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2------------------| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---let ring-------| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4-----for----------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------last chord------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---3--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3------------------|  


Chorus: 
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 G          (F#) Em 
Now I?ve got you in my space 
  Cmaj7            G 
I won?t let go of you 
 G             (F#) Em    
Got you shackled in my embrace 
    Cmaj7          G  
I?m latching on to you 


verse 2: 
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   I?m        so en-captured, got me wrapped up in your touch 
   Feel       so enamored,  hold me    tight within your clutch 

e|--2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---2--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3-----3-----3------| x2 

   How      do you   do it? You got me lo-sing    every   breath 
   What     did you  give me to make my heart bleed out my chest? 

e|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---2--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3-----3-----3------| x2 


Pre-Chorus 
----------- 
      I feel we're close-              

e|--3---3---3-3---3----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4----| <---------------First bar of preChorus is G  
D|---------------------| then switches to Bm for the rest of the way 
A|---------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3--|  
              
    -enough               Could I lock in your love? 

e|--2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---2--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3-----3-----3------| 

     I feel we?re close enough             Could I lock in your love? 
                                        
e|--2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2------------------| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---let ring-------| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4-----for----------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------last chord------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---3--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3------------------|  


Chorus: 
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 G          (F#) Em 
Now I?ve got you in my space 
  Cmaj7            G 
I won?t let go of you 
 G             (F#) Em    
Got you shackled in my embrace 
    Cmaj7          G  
I?m latching on to you 

(Strum pattern for second repeat) 

    Now I?ve got you in my space I won?t let go of      you 
    Got you shackled in my embrace I?m latching on to   you 

e|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---2--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3-----3-----3------| x2 

                                        
                                        I?m latching on             to you 

e|--2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---2--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3-----3-----3------| x2 


Hope its easy enough to comprehend. Cheers! 

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Appendix 
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Violin solo adlib thing during preChorus: Timing probably not 100% 
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e|--5----7----5----7----5----7----------5----7----8----7--7------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lead 

e|--2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2----| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3----| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---2--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3-----3-----3------| Rhythm 



e|--5----7----5----7----5----7----------5----7----5----3--3------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lead 

                                        
e|--2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2------------------| 
B|--3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---let ring-------| 
G|--4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-4---4---4-----for----------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------last chord------| 
A|--------------------------------------3-----3-----3---3--------------------| 
E|--3-----3-----3---3-0-----0-----0---0-------------------3------------------| Rhythm 



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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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