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Somebody Told Me

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Somebody Told Me

Year: 2004 - Album: Hot Fuss: Deluxe Tour Edition

Written by Brandon Flowers, Dave Brent Keuning, Mark August Stoermer, Ronnie Jr Vannucci

Key:  A#m More
Somebody Told Me Key FmFm
Somebody Told Me Key F#mF#m
Somebody Told Me Key GmGm
Somebody Told Me Key G#mG#m(one step down)
Somebody Told Me Key AmAm(half step down)
Somebody Told Me Key A#mA#m(original key)
Somebody Told Me Key BmBm(half step up)
Somebody Told Me Key CmCm(one step up)
Somebody Told Me Key C#mC#m
Somebody Told Me Key DmDm
Somebody Told Me Key D#mD#m
Somebody Told Me Key EmEm 
	  		 
Intro 
  C#5                    D#5     F5    F#5  X2 
|-------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------| 
|-6-----------------------8------10----11---| 
|-6-----------------------8------10----11---| 
|-4-----------------------6-------8-----9---| 
|-------------------------------------------| 
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  etc...etc...etc.. (all downstrums!!) 
 
 
  F5        F#5   G#5   F#5   F5    F#5   G#5  G#5 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
|-10--------11----13----11----10----11----13---13---| 
|-10--------11----13----11----10----11----13---13---| 
|--8---------9----11-----9-----8-----9----11---11---| 
|---------------------------------------------------| 
   1 2 3 4 etc...etc...etc...etc...etc...etc..etc... 
 
 
|-------------------------------------------| 
|-15-\-----9-\-----7-\-----3----------/-5---| 
|-15--\----9--\----7--\----3---------/--5---| 
|-15---\---9---\---7---\---3--------/---5---| 
|-15----\--9----\--7----\--3-------/----5---| 
|-15-----\-9-----\-7-----\-3------/-----5---| 
 
(Hold each of these harmonics for a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & count while sliding. Don't reach the  
chord until you finish the counting slide of the other chords. This is the only part of  
song that requires you to utilize upward and downward strumming in a fast pace.) 
 
  F5        F#5   G#5   F#5 
|----------------------------| 
|----------------------------| 
|-10--------11----13----11---| 
|-10--------11----13----11---| 
|--8---------9----11-----9---| 
|----------------------------| 
   1 2 3 4 etc...etc...etc... 
 
                                        X2 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-15-\-----9-\-----7-\-----3----------/-5-| 
|-15--\----9--\----7--\----3---------/--5-| 
|-15---\---9---\---7---\---3--------/---5-| 
|-15----\--9----\--7----\--3-------/----5-| 
|-15-----\-9-----\-7-----\-3------/-----5-| 
 
  F5        F#5   G#5   F#5 
|----------------------------| 
|----------------------------| 
|-10--------11----13----11---| 
|-10--------11----13----11---| 
|--8---------9----11-----9---| 
|----------------------------| 
   1 2 3 4 etc...etc...etc... 
 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-15-\-----9-\-----7-\-----3----------/-5-| 
|-15--\----9--\----7--\----3---------/--5-| 
|-15---\---9---\---7---\---3--------/---5-| 
|-15----\--9----\--7----\--3-------/----5-| 
|-15-----\-9-----\-7-----\-3------/-----5-| 
 
 
"Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight " 
|-4---------------4-----4----6-------8---------| 
|-4---------------4-----4----6-------8---------| 
|-6---------------6-----6----8------10---------| 
|-6---------------6-----6----8------10---------| 
|-4---------------4-----4----6-------8---------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 etc...etc... 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 
 
|-4-----------------4-----4----4---------| 
|-4-----------------4-----4----4---------| 
|-6-----------------6-----6----6---------| 
|-6-----------------6-----6----6---------| 
|-4-----------------4-----4----4---------| 
|----------------------------------------| 
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & etc...etc... 1 & 2 & 
 
 
 
"We'll somebody told me" 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-8-----------------4-----6-----3-----8-----4-----6---| 
|-8-----------------4-----6-----3-----8-----4-----6---| 
|-6-----------------2-----4-----1-----6-----2-----4---| 
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & etc...etc...etc...etc...etc...etc...  (all downstrums) 
 
F5          F#5          G#5            F#5 
|-------------------------------------------| 
|-15-\-----9-\-----7-\-----3----------/-5---| 
|-15--\----9--\----7--\----3---------/--5---| 
|-15---\---9---\---7---\---3--------/---5---| 
|-15----\--9----\--7----\--3-------/----5---| 
|-15-----\-9-----\-7-----\-3------/-----5---| 
 
  F5        F#5   G#5   F#5 
|----------------------------| 
|----------------------------| 
|-10--------11----13----11---| 
|-10--------11----13----11---| 
|--8---------9----11-----9---| 
|----------------------------| 
   1 2 3 4 etc...etc...etc... 
 
|-------------------------------------------| 
|-15-\-----9-\-----7-\-----3----------/-5---| 
|-15--\----9--\----7--\----3---------/--5---| 
|-15---\---9---\---7---\---3--------/---5---| 
|-15----\--9----\--7----\--3-------/----5---| 
|-15-----\-9-----\-7-----\-3------/-----5---| 
 
"Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight " 
|-4---------------4-----4----6-------8---------| 
|-4---------------4-----4----6-------8---------| 
|-6---------------6-----6----8------10---------| 
|-6---------------6-----6----8------10---------| 
|-4---------------4-----4----6-------8---------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 etc...etc... 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 
 
|-4-----------------4-----4----4---------| 
|-4-----------------4-----4----4---------| 
|-6-----------------6-----6----6---------| 
|-6-----------------6-----6----6---------| 
|-4-----------------4-----4----4---------| 
|----------------------------------------| 
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & etc...etc... 1 & 2 & 
 
The lead part, which is not really a lead but more just playing single notes in a melody. 
 
                                                           X2 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-8-8-8-6-----8-8-8-6-----8-8-8-6-6---6---8-8-8-6-6---6-----| 
|-----------------------------------8---8-----------8---8---| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
 
		  X6 
|-------------------| 
|-------------------| 
|-------------------| 
|-8-8-8-6-6---6-----| 
|-----------8---8---| 
|-------------------| 
 
"We'll somebody told me"                                  X6 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-8-----------------4-----6-----3-----8-----4-----6-----3---| 
|-8-----------------4-----6-----3-----8-----4-----6-----3---| 
|-6-----------------2-----4-----1-----6-----2-----4-----1---| 
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & etc...etc...etc...etc...etc...etc...etc...  
 
_______________________________________________________ 
Contribuição: João Gabriel Rizk Ramires([email protected])

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