Lesson
Notes by Jeff Fiorentino:
This is a very important guitar lesson for anyone who wants to understand
rock music, and write songs... The Beatles changed everything as
far as song composition goes in Rock music. No lesson on the Beatles
would be a good lesson unless it talked about the orchestration of the song
and how the various instruments work together..
For this lesson I've taken a Beatles (Harrison technically) classic from the
Abbey Road album called, "Something", and re-worked it a bit using the same
type of orchestration between the guitars and bass to create our track,
"Something in the way they write", which is as the title would suggest what
this lesson is about..
Most people who write rock songs were influenced by the Beatles whether they
realize it or not. Some people will say, they don't care for the
Beatles, and yet they write a rock song with multi-level guitar parts and
walking Bass lines. Granted, that's a simplistic explanation of how
the Beatles influenced Rock music, but none the less that person who said
they didn't like the Beatles should at the very least thank them and respect
them, because without the Beatles they might not have orchestrated and
arranged their song quite the same..
On this lesson we're going do a walk through of the song example, which is
very close to how the actual Beatles "Something" song goes with only minor
alterations here and there. However as we walk through the track I'm
going to point out what the different guitar parts are doing, and how the
Bass is interacting with them.
 As always please listen to the
lesson's song example track a few times before you dive into the Tabs and
Video lesson. There are many little things at play here including
pickup changes and the way the 3 main guitars interact, so please read all
the lesson notes in the tabs, and use the tips I give on the video lesson as
a way to better understand it all.
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Something in the way they write
TAB Transcription
**Tabs
are color coded,
Guitar 1 is Black,
Guitar
2 is in Blue,
Guitar 3 is in Green
Verse Parts
Guitar 1:
Main Rhythm part - Semi-Clean Sound, Front
(neck) Pickup on Stratocaster.
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B_______________________________________________________________
G__14_16^1/2>release_16_14__15~___16~__17~__>straight
into parts below__
D_______________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________
Guitar 2:
secondary accent rhythm guitar. - Played simultaneously with guitar 1
F5
Eb/G G
E__________________________ 3____________________________
B___________________ 8______3____________________________
G________10_________ 8______4____________________________
D_____10____10______ 8______5_____>straight into parts below__
A___8_______________10___________________________________
E________________________________________________________
Guitar 3: Played
simultaneously with guitars 1 & 2
E_________________________________________
B_________________________________________
G_________________________________________
D_________________________________________
A___8~_____________6~____5~______3~______
E__________________________________________
Guitar 1:
Main Strumming Rhythm part - Semi-Clean Sound, Front
(neck) Pickup on Stratocaster.
/ / / = Strums of the given chord.
C
C Maj7
C7
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B__5________________________5________________________5___________________________
G__5________________________4________________________3___________________________
D__5__/__/__/_/_/__/__/__/___5__/__/__/_/_/__/__/__/__ 5__/__/__/_/_/__/__/__/______
A__3________________________3________________________3___________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________
F
D
D7
Am
Am7
G
E_____________________________________________________________3___________
B__1_____________________7____________7____________1__1__1____1_____1--3___
G__2_____________________7____________5____________2__2__2_2_2__2_2_2--4___
D__3__/__/__/____________ 7__/__/__/___7__/__/__/___________________________
A__3_____________________5____________5___________________________________
E__1___________1~___0_____________________________________________________
Guitar 2: secondary accent rhythm guitar. - Played simultaneously with
guitar 1
C
CMaj7
C7
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B___________________________________________________________
G_______5___________5_________4_______4_________3_______3___
D_____5___5__5_5__5___5___5_5___5_5_5___5___5_5___5_5_5_____
A___3_______________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________
F5
D D7
E_________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________
G________10____________________5_5_5--7--5~~_______
D_____10____10____________________________________
A___8___________8~__7~__5~~______________________
E_________________________________________________
Bridge
This has a chromatic flow to it.
Guitar 1 is doing light chord hits, while guitar 2 accents with lead.
Guitar 1:
Main Strumming Rhythm part - Semi-Clean Sound, Front
(neck) Pickup on Stratocaster.
/ / / = Strums of the given chord.
**Chord names where chosen based on what the Bass is doing. These chords
could have 100 different names.
Am/C
G#+/C
G6 sus4/C
F# dim/C
E__5____________4____________3________________________
B__5____________5____________5____________7___________
G__5__/__/__/___5__/__/__/___ 5__/__/__/___5__/__/__/___
D_____________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________
*NOTE: On the first time around the riff below ends on the 17th fret
3rd string (C). On the second time around when we transition to the
chorus
the riff below ends on the
18th fret 3rd
string (C#) as our key changes to "A" for the chorus...
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B_____________________________________________________
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note above__
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A_____________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________
Guitar 2:
secondary accent rhythm guitar. - Played simultaneously with guitar 1
F5
E___________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________
G__________7_7_7_7--9--7____7--9~~____9--7_7--5~~_____
D___________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________
F5
Eb/G G
E__________________________ 3___________________________________________________________________
B___________________ 8______3___________________________________________________________________
G________10_________ 8______4___________________________________________________________________
D_____10____10______ 8______5_____>into the solo the 2nd time around, back into
another verse the first time__
A___8_______________10_________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________________
Chorus - Key change from "C" to "A"
This is a big 4 guitar part chorus, however guitar's
1 and 2 play the same thing. So I've tabbed
it as guitar 1, 2 and 3. See video lesson for tips.. I added a
guitar 3 part doing the melody to keep everyone clear on where we are in the
song. This type of guitar dynamic is something the Beatles really brought
to rock music..
Heavier guitar sound on guitar's 2 and 3. Guitar 1 is still semi clean..
Guitar 1 & 2:
Main Strumming Rhythm part - Guitar 1 clean, guitar 2
with some overdrive..
A
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B___5___________________________________________________
G___5___________________________________________________
D___7__***Build up strumming as a lead in out of the bridge______
A___7___________________________________________________
E___5___________________________________________________
A
C#m/G#
F#m
A/E
D
G
E_______________________________________________________________________________________
B___7_________5_________2_________2_________ 7___________________________________________
G___6_/__x_/__6_/__x_/__ 2_/__x_/__2_/__x_/__ 7_________4_________________________________
D___5_________6_________4_________2_________7_/__x_/__
5_________________________________
A___________________________________________5_________
5_/__x_/_x__0_____________________
E_____________________________________________________
3_____________4~__3~__2~__1~__0__
A
C#m/G#
F#m
A/E
D
G
E_________________________________________________________________________________________
B___7_________5_________2_________2_________ 7_____________________________________________
G___6_/__x_/__6_/__x_/__ 2_/__x_/__2_/__x_/__ 7_________4___________________________________
D___5_________6_________4_________2_________7_/__x_/__
5___________________________________
A___________________________________________5_________
5_/__x_/_x__________________________
E_____________________________________________________
3___________8~__7~__5~__3~__1~__0__
Guitar 3:
secondary accent rhythm guitar with some overdrive on it. - Played
simultaneously with guitars 1 & 2
E___________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________
E___5_5~____4_4~___2_2~___0_0_____10_10~___3_3~___5~__4~__3~__2~__1~__0___
E___________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________
E___5_5~____4_4~___2_2~___0_0_____10_10~___3_3~___8~__7~__5~__3~__1~__0___
Guitar 4: Melody
guitar with some overdrive on it. Added for vocal effect only...
Take note of the melody scale down change up..
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B__________________________________________________________________________
G___6_6__6_6___6__9_ 11_ 6~_____9_ 11_ 14~___12~____________________________
D__________________________________________________________________________
A___4_4__4_4___4__7__9__4~_____7__9__12~___10~___7~__6~__5~__4~__3~__2~_
E__________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
G___6_6__6_6___6__9_ 11_ 6~_____9_ 11_ 14~___12~_____________________________
D_________________________________________________10~__9~__7~__5~__3~__2~_
A___4_4__4_4___4__7__9__4~_____7__9__12~___10~_____________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________
SOLO
The last part of the tabs is the solo, since
the song pretty much just repeats out after it... With the solo I've
done some traditional Beatles things, and some non traditional that still fit..
The first part of the solo is over the verse and bridge of the song.. The
second part kicks up and is done over the chorus with a riffed out chorus
melody.. I do this in part to try to give you some cool ideas of things
you can do with your own song melodies or any covers you might do..
The first half of the solo that's over the verse and bridge has some analog
delay on it. Analog delay is great for 60's sounds.. The second half
that's over the chorus has no delay and is a slightly more overdriven sound..
Moderately clean sound with mild delay.. see settings page.
C
C Maj7
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B______________________________________________________
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D__12-14______14~~---____12-14________________14~~---____
A______________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________
C7
F
E___________________________________________________________________________
B__________________13_13~___13^1/2>release_13_____________13_13--________________
G_______12-14-12_15________________________14~---__9--14______________12_12--__
D__12-14______________________________________________________12--14_________
A___________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________
D
D7
Am
G
E__________________8_10_10^1>release_10-8_10_8_10^1_10_8__________________
B_______________10___________________________________10~~__10_13^1___
G__7~~__7_7--11_______________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________
Am
G#+/C
E__12____12______________________________________________
B_____15____13^1>release_13-12_____12________________________
G_________________________14^1___14_12-14-12___12~---_____
D__________________________________________14___________
A_______________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________
G6 sus4/C
F# dim/C
E_______________________________________________12________12_____________
B____________________________________________12____15^1~____15_12________
G____________________________________12_14^1______________________14~~--_
D_____________________12-14-12-14-12-14_____________________________________
A_---14_12-14-12-14-12-14____________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________
F
Eb/G G
A
E_______________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________
G__14_16^1/2>release_16_14__15~___16~__18~~~~~~~__________
D_______________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________
Solo part 2 over the Chorus
in the Key of "A"
A
C#m/G#
F#m A/E
D
G
E______________________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________17_19~____________17_19___19^1/4~___19^1/2~_19^1/4~__19^1/2~_
G__18~_18~__18~_18~_18~_________18~~~________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________
B__17~__16~__15~__14~__13~__12~---_________
G___________________________________________
D___________________________________________
A___________________________________________
E___________________________________________
A
C#m/G#
F#m A/E
D
G
E_________________________ 15__17_______________________19_______________________________________
B________17_17_17_17---__x_17__19_x_17---______17_19^1/4____19^1/2>slow
release_19^1/4__19^1/2_19~__19^1/2_
G__2---18_18_18_18_18---_____________18---__---18___________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________
B__17~__15~__13~__12~__10-----5~~~*let ring into the outro
verse_____
G_____________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________
Song repeats an outro verse and ends..
Final Ending Riff
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B_______________________________________________________________
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A_______________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__14_16^1/2>release_16_14__15~___16~__17~____
D__________________________________________
A__________________________________________
E__________________________________________
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