SOMETHING (Harrison) The Beatles Abby Road (1969) Riff 1: F Eb G C |-------------------------------- |--10--b(13)12--10--11--12--13--- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- C Cmaj7 Something in the way she moves C7 F Attracts me like no other lover D G Something in the way she woos me Am G#dim7 I don't want to leave her now Am7 D/F# F Eb G C You know I believe in how (riff 1) C Cmaj7 Somewhere in her smile she knows C7 F That I don't need no other lover D G Something in her style that shows me [Riff 2:] Am G#dim7 F Eb G A I don't want to leave her now |-----------------------------| Am7 D/F# F Eb G A |-10--b(13)12--10--11--12--14-| You know I believe in how (riff 2) |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| A C#m/G# F#m You're asking me will my love grow A/E D G A (Bass line: G# G F# F E) I don't know I don't know A C#m/G# F#m You stick around and it may show A/E D G C (Bass line: B A G E D) I don't know I don't know [Solo: see below] C Cmaj7 C7 F D G Am G#dim7 Am7 D/F# F Eb G C Cmaj7 Something in the way she knows C7 F And all I have to do is think of her D G Something in the things she shows me Am G#dim7 I don't want to leave her now Am7 D F Eb G A F Eb G C You know I believe in how (riff 3) [riff 3:] F Eb G A F Eb G C |---------------------------------16-15-14-------------------------------| |-10--b(13)12--10--11--12--14--14-----------10--b(13)12--10--11--12--13--| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| [solo:] C Cmaj7 C7 |-------------------------------------------------------------8----| |-------8----------8b(10)-b(10)8-------------8--10--8---8/10-------| |--7/9-----9--7/9----------------9------7/9------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| F D |--8--10--b(12)10--8-------------8--8\-----------------------------| |---------------------10-----/10--------------8--8-----------------| |-----------------------------------------/9--------\2---4\2-------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------9-8-7--/12-11-10-| |-------7--7--b(11)10--10b(11)10 10b(11)10--8---8------------------| |--2/7-------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Am G#dim7 Am7 |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----b(9)7--b(9)7--5----b(9)7-b(9)7-b(9)7--5-- b(9)7--b(9)7--5----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| D F Eb G C |----------10/12--10--8--10--8-------------------------------------| |-------8-----------------------10--b(13)12--10--11--12--13--------| |--7/9-------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G#dim7 This chord is basically an Am with a G# bass. --- Guess you could think of it as an A minor major 7th. -5- -5- -6- -7- -5- transcribed by Chris Sears cts@mail.utexas.edu