Something

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Step 1 / 24Position: 10
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Lick 1 (F to C)
F1 + 2 + Eb3 + G/D4 + C1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| pbr = Pre-bend & release (half tone)
B|----10--12-p10--11------12-------|13------------------------------| p = Pull off
G|--------pbr----------------------|--------------------------------| / = Slide up into note
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Lick 2 (F to A)
F1 + 2 + Eb3 + G/D4 + A1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----10--12-p10--11------12------/|14------------------------------|
G|--------pbr----------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Middle 8]
Walkdown 1 (A to A) Walkdown 2 (C to C)
A1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + C1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------| |1---------------|----------------|
G|2---------------|----------------| |0---------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|----------------| |2---------------|--------2---0---|
A|0---------------|----------------| |3------2-----0--|----------------|
E|------4-----3---|--2-----1---0---| |----------------|--3----(0)------|
[Chords]
G/D x-x-0-4-3-3
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
C7 x-3-2-3-1-0
F/E x-x-2-2-1-x
G/A x-0-0-0-0-x
G7/B x-2-3-0-0-x
Ammaj7 x-0-2-1-1-0
Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0
D9 x-5-4-5-3-0 or x-5-4-5-5-x
C#m/G# 4-4-6-6-5-4
F#m7 2-4-2-2-2-2
[Intro]
| F   Eb   G/D|
(Lick 1)
[Verse 1]
CSomething in the way she Cmaj7moves,
C7| F   F   F/E|
Attracts me like no other lover.
D7| G   G/A   G7/B|
Something in the way she woos me.
I Amdon't wanna leave her Ammaj7now,
Am7   D9| F   Eb   G/D|
You know I believe, and how. (Lick 1)
[Verse 2]
CSomewhere in her smile she Cmaj7knows,
C7| F   F   F/E|
That I don't need no other lover.
D7| G   G/A   G7/B|
Something in her style that shows me.
I Amdon't wanna leave her Ammaj7now,
Am7   D9| F   Eb   G/D| A|
You know I believe and how (Lick 2)
[Middle 8]
AYou're asking C#m/G#me will my love F#m7grow,A/E  
I don't Dknow, GI don't Aknow (Walkdown 1)
AYou stick aC#m/G#round now, it may F#m7show,A/E  
I don't Dknow, GI don't Cknow (Walkdown 2)
[Solo]
| C| Cmaj7| C7| F   F   F/E| D7| G   G/A   G7/B|
| Am   Ammaj7| Am7   D9|
| F   Eb   G/D|
(Lick 1)
[Verse 4]
CSomething in the way she Cmaj7knows,
C7| F   F   F/E|
And all I have to do is think of her.
D7| G   G/A   G7/B|
Something in the things she shows me.
I Amdon't wanna leave her Ammaj7now.
You Am7know I believe and D9how.
[Outro]
| F   Eb   G/D| A|
(Lick 2)
| F   Eb   G/D| C  
(Lick 1)
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The story behind the song

"Something" is widely considered a love song, initially inspired by George Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd. While Harrison later offered alternative inspirations, Boyd herself recalled him telling her he wrote it for her, finding it beautiful. The lyrics explore a deep connection, with lines like "attracts me like no other lover" and "all I have to do is think of her," suggesting a mutual confidence in their love. The song, from the 1969 album Abbey Road, also touches on uncertainty, as in the middle eight's "You're asking me will my love grow / I don't know, I don't know," reflecting doubt and the striving for an uncertain goal. Playing this song channels the complex emotions of profound affection mixed with human questioning.

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