Somebody Else’s Guy | TAB
The more I play and transcribe this tune, the more I discover—and perhaps that’s what makes it so great!
If you’ve successfully managed to outmanoeuvre the keyboard player, you could take on the free-time intro, perhaps like this:
Intro
Intro + Chorus
After the drums and bass have had their moment in the sun, you’ll need to start playing something. You might choose the part from the original recording, which later reappears in the chorus.
Notice how the Eb7#9 lasts for one beat, then two. The bass actually moves early both times, and as I’m not a massive fan of this original part, here’s an alternative idea you could try:
Intro + Verse + Solo
Next, we move to a new set of chords used during the intro, which later return for the verse and solo sections. I’ve got three ideas for you—here’s the first:
Here’s another version with more variation, best played without keys. Notice how it changes to Eb9 in the final bar.
If you do have keys, try this counterintuitive part for the verse and solo:
When you can play all the TAB, return to the chords lesson and practise along with the backing tracks.
Somebody Else’s Guy Backing Tracks + TAB | Related Pages
Somebody Else’s Guy | Chords + Backing Tracks
You can learn how to play Somebody Else’s Guy by Jocelyn Brown using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Abm9 (Am9) | Bbm9 Eb7#9 |
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