Somebody That I Used To Know (Gotye) Guitar Lesson with TAB

Somebody That I Used To Know Guitar Lesson + TAB
In this guitar lesson, you get TAB for how to play Somebody That I Used To Know on one acoustic guitar!


Somebody That I Used To Know | TAB


There are two chord progressions to look at in order to play this tune. The intro and verse are just Dm – C, however, we need to vary the way it’s played to create an interesting part.

Here’s one idea of how you could do this, I’ve varied the rhythm as well as C or C5.

Somebody That I Used To Know TAB, verse idea 1.

Here’s another way you could play it, using open-position chords.

Somebody That I Used To Know TAB, verse idea 2.

Once you can play both examples, see if you can combine them and maybe mix up the rhythm a bit, play along to the original recording and aim to make it feel natural.

Here’s a third and final idea of what that may look like:

Somebody That I Used To Know TAB, verse idea 3.


Let’s now move on and take a look at the chorus. We now use chord IV as well, a Bb. Here’s idea 1.

Somebody That I Used To Know TAB, chorus idea 1.

Let’s try playing the Bb as a G shape instead and change the rhythm just a little for the first C.

Somebody That I Used To Know TAB, chorus idea 2.

Here’s the last chorus idea. Now we use an open A to go from C to Bb.

Somebody That I Used To Know TAB, chorus idea 3.

Before I sign off, here’s a way to play the second half of the female verse, we now incorporate a C6 and ignore the Dm chord.

Somebody That I Used To Know TAB, verse idea 1 female.


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Gotye tunes

Gotye wrote Somebody That I Used To Know.

Belgian/Australian Gotye seemingly came out of nowhere in 2011, but it turns out it took 10 years to create his overnight success.

His best tunes include Hearts a Mess and his signature song, Somebody That I Used To Know.


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About me | Dan Lundholm

Dan Lundholm wrote this guitar lesson and TAB for Somebody That I Used to Know.

This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm features TAB and covers Somebody That I Used to Know. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.

Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.


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