This is the tab for Mayday Parade's and Vic Fuentes' cover of Somebody That I Used To Know (originally performed by Gotye feat. Kimbra) I play the best bits of both guitars on my les paul on Drop D and it sounds great, probably one of the best covers I've ever heard! There are also little distortion bits in the verses which I haven't included, they're not really that playable so I didn't bother. The song also has lots of different guitars, definitely more than two (probably using pre-amps and loop pedals etc.) so I've used Guitar 2 to condense these down so there aren't 4 or 5 different guitars playing random bits then silent, as for the tone you should play guitar 2 in- it varies. Best to just listen out in the song for where it changes and try and match it. Rate and comment :) Tuning: Guitar 1 - Drop D Guitar 2 - Standard or Drop D, doesn't matter. * - Palm mute ~ - let note ring x - mute note h - hammer on p - pull of ============================================================================= GUITAR 1: Rhythm (Power Chords) ============================================================================= Into: e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| X12 D|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--| A|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--| D|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Interlude Bit: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-13-13~~---15-13-13~~----12-12-12-12/131313---131313---131313---13\-| A|-13-13~~---15-13-13~~----12-12-12-12/131313---131313---131313---13\-| D|-13-13~~---15-13-13~~----12-12-12-12/131313---131313---131313---13\-| Verse 1: e|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| B|------------------------X7------------------------|-----------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| D|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-13~~-1313131313131313-| A|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-13~~-1313131313131313-| D|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-13~~-1313131313131313-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Chorus 1: e|------|---------------------| B|------|------REPEAT x4------| G|------|---------------------| D|--1010|-1088-866-688-81010--| A|--1010|-1088-866-688-81010--| D|--1010|-1088-866-688-81010--| e|---------------------------| B|---------REPEAT X4---------| G|---------------------------| D|--10101010-8888-6666-8888--| A|--10101010-8888-6666-8888--| D|--10101010-8888-6666-8888--| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|--1010101010101010-66666666-1313131313131313-88888888x-| A|--1010101010101010-66666666-1313131313131313-88888888x-| D|--1010101010101010-66666666-1313131313131313-88888888x-| Verse 2: Just Guitar 2 - Then.. e|---------------------------------------------------| B|------------------REPEAT X2------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--| A|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--| D|--13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pre-Chorus: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-13-13~~---15-13-13~~----12-12-12-12/131313---131313---131313---13\-| A|-13-13~~---15-13-13~~----12-12-12-12/131313---131313---131313---13\-| D|-13-13~~---15-13-13~~----12-12-12-12/131313---131313---131313---13\-| Chorus 2: e|---------------------------| B|---------REPEAT X4---------| G|---------------------------| D|--10101010-8888-6666-8888--| A|--10101010-8888-6666-8888--| D|--10101010-8888-6666-8888--| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------REPEAT X5----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|--1010101010101010-66666666-1313131313131313-88888888--| A|--1010101010101010-66666666-1313131313131313-88888888--| D|--1010101010101010-66666666-1313131313131313-88888888--| e|--------------------------------------------|----------------| B|--------------------------------------------|----------16~~--| G|--------------------------------------------|----------x-----| D|--1010101010101010-66666666-1313131313131313|-8-8-10-8-13~~--| A|--1010101010101010-66666666-1313131313131313|-8-8-10-8-13~~--| D|--1010101010101010-66666666-1313131313131313|-8-8-10-8-13~~--| ============================================================================= GUITAR 2: Lead ============================================================================= I've not had the time to figure out the entirety of this yet, so I'll update this later Yet to do: Interlude Bit Pre-Chorus: Intro Main Riff: e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--8-88-10-1010-12h13h15p12\10---8-88-7-77-5-55-3~--| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------REPEAT X2-----------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| Intro Verse: Silent (other than weird distortion bits) Interlude Bit: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------11-----------------------------------| G|--12----12----12-12-12----------12--10----10----10--7b888888b7-| D|----8-8---8-8---------8-8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8---8------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12----12----12-------8h10/12\10p8p7--10----10----10--7b888888b7-| D|----8-8---8-8---8-8h10--------------------8-8---8-8---8-----------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: e|-----------------------------------| B|------11--------11-------8-----6---| G|----12--12----10--10----8-8---7-7--| D|--13--------12--------10-----8-----| A|-----------------------------------| D|-----------REPEAT X2---------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10--8~-88888888-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------8~-88888888-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------6~-66666666-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Chorus 1: e|-----|----REPEAT X4----| B|-----|-----------------| G|--88-|-877-755-577-788-| D|--xx-|-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-| A|--66-|-655-533-355-566-| D|-----|-----------------| e|------REPEAT X4--------| B|-----------------------| G|--8888-7777-5555-7777--| D|--xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx--| A|--6666-5555-3333-5555--| D|-----------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------161616-| G|--8-88-10-1010-12h13h15p12-10-1010-8-88-7-77-15-1515--------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: e|------REPEAT X4-------| B|----------------------| G|---8-8-7-7-5-5-7-7----| D|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| A|----------------------| D|----------------------| Pre-Chorus: (Same as interlude bit) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------11-------------------------------------| G|--12----12----12-12-12----------12--10----10----10--7b888888b7---| D|----8-8---8-8---------8-8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8---8--------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12----12----12-------8h10/12\10p8p7--10----10----10--7b888888b7---| D|----8-8---8-8---8-8h10--------------------8-8---8-8---8-------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus 2: e|------REPEAT X4--------| B|-----------------------| G|--8888-7777-5555-7777--| D|--xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx--| A|--6666-5555-3333-5555--| D|-----------------------| e|------REPEAT X4--------| B|-----------------------| G|--88888888-77777777----| D|--xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx----| A|--66666666-55555555----| D|-----------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------161616-| G|--8-88-10-1010-12h13h15p12-10--8-88-7-77-15-1515--------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------|-23~-| _ _ B|----------------------------------------------16----|-16~-| | G|--8-88-10-1010-12h13h15p12-10--8-88-7-77-15-15---15-|-----| | D|----------------------------------------------------|-----| | A|----------------------------------------------------|-----| | D|----------------------------------------------------|-----| | | End on either of these notes, they're the same note just an octave above each other. The 23 is used in the song so play this if you can, but some guitars only have 22 frets so I put 16 in to be universal! :) DR~