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TURNING TABLES - ADELE
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Tabbed by Bob Miller
onefinebob at gmail dot com
Capo 1 to match the recording
So hey! This is a beautiful song. I've tried to mimic the piano as much
as I could with this fingerstyle rendition. It?s not perfect, but it's
pretty close. As always, I'm open to suggestions and feedback.
Really the song is broken into four parts which are repeated, and that's
how I have it organized here. The full tab comes first, and underneath the
tab are beat indications (* = downbeat, ^ = upbeat). After the full tab I
break it down section by section and offer tips and fingering suggestions.
INTRO
Bm7 Gadd9 Emadd9 G
e|----5-5-----5-5-|----5-5-----5-5-|----2-2-----2-2-|----3-3----3p2---|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
G|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4---4--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|3-------3--------|
* ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^
VERSE 1
Bm7 Gadd9 Emadd9 G
e|----5-5-----5-5-|----5-5-----5-5-|----2-2-----2-2-|----3-3----3p2---|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
G|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4---4--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|3-------3--------|
Bm7 Gadd9 Emadd9 G
e|----5-5-----5-5-|----5-5-----5-5-|----2-2-----2-2-|----3-3----3p2---|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
G|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4---4--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|3-------3--------|
PRE-CHORUS
G Em G A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0--2--3--5--3-2-|0--2--3--5--3-2-|0--2--3-----0---|2---------------|
G|0--2--4--6--4-2-|0--2--4--6--4-2-|0--2--4-----0---|2---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
E|3--3--3-----3---|0--0--0-----0---|3--3--3-----3---|----------------|
* ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^
CHORUS
Bm7 Gmaj7 D Em Bm7 Gmaj7 D Em
e|5--5----5--2----|2-22--03--2---|5---5---5---2-----|2-22--03--2--0-2|
B|3--3-3-33--3-3-3|3--3---0----3-|3---3---3---3---3-|3--3---0----3---|
G|2--2--2-4--4--4-|2--2---0------|2---2-2-4---4--4--|2--2---0--------|
D|----------------|0--0---2------|------------------|0--0---2--------|
A|2---------------|-------2------|2-------------5--0|-------2--------|
E|--------3-------|--------------|--------3---------|----------------|
* ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * * * * ^ * ^ * ^ * * * * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^
Bm7 Gadd9 G D A Em D G
e|--5-----5-------|3--2---0-0----02|3--2--3---------|
B|--3-----3-------|0--3---2-2---2--|0--3--3---------|
G|--2-----4-------|0--2---2-2------|0--2--0---------|
D|--------5-------|0--0---2-2------|2--4--0---------|
A|2-------5-------|2--0---0-0------|2--0--2---------|
E|--------3-------|3--2------------|0-----3---------|
* ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^
Bm7 Gadd9 Emadd9 G
e|----5-5-----5-5-|----5-5-----5-5-|----2-2-----2-2-|----3-3----3p2---|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
G|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4---4--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|3-------3--------|
VERSE II
Bm7 Gadd9 Emadd9 G
e|----5-5-----5-5-|----5-5-----5-5-|----2-2-----2-2-|----3-3----3p2---|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
G|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4---4--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|3-------3--------|
Bm7 Gadd9 Emadd9 G
e|----5-5-----5-5-|----5-5-----5-5-|----2-2-----2-2-|----3-3----3p2---|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
G|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4---4--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|3-------3--------|
PRE-CHORUS
G Em G A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0--2--3--5--3-2-|0--2--3--5--3-2-|0--2--3-----0---|2---------------|
G|0--2--4--6--4-2-|0--2--4--6--4-2-|0--2--4-----0---|2---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
E|3--3--3-----3---|0--0--0-----0---|3--3--3-----3---|----------------|
CHORUS
Bm7 Gmaj7 D Em Bm7 Gmaj7 D Em
e|5--5----5--2----|2-22--03--2---|5---5---5---2-----|2-22--03--2--0-2|
B|3--3-3-33--3-3-3|3--3---0----3-|3---3---3---3---3-|3--3---0----3---|
G|2--2--2-4--4--4-|2--2---0------|2---2-2-4---4--4--|2--2---0--------|
D|----------------|0--0---2------|------------------|0--0---2--------|
A|2---------------|-------2------|2-------------5--0|-------2--------|
E|--------3-------|--------------|--------3---------|----------------|
Bm7 Gadd9 G D A Em D G
e|--5-----5-------|3--2---0-0----02|3--2--3---------|
B|--3-----3-------|0--3---2-2---2--|0--3--3---------|
G|--2-----4-------|0--2---2-2------|0--2--0---------|
D|--------5-------|0--0---2-2------|2--4--0---------|
A|2-------5-------|2--0---0-0------|2--0--2---------|
E|--------3-------|3--2------------|0-----3---------|
Bm7 Gadd9 Emadd9 G
e|----5-5-----5-5-|----5-5-----5-5-|----2-2-----2-2-|----3-3----3p2---|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
G|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4---4--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|3-------3--------|
BRIDGE
Bm7 Gmaj7 D Em
e|2--0--2--0--0-2-|2--0--2--0--0-2-|2--2--2--2-2----|3--3--3--3--3---|
B|3--3--3--3--3-3-|3--3--3--3--3-3-|3--3--2--3-3----|0--0--0--0--0---|
G|2--2--2--2--2-2-|0--0--0--0--0-0-|2--2--2--2-2----|0--0--0--0--0---|
D|4--4--4--4--4-4-|0--0--0--0--0-0-|0--0--0--0-0----|2--2--2--2--2---|
A|2--2--2--2--2-2-|2--2--2--2--2-2-|----------------|2--2--2--2--2---|
E|----------------|3--3--3--3--3-3-|----------------|0--0--0--0--0---|
* ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^
Bm7 Gmaj7 D A
e|2--0--2--0--0-2-|2--0--2--0--0-2-|2--2-----2-2----|0---------------|
B|3--3--3--3--3-3-|3--3--3--3--3-3-|3--3-----3-3----|2---------------|
G|2--2--2--2--2-2-|0--0--0--0--0-0-|2--2--2--2-2--2-|2---------------|
D|4--4--4--4--4-4-|0--0--0--0--0-0-|4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2---------------|
A|2--2--2--2--2-2-|2--2--2--2--2-2-|----------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|3--3--3--3--3-3-|----------------|----------------|
* ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^
CHORUS
Bm7 Gmaj7 D Em Bm7 Gmaj7 D Em
e|5--5----5--2----|2-22--03--2---|5---5---5---2-----|2-22--03--2--0-2|
B|3--3-3-33--3-3-3|3--3---0----3-|3---3---3---3---3-|3--3---0----3---|
G|2--2--2-4--4--4-|2--2---0------|2---2-2-4---4--4--|2--2---0--------|
D|----------------|0--0---2------|------------------|0--0---2--------|
A|2---------------|-------2------|2-------------5--0|-------2--------|
E|--------3-------|--------------|--------3---------|----------------|
Bm7 Gadd9 G D A Em D G
e|--5-----5-------|3--2---0-0----02|3--2--3---------|
B|--3-----3-------|0--3---2-2---2--|0--3--3---------|
G|--2-----4-------|0--2---2-2------|0--2--0---------|
D|--------5-------|0--0---2-2------|2--4--0---------|
A|2-------5-------|2--0---0-0------|2--0--2---------|
E|--------3-------|3--2------------|0-----3---------|
Bm7 Gadd9 Emadd9 G
e|----5-5-----5-5-|----5-5-----5-5-|----2-2-----2-2-|----3-3----3p2---|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
G|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4---4--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|3-------3--------|
ENDING
Bm7 Gadd9 Emadd9 G
e|----5-5-----5-5-|----5-5-----5-5-|----2-2-----2-2-|----3-3----3p2---|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
G|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4---4--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|3-------3--------|
INTRO/VERSE PATTERN
This one is pretty straight forward. Most of it doesn't require a barre.
I move my first finger from the A string to the E string (3rd fret) for the
second measure, and then I move the same finger to the high E string
(2nd fret) for the third measure. For the final G, I barre the 3rd fret and
keep my third finger on the 4th fret of the G string. This helps for a
smooth transition.
Bm7 Gadd9 Emadd9 G
e|----5-5-----5-5-|----5-5-----5-5-|----2-2-----2-2-|----3-3----3p2---|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
G|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4-----|4-4-----4-4---4--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|3-------3--------|
* ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^
2p1
2
3
PRE-CHORUS
There is more going on in the piano, but I think this does pretty well.
The tricky part is with the G chord, switching fingers to maintain the
note G while moving the other notes up and down the fretboard. I keep my
second finger down on the B string as a guide while switching.
G Em G A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0--2--3--5--3-2-|0--2--3--5--3-2-|0--2--3-----0---|2---------------|
G|0--2--4--6--4-2-|0--2--4--6--4-2-|0--2--4-----0---|2---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
E|3--3--3-----3---|0--0--0-----0---|3--3--3-----3---|----------------|
* ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^
0 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2
0 1 3 3 3 3 0 1 3 3 3 3 0 1 3 3 3 3
3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1
CHORUS
This is the most involved part of the song. A lot of the chord changes
happen just before or after the beat, and there are some interesting timing
changes. I will break it down measure by measure.
MEASURE 1: Bm7 Gmaj7
In the first measure, I barre the Bm7 and use my pinky to reach the
fifth fret. To facilitate the change of note in the G chord (from 5 to 2),
I use a crooked barre. I put the end of my finger on the 3rd fret of the
low E and have it stretch over to the 2nd fret of the high E string.
MEASURE 2: D Em
The main issue here is the timing. The first two beats happen as normal,
with the typical strong downbeat and then the weaker upbeat. However, the
measure ends with three strong pulses in a row without the upbeat in
between. Most of the song has four beats per measure. This one really is
the length of 3 and 1/2. It can be counted "One and Two and One Two Three."
In musical terms, it is a measure of 2/4 and a measure of 3/8.
MEASURE 3: Bm7 Gmaj7
Here again the timing is strange - this measure is a total of 4 and 1/2
beats long, making up for the lost half beat of the prior measure. It could
be counted "One and Two and Three and One Two Three." Musically speaking,
now we have a measure of 3/4 followed by a measure of 3/8.
MEASURE 4: D Em
Now things are getting a bit more normal. The very last note in this
measure is the 2nd fret of the high E string, a note she also sings in the
melody. It happens early, before the beginning of the next measure. I end
up playing that note with a full barre in preparation for the following
measure.
MEASURE 5: Bm7 Gadd9
Pretty straightforward for the Bm7 chord, a normal barre Bm7 with the
addition of the pinky on the 5th fret. For the Gadd9 barre chord, to
maintain the note on the 5th fret I continue using my pinky. To play the
note on the D string I either lean back my ring finger far enough to fret
two notes or I lean it back just far enough to mute the D string. There?s
plenty of space in the tab to fill in extra notes if you want.
MEASURE 6 and 7: Nice and easy compared to the rest.
1 2 3 4
Bm7 Gmaj7 D Em Bm7 Gmaj7 D Em
e|5--5----5--2----|2-22--03--2---|5---5---5--2------|2-22--03--2--0-2|
B|3--3-3-33--3-3-3|3--3---0----3-|3---3---3--3----3-|3--3---0----3---|
G|2--2--2-4--4--4-|2--2---0------|2---2-2-4--4---4--|2--2---0--------|
D|----------------|0--0---2------|------------------|0--0---2--------|
A|2---------------|-------2------|2-------------5--0|-------2--------|
E|--------3-------|--------------|--------3---------|----------------|
* ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * * * * ^ * ^ * ^ * * * * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^
5 6 7
Bm7 G G D A Em D G
e|--5-----5-------|3--2---0-0----02|3--2--3---------|
B|--3-----3-------|0--3---2-2---2--|0--3--3---------|
G|--2-----4-------|0--2---2-2------|0--2--0---------|
D|--------5-------|0--0---2-2------|2--4--0---------|
A|2-------5-------|2--0---0-0------|2--0--2---------|
E|--------3-------|3--2------------|0-----3---------|
* ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^
BRIDGE:
A nice little addition to the song. For the Bm7 measure I rock the barre on
and off to make the change between the 2nd fret and open on the high E
string. For the Gmaj7 measures I simply take on and off my pointer finger
from the 2nd fret. In the second measure of D (the 7th measure of the
bridge) I add my pinky to the D chord to be able to then pick the interval
she uses on the piano. You can leave that out, pick it the same way, and
I?m sure it will work just fine.
Bm7 Gmaj7 D Em
e|2--0--2--0--0-2-|2--0--2--0--0-2-|2--2--2--2-2----|3--3--3--3--3---|
B|3--3--3--3--3-3-|3--3--3--3--3-3-|3--3--2--3-3----|0--0--0--0--0---|
G|2--2--2--2--2-2-|0--0--0--0--0-0-|2--2--2--2-2----|0--0--0--0--0---|
D|4--4--4--4--4-4-|0--0--0--0--0-0-|0--0--0--0-0----|2--2--2--2--2---|
A|2--2--2--2--2-2-|2--2--2--2--2-2-|----------------|2--2--2--2--2---|
E|----------------|3--3--3--3--3-3-|----------------|0--0--0--0--0---|
* ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^
Bm7 Gmaj7 D A
e|2--0--2--0--0-2-|2--0--2--0--0-2-|2--2-----2-2----|0---------------|
B|3--3--3--3--3-3-|3--3--3--3--3-3-|3--3-----3-3----|2---------------|
G|2--2--2--2--2-2-|0--0--0--0--0-0-|2--2--2--2-2--2-|2---------------|
D|4--4--4--4--4-4-|0--0--0--0--0-0-|4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2---------------|
A|2--2--2--2--2-2-|2--2--2--2--2-2-|----------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|3--3--3--3--3-3-|----------------|----------------|
* ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^
That's it - Enjoy!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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