Song: You're Beautiful
Artist: James Blunt
Album: Back To Bedlam
h = Hammer on
/ = Slide up
= Slide down
This songs rhythm is played with a capo on the 8th fret
Here are the main chords (played with capo)
D# Maj A# maj C Min G# Maj
E----3---------3---------3---------3-------
B----3---------3---------3---------3-------
G----0---------2---------0---------0-------
D----0---------0---------2---------2-------
A----2-------------------2---------3-------
E----3-------------------0-----------------
Here is the main chord sequence which is used for the intro and verse.
ill call it Rhythm fig. 1 and it is played 3 times for the intro.
D# Maj A# Maj C Min G# Maj
E--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--3-3---
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--3-3---
G--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0--2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0---
D--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0--2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2--2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2---
A--2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2-------------------------2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2--3---3--3-3---3-3--3-3---
E--3---3--3-3---3-3--3-3-------------------------0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0--------------------------
This is also played over the first 3 times for the intro:
D# Maj A# Maj C Min G# Maj
Lead Fig. 1, Electric clean (slightly palm muted)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--10--10--8-h10--8-h10--8---------------------------10--10--8-h10--8-h10----11--11--10-h11--10-h11--10--
E---------------------------10--10--8-h10--8-h10---------------------------------------------------------
And over the second and third time of the intro play this:
Lead Fig. 2, Acoustic
(end of first) D# Maj A# Maj C Min G# Maj
E---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------8--7---8-|---------------8--7---8---10------------8---7--8----------------------------------------------8--
D--8------------|-----------8-------------------------------------------------------5----6-----------------8------
A---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D# Maj A# Maj C Min G# Maj
E-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-7---8-|--------------8--7---8---10-------------8---7--8----------------------------------
D-------|----------8--------------------------------------------------------5----6---------
A-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Play rhythm fig. 1 twice now for the verse
then:
CHORUS
I have split up the chorus into 3 different rhythm figures because it will help later on in the last chorus where certain parts are repeated and changed.
Here they are in order.
Rhythm fig. 2
G# Maj A# Maj D# Maj G# Maj A# Maj D# Maj
E--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---3-3--3-3-3-3--
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---3-3--3-3-3-3--
G--0---0--0-0--2---2--2-2--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0--2---2--2-2--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--
D--2---2--2-2--0---0--0-0--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--2---2--2-2--0---0--0-0--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--
A--3---3--3-3--------------2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--3---3--3-3--------------2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--
E--------------------------3---3--3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3--------------------------3---3--3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3--
Then Rhythm fig. 3
G# Maj A# Maj D# Maj D#Maj(D) C Min
E--3---3--3-3--3---3--3-3--3---3-3--3---3-3--3---3--3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3--
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--
G--0---0--0-0--2---2--2-2--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--
D--2---2--2-2--0---0--0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0--2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--
A--3---3--3-3--------------2---2-2--x---x-x--2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--
E--------------------------3---3-3--2---2-2--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--
Then rhythm fig. 4
G# Maj A# Maj C Min G# Maj A# Maj
E--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-----------
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-----------
G--0---0--0-0--2--2--2-2--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0--2---2--2-2-----------
D--2---2--2-2--0--0--0-0--2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--2---2--2-2--0---0--0-0-----------
A--3---3--3-3-------------2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--3---3--3-3-----------------------
E-------------------------0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------
Then straight back into rhythm fig. 1 with lead fig. 1 and lead Fig. 2 played over it once:
D# Maj A# Maj C Min G# Maj
E--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--3-3---
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--3-3---
G--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0--2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0---
D--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0--2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2--2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2---
A--2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2-------------------------2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2--3---3--3-3---3-3--3-3---
E--3---3--3-3---3-3--3-3-------------------------0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0--------------------------
D# Maj A# Maj C Min G# Maj
Lead Fig. 1, Electric clean (slightly palm muted)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--10--10--8-h10--8-h10--8---------------------------10--10--8-h10--8-h10----11--11--10-h11--10-h11--10--
E---------------------------10--10--8-h10--8-h10---------------------------------------------------------
Lead Fig. 2, Acoustic
(end of chorus) D# Maj A# Maj C Min G# Maj
E---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------8--7---8-|---------------8--7---8---10------------8---7--8-------------------------------------
D--8------------|-----------8-------------------------------------------------------5----6------------
A---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Then continue playing rhythm fig. 1 twice more for the verse.
Then its the second chorus played exactly like the first except rhythm fig. 4 changes to this:
rhythm fig. 5
G# Maj A# Maj C Min G# Maj A# Maj D# Maj
E--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---3-3--3-3-3-3----
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---3-3--3-3-3-3----
G--0---0--0-0--2--2--2-2--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0--2---2--2-2--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0----
D--2---2--2-2--0--0--0-0--2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--2---2--2-2--0---0--0-0--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0----
A--3---3--3-3-------------2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--3---3--3-3--------------2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2----
E-------------------------0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------------3---3--3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3----
Then its the Interlude/Middle 8, whichever you like to call it. its the part where he sings 'la la la la la'
Rhythm fig. 6, play twice
C Min D# Maj C Min D# Maj C Min D# Maj A# Maj G# Maj
E--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--
B--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--
G--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2--2-2--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--
D--2---2---0---0---2---2---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---0--0-0--2-2-2-2--2--2-2--
A--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------------3-3-3-3--3--3-3--
E--0---0---3---3---0---0---3---3---0---0---3---3--------------------------------
Play this over it
Lead Fig. 3, Clean electric (with slide) Also twice
C Min D# Maj C Min D# Maj C Min D# Maj A# Maj G# Maj
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------16--13----------16--13---------16/--18--------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
you may not have heard it before but the last lead part (lead fig. 3) is definatly there.
Then you play:
Rhythm fig. 3
Then the first half of rhythm fig. 2 like so:
G# Maj A# Maj D# Maj
E--3---3--3-3--3---3--3-3--3---3--3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3--
B--3---3--3-3--3---3--3-3--3---3--3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3--
G--0---0--0-0--2---2--2-2--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--
D--2---2--2-2--0---0--0-0--0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--
A--3---3--3-3--------------2---2--2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2--
E--------------------------3---3--3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3--
followed by rhythm fig. 4
then finish on this chord:
D# Maj
E--3---
B--3---
G--0---
D--0---
A--2---
E--3---
Thats it, im pretty sure this is about 98% right, any corrections on the interlude/middle 8 are welcome
enjoy!
Dave. L :)
