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Something (Voice Leading)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
E
B
G
D
A
E
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
(/) Slide Up  (\) Slide Down  (h) Hammer On  (p) Pull Off  (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato

Stave 1:

E|--------------------
B|--5--5--5--1--3--3--
G|--5--4--3--2--2--4--
D|--5--5--5--3--4--5--
A|--------------------
E|--------------------

Stave 2:

E|------------------------
B|--8---8--8--10--10--12--
G|--9---9--9--10--11--12--
D|--10--9--8--10--12--12--
A|------------------------
E|------------------------

Stave 3:

E|--8--7--6--8---10--10--
B|--8--8--8--10--10--12--
G|--9--9--9--10--11--12--
D|-----------------------
A|-----------------------
E|-----------------------

Stave 4:

E|--------
B|--------
G|--3--6--
D|--------
A|--------
E|--------

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Tab Notes
Each stave in this tab is using a technique called voice leading to play the verse of the song Something by the Beatles. Voice Leading is a technique where you choose to play chords that are close to each other on the fretboard in order to make the transitions more seamless. A general "rule" of voice leading is to not move more than a minor third away in either direction. A minor third is three frets away. I made an example of a minor third in stave 4
Instruments
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