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Thumbs Acoustic Tab by Sabrina Carpenter

Thumbs Acoustic tab by Sabrina Carpenter

Guitar Tab

  • Capo on 1st
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Cm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Tabbed from live acoustic video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd4nT-T-pNo

4 chord song in the key of Cm.

132 BPM

Tab is relavent to Capo at 1st fret with standard tuning.
Guitarist Caleb Nelson in the live video seems to be tuned down 1/2 a step and hence has capo on 2nd.
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Intro/Verse/Prechorus/Verse 2: - All played on the offbeat.

  1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|-0-0-2-2|-4-4-2-0|-0-0-2-2|-4-4-2-0|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-5-5-7-7|-5-5-7-5|-5-5-5-5|-4-4-4-4|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|

  1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|-0-0-2-2|-4-4-2-0|-0-0-2-2|-4-4-2-0|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-5-5-7-7|-5-5-7-5|-5-5-5-5|-4-4-4-4|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|

  1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|-0-0-2-2|-4-4-2-0|-0-0-2-2|-4-4-2-0|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-5-5-7-7|-5-5-7-5|-5-5-5-5|-4-4-4-4|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|

  1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|-0-0-2-2|-4-4-2-0|-0-0-2-2|-4-4-2-0|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-5-5-7-7|-5-5-7-5|-5-5-5-5|-4-4-4-4|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|


Chorus: -
   Bm
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-2---x-------x---|-----x-x---x-x-x-|-2---x-------x---|-----2-2---2-2-x-|
B|-3---x-------x---|-----x-x---x-x-x-|-3---x-------x---|-----3-3---3-3-x-|
G|-4---x-------x---|-----x-x---x-x-x-|-4---x-------x---|-----4-4---4-4-x-|
D|-4---x-------x---|-----x-x---x-x-x-|-4---x-------x---|-----4-4---4-4-x-|
A|-2---x-------x---|-----x-x---x-x-x-|-2---x-------x---|-----2-2---2-2-x-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                                  Em                A
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-3---x-------x---|-----3-3---3-3-x-|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3---x-------x---|-----3-3---3-3-x-|-----------------|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-4---x-------x---|-----4-4---4-4-x-|-----------------|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-5---x-------x---|-----5-5---5-5-x-|-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-5---x-------x---|-----5-5---5-5-x-|-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3---x-------x---|-----3-3---3-3-x-|-x-0-x-0-x-0-x-0-|-x---------------|

   Bm(x4) G(x2)   Em(x1) A(x1)
e|-2------3-------0------0-----------------------------------|  Continuously Strummed
B|-3------3-------0------2-----------------------------------|
G|-4------4-------0------2-----------------------------------|
D|-4------5-------2------2-----------------------------------|
A|-2------5-------2------0-----------------------------------|
E|--------3-------0------------------------------------------|


Verse 3:

  1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|-0-0-2-2|-4-4-2-0|-0-0-2-2|-4-4-2-0|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2|-5-5-7-7|-5-5-7-5|-5-5-5-5|-4-4-4-4|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3|-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0|


FP Pre-Chorus: - Fingerpicking based around these chords.

   Bm                                         G                     Em       A(hold)
e|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3|--3-3-3-3-|----------|----------|----------2-----|
G|----------|----------|---------|----------|--4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-|--0-0-0-0-2-----|
D|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------2-----|
A|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2--|----------|----------|----------0-----|
E|----------|----------|---------|----------|-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3--|-0-0-0-0--------|


Chorus: - x bars of each chord

   Bm(x4) G(x2)   Em(x1) A(x1)
e|-2------3-------0------0-----------------------------------|
B|-3------3-------0------2-----------------------------------|  Continuously Strummed
G|-4------4-------0------2-----------------------------------|
D|-4------5-------2------2-----------------------------------|
A|-2------5-------2------0-----------------------------------|
E|--------3-------0------------------------------------------|


   Bm(x4) G(x2)   Em(x1) A(x1)
e|-2------3-------0------0-----------------------------------|
B|-3------3-------0------2-----------------------------------|  Continuously Strummed
G|-4------4-------0------2-----------------------------------|
D|-4------5-------2------2-----------------------------------|
A|-2------5-------2------0-----------------------------------|
E|--------3-------0------------------------------------------|


Bridge:
   Bm(x4) G(x2)   Em(x1) A(x1)                                  Strummed as per pattern below
e|-2------3-------0------0-----------------------------------|  D = Downstroke on chord
B|-3------3-------0------2-----------------------------------|  U = Upstroke on chord
G|-4------4-------0------2-----------------------------------|  x = muted chord
D|-4------5-------2------2-----------------------------------|
A|-2------5-------2------0-----------------------------------|  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|--------3-------0------------------------------------------|  D   D U   x D x


FP Pre-Chorus: - Fingerpicking based around these chords.

   Bm                                         G                     Em       A(hold)
e|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3|--3-3-3-3-|----------|----------|----------2-----|
G|----------|----------|---------|----------|--4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-|--0-0-0-0-2-----|
D|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------2-----|
A|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2--|----------|----------|----------0-----|
E|----------|----------|---------|----------|-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3--|-0-0-0-0--------|


Chorus: - x bars of each chord
   Bm
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-2---x-------x---|-----x-x---x-x-x-|-2---x-------x---|-----2-2---2-2-x-|
B|-3---x-------x---|-----x-x---x-x-x-|-3---x-------x---|-----3-3---3-3-x-|
G|-4---x-------x---|-----x-x---x-x-x-|-4---x-------x---|-----4-4---4-4-x-|
D|-4---x-------x---|-----x-x---x-x-x-|-4---x-------x---|-----4-4---4-4-x-|
A|-2---x-------x---|-----x-x---x-x-x-|-2---x-------x---|-----2-2---2-2-x-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   G                                   Em                A
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-3---x-------x---|-----3-3---3-3-x-|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3---x-------x---|-----3-3---3-3-x-|-----------------|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-4---x-------x---|-----4-4---4-4-x-|-----------------|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-5---x-------x---|-----5-5---5-5-x-|-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-5---x-------x---|-----5-5---5-5-x-|-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3---x-------x---|-----3-3---3-3-x-|-x-0-x-0-x-0-x-0-|-x---------------|


   Bm(x4) G(x2)   Em(x1) A(x1)
e|-2------3-------0------0-----------------------------------|  Continously strummed
B|-3------3-------0------2-----------------------------------|
G|-4------4-------0------2-----------------------------------|
D|-4------5-------2------2-----------------------------------|
A|-2------5-------2------0-----------------------------------|
E|--------3-------0------------------------------------------|


Outro: - Done with different variations when they play live but on this recording he does this:
   Bm
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-x-----x---|
B|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-x-----x---|
G|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-x-----x---|
D|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-x-----x---|
A|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-x-----x---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
e|-----x-------x---|-----x-x-----x-x-|-----x-x-----x-2-|
B|-----x-------x---|-----x-x-----x-x-|-----x-x-----x-3-|
G|-----x-------x---|-----x-x-----x-x-|-----x-x-----x-4-|
D|-----x-------x---|-----x-x-----x-x-|-----x-x-----x-4-|
A|-----x-------x---|-----x-x-----x-x-|-----x-x-----x-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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