Tabs
"Skyscraper"
by
Julian Plenti
NOTE: Ok, so when I play this song, I tune the my guitar to drop D.
Then I place my capo onto the FIRST fret. Enjoy.
(Main melody, REMEMBER CAPO, FIRST FRET)
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
BB|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
G+G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----------1------|
D MajorD|--------------4-----2-----------------4------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----| (Play the melody as
BB|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2---| many times as
G+G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1-------| needed.)
D MajorD|--------------4-----2--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
(At about 0:40 seconds into the song)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------| (Not too sure
G+G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----| about the bass
D MajorD|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--| notes!)
A augmentedA|----------------------------0--------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
BB|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
G+G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----------1------|
D MajorD|--------------4-----2-----------------4------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----| (Keep playing the
BB|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2---| melody as many
G+G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1-------| times as needed)
D MajorD|--------------4-----2--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
(Then at about 1:04 into the song)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------|
G+G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----|
D MajorD|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--|
A augmentedA|----------------------------0--------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
BB|---4-----4-----4----4------|
G+G|-----6-----6-----6----6----|
D MajorD|-------7-----7-----7----7--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-6-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------|
G+G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----|
D MajorD|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--|
A augmentedA|----------------------------0--------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
BB|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
G+G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----------1------|
D MajorD|--------------4-----2-----------------4------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----| (Keep playing
BB|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2---| the melody
G+G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1-------| as many times
D MajorD|--------------4-----2--------------------------------| as needed.)
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
(Then at about 1:42 into the song)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------|
G+G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----|
D MajorD|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--|
A augmentedA|----------------------------0--------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
BB|---4-----4-----4----4------|
G+G|-----6-----6-----6----6----|
D MajorD|-------7-----7-----7----7--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-6-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------|
G+G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----|
D MajorD|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--|
A augmentedA|----------------------------0--------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---4-----4-----4----4--------4-----4-----4-----4-------|
G+G|-----6-----6-----6----6--------6-----6-----6-----6-----|
D MajorD|-------7-----7-----7----7--------7-----7-----7-----7---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6-------------------------6---------------------------|
"Shake me, shake me, skyscraper..."
e|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----4-----4-----5------4------4-----5-----4---------|
G+G|------6-----6-----6------6------6-----6-----6-------|
D MajorD|--7------7-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----4-----4-----5------4------4-----5-----4---------|
G+G|------6-----6-----6------6------6-----6-----6-------|
D MajorD|--6------6-----6-----6------6-----6-----6-----6-----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
"Shake me, shake me, skyscraper..."
e|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----4-----4-----5------4------4-----5-----4---------|
G+G|------6-----6-----6------6------6-----6-----6-------|
D MajorD|--7------7-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------| (Keep on playing
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------| this until about
2:50)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----4-----4-----5------4------4-----5-----4---------|
G+G|------6-----6-----6------6------6-----6-----6-------|
D MajorD|--6------6-----6-----6------6-----6-----6-----6-----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
(Then at 2:50 into the song, go back the the main melody)
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
BB|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
G+G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----------1------|
D MajorD|--------------4-----2-----------------4------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----|
BB|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2---|
G+G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1-------|
D MajorD|--------------4-----2--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--------|
BB|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2------|
G+G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1----------|
D MajorD|--------------4-----2-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------4---|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
Hopefully its not too confusing!