How Do You Sleep Acoustic Tab by Sam Smith

How Do You Sleep Acoustic tab by Sam Smith

Guitar Tab

Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice


PLEASE NOTE: Chorus Two is a strum along section, but to keep consistency throughout this tab I have left
this passage as fingerstyle. Feel free to either strum the chords provided or use the suggested fingerstyle
pattern as you wish.

Intro:
   Em7             D/F#      G                          Bm                D       A
e|-----3---------3--------|-----3---------3-----------|-------2--------2-------|----------------------------|
B|-----3---------3-----3--|-----3---------3-----------|-------3--------3-----3-|------2--------2------------|
G|-----0---------0-----2--|-----0---------0-----------|-------4--------4-----2-|------2--------2------------|
D|------------------------|---------0--------------0--|----------4--------0----|---------2------------------|
A|---------2--------------|--------------------0------|--2-----------2---------|--0--------0-----0h2--------|
E|--0---------0-----2-----|--3---------3--------------|------------------------|-----------------------3----|

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Verse 1:
   Em7             D/F#      G                            Bm                 D        A
e|-----3---------3--------|-----3---------3----------0--|------2----------2--------|---------------------2--|
B|-----3---------3-----3--|-----3---------3----------2--|------3----------3-----3--|----2---------2------3--|
G|-----0---------0-----2--|-----0---------0----------2--|------4----------4-----2--|----2---------2------4--|
D|------------------------|---------0-------------------|----------4---------0-----|-------2----------------|
A|---------2--------------|----------------------0------|--2-----------2-----------|--0-------0-----2-------|
E|--0---------0-----2-----|--3---------3----------------|--------------------------|------------------------|


   Em7              D/F#     G                            Bm                 D        A
e|-----3---------3--------|-----3---------3----------0--|------2----------2--------|------------------------|
B|-----3---------3-----3--|-----3---------3----------2--|------3----------3-----3--|----2---------2---------|
G|-----0---------0-----2--|-----0---------0----------2--|------4----------4-----2--|----2---------2---------|
D|------------------------|---------0-------------------|----------4---------0-----|-------2------------0---|
A|---------2--------------|----------------------0------|--2-----------2-----------|--0-------0-----2-------|
E|--0---------0-----2-----|--3---------3----------------|--------------------------|------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

   Em7              D/F#     G                            Bm                 D        A
e|-----3---------3--------|-----3---------3----------0--|------2----------2--------|------------------------|
B|-----3---------3-----3--|-----3---------3----------2--|------3----------3-----3--|----2---------2---------|
G|-----0---------0-----2--|-----0---------0----------2--|------4----------4-----2--|----2---------2---------|
D|------------------------|---------0-------------------|----------4---------0-----|---------------------0--|
A|---------2--------------|----------------------0------|--2-----------2-----------|--0-------0------0h2----|
E|--0---------0-----2-----|--3---------3----------------|--------------------------|------------------------|


   Em7            D/F#     G                        Bm                D        A
e|-----3-------3--------|-----3-------3--------0--|------2---------2--------|--0----------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-----3--|-----3-------3--------2--|------3---------3-----3--|--2----------------------------|
G|-----0-------0-----2--|-----0-------0--------2--|------4--4------4-----2--|--2----------------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------0-----|-------------------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------0------|--2----------2-----------|--0----------------------------|
E|--0-------0-----2-----|--3-------3--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|

Chorus:

   Em7            D/F#     G                        Bm                 D        A
e|-----3-------3--------|-----3-------3--------0--|------2----------2--------|------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-----3--|-----3-------3--------2--|------3----------3-----3--|-----2--------2---------------|
G|-----0-------0-----2--|-----0-------0--------2--|------4---4------4-----2--|-----2--------2---------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------0-----|--------2--------------0------|
A|----------------------|------------------0------|--2-----------2-----------|--0--------0-----0h2----------|
E|--0-------0-----2-----|--3-------3--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|

   Em7            D/F#     G                        Bm                 D        A
e|-----3-------3--------|-----3-------3--------0--|------2----------2--------|------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-----3--|-----3-------3--------2--|------3----------3-----3--|-----2--------2---------------|
G|-----0-------0-----2--|-----0-------0--------2--|------4---4------4-----2--|-----2--------2---------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------0-----|--------2--------------0------|
A|----------------------|------------------0------|--2-----------2-----------|--0--------0-----0h2----------|
E|--0-------0-----2-----|--3-------3--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|

   Em7            D/F#     G                        Bm                 D        A
e|-----3-------3--------|-----3-------3--------0--|------2----------2--------|---------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-----3--|-----3-------3--------2--|------3----------3-----3--|-----2---------------------|
G|-----0-------0-----2--|-----0-------0--------2--|------4---4------4-----2--|-----2---------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------0-----|---------2-----------------|
A|----------------------|------------------0------|--2-----------2-----------|--0---------0--------------|
E|--0-------0-----2-----|--3-------3--------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|

Verse 2:

  Em7               D/F#   G                            Bm                 D        A
e|-------3--------------|-----3---------3----------0--|------2-----------2--------|------------------------|
B|-------3-----------3--|-----3---------3----------2--|------3-----------3-----3--|----2---------2---------|
G|-------0-----------2--|-----0---------0----------2--|------4-----------4-----2--|----2---------2---------|
D|----------------------|---------0-------------------|----------4----------0-----|-------2-------------0--|
A|----------------------|----------------------0------|--2-----------2------------|--0-------0-----0h2-----|
E|--0----------0-----2--|--3---------3----------------|---------------------------|------------------------|

   Em7            D/F#     G                        Bm                 D        A
e|-----3-------3--------|-----3-------------------|------2----------2--------|------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-----3--|-----3-------3--------2--|------3----------3-----3--|-----2--------2---------------|
G|-----0-------0-----2--|-----0-------0--------2--|------4---4------4-----2--|-----2--------2---------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------0-----|--------2--------------0------|
A|----------------------|------------------0------|--2-----------2-----------|--0--------0-----0h2----------|
E|--0-------0-----2-----|--3-------3--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

   Em7              D/F#     G                            Bm                 D        A
e|-----3---------3--------|-----3---------3----------0--|------2----------2--------|------------------------|
B|-----3---------3-----3--|-----3---------3----------2--|------3----------3-----3--|--2---2---2---2---2-----|
G|-----0---------0-----2--|-----0---------0----------2--|------4----------4-----2--|--2---2---2---2---2-----|
D|------------------------|---------0-------------------|----------4---------0-----|--2---2---2---2---2-----|
A|------------------------|----------------------0------|--2-----------2-----------|--0---0---0---0---0-----|
E|--0---------0-----2-----|--3---------3----------------|--------------------------|------------------------|

Chorus:

   Em7            D/F#     G                        Bm                 D        A
e|-----3-------3--------|-----3-------3--------0--|------2----------2--------|------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-----3--|-----3-------3--------2--|------3----------3-----3--|-----2--------2---------------|
G|-----0-------0-----2--|-----0-------0--------2--|------4---4------4-----2--|-----2--------2---------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------0-----|--------2--------------0------|
A|----------------------|------------------0------|--2-----------2-----------|--0--------0-----0h2----------|
E|--0-------0-----2-----|--3-------3--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|

   Em7            D/F#     G                        Bm                 D        A
e|-----3-------3--------|-----3-------3--------0--|------2----------2--------|------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-----3--|-----3-------3--------2--|------3----------3-----3--|-----2--------2---------------|
G|-----0-------0-----2--|-----0-------0--------2--|------4---4------4-----2--|-----2--------2---------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------0-----|--------2--------------0------|
A|----------------------|------------------0------|--2-----------2-----------|--0--------0-----0h2----------|
E|--0-------0-----2-----|--3-------3--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|

   Em7            D/F#     G                        Bm                 D        A
e|-----3-------3--------|-----3-------3--------0--|------2----------2--------|------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-----3--|-----3-------3--------2--|------3----------3-----3--|-----2------------------------|
G|-----0-------0-----2--|-----0-------0--------2--|------4---4------4-----2--|-----2------------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------0-----|---------2-------0------------|
A|----------------------|------------------0------|--2-----------2-----------|--0---------0h2---------------|
E|--0-------0-----2-----|--3-------3--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|

   Em7            D/F#     G                        Bm                 D        A
e|-----3-------3--------|-----3-------3--------0--|------2----------2--------|------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-----3--|-----3-------3--------2--|------3----------3-----3--|-----2---------2--------------|
G|-----0-------0-----2--|-----0-------0--------2--|------4---4------4-----2--|-----2---------2--------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------0-----|---------2--------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------0------|--2-----------2-----------|--0---------0----0h2----------|
E|--0-------0-----2-----|--3-------3--------------|--------------------------|-----------------------3------|

Outro:

   Em7            D/F#     G                        Bm                 D        A
e|------------3---------|-------------------------|----------------2---------|---------------------------|
B|------------3-----3---|-------------------------|---------3-----------3----|-------------2-------------|
G|------------0-----2---|-----------------0-------|---------4-----------2----|-------------2-------------|
D|----------------------|----------0--------------|---------------------0----|---------------------------|
A|--2-------------------|-------------------------|--2-----------------------|--0-------------------0----|
E|------------------2---|--3----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
   Em7             D/F#    G                        Bm                  D       A
e|----------------------|-----------------2-------|----------------2---------|---------------------------|
B|------------3----3----|---------3---------------|----------3----------3----|--------------2------------|
G|--------0--------2----|---------0---------------|----------4----------2----|----------2----------------|
D|-----2----------------|-------------------------|---------------------0----|------2--------------------|
A|--2-------------------|-------------------------|--2-----------------------|--0------------------------|
E|-----------------2----|--3----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|

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| h   Hammer-on
| ^   Strum

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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