(Notes, more chord tabs, and tips at the bottom)
[Chords]
Repeating Chords (amogus) Seldom chords
[Em7b5] [F#m7b5] [C7(b13)] [Bb13] [C7sus] [Fm7b5]
e|---7---|---9---|---x---|---x---|-x(or)8| e|---8---|
B|---8---|---10--|---9---|---8---|---9---| B|---9---|
G|---7---|---9---|---9---|---7---|---10--| G|---8---|
D|---8---|---10--|---8---|---6---|---8---| D|---9---|
A|---7---|---9---|---x---|---x---|---x---| A|---8---|
E|---x---|---x---|---8---|---6---|---8---| E|---x---|
Laufey's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e29W4UpHqnE
"Best Friend" - Laufey
Verse 1
[Ebmaj7] [Em7b5]
It’s come to my attention
[Fm7] [F#m7b5]
That I don’t show enough
[Gm7]
Of what I think
[G7] [G#maj7] [G#m7]
It’s only when I drink I open up
[Gm7] [C7(b13)]
But I promise that I love you
[Fm7] [Bb13]
Even with that hairdo
[Ebmaj7] [Em7b5]
I’m sorry I made fun of it
[Fm7] [Bb13]
It’s not your fault it looks like sh*t
[Ebmaj7] [Em7b5]
I have never tolerated
[Fm7] [F#m7b5]
someone for so long
[Gm7] [G7]
I’ve never laughed so much
[G#maj7] [G#m7]
I haven’t written a sad song
[Gm7] [C7(b13)] [Fm7]
There’s no one else I’d rather fall asleep with
[Bb13]
And dream with
[Gm7] [C7sus] [Fm7] [Bb13] [Ebmaj7]
You’re my best friend in the world
Instrumental
[Em7b5] [Fm7] [F#m7b5] [Gm7] [G7] [G#maj7] [G#m7]
[Gm7] [C7(b13)] [Fm7] [Bb13]
[Ebmaj7] [Em7b5] [Fm7] [Bb13]
[Ebmaj7] [Em7b5] [Fm7] [F#m7b5] [Gm7] [G7] [G#maj7] [G#m7]
[Gm7] [C7(b13)] [Fm7] [Bb13] [Ebmaj7] [Eb7]
(Scatting)
Verse 2
[Abmaj7] [Abm7]
When we’re ninety eight and ninety nine
[Gm7]
Tumbling down the stairs
[C7]
You’ll barely catch me in time
[Fm7] [Bb7]
We’ll argue about what to watch on TV
[Ebmaj7] [D7] [Db7] [C7]
Finally pick a movie then we’ll fall asleep
[Fm7] [Fm7]*
We’ll still be a little bit strange
[Fm7b5] [Bb13]
Some things never change
Verse 3
[Ebmaj7] [Em7b5] [Fm7] [F#m7b5]
It’s funny cause you drive me half insane
[Gm7] [G7] [G#maj7] [G#m7]
A universe without you would thoroughly mundane
[Gm7] [C7(b13)] [Fm7]
There’s no one else I’d rather fall in love with
[Bb13] [Gm7] [C7sus] [Fm7] [Bb13] [Ebmaj7] [Em7b5]
And that is my best friend in the world
[Fm7] [Bb13] [Ebmaj7] [Em7b5]
(Scatting)
[Fm7] [Bb13]
You’re my best friend in...
[Ebmaj7]
the world...
Notes/tips:
-A good rule of thumb to remember when playing this song is the general shape of:
x13121 and x12121, respectively to their positions.
-Fm7 in "we'll argue about what to watch online" is: 1x111x ...it is only used once in this entire song.
All the Fm7 following and preceeding that is just the high Fm7.
-Fm7* refers to how Laufey plays it in the live version. Before she hits the D note, she switches to
Fm7b5 to give it that lovely sound.
-If you're still relatively new to guitar/barre chords, this is the perfect opportunity to learn the places
of "bass notes," as well as the different chord shapes of the same chord.
(This will be important, and will help in reading chords once you improve through practice.)
Ebmaj7: x-6-8-7-8-6
Fm7 : x-8-10-8-9-8
Gm7 : x-10-12-10-11-10
G7 : x-10-12-10-12-10
G#maj7: x-11-13-12-13-11
G#m7 : x-11-13-11-12-11
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Abm7 : 4-x-4-4-4-x
Bb7 : x-1-3-1-3-1
C7 : x-3-5-3-5-3
Thanks for viewing! Hope you enjoy the song. If you have any corrections, please add them :)
