Title: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Artist: Taylor Swift
Album: Red
Transcriber: Ezyo Pourchez
E-mail: dj.dusky91@hotmail.com
[Preface]
Here's my take on how to play Taylor Swift's new single.
I've listened to it in great detail but also added my own interpretation of certain sections.
Carefully read the instructions please!
For questions please send me a message or contact me by e-mail.
Have fun!
[Start]
Standard tuning, no capo, key of G.
[Chords]
If you're playing the riff:
[Csus2]: x35533
[G]: 32003x
[Dsus4]: xx0233
[Em]: 022000
If you're NOT plauing the riff i.e. strumming:
[Cadd9]: x32033 (will replace [Csus2]!)
[G]: 320033
[D]: xx0232 (can replace [Dsus4])
[Em7]: 022033 (can replace [Em])
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Riff too difficult? You can play this INSTEAD of the riff:
D = downstrum
m = mute (NOT palm-mute)
[Cadd9] [G] [D] [Em7]
[D] [D] m [D] [D] m [D] [D] m [D] [D] m
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Guitar riff]
hit (body) mute
[Csus2] [G]
e|--3-----x--------------------x----------|
B|--3-----x------------------3-x----3-----|
G|--5-----x----------0-----0---x------0---|
D|--5-----x--------------0-----x--------0-|
A|--3-----x--------------------x----------|
E|--x-----x------------3-------x----------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
hit (body) mute
[Dsus4] [Em]
e|--3-----x---------------------x----------||
B|--3-----x-------------------0-x----0-----||
G|--2-----x----------0------0---x------0---||
D|--0-----x---------------2-----x--------0-||
A|--x-----x---------------------x----------||
E|--x-----x------------0--------x----------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Alt chorus:
This is how the chorus can be played alternatively.
D = downstrum
m = mute (NOT palm-mute)
[Cadd9] [G] [D] [Em7] [D]
[D] [D] m [D] [D] m [D] [D] m [D] m [D] m
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
The 'stop riff' parts marked with a * should be played like below:
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4]
[D] [D] m [D] [D] m [D] [D] m [D] m
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Connecting passage 2, also marked with a *:
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em] [D]
[D] [D] m [D] [D] m [D] [D] m [D] m [D] m
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Intro] (play above riff)
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em]
[Verse one] (play riff)
[Csus2] [G]
I remember when we broke up the first time
[Dsus4] [Em]
Seeing this is it, I've had enough, 'cause like
[Csus2] [G]
We haven't seen each other in a month
[Dsus4] [Em]
When you, said you, needed space, what?
[Verse two] (play riff)
[Csus2] [G]
Then you come around again and say
[Dsus4] [Em]
Baby, I miss you and I swear I'm gonna change
[Csus2] [G]
Trust me, remember how that lasted for a day
[Dsus4] [Em]
I say, I hate you, we break up, you call me, I love you
[Pre-Chorus] (play riff)
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em]
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh we called it off again last night
[Csus] [G] [Dsus4] [Em]
But Ooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you
[Chorus] (play riff or play chords according to 'alt chorus')
* = do NOT play when playing riff, DO play when playing chords
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em] [D]*
We are never ever ever getting back together
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em] [D]*
We are never ever ever getting back together
[Csus2] [G]
You go talk to your friends talk
[Dsus4] [Em] [D]*
To my friends talk to me
(stop riff)*
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4]
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together
[Connecting passage]
(play riff)
[Csus4] [G] [Dsus4] [Em]
Like ever...
[Verse three] (play riff)
[Csus4] [G]
I'm really gonna miss you picking fights
[Dsus4] [Em]
And me, falling for a screaming that I'm right
[Csus2] [G]
And you, will hide away and find your piece of mind with some
[Dsus4] [Em]
Indie record that's much cooler than Mine
[Pre-Chorus] (play riff)
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em]
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-ohh you called me up again tonight
[Csus] [G] [Dsus4] [Em]
But oooh, oh-oh-oh-oh this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you
[Chorus] (play riff or play chords according to 'alt chorus')
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em] [D]*
We are never ever ever getting back together
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em] [D]*
We are never ever ever getting back together
[Csus2] [G]
You go talk to your friends talk
[Dsus4] [Em]
To my friends talk to me (talk to me)
(stop riff)*
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4]
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together
[Connecting passage 2*] (play riff or play chords acoording to 'alt chorus')
[Csus2] [G]
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh (yeah)
[Dsus4] [Em7] [D]*
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh oh (yeah)
[Csus2] [G]
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh (yeah)
[Dsus4] [Em] [D]*
Ooh, ooh
[Bridge] (filter drop, play riff or... palm muting works - 8th notes, downstrums)
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em]
I used to think, that we, were forever ever ever
[Csus4] [G] [Dsus4] [Em]
And I used to say never say never
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4]
Huh, he calls me up and he's like "I still love you"
[Em] [Csus2] [G]
And I'm like, I'm just, I mean this is exhausting, you know
Dsus4 (tape stop)
We are never getting back together, like ever
NOO!
[Chorus] (play riff or play chords according to 'alt chorus')
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em] [D]*
We are never ever ever getting back together
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em] [D]*
We are never ever ever getting back together
[Csus2] [G]
You go talk to your friends talk
[Dsus4] [Em]
To my friends talk to me
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em] [D]*
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together
[Csus] [G] [Dsus4] [Em]
We, ooh-oh-oh-oh, ooh-oh-oh-oh (getting back together)
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4] [Em] [D]*
We, ooh-oh-oh-oh, oh, getting back together
[Csus2] [G]
You go talk to your friends talk
[Dsus4] [Em] [D]*
To my friends talk to me
(stop riff)*
[Csus2] [G] [Dsus4]
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together
[end]
