Adele – When We Were Young (Guitar Tab)

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Second release of Adele's third and longly expected album, "25". This song was released as a live performance at London's Church Studios at November 17th, 2015. Tabbed by Pelusteriano Contact at my UG profile Key of Eb major Chord versions by other users were used as reference. Even though it's a straightforward song, I've decided to mark it as intermediate because it needs comfort with barre chords. It could be played with a capo on 3rd fret, but the Fm7 has the lower sound in the whole song, and that's at the 1st fret. =========================================================================================== Chords (low to high, in order of appearance) Cm X35543 Eb/G 365343 Ab 466544 Fm7 133141 Bb 688766 Gm 3553333 Bbsus4 68886X Eb X65343 Fm 133111 **Chords relative to capo on 3rd fret** Am X02210 C/G 032010 F 133211 Dm7 XX0211 G 355433 (recommended) or 320033 Em 022000 Gsus4 355533 C X32010 Dm XX0231 [Intro]
  Piano arr. for guitar
  Cm   Eb/G   Ab   Eb/G   Fm7    Eb/G
|-----------|-----------|------|------|   Note: Chord versions are using Gm instead of Eb/G.
|-4----4----|-4----4----|-4----|-4----|         In the video, at 0:47, you can see the pianist's
|-5----3----|-5----3----|-1----|-3----|         finger playing the Eb note, the bass sounds a G,
|-5----5----|-6----5----|-3----|-5----|         that's why I conclude it's an Eb inversion, not 
|-3---------|-----------|------|------|         a Gm chord.
|------3----|-4----3----|-1----|-3----|         

[Verse]
                                   ___      ___
                                  |1.      |2.
    Cm   Eb/G   Ab   Eb/G   Fm7    Eb/G     Eb/G
|| -----------|-----------|------|------ ||---------|
|| -4----4----|-4----4----|-4----|-4---- ||-4-------|
||O-5----3----|-5----3----|-1----|-3----O||-3-------|
||O-5----5----|-6----5----|-3----|-5----O||-5-------|
|| -3---------|-----------|------|------ ||-----6-5-|
|| ------3----|-4----3----|-1----|-3---- ||-3-------|
Cm Eb/G Ab Everybody loves the things you do Eb/G Fm7 Eb/G From the way you talk, to the way you move Cm Eb/G Ab Eb/G Everybody here is watching you Fm7 Eb/G 'Cause you feel like home, you're like a dream come true
                                   ___      ___
                                  |1.      |2.            
    Cm   Eb/G   Ab   Eb/G   Fm7    Eb/G        Bb         
|| -----------|-----------|------|--------- ||--------------|
|| -4----4----|-4----4----|-4----|-4------- ||-6----------6-|
||O-5----3----|-5----3----|-1----|-3-------O||-7----8-7---7-|
||O-5----5----|-6----5----|-3----|-5-------O||-8---8------8-|
|| -3---------|-----------|------|-----6-5- ||----8---------|
|| ------3----|-4----3----|-1----|-3------- ||-6---------(8)|
Cm Eb/G Ab But if by chance you're here alone Eb/G Fm7 Eb/G Can I have a moment before I go? Cm Eb/G Ab Eb/G 'Cause I've been by myself all night long Fm7 Bb Hoping you're someone I used to know [Pre-Chorus]
  Playing tip: Play chords syncopated
  Ab          Bb       Gm    Ab            Bb      Gm     Bbsus4 *
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-4----4------6---6--|-3---3-4---4-|-4---4-6---6-|-3---3--6---6-|  * Not totally sure about this chord
|-5----5------7---7--|-3---3-5---5-|-5---5-7---7-|-3---3--8---8-|
|-6----6------8---8--|-5---5-6---6-|-6---6-8---8-|-5---5--8---8-|
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-4---(4)-----6--(6)-|-3--(3)4--(4)|-4--(4)6--(6)|-3--(3)-6-----|
|    (X): Hold note
|
| Lead guitar + slight chorus
| let ring thoughout
|-11------11----11---|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|------11-----11--11-|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------------|-----O/------|------------O//-------------|
|--------------------|-----/O------|------------//O-------------|
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
O/O: Single simile O//O: Double simile Ab Bb You look like a movie Gm Ab You sound like a song Bb My God, this reminds me Gm Bbsus4 * Of when we were young [Chorus]
    Eb     Gm        Ab     Bb
|| ----------------|--------------- ||
|| -4----4-3----3--|-4---4--6---6-- ||
||O-3----3-3----3--|-5---5--7---7--O||
||O-5----5-5----5--|-6---6--8---8--O||
|| -6---(6)--------|--------------- ||
|| --------3---(3)-|-4--(4)-6--(6)- ||
|
|   let ring
|| -11-----11------|--------------- ||
|| ------11-----11-|--------------- ||
||O----------------|------O/-------O||
||O----------------|------/O-------O||
|| ----------------|--------------- ||
|| ----------------|--------------- ||X2
Eb Gm Ab Bb Let me photograph you in this light, in case it is the last time Eb Gm Ab Bb Though, it might be exactly like we were before we realized
  Cm     Eb/G     Ab             Fm  Fm7   Bb
|---------------|--------------|---------|-----------|
|-4----4-4---4--|-4------4-----|-1---4---|-6---------|
|-5----5-3---3--|-5-----5--4v--|-1---1---|-7----8-7--|
|-5----5-5---5--|-6----6-------|-3---3---|-8---8-----|
|-3---(3)-------|--------------|---------|----8------|
|--------3--(3)-|-4---(4)------|-1--(1)--|-6-(6)-----|

|                           v: vibrato
|let ring
|-11-----11-----|--------------|---------|-----------|
|------11----11-|--------------|-13vv----|-11vv------|
|---------------|------O/------|---------|-----------|
|---------------|------/O------|---------|-----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------|-----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------|-----------|
Cm Eb/G Ab We were sad of getting old, it made us restless Fm Fm7 Bb It was just like a movie, it was just a song
[Verse]
                                   ___      ___
                                  |1.      |2.            
    Cm   Eb/G     Ab   Eb/G   Fm7    Eb/G        Bb         
|| -------------|-----------|------|--------- ||--------------|
|| -4----4------|-4----4----|-4----|-4------- ||-6----------6-|
||O-5----3------|-5----3----|-1----|-3-------O||-7----8-7---7-|
||O-5----5------|-6----5----|-3----|-5-------O||-8---8------8-|
|| -3-----------|-----------|------|-----6-5- ||----8---------|
|| ------3------|-4----3----|-1----|-3------- ||-6---------(8)|
| |
|| -11-----11---|-----------|------|--------- ||
|| ------11--11-|-----------|------|--------- ||
||O-------------|----O/-----|-----O//--------O||
||O-------------|----/O-----|-----//O--------O||
|| -------------|-----------|------|--------- ||
|| -------------|-----------|------|--------- ||X2
Cm Eb/G Ab Eb/G I was so scared to face my fears Fm7 Eb/G 'Cause nobody told me that you'd be here Cm Eb/G Ab Eb/G And I swear if you moved overseas Fm7 Bb That's what you said when you left me [Pre-Chorus]
  Ab          Bb       Gm    Ab            Bb      Gm     Bbsus4
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-4----4------6---6--|-3---3-4---4-|-4---4-6---6-|-3---3--6---6-|
|-5----5------7---7--|-3---3-5---5-|-5---5-7---7-|-3---3--8---8-|
|-6----6------8---8--|-5---5-6---6-|-6---6-8---8-|-5---5--8---8-|
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-4---(4)-----6--(6)-|-3--(3)4--(4)|-4--(4)6--(6)|-3--(3)-6-----|
| |
| let ring thoughout
|-11------11----11---|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|------11-----11--11-|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------------|-----O/------|------------O//-------------|
|--------------------|-----/O------|------------//O-------------|
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Ab Bb You still look like a movie Gm Ab You still sound like a song Bb My god this reminds me Gm Bsus4 Of when we were young [Chorus]
    Eb     Gm        Ab     Bb
|| ----------------|--------------- ||
|| -4----4-3----3--|-4---4--6---6-- ||
||O-3----3-3----3--|-5---5--7---7--O||
||O-5----5-5----5--|-6---6--8---8--O||
|| -6---(6)--------|--------------- ||
|| --------3---(3)-|-4--(4)-6--(6)- ||
|
|   let ring
|| -11-----11------|--------------- ||
|| ------11-----11-|--------------- ||
||O----------------|------O/-------O||
||O----------------|------/O-------O||
|| ----------------|--------------- ||
|| ----------------|--------------- ||X2
Eb Gm Ab Bb Let me photograph you in this light, in case it is the last time Eb Gm Ab Bb Though, it might be exactly like we were before we realized
  Cm     Eb/G     Ab             Fm  Fm7   Bb
|---------------|--------------|---------|-----------|
|-4----4-4---4--|-4------4-----|-1---4---|-6---------|
|-5----5-3---3--|-5-----5--4v--|-1---1---|-7----8-7--|
|-5----5-5---5--|-6----6-------|-3---3---|-8---8-----|
|-3---(3)-------|--------------|---------|----8------|
|--------3--(3)-|-4---(4)------|-1--(1)--|-6-(6)-----|

|                           v: vibrato
|let ring
|-11-----11-----|--------------|---------|-----------|
|------11----11-|--------------|-13vv----|-11vv------|
|---------------|------O/------|---------|-----------|
|---------------|------/O------|---------|-----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------|-----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------|-----------|
Cm Eb/G Ab We were sad of getting old, it made us restless Fm Fm7 Bb It was just like a movie, it was just a song [Bridge]
  Cm   Eb/G     Ab   Eb/G   Fm7    Bb     B5     
|-------------|-----------|------|------------|
|-4----4------|-4----4----|-4----|-6----------|
|-5----3------|-5----3----|-1----|-7----8-----|
|-5----5------|-6----5----|-3----|-8---8--9---|
|-3-----------|-----------|------|----8-------|
|------3------|-4----3----|-1----|-6------7---|
| |
|-11-----11---|-----------|------|------------|
|------11--11-|-----------|------|------------|
|-------------|----O/-----|-----O//-----------|
|-------------|----/O-----|-----//O-----------|
|-------------|-----------|------|------------|
|-------------|-----------|------|------------|
Cm Eb/G When we were young Ab Eb/G When we were young Fm7 When we were young Bb B5 When we were young
[Bridge]
                                       ___            ___
                                      |1.            |2.
    Cm   Eb/G     Ab     Eb/G   Fm7    Bb     B5      Bb
|| -------------|-------------|------|------------ ||-----------|
|| -4----4------|-4----4-4----|-4----|-6---------- ||-6----6-6--|
||O-5----3------|-5---5--3----|-1----|-7----8-----O||-7---7--7--|
||O-5----5------|-6--6---5----|-3----|-8---8--9---O||-8--8---8--|
|| -3-----------|-------------|------|----8------- ||-----------|
|| ------3------|-4------3----|-1----|-6------7--- ||-6-----(6)-|
| |
|| -11-----11---|-------------|------|------------ ||
|| ------11--11-|-------------|------|------------ ||
||O-------------|----O/-------|-----O//-----------O||
||O-------------|----/O-------|-----//O-----------O||
|| -------------|-------------|------|------------ ||
|| -------------|-------------|------|------------ ||
Cm Eb/G Ab Eb/G It's hard to admit that everything just takes me back Fm7 To when you were there Bb B5 To when you were there Cm Eb/G Ab Eb/G And the part of me keeps hoping on just in case it hasn't gone Fm7 I guess I still care Bb Do you still care?
[Pre-Chorus]
                        ___                  ___
                       |1.                  |2.
    Ab     Bb           Gm        Ab         Gm        Ab
|| -8----8-10------10-|-10-----10-8----8- ||-10-----10-8----|
|| -9---9--11----11---|-11---11---9---9-- ||-11---11---9----|
||O-8--8---10--10-----|-12-12-----8--8---O||-12-12-----8----|
||O-6------8----------|-----------6------O||-----------6----|
|| -------------------|-10--------------- ||-10-------------|
|| -------------------|------------------ ||----------------|
Ab Bb It was just like a movie Gm Ab It was just like a song Ab Bb My god this reminds me Gm Bb Of when we were young! [Bridge] Eb/G Gm When we were young Ab Bb When we were young Eb/G Gm When we were young Ab Bb When we were young [Chorus]
    Eb     Gm        Ab     Bb
|| ----------------|--------------- ||
|| -4----4-3----3--|-4---4--6---6-- ||
||O-3----3-3----3--|-5---5--7---7--O||
||O-5----5-5----5--|-6---6--8---8--O||
|| -6---(6)--------|--------------- ||
|| --------3---(3)-|-4--(4)-6--(6)- ||
|
|   let ring
|| -11-----11------|--------------- ||
|| ------11-----11-|--------------- ||
||O----------------|------O/-------O||
||O----------------|------/O-------O||
|| ----------------|--------------- ||
|| ----------------|--------------- ||X2
Eb Gm Ab Bb Let me photograph you in this light, in case it is the last time Eb Gm Ab Bb Though, it might be exactly like we were before we realized
  Cm     Eb/G     Ab      Bb       Cm     Eb/G     Ab      Bb        
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-4----4-4---4--|-4----4--6----6-|-4----4-4---4--|-4----4--6----6-|
|-5----5-3---3--|-5----5--7----7-|-5----5-3---3--|-5----5--7----7-|
|-5----5-5---5--|-6----6--8----8-|-5----5-5---5--|-6----6--8----8-|
|-3---(3)-------|----------------|-3---(3)-------|----------------|
|--------3--(3)-|-4---(4)-6---(6)|--------3--(3)-|-4---(4)-6---(6)|
|
|let ring
|-11-----11-----|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|------11----11-|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|------O/--------|--------------O//---------------|
|---------------|------/O--------|--------------//O---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
Cm Eb/G Ab Bb We were sad of getting old, it made us restless Cm Eb/G Ab Bb Oh, I'm so mad, I'm getting old, it makes me reckless
  Fm  Fm7   Ab      Bb       Eb/G
|---------|-------------|----3----|
|-1---4---|-4-----4-6---|----4----|
|-1---1---|-5----5--7---|----3----|
|-3---3---|-6---6---8---|----5----|
|---------|-------------|----6----|
|-1---1---|-4-------6---|----3----|
Fm Fm7 Ab Bb It was just like a movie, it was just like a song Eb/G When we were young *************************************************************************************** Did you like this tab? Leave a comment or rate! Noticed anything wrong? Let me know to fix it. Keep on rocking! *************************************************************************************** ************************************ | (n) Ghost note ************************************