Laufey – Best Friend (Guitar Live)

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(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---|

[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 :)