Something Good - Alt-J
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
I've not laid it out with the song as its only 3 parts.
Listen to the song to fit it in. Any corrections, please


Guitar 1 plays this part for the intro and over the top of some other parts too
E|------------------------------2-------|
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--3p2p0--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--2--22---2--22---2--22---2-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|--3--33---3--33---3--33---3--33--| (repeat)


Guitar 2 (starts as lyrics do)
E|--------------------------------------|
B|----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0---|
G|----4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4---|
D|--2--22----0--00----------------------|
A|-----------------------------2--23----|
E|--------------------3--33-------------| (repeat)
oh something good.....

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--2--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|

for now...... let ring during the piano part


When drums kick in for the chorus parts

E|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
B|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
G|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------|
A|--2--2--2--3--3--3--2-2-h5p-2-2-2|
E|--------------------3-3-3---3-3-3| (repeat for all choruses)


Lyrics

Something good, oh something good tonight will make me forget about you for now.

Get high, hit the floor before you go.
Matador, estocada, you’re my blood sport.

But something good tonight will make me forget about you for now

Forty-eight thousand seats bleats and roars for my memories of you,
Now that I’m fully clean the matador is no more and is dragged from view.

Get high, hit the floor before you go.
Matador, estocada, you’re my blood sport.

Forty-eight thousand seats bleats and roars for my memories of you,
Now that I am clean the matador is no more and is dragged from view.

But something good tonight will make me forget about you for now.



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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Something Good - Alt-J

Standard Tuning

[Intro]

e|------------------------------2-------|
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--3p2p0--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--2--22---2--22---2--22---2-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--3--33---3--33---3--33---3--33-------| x2


(0:23)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--2--22----0--00----------------------|
A|-----------------------------2--22----|
E|--------------------3--33-------------| x4


(0:40)
Piano Arranged for Guitar

e|----------17-14--------------------15p14----------|
B|-----15---------15----15------15---------15----15-|
G|---16--16----------16-------16--16----------16----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


(0:40)
Guitar played during piano riff


e|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------|
E|--------------------------------------|


[Chorus]
(0:48)

e|-----0----0------0----0----0---0----0----0---|
B|-----3----0------1----1----1---1p0--1----1---|
G|-----0----0------0----0----0---0----0----0---|
D|-------------0h2----2------------------------|
A|--2----2-----0h3----3----2---2--------2------|
E|--0----0-----------------3---3--------3------| x4


(1:06)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--2--22----0--00----------------------|
A|-----------------------------2--22----|
E|--------------------3--33-------------| x4

(1:23) Guitar played over piano

e|---7-----10--7----3---2---0-----------|
B|---7-----7---7----3---3---0-----------|
G|---7-----7---7------------------------|
D|---9-----9---9------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|


[Chorus]
(1:32)

e|-----0----0------0----0----0---0----0----0---|
B|-----0----0------1----1----1---1p0--1----1---|
G|-----0----0------0----0----0---0----0----0---|
D|-------------0h2----2------------------------|
A|--2----2-----0h3----3----2---2--------2------|
E|--0----0-----------------3---3--------3------| x4


(1:51)

e|------------------------------2-------|
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--3p0----|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--2--22---2--22---2--22---2-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--2--22---2--22---2--22---2--22-------|
E|--------------------------------------| x2


(2:07)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--2--22----0--00----------------------|
A|-----------------------------2--22----|
E|--------------------3--33-------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--2--22----0--00----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------3--33----2--22----| x2


(2:25)

e|------0h2-3-----0h2-3-----0h2-3-----0h2-3---|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--0-2-------0-2-------0-2-------0-2---------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]
(2:34)

e|-----0----0------0----0----0---0----0----0---|
B|-----0----0------1----1----1---1p0--1----1---|
G|-----0----0------0----0----0---0----0----0---|
D|-------------0h2----2------------------------|
A|--2----2-----0h3----3----2---2--------2------|
E|--0----0-----------------3---3--------3------| x8


[Outro]
(3:09)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--2--22----0--00----------------------|
A|-----------------------------2--22----|
E|--------------------3--33-------------| x3

(3:23)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---2------0---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------2-----------|
E|-------------------3------------0-----|

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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

ALT-J : SOMETHING GOOD

if you watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKdp5uI8AC0

or any other live video you can see this tab is what he plays. tabbing the rhythm was difficult but its
consistent throughout whole song



INTRO x 2

e ||---------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------||
B ||------0----0----0----0----0----0----0---3h2h0---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--||
G ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A ||----2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2------------------------------------------------||
E ||----------------------------------------------3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---||

VERSE x 4

e ||--------------------------------------------||
B ||------0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--||
G ||--------------------------------------------||
D ||----2--2--2---0--0--0-----------------------||
A ||----------------------------------2--2--2---||
E ||------------------------3--3--3-------------||

PRE-CHORUS x 2

e ||---------0---------0---------0---------0--||
B ||----0---------0---------0---------0-------||
G ||------------------------------------------||
D ||------------------------------------------||
A ||------------------------------------------||
E ||--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---||

CHORUS x 2

e ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B ||------0----0----1----1----0----1-----0----------0----0----1----1----0----1----0----0--||
G ||------0----0----0----0----0----0-----0----------2----2----0----0----0----0----0----0--||
D ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A ||--------------3--3--3-----------------------------------3--3--3-----------------------||
E ||----0--0--0-------------3--3--3---3-----3--2--0--0--0-------------3--3--3---3--3--3---||



2ND VERSE x 4

e ||--------------------------------------------||
B ||------0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--||
G ||--------------------------------------------||
D ||----2--2--2---0--0--0-----------------------||
A ||----------------------------------2--2--2---||
E ||------------------------3--3--3-------------||

2ND PRE-CHORUS

e ||------------------10----7-------3---2--0----||
B ||------------------7-----7-------------------||
G ||------------------7-----7-------------------||
D ||--------------------------------------------||
A ||---7----------------------------------------||
E ||--------------------------------------------||

2ND CHORUS x 2

e ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B ||------0----0----1----1----0----1-----0----------0----0----1----1----0----1----0----0--||
G ||------0----0----0----0----0----0-----0----------2----2----0----0----0----0----0----0--||
D ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A ||--------------3--3--3-----------------------------------3--3--3-----------------------||
E ||----0--0--0-------------3--3--3---3-----3--2--0--0--0-------------3--3--3---3--3--3---||


INTERLUDE - (plays INTRO again the VERSE then PRE-CHORUS 3 as seen below)

(INTRO x 2)

e ||---------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------||
B ||------0----0----0----0----0----0----0---3h2h0---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--||
G ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A ||----2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2------------------------------------------------||
E ||----------------------------------------------3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---||

(VERSE x 4)

e ||--------------------------------------------||
B ||------0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--||
G ||--------------------------------------------||
D ||----2--2--2---0--0--0-----------------------||
A ||----------------------------------2--2--2---||
E ||------------------------3--3--3-------------||

(3RD PRE-CHORUS x 2 - he plays this live but something different on the album - see video link)

e ||---------2-------------2------||
B ||------0-----3--2----0---3h2h0-||
G ||------------------------------||
D ||------------------------------||
A ||----2--2----------0-----------||
E ||---------------------2--------||


3ND CHORUS x 4

e ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B ||------0----0----1----1----0----1-----0----------0----0----1----1----0----1----0----0--||
G ||------0----0----0----0----0----0-----0----------2----2----0----0----0----0----0----0--||
D ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A ||--------------3--3--3-----------------------------------3--3--3-----------------------||
E ||----0--0--0-------------3--3--3---3-----3--2--0--0--0-------------3--3--3---3--3--3---||


OUTRO - finish with the VERSE a few time


Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Hey guys, another song by Alt-J "Something Good",

I've included parts for Guitar 1(top half) and 2(lower half), giving a fuller sound to this song.
Alternatively, you can choose to play parts from Guitar 1 or 2 by combining sections. Enjoy!

Tabbed by: Scapeforce
http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/scapeforce/

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

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[Guitar 1]

E|------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--3p2p0----0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|--2--22---2--22---2--22---2------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------3--33---3--33---3--33---3--33--|

"Something good..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--2--22----0--00----------------------| x4
A|-----------------------------2--22----|
E|--------------------3--33-------------|

e|----------17-14--------------------15p14----------|
B|-----15---------15----15------15---------15----15-|
G|---16--16----------16-------16--16----------16----|
D|--------------------------------------------------| x2
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

"Get high..."
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------0--0------1--1----0--1---0------------0--0----1--1----0--1----0--0--|
G |------0--0------0--0----0--0---0------------2--2----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A |--------------3--33-------------------------------3--33-------------------|
E |----0--00-------------3--33---3-----3--2--0--00-----------3--33---3--33---|

"Something good..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--2--22----0--00----------------------| x4
A|-----------------------------2--22----|
E|--------------------3--33-------------|

e|----------17-14--------------------15p14----------|
B|-----15---------15----15------15---------15----15-|
G|---16--16----------16-------16--16----------16----|
D|--------------------------------------------------| x4
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

"Forty-eight thousand..."
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------0--0------1--1----0--1---0------------0--0----1--1----0--1----0--0--|
G |------0--0------0--0----0--0---0------------2--2----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A |--------------3--33-------------------------------3--33-------------------|
E |----0--00-------------3--33---3-----3--2--0--00-----------3--33---3--33---|

e|----------17-14--------------------15p14----------|
B|-----15---------15----15------15---------15----15-|
G|---16--16----------16-------16--16----------16----|
D|--------------------------------------------------| x16
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

"Get high..."
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------0--0------1--1----0--1---0------------0--0----1--1----0--1----0--0--|
G |------0--0------0--0----0--0---0------------2--2----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A |--------------3--33-------------------------------3--33-------------------|
E |----0--00-------------3--33---3-----3--2--0--00-----------3--33---3--33---|

"Forty-eight thousand..."
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------0--0------1--1----0--1---0------------0--0----1--1----0--1----0--0--|
G |------0--0------0--0----0--0---0------------2--2----0--0----0--0----0--0--|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A |--------------3--33-------------------------------3--33-------------------|
E |----0--00-------------3--33---3-----3--2--0--00-----------3--33---3--33---|

"Something good..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--2--22----0--00----------------------| x3
A|-----------------------------2--22----|
E|--------------------3--33-------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---2------0---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------2-----------|
E|-------------------3------------0-----|

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[Guitar 2]

"Something good..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----9------7---------------------|
D|-------------------------9-------| x4
A|--7---7\5---5----5---------------|
E|---------------3---3/7---7-------|

*Tremolo - play note rapidly
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--7*--------------5*-------4*--------|
E|----------7*-------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--7*--------------5*-------4*-------4*--------|
E|----------7*----------------------------------|

[Chorus]

Em C G
Get high
Em C G
hit the floor before you go
Em C G Em C G
Matador, estocada, you're my blood sport


"Something good..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----9------7---------------------|
D|-------------------------9-------| x4
A|--7---7\5---5----5---------------|
E|---------------3---3/7---7-------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--7*--------------5*-------4*--------|
E|----------7*-------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--7*--------------5*-------4*-------4*--------|
E|----------7*----------------------------------|

[Chorus]

Em C G
Forty-eight thousand seats bleats
Em C G
And roars for my memories of you
Em C G
Now that I'm fully clean
Em C G
The matador is no more and is dragged from view

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--7*--------------5*-------4*--------| x8
E|----------7*-------------------------|

e|---0h2-3-----0h2-3-----0h2-3-----0h2-3---|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

Em C G
Get high
Em C G
hit the floor before you go
Em C G Em C G
Matador, estocada, you're my blood sport


Em C G
Forty-eight thousand seats bleats
Em C G
And roars for my memories of you
Em C G
Now that I'm fully clean
Em C G
The matador is no more and is dragged from view


"Something good..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----9------7---------------------|
D|-------------------------9-------| x3
A|--7---7\5---5----5---------------|
E|---------------3---3/7---7-------|

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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| * Tremolo

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Song info
Something Good
Alt-J
2001
  • Electronic
  • Rock
  • Italo-Disco
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