What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
What Makes you Beautiful by One Direction


This is my first tab :) but iv seen how Niall plays it in an acoustic version of the
song and i've worked out this is how it goes :) enjoy!

Tabbed by Thomas Meany..

Intro and Verse

e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------|
a-10---10s3---3s5--5--5------------------------------------|
E-11---11s4---4s6--6--6------------------------------------|

bridge


e---6--4--6------------------------------------------------|
b---8--4--6------------------------------------------------|
g---8--5--7------------------------------------------------|
d---8--6--8------------------------------------------------|
a---6--6--8------------------------------------------------|
E---6--4--6------------------------------------------------|

chorus

Every two lines in the chorus (8 lines total), pattern 1 and 2 alternate.

Pattern 1
e---6--4--6------------------------------------------------|
b---8--4--6------------------------------------------------|
g---8--5--7------------------------------------------------|
d---8--6--8------------------------------------------------|
a---6--6--8------------------------------------------------|
E---6--4--6------------------------------------------------|

Pattern 2
e---6--4--8---6---------------------------------------------|
b---8--4--8---6---------------------------------------------|
g---8--5--8---7---------------------------------------------|
d---8--6--10--8---------------------------------------------|
a---6--6--10--8---------------------------------------------|
E---6--4--8---6---------------------------------------------|

this pretty much covers the whole song acoustically...
enjoy!
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
"What Makes You Beautiful" By One Direction

Tabbed By Brandon Cabrera

Video of me singing/playing it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFZJ85k5XOc

Tuning: E A D G B E (Standard)(Capo on 5th fret)

^ = hammer on/off
/ = slide

Intro/Verse:
---------------------------|
---------------------------|
------0-----0-----0-----2--|
----0-----0-----2-----0----|
--------3-----------0------|
--3-----------0------------|

Chorus:
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
------2^4-----0-----0---2---0---|
----0-------0-----2-------------|
----------3-----------0---0-----|
--3-------------0---------------|

Turnaround:(play 2x)
--------------3------------------|
------1^3------------------------|
-------------------0^2---2---0---|
----0-------0----2---------------|
----------3------------0---0-----|
--3-------------0----------------|

Bridge/Solo:(play 2x)
--3/5---3---1^0------------------------------------------|
------0---0-----0----------------------------------------|
------------------0-----2-4-----4-----0-2-----2---2^0-0--|
--------------------0---------0---0---------0------------|
------------3---------3----------------------------------|
--0-------------------------3-------3-----2-----2--------|

Right before last chorus: (Finger plucking)
----------------|
----------------|
--0--0--0--2----|
--0--0--2--0----|
-----3-----0----|
--3-----0-------|

Enjoy the Tabs. Feel free to
check out my YouTube Channel and watch these tabs in action.
Thank You. :)
- Brandon
http://www.youtube.com/brandoncabrera19
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
One Direction: 'What Makes You Beautiful'
tabbed by Coubernardi

Standard Tuning


[Intro]

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---6---6------------------6---6----------------------|
A|---7---7-4---4-6--6-6-6---7---7-4---4-6-6-6-6--------|
E|---0---0-5---5-7--7-7-7---0---0-5---5-7-7-7-7--------|


[Verse]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6---6---------------------6---6-------------------6---6-----------------|
A|---7---7-4---4-6---6-6-6-----7---7-4---4-6---6-6-6---7---7-4---4-6---6-6-6-|
E|---0---0-5---5-7---7-7-7-----0---0-5---5-7---7-7-7---0---0-5---5-7---7-7-7-|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---6---6-----------------------------------|
A|---7---7-4---4-6-6-6-6---------------------|
E|---0---0-5---5-7-7-7-7---------------------|


[Pre-Chorus]

e|-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-----|
B|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-------|
G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-------|
D|-(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]
(Distortion)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
G|-------2-2--4-4--4---------2-2--4-4--4----------2-2--6-6--4-4--------|
D|--2-2--2-2--4-4--4----2-2--2-2--4-4--4-----2-2--2-2--6-6--4-4-----2~-| x2
A|--2-2--0-0--2-2--2----2-2--0-0--2-2--2-----2-2--0-0--4-4--2-2-----2~-|
E|--0-0-----------------0-0------------------0-0--------------------0~-|
let ring

A 2nd guitar plays this instead of the last chord, the second time the chorus is played:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------14--11---9-9-9-9-9-7---------------------14--11--4-4-4--|
G|-9--9--11--13-----------------------9----9--9--11--13-----------4-4-4--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------4-4-4--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Pre-Verse]

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---------6---6-8--8------|
D|---6---6-7---7-9--9-9----|
A|---7---7-7---7-9--9-9-6--|
E|---0---0-5---5-7--7-7-7--|


[Verse]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6---6---------------------6---6-------------------6---6-----------------|
A|---7---7-4---4-6---6-6-6-----7---7-4---4-6---6-6-6---7---7-4---4-6---6-6-6-|
E|---0---0-5---5-7---7-7-7-----0---0-5---5-7---7-7-7---0---0-5---5-7---7-7-7-|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---6---6-----------------------------------|
A|---7---7-4---4-6-6-6-6---------------------|
E|---0---0-5---5-7-7-7-7---------------------|


[Pre-Chorus]

e|-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-----|
B|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-------|
G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-------|
D|-(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]
(Distortion)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
G|-------2-2--4-4--4---------2-2--4-4--4----------2-2--6-6--4-4--------|
D|--2-2--2-2--4-4--4----2-2--2-2--4-4--4-----2-2--2-2--6-6--4-4-----2~-| x2
A|--2-2--0-0--2-2--2----2-2--0-0--2-2--2-----2-2--0-0--4-4--2-2-----2~-|
E|--0-0-----------------0-0------------------0-0--------------------0~-|
let ring

A 2nd guitar plays this instead of the last chord, the second time the chorus is played:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------14--11---9-9-9-9-9-7---------------------14--11--4-4-4--|
G|-9--9--11--13-----------------------9----9--9--11--13-----------4-4-4--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------4-4-4--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Bridge]

e|-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-----|
B|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-------|
G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-------|
D|-(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--11--11-11/13/11--9-| Bridge x2
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|


[Chorus]
(Distortion)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
G|-------2-2--4-4--4---------2-2--4-4--4----------2-2--6-6--4-4--------|
D|--2-2--2-2--4-4--4----2-2--2-2--4-4--4-----2-2--2-2--6-6--4-4-----2~-|
A|--2-2--0-0--2-2--2----2-2--0-0--2-2--2-----2-2--0-0--4-4--2-2-----2~-|
E|--0-0-----------------0-0------------------0-0--------------------0~-|
let ring

Play the first part just once and then:

e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------14--11---9-9-9-9-9-7---|
G|-9--9--11--13-----------------------9-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|


[Chorus]
(again)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
G|-------2-2--4-4--4---------2-2--4-4--4----------2-2--6-6--4-4--------|
D|--2-2--2-2--4-4--4----2-2--2-2--4-4--4-----2-2--2-2--6-6--4-4-----2~-| x2
A|--2-2--0-0--2-2--2----2-2--0-0--2-2--2-----2-2--0-0--4-4--2-2-----2~-|
E|--0-0-----------------0-0------------------0-0--------------------0~-|
let ring

Now the first guitar keeps playing the last chord (Em) and the 2nd guitar plays this
instead of the last chord:

e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------14--11---9-9-9-9-9-7---|
G|-9--9--11--13-----------------------9-| at the and play this x2 and then
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|------------------14--11--4-4----|
G|---9--9--11--13-----------4-4----|
D|--------------------------4-4-2--|
A|--------------------------2-2-2--|
E|------------------------------0--|



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| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato

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Song info
What Makes You Beautiful
One Direction
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
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