After I couldn't find a tab that played this song anywhere close to
how Swift/Sheeran play it,
I decided to tab my own out. I am 99% sure this is the way it is played. I will
divide the song into
sections to make it easier to view and learn. Also, the song isn't officially out, so I've heard
different versions of this song with the capo in different places. The version I tabbed this from
originally used the capo on the second fret, but I have noticed that a majority
have the capo on the 1st. I don't know why that is, but just listen carefully to
the version you are trying
to play along with.
Tuning: Standard Tuning, w/ capo on 1st or 2nd fret
INTRO: (listen for strumming pattern, fairly simple)
[E]
VERSE: "All I knew this morning when I woke.." (just chord pattern, strumming is similar to intro)
[E] [B/C#m7] [A] [BM]
PRE-CHORUS: "I just want to know you better, know you better, know you better now..."
(chord pattern)
[E] [F#] [A] [C#m7] [BM] [E]
CHORUS: "Cause all I know is we said hello..." (chord pattern)
[E] [C#m7] [BM] [A]
REPEAT INTRO/VERSE/PRE-CHORUS/CHORUS
BRIDGE: "Come back and tell me why..." (chord pattern)
[C#m7] [A] [E] [BM]
REPEAT PRE-CHORUS/CHORUS X2
| / slide up
| ( ) optional BM notes; if you do not wish to play (4) you may play the open B.
if you do not wish to play (0) you may mute that string.
how Swift/Sheeran play it,
I decided to tab my own out. I am 99% sure this is the way it is played. I will
divide the song into
sections to make it easier to view and learn. Also, the song isn't officially out, so I've heard
different versions of this song with the capo in different places. The version I tabbed this from
originally used the capo on the second fret, but I have noticed that a majority
have the capo on the 1st. I don't know why that is, but just listen carefully to
the version you are trying
to play along with.
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Tuning: Standard Tuning, w/ capo on 1st or 2nd fret
INTRO: (listen for strumming pattern, fairly simple)
e|----0----0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--------------------------------------|
B|----0----0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--------------------------------------|
G|----1----1--1--1-----1--1--1--2--2----1--1--------------------------------------|
D|----2----2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--------------------------------------|
A|----2----2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2----2--2--------------------------------------|
E|----0----0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--------------------------------------|
[E]
VERSE: "All I knew this morning when I woke.." (just chord pattern, strumming is similar to intro)
e|----0------0-0------0------0-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----0------0-0------2-----(4)----------------------------------------------------|
G|----1------4/6------2------4-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2------4/6------2------4-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----2------2/4------0------2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----0------x-x------x-----(0)----------------------------------------------------|
[E] [B/C#m7] [A] [BM]
PRE-CHORUS: "I just want to know you better, know you better, know you better now..."
(chord pattern)
e|----0------0------0------0------0------0-----------------------------------------|
B|----0------0------2------0-----(4)-----0-----------------------------------------|
G|----1------4------2------6------4------1-----------------------------------------|
D|----2------4------2------6------4------2-----------------------------------------|
A|----2------4------0------4------2------2-----------------------------------------|
E|----0------2------x------x-----(0)-----0-----------------------------------------|
[E] [F#] [A] [C#m7] [BM] [E]
CHORUS: "Cause all I know is we said hello..." (chord pattern)
e|------0------0------0------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|------0------0-----(4)-----2---------------------------------------------------|
G|------1------6------4------2---------------------------------------------------|
D|------2------6------4------2---------------------------------------------------|
A|------2------4------2------0---------------------------------------------------|
E|------0------x-----(0)-----x---------------------------------------------------|
[E] [C#m7] [BM] [A]
REPEAT INTRO/VERSE/PRE-CHORUS/CHORUS
BRIDGE: "Come back and tell me why..." (chord pattern)
e|------0------0------0------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|------0------2------0-----(4)--------------------------------------------------|
G|------6------2------1------4---------------------------------------------------|
D|------6------2------2------4---------------------------------------------------|
A|------4------0------2------2---------------------------------------------------|
E|------x------x------0-----(0)--------------------------------------------------|
[C#m7] [A] [E] [BM]
REPEAT PRE-CHORUS/CHORUS X2
| / slide up
| ( ) optional BM notes; if you do not wish to play (4) you may play the open B.
if you do not wish to play (0) you may mute that string.
