Someone Like You Chord Chart by Adele
Welcome to my Someone Like You chord chart by Adele. This is a great lesson in how to turn a piano song into a guitar song. I mean how to you go about making something that’s clearly written for piano sound decent on a guitar.
Enter Someone Like You and a little finger picking (or a regular pick if you prefer) and we can spice this song up enough to make it sound pretty cool as a guitar piece.
Picking: See Video Lesson Below
Picking will follow the same 8th note rhythm. We are going to be picking the lowest 3 notes of the chord (with one exception for the 6 string chords). So for example for our 5 string chords like the A major chord we would pick string numbers: 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 to the following rhythm
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e +a
5 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 4
For our 4 string chords like the D Major:
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e +a
4 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 3 2 3
I personally think it sounds better with D major played as a barre chord on the 5th string 5th fret.
For our 6 string chords like E Major:
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e +a
6 4 3 4 6 4 3 4 6 4 3 4 6 4 3 4
This means the bass note or lowest note of the chord will be repeated on the 1 and 3 beats. But that’s it really.
Want to learn more about strumming, finger picking and improve on your playing? Check out Lauren’s Guitar Course.
SOMEONE LIKE YOU CHORDS:
Now, if you are not too keen on finger picking, you can always stick to down strums but I don’t think is does this song much justice. If you need an easy way to play the F#m chord, see the diagram below that shows it looking very similar to an A major chord. You will use the 1st, 2nd and 3rd fingers.
SOMEONE LIKE YOU CHORD CHART By Adele
Intro:
A E F#m D
Verse:
A E
I heard that you've settled down
F#m D
That you've found a girl and you're married now
A E
I heard that your dreams came true
F#m D
Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you
A E
Old friend why are you so shy
F#m D
It ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light
Pre-Chorus:
| E F#m|
I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
D
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
| E F#m|
I'd hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
D E
That for me it isn't over
Chorus:
|A E| |F#m D|
never mind I'll find someone like you
|A E | |F#m D|
I wish nothing but the best for you too
| A E| | F#m D|
Don't forget me I beg I remember you said
|A E | | F#m D |
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead
|A E | | F#m D |
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead
Verse:
A E
You know how the time flies
F#m D
Only yesterday was the time of our lives
A E
We were born and raised in a summer haze
F#m D
bound by the surprise of our glory days
Pre-Chorus: 1 measure per chord
|E F#m|
I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
D
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
| E F#m|
I'd hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
D E T
that for me it isn't over
Chorus:
|A E| |F#m D|
Never mind I'll find someone like you
|A E| |F#m D|
I wish nothing but the best for you too
| A E| | F#m D|
Don't forget me I beg I remember you said
|A E| |F#m D|
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead
Bridge:
E
Nothing compares no worries or care
F#m
Regrets and mistakes they're memories made
D |Bm A| | D E|
who would have known how bittersweet this would taste
Chorus:
A(once) E(once) F#m(once) D(once)
Never mind I'll find someone like y ou
A(once) E(once) F#m(once) D(once)
I wish nothing but the best for you too
|A E| | F#m D|
Don't forget me I beg I remember you said
|A E| |F#m D|
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead
|A E| |F#m D|
Never mind I'll find someone like you
|A E| |F#m D|
I wish nothing but the best for you too
|A E| |F#m D|
Don't forget me I beg I remember you said
|A E| | F#m D|
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead
*end on a single strum of A
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.