Somebody

Song

Somebody

by Aerosmith

from "Aerosmith" (1973)

rhy.fig.1-

   E---------------------------------------------------|
   B---------------------------------------------------|
   G---------------------------------------------------|
   D---------------------------------------------------|
   A----2--2--4----2--4--2--2---4----------------------|
   E----0--0--0----0--0--0--0---0--2---2--3-3--4-4-----|

This riff changes slightly, sometimes changing to (2 3 4) instead of (2 3

3 4 4). When the verse comes in, play this:

rhy.fig.2-

I need a lady not somebody shady...

   E---------------------------------------------------|
   B------2--------------------------------------------|
   G------2-------(3x)---------------------------------|
   D------2--------------------------------------------|
   A---------------------------------------------------|
   E----------------------0---3---0---3----------------|

(rhy.fig.1))

I need a lady not somebody shady

need someone to be close to

somebody cozy not somebody nosy

help me see my whole day through

F#5

someone to share the load

A5

somebody to walk the road I live on...live!(rhy.fig.1)

Basic chords for this part go like this:

fill 1-

F#5 A5 live on...live

   E---------------------------------------------------|
   B---------------------------------------------------|
   G-------------------9--9\-----9---------------------|
   D---4-----7---------9--9\-----9---------------------|
   A---4-----7---------7--7\-----7---------------------|
   E---2-----5-----------------------------------------|

(rhy.fig.2)

Good Lord send me, good lord mend me

send me down someone for me

said I won't be choosy you could send me a floozy

send me anybody you please

F#5

Somebody say you will

A5

Somebody further still

G5 B5

Somebody some-somebody for me(fill 1)

fill 2-

E D5 A Em

   E---------------------------------------------------|
   B-------------------2-------------------------------|
   G----9----7--7------2-------------------------------|
   D----9----7--7------2----------------2--------------|
   A----7----5--5-----------------------2--------------|
   E-------------------------3---2---0--0--------------|

Now won't you send me somebody

(repeat twice)

guitar solo- (2x)

   E----------------------------------12---------14--------16--16---|
   B--15---------------------------------------------------x---x----|
   G--14b--r-14b--r-14-14~~~~--12-13------12-14-----14\16--16--16---|
   D----------------------------------------------------------------|
   A----------------------------------------------------------------|
   E----------------------------------------------------------------|

(2x)

   E--12-------------------------------------------12-14b----r------|
   B--------------------------------15-14-13-12-15------------------|
   G-----11b--r------16-14b--r--12----------------------------------|
   D------------14-\------------------------------------------------|
   A----------------------------------------------------------------|
   E----------------------------------------------------------------|

(2x)

   E--14b-r-14-14b-r-14-14b-r-14-14b-r-14-14b-r--|
   B---------------------------------------------|
   G---------------------------------------------|
   D---------------------------------------------|
   A---------------------------------------------|
   E---------------------------------------------|
   E--14b-r-14-14b-r-14-14b-14r-14-12--12h14-12------------------|
   B--------------------------------------------14p12------------|
   G--------------------------------------------------12---------|
   D-----------------------------------------------------14------|
   A-------------------------------------------------------------|
   E-------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat entire figure, then back to rhy.fig.1

B5 G5

   E-------------|
   B-------------|
   G---4---------|
   D---4----5----|
   A---2----5----|
   E--------3----|

(rhy.fig.1)

yeah somebody

won't you send me somebody

now won't you send me somebody

(rhy.fig.2)

well,call for somebody scream loud and bloody

call woman woman come on to me

save for tomorrow share all your sorrow

misery enjoys company(yes it does,yes it does)

Symbols used:

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

b = bend

r = release

\ = slide

~ = vibrato