Em7b5 F#m7b5 C7(b13) Bb13 C7sus Fm7b5
E|---7---|---9---|---x---|---x---|-x(or)8| e|---8---|
B|---8---|---10--|---9---|---8---|---9---| B|---9---|
G|---7---|---9---|---9---|---7---|---10--| G|---8---|
D|---8---|---10--|---8---|---6---|---8---| D|---9---|
A|---7---|---9---|---x---|---x---|---x---| A|---8---|
E|---x---|---x---|---8---|---6---|---8---| E|---x---|
"Best Friend" - Laufey
[Verse 1]
Ebmaj7 Em7b5
It’s come to my attention
Fm7 F#m7b5
That I don’t show enough
Gm7
Of what I think
G7 G#maj7 G#m7
It’s only when I drink I open up
Gm7 C7(b13)
But I promise that I love you
Fm7 Bb13
Even with that hairdo
Ebmaj7 Em7b5
I’m sorry I made fun of it
Fm7 Bb13
It’s not your fault it looks like sh*t
Ebmaj7 Em7b5
I have never tolerated
Fm7 F#m7b5
someone for so long
Gm7 G7
I’ve never laughed so much
G#maj7 G#m7
I haven’t written a sad song
Gm7 C7(b13) Fm7
There’s no one else I’d rather fall asleep with
Bb13
And dream with
Gm7 C7sus Fm7 Bb13 Ebmaj7
You’re my best friend in the world
[Instrumental]
Em7b5 Fm7 F#m7b5 Gm7 G7 G#maj7 G#m7
Gm7 C7(b13) Fm7 Bb13
Ebmaj7 Em7b5 Fm7 Bb13
Ebmaj7 Em7b5 Fm7 F#m7b5 Gm7 G7 G#maj7 G#m7
Gm7 C7(b13) Fm7 Bb13 Ebmaj7 Eb7
(Scatting)
[Verse 2]
Abmaj7 Abm7
When we’re ninety eight and ninety nine
Gm7
Tumbling down the stairs
C7
You’ll barely catch me in time
Fm7 Bb7
We’ll argue about what to watch on TV
Ebmaj7 D7 Db7 C7
Finally pick a movie then we’ll fall asleep
Fm7 Fm7*
We’ll still be a little bit strange
Fm7b5 Bb13
Some things never change
[Verse 3]
Ebmaj7 Em7b5 Fm7 F#m7b5
It’s funny cause you drive me half insane
Gm7 G7 G#maj7 G#m7
A universe without you would thoroughly mundane
Gm7 C7(b13) Fm7
There’s no one else I’d rather fall in love with
Bb13 Gm7 C7sus Fm7 Bb13 Ebmaj7 Em7b5
And that is my best friend in the world
Fm7 Bb13 Ebmaj7 Em7b5
(Scatting)
Fm7 Bb13
You’re my best friend in...
Ebmaj7
the world...
Notes/tips:
-A good rule of thumb to remember when playing this song is the general shape of:
x13121 and x12121, respectively to their positions.
-Fm7 in "we'll argue about what to watch online" is: 1x111x ...it is only used once in this entire song.
All the Fm7 following and preceeding that is just the high Fm7.
-Fm7* refers to how Laufey plays it in the live version. Before she hits the D note, she switches to
Fm7b5 to give it that lovely sound.
-If you're still relatively new to guitar/barre chords, this is the perfect opportunity to learn the places
of "bass notes," as well as the different chord shapes of the same chord.
(This will be important, and will help in reading chords once you improve through practice.)
Ebmaj7: x-6-8-7-8-6
Fm7 : x-8-10-8-9-8
Gm7 : x-10-12-10-11-10
G7 : x-10-12-10-12-10
G#maj7: x-11-13-12-13-11
G#m7 : x-11-13-11-12-11
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Abm7 : 4-x-4-4-4-x
Bb7 : x-1-3-1-3-1
C7 : x-3-5-3-5-3