Soft Chords
by Elastica
Soft by Elastica is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: E standard
/ = Forward slide
b = Bend
* = Harmonic
INTRO PART 1
|Lead|
|---14-----------------------|----------------------14------| x 2
|--------15--------14--------|-------------14------------15-|
|----------------------15----|----14-----------15-----------|
|----------------------------|--------15--------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
It can be easier (esp. on an acoustic) to play an octave down, using the same pattern but using fret 2
instead of 14 and fret 3 instead of 15.
|Rhythm| (Chorus variation)
|----------------------------|-------------------------------| x 2
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-6----6--x--x--9--9--8--8------|
|---6----6--2--2--4--4--4----|-6----6--x--x--9--9--8--8------|
|---6----6--2--2--4--4--4----|-4----4--x--x--7--7--6--6------|
|---4----4--0--0--2--2--2--0-|-------------------------------|
INTRO PART 2
|Lead|
|-------5--------------5-------|-------5-------9b----9-----9------9----- x 2-|
|-------7b9------------7b9-----|-------7b9-----11b13---11-----11----11b------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
I play it by holding the bend up on the first --11b-- and bringing it back down on the second.
The notes sound about right anyway, experiment with it if needed!
|Rhythm|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------| X 2
|------------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4--|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2----------------------|
|-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2--|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2--6--6----------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2--|----------------0--0--6--6----------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------4--4----------------|
ALT.:
Elastica might play some of these chords in different places:
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|--9--9--9--9-9----------------------=------|
|-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|--9--9--9--9-9---7--7--6--6----------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|--7--7--7--7-7---7--7--6--6----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------5--5--4--4----------------|
So whatever you prefer/find easiest, but why move up and down the fret board unnecessarily?!
If you want to be clever, you could integrate the lead and rhythm something like:
|--------5--x-x--------5--x-x--------5--x-x--------9----9-----9----9--9b---|
|--------7b-x-x--------7b-x-x--5--5--7b-x-x--------11b13--11---11-----11b--|
|--6--6----------4--4----------4--4----------------------------------------|
|--6--6----------4--4----------2--2----------7--7--------------------------|
|--4--4----------2--2------------------------7--7--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------5--5--------------------------|
VERSE
|Lead|
|-------5--------------5------|------5--------9b-----9-----9------9b-----| x 2
|-------7b-------------7b-----|------7b-------11b13--11-----11----11b13--|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|Rhythm|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------ X 2-|
|-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5----------------------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2---------------------------|
|-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2---6--6--------------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|----------------0--0---6--6--------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------4--4--------------------|
Bass and vocals do 4 bars
"And now we find, looking back, at your state of mind. Was it all just a cover up?
Woke your mother up. You were on TV!"
Then:
"Did the devil save you, did you make it through, I'll take you to the top...
And now that you're heaven bent, and it pays the rent, is it hard to stop?"
|Lead|
|-------5--------------5------|------5--------9b----9-----9------9b---| x 2
|-------7b-------------7b-----|------7b-------11b13 -11-----11--11b---|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|Rhythm|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| X 2
|-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2----------------------|
|-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2---6--6---------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|----------------0--0---6--6---------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------4--4---------------|
Chorus
"S...........O...........F........T...........thought you knew the score.
S...........O...........F........T...........always wanting more.
S...........O...........F........T...........are you sure you're sure?
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 3
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
This might sound wrong at first but, after the vocals stop, the guitar
plays on its own, listen to this for a clear idea of the rhythm.
S...........O.......F..........T..........."
|-------------------------------|---------------12----11---------| x 1
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--9----8-------------|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x---------------------|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x---------------------|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
BRIDGE
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------14------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------15---14---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------15-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|---14--------------------------|-----------------------14---------|
|----------15-------14----------|-------------14-----------15------|
|-------------------------15----|--14-------------15---------------|
|-------------------------------|-----15---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
VERSE
"And now we find, looking back, at your state of mind.
Was it all just a cover up? Woke your mother up. Now you're on TV!
Did the devil say to you, you can make it through, I'll take you up the shop.
And in a dress too small, to be a dress at all, is it hard to stop?"
|Lead|
|-------5--------------5------|-------5--------9b--9-----9------9b-----| x 4
|-------7b-------------7b-----|-------7b-------11b---11-----11---------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|Rhythm|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| X 4
|-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2----------------------|
|-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2---6--6---------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|----------------0--0---6--6---------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------4--4---------------|
Chorus
"S...........O...........F........T...........thought you knew the score.
S...........O...........F........T...........always wanting more.
S...........O...........F........T...........are you sure you're sure?
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 3
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
S...........O...........F........T..........."
|-------------------------------|---------------12----11--9------| x 1
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--9----8------6------|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x---------------------|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x---------------------|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
BREAKDOWN / SOLO
|-----12-----11---9--------------|-----12-----11--9-------------|
|--9------8-------6--------------|--9------8------6-------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-9-------------------------|-----------------------9-------------|
|-------------9-------------|-9--------------------------9--------|
|-------------------6-------|--------6--------6----------------6--|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9----8----6----5-----------------4----------|
|-----------------------------------------6-----4-----------6----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9----8----6----5-----------------4----------|
|-----------------------------------------6-----4-----------6----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 1
|-------5--------------5------|-------5--------9b----9-----9------9b---| x 2
|----7--7b----------7--7b-----|----7--7b-------11b13---11-----11--11b--|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|----------------------------------------------------12------------11--| x 2
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------9------------8----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|-------5--------------5------|-------5--------9b----9-----9------9b---| x 2
|-------7b-------------7b-----|-------7b-------11b13---11-----11--11b--|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------| x 2
|------------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5---------------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4--|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--------------------|
|-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2--|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2--6--6--------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2--|----------------0--0--6--6--------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------4--4--------------|
OUTRO
Guitar 1
|----------------------------------------------------12------11--| x 2
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------7*-----------7*------------7*----------9-------8-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
* harmonic
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 2
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9----8----6----5-----------------4----------|
|-----------------------------------------6-----4-----------6----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9----8----6----5-----------4------------4/--|
|-----------------------------------------6------------4-----4/--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
END
There's a few notes from the lead guitar that are lowish in the mix I think I've left
out and feedback sounds, but that's about it! This was my first tab, hope it's all right, enjoy!